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Some final Super thoughts on a memorable week that was

Here's a few New England Patriots/Super Bowl tids and bits as reflect on the couple of weeks that were as we hit the first non-NFL weekend since late July: ---The result of the game dictates all. A year ago, after the stunning loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Patriots and their fans were ...

Memo to Celtics’ Danny Ainge: Keep trying

Try. How’s that for a novel idea? From Danny Ainge, to the coach, to the players, it’s time these folks became accountable to their fans. Boston, heading into last night’s home date with LeBron James’ Lakers, stood at 35-19, tied for the No. 3 seed in the East and 51/2 games off the ...

Bored with the Super Bowl? We weren’t

Those of us who are familiar with that old bromide concerning faces only mothers could love understand why national TV ratings for the Super Bowl dwindled to their lowest ebb in 10 years. Much of the nation chose to turn away from the football train wreck that ended with the Patriots winning ...

This may have been Belichick’s finest three hours

ATLANTA – Julian Edelman, with Bill Belichick about 25 feet away, was recounting his early days as a New England Patriot Monday morning, less than 11 hours after being named the Most Valuable Player award for Super Bowl LIII. “I was a rookie, and it was about 11 o'clock at night,” ...

Edelman was the MVP, but the defense won this championship

Can an entire 11-man unit stand at the podium this morning with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to accept a Super Bowl MVP trophy? Evidently not, because New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman will be the one accepting the MVP honors from Goodell this morning. But really, the Patriots ...

Recalling the Fenway Park Patriots (among others)

Finally there is an advantage for roaming through life on the far north of age 40: We can appreciate the New England Patriots being in their 11th Super Bowl. We remember the Fenway Park Patriots, not to mention the Boston University Patriots, the Boston College Patriots and the Harvard ...