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This time, it looks like the Krafts may have got it right

The media had just made it up to the Gillette Stadium press box after the New England Patriots regular season finale last January. Waiting for us in our in boxes was another Patriot bombshell, an announcement of the firing of the coach we had just spoken with, Jerod Mayo. Never a dull moment ...

FOOTBALL FRENZY: NFL starts tonight, so we make picks

Football's back. We get in the rhythm. The New England Patriots had their typical Wednesday of a game week, and we get the annual defending Super Bowl champion opener that we haven't had in Foxborough since September of 2019. Remember those days? The Raiders coming to town bring some fun. ...

Belichick’s Tar Heel debut couldn’t have gone any worse

It was exactly 34 years ago to the day, ESPN told us, that Bill Belichick made his NFL head coaching debut vs. the Dallas Cowboys as the Cleveland Browns head coach. Final was Dallas 26, Browns 14. “I hope it goes better than the game against Dallas and Jimmy Johnson, they crushed us,” ...

HELLO, SEPTEMBER: It’s a month filled with key dates

Well, that's a wrap. Summer is unofficially over, as Monday is Sept. 1, Labor Day. That means that we'll be right into the fall high school sports season full time on Tuesday after a smattering of openers late this past week. It means the Patriots regular season will begin next weekend. It ...

FOOTBALL TEASER: Here’s a few local notes to get you ready

Here are a few tids and bits along the preseason high school football camp trail to get you wanting more for as our special 2025 High School Football Preview Tab will be in print in next weekend's Sunday Telegraph: First, here's a little behind the scenes look at what can happen in high school ...

SO LONG PRESEASON: Time to get on with the real deal

Thank goodness that's over. The New England Patriots preseason, we mean. Especially the third game. It may be great for those players who want to get game tape before they're cut, but the NFL should be ashamed of themselves for charging full price for that 42-10 New York Giants-Patriots slop ...