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Win or lose, Pats’ season should count as success

New England is on edge on a Friday and Saturday and will know on Sunday whether or not their Patriots season is a success or otherwise. Would a loss to the Buffalo Bills in Saturday night’s Wild Card Playoff game mean the Patriots season was a failure? If you go by the bar set by the Tom ...

Time Travel: Pats plow past Miami

As an NFL coach, Ron Meyer’s claim to fame – or infamy, as others would insist – features a prisoner on work release, a snow plow and an irate Hall of Fame coach. Anyone whose recollection of this incident has been fogged with time, use your search engine of choice and type in “Ron ...

A great game that will be remembered for its ugly end

The pain was clearly visible on the face of Bishop Guertin High School boys basketball coach John Fisher on Monday night. It should have been a happy time. Fisher should have been smiling, celebrating a huge 50-39 win over Nashua North. The Cardinals had rallied. They were down five points ...

Fear not, the Patriots will shuffle off to Buffalo for a win

Wipe away those sour looks, New England Patriot fans. We've got good news for you. The Pats will win their Wild Card Playoff game. Yes, they will down the Buffalo Bills this Saturday night despite what you saw on Sunday afternoon in Miami in a 33-24 loss. Why? Because when the chips are ...

The bell is ringing for the Patriots in South Florida today

The New England Patriots didn't get a snow day on Friday. And they certainly had better not take today off, either. There should be no rest for the weary, or even those who aren't weary. Yes, they are already a playoff team, and today's opponent in the humidity of South Florida, the Miami ...

What a year it will be

We have begun the dreaded month of January, the one that seems to go on forever. Forget trying to find out Bill Belichick’s New Year Resolutions; we want to get a window of what 2022 will look like. Ten years ago at this time, the New England Patriots were beginning a Super Bowl run ...