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New England Patriots

Published
February 1, 2012

Giants’ offensive coordinator has Maine ties

Kevin Gilbride, who directs the Giants' offense, is close to his brother, who coaches at Bowdoin.
Published
February 1, 2012

AP: Giants will win Super Bowl

The Associated Press predicts that the New York Giants will beat the New England Patriots 33-30 in overtime to win their second Super Bowl in five years.
Published
February 1, 2012

Super Bowl: Stars come out for Media Day spectacle

Media Day at the Super Bowl — as always — more closely resembled a circus than a sporting event. But Patriots Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski did get to answer a few football-related questions.
Published
February 1, 2012

Patriots Beat: Overcoming their diseases with faith

INDIANAPOLIS — Marcus Cannon, the rookie offensive lineman of the New England Patriots, stood on the turfed floor of Lucas Oil Stadium, taking in all the sights and sounds of Media Day Tuesday morning as members of the media came to him. A couple of hours later, Mark Herzlich, the rookie linebacker from the New […]
Published
January 31, 2012

Branch has no problem playing in the shadows of Pats’ stars

INDIANAPOLIS — He plays offense. He’s won at least two Super Bowls, and he was the MVP the last time the Patriots won the NFL championship. Know who it is? “I’d have to say Tom,” New England safety Patrick Chung said Monday. Nope, not Tom Brady. The same question seemed to stump running back BenJarvus […]

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Published
January 31, 2012

Super Bowl Notebook: Cruz fondly recalls Maine

INDIANAPOLIS — Before Victor Cruz became the breakout player of the year in the NFL, before Cruz regained his football edge at the University of Massachusetts, there was Bridgton Academy Columnist Steve Solloway recently documented Cruz’s journey from Paterson, N.J., to prep school in Maine, to UMass, and finally to the New York Giants, where […]
Published
January 31, 2012

Patriots Beat: What hasn’t changed about offensive line? Toughness

New England has used many offensive-line combinations, but the results have been good.
Published
January 31, 2012

Tom Caron: Super Bowl better suited to traditional sites

The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl. On Sunday they’ll get a crack at revenge against the Giants, who just happen to be the team that beat them the last time Bill Belichick and Tom Brady led a team to February football. That game was in the dry heat of Arizona. Sunday’s game is […]
Published
January 30, 2012

Super shock, Belichick’s bubbly

The Patriots' coach arrives in Indy in a joking mood, but then again, the game is a week away.
Published
January 29, 2012

Gronkowski’s ‘a once-in-a-lifetime talent’

Tight end Rob Gronkowski is tough, relentless and smooth, and is all business when it comes to football.