NEW YORK — The lawyer who investigated the New England Patriots insisted Tuesday that he found direct, not just circumstantial, evidence to show quarterback Tom Brady knew team employees were deflating footballs. Miffed by criticism from Brady’s agent, Ted Wells decided to take the unusual step of holding a conference call with reporters, a day […]
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Tom Brady says Deflategate scandal hasn’t taken anything away from Super Bowl win
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday night the scandal surrounding his use of deflated footballs during the NFL playoffs last season hasn’t detracted in any way from his Super Bowl title. “Absolutely not,” Brady told a friendly crowd at a university in his first public appearance since the NFL […]
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Brady plans on sticking around
PHOENIX — Tom Brady knows what’s next: more Super Bowl wins. At least he hopes so. The most successful quarterback of his era was still riding the high of his fourth NFL championship on the morning after New England’s 28-24 victory over Seattle. Brady had every right to look back at his four touchdown passes […]
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Brady more appreciative of early titles
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A young Tom Brady and the New England Patriots grabbed three championships in his first four seasons as a starter. They have been outstanding ever since, and are still chasing their first NFL title since the 2004 season. “I think when you’re young, there is no perspective,” the 37-year-old quarterback said […]
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NFL: Patriots clinch AFC East with big win over Dolphins
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady was upset that his New England Patriots hardly looked like a division champion in the first half. So upset that the slow-footed quarterback made a rare scramble for a first down that sparked them to a big third quarter and their sixth consecutive AFC East title Sunday. “I wasn’t […]
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The Hot Corner: Brady or Manning? Savor both flavors
All-nothing. Plus-minus. Buy-sell. Love-hate. Good-evil. So it goes with the Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning nonsense. It’s really no different than the political advertisements we claim to hate before gleefully contributing to the chorus. Thou shalt love one and hate the other, I guess, although I’m wondering where that started. Sports talk radio? Social media? […]
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Brady and Cassel square off for first time Sunday
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Take away the supermodel wife, the Ugg boots commercials and the three Super Bowl trophies. Take away the two MVP awards and the guest appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Simpsons.” Take Tom Brady back to his first days in the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick with almost […]
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Smith eager for fresh start
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — After missing last season with a knee injury, Will Smith is thrilled to be back on the field. Now, the 33-year-old defensive end has a job to win. “It feels good,” Smith said Saturday, after the first training camp day in full pads. “It’s been awhile, so I’m excited to just […]
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Patriots’ Brady trying to improve
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — In packed stadiums, Tom Brady had one of his worst statistical seasons. Behind the scenes, he’s working hard to have a better one. And, more importantly, carry the New England Patriots further — to the Super Bowl — than they went last season. Brady has heard coach Bill Belichick stress throughout […]
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Boston honors fallen firefighters
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick says “my heart and my condolences” go out to the families and colleagues of two Boston firefighters killed at a fire in the Back Bay. Lt. Edward Walsh and Firefighter Michael Kennedy died Wednesday after becoming trapped in a burning apartment building. Patrick said the “terrible tragedy” is a […]