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  • 18 2020 October

    Why Covid is killing the NFL

    Imagine an Olympic athlete getting out of the pool, off the ice, off the track or permanently down the mountain with the Games just several months away. These elite athletes all having something in common....

  • 14 2019 October

    Getting to know Kyle Van Noy

    Some fun facts that might surprise you about the Patriots linebacker. Van Noy was born in Reno, Nevada and was adopted at age 4 months by Kelly and Layne Van Noy. He went to Brigham...

  • 29 2019 July

    Scott Hamilton the survivor and optimist

    I interviewed Scott recently for WBUR’s “Only a Game.” He and I go way back in the world of figure skating. Scott won Olympic gold, I was just happy to be there. In this interview...

Ten years ago today Tom Brady held his weekly press conference on the middle of the field at Gillette Stadium.  I remember that location because it’s unusual for the Patriots to practice in the stadium, not to...

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Today marks the day that the players will report for pre-season fresh and ready for go-time (Shoutout to all my fellow Patriots fans!). As we gear up for football season, it’s time to check out how...

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Carrie Underwood, all 5 foot 3 inches of her, stood tall in the NBC broadcast booth last night.  The reigning queen of country music is ‘married to the sport,’ and offered up some interesting commentary during Game 4...

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The show must go on

April 20, 2017

Wednesday morning, Isaiah Thomas boarded a plane to Tacoma, Washington with a heavy heart and his team in a hole.  Chyna Thomas died in a single car accident the day the Celtics began a five game series with the Bulls. Teammate Avery Bradley delivered...

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From my perch on the announcers stand at the starting line in Hopkinton, I could see all of them.  Every one of the 30,000 Boston Marathon participants from 99 different countries.  They took their marks for...

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Twice in two days Tom Brady has been close to tears, and both times it’s been when he’s talked about family. On Monday’s Super Bowl Media Night, Brady took a question from a 9 year old boy...

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No harm – No foul on Horford

November 29, 2016

Boston Celtics big man Al Horford  took some heat for missing a game against Miami.  Horford was given the night off to be with his wife Amelia Vega  for  the birth of their second child.   Comcast Sports New England host Michael...

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Tom Brady had plenty on his plate over the weekend.  Playing football in his own backyard for the first time in 17 years meant making time for family, friends, former teammates, and coaches.  Ultimately delivering a 30-17...

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1. Rick Porcello’s birth name is Frederick Alfred Porcello III. 2.  Porcello is the maternal grandson of Sam Dente who played for the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series. 3.  Porcello graduated high school from Seton Hall Prep in New Jersey with a GPA...

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We are exactly one week away from Thanksgiving Day.  It’s time to order the turkey, drop the tablecloth at the cleaners, and try to remember how to make the perfect pie crust. Thanksgiving is about...

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