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January 20, 2008 - January 26, 2008 Archives
6:06 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott  Email
This is the first edition in a six-part series by sports columnist Jim Donaldson. Jim, who has covered each of the Patriots' five Super Bowl appearances to date for The Journal (he'll make it six next weekend) looks back in......
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5:34 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
In his brief time here in New England, it has become apparent that receiver Donte Stallworth is quite a character. He's admitted to having an on-field alter ego, whom he calls Nikko, is a student of psychology, and likes to......
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4:02 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Karen Bordeleau Email
Are you living in a house divided, a die-hard Patriots fan living with a family member who is rooting for the Giants? If so, can you laugh about it, or will you be watching the Super Bowl on separate TVs......
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3:34 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On what makes Wes Welker unique I think his athletic ability is definitely underrated a lot. He’s very quick. He’s strong. He breaks a lot of tackles. He has a good feel for finding soft spots in coverage. He has......
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3:33 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On giving advice to younger players I haven’t really talked to guy, but this is one time that you’d rather be working than be off. I told Bill [Belichick] that today. This is one time that you don’t mind......
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3:32 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On advice he’s given out to younger players about the Super Bowl A lot of guys have come up to me and ask questions or a lot of players who have already been there and sort of know the protocol......
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3:31 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On all of the hype of being in the Super Bowl I think it has just all the tension that is coming with the game, the Super Bowl game, the final game . Whether it be the media, whether it......
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3:29 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On what he expects in this game It’s a different game. It’s a different team and it’s a different game, so what we’re going to do is work today and position ourselves to go to game day and hopefully execute.......
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3:28 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
On Randy Moss’ play the last few weeks It’s not about catches and stats. There’re times when I may only make four of five tackles, but if we win -- It’s all about wining. Coach Belichick, whether you’re a free......
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2:50 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Six years in the league. I assume this is what you came here for? Yeah, this is it. This is the biggest game of the best sport in the world and this is what you fantasize about growing up as......
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2:49 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
After the AFC Championship game a lot of guys said if you don’t complete a perfect season, it was all for nothing. Do you feel that way? At this point, yeah. We’re down to our last game and we need......
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1:15 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl How is it going this morning? Good, huh? OK, well, we’re plugging along. The Giants are a tough team to get ready for. They do a lot [and] they do a lot of things......
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1:04 PM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
We are inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse, where the Patriots are stretching before their practice session begins in earnest. Tom Brady and Ryan O'Callaghan are the players we didn't spot on the field. Rodney Harrison, who missed yesterday's session, is back......
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11:57 AM Fri, Jan 25, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Bill Belichick was asked about Tom Brady and his ankle about four different ways today, and none of the questions got any kind of answer that gave any indication about Brady's health. After declining to say how......
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6:16 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Richard Seymour picked the Giants to get here in a pool with his friends. How about you? We’ve been there. We’ve had those season before where you play well, you flash it and then it kind of goes away......
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6:13 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Can I ask you to reflect on your hometown of Equality, Ala. and how well you know Justin Tuck? Actually, it’s funny you say that. [We] went to the same high school, our parents went to school together. [It’s......
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6:11 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Ready for the madness? Absolutely. I think this is one of the reasons that you play the game, obviously to be in a situation like this. We work hard all year and we’ve put ourselves in a great position.......
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6:03 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have placed safety/special teamer Mel Mitchell on injured reserve with a biceps injury. Things have not gone exactly as Mitchell likely planned since he signed with New England before last season -- last year, he missed the entire......
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3:46 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Andrea Panciera Email
Journal photo / Mary Murphy With no sign of Tom Brady, Patriot backup quarterbacks Matt Cassel, left, and Matt Gutierrez practice in the indoor field at Gillette Stadium today. Photos and video of Brady wearing a walking boot in......
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2:13 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
We’ve spent the past three days looking at the Giants. Even though we just played them a month ago, I think that they’ve certainly improved dramatically as a football team. The number one area I would say is in the......
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1:07 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all - We are here inside the Dana-Farber Fieldhouse, and Tom Brady is not stretching with the rest of his teammates. Rodney Harrison and Mel Mitchell are also currently not at the full-pads workout. Matt Gutierrez, Ray Ventrone, Matt......
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12:00 PM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- We are back here at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots have reconvened after a couple of days off to start their preparations for Super Bowl XLII. Not surprisingly, Bill Belichick wasn't saying anything when it comes to......
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10:44 AM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Boston Herald is outraged -- outraged -- at the New York tabloids' targeting of Tom Brady this week (the Post famously referred to Brady as "girlie man" on the day after the foot-cast image surfaced). So today, the......
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8:15 AM Thu, Jan 24, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
San Diego Chargers center Nick Hardwick, who had already accused Patriots defensive lineman of dirty play during the AFC Championship Game on Sunday, took his allegations a step further on yesterday in an interview on XX Sports Radio, claiming that......
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4:56 PM Wed, Jan 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora appears on HBO's Inside the NFL tonight and discusses Pats left tackle Matt Light and the battles the two had in the Dec. 29 meeting between New England and New York. These quotes were provided......
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12:57 PM Wed, Jan 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Dr. John F. Murray, a sport performance psychologist whose insight has been sought out by such sports experts as Neal Cavuto, says the Patriots are a shoo-in to destroy the Giants in the Super Bowl. Murray, whose contributions to the......
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11:07 AM Wed, Jan 23, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
AP photo / Milk Processor Education Program Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker has touch-ups done to his milk mustache during a "got milk?" photo shoot yesterday in Mansfield, Mass.......
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3:51 PM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Shalise Manza Young and Mike McDermott look back on the AFC Championship victory and begin to talk about the Giants in this words-and-pictures presentation. Click on the play button below to see and hear the show.......
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9:02 AM Tue, Jan 22, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Rich Lee Email
The heat is on the Patriots to finish undefeated, and Arizona might just be the perfect place to do so for QB Tom Brady and receiver Randy Moss. Download file......
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9:55 PM Mon, Jan 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
INFDaily.com Tom Brady wears a cast on his foot as he walks to girlfriend Gisele Bundchen's apartment in New York. As expected, the paparazzi were waiting for Tom Brady when he returned to New York City with girlfriend Gisele......
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7:20 AM Mon, Jan 21, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Rich Lee Email
The Patriots stop the Chargers in the AFC Championship game, and will face the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in the Pats' fourth appearance in seven years. Download file......
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10:47 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Now in his third season, this is Ellis Hobbs' first Super Bowl appearance. He was so emotional after the Pats' loss in Denver two years ago that he had to take time to compose himself before he went into the......
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10:34 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Perhaps one of the few bittersweet things about today's game was that Mr. Everything Troy Brown was among New England's inactives and thus wasn't in uniform to help his Patriots teammates get back to the Super Bowl. But Brown was......
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10:13 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The New York Giants have defeated the Green Bay Packers, 23-20, on Lawrence Tynes' game-winning 47-yard field goal in overtime. The Giants will face the Patriots in two weeks -- for the second time in about a month -- to......
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10:09 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Make no mistake: the New England Patriots want to win the Super Bowl because that's been their goal since the season began in July. But winning it for Junior Seau is part of their motivation as well. An 18-year veteran,......
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10:05 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- Three times, the San Diego Chargers moved the ball inside the Patriots' 10-yard line. Three times, they settled for field goals, failing to score even one touchdown against a determined New England defense. "It was crucial that......
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9:26 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO -- San Diego coach Norv Turner said that New England "franchise" defensive back Asante Samuel's interception of a Philip Rivers pass intended for Chris Chambers in the second quarter was the difference in......
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9:21 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – The New England Patriots will be going for their fourth Super Bowl title since 2001 in Arizona at Super Bowl XLII on Feb. 3. What does that mean to the Patriots? “It’s......
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8:21 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
One of the lingering questions from this game, especially from Chargers fans, will be the mysterious disappearance of All-Pro running back LaDainian Tomlinson. Tomlinson hyper-extended his left knee early in San Diego's win over the Colts, and did not return......
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8:18 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Robert Lee Email
By ROBERT LEE Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO – Randy Moss had been in the NFL for 10 years and has been one of the best wide receivers in NFL history over that time. He caught a record-setting 23 touchdowns during......
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8:17 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Steven Krasner Email
San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers did not lead his team to a win Sunday in the AFC Championship. But the often outspoken QB did win his teammates' respect for playing the entire game despite limping noticeably, reportedly from a......
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8:09 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Steven Krasner Email
The teams have a recent and spirited history with each other. And New England has been able to get the better of San Diego Chargers, last year in the postseason and again early in the regular season this year.......
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8:02 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Steven Krasner Email
A year ago, the Patriots were overtaken in the AFC Championship Game by the Indianapolis Colts. This year, though, New England was victorious in the AFC title game, earning a berth in the Super Bowl. The postgame emotions were......
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7:04 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl Philip Rivers passes for San Diego. Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Laurence Maroney gets to the outside in the fourth quarter. Maroney's numbers -- 122 yards rushing and 1 touchdown -- were identical to......
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6:00 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The New England Patriots have just clinched their fourth AFC Championship since 2001 and the sixth in franchise history with a 21-12 win over the San Diego Chargers. The story of the game was the play of the defense, which......
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5:19 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Antonio Cromartie's end zone interception of Tom Brady is the third pick Brady has thrown this game and the first time this season that Brady has been picked off three times in a game. The last time? When New England......
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5:11 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
These are courtesy of the Patriots' PR department: COLDEST PATRIOTS GAME SINCE 2004 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP The temperature at kickoff of today’s game was 23 degrees with a wind chill of nine degrees. It is the coldest kickoff temperature for a......
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4:35 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Mary Murphy Linebacker Adalius Thomas catches his breath during a timeout. Journal photo / Mary Murphy Chargers running back Darren Sproles gets around Randall Gay. Journal photo / Mary Murphy Tom Brady lets go of a......
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3:47 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Michael Turner runs around Rodney Harrison. Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Junior Seau sacks Philip Rivers. Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Seau celebrates the sack. Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Quentin Jammer intercepts Tom......
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3:34 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
It's quite interesting that LaDainian Tomlinson declared throughout the week that he'd be ready to play this week against the Patriots, and according to the Chargers' participation reports, participated fully in practice on both Thursday and Friday and was not......
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3:34 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
FOXBORO, Mass. (AP) - The Patriots and Chargers began their game Sunday in windy conditions with a temperature of 23 degrees, the lowest of the three AFC championship games played in Foxboro. The previous low there for a title game......
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3:26 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- Pats fans perhaps mildly concerned at their high-scoring team's slow start offensively can take consolation from the fact that New England never has lost a playoff game at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots beat Tennesee and Indianapolis (in......
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3:09 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- While it certainly is impressive that the Patriots are appearing in the conference championship game for the fifth time in seven years, other teams have had even more dominant stretches. Buffalo played for the AFC title five......
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2:57 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
There was a moment of silence here for Georgia Frontiere, the St. Louis Rams owner who passed away on Friday. Frontiere, 80, had battled breast cancer for several years. Also, R&B star Ne-Yo sang the National Anthem (if you have......
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2:55 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
We asked readers on Thursday afternoon to begin voting on the outcome of today's game. Not surprisingly, we found Patriots fans to be supremely confident. Only 10 out of 218 people who voted thought the Chargers would prevail. Nearly 58......
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2:45 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson Chargers head coach Norv Turner watches his players warm up. Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson Patriots wide receiver Donte' Stallworth. Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson......
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2:23 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
QB Charlie Whitehurst - 3QB K Dave Rayner CB Cletis Gordon CB Paul Oliver LB Anthony Waters WR Malcolm Floyd TE Scott Chandler DT Brandon McKinney......
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1:52 PM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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QB Matt Gutierrez - 3QB WR Chad Jackson S Mel Mitchell CB Antwain Spann T Wesley Britt G Billy Yates WR Troy Brown DL LeKevin Smith......
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11:47 AM Sun, Jan 20, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- The sun is shining but it is bitter cold and windy here at Gillette. Given the magnitude of this game, everything has been ramped up: there's a greater police presence, bomb-sniffing dogs checking everyone's bags, and hundreds......
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