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Coach Bill Belichick and Patriots owner Robert Kraft part ways “mutually and amicably”

by Mike Szostak January 11, 2024March 1, 2024

Editor’s note: The Patriots have announced that linebackers coach Jerod Mayo will be the next head coach of the team. He will succeed Bill Belichick and will be the first Black head coach in Patriots history. A press conference with Robert Kraft, Jonathan Kraft and Mayo is scheduled for next Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Gillette […]

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Bill Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and 6 NFL titles

by Jason Breslow January 11, 2024July 9, 2024

Belichick’s departure from the team caps a remarkable run that was defined by dominant season after dominant season. He leaves the team as the second-most-winning coach in NFL history.

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2023 was a year of many disappointments with a few bright spots

by Mike Szostak December 28, 2023March 1, 2024

Good riddance, 2023! You were a no good, bad, terrible, rotten year. I can’t get rid of you fast enough. You were a disaster on so many fronts I don’t know where to start. The Washington Bridge closure? Wait! This is a sports commentary, so let’s lead off with sports. You gave us: Providence College […]

Coach Bill Belichick ponders his team's fate during the New Orleans game last Sunday.

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It’s time for Belichick and his hoodie to retire

by Michael Szostak October 11, 2023January 9, 2024

Plus: Remembering Tim Wakefield, Dick Butkus, Brooks Robinson, and Russ Francis

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Olympic excitement? Pass.

by Mike Szostak February 4, 2022December 5, 2023

Are you excited about the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Opening Ceremony of which occurred Friday in Beijing? Beijing? You have to be kidding. The capital of China is anything but a capital of winter sports. Skiing, bobsled, luge and skeleton events will be held in Yanqing, 56 miles from Beijing. Cross-country, biathlon, Nordic combined, freestyle […]

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For many teams, it’s not holiday season it’s humbug season

by Michael Szostak December 22, 2021December 5, 2023

Ho! Ho! Ho! is what I had planned to write in this space — after raiding the basket of red and green M&Ms in the front hall — but given the ongoing attack of the COVID omicron variant, I decided on BAH, HUMBUG! instead. COVID news worsens by the hour. Close to home, Georgetown has […]

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