Defense Carries Patriots to Sweet Victory

Leave it to Bill Belichick to close out the NFL’s Year of the Offense with a low scoring defensive battle … More

Patriots Return to Their Roots as Scrappy Underdogs

The New England Patriots weathered their share of struggles while fans and media members wondered about the long-term viability of … More

In Boston, David Ortiz Only Had One Peer

The Boston Red Sox formally closed the door on the David Ortiz Era this weekend by retiring. No Red Sox … More

What’s Washington Doing?

One of my biggest regrets as a writer is the two years or so I took off from writing about … More

Claude Deserved Better

It finally happened, and in the most predictably Boston Bruins way possible. The Bruins fired head coach Claude Julien this … More

A Comeback for the Ages

I was prepared to write about the New England Patriots’ disappointing seventh trip to the Super Bowl in the Belichick … More

The Rare Interesting Patriots Preseason

I have been privileged to be a fan of the best, most consistently competitive franchise in the National Football League … More

A Second Chance

In 2013, it looked like the Philadelphia Eagles had their next long tenured coach, ushering in a new run of … More

The Bruins Continue to Disappoint

I wrote a few months ago about the underwhelming to disappointing summer the Boston Bruins were having, just a few years … More

One (Potentially) Giant Leap for the NFL

University of Missouri All-American defensive end Michael Sam is openly gay. Based on his talent, he should be selected in … More