Blog: News & Notes From Around The NFL
Levan Reid takes a look at what's going on in the NFL and elsewhere.
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Levan Reid takes a look at what's going on in the NFL and elsewhere.
As the Pats get ready for another match-up against the Jets, the home team is priming themselves for what they feel will be a ground attack.
After Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie called Tom Brady a (bad word) and then finished up his comment with "I hate him," Brady's response Wednesday was in typical Patriot fashion.
Rex Ryan always tries to get into a war of words with the opponent. The Pats players were warned to watch what you say.
Here's some news and notes from around the NFL.
No doubt the Pats rookies have made a difference to the team this year. They are noticed locally and nationally they are getting some praise.
John Madden thinks Tom Brady is the 2010 Most Valuable Player and the Patriots are the favorites to win the Super Bowl.
Tom Brady and his teammates are using this bye week for self scouting. This is a very good time to clean up what they have been doing wrong and focus on make themselves better.
Running back Danny Woodhead and two others were limited in Pats practice on Wednesday.
Bill Belichick's approach to the playoff started the minute Sunday's game ended.
Tom Brady has been hesitant to talk about this season but he did say, when comparing this playoff team to last year's, this team is different.
WBZ Sports reporter Levan Reid supplies quarter-by-quarter updates of the Patriots/Dolphins game.
Bill Belichick's focus is in championship form.
Old New England friend Charlie Weis could be on the move again.
The Patriots have been very strong at developing a back-up for Tom Brady, and Brian Hoyer is another QB to add to that list. Tom and Brian have a strong relationship.
After having a very strong pre-season, it seems that Julian Edelman has disappeared from the receiving stat page.
The good thing about getting to the playoffs is, you get a chance to play for a championship but the added bonus is more money.
In last year's season finale, Wes Welker blew up his knee, in Houston on a non-contact play. Fans are using that as the reason that the Pats should not play their starters.
While fans haggle back and forth with the talk of whether Bill Belichick should play his starters on Sunday, the idea is the locker room is one way: Play!!!!
The race for MVP of the NFL this season has ended.
Some final sound bites from the Patriots locker room after Sunday's 34-to-3 win.
In a season that saw Tom Brady have to tweek the offense because of the trade of Randy Moss, number 12 could be having his best year.
New England Patriots players are happy for Alge Crumpler and Darius Butler.
The Pats have clinched the division and secured a bye. They are the number one seed in the AFC.
Bend don't break defense at its best. The Pats got strong when the Bills got inside the 20 on that first drive and held them to just 3.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Nine students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a car struck a school bus in Everett, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon.
One of the victims seriously injured in last week's brazen shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge says he is grateful to be alive after being shot multiple times.
A Waltham, Massachusetts firefighter is recovering at home after suffering injuries from a falling tree.
A judge ordered Memorial Drive shooting suspect Tyler Brown to remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
The Memorial Day weekend weather forecast calls for rain at times but also chances for sun in the Boston area.
Nine students were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a car struck a school bus in Everett, Massachusetts on Thursday afternoon.
A Waltham, Massachusetts firefighter is recovering at home after suffering injuries from a falling tree.
A judge ordered Memorial Drive shooting suspect Tyler Brown to remain in custody after a dangerousness hearing Thursday.
One of the victims seriously injured in last week's brazen shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge says he is grateful to be alive after being shot multiple times.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
From private cruises to quintessential clambakes, Essex River Cruises offers a front-row seat to the beauty of the Great Marsh.
Argia Mystic Cruises in Mystic, Connecticut is one of the last commercial sailing ships in the region, offering a rare chance to explore the area by sea.
A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
Jarren Duran's opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.
Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.
The first-place Braves took two of three from Boston for their 13th win in 15 series this season.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.