NEW YORK — The NFL will consider expanding replay reviews to include certain penalties, including pass interference. Two people with direct knowledge of the NFL’s plans tell The Associated Press that the league’s competition committee once again will look into including more plays for video review. The people, who spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity […]
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Column: Patriots’, Rams’ titles not tarnished by bad officiating
Yes, the Los Angeles Rams got away with a flagrant foul (or two) by cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman that allowed them to sneak out of New Orleans with the NFC championship, right past the highway sign on the causeway over Lake Pontchartrain reading, “WE WERE ROBBED .” Yes, the Patriots won in Kansas City thanks to […]
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Irving’s 26 points, 10 assists carries Celtics past Heat
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving had 26 points and 10 assists, Al Horford added 16 points and 12 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 107-99 Monday night for their fourth straight victory. Irving has had 20 or more points and 10 or more assists in 11 games, the first Celtics’ player to accomplish […]
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High School Round-up: Cameron Lovejoy earns a spot in 1,000-point club
STANDISH – The Kennebunk boys basketball team fell to host Bonny Eagle 88-87 in a double OT thriller on Monday evening. Cameron Lovejoy scored a team-high 24 points, including six 3-pointers and the 1,000th of his career in the third quarter, to lead Kennebunk. Max Murray added 22 and Zack Sullivan chipped in 18. Bonny […]
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Hurdles cleared, Patriots head to 3rd straight Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady smiled his way through the week leading up to Sunday’s AFC championship game, mostly brushing aside questions about being an underdog for one of the few times during the Patriots’ unprecedented run of titles. But when Rex Burkhead crossed the goal line for a 2-yard touchdown to give New England […]
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Dolphins must wait to seal deal with Patriots’ Flores
MIAMI — While the 2018 NFL champion has yet to be crowned, much of the league is already looking ahead to the 2019 season, and so far the Miami Dolphins are in last place. Las Vegas oddsmakers recently made the Dolphins a 300-1 choice to win the Super Bowl in Miami a year from now, […]
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Saints start offseason with odd mix of bitterness, optimism
METAIRIE, La. — Saints punter Thomas Morstead is having a tougher time taking the high road after a second consecutive season ended in stunned disappointment — this time because of officiating, rather than an opponent’s late-game heroics. Morstead drew headlines for his sportsmanship — not to mention an outpouring of financial support for his charitable […]
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NFL to play 4 games in London next season, 1 in Mexico City
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will play four games in London next season but did not say which would be at Tottenham’s delayed new stadium and which would be at Wembley. The league also said Monday one game will be in Mexico City — Kansas City vs. the Los Angeles Chargers at Azteca Stadium, […]
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Bummed out Chiefs head into offseason full of optimism
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs came within a heartbeat of returning to the Super Bowl for the first time in 49 years, taking the greatest dynasty in NFL history to overtime in the AFC title game. Instead, they are stuck with more heartache for an entire offseason. Yet with All-Pro quarterback Patrick […]
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Super Bowl: Pats vs Rams in a meeting of Past vs Future
It began in 2002, back when the Rams were in St. Louis and the Patriots were a plucky underdog standing in the way of a potential dynasty. So much has changed. This hasn’t: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. The duo, every bit as formidable now as when they won that first title, face the Rams, […]