Courtesy of the Penn State, Michigan, Pitt and LSU Athletic Departments The tight end position is loaded in this year’s draft. Two of the top tight ends in this class are expected to go in the first round in Penn State’s Tyler Warren and Michigan’s Colston Loveland. The two headline the group but there are several tight ends who could step in and start as rookies. It is a deep…
Q: With the draft a week or so away, I was curious if you have received many, if any, calls from teams looking to move up to number four? MV: Well, I’d say it’s probably a little early for that. In my experience, probably a little early for those conversations. A lot of those happen next week as we get a little closer to the draft. I think there’s still…
FILE PHOTO Former Patriots tight end Don Hasselbeck passed away on Monday at the age of 70. Hasselbeck’s son Matt broke the news on social media last night. Hasselbeck died after suffering cardiac arrest at his home. “He was a great husband, father, grandfather, friend, coach, player, coworker, artist, mentor, and storyteller,” Matt Hasselbeck wrote on social media. “Despite being an All-American at Colorado and a Super Bowl Champion with the…
The Patriots have the fourth pick in the draft and conventional wisdom says they will stand pat and take either the best player available or fill a need like offensive tackle. With Mike Vrabel taking over, there is a sense of uncertainty in terms of what the Patriots will do. Will they stick and pick or will they entertain trade offers and move down? No one knows. One thing is…
Image courtesy of Coach O’Leary Former Governors Academy Coach Jim O’Leary is back. On Saturday O’Leary announced that he was named the new head coach at Nobles and Greenough. O’Leary replaces Mike Curran who made the decision to move on after last season. O’Leary says he wasn’t planning on coaching but when the job at Nobles opened up, he was intrigued and contacted athletic director Alex Gallagher. “I really thought…
Images courtesy of Boston College Athletics /NEFTBJ Boston College wrapped up spring football on Saturday. We were on hand and here are our thoughts on the Eagles as they enter year two of the Bill O’Brien era. Quarterbacks wrap up a strong spring: Admittedly, I thought the quarterbacks were up and down on Saturday. Redshirt Senior Grayson James had the better overall day. He did throw an interception but he…
Kickoff: The Pirates are back after a bye week. They will look to pick up their first win of the season when they host the undefeated expansion Freight. The Freight have wins over Northern Arizona and Tulsa. The Pirates meanwhile opened the season with back to back losses to Jacksonville and Quad City. They will look to pick y their first win against a talented Fishers team. Here are three…
WTNH-Sports video photo One of the best high school football coach’s in Connecticut High School the past 20 years announced he is retiring on Thursday. Tom Brockett called it a career after 19 seasons as head coach of the Chargers. Brockett’s run at Ansonia was impressive. He won 215 games, lost just 18 games, won 8 state titles including the 2024 Class S title and he had 7 undefeated seasons….
Image courtesy of the New England Patriots The Patriots announced Julian Edelman, Logan Mankins and Adam Vinatieri as the three finalists for the Patriots Hall of Fame. One of the three will join Bill Parcells who is going in as a contributor. Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced that Parcells would be going into the Hall of Fame last week at the NFL Owners Meetings. Parcells became the 36th person to…
Fenway Park Events announced on Thursday that Holy Cross will be playing Georgetown University at historic Fenway Park on Saturday November 22nd. The game will mark the 37th all-time meeting between the Patriot League opponents. Holy Cross has a long history of playing at Fenway Park. The Crusaders have played 21 times at the ballpark between 1916 and 1956. “What an exciting opportunity for our student-athletes, staff and the entire…