• Great weekend for New England college football as three teams get FCS playoff bids
  • NFL reinstates Jabrill Peppers
  • With playoff drought officially over, URI turns its attention to CCSU
  • Recapping Shane Montgomery’s UMass-UConn game week press conference
  • Seven Points on the Patriots 34-15 loss to the Dolphins

Q&A with Barnstable coach Ross Jatkola

One of the biggest games of the coming weekend is in D2, when Barnstable plays King Philip. The Red Hawks are the No. 5 seed and come in at 9-1, having just beaten Peabody, 13-9, over the weekend. We wanted to catch up with Barnstable coach Ross Jatkola, so we talked with him briefly over the phone on Monday night. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian:……

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Patriots waiving Jack Jones was a statement move and the right move

The Patriots have waived cornerback Jack Jones. The news comes as no surprise as Jones had a tough off-season after he tried bringing a gun on a plane at Logan Airport. He has also struggled with injuries and inconsistency this season as well.  Jones only played 10 snaps in yesterday’s loss to the Colts and his playing time had decreased in recent weeks.  The Patriots drafted Jones in the fourth…

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Patriots release Jack Jones after rocky two-year stint

Well, that was awkward. After the incident this spring with Jack Jones at Logan Airport and then the past few weeks where he seemed to check out mentally, the troubled corner back is no longer a member of the Patriots. New England released Jones on Monday after he made the trip to Germany, but barely played in what seemed to be more punishment for he and JC Jackson taking the…

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Seven Points on the Patriots 10-6 loss to the Colts

The Patriots lost an ugly game this morning to the Indianapolis Colts, 10-6. It was the low point in a season full of low points.  Here are seven thoughts on the loss. 1. Offensive and special teams coaching was bad- I thought Bill O’Brien made some peculiar calls throughout the game. Why when you are pinned inside your 10 yard line, do you run a four verts play action pass?…

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