• Geoff Marcone stepping down as LaSalle Coach
  • Recapping Jim Mora’s UConn-UMass game week press conference
  • Thanksgiving football: Stoneham 42, Reading 14 – Spartans hammer Rockets at Fenway
  • Thanksgiving football: Nantucket 22, Martha’s Vineyard 14 (OT) – Whalers win 44th meeting for Island Cup at Fenway
  • Is the ‘rookie wall’ a real thing? Mayo, Pats players share their thoughts

Could Bill Belichick’s shorter-than-usual press conference Friday be a message to his team?

Bill Belichick isn’t looking to filibuster a press conference at any point in time, but Friday morning’s end of the week presser lasted roughly three minutes. That’s short even for him. Usually, Friday’s are a bit more light-hearted and he’ll engage on just about anything, but not this time. By my count, BB said just 100 words while answering 11 questions. ‘Jets Week’ is always a big one around 1…

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NEFJ picks – Week 3

Alright, through two weeks of picks John is 15-7 and both Adam and Stone are 13-9. John and Adam went 8-3 last week while Stone was 7-4. Let’s see how this goes for Week 3… High School Springfield Central @ Xaverian Stone: Taking Xaverian here. Feels like this might be the best Hawks team they’ve had in a while, could be a shootout though, SC is always going to score points……

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Patriots sign QB Will Grier, CB Breon Borders and CB Azizi Hearn

The Patriots made three transactions yesterday, signing quarterback Will Grier off the Bengals practice squad and signing cornerbacks CB Breon Borders and CB Azizi Hearn to the practice squad. Grier was signed to the active roster which means the Patriots will carry three quarterbacks into Sunday’s game against the Jets. Grier, 28, was a third-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2019 draft. He started two games as a…

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Pop Watson suspended indefinitely by Virginia Tech

MATT GENTRY, The Roanoke Times Former Springfield Central quarterback William “Pop” Watson has been suspended indefinitely by Virginia Tech for violating team rules. Watson issued an apology earlier today on X. He promised to make better decisions moving forward but also acknowledged that he is not perfect and cannot guarantee that he would would not make another mistake going forward. When asked why Watson was suspended, Virginia Tech Coach Brent……

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Despite slow start, Patriots know there’s still a long way to go

If anyone knows how long the NFL season truly is, it’s David Andrews. Now a vet in every sense of the word, Andrews – and other vets along with the other team captains – have a big role off the field this week and that’s making sure younger guys know the world isn’t coming to an end. New England might be 0-2 after losing in pretty excruciating fashion at home…

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New England high school round up – Week 3

It was another great week of high school football in New England in all six states. Here are some highlights from the week that was and a look ahead to the upcoming week. Connecticut Greenwich got a scare in their game against Stamford losing 28-14. Running back George Vomvolakis took the game over in the fourth quarter and saved the Cardinals from being upset. Matt Jeffery put on a show in……

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New England high school preview — Week 3

Springfield Central at Xaverian —The Hawks have played Central in each of the last two D1 postseasons, and the Golden Eagles have won handily each time. Xaverian has a punishing ground game and high-flying aerial assault, while Central QB Jareth Staine is an accurate passer. Franklin at Duxbury — Duxbury opened the season with a loss to Hanover, but redeemed itself the very next week with a win over Mansfield…….

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