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Pirates advance to IFL Championship game with impressive 51-28 win over Green Bay

Images courtesy of the Massachusetts Pirates The Massachusetts Pirates thumped the Green Bay Blizzard on Friday night, 51-28 to advance to the IFL Championship game on Saturday August 17th in Henderson, Nevada. The Pirates will have to wait until Monday to find out who their opponent will be. They will either face the San Diego Strike Force or the Arizona Rattlers.  Quarterback Alejandro Bennifield completed 10 of 15 passes for…

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 9

FOXBOROUGH- Condensed version of the nuggets from Saturday’s practice. Another hot one today on the practice fields. The temperature was already in the low 80’s at 10:30 am. Status report: (Group effort in the tent here. We have such a great media team covering the Patriots) NP: OT Calvin Anderson, S Joshuah Bledsoe, TE Jaheim Bell Non-participant: S Marte Mapu, DB Marcus Jones, WR Tyquan Thornton Limited- participant: OT Chukwuma…

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Boston College gets commitment from Arlington OT Brady Bekkenhuis

Boston College remains hot with Massachusetts prospects in the class of 2026, as the Eagles got a commitment Saturday from Arlington offensive tackle Brady Bekkenhuis. Bekkenhuis is 6-foot-6, 295 pounds, and has the frame to play either interior offensive line or offensive tackle at the Power 4 level. He is athletic, and once he gets his hands on you, Bekkenhuis is going to finish that block. He can get it……

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NEFJ Nuggets from Patriots training camp: Day 8

FOXBOROUGH – Another scorcher and another good day for the offense on Friday. Jumping right into it for this edition… -As usual, Sidy Sow and Michael Jordan are the first guys out at about 10:30. -Busy day for VIP guests as Ian Rapoport from NFL Network, Scott Pioli (also NFL Network now) and former BC/Falcons QB Matt Ryan were all in the house to check out practice. James White was…

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UMass Minutemen open 2024 practice

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent AMHERST — The UMass Minutemen officially began their 2024 campaign on Friday morning at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. With a heat index of 90 degrees at the first horn of camp, players were still excited as ever to hit the field despite the steamy conditions. For UMass coach Don Brown, who enters his third season leading the Minutemen in the FBS era since his return in……

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Pirates Preview: Massachusetts Pirates (9-8) at Green Bay Blizzard (14-3)

The Pirates shocked the IFL last week by knocking off the Frisco Fighters 53-50 in a come from behind win. Now they turn their attention to the number one seeded Green Bay Blizzard. The two teams last met on June 8th with the Blizzard prevailing 36-33.  The Pirates lead the all-time series between the two teams 5-3.  Here are three keys for the Pirates tonight if they want to advance…

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