FOXBOROUGH, Mass., (AP) — Patriots coach Mike Vrabel left his team’s 16-3 wild-card playoff victory over the Los Angeles Chargers with his face literally bloodied, but an unshaken confidence in his team.He’s optimistic because although there were some shortcomings by an offense that has sustained his team this season, he believes the Patriots played with a physicality on defense that has arrived at the perfect time.New England limited Chargers to 207 total yards, the ninth time this season it held an opponent to fewer than 300 yards. The Patriots’ six sacks tied for the second-most in franchise playoff history.“Everybody played. Everybody contributed,”…
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The Texans advanced over the Steelers in the wild-card round of the playoffs to take on the Patriots at Gillette Stadium this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The divisional-round playoff game will be broadcast on ESPN with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on the call. The Texans beat the Steelers 30-6 on Monday night in Pittsburgh through a dominant performance from their defense, allowing just 175 net yards with two defensive touchdowns. The Steelers trailed 7-6 through the beginning of the fourth quarter before the Texans pulled away in the final 13 minutes. A Ka’imi Fairburn field goal made it…
The New England Patriots will face the Houston Texans in the divisional round on Sunday, Jan. 18. It’s expected to be a close one… New England will host Houston in the after the former took care of business against the Los Angeles Chargers and the latter took care of business against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the wild-card round — with the result being something to look forward to in the eyes of both DraftKings Sportsbook and FanDuel Sportsbook. Betting LinesDraftKings Sportsbook: Patriots -3 | O/U 41.5FanDuel Sportsbook: Patriots -2.5 | O/U 40.5 The Patriots will have the benefit of playing…
Welcome back to the 2025-26 edition of Smash or Pass, in which we examine potential free agent and trade targets to determine whether the Red Sox should pursue them and what it would take to land them. Next up, a (mostly) second baseman who may or may not be on the trading block.Who is he and where does he come from?Brendan Donovan is a utility player (primarily second baseman) who plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. About to turn 29 on January 16, he was born in Germany while his father was stationed there, and grew up an Army brat,…
Each new detail about Alex Bregman’s free agency, and his decision to take a five-year, $175 million contract from the Chicago Cubs, paints an increasingly unflattering picture of the Boston Red Sox. Bregman was Boston’s ‘Plan A’ from the start of the offseason. So much so that the Red Sox never truly developed a concrete ‘Plan B,’ and are now scrambling to salvage an offseason in which they are currently the only team without a dollar spent on a major league free agent. It makes their intransigence with Bregman all the more confounding. Especially after how things ended with Rafael…
It’s the end of an era for Massachusetts high school basketball. Cohasset boys basketball coach Bo Ruggiero confirmed to the Herald that he officially stepped down from his position in the middle of the season due to “personal family health matters.” “I’m thankful for my time with the program,” Ruggiero said. “It was an amazing 17 years, and while we had lots of success and wins as a team, being with these kids was the best part.” Ruggiero began his coaching career at Medfield in 1967 and also had stops at King Philip, Taunton and Foxboro wile also having a…
The Boston Red Sox are running out of options for an impact free-agent signing. Boston suffered a tough loss when Alex Bregman reportedly signed a five-year, $175 million deal with the Chicago Cubs. His departure creates an infield opening for the Red Sox to address, whether at third base or second base. Bo Bichette has emerged as the next target, but another hitter could provide a seismic power boost. The Red Sox “like” Eugenio Suárez, as reported Monday by MassLive’s Sean McAdam and Chris Cotillo. How much do the Red Sox like him? McAdam and Cotillo wrote that Suárez should…
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By COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press RHO, Italy (AP) — No ice is colder and harder than speedskating ice. The precision it takes has meant that Olympic speedskaters have never competed for gold on a temporary indoor rink – until the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games. In the pursuit of maximum glide and minimum friction, Olympic officials brought on ice master Mark Messer, a veteran of six previous Olympic speedskating tracks and the ice technician in charge of the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada — one of the fastest tracks in the world with over 300 records. Serpentines are set on…
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Drake Maye threw a touchdown pass to Hunter Henry in the fourth quarter, and New England’s defense roughed up Justin Herbert as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16-3 in an AFC wild-card playoff game on Sunday night.Andy Borregales kicked three field goals for the Patriots (15-3), who won a playoff game for the first time since their Super Bowl victory to cap the 2018 season. They’ll host the winner of Monday night’s game between Pittsburgh and Houston in the divisional round.In his first career playoff game, Maye completed 17 of 29 passes for 268 yards and…