by Zack Cox on Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:40AM 11,697 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — During his first meeting with New England reporters, new Patriots offensive tackle Antonio Garcia admitted he doesn’t know much about legendary Pats offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia. That will change in a hurry. From the moment Garcia arrives in Foxboro this week, it will be Scarnecchia’s job to mold the lean, athletic draft pick into New England’s potential left tackle of the future. “I know the Patriots are definitely a winning organization,” Garcia said in a conference call shortly after the Patriots selected him in the third round (85th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. “And I’m just excited to work with all the coaches there, especially the offensive line
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Matthew Slater Trying To Be Like His Dad, Spend Career With One Team
Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — Tuesday was one of those days when it didn’t seem so bad to reside in New England. It was 80 degrees without a cloud in the sky when Matthew Slater stepped onto the Gillette Stadium game field to meet with the media for the first time since the Patriots won Super Bowl LI. Perhaps his sentiment would have been different it was drizzling and 45 degrees as it’s been for the rest of the spring in Foxboro, but Slater more than hinted that he wants to spend his entire career with the team that selected him in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. “I realize how blessed I’ve been to be here for the entirety of my career, and
Gianluigi Buffon plays 1,000th game of his career
Italy's FIFA World Cup qualifier against Albania on Friday was doubly special for goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon: not only did he set a new European record by winning his 168th international cap, the Azzurri's 2-0 Group G victory was also the 1,000th competitive match of his career."As far as I am concerned, it will be a huge honour," he had said at the pre-match press conference. "The only thing I can say for sure is that I will not be playing another 1,000 games." So far, the 39-year-old has played 612 games for Juventus in all competitions (winning seven Scudettos, two
Michael Bisping Blasts ‘Coward’ Vitor Belfort In Extremely Vulgar Rant
Share this: Michael Bisping just can’t stand Vitor Belfort. Belfort, who’s lost his last three fights via TKO, has only one fight remaining on his UFC contract and then plans to retire from mixed martial arts. For his farewell bout, Belfort would like to fight in his native Brazil, where UFC 212 is scheduled to take place June 3, and The Phenom’s suggestion for his final opponent sure rubbed Bisping the wrong way. Belfort recently said (jokingly) he’d like to fight former WWE superstar CM Punk, whose MMA record stands at 0-1 after being pummeled in September by Mickey Gall at UFC 203. The idea made Bisping, who lost to Belfort in January 2013, go nuts on the most recent episode of his
Roberto Baggio turns 50: five of his best UEFA goals
Legendary Italian attacker Roberto Baggio, one of the most talented players to have graced world football, turns 50 today.We celebrate the 'Divine Ponytail' by selecting five of his best goals in European competition, in a career in which he lifted the UEFA Cup with Juventus in 1992/93 and won the Ballon d'Or the same year, among other honours. 24 April 1991: Juventus 1-0 BarcelonaEuropean Cup Winners' Cup semi-final, second legAfter losing the 1990 UEFA Cup final against Juventus, forward Baggio left Fiorentina to join the Viola's arch-rivals. He started the new cam... UEFA.com - News
Marcus Cannon Capped Career Year By Dominating Vic Beasley In Super Bowl LI
by Zack Cox on Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:29PM 1,912 On Tuesday, I published a list of players I viewed as unsung heroes in the New England Patriots’ historic Super Bowl LI win over the Atlanta Falcons. I mentioned Trey Flowers’ gigantic sacks, Malcolm Mitchell’s and Danny Amendola’s clutch fourth-quarter catches and Stephen Gostkowski’s proficiency on kickoffs, with a note that Gostkowski was lucky his missed extra point didn’t come back to bite the Patriots in the behind. But af... NESN.com
Paul Pierce On Final Trip To TD Garden: It’s Like ‘Saying Goodbye To The Game’
Share this: One day, the No. 34 likely will hang from the rafters at TD Garden. But on Sunday, Paul Pierce will wear that number at TD Garden for the last time ever in a regular-season game, although the No. 34 will be on the back of a Los Angeles Clippers jersey. It’s sure to be an emotional day inside the arena Pierce called home for the first 15 seasons of his surefire Hall of Fame career. “There’s no preparation for something like this,” Pierce told the media Saturday, via MassLive.com’s Jay King. “I know it’s going to be emotional. I don’t know what kind of emotion is going to come out, whether it’s a smile or a tear or what. It’s something that you