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STATEMENT FROM THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

“We want to address the allegation that the Patriots taped the Rams’ walk-through prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. For the past three-and-a-half months, we have been defending ourselves against assumptions made based on an unsubstantiated report rather than on facts or evidence. Despite our adamant denials, the report ran on February 2, 2008, the day before Super Bowl XLII. That game was the second-most watched program in television history and … continued »

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You can’t blame Matt Walsh. Just because somebody professes or promises to be able to bring a national force to its knees doesn’t mean it’s true.
The problem is so many people, including several national news organizations, believed him.
Spygate is officially over.
Walsh didn’t have that tape of the Rams Super Bowl walk-through. He also didn’t say the Patriots used those illegal tapes of coaches signals in the same game.
In fact, he refuted both possiblities, which … continued »

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I will be back immediately following the Roger Goodell press conference which is coming shortly.
If you’d like to comment or ask any questions, I will be here blogging.
Reports are the NFL met with Walsh for three hours, which is about two hours longer than planned.
My guess is Walsh will have allegegations, not proof, which could extend this craziness another week or two.
Stay tuned.

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This is a loaded question. It feels as if the Cavs, especially with LeBron James, are winning the series at 2-2.
One thing we should realize is it’s not going to be easy. The Cavs are not intimidated by the Celtics one bit, which was exactly the the problem with the Atlanta Hawks.
So now they are going to have to outplay the Cavs, which might or might not happen.
What do you feel is the Celtics biggest … continued »

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