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Manfred: Play nice, don’t get caught

The baseball world called on commissioner Rob Manfred to send a clear message that using digital devises to steal signs is bad, bad, bad – and against baseball’s laws. And he did. He took a rhetorical rolled-up scorecard, whacked the Red Sox on their collective snout, and growled, ...

Patriots opener an utter mess

Until Friday morning, it looked like the Red Sox’ Apple Watch Caper would stand as the dumbest act of the week, if not the month, if not the decade. Then the Patriots got pantsed in their season opener against the Chiefs, which had the drums in thousands of mothers’ basements beating a ...

It was a night for the fans

The wait on Thursday was over. Banner No. 5 was unveiled. Roger Goodell was on the turf pregame at Gillette Stadium, visible enough to be booed. And the Patriots opened up defense of their latest Super Bowl title. The National Football League season is underway. Of course, the wait was long and ...

Not even celebrity of NFL player can prevent this

Even before the TMZ video was released, I have to admit, I was sickened. The thought of NFL defensive lineman Michael Bennett tackled to the concrete of Las Vegas by a police officer, getting cuffed and having a knee jammed into his rib cage – all because he was a black man in a crowd – is ...

Former Eagles have landed

Here’s a few tids and bits to munch on as we head down the home stretch of summer, beginning with, of all things, a solar eclipse. In fact, boys and girls soccer as well as golf start this week. Can you believe it? First, a couple of former Eagles have landed, and that’s good news. ...

Celtics grade for season already in: A-plus

It’s all gravy from here. The Boston Celtics punched a ticket to the Eastern Conference finals following a 115-105 victory in Monday’s Game 7 over the pesky Washington Wizards at an electric TD Garden. Those who bleed green can breathe easy. The 2016-17 season is an inarguable success and ...