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Christopher Price has covered the Boston sports scene for the last dozen years, working for ESPN.com, SI.com, and Baseball America, as well as The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and Boston Metro. In that time, he’s established himself as an award-winning sportswriter who has been honored by Northeastern University, the New England Press Association, and the North Carolina Press Association. In addition, he's written two books, "Baseball by the Beach" and "The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower."

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Five Things To Watch For Sunday Afternoon
11/06/09 01:20 EST
FOXBORO — In the AFC East, division wins are rare currency. The Patriots enter Sunday’s game with the Dolphins in first place in the division with a 5-2 mark, and a division win over a 3-4 Miami team (currently 3-0 in the division) would give New England (1-1 in division play) a two-game lead in the division over the idle Jets (4-4) and a little separation in the chase for the AFC East title. It won’t be easy. The Dolphins are one of the best running teams in the league. Behind Ricky Williams (averaging 5.4 yards per carry in 2009) and Ronnie Brown (seven touchdowns in his last six games), they tote the rock at a rate of 153 rushing yards per game this season, the fourth-best average in the NFL. Meanwhile, the Patriots are strictly middle of the pack when it comes to run defense this year — 15th in the league, yielding an average of 109 yards per game. They’ve only allowed one rushing touchdown this season, but still are giving up 4.5 yards per
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Sound And The Fury: Joey Porter Takes Semi-Annual Shot At Pats
11/05/09 12:08 EST
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FOXBORO — When it comes to Joey Porter, the Patriots always know exactly where they stand. On a conference call with the New England media Wednesday, the Miami linebacker acknowledged that the Dolphins and Patriots have a healthy rivalry, but his feelings toward for New England run a little deeper than most of the rest of his team. While he wouldn’t mention “Spygate” directly, he intimated he still holds a grudge from his days with the Steelers over two losses in AFC Championship Games because of what he believes happened. “My feelings toward New England goes back further — it goes back to my Pittsburgh days, so I felt a certain way after some things came out, way back when,” Porter said. “I was in Pittsburgh for some AFC Championships that I’ve lost to them a couple of times … then, come to figure out a month later, why we lost. “So, yeah, I have a natural hate for them — period. And that’s just
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'Show' time: Patriots Recognize Scout Team Stars
11/04/09 08:36 EST
FOXBORO — They are the men in black, the unsung heroes who play a bigger role in pregame preparations than most fans will ever know. During the week, Patriots backups and practice squad players are asked to perform scout team duty. Their job is to give as good a look as possible to the starters by playing as much like the opposition as possible. The best actors don’t get Oscars, but a black jersey to wear at practice the following week. “Everybody has a job to do around here each week and every job is important, whether it’s the head coach, an assistant coach, the guys that break down film, the starting players, the backup players, the guys on the practice squad,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in 2007. “A lot of those guys who help our players prepare for the game, they don’t get the recognition sometimes because they don’t play, but they’re very important because they get the players ready to play and show them what our
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Pats Want To Make Sure Ginn Has No More Happy Returns
11/03/09 11:01 EST
FOXBORO — For all the talk about the Miami’s vaunted Wildcat offense, it was special teams that sunk the Jets last week against the Dolphins, specifically Ted Ginn Jr. A week after being demoted from his usual role of wide receiver to full-time special teamer, Ginn returned a pair of kicks for touchdowns in Miami’s win over New York at the Meadowlands, one going for 100 yards and the second going for 101. He became the eighth player in NFL history to have two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game, and the first NFL player to run back two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same quarter since Green Bay’s Travis Williams did it in 1967. Ginn ended up with 299 returns yards on the day. The performance sparked hyperbole from Jets special teams coach Mike Westhoff. “The worst. Worst ever for me, ever,” Westhoff told reporters who asked about Ginn on Monday. “Absolute worst. We gave them the game. … It won’t go away until they
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