It appears Tom Brady has a stunted grasp of sports history. A company that manages Brady's financial matters recently filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to lock down a nickname for the New England Patriots quarterback. It would be trademarked for trading cards, posters, printed photos and other...
Tom Brady Saves 1st Tweet for April Fools' Day: I'm Retiring
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Don't. Even. Joke. New England Patriots fans who forgot that Monday is April Fools' Day might have been panicking when quarterback Tom Brady tweeted that he had decided to retire. The six-time Super Bowl champion has joined Twitter and his first post said simply: "I'm retiring. In my spare...
Cheer for the Rams, but in California High Schools, Even Football Powerhouses Are Losing Kids
If the Golden State has a rooting interest in the Super Bowl on Sunday, it won’t just be because the Los Angeles Rams will be on the field. Roughly one player in six on the Rams’ and New England Patriots’ active rosters is a product of California high schools. Year...
Super Bowl: Pats vs. Rams in a Meeting of Past vs. Future
It began in 2002, back when the Rams were in St. Louis and the Patriots were a plucky underdog standing in the way of a potential dynasty. So much has changed. This hasn't: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. The duo, every bit as formidable now as when they won that...
Sorry America, Team You Love to Hate Headed to Super Bowl
NOT THEM AGAIN! Sorry America — at least outside of New England — but the team you love to hate is headed back to the Super Bowl. Sure, there are negatives to point out with these Patriots. They haven't looked much more than mediocre on the road. Their defense is...
Brady, Patriots Beat Rodgers, Packers 31-17
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers spent the week telling anyone who asked that the other guy was the better quarterback. In the second matchup between the future Hall of Famers, it was the one with five Super Bowl rings who walked off the field with the victory....
At 41, Can Tom Brady Get Back to His Ninth Super Bowl?
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — He's 41 now but the joy is still there for Tom Brady, who was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player for a third time last season. "It's a blessing to be able to do it," the New England quarterback said Friday as he awaits his 19th NFL...