Super Bowl XLII February 1st, 2008 @ 11:40 pm PST
Right now I am sitting in my suite at the Camelback Marriott in Scottsdale, Arizona, just a little more than a day away from getting to see my Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The story of how I got here is incredible on many levels, and even attempting to do it justice in a blog […]
Stay Patient, Stay Alive March 19th, 2005 @ 11:50 am PST
This month’s issue of Discover Magazine featured an article on The Math of . . . Changing Lanes. It was the usual drek on reasons why I shouldn’t drive like a maniac. It’s the sort of thing my mom would clip and mail to me with an “I told you so”-type note attached. Sneaking its […]
SuperBowl Video Sets Record for Sales March 13th, 2002 @ 10:32 am PST
The plot held no secrets, the characters were familiar, and yet neither the players nor fans who gathered at the premiere of the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl highlight video seemed to care that they saw most of the material before. Although it first went on sale this week, the video has already set a […]
Faulk Arrested February 14th, 2002 @ 12:25 pm PST
Less than a week after winning the Super Bowl, New England running back Kevin Faulk was jailed after police said he became verbally abusive when told not to move a traffic barricade. Faulk disputes the charges, according to attorney Jason Robideaux. He said Faulk’s passenger moved a barricade and Faulk’s wife became belligerent while Faulk […]
Patriots February 4th, 2002 @ 11:07 am PST
The party for team families and invited fans and supporters was loud and semi-drunken by the time I left at 1:50 a.m. As I walked out, a red-faced lout said to me: “Pee-DUH! You know why weah so happy? Othah than the Celtics, we ain’t won nothin’ since the Revolutionary Wah!”
Patriots February 4th, 2002 @ 8:53 am PST
Super Bowl February 3rd, 2002 @ 9:54 pm PST
Patriots: 20 Rams: 17 w00t!
No Fingers! February 3rd, 2002 @ 10:16 am PST
Linda Fletcher experienced her first heartbreak of the Super Bowl on Wednesday morning when the bellhop was removing her luggage from the cab at her hotel. “They said I couldn’t take my foam finger to the game,” the Boston woman lamented. “I’ve taken it to every game this season. It’s the good luck charm that […]
SuperBowl XXXVI January 29th, 2002 @ 10:46 am PST
Anyone predicting a Rams’ rout of the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI might want to take a quick history lesson first, starting with Week 10 of this season. On Nov. 18 in Foxboro, Mass., the Pats led the Rams 10-7 in the second quarter and had a 1st-and-goal before Antowain Smith fumbled away the football. […]
Not So Happy Ending January 24th, 2002 @ 1:49 am PST
The scene was jubilant — a dream come true for a loyal New England Patriots fan like Michael Downing. His beloved team had just capped an improbable comeback to defeat the Oakland Raiders in one of the most memorable playoff games in NFL history. Just seconds later, as his family cheered amid the bedlam at […]
