Back in the 1980s, the Patriots had an underrated defense. Andre Tippett, Steve Nelson, Raymond Clayborn, Ronnie Lippett. One of our...

I’m back here in Maryland for a couple of days, so my thoughts naturally turn to Len Bias. A dominant forward for the Maryland Terrapins...

In the 1994 NFL draft, 222 players were chosen. The 222nd was Marty Moore, a linebacker out of Kentucky. As the final pick overall, Moore...

Some entries on this list are because of a single moment. Glenn Foley is one of them. I’ve never been a huge college football guy. I’ve...

Closers are a unique breed, like goalies in hockey or kickers in football. They’re often wired a bit differently, which might be why they...

Zoom was the best football player in UNH history. Nobody could catch him on a football field. A kid from Worcester, he set a whole mess...

I remember being excited in 2000 when the Sox signed Jurassic Carl. This was a guy with speed and power who could be an instant upgrade...

Drew Bledsoe was the first overall pick in the 1993 draft. Who did the Pats take with their second pick, the first of the second round?...

The woes of Patriots placekickers this past season brings into sharp relief how fortunate New England has been over the last 25 years...

Bobby Doerr is often relegated in Boston sports history to a sort of splendid sidekick, a Robin to Ted Williams' Batman. This is a...

A Maine native (born in Cape Elizabeth in 1957), Joan Benoit Samuelson is one of the most accomplished and decorated American distance...

I love middle linebackers as much as I love fullbacks. These are the guys who go looking for trouble on defense, who can stuff the run or...