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Patriots defender opens up about offensive woes, losing streak: ‘It’s f-ing frustrating’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

FOXBORO — After Sunday’s shutout loss to the Chargers, the Patriots became the first NFL team in 85 years to lose three straight games while allowing 10 or fewer points in each outing.The Pats have reached historic levels of offensive futility, despite a recent change at quarterback. Backup Bailey Zappe went 13-of-25 for 141 yards Sunday in place of Mac Jones, while the offense went scoreless. Naturally, frustration has simmered in the locker room.Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux gave voice to that frustration in a long post-game interview with the Herald.“It’s frustrating. It’s frustrating. I’m not gonna sit up here and say, ‘You know, I still believe.’ It’s f—ing frustrating. Anybody can tell you that,” Godchaux said. “You know, I thought Zappe made some good throws today. I thought there was a couple balls we could’ve caught as receivers, and those guys would tell you the same thing, too. They can take acco...

Boston College to face No. 24 SMU in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

The Boston College Eagles will go bowling in a baseball park down the road from campus.BC accepted an invitation to engage future ACC opponent and No. 24 ranked Southern Methodist in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Dec. 28 at Fenway Park.BC finished at 6-6 and 3-5 in the ACC while the AAC champion Mustangs went 11-2 and 8-0 in the conference. SMU, California and Stanford will compete in the ACC next season.“We are excited to be staying close to home for our students and fans to get one more chance to see us play,” said BC coach Jeff Hafley. “Boston is a great sports town, one that we are proud to be a part of every day and now get to be a part of the tradition of postseason football in New England.”Hafley has been bowl eligible in three of his four seasons but this will be the first postseason game he will manage. BC was bowl eligible in the 2020 pandemic season but voted as a team not to participate.The Eagles were slated to play East Carolina in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md., afte...

Callahan: How much worse can the boring Patriots get?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

FOXBORO — Rhamondre Stevenson gimped off the field with 4:25 left in the first quarter Sunday, anguished by a fresh ankle injury that caused him to fumble and could soon cause him to miss games.Lucky him.Stevenson missed the rest of another miserable loss, another D-minus offensive performance, another is-this-rock-bottom moment for the Patriots.Somehow, we’re still asking, and they’re still sinking.Bailey Zappe, of course, was no savior. He completed 13 passes over 11 scoreless drives in the 6-0 loss, his first start of the season. Not that Zappe had much help.Until late in the third quarter, Stevenson still led all Patriots in all-purpose yards. Meanwhile, Tyquan Thornton dropped a pinpoint deep ball, DeVante Parker stepped out of bounds on another bomb, Ezekiel Elliott fumbled and JuJu Smith-Schuster finished with one catch for the fourth time this season.Credit to them for fighting through a miserably cold rain Sunday. But all credit stops there.How do Bill Belichick...

DIRECTV Holiday Bowl: Watch Louisville vs USC live from Petco Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The DIRECTV Holiday Bowl matchup between Louisville and the University of Southern California will be broadcast live on FOX from Petco Park this holiday season followed by a fireworks display across downtown San Diego.The 44th annual DIRECTV Holiday Bowl is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 27 at 5 p.m. PST in Petco Park. Padres to honor Peter Seidler with jersey patch, legacy fund The event announcement states this game will be Louisville’s (ACC) first appearance in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl; USC (Pac-12) will be returning for a fourth time. This game will be their first time meeting.“What a terrific matchup for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl, said Mark Neville, CEO of Sports San Diego, the producers of the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl. “USC and Louisville are tremendous football programs and to have them square off right here in San Diego on December 27 is outstanding. Petco Park is going to be rocking! I’m happy for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl! I’m happy for San Diego!”The downtown San...

Jim Leyland elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, becomes 23rd manager in Cooperstown

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Leyland, who led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title in 1997 and won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons as an entertaining and at-times crusty big league manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Sunday.Now 78, Leyland received 15 of 16 votes by the contemporary era committee for managers, executives and umpires. He becomes the 23rd manager in the hall.Former player and manager Lou Piniella fell one vote short and former player, broadcaster and executive Bill White was two shy.Leyland managed Pittsburgh, Florida, Colorado and Detroit from 1986 to 2013.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbRonald Blum, The Associated Press

Harmon, Booker have huge nights to lead No. 10 Texas past No. 11 UConn 80-68

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 10 Texas Longhorns beat mighty Connecticut 80-68 and remained undefeated behind huge nights from Rori Harmon and Madison Booker on Sunday at Moody Center.Harmon finished with a double-double, 27 points and 13 assists, while the freshman Booker poured in 20 points to help the Longhorns over 11th-ranked UConn. The Huskies were led by Aaliyah Edwards with 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting. Paige Bueckers, an All-American returning from a knee injury that kept her out all last year, had 13 points in 35 minutes of action.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe Longhorns (9-0) took a 23-15 lead after the first quarter and never gave it up. They scored 36 points off of 21 UConn turnovers and took care of the ball themselves with just nine turnovers. Longhorns head coach Vic Schaefer had an ear-to-ear smile after the game."Their energy and how hard they played ...

12/3/2023: A Few More Showers, Some Snow Tonight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

The latest Storm Tracker Forecast from meteorologist Kevin Appleby:Quite the soggy Sunday across the viewing area. Rainfall began to the south early this morning, overspreading all of the area by lunch time. Temperatures held steady between the mid 30s and low 40s.Another batch of wet weather is on the way and will impact parts of the region Sunday evening. For the northern mountains, this is where we expect to see some snowfall accumulation. Low temperatures won't drop all that far overnight, with most plateauing in the 30s. Precipitation will taper after midnight.Cooler and drier weather is on the way for much of the work week, but I can't rule out a few showers Monday.These showers are expected to be rain, potentially mixing with snow (higher terrain is more likely to see snow). No accumulations are expected, and high temperatures will actually rise a few degrees above average.Temperatures will trend downward Tuesday and Wednesday, with high temperatures struggling to reach the m...

Another death reported at St. Louis City Justice Center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Department of Public Safety is reporting the death of a detainee Sunday morning at the city’s Justice Center. A corrections officer noticed the detainee was unconscious at approximately 6:09 a.m. and called for medical assistance, according to a DPS spokesperson.The spokesperson said the detainee’s death appeared to be the result of a suicide attempt. An investigation is underway.The CJC has been the focus of scrutiny, resulting in the creation of the Detention Facilities Oversight Board. That board has been seeking greater access to the facility and those involved with the care of detainees.Rev. Darryl Gray is chair of the oversight board. When asked for his reaction to Sunday’s death, he expressed the board’s condolences to the family of the detainee. The identity of the detainee has not yet been released.The board was recently granted some access to the facility but not the full access it’s been seeking. Gray said it’s too soon to know what happened in t...

Is tonight’s rain the only chance for wet weather this week?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

ST. LOUIS – After a beautiful December Sunday, we're entering a fast and cool pattern.Rain chances are quickly increasing, with the first coming this evening. That rain will last into the early stages of the Monday morning commute, and then it’s gone.Monday will stay cool, with highs in the 40s. Another fast-moving system rolls in with a rain chance Monday night into Tuesday morning.There is a warming trend late this week, but there is also a chance of rain for next weekend. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here

Broncos’ five-game groove comes to screeching halt in Houston. Now they’ve got little room for error.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:10 GMT

The difference between a groove and a rut is all about the edges.Run a string down the center line of either, and you’ll find few impediments.On the margins, though, a groove is smooth. Precise. Designed to allow an object already in motion to stay in motion.A rut is rough around the edges. Bouncy. Always threatening to knock a traveler off-kilter.Or, in this case, knock the Broncos off a miracle playoff run just as it picked up steam.Denver’s postseason hopes aren’t dead after a frustrating, rutty 22-17 loss at Houston, but its path narrowed considerably Sunday when it came up 8 yards short of victory.“Disappointing loss,” head coach Sean Payton said. “Thought we were sloppy for most of the game.”The fine line distinguishing grooves from ruts has been Payton’s preferred metaphor all season. First he used it as a battle cry during Denver’s slow start. Then as a warning against complacency as his team got hot.Now it’s representative of the minuscule gap between succ...