By Ron Borges

The New England Patriots are becoming famous for many things this season but good sportsmanship isn’t one of them. This never would have happened if Bob Kraft was still alive.
Oh, he is? Well, then what ever happened to that “we do it the right way’’ philosophy of his? It must have gotten lost […]

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By Ron Borges

As your New England Patriots prepare this week to face the undefeated Dallas Cowboys next weekend in Dallas they may not yet quite be America’s team. That title still seems to belong to the surging Cowboys, who like New England will enter that game as one of only three undefeated teams left in […]

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By Ron Borges
This is desperation Sunday in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons. It would be for a few other teams too if they’d ever had a legitimate right to think they were in the playoff picture when the season began […]

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By Ron Borges

You always want to believe them, which is the real problem isn’t it?
It’s that desire to believe, to hope for the best in our best, that leads to the crushing disappointment when all their wild-eyed protestations and indignant denials turn to sand and they have to admit, with heads often bowed, that it […]

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By Ron Borges
The legendary trainer Cus D’Amato always insisted that a truly great but aging fighter who is not yet completely shot can muster from within himself one last night of glory. Marco Antonio Barrera needs to believe Cus D’Amato was right.
At 33, the great Mexican champion will square off with arguably the best super […]

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This site is, as the name implies, dedicated to creating a back and forth dialogue between long-time national football writer and boxing columnist Ron Borges and the people who make professional sports possible - the fans who love them. Ron will be posting several times a week with NFL commentary, predictions and interviews. He will […]

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