By Ron Borges
During Tony Dungy’s weekly conference call with visiting media this week he was not surprisingly asked about his statements following the exposure of Bill Belichick’s illegal videotaping operation designed to try and steal opposing team’s offensive and defensive signals.
At that time Dungy called it “a sad day for the NFL” and compared Belichick […]

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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

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
In the high school football hotbeds of Cambridge and Malden, Ma. perspective no longer exists because the educators and politicians there know what’s really important.

The parade is really important.
The buffet is very important.
Not being inconvenienced is extremely important.
Maintaining the schedule is of paramount importance.
Most of all, a timely kickoff is drastically important.

For the […]

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