BOSTON — For a team that won a franchise-record 119 games and a ninth World Series 11 months ago, the Red Sox sure seem like a dysfunctional mess. The optics Monday alternated between unfortunate and awful. The unfortunate was ruining…

FOXBORO — The smile that broke across Tom Brady’s face said it all. In the wake of a 33-3 laugher over the Steelers Sunday night at Gillette, a game where the Patriots weren’t even at their peak performance offensively, I…

FOXBORO — Just wait till Antonio Brown joins this group. Josh Gordon and Phillip Dorsett caught first-half touchdown passes from Tom Brady and the Patriots defense was as good as advertised, limiting the Steelers to 87 yards in the first…

The Patriots just turned on the turbo boosters on the hype machine for this season. With the stunning signing of 31-year-old superstar receiver Antonio Brown, the Patriots have set themselves up for expectations not seen around Gillette Stadium since 2007.…

BOSTON — Perhaps the best lesson Bill Belichick can give to other Boston coaches who frequently come to Foxboro looking for his secret ingredient to sustained excellence over the last two decades is how he starts every season. Clean slate.…

BOSTON – For many facing the monumental challenge of conquering addiction, the task can seem like trying to hit a 100 mile an hour fastball while blinded by a nasty center field glare. It takes everything to eliminate the distraction…