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Patrice Evra his disappointment in how his side’s league campaign has panned out, identifying Manchester United’s recent home defeat against Sunderland as an example of where the reigning champions have gone wrong during the current season. “Saturday was disappointing. It’s the story of our season isn’t it? You win one, you can’t carry the form on,” Evra told the Manchester Evening News. “But I thought we played alright in decent patches of the game....

Mahomes covered so much ground while running from Buccaneers pass rushers he might have, if you stitched all those desperate scrambles together, made it back to Kansas City on foot. It was a sorry picture, this lone genius unable to present a true picture of his art. It was as if Meryl Streep had wandered into an episode of “Chicago Fire.” It was reminiscent of young LeBron James winding up in the 2007 NBA Finals with a crew you couldn’t recall if it meant winning Final Jeopardy — and getting swept out in four games....

Both Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have incredible arm talent. Mahomes showed it off in all facets from basically the second he became a full-time starter in his MVP 2018 season. It took Allen longer to harnass it, but he too finally put it all together in 2020 with a near-MVP campaign of his own. The two magical right arms are due to face off on Sunday in the AFC championship game....

Anatoly Antonov was reacting to the Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that up to 100 Ukrainians would start training on the systems as early as next week at the U.S. Army base in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The Patriots are among the most advanced defense systems in the U.S. arsenal and their supply to Ukraine was a key element of the $1.85 billion security assistance support package announced by the Department of Defense in December....

LaFell was going full bore in practice this week, and he was even given the green light to speak with the media ahead of the Week 6 matchup against the Jets. MORE: Sunday NFL scoreboard | PHOTOS: Must-see Week 7 images LaFell had trouble with his left foot late last year but played through the pain as the Patriots drove to a championship. When last we saw LaFell on the field, he was opening the scoring in the Super Bowl against Seattle with a touchdown catch from Tom Brady....

Now comes the hard part. As expected, those three teams had the easiest paths the playoffs, and proved it by clinching their titles the earliest with home victories over their closest competition in Week 15. One can no longer presume, however, that one of them will be left standing as conference champs. They’re still the Big Three in the AFC, but the trio of strong teams battling to win the North — all victors on Sunday, too — can present big playoff problems....

Manning explained that he had reached out to Patriots PR to try to get Jones for an interview, but he was unable to do so. Jones marked the first quarterback to turn down an interview with Manning, but it didn’t bother him. In fact, he saw the move as one that could benefit Jones during his career. “I got to tell you: I appreciate how they’re handling Mac Jones,” Manning said....

Solder left Sunday’s win over the Cowboys in the second quarter with a right elbow injury and didn’t return. He said the severity of the injury was unclear after the game. MORE: Week 6 picks, predictions | Power Rankings | Super Bowl odds “It’s too hard to tell,” Solder said Sunday, via ESPN. “We’re just going to roll forward and see what happens.” Solder, who has played both guard and tackle for the Patriots, was replaced by Marcus Cannon after suffering the injury....

Why did Butler get benched for Super Bowl 52, and did it cost the Patriots their sixth Lombardi Trophy? There’s a question in there, though, that’s easier to answer: Is this one of the worst and costliest coaching blunders ever in the Super Bowl? That answer is yes. Is it the all-time worst and costliest? It’s hard to find another, even with 52 years of competition. MORE: Patriots dynasty not over yet...

The Patriots kicker re-signed with New England on a two-year contract last month but revealed Tuesday that he considered negotiating a deal with another team. While Gostkowski admitted he wanted to test his first true stint in free agency, he’s grateful to be able to stay with the team that drafted him. “To me, it means a lot,” Gostkowski said, via the Providence Journal. “It’s a very fragile position. It doesn’t take much to be at the top or the bottom in a position such as mine....

The Patriots won a record-equalling sixth Super Bowl with a 13-3 victory against the Rams in Atlanta on Sunday, in the lowest-scoring game in the history of the NFL marquee contest. Belichick, who also won his sixth title, paid tribute to his players as he received plenty of praise for keeping the Rams to just three points. “This is just a great day for our football team. Obviously [owner] Mr [Robert] Kraft put this all together, but it’s all about the players,” he told ESPN....

Sebastian Janikowski kicked three field goals for the Raiders, while Stephen Gostkowski made two for the Patriots, along with a six-yard touchdown reception from Rob Gonkowski. MORE: Week 3 photos | LeBron TD celebrations | Cheap shot starts brawl | TE shoves QB That’s right, for probably the first time in NFL history, an NFL box score featured only players whose names end in “-Kowski.” Janikowski, Gostkowski and Gronkowski are three of just five NFL players whose name ends in -“Kowski,” with Ravens’ center Gino Gradkowski and Steelers’ quarterback Bruce Gradkowski, being the others....

Unmistakable, some might say. Not Belichick, though. “It was a mistake,” Belichick said during his postgame press conference following New England’s 30-24 loss at Las Vegas on the game’s final play. To set it up, here’s what happened. The game was tied at 24-24 after the Las Vegas Raiders scored a touchdown and booted the extra point with 32 seconds remaining in regulation. The Patriots had the ball at their own 45-yard line with three seconds remaining for one last play....

Dave, Jennifer and Tim Gosar took aim at the Republican representative, asking if he had “no sense of decency” over his controversial actions. “It seems, in fact, that you are immune to shame,” began the opinion piece published on NBC News’ website. The siblings claimed Gosar had decided “to betray your country” in stirring up the crowd on January 6, before the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol. “In addition to betraying your family and causing irreparable damage to the relationships within it, you decide to betray your country by helping incite the Jan....

Angry that media members have produced negative stories about his program, Petrino banned the media Wednesday from future practices before berating a pair of reporters. MORE: Top 15 programs since 2000 | Hayes’ 15 best stadiums | Playoff road map According to the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Petrino asked two print reporters if they saw “enough deep balls” during Wednesday’s practice. That’s when he reportedly went into a tirade. “If all you’re going to write is negative s— then none of you need to be here,” he shouted, according to the Daily News....

“I haven’t really thought about it," Pierce said, following the Wizards 94-91 loss to the Atlanta Hawks that eliminated Washington from the playoffs. “I don’t even know if I am going to play basketball anymore. These seasons get harder and harder every year, every day. Summers get even harder when you start getting back in shape. I’m 37 years old. I’m top two or three oldest in the league.”...

The 2020-21 Premier League season has been an odd one, to say the least. The Big Six have all had shaky starts to their campaign, and a number of mid-table clubs such as Southampton and West Ham United have performed quite well. Reigning champions Liverpool have maintained a decent level of consistency, despite suffering a massive injury crisis. The Reds finished last season with 99 points, 18 points ahead of runners-up, Manchester City....

Since then, Wight has mostly done commentary on AEW Dark Elevation alongside Tony Schiavone. He is now gearing up for a return to the ring. In a recent interview with WrestleZone, Paul Wight opened up about changing up his look for his in-ring AEW debut. Wight said that he wanted to change up his look from what fans were used to during his time in WWE. He added that it was all about finding both a new look and the right look:...