PATRIOTS '81' JERSEY TRADE IS IMAGE SCRUB

The sight of several Patriot fans wearing jerseys with the number 81 on them, cheeringwildly as Aaron Hernandez was driven away from a court house made me cringe, so Ican imagine how owner Robert Kraft felt when he saw the same scene. I'm sure he wantedto throw up.The very next day, the Patriots announced that fans who bought jerseys with the name andnumber of Hernandez, can trade them in for another jersey, free of charge. It's a nice gestureby...

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'PATRIOTS WAY' WAS ALWAYS A FARCE

Turns out that Andre Agassi was really off the mark when he proclaimed that "image iseverything" in his commercials for Canon in the early 1990's. Many athletes who carefullycrafted their images into super heroes like Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods, and even Manti'Teo, didn't exactly turn out to be the people we thought they were, did they? After the recent murder charge against Aaron Hernandez, you can add the New England Patriotsto the list...

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AARON HERNANDEZ: BEYOND BELIEF! REALLY?

"How he screwed up his life like this is beyond belief.""He just threw away his entire career, and for what?""He had everything and now he'll have the rest of his life to think about it?"Many people around the country were saying those things about Aaron Hernandez as hetook the perp walk on his way to a court house where he was charged with the murder ofa "friend" on Wednesday. The Pro Bowl tight end had everything; fame, fortune, and talentfrom...

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PLAYING THROUGH PAIN: IT'S WHY I LOVE HOCKEY PLAYERS.

It's why I love hockey playersPatrice Bergeron is why hockey players are the toughest athletes in professional sports. TheBruins center played Game 6 with a broken rid, separated shoulder, and torn cartilage. Are you kidding  me? Bears quarterback Jay Cutler twisted his knee during a playoff game two years ago and was sill standing, but he waved the white towel  and didn't return to help his team tryto win.It's why I love hockey players.Andrew...

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AARON HERNANDEZ AND THE RUSH TO JUDGEMENT

If you read the Boston papers over the past week, you probably think that Aaron Hernandezis the anti-Christ. Nearly every article painted him as a bad guy who attracts trouble like KimKardashian garners attention. Druggie, hood, thug, criminal were put in print, everythingelse but the word "murderer" was added for emphasis.And to think, the guy hasn't even been arrested.The dirty spotlight shined on Hernandez after an "associate" of his was found...

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BREAKING NEWS: UM, SORRY. OUR SOURCES WERE WRONG

On the information super highway littered with Twitter, 24-hour channels and reporters falling all over themselves to get the scoop, there have been some major catastrophes lately.Who can forget John King of CNN telling the world on live television that a suspect had been arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing case? He also described the suspect as "light, black-skinned male." A city on edge exhaled and was relieved that law enforcement...

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NESN'S PATRICK GAMERE: ALWAYS ON THE MONEY

Patrick Gamere is to videography what Steven Jobs was to technology: pure genius. Whenhe puts a camera on his shoulder,  he creates magic like Ozzie Smith often did with his glove.Gamere has the eye of a trained Navy SEAL sniper and, like Larry Bird,,  often sees things develop before they actually happen.Gamere is a longtime videography working for American's best regional network, NESN. Hehas been on a spectacular run in the city...

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JIMMY HOFFA AND TOP 5 THINGS INVESTIGATORS FIND

5. HOFFA WEARING TEBOW JERSEY. Even though he's been dead for more than 30years, Jimmy Hoff, miraculously, is wearing a Tim Tebow New York Jets jersey. When reachedfor comment, Tebow says, "My Lord and Savior works in mysterious ways." Jets owner WoodyJohnson wants to claim the jersey so he can auction it off to his season ticket holders, and BillBelichick says, "It is what it is. We think Tim's a good football player."4. HOFFA HAS IPHONE IN HIS...

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STEVE GLEASON: A HERO DEFINED

Before Monday, not many people other than hardcore football fans knew of Steve Gleason. Very few people outside of New Orleans were familiar with his story. That all changed thanksto the malicious and callous act of three sports radio jocks in Atlanta. For some reason, perhaps,to get a cheap laugh, they chose to mock Gleason, who is dying from ALS. They actuallyproduced a skit that had someone acting as Gleason being interviewed live on-air...

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