THERE'S NO REPLACING MRS. TIMMIS

Everybody who met Kay Timmis, loved Kay Timmis. She could brighten up the darkest of days  and turn a frown upside down with her mega-watt smile. In a world that often asks "what  can you do for me?",  Mrs. Timmis was the first to help others and ask, "what can I do for you?"The entire community of New Canaan is now shedding a tear for the woman who gave it so much while never asking for a thing in return. ...

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MEDIA AND WHY THEY'RE WRONG ABOUT THE PATRIOTS

 If I had a dollar every time I heard someone in the national media say Deflate Gate isa 'major distraction' for the Patriots heading into the Super Bowl, I could buy Tom Brady'shouse in Brookline with straight cash.They never learn.No franchise is sports is better at dealing with 'major distractions' than the New EnglandPatriots. They don't fold under the weight of them, but use it as fuel to drive them.Remember SpyGate? After the first game...

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WITH BALLS DEFLATED, ROGER GOODELL UNDER PRESSURE

Roger Goodell has to get this one right.On the heels of the Ray Race scandal which tarnished the NFL's beloved shield and severely damaged the reputation of its commissioner, Deflate Gate has dipped the league in controversy, gripping the nation with the Super Bowl less than two weeks awayThe New England Patriots, a model NFL franchise but one that got exposed for recklessand blatant cheating in the SpyGate scandal in 2007, is being accused of thumbing...

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NFL HAS BELICHICK BY THE BALLS

There is a chance Bill Belichick didn't know a thing about the deflated balls. His quarterback,Tom Brady, is as meticulous and obsessive about preparation as the Patriots head coach is. Brady came into the league with a chip on his shoulder the size of Gilbrator, the result of being a sixth-round draft pick and the overlooked quarterback out of Michigan still looks for any edge he can get to succeed in the NFL. He is diligent about his...

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TOP 10 THINGS BELICHICK SAYS AT DEFLATE GATE PRESS CONFERENCE

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will address the media for the first time since news brokethat his team used 11 underinflated balls during the AFC Championship. Belichick's pressconferences are always must-see and must hear when controversy arises. Here are some ofthe things the Hoodie is likely to say when asked about DeflateGate.10. Anybody want to talk about the Aaron Hernandez trial?  9. Ask Charley Casserly about it. He's an expert on...

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'AMERICAN SNIPER' AND THE LOAD OF A GRIPER

Tearing down those who are on top. It's long been the American way,  hasn't it?Clint Eastwood's film 'American Sniper', created from the memoir of Chris Kyle, set all kindsof box office records last weekend. It's been nominated for several awards including best picture and Bradley Cooper is up for best actor after his riveting performance portrayinga Navy SEAL who becomes a legend for his work as a war-time sniper.The film is critically acclaimed...

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NFL HAS PROBLEM WITH ITS BALLS

Whoa! Less than two weeks before the Super Bowl, the NFL clearly has a problem with its balls.Marshawn Lynch is grabbing his, the Patriots are deflating theirs, and Roger Goodell is stilltrying to find a set after it was discovered he didn't have one during his handling of the RayRice scandal. The only thing missing from this made-for-social media drama is the ole ballcoach, Steve Spurrier.In the famous words of Vince Lombardi, "What the...

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MLK AND 'CONTENTS OF CHARACTER' IN SPORTS

If Martin Luther King, Jr. got a whiff of what's been going on in the sports worldover the past month, he'd probably roll over in his grave. The former civil rightswho famously said and hoped that his four little children would live in a nation "wherethey will not be judge by the color of their skin, but by the contents of their character",must be wondering what the hell is going on here.The contents of the character of our sports nation are spoiled...

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BELICHICK THE GREAT 'MOVING ON TO SEATTLE'

Will anybody in New England ever doubt Bill Belichick again?Is there going to be someone stupid enough to question his draft record again?Any newspaper in the Hub ever going to run a headline again asking, 'In Bill We Trust?'Yep, all that happened after the Patriots got crushed by Kansas City on September 29 whichdropped their record to a god-awful 2-2.Please, if you didn't see the greatness of Belichick before this season then I really hope youare...

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THE DISSECTION OF JIM TOMSULA

With his first word at his introductory press conference, the critique of Jim Tomsula wason. Everybody in 49ers nation hung on his every word, gesture, and facial twitch trying tofigure out if he was the right choice to replace Jim Harbaugh as the new head coach of thestoried franchiseIn this social media and talk radio world, everybody had an opinion of Tomsula's firstpress conference and one-on-one interviews with the media. He was dissected like...

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THE COMEBACK OF JOE PATERNO

Joe Paterno has been dead since 2012, but the former Penn State legend appears to be inthe midst of making an epic comeback.On Friday, the NCAA restored 111 of Paterno's coaching victories which had been vacated as part of the near-crippling sanctions imposed on the school for the child sex-abuse scandalinvolving former Paterno longtime assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. Paterno was fired bythe school he essentially built and his reputation was besmirched...

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CHARLES BARKLEY & KENNY SMITH TALK ARREST OF GREG ANTHONY

CBS basketball analyst Greg Anthony was arrested Friday for soliciting a prostitute and facesa possible 180 days in jail. The former star at UNLV and New York Knicks was in WashingtonD.C. and set to call a college game on SaturdayCharles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who work for Turner and teamed up with Anthony duringlast year's NCAA tournament, weighed in on the arrest of their colleague.Barkley: Damn, knucklehead. The guy makes over a million dollars...

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