Faulk rejoins Pats after mother&#39;s death
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Having returned to the New England Patriots on Tuesday after a three-week absence, running back Kevin Faulk acknowledged the obvious.
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Having slipped quietly from football, former N.F.L. linebacker LaVar Arrington now has the unfinished business of the rest of his life.
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While Laurence Maroney and Corey Dillon are lauded as the Patriots' 1-2 running punch, Kevin Faulk may prove just as important -- as a pass catcher. Last Sunday against Buffalo, he lined up at wide receiver and beat linebacker Angelo Crowell on a hook-and-go route for a 17-yard score -- the ninth receiving touchdown of his eight-year career.
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Marshall Faulk, out for the season and facing reconstructive knee surgery that almost certainly will end his career, has joined the NFL Network as an analyst.
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Linebacker Tedy Bruschi , who missed last Sunday's season opener after making a late push to return from his broken right wrist, participated in the Patriots' full-pads practice yesterday.
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It would have been easy to dedicate this one to &quot;Maw&quot; - the 78-year-old grandmother Ryan Franklin lost last week. He could have said it was for his son, splayed across his father&#39;s lap after the game.
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A former Tennessee football player and his mother have decided to allow a lawsuit against them to proceed in a fight to try to protect coaches who cooperate with NCAA investigators.
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Three times in their history the Patriots have traveled to this charming city to play in the Super Bowl. But yesterday they came here for a much more solemn occasion -- to honor the memory of teammate Marquise Hill.
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Nestled in a smallish town in the rolling hills of New England, the home of the NFL&#39;s most dominant team isn&#39;t the easiest stadium to get to on a Sunday afternoon.
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Tedy Bruschi returned to practice Thursday about one month after having surgery on his broken wrist and three days before the New England Patriots begin their season.
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More than two years ago, the New England Patriots&#39; offensive coordinator, Charlie Weis, was so close to dying after complications from stomach-stapling surgery that a priest offered him last rites twice.
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With Hurricane Frances bearing down on his Palm Beach County home, Florida Atlantic running back Doug Parker called his mother one last time before kickoff in Honolulu -- wanting to make sure everything was OK.
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When the Patriots lost outside linebacker Rosevelt Colvin to a season-ending foot injury Nov. 25, the team went from a five-man linebacker rotation to a four-man setup. One of the concerns was how the increased workload would affect the remaining linebackers - Junior Seau (38 years old), Tedy Bruschi (34), Mike Vrabel (32), and Adalius Thomas (30).
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That he is even back on the field is impressive. A hip injury in Week 2 last season against the Philadelphia Eagles left linebacker Rosevelt Colvin unable to play for the remainder of the season and, for a while, raised doubt as to whether he would ever play football again.
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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said he plans to return from a family funeral in Panama on Tuesday in time for Game 1 of the AL championship series against Boston. Rivera flew home to comfort relatives after two members of his wife's family were electrocuted in his pool. The ALCS begins Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
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The trio of Coach Bill Belichick and longtime assistants Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis enjoyed their final moments as a staff during the Patriots third Super Bowl victory.
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Stephon Marbury was back in uniform for the New York Knicks on Wednesday after missing most of the past month following the death of his father.