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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Filed under: Patriots , NFL Media Watch On the day before this year's Super Bowl, the Boston Herald ran a story by reporter John Tomase alleging that the Patriots had taped the Rams' final practice prior to the 2002 Super Bowl. The Herald later recanted that story, and although the paper publicly stood by Tomase, there have been questions about whether he could continue to be the paper's main Patriots...
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Bill Belichick sat on the sideline, watching the Celtics wrap up their championship three years after his Patriots won their ...
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
My thoughts: Yes. Whether you agree with the actions taken by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or not, Goodell did act. The public didn't share the ongoing interest of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Matt Walsh didn't have the goods when it came to the allegation that the Patriots had taped the Rams' walk-through before their Super Bowl meeting. The scandal will forever affect how the accomplishments...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The other: The effects from Spygate, which started on the opening day of the 2007 season, when a Patriots employee was caught taping New York Jets defensive signals from the sideline, continued well into the offseason. It didn't end until early June after Matt Walsh, the ex-Patriots video employee and would-be whistle blower, disclosed nothing new to commissioner Roger Goodell, and Sen. Arlen...
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Bill Belichick sat on the sideline, watching the Celtics wrap up their championship -- three years after his Patriots won their most recent title.
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | yesterday
... are allowed, though all items may be subject to inspection. Video cameras - remember, we’re in the Spygate era of the National Football League - are not allowed on the campus. Team officials have said they are unsure what kind of reception to expect from Rams fans and local fans interested in seeing another professional football team get ready for the season. Besides the Green Bay Packers,...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... defeats in modern history in Super Bowl XLII. They spent most of the offseason staving off Spygate. MultimediaNikola Solic / Reuters Slide show VideoDonald Miralle / Getty ImagesSpecial featureTopicsLatest headlinesBatman star Christian Bale was to be questioned by police over allegations he assaulted his mother and sister the night before the European premiere of his film, "The Dark Knight,"...
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The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... in the last few years), Mark Fainaru-Wada (co-author of Game of Shadows) and Mike Fish (Mr. Spygate) - all of whom were at newspapers less than 10 years ago. When we pressed a few journalists to tell us which newspapers do the best investigative work, only a few names emerged from the dying genre: Danny Robbins at the Fort-Worth Star Telegram, George Dohrmann at Sports Illustrated, Michael...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... 1 — New England: The Patriots have no doubt had a tumultuous offseason. Aside from lingering Spygate fallout, there have been the Nick Kaczur, Kevin Faulk and Willie Andrews arrests and a host of key contributors from the '07 team lost to free agency. That said, the Pats bring all the majority of their big dogs back — most importantly Randy Moss — and will be playing with a vengeance in...
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www.jetnation.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
By Nick Ferraro 1. New England Patriots Spygate and a drug bust have complicated the offseason, but this is still the league’s most talented team. Another AFC East crown is a given, but that will do little to cure the hangover the Pats have from last season. It will be about finishing in the post-season. A weaker [...]
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The Landry Hat (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The New England Patriots fallout that began with SpyGate continues its downward spiral of death. Now, offensive fatman Nick Kaczur was caught with 202 Oxycontin pills during a stop in April. The pills were apparently made in Canada, which means he got them without a prescription. Kaczur is not injured, but addicted to painkillers. This is [...]
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... • Watch: • Our vote: • SportsNation: Our experts still maintain that the , despite enduring more Spygate drama in the offseason, reign as the NFL's strongest unit. The and are virtually deadlocked just behind the Patriots. The and fill out the Nos. 4 and 5 spots, respectively. The defending Super Bowl champion still have something to prove to our pollsters, as they remain embedded in the...
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Now that Spygate has been put to rest, the league is reviewing video of past games in search of what has been described as "suspicious" hand gestures by players. Specifically, the NFL is on the lookout for gang signals that may or may not have been flashed during games.
