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New England Patriots owner to NFL: I expect apology over Deflategate
The owner of the New England Patriots said Monday that he expects an apology from the NFL after it concludes its investigation into Deflategate. Robert Kraft said he is positive that his team -- especially Coach Bill Belichick and star quarterback Tom Brady -- will be cleared of any wrongdoing. The scandal arose when it was discovered that 11 of the 12 footballs provided by the Patriots for the AFC championship game against the Indianapolis Colts became underinflated. Underinflated footballs are easier to throw and secure in slick weather conditions. Kraft, like Belichick, was adamant that weather was probably what deflated the footballs, and that the NFL's...
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New England Patriots owner to NFL: I expect apology over Deflategate
The owner of the New England Patriots said Monday that he expects an apology from the NFL after it concludes its investigation into Deflategate.
Robert Kraft said he is positive that his team -- especially Coach Bill Belichick and star...
Controversies such as 'Deflategate' aren't new to the Super Bowl
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Good bets for Super Bowl partying in Las Vegas
As the clock ticks toward the Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, fans who will be spending the weekend in Las Vegas have a tantalizing decision to make: Will a humble hot dog be enough when dishes such as chili...
Tom Brady: 'My feelings got hurt' over 'Deflategate' scrutiny
So it turns out that sure-fire Hall of Fame, multiple Super Bowl-winning, widely-considered-one-of-the-best-ever NFL quarterbacks who just happen to have rugged good looks, a supermodel wife and a house with a moat have feelings too.
New England QB Tom...
Colts owner Jim Irsay weighs in on 'Deflategate' via Twitter
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Deflategate: NFL reportedly focusing on Patriots locker room attendant
The NFL is focusing its Deflategate investigation on a New England Patriots locker room attendant, according to Fox Sports.
The sports network reported that there is video showing the attendant taking footballs the Patriots provided before the AFC...
Richard Sherman: NFL probably won't punish Patriots over 'Deflategate'
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Shortly after the Seattle Seahawks arrived in...
Seahawks' Richard Sherman fires first shot in Patriots 'Deflategate'
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Seattle's Kam Chancellor plans to bring the gavel down at Super Bowl
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Bill Belichick's football explanation made no sense, Bill Nye says
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New England Patriots might go unscathed — and that's deflating
Bill Belichick played the rumpled dunce, wrinkled sweatshirt, rolled-up sleeves, the world's most detailed football coach shrugging and sighing and professing to have no idea about footballs.
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In the NFL, sometimes it's motivation by rejection
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Tom Brady denies any knowledge of footballs being deflated
New England quarterback Tom Brady said Thursday he was not aware of anyone deflating footballs before the AFC championship game, nor did he instruct anyone to do so.
“I didn’t alter the ball in any way,” Brady told reporters in a news conference that was...
Bill Belichick: Patriots followed 'every rule' in preparing balls
New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick said the team followed "every rule to the letter" in how it prepared game balls for last weekend's AFC championship game.
Belichick said the Patriots conducted an internal simulation to determine what...
Letters: Time to let the air out of this NFL story
The NFL meets NASCAR, where if you ain't cheatin', you ain't racin'. Bill Belichick done Junior Johnson proud.
Marc Keenberg
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Bill Belichick knew nothing about deflated footballs, and Pete Carroll knew nothing about Reggie Bush.
Let's move...
NFL announces Deflategate probe, likely will last beyond Super Bowl
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Did 'Sesame Street' just troll the Patriots over Deflategate? [Video]
Listen up, kids. It's not nice to pick on people.
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Deflated footballs in high school are nothing new
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Patriots' Bill Belichick 'shocked' by reports of deflated footballs
New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick addressed the media Thursday about the so-called Deflategate situation, the accusation the Patriots deflated their footballs in Sunday’s AFC championship game against Indianapolis.
Belichick glanced at his...
Patriots, Bill Belichick at the center of 'Deflategate'
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