Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said on Monday morning that he was happy with his team's Week 7 overtime win over the New York Jets, but noted that there is plenty of room for improvement.
"I'm certainly pleased by winning. I think that's the most important thing," he told the "Dennis & Callahan" show on WEEI sports radio in Boston (listen here). "Whether you win by a point or 10 points or 30 points, they all count the same. And we've been on the losing end of a one-point, a one-point, and a two-point game, and it feels good to win a three-point game.
Monday, October 22, 2012
HE RACE: After final debate, a mad rush to home
Debates have played an outsized role this year — both in deciding the Republican primaries and now in bringing the presidential choice into sharper focus for many Americans.
But with no further debates and barring an unforeseen ‘‘October surprise,’’ one of the few remaining uncertainties is the government’s release of this month’s jobs report just four days before the election.
The September report showed a sharp unemployment rate drop to 7.8 percent, dipping under 8 percent for the first time since the start of Obama’s presidency. Was that an aberration or is the jobs picture really improving?
The October report could tell us — although it won’t matter to the many who have already voted early.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Celtics
Chris Copeland blocked a potential game-tying 3-point shot from Jamar Smith as time expired in overtime and the Celtics fell 98-95 to the New York Knicks in Hartford, Conn.
Despite the outcome, the C's had plenty to be optimistic about. Jared Sullinger continued to excel and finished with a team-high 14 points and tied for the team high in rebounds with seven. Jeff Green also played well yet again and finished with 12 points and four rebounds.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Football game
he game plan might have to feature a few personnel tweaks if linebackers Dont'a Hightower(hamstring) and Tracy White (foot) aren't available. One area to watch is Rob Ninkovichreturning to more of a traditional linebacker-type role if Hightower and White aren't available. There aren't many other options and Ninkovich is a strong edge-setter, which is going to be crucial.
On offense, the plan figures to be dictated by how well the offensive front holds up. Does it need help? Regardless, I think the tight ends are going to be key, either by extending the line of scrimmage in a blocking role or as pass-catchers. How do the Seahawks match them?
The Patriots won't run for 200-plus yards like they did the past two weeks, but establishing enough of a ground game naturally will be important. They can't be one-dimensional in this environment.
On offense, the plan figures to be dictated by how well the offensive front holds up. Does it need help? Regardless, I think the tight ends are going to be key, either by extending the line of scrimmage in a blocking role or as pass-catchers. How do the Seahawks match them?
The Patriots won't run for 200-plus yards like they did the past two weeks, but establishing enough of a ground game naturally will be important. They can't be one-dimensional in this environment.
Casino
he department cited “a number of provisions that did not comply with the law,” including encroachment on tribal sovereignty and a lack of meaningful concessions from the state in exchange for tribal revenue, the department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is in charge of protecting tribes’ interests, said.
The tribe, which wants to build a casino in Taunton, is seeking to immediately begin renegotiating the deal, known as a compact.
Governor Patrick called the rejection “deeply disappointing.”
“The compact calls for us to resume negotiations in the face of a federal disapproval and requires legislative approval of any renegotiated compact,” Patrick said in a statement. “Those conversations will begin in earnest as we work with our partners in the legislature to determine [the] next steps. … I remain committed to striking an appropriate balance which protects the best interests of the commonwealth and the tribe.”
Under the terms of the rejected deal, the Mashpee would have paid the state 21.5 percent of all gambling revenue from their Taunton facility, in exchange for the right to run a gambling resort in Southeastern Massachusetts, and other considerations. As the Globe reported in July, 21.5 percent is very high in comparison to recent compacts signed by other tribes around the country.
“The revenue sharing provisions in this compact go beyond those permitted by the department,” wrote Kevin Washburn, assistant secretary of Indian affairs, in an 18-page rejection letter addressed to Patrick and dated Friday.
States cannot tax tribal casinos, and tribes are only allowed to trade revenue for something of value, normally an exclusive zone without competition from a commercial casino. The compact the state signed with the Mashpees provided limited exclusivity in Southeastern Massachusetts. It would have required a 15 percent cut of the tribe’s revenue even if a commercial resort was licensed in the region. The compact offered the tribe no protection from the establishment of a slot parlor anywhere in Southeastern Massachusetts.
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