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The New England Patriots are a professional football team that has enjoyed varying degrees of success throughout its checkered history. Under owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots won three Super Bowls during a four-year period (2001-04). The team originated when Boston businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the upstart American Football League on Nov. 16, 1959. Originally known as the Boston Patriots, the team played home games at several venues during the 1960s, including six years at Fenway Park. The Patriots were one of 10 AFL teams that joined the NFL when the two leagues merged on Feb. 1, 1970. The following year, t...
The New England Patriots are a professional football team that has enjoyed varying degrees of success throughout its checkered history. Under owner Robert Kraft and coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots won three Super Bowls during a four-year period (2001-04). The team originated when Boston businessman William H. "Billy" Sullivan Jr. was awarded the eighth and final franchise in the upstart American Football League on Nov. 16, 1959. Originally known as the Boston Patriots, the team played home games at several venues during the 1960s, including six years at Fenway Park. The Patriots were one of 10 AFL teams that joined the NFL when the two leagues merged on Feb. 1, 1970. The following year, the team was renamed the New England Patriots and started playing home games at newly built Schaefer Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The venue would be renamed twice, first as Sullivan Stadium (1983-89) in honor of the man who founded the franchise and later as Foxboro Stadium (1990-2001) after Sullivan sold the team to Victor Kiam, owner and CEO of Remington Products in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1988. In 1992, Kiam sold the controlling interest of the team to James Orthwein. The ownership changed hands two years later when Kraft, who strategically purchased Sullivan Stadium in November 1988 with the hopes of buying the team some day, fulfilled a lifelong dream when he became the fourth owner in Patriots history on Feb. 25, 1994. The following day fans responded to the sale by purchasing nearly 6,000 season tickets, a single-day sales record at the time. The Patriots have come a long way. At his introductory press conference as head coach in 1969, Clive Rush was shocked, literally, when he grabbed a microphone that wasn't grounded and received a jolt. With the team headed to the postseason in 1978, fans were stunned to learn that coach Chuck Fairbanks had accepted a job to be the University of Colorado coach. The team suspended Fairbanks for the final game of the regular season but reinstated him for the playoffs and the Patriots played like a distracted team in a 34-14 loss to Houston. In 1985, the Patriots won three playoff games on the road for the team's first trip to the Super Bowl. Days after getting hammered by the Bears 46-10, six Patriots players were identified as drug users. The next time the Patriots played in the Super Bowl, there was more dysfunction. A power struggle between coach Bill Parcels and Kraft resulted in Parcells quitting shortly after a 35-21 loss to the Packers. He was replaced by Pete Carroll, who lasted three seasons. The Belichick era began in 2000 and coincided with the opening of Gillette Stadium two years later. In Belichick's first eight seasons, the team won the AFC East six times and three world championships with Tom Brady as quarterback.
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Tebow Preaches to 15K During Easter Event in Texas
CNNGEORGETOWN, Tx. -- After being all football in his last press conference following his trade to the New York Jets, Tim Tebow on Sunday was all about his faith, which he discussed at length with a Texas pastor during an Easter event. The New York Jets...Tags: College Sports, Football, Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Saturday Night Live (tv program)
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Girlfriend Convicted in Millionaire Love Triangle Murder
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA -- A Ladera Ranch woman was convicted Monday of first degree murder Monday for convincing her lover to kill her wealthy boyfriend to cash in on a $1 million insurance policy. Nanette Ann Packard, formerly Nanette Ann Johnston, 46, was found...Tags: Football, Crimes, Prosecution, Prisons, Trials
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Former NFL Player Convicted in OC Millionaire's Death
KTLA NewsNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- Former NFL linebacker, Eric Naposki, has been found guilty of killing a wealthy Newport Beach businessman for financial gain in 1994. Naposki, who was a linebacker in the late 1980s for the New England Patriots and...Tags: Football, Trials, Lawyers, Justice System, Theft
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Super Bowl XLV: Packers 31, Steelers 25
ARLINGTON, Tx. -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the Packers with an impeccable performance and defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV Sunday at Cowboys Stadium and bring the NFL championship back to Green Bay.
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Ex-NFL Star Corey Dillon Charged in Drunk Driving Case
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Former NFL star Corey Dillion has been charged with two misdemeanors in connection with his arrest in April on suspicion of drunk driving, according to the Los Angeles county district attorney's office. The former Cincinnati Bengals...Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Football, Domestic Violence, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Pete Carroll: Win Forever
Pete Carroll joined us live to talk about his new book "Win Forever – Live, Work and Play Like a Champion". In 2000, after his firing from head coach of the New England Patriots, Carroll, aware that this dream career of coaching may be over, looked at his...Tags: Sports, Football, Pete Carroll, Philosophy, Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady Say 'I Do'
LOS ANGELES - NFL Star Tom Brady and Supermodel Gisele Bundchen said 'I do' in Los Angeles Thursday night. Brady and his girlfriend of 3 years tied the knot at a Roman Catholic church. The guests were mostly immediate family members. The bride...Tags: Football, Leonardo DiCaprio, Entertainment, Roman Catholicism, Celebrity Parents
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USC, Patriots Football Star, Mosi Tatupu, Dies
KTLA NewsBOSTON -- Mosi Tatupu, one of the most popular players in New England Patriots history known for his inspired special teams play, has died. Tatupu died Tuesday at Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, hospital spokeswoman Ashley O'Brien said. O'Brien...Tags: Sports, Football, Health, Career and Workplace, National Football League
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Pete Carroll Says He Wanted New Challenge
Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- Pete Carroll says the only reason he is leaving Southern California to become Seattle Seahawks coach is because the challenge was too good to pass up. The Seahawks hired the charismatic coach away from USC on Monday. At a news...Tags: Employers, Football, Employment, New York Jets, College Football
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Ex-NFL Star Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting his Wife
KTLA NewsCALABASAS -- Former NFL running back Corey Dillon was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of assaulting his wife at their home in Calabasas -- his second arrest in less than 2 weeks. Dillion and his wife, Desiree Antoine-Dillon, had been arguing...Tags: Sports, Cincinnati Bengals, Football, Drunk Driving, Multi-Sport Events
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D.A. Drops Assault Case Against Ex-NFL Star Corey Dillon
KTLA NewsCALABASAS -- The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has decided not to file a case against former New England Patriot Corey Dillon, who was arrested earlier this month following an argument with his wife in Calabasas. Dillion and his wife,...Tags: Sports, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Cincinnati Bengals, Football, Police Arrests
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