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Jim Irsay to mix rock ‘n’ roll with Patriots-Colts nostalgia in July concert at TD Garden

The Colts owner is renting out TD Garden for a free all-star music concert and music exhibit July 15.
NFL

Arizona Cardinals release three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins

The Cardinals made the move after they failed to find a trading partner for Hopkins, who would have counted close to $31 million against their cap this season.
NFL

Foot injury could keep Jimmy Garoppolo out of Raiders practices until July

Garoppolo sustained the injury late last season with the 49ers, but said after signing with the Raiders in March that he wasn’t concerned about being available.
Patriots

Patriots lose two practice days as a penalty for holding late meetings

Coach Bill Belichick also was fined $50,000 for the rules violations.

Patriots
Patriots reportedly have two OTA sessions taken away because of a violation of offseason rules
ESPN is reporting the Patriots were docked one OTA session this week and one next week.

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In NFL power circles, money is king and fans’ interests don’t seem to count
With decisions such as the recent Thursday flex rule change, the NFL has again demonstrated where its priorities lie.

ben volin | on football

NFL makes change to kickoff rule for player safety, but not everyone likes it

The returner can now make a fair catch to put the ball at the 25, which has special teams coaches incensed.
Sports Media

Devin McCourty will join NBC Sports as an analyst for ‘Football Night in America’

The former defensive back will join the weekly program that recaps Sunday afternoon's games and serves as a pregame show to "Sunday Night Football."

Tom Brady to buy stake in Raiders, owner tells ESPN

Las Vegas Raiders principal owner Mark Davis told ESPN that recently retired and seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady will become a minority owner of the team.
Ben Volin | On Football

The NFL’s new Thursday flex scheduling has one major loser: The fans

The league passed new scheduling rules that will allow Sunday games to be moved to Thursday and vice-versa, which could throw huge wrenches into plans for traveling fans.
Patriots

Princeton’s Maya Ana Callender makes a little history as Patriots’ first full-time female scout

Callender was Princeton's director of football operations and has completed two fellowships with NFL teams.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Analyzing the 10 best moves of the NFL offseason

By mid-May, 95 percent of a team’s roster is more or less set for the season.

Jim Brown, legendary NFL star and civil rights advocate, dies at 87

Brown was one of the greatest players in NFL history, but cut his career short to focus on acting and social activism. He was a contentious character, arrested a half dozen times, mostly on charges of hitting women.
PATRIOTS

Matthew Judon calls out Cowboys’ Micah Parsons for his ‘bandwagon’ attire at Celtics game

The Pennsylvania native and Penn State alum wore a Tyrese Maxey Sixers jersey last week in Philly but donned a Jayson Tatum jersey while sitting courtside in Boston.
Patriots

What happened to the Patriots’ 2019 draft class?

Following Thursday's release of offensive lineman Yodny Cajuste, all 10 players New England drafted in 2019 are no longer with the franchise.
patriots notebook

Calvin Anderson is a Rubik’s Cube expert — and perhaps a piece of the puzzle on the Patriots offensive line

The offensive tackle, who is back for a second stint after signing as a free agent, has a twist to his talent: He solves the cube without looking at it.
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Jonathan Jones, a newly licensed pilot, will be needed to captain the Patriots secondary, too

With Devin McCourty retired, the leadership responsibilities for a young group fall to the eighth-year cornerback.
NFL

Matt Ryan joining CBS as an NFL analyst, though he makes clear move isn’t a retirement announcement

The 37-year-old is coming being benched twice by the Indianapolis Colts, who acquired him in a trade last year after he spent 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, then released.

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Alex Cora likes the idea of stretching out his long relievers in the bullpen

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TNT broadcaster Kevin Harlan’s patient approach served him well in never-to-be-forgotten Celtics moment

Harlan took a measured, patient approach in those tense moments of chaos rather than attempting to make a highlight-reel call.

MIAA DIVISION 4 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Rithikh Prakash wills Burlington to Division 4 state boys’ track and field championship while Newburyport girls win with depth

The Cornell-bound senior gutted through a 2:05 split in the Red Devils’ second-place 4x800 (8:08.85), helping lift Burlington to its first state title since 2017.

Red Sox

Red Sox top prospect Marcelo Mayer promoted to Double A Portland after tearing it up throughout the month

“No doubt he’s knocking on the door," farm director Brian Abraham said this month of Mayer. "He’s pushing down the door. And he’s consistent. That’s what we want to see.”

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Red Sox caught up in the hoopla of potentially historic Celtics run

Alex Cora and several members of the team are making arrangements to attend Game 7 on Memorial Day — an off-day for the Sox in Boston at the conclusion of a nine-game, 11-day road trip.

MIAA DIVISION 2 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Annie Comella’s record-setting long jump launched Wellesley to a Division 2 championship; North Andover boys go back-to-back

Championing all three relay events, Wellesley repeated as the Division 2 track and field girls’ state champions for the fourth time in five years.