Nick McDonald

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT As one of the NFL's highest-paid and most visible athletes, Tom Brady's list of concerns is short. And it doesn't include handling extra attention that might come as a result of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT The Patriots plan to sign quarterback Tim Tebow, ESPN reported Monday. Tebow is expected to take part in the Patriots' mandatory minicamp Tuesday, according to the report. He will...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT There are generally only a handful of occasions when the media is allowed access to assistant coaches in Foxborough, and Tuesday's OTA practice behind Gillette Stadium was one of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT Quarterback Tom Brady and the New England offense have been the story for the Patriots for the better part of the last decade. That will obviously continue in 2013 despite the...

The Sports Xchange Vereen to get chances in Patriots RB rotation FOXBOROUGH, Mass -- New England running back Stevan Ridley knows something about taking advantage of an opportunity that presents itself. A year ago the former third-round pick turned a...

Ravens strong safety Bernard Pollard lived up to his intimidating reputation as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL, knocking New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley out of Sunday's AFC championship game with a devastating fourth-quarter tackle....

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Tennis--Australian Open, same-day tape, 10 a.m. (ESPN2), 8 p.m., 2:30 a.m. (ESPN2) Women’s College Basketball--Iowa State at Oklahoma State, Noon (FXSP); Maryland at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m. (ESPN2); Alabama-Birmingham at...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Mitchell at Brandon Valley Philip Tournament Pierre at Huron HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars at Watertown, 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings vs. Bismarck, Odde Ice Center, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL...

||TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Men’s College Basketball--Georgetown at St. John’s, 10 a.m. (ESPN2); Duke at North Carolina State, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Marquette at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Minnesota at Indiana, 11 a.m. (Big 10 Network);...

TODAY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY Aberdeen Cougars vs. Huron, Odde Ice Center, 8 p.m. JUNIOR HOCKEY Aberdeen Wings at Austin Bruins, 7:15 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL South Dakota Aberdeen Central vs. Rapid City Stevens, Golden Eagles...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NFL Football--Minnesota Vikings at Houston Texas, Noon (FOX); Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos, 3 p.m. (CBS); Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals, 3:25 p.m. (FOX); San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 7:20 p.m. (NBC) Men&...

|TV SPORTS| |SATURDAY| Soccer--Premier League, Arsenal at Wigan, 6:30 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football--New Orleans Bowl, East Carolina vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m. (ESPN); Las Vegas Bowl, Washington vs. Boise State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Men’...