Of the many New York-New England ties mentioned this week, the saddest one had to do with the passing of Mike Holovak.

Both Super Bowl head coaches, Tom Coughlin and Bill Belichick, were asked about Holovak, who died Sunday at the age of 88, and both had memories — Coughlin because he, like Holovak, was a head coach at Boston College, Belichick because he is, as Holovak was, a highly successful … More

There is no truth to the rumor that New England held its Monday media session in the Phoenix Convention Center because coach Bill Belichick didn't want the early horde of reporters descending on the team hotel. Actually, reporters did that Sunday when the Patriots arrived.

But Belichick didn't change his spots when it came to revealing anything about QB Tom Brady's sore ankle, going for 19-0 or a… More

If anyone thought Eric Mangini would stray off message, allow a glimpse of personal joy, fear, anger, sorrow, excitement or some other emotion now that undefeated New England looms just six days away, he or she was mistaken.

The Jets head coach took some questions about his onside kick decisions and two-point conversion call during the 24-18 loss to Cleveland at the top of his just-concluded day-… More