Jim Donaldson
11/30/2008
Jim Donaldson -- Schedule is the Patriots' best friend the rest of the way
FOXBORO -- On a day of doom and gloom, I bring you sweetness and light.
Jim Donaldson -- As good as he’s been, Cassel is no Brady
FOXBORO — As should be obvious to anyone who has paid any attention to the Patriots this season, Matt Cassel clearly is better than Tom Brady.
11/26/2008
Jim Donaldson -- There's not that much difference between hoops' no-names and big names
Remember these games, these scores.
11/23/2008
Jim Donaldson -- Cassel's finding his comfort zone . . . and the record books
The Pats' quarterback continues his week-by-week improvement with his second straight 400-yard performance
Patriots 48, Dolphins 28: Moss proves to be double trouble for Miami
Pats' wide receiver feels 'disrespected' by Dolphins' single coverage, and he makes them pay with 8 catches for 125 yards and 3 touchdowns
Patriots 48, Dolphins 28: Welker takes a licking and keeps on ticking
Pats' diminutive wide receiver absorbs a bone-rattling hit from Channing Crowder, but returns and puts together an 8-catch, 120-yard performance
Jim Donaldson: Ties in football would enhance the game
MIAMI –– It was 40 years ago today that Harvard beat Yale, 29-29.
11/22/2008
R.I.’s top golfers played through a plethora of woes in ’08
Ills and injuries conspire to deny the golfers a tournament win, two forfeited full Tour privileges, and one hardly played.
11/19/2008
Jim Donaldson: Another loss to Dolphins could end Patriots’ playoff hopes
The Patriots are a more-than-respectable — especially considering all of the injuries they’ve had — 6-4, but, if the playoffs were starting this weekend, they would be on the outside looking in.
11/17/2008
Jim Donaldson -- Rams win when they should have lost, and vice versa
Monday-morning quarterbacking, while thinking that if this weekend was any indication, it’s going to be a wild, wacky, wonderful year in local college basketball…
11/14/2008
Jim Donaldson -- In the end, the Patriots were once again defenseless
FOXBORO — How many times have we seen this?
Favre impressed by Cassel, Patriots' comeback
FOXBORO -- Brett Favre was as impressed with Matt Cassel and Randy Moss as he was with his own teammates after the Jets moved into first place in the AFC East by beating the Patriots in overtime, 34-31, Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
Moss catches them when it counts
FOXBORO -- Randy Moss, double-covered most of the time, didn't have a catch in the first half against the Jets, and, with only seconds remaining in the second half, had just two receptions for a mere 10 yards.
Jets get the win they've long been waiting for
FOXBORO -- That wasn't just a big win for the Jets. It was a huge win.
11/12/2008
Jim Donaldson –– Troy Brown, the ultimate Patriot, will get his due tomorrow in Foxboro
Tomorrow night is Troy Brown Night at Gillette Stadium.
11/09/2008
Jim Donaldson -- Likeable Green-Ellis succeeds by keeping it simple
FOXBORO - Nice young man, BenJarvus Green-Ellis. Pleasant. Polite. Responds to anything people ask him by saying "Sir," or "M'am."
Patriots' defense confused Buffalo quarterback Edwards
FOXBORO -- After throwing two interceptions, Bills quarterback Trent Edwards also tossed a few compliments in the direction of the New England defense.
Jim Donaldson -- This year, Pats could be cooked by Thanksgiving
No less an authority than Tom Brady has said: “The real season begins after Thanksgiving.”
11/05/2008
Jim Donaldson -- Is the Patriots’ glass half-full or half-empty?
We are halfway through this 2008 Patriots football season –– one which has turned out to be very different from what we expected, and worlds away from last year’s near-perfect season.
11/03/2008
Jim Donaldson -- Bad decisions, pointless possessions lead Pats to loss
INDIANAPOLIS — The Patriots managed to hang on to the football, but gave away the game.
Vinatieri's 52-yarder proves the game-winner for Colts
INDIANAPOLIS -- Adam Vinatieri, who kicked three of the most memorable field goals in Patriots history, hit a 52-yarder for the Colts midway through the fourth quarter Sunday night that wound up being the game-winner against his former team.
Manning continues successful run against Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS -- After struggling against the Patriots for years, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning now has beaten New England in four of the last five games over the past four seasons.
11/02/2008
Weis taking his lumps at Notre Dame
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Suffice it to say that erstwhile offensive genius Charlie Weis isn’t looking quite as smart these days as head coach at Notre Dame as he did back in the days when, as offensive coordinator, he was instrumental in helping the New England Patriots win three Super Bowls.
