Jim Donaldson

11/22/2009

Jim Donaldson: Rex Ryan may not realize it, but there’s no crying in football
“Blubber: 1. n., Excess body fat; 2. v., To weep noisily and without restraint.”

11/20/2009

Jim Donaldson: ‘Body issue’ pic has just been a small part of a whirlwind year for Grzebien
Now that the furor has died down over Anna Grzebien appearing nude in the “Body Issue” of ESPN the Magazine…

11/17/2009

Jim Donaldson: Belichick made the right call, it just didn’t work out
INDIANAPOLIS –– I’m backing Bill Belichick.

11/16/2009

In Indianapolis, Patriots lose one they should have had
INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Belichick gambled.

Jim Donaldson: AFC there for the taking for Pats, Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — Denver lost. Again. For the third game in a row. This time, to the struggling Redskins, who improved to 3-6 while dropping the free-falling Broncos to 6-3.

11/15/2009

All differences aside, Brady and Manning are as good as it gets
What’s not debatable is that Brady and Manning are the two best quarterbacks in the game today. And two of the best ever.

11/08/2009

Jim Donaldson: Dolphins not likely to sneak up on Patriots
FOXBORO — It’s been two weeks since the Patriots played a game; three weeks since they played a game in this country.

11/04/2009

Jim Donaldson: 27 reasons to root against the Yankees
If you’re a Red Sox fan, there is only one reason to watch the World Series:

11/02/2009

Jim Donaldson: Football, not baseball, is the true ‘National Pastime’
What with the World Series going on, the Fall Classic and all that, this seems like a good time to ask the simple sports question: What is America’s “National Pastime?”

10/30/2009

Jim Donaldson: For Patriots, the toughest battle could be staying healthy
So far, so good for the Patriots. But there’s still a lot of football left to be played, and the New England doesn't have any players left to spare.

10/25/2009

Jim Donaldson: Patriots prove that Bucs aren’t really in the same league
LONDON – They could play in Tampa or Foxboro, in London, England; London, Ontario; New London, Connecticut; or Timbuktu.

London fans see a good Tom Brady, but not a flawless one
LONDON – It wasn’t Tom Brady at his best.

English Patriots fans have gotten over that unpleasant 1776 thing
LONDON — When they were first married in 1993, Mandy Ward romantically thought she and her husband, Mark, would always have Paris — just like Rick and Ilsa in the classic film Casablanca.

10/24/2009

Jim Donaldson: Roger Goodell sees opportunities for NFL to expand in London
LONDON – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ought to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics.

10/23/2009

Patriots in London: Former kicker John Smith is now the team’s ambassador in his home country
LONDON –– When the Patriots’ plane lands Friday morning in England, there’ll be an ambassador on board.

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