Patriots

Going into tonight’s game with the New York Jets, the New England Patriots are tied for first place at 1-0 with the Jets and the Miami Dolphins. B98.5, you’re Patriot station all season, will have the pre- game starting at 5:50 and kickoff at 8:30. The only team with a loss in the AFC East is Buffalo.

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The New England Patriots start the regular season this Sunday in Buffalo and they are expected to sign Enfield, Maine native Matt Mulligan to a contract. Mulligan is a former University of Maine football player and also played at Husson University in Bangor.

Preseason football has one more week to go and then the NFL starts playing for real. While the preseason doesn’t mean much as far as wins and losses go (so everyone says) it does give an indication where your team is, going into the regular season

Central Maine's Number #1 Country, B-98.5 is proud to be Central Maine's home for New England Patriots football. Hear all the games all season long on B-98.5. Tonight, the Patriots are in Detriot to take on the Lions.

After playing for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2004, guard Joe Andruzzi was already loved in Boston, but now he's a certified hero. After yesterday's deadly explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Andruzzi, who was at the scene as an observer hosting an event for his cancer foundation, left no doubt that he's an even larger star off the field than he was on it...

Today's top sports stories:

Wide receiver Wes Welker is leaving our New England Patriots. Free agency began yesterday and reports say Welker was not happy with the Pats initial offer and has now accepted a 2 year, $12 million deal with the Denver Broncos.

Today's top sports stories:

Given his frequent hard partying and bro-riffic off-the-field behavior, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems more likely to shotgun a beer than sip some lemonade.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are super rich. How rich are they? They're so rich that the $20 million L.A. home they live in is getting its own moat. For serious.

After a lot of talk about whether Tom Brady's slide into Ravens safety Ed Reed was dirty or not, the NFL has decided fine the Patriots quarterback.

The family of the late Junior Seau has filed a wrongful death suit against the NFL Wednesday, alleging that the trauma the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker suffered while playing in the league caused a brain disease that led him to commit suicide in May 2012.

The New England Patriots come up short again in their quest for another Super Bowl ring, but instead of talking about the Ravens' success it seems all anyone cares about is New England coach Bill Belichick's attitude after the game.

The San Francisco 49ers rallied past the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC title, and the Baltimore Ravens upset the New England Patriots for the AFC crown. San Francisco and Baltimore, coached by brothers Jim and John Harbaugh respectively, will meet in Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 in New Orleans. Here's a recap of Sunday's conference title games:

In a rematch of last season's AFC Championship game, the Baltimore Ravens this time come away the victors, and beat the New England Patriots.