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In another week that was not what you would call a "pretty" win, the New England Patriots prevailed in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets. 

Tom Brady was clearly hampered for the entirety of the game, but he put the team on his back and settled in for a signature game-winning drive that we have all become accustomed to. By finding his rookie wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell, who burned old buddy Darrelle Revis for two touchdowns, including the game-winner, the Patriots were able to

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He’s 39 years old. He has played in only four games following a suspension. But at the midpoint of the NFL season, Tom Brady is the front-runner for the MVP award.

The New England Patriots quarterback has the stats, but — stop me if you’ve heard this before — Brady would be a controversial choice as MVP. Reggie Wayne was painfully, succinctly blunt about the matter. “There is no way Tom Brady can win MVP,” the former Indianapolis Colts receiver said on the NFL Network’s “Total Access,” “becaus

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Even though suspended New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady wasn't allowed near his team Sunday, he made sure to stay on top of the action around the NFL.

On Monday, the 39-year-old spoke to Jim Gray of Westwood One Radio (via the Boston Globeabout how he spent his first Sunday away from the team.

"Watched a lot of football," Brady said. "It was fun to sit on the couch and see a lot of those games from a different perspect [sic]. It was great to see t

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Tom Brady and the Patriots routed the Bengals and quieted the doubters.

The three-time Super Bowl winner finally looked like a quarterback who has thrown for 50,000 yards in his career as New England dominated the NFL’s last unbeaten team, beating Cincinnati 43-17 Sunday night.

Just six days earlier, the Patriots lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 41-14, unleashing criticism that Brady had regressed and lacked talented teammates to help him.

”It’s hard to be obliv

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Apple is denying a published report that it plans to shut down streaming service Beats Music.

Several prominent employees at Apple and Beats told TechCrunch that Apple planned to discontinue the service.

Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr denied Apple was shutting down Beats Music. He toldUSA TODAY: “It’s not true.”

One person familiar with the situation said that consumers should expect Apple to make some changes to the service. That could mean the brand is going away although the service is not.

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Falcon as the new Captain America
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The starred-and-striped suit will be taken over by Captain America’s longtime ally Falcon. 

If only comics were like the real world, then the second-in-command who has been valiantly putting in the work and learning the trade would get promoted regardless of color.

On Wednesday, Marvel Comics announced just such a promotion as Falcon, the African-American character born and raised in Harlem, will become the new Captain America (comic book aficionado an

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An illness kept Patriots quarterback Tom Brady from practicing on Wednesday. (Credit: USATSI)

An illness kept Patriots quarterback Tom Brady from practicing on Wednesday. (Credit: USATSI)

The New England Patriots are taking Tom Brady’s absence from practice in stride.

Four days before the AFC Championship game against the Denver Broncos, the star quarterback missed practice Wednesday because of illness and his right shoulder, the Patriots said in their practice report.

Brady said last week that he had a cold. Then he led the Patriots to a 43-22 win over the Indianapolis Colts in an AF

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