FOXBORO, Mass. Rivera, a 6-foot-2, 253-pound linebacker from Shawnee Mission, Kan. , joined the Patriots

Got Scoop? Click Here to send us your breaking news! Boston residents still mourning New England Patriots WR Wes Welker's crucial drop in Super Bowl XLVI were delivered 8,000 buttefingers chocolate bars Tuesday, Feb. 7, care of Pawngo.com, a Denver-based

Got Scoop? Click Here to send us your breaking news! Boston residents still mourning New England Patriots WR Wes Welker's crucial drop in Super Bowl XLVI were delivered 8,000 buttefingers chocolate bars Tuesday, Feb. 7, care of Pawngo.com, a Denver-based

The Patriots announced the signing of seven players to “Reserve/Futures” contracts. Signing contracts on Tuesday were wide receivers Britt Davis and Tiquan Underwood, offensive tackle Matt Kopa, defensive end Aaron Lavarias, linebackers Markell Carter an

In addition to Underwood, the Patriots also signed defensive back Ross Ventrone, linebacker Markell Carter, wide receiver Britt Davis, offensive lineman Matt Kopa, defensive end Aaron Lavarias and linebacker Mike Rivera. All of the players signed spent t

Foxborough -- Patriots Press Release: The New England Patriots have signed LB Markell Carter, WR Britt Davis, OL Matt Kopa, DE Aaron Lavarias, LB Mike Rivera, WR Tiquan Underwood and DB Ross Ventrone to future contracts today. Carter, 6-4, 248 pounds, wa

February, 7, 2012 Feb 7 5:30 PM ET When receiver Tiquan Underwood was released the night before the Super Bowl, he took the potentially crushing news in stride and called the Patriots a classy organization. He knew all along that as long as he wasn't cla

INDIANAPOLIS — Super Bowl Media Day is always a three-ring circus. And this year was no exception, evidenced by these observations: Rob Gronkowski is out of the boot: The Patriots star tight end was not wearing a walking boot during his hour-long intervi

INDIANAPOLIS — Media day at the Super Bowl was made for flamboyant players such as Chad Ochocinco. Have a big year in leading the team to the Super Bowl, then relish the hour spent on the podium, answering questions ranging from football to marriage prop

INDIANAPOLIS Linebacker Mike Rivera walked onto the Lucas Oil Stadium turf on Tuesday, brandishing his camera phone and trying to capture the sights and sounds of Super Bowl Media Day.Rivera, a former Shawnee Mission Northwest and Kansas star, is a membe

January, 27, 2012 Jan 27 1:20 PM ET When Patriots quarterback Tom Brady didn't practice Wednesday of last week, it was up to backup Brian Hoyer to keep the first-unit offense on track leading into the AFC Championship Game. Hoyer's work at practice was r

January, 23, 2012 Jan 23 4:00 PM ET What a fabulous set of championship games on Sunday. We'll have to wait two weeks to see the New England Patriots and the New York Giants get in on in Indianapolis, but here are the Big 12 alums who'll be suiting up in

There will be tryouts for a 12-under competitive softball team out of Merced on each Saturday in January at Moraga Park from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. If you were born in 1999 or later, you're eligible for the team, which will be playing in tournaments from Mar

New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker (right) carries the football as Mike Rivera tries to dislodge it during a drill at Thursday's practice. The team faces Baltimore Sunday afternoon for the AFC Conference championship. Guidelines: We welcome yo

January, 18, 2012 Jan 18 3:15 PM ET For the second time in a month, receiver/defensive back/returner Julian Edelman 's work in playing Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow was recognized by the coaching staff. Edelman today was named one of the team's practice

Anne Curtis' upcoming concert at Smart-Araneta has been described by the writer of the show as 'buwis-buhay' MANILA, Philippines – Hot celebrity Anne Curtis is hard at work preparing for the biggest show of her career. But with more than a week to go bef

Merced Youth Baseball hosting Dinner with the Stars Brian Fuentes and Doug Fister will be among the guests as the Merced Youth Baseball organization hosts a fund-raiser at the Merced County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. The dinner will be hel

Phillips, who will turn 35 in April, has played 91 games in the Majors with the Royals (2004-07), White Sox (2008) and Rockies (2009-10). He spent last season with the Indians' Triple-A Columbus affiliate and batted .237 with three home runs and 24 RBIs

January, 4, 2012 Jan 4 1:00 PM ET The Patriots won 13 games this season, which meant that they awarded practice player of the week honors 13 different times. The practice player of the week is awarded to those who the coaching staff feels best prepared t