Robert Kraft
Army-Navy game heading to New England for 1st time

Jun. 15, 2022 04:43 PM EDT
The Army-Navy game will be played in New England for the first time, the service academies announced Wednesday as they revealed the five cities that will host the...

In this photo provided by El Salvador's presidential press office, airport workers unload a container of Chinese-made Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines from The New England Patriots team plane at the airport in San Salvador, El Salvador, late Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (El Salvador's presidential press office via AP)
New England Pats give flight to China's vaccine diplomacy

By Joshua Goodman May. 21, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, talks to head coach Bill Belichick as their team warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, N.J., in this Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, file photo. Belichick never was one to spent wildly in free agency. But after watching Tom Brady celebrate another Super Bowl in another city, Belichick and his boss, Robert Kraft, had seen enough. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
Kraft: Spending spree response to 7-9 record, not Brady win

By Jimmy Golen Mar. 31, 2021 06:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2020, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles strong safety Jalen Mills (21) walks off the field at half time during an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. A person familiar with the deal says Mills is signing with the New England Patriots for four years and $24 million. (AP Photo/Jennifer Stewart, File)
Energy already high among new additions to Patriots' roster

By Kyle Hightower Mar. 22, 2021 05:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, file photo, An 'NFL on prime video' banner hangs on the field prior to an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, Ariz. The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, March 18, 2021 including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” beginning in 2022.(AP Photo/Jennifer Stewart, File)
Analysis: NFL 11-season broadcast deals are groundbreaking

By Barry Wilner Mar. 19, 2021 03:23 PM EDT

FILE - This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, March 18, 2021 including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” beginning in 2022 (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Amazon gets Thursday night games, NFL nearly doubles TV deal

By Joe Reedy Mar. 18, 2021 04:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo, the NFL logo is displayed at midfield during an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. There are some very rich people about to get a whole lot richer. Who else but NFL owners? Probably within the next week, those 32 multi-millionaires/billionaires will see their future earnings increase exponentially. The league is on the verge of extending its broadcast deals with its current partners, and with a new full-time rights holder in Amazon likely acquiring streaming rights. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, FIle)
Analysis: NFL's very rich owners about to get much more rich

By Barry Wilner Mar. 05, 2021 03:48 PM EST

Patriots fly health care workers to the Super Bowl

Feb. 07, 2021 03:14 PM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of vaccinated health care workers scored a free trip to the Super Bowl on Sunday, courtesy of the New England Patriots and the Kraft...

Sheriff won't attend future commission meetings in person

Feb. 05, 2021 09:17 AM EST
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — The day after Androscoggin County commissioners considered a resolution against mask-wearing mandates, the sheriff said he and his...

FILE - In this June 23, 2018 file photo, Kenny Chesney performs during the Trip Around the Sun Tour in Phoenix. Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to have an artificial reef installed off of Florida’s Atlantic Coast. The organization and other marine groups donated and installed 13 reef balls on the ocean floor off of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)
Favre, Chesney, Saban taking part in Super Bowl town hall

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2021 01:11 PM EST

FILE - In this April 2, 2020, file photo, a person on a stretcher is removed from Carnival's Holland America cruise ship Zaandam at Port Everglades during the new coronavirus pandemic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Several major cruise lines have canceled trips until the first quarter of 2021. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Florida's 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election

By Terry Spencer Dec. 27, 2020 01:57 PM EST

Update on the latest in sports:

Jun. 05, 2020 10:35 AM EDT
MLB-LABOR STANDOFF Players holding firm in battle with MLB NEW YORK (AP) — Major league players and owners continue to...

A couple wear a protective masks due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak as they walk on the shore of Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, Mass., Friday, May 22, 2020. Beaches in Gloucester reopened with restrictions on Friday after being closed two months ago due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Massachusetts unemployment rate rockets higher than 15%

May. 22, 2020 10:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 1, 2018, file photo, a New England Patriots Super Bowl LI ring, created after the 38-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons in 2017, is seen at the Super Bowl Rings exhibit in Indianapolis. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has donated his Super Bowl LI championship ring to an auction that raises money to provide meals for those in need during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
COVID-19 deaths top 5,000; Baker outlines reopening plan

By Steve Leblanc And Mark Pratt May. 11, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump attends a teleconference with governors at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Washington. From left, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and Adm. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health. There’s the standard process for getting urgently needed coronavirus equipment: send a request to FEMA. Then there’s the other way: have a buddy who can pick up the phone and call the Trump White House. Trump’s team has proudly recounted instances where a call to the White House has produced fast results for those who have an in with the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Poolm, File)
Calling Trump: When connections help steer virus supplies

By Jill Colvin Apr. 11, 2020 12:18 AM EDT

In this Thursday, April 2, 2020, photo Dr. Daniel Durand, Chief Innovation Officer at Lifebridge Health, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Randallstown, Md. As just one example of what states and hospitals face, Durand said coveted N-95 face masks that used to cost less than a dollar each can't be found for less than $3.70. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation

By Brian Witte Apr. 04, 2020 09:42 AM EDT

Palettes of N95 respirator masks are off-loaded from the New England Patriots football team's customized Boeing 767 jet on the tarmac, Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Logan Airport in Boston, after returning from China. The Kraft family deployed the Patriots team plane to China to fetch more than one million masks for use by front-line health care workers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Patriots use team plane to help Mass., fly N95 in from China

By Kyle Hightower Apr. 02, 2020 06:55 PM EDT

British Open could be postponed...Pats aid in coronavirus battle...Wesson eyes NBA draft

Apr. 02, 2020 05:24 PM EDT
UNDATED (AP) — British Open organizers say postponement is an option for this year's tournament at Royal St. George’s. The 149th edition of the Open...

A passer-by walks past a closed social club, left, in Somerville, Mass., Thursday, April 2, 2020. Many people are working from home and many business have indefinitely closed out of concern about the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Patriots plane ferries critical masks from China to US

By Mark Pratt And Steve Leblanc Apr. 02, 2020 05:01 PM EDT

Update on the latest sports

Apr. 02, 2020 04:20 PM EDT
VIRUS OUTBREAK-SPORTS British Open could be postponed UNDATED (AP) — British Open organizers say postponement is an...