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Bob Ryan will square off against a fellow pundit in a fast-paced debate on 10 of the most pertinent local sports questions of the week. Look for two fresh topics each weekday around lunchtime, Monday-Friday.

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Floyd Reese on McNair's death
Patriots senior football adviser Floyd Reese comments on the death of Steve McNair.
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What's in your 5?
With training camp a month away, the Globe's Mike Reiss reveals his top five Patriots preseason questions. No. 1: How is Tom Brady's recovery progressing?  (6/30/09)
Big Vince at a familiar fork in the road
If you are Vince Wilfork, and if you are serious about making a point, you really have no choice. You have to sit out minicamp. You have to sit out training camp. And most importantly, you have to sit out games.
Meet the Pats' draft class

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The Patriots selected 12 players, including DB Darius Butler (left) in a whirlwind 2009 NFL Draft this weekend. Learn more about New England's rookies.

McNair dead at 36

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, 36, was shot multiple times, including once in the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him yesterday in a downtown Nashville condominium, police said. (Boston Globe, 1:38 a.m.)
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No trouble crossing border

Larry Izzo 9above) is on the Other Side now. Some in these parts would call it the Dark Side. He's a member of the New York Jets, a switch of affiliations that is akin to Penn. Senator Arlen Specter reneging his GOP status to become a Democrat. (Boston Globe, 7/4/09)
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What's in your 5?

With training camp a month away, the Globe's Mike Reiss reveals his top five Patriots preseason questions. No. 1: How is Tom Brady's recovery progressing?
Globe 10.0: Could McGinest still help the Patriots?

Globe 10.0: Could McGinest still help the Patriots?

Could veteran linebacker Willie McGinest help the Patriots in a one-year situation? Kevin Paul Dupont and Tony Massarotti debate.

Return of Big Mac?

Could the return of Willie McGinest be part of the answer to the Patriots' questions at outside linebacker? The veteran wouldn't mind a comeback.
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Bruschi blows whistle: He wants to coach

Linebacker Tedy Bruschi is still couching exactly when his playing career will end, but when it does, he wouldn’t mind coaching. (Boston Globe, 7/1/09)
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Taking Rams by the horns

To some New Englanders, Steve Spagnuolo is known as the mastermind behind the defensive plan that derailed the Pats' hopes for a perfect season in Super Bowl XLII. But for long-timers in the region, he is more than that. Spagnuolo (left) was hired to lead the St. Louis Rams in January. (Boston Globe, 6/28/09)
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