The biggest wins and controversies from Bill Belichick’s career

This was supposed to be a marquee matchup, a competitive affair between two teams that have amounted to more than the sum of their parts through the first two-plus months of the season. The Canucks sure played like the No. 1 team in the Pacific Division. The same can’t be said for the No. 1…

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will cringe when he turns on the TV — or perhaps even looks at the other Gillette Stadium sideline — and sees Bill Belichick wearing a ratty sweatshirt with another team’s colors. But he has bigger things to worry about now. The Patriots need a coach for the first…

Kings center Anze Kopitar always knew where he wanted to go, never mind the prohibitive odds stacked against him. He was determined to become a professional hockey player, even though his homeland of Slovenia — part of Yugoslavia until 1991 — had little hockey tradition and few ice rinks. He realized at a young age…

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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Nothing, not even the brutal realities of the sport itself, can stop the NFL. This weekend, as another regular season stomps to a close, we’re reminded of its dominance. While ambivalent retiree Tom Brady might criticize today’s football, believing it has tumbled into “mediocrity,” millions…