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Villanova's Jalen Brunson, front, drives past West Virginia's Wesley Harris during the first half of an NCAA men's college basketball tournament regional semifinal Friday, March 23, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Villanova 3s shoot down West Virginia pressure 90-78

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressMarch 24, 2018

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, NFL football players Jason McCourty, left, Devin McCourty pose at the VIP Reception hosted by the NFLPA in New Orleans. The McCourty twins are back together. The Cleveland Browns traded cornerback Jason McCourty to the New England Patriots, reuniting him with his brother, Devin, on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Browns also sent a seventh-round pick to the Patriots to get a sixth-rounder in return. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Invision for NFLPA/AP Images, via AP, File)

New Patriots’ CB Jason McCourty to play with twin brother

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressMarch 20, 2018

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) is fouled by Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks, top, on a drive to the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Irving scores 25, Celtics hold off Grizzlies 109-98

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressFebruary 26, 2018

Former Boston Celtics Paul Pierce comes onto the court during a ceremony to retire his number following an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Boston, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Paul Pierce joins Celtics legends as team retires his No. 34

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressFebruary 11, 2018

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels talk before an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Foxborough, Mass. McDaniels has backed out of a deal to become the Indianapolis' Colts new coach, a decision that shocked the franchise hours after it announced his hiring. The Colts confirmed McDaniels' decision in a statement Tuesday night after reports emerged that the Patriots' offensive coordinator had opted to stay in New England with coach Bill Belichick. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

McDaniels stay gives Patriots possible Belichick successor

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressFebruary 7, 2018

Philadelphia Eagles' Jay Ajayi, right, tries to get away from New England Patriots' Devin McCourty during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Patriots defense pushed around in Super Bowl loss to Eagles

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressFebruary 5, 2018

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady catches a ball during a practice Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Patriots are scheduled to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game Sunday, Feb. 4. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Brady and numbers point to another Patriots Super Bowl win

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressFebruary 4, 2018

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 file photo, New England Patriots cornerback Eric Rowe takes questions from reporters in the team's locker room in Foxborough, Mass. Eric Rowe was in a daze after being told he was being traded from Philadelphia to New England in September of 2016, wondering why the team that drafted in the second round a year earlier no longer wanted him. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Text from Jenkins helped Pats’ Rowe after trade from Eagles

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressFebruary 1, 2018

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots defensive tackle Ricky Jean Francois, left, takes part in drills before practicing with defensive end Lawrence Guy on the campus of the Air Force Academy in Air Force Academy, Colo. The Patriots have always had a knack for getting production out of late-round draft picks and undrafted free agents. This season in no exception with previously unknown players like 2011 seventh-round draft pick Lawrence Guy and Ricky Jean Francois, a seventh-round pick in 2009, both making key contributions on the defensive line. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Guy, Jean Francois, appreciate tough paths to Super Bowl

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressJanuary 31, 2018

New England Patriots running back Dion Lewis sat on the bench when he was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Rejected by Eagles, Patriots’ trio has shined in New England

by Kyle Hightower Associated PressJanuary 30, 2018