New England Patriot offensive lineman Nicholas Kaczur was busted for buying oxycontin in April. On the spectrum of sports shenanigans, that's fairly minor. But what makes this story especially impressive is that Kaczur turned in his suppliers to the cops, and the news of the arrest just got out today. The arrest happened in April, but Kaczur became involved with the DEA and was wired while buying Oxy in various locations. The dealer has......

The woman who filed a temporary restraining order against Randy Moss just before the Super Bowl dropped the order and asked for the case to be closed. What exactly happened between the woman and Moss was unclear, except that it involved her hand. Moss' attorney said, "There has finally been acknowledgment that the injuries were not intentionally inflicted." The incident had been ugly before this sudden change and included accusations that Moss's people were trying......

From satire by the Upright Citizens Brigade (see video above) to Bob Ryan to editorials in the Boston Globe magazine, the media appears to be wailing on Patriots coach Bill Belichick after Spygate and the Super Bowl loss. So he lost, and so he might be a cheater, but would people be as angry if the Patriots won the Super Bowl? Maybe not. Doug Most writes in the Boston Globe Magazine, "But now it's......

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--Bostonist hasn't seen a "flagrant foul," or a sports-related blotter entry, in some time. The bad situation that was the Super Bowl loss just got worse for New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews, who was busted driving an unregistered car and having pot on him in Lowell. If it had happened to anyone one else, on any other day, no one would have cared. But the Herald points out that Andrews has a record.......

All the Bostonists got together and thought of how to deal what is admittedly a rough day. 1. Let's start with what NOT to do. Do not under any circumstances say to anyone "It's only a game" or "There's always next year." 2. See the first rule. 3. Look to the Red Sox. At Porter, the BostonNOW newsie was handing out copies of a paper that featured The Debacle on the front cover. Rather than......

Update: At least someone found humor in the hoodie. Let the finger-pointing begin. Whose fault was it that the New England Patriots lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl? Tom Brady? Bill Belichick? Or was it ... Bill Belichick's new hoodie? Bostonist blames the hoodie. Belichick came out in a hoodie with the sleeves cut off at three quarters, but the hoodie was in a hot-red shade that no one could miss.......

After one of the most painful, stunning, heart-breaking upsets in sports history, local football fans were left to pick their jaws up off the floor. Right up to the end, it seemed like the Patriots would win. In post-game interviews, coach Bill Belichick looked shell-shocked than usual. A few local newscasters wore expressions suggesting that close relatives had died. It was an ugly mood. On the way home, Bostonist walked past a few bars, which......

Bostonist has uncovered an underground society of lifelong Bostonians who totally hate football and do not give a rat's hairy, dreadlocked behind about the NFL Superbowl, The New England Patriots, or Tom Brady. Even more shocking: Bostonist has confirmed that several locals know only two facts about Patriots superstar quarterback Tom Brady, which they learned from US Weekly magazine: a) he is dating Giselle, and b) he recently had a baby with another woman,......

--A Brazilian doctor pled guilty today of manslaughter after allegedly killing a woman in a botched liposuction surgery that took place in a Framingham house in 2006. However, the judge has rejected the guilty plea. [WBZ] --The elderly and disabled are understandably unhappy that the Rolling Rally will be held the same day as Super Tuesday should the New England Patriots win the Super Bowl. During a Rolling Rally, it is impossible to cross......

Our two local papers enjoyed a Super Bowl-scale brawl yesterday when the Track Girls chided the Globe for selling a book on the Patriots' undefeated season. As if it's a crime. Bostonist loves the Track Girls, but how do they think teams get their championship T-shirts and caps so quickly? A wizard waving a wand? People print them beforehand, just like they print books beforehand, and the Globe had the foresight to get ready for......

Watch this video as reporter Inez Gomez-Mont proposes to Tom Brady. It's all his reaction shot as she essentially throws herself upon him: The guy who does the Tom Brady Mancrush song needs to top this one. Note: One commenter has had trouble playing the video, so here's a link to ESPN video's original page. ESPN video.......

First, the New York media suggested that Tom Brady was hotter than Eli Manning, the city's "resident Huckleberry" as Bostonist's Sports Reduxer calls him. And now dating site OKCupid has released the results of an OKCupid survey indicating that Tom Brady is only the 7th hottest quarterback in the NFL, WBZ reports. 1,900 OKCupid users responded to the survey. Maybe, just maybe they went with quarterbacks other than Brady based on the accessibility factor.......

Here's something we never thought of: the Patriots' (hopeful) victory parade would have to be on Tuesday, thus conflicting with the Massachusetts primary. The team won't be back on Monday, and most of them have to go to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii on Wednesday. So Tuesday (and not AFTER the Pro Bowl, which would just be crazy talk) it is. "We have to have a plan," saidMayor Menino. "I'm just thinking about it; I......

Politicians will squeeze the juice out of pretty much anything, including the World Series and the Super Bowl. Only recently, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani made a legendary blunder when he said on a Boston trip that he was rooting for the Red Sox. Yankees fans were appalled, and Sox fans felt a little scuzzy. But former president and First Campaigner Bill Clinton was smooth 'n' silky when asked about his favorite for the......

Bostonist hearts the Herald's habit of mashing up anything sports-related with other subjects, such as online romance. Today, as the Super Bowl approaches, Joe Dwinnell contacted a shrink to help fans find meaning in Bill Belichick's hoodie and cope with various neuroses. The good doctor warns that fans might want draw clear mental boundaries between themselves and the Patriots coach: Q: Bill Belichick is so dry, but that’s good. Should we all go through life......

--Tom Brady has been sighted, sans boot. Phew. [AP/Boston Herald] --Today's Herald headline, which reads "Vrabel Unafraid to Bare All," is mighty misleading. [Boston Herald] --WiFi starts this week on the Worcester-Framingham commuter-rail line. [AP/Boston Globe] --Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg has endorsed Barack Obama. Could an endorsement from Teddy Kennedy be far behind? [WBZ] --A man from Auburn died while snowboarding in Colorado on Friday. Jared Daniel "may have suffocated after falling headfirst into a......

--Last night, a woman suffering from multiple sclerosis was unable to get out of her home and died in a fire in Wellesley. Wellesley's fire chief said a space heater was the cause. [WCVB] --A fire broke out on the third floor of the Boston Marriott Cambridge last night. No one was hurt, but those who were evacuated were probably freezing. [Boston Globe] --A reporter checks in on the father of Alex Jimenez, the......

Music --DJ Spooky's Boston domination wraps up tonight with "Subliminal Strings," in which a string ensemble plays while being sampled live. ICA Boston, 8:00 pm, $20. --For something completely different, rising alt-country act Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, fresh off a homecoming at the Lizard Lounge, will be playing at Dante's in Marlborough at 9:30 pm. Comedy In case you haven't noticed, it is Bostonist's modus operandi to remind the world that women are......

----------BEGIN TRANSMISSION---------- Gumshoes: Listen up. We have an important mission for you. Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, is missing. New England media is asking questions. Fans are gettin' nervous. It's up to you to find him. The dossier: Thomas Brady. Grew up in California. Attended Michigan. Plays in New England. Cavorts in New York. Likes knit caps, Stetson, white flowers, cowboy boots, and throwing touchdown passes. Keep your eyes peeled for a......

Since no one can seem to find Tom Brady (settle down, people, please!), Bostonist thought this post might give you a proper Brady fix. The Track Girls reported that Tom Brady may have seen a hair-plug specialist while in New York City. For the record, Bostonist couldn't care less if Tom Brady has hair plugs as long as he performs at the Super Bowl. Maybe he is a touch overexposed, figuratively and literally based......

Randy Moss will not be going to Florida for the court hearing involving an incident in which a woman was allegedly injured at his home, prompting her to file a temporary restraining order. ESPN is reporting that Moss' attorney, Richard Sharpstein, will be there on Monday, but Moss will be in Arizona prepping for the Super Bowl. Sharpstein will ask for a delay in proceedings. Then, Sharpstein said to ESPN, that if and when a......

From Red Sox Monster, Bostonist hears that New York Giants fans have descended to pathetic levels in an attempt to boost their team's self-confidence. A radio station is distributing masks of Brady's ex and babymomma, Bridget Moynahan, in the hopes of distracting the quarterback to the Super Bowl. Obviously, the station cooked up this idea before word got out that Brady was walking around with a cast on his foot. And, besides, if they wanted......

After Randy Moss vigorously defended himself after a woman in Florida served him with a temporary restraining order, the woman's lawyer, David McGill, provided a different story. Where Moss suggested that the woman, whom he has known for some time, was trying to extort money from him, the lawyer said that Moss tried to pay her "hush money" in the six figures. In court documents, the victim checked off a box stating that Moss had......

One can imagine that San Diego sports writers and fans are gleefully rubbing their hands together now that Patriot Randy Moss is distracted by accusations that he injured a woman. San Diego Union-Tribune writer Chris Jenkins has a piece titled, "Moss Has Switched to Playing Defense." However, Bostonist is happy to say that Jenkins reined in the schadenfreude and pretty much reported the incident straight, other than the defense pun. Like the Herald, which has......

Update: Adam Reilly takes a close look at the words Moss chose to describe the situation, along with a past incident in which Moss pushed a traffic control officer half a block with his car while he was in Minnesota. Earlier today, the Sports Redux mentioned a story spotted at Sports by Brooks noting that a Randy Moss had been served with a restraining order in Florida. However, it was unclear whether or not the......

Bostonist realized the other day that, when Tom Brady is spoken of on this site, it is usually in the context of his tremendous play and his devastating effect on the ladies. But we never really thought of his devastating effect on the guys … until now. A gentleman named Dave Hoke posted a song explaining all those funny feelings straight guys get when they think about Tom Brady: Tom Brady Mancrush on FunnyOrDie.com Video......

A New England Patriots fan told Joe Fitzgerald at the Herald that some overzealous Pats fans beat up him, his friend, and his cousins, who happened to be Jaguars fans and who were wearing Jaguar gear, after the Pats-Jaguars game. Brian Wormstead recounts the appalling pummeling he received in the parking lot after a brief exchange with the Pats fans: "I just know I’ve got a punctured eardrum and lumps all over me; Chris has......

The San Diego Chargers are hoisting their macho flag in the sky. One player who has the first name Igor (no joke) already boasted that the Patriots are more worried about the Chargers than the Chargers are of them. Can Igor do math? A perfect record is nothing to sniff at. Bostonist heard on ESPN that Coach Norv of the Chargers told Igor to shut his trap. No sports action last night, but tonight the......

Celebrity sightings in New Hampshire were common. For example, the ubiquitous Chuck Norris was with Mike Huckabee, and Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins were with John Edwards. And we all know about "Cooter." However, the New York Times was privy to a few wacky rumors: One man telling his friend that Curt Schilling, the Boston Red Sox pitcher, had been in the state campaigning for Senator John McCain. The friend then said he had also......