by Scott Benson
scott@patriotsdaily.com
I didn’t know Dan Pires.
So it must be a measure of the man he was that I find myself oddly heartbroken here tonight, as I read through the tributes generously offered by many of his colleagues and friends in the wake of his sudden passing earlier today.
The New Bedford Standard Times first broke the [...]

by Scott Benson
scott@patriotsdaily.com
I’m not going to claim to be a real basketball fan, so I’ll try to temper the yahoo-ism a bit here, as being ‘that guy’ seems awfully unbecoming.
But God almighty were the Celtics great in their run to the team’s 17th world championship.
Let’s just say that as a result of some unsavory stuff [...]

We’ve officially hit “the dead zone” time of year when it comes to NFL and Patriots news. The spring rookie camp, passing camps and even mandatory mini-camp have all come and gone, and now, all there is to do is wait until the end of next month when training camp officially begins.
This year, the offseason [...]

by Scott Benson
scott@patriotsdaily.com
The Boston Globe is reporting in its Wednesday editions that Patriots starting right offensive tackle Nick Kaczur has turned federal informant in a drug sting after being arrested with the prescription painkiller Oxycontin in late April.
Globe reporters John R. Ellement and Shelley Murphy have the sorry details.
Kaczur, in the best season of his [...]