Eli Manning and Tom Brady were solid in their final tuneups for the regular season. And Rhett Bomar may have nailed down the job as the New York Giants’ backup quarterback, throwing a 60-yard scoring pass to Duke Calhoun with 1:49 to play as the Giants rallied for a 20-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Thursday night.more

Sam Bradford passed his first test as a starting quarterback in the NFL.

And the player who ended the game at that position for the Rams, Keith Null, directed a drive that set up Josh Brown’s 37-yard field goal on the final play that gave St. Louis a 36-35 exhibition win over the New England Patriots on Thursday night.more

New England’s offense looks just fine, especially with Wes Welker back at receiver. The Falcons’ defense appears to need more work.more

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The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints are leaving New England after losing their punter, a running back and their exhibition opener.more

Tom Brady talks after training camp about how he’s feeling about this coming season and how training camp has been going. He also answers questions about Belichick taking down photos at Gillette, his contract, where his focus is and his hair.

Gresh talks with Ty Warren after the first day of training camp about the team’s defense and how it feels to have Head Coach Bill Belichick back running the defense.

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Patriots receiver Wes Welker was removed from the physically unable to perform list and placed on the active roster Sunday, seven months after tearing ligaments in his knee.more

What does it take to achieve excellence? In football, it takes game preparation and knowing your opponent. This season, the Patriots Radio Network has again teamed up with Cubist Pharmaceuticals for the Science Education Leadership Award. For the second season, this important award will once again recognize middle and high school science teachers across New England who show this excellence as leaders in their classroom. Do you know a science teacher that deserves to be recognized?

In 200 words or less, tell us about the teacher you know, and what they do to show leadership and innovation in the classroom in the name of science. Each week of the regular season, we will nominate a winner teacher. Tune into the Patriots game day broadcast on 98.5 The Sports Hub to see if your teacher has been nominated. At the end of the season, one grand prize winning teacher will receive a grant to his/her science department from Cubist Pharmaceuticals, and an appearance from a Patriots alumni player at their school.

The Cubist Pharmaceuticals Science Education Leadership Award is brought to you by Cubist Pharmaceuticals, the shape of cures to come.