Mark Dondero
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Maybe the only broadcast professional in America who has played golf at Pebble Beach and basketball at Rucker Park. @985thesportshub
Joined November 2009
I've been asked many times if the Patriots ever told me to "chill" with my questions to Belichick. Never happened once. Bill was always willing to play ball. I have never had more fun as a professional than covering his press conferences.
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Bill Belichick just stuck the Patriots flag on Lane Johnson’s front yard.
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Tom Brady's final drive in his final game against Ohio St. A 24-17 Michigan win (November 1999).
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The Miami Heat are literally being praised more for losing Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals than the Boston Celtics are for winning it. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.
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Here's Adam Schefter breaking down the Randy Moss to New England trade. Everything from the analysis to the b-roll is similar to the Antonio Brown scenario.
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I hate that Tom Brady is not the quarterback of the New England Patriots.
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I'm taking the Bills, Chiefs, Rams and Panthers this weekend.
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Inspired by @JoeyMulinaro, I decided to grant the media's request for access after my two year old accidentally pooped in the tub during a bath. Here's the interview.
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Ok so I love Wilyer, but real talk. This throw is not some mutant feat. It’s a big league outfielder charging hard on a ball in shallow right. Any decent college outfielder should be able to throw a seed on a line in the air to third base from there.
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Patrick Mahomes, Robert Griffin III, Baker Mayfield, Ryan Tannehill, Johnny Manziel, Matthew Stafford, Case Keenum, Nick Foles, Andy Dalton, Derek Carr, Andrew Luck, Drew Brees. All quarterbacks from Texas. None went to Texas. None. Unbelievable.
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Tom Brady announces retirement for free on IG. Per @MikeReiss, Josh McDaniels paid “in the ballpark of $20,000” to take out a “thank you New England” full page add in the Boston Globe that I read on social media. God bless him.
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Dont’a Hightower apparently choosing Texas at Alabama over Tom Brady return to Foxboro.
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The Celtics annihilated the Lakers by 32 points in their first of two meetings this year then lost by two points to them in L.A. without Kemba Walker.
And the biggest winner of the Celtics making the Finals? LeBron, who would sweep an opponent in the Finals for the first time in his career.
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Cam Newton wouldn’t dive on the field for a fumble in the second half of a close Super Bowl but he’ll do a Superman dive face plant for a first down in the first quarter of a preseason game.
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This story will end with this tweet. If it was Belichick, David Muir would be live from Foxboro.
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To this day this moment in time still injects something into my veins.
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I tried to hold off my comments on the @RealSportsHBO feature on Barstool Sports, couldn't do it. #BostonSportsPost
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Belichick’s response here speaks to me. It was clear he had no respect for the Mayo hire (maybe some that was personal). These comments make me feel like Belichick knows that Vrabel has his house in order, and that he’s not some you mess with.
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There’s no excuse for the total drop off that a powerhouse like LSU is experiencing this season. I get you lost a lot of talent , but you’re suppose to be a factory. This would never happen at Ohio State, Clemson or Alabama. A total indictment on Coach O.
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No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 2 Boston College in hockey this weekend. Here is a little history of the rivalry and how college hockey has shaped this region.
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John Valentin turns an unassisted triple play for the Red Sox in 1994 and the Mariners broadcast team is perplexed by the whole ordeal.
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With everyone talking about Tom Brady, wouldn’t it be something if Mac Jones found a way to steal the show. What an opportunity tonight is for him.
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Red Sox go back-to-back-to-back-to-back against the Yankees at Fenway Park (April 2007).
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Four years ago Tom Brady released his TB12 book and Bill Belichick did not go to Barnes and Noble.
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Ten years before leading the Boston Red Sox to the World Series title in 2004, Terry Francona was mic'd up during a Michael Jordan triple in an Arizona Fall League game.
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THIS is how you grab a rebound. Pull it down with strength and power. Steph Curry of all people in between LeBron and Tristan Thompson.
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This is JB. He died unexpectedly yesterday at fifteen. He was the mentally and physically toughest person I had ever met. He loved football, @ajdillon7, video games and the beach. He was a leader in the field of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. I was proud to know him. ❤️ RIP JB.
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I think it’s time we lean into the dark fact that Joe Mazzulla has been positively exposed in this series.
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Cape leaguers getting the call that they’re being drafted is wholesome content.
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I've decided that this line was the greatest color analysis ever uttered by a broadcaster in the history of football at any level.
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The sport of baseball has no greater asset today than @barstoolsports and @Jared_Carrabis. #BostonSportsPost (3.22.19)
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Here’s @MikeReiss on the potential changes coming to the Patriots. “You cannot witness what we saw Saturday, in a half-full stadium, getting run out of your own stadium 40-7. There’s going to be some level of change.”. Per: @toucherandhardy
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Bill Belichick honors Tom Brady on Tom Brady’s “Let’s Go!” Podcast.
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This really isn’t a double dribble or travel? Dribbling off your own foot?
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Vrabel/Daboll/Salah. That’s a staff the grown ups would appreciate.
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This is what Robert Kraft misjudged when he let Brady walk away in 2020. He thought the the "Patriot Way" had more to do with the culture Belichick created, not Brady. Wrong.
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Cam Newton has had success throwing to Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess. He took Philly Brown to a Super Bowl. No reason to think N’Keal Harry & Mo Sanu can’t be productive with Newton throwing them the ball. Cam, when healthy, has proven he doesn’t need Hall of Fame weapons.
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Klay Thompson was disgusted by the fans in Boston swearing in front of the children.
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🔥ESSAY✍️ An ode to the player on the ground floor of the New England Patriots that we know today.
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One of the many reasons the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest performance by Vince Carter the best of all time is because each dunk was executed on the first try. The combo of creativity, efficiency and power he put on display remains unmatched. It was the only dunk contest he ever did.
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I'm taking the Bills, Chiefs, Rams and Panthers this weekend.
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I am scheduled to make my debut as a host on @WEEI in Boston on Wednesday night. I am filling in on their Late Night show 10pm-1.
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🚨**SPECIAL**🚨 Boston sports media members watch and react to the Celtics losing to the Bucks in five games. #BostonSportsPost (5.10.19)
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Not to pile on Jerod Mayo but did we ever discus how atrocious this play was from Super Bowl XLVI? Mayo with an opportunity to make a game-changing play but instead is skipping through the daffodils.
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An emotional Tom Brady makes a blunt comment on the impact Bill Belichick had on him.
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The Chiefs defense would fix any problems the Patriots offense may be having.
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Patriots LB Jahlani Tavai: "(fans) just gotta know their place.".
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Michael Johnson rips apart the track in gold shoes during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
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The last question I ever asked Bill Belichick. Always thought I’d get back into a situation where I would ask him another. I absolutely loved this man’s press conferences.
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I cannot believe the FULL Bill Belichick "I resign as HC of the NYJ" press conference was released and I didn't know about it. I've been searching for this for years. Here was the most stunning thing he said during the presser, even more stunning than announcing his departure.
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Blue Jackets Head Coach (and Concord MA native) John Tortorella is probably my favorite sound bite in sports. Here is a top ten list of his best moments in front of a mic. You're welcome.
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This game was the greatest Patriots win of the Brady/Belichick era that was not part of a championship season.
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This Kyrie Irving and Jimmy Butler are “still trying to play together” rhetoric means nothing to me. A guy from college and I have been “trying to get together to golf” for years. We both know it’s never going to happen.
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Xaverian doesn’t recruit. That’s just an excuse. Go ahead and take them out of the MIAA, but they don’t actively recruit. A lot of top athletes I know who went there just wanted to compete against other top guys and push their limits instead of being the big fish in a small pond.
Mass high school football playoff system is some fugazi fuckery. Catholic schools and their hired recruits need their own championship tournament.
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For anyone out there who doesn’t think Belichick is the 🐐 just look at the Rams this year. Win one title, then miss the playoffs entirely. Now McVay’s not even sure if he’s up for the grind anymore. Sustaining success is much harder than achieving it. With or without Tom Brady.
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Porzingis drops the “child please!” after a clean game-winning block. Celtics win another one late. The culture is changing thanks to 8 & 4.
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EPIC:. December 5, 1998 No. 1 (9-0) @Xaverian_Hawks vs. No. 2 (9-0) Everett. WILD FINISH. D1 guys all over the field. The greatest Super Bowl in the history of MA high school football.
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🔥 ESSAY ✍️ An ode to the player on the ground floor of the New England Patriots that we know today, @DrewBledsoe.
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Dr. Fauci says staying quarantined through April "might do it" and I am taking that as good news.
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Bill Belichick talks about the genesis of ripping Tom Brady’s ass.
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I would take back Cam Newton before I want to watch Brian Hoyer play more quarterback.
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ESSAY: The Michael Jordan docuseries #TheLastDance is set to drop this weekend. Welcome to G.O.A.T. class.
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STATEMENT 📝 I took a page out of Bill Belichick’s playbook when confronted with questions from my wife. Now my marriage is on the rocks.
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Tom Brady returns today. Tip of the hat to Jimmy Garoppolo. He was poised, ready, and other than getting hurt absolutely seized the moment.
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I love bringing back Josh McDaniels. He’s worked with and developed young quarterbacks. Has vast experience calling plays. Has history with Vrabel. Most importantly he’s always been a successful coordinator for the Patriots. In.
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Always loved the story of how a media member initially put Bill Belichick on the scent of Julian Edelman.
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I don’t want to go to bed until I know David Ortiz is ok.
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Let’s go! 😂.
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I loved Luke Keuchly as a player, but he absolutely should’ve been called for PI at the end of the Monday Night game back in 2013 when he hugged Gronk in the end zone.
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Two ex-Celtics showing love in L.A. Doc Rivers (Clippers) pounds Avery Bradley (Lakers) before he checks in.
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Mike Lynch is one of the primary reasons I wanted to be a sports anchor. One of my favorite memories of him though, is when he called in to WEEI to shred the MIAA for their absolutely idiotic realignment of the football playoffs. He spoke for all of us. Congrats @LynchieWCVB!
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Chatter out of Ohio is that the Patriots were one of three teams who called the Browns about an Odell Beckham Jr. trade before he went down. The 49ers and the Saints were the other two.
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The international basketball community needs to relax. Yes Team USA has won a couple of clunkers, but this is still division 1A vs. 1AA.
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Just the insinuation that Mac Jones should be threatened by Bailey Zappe is complete madness to me. You're tapped if you even entertain the thought. Mac is the Patriots quarterback. There is no discussion. Stop it.
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Watching this @LynchieWCVB interview with Tom Brady from 2016 is something else now. Brady's answer to the "life after football" question might be the most surprising.
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Did Mo Vaughn or Manny Ramirez hit the more impressive tape-measure shot at the SkyDome?
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