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Patriots Send Cheerleaders to China, Pep Squad of 200,000 Will Cheer in Beijing

By Michael David SmithJul 8th 2008 – 12:25PM

The New England Patriots are exporting the all-American art of cheerleading to China, where 200,000 people have volunteered to learn how to cheer at the Summer Olympics.Cheerleading is foreign to China, so very few of those 200,000 volunteers have any experience. But the Chinese wanted to institute cheerleading as part of...

Let's All Observe a Moment of Silence for Bill Parcells' Genius

By Ryan WilsonJun 30th 2008 – 1:35PM

Mention Bill Parcells' name and you'll get any number of responses, from reverence to disgust, depending on the audience. The Dolphins, his latest reclamation project, are undoubtedly glad to have Parcells; Patriots owner Bob Kraft probably wasn't all that jazzed at how Parcells abruptly ended things in New England. And...

Richard Seymour, Benjamin Watson Are Big Israel Football League Fans

By Ryan WilsonMar 17th 2008 – 12:48PM

This is cool: Patriots owner Bob Kraft took defensive end Richard Seymour and tight end Benjamin Watson to Israel. Every year, Kraft brings players with him when he visits Israel with the Combined Jewish Philanthropists of the greater Boston area, but this time is different: 2007-08 marks the "premiere season of tackle...

Will Patriots Owner Bob Kraft Sue the Boston Herald Over Pre-Super Bowl Spygate Story?

By Michael David SmithFeb 25th 2008 – 12:19PM

On Saturday, February 2, the day before the Super Bowl, the Boston Herald ran a story by John Tomase headlined, "Source: Pats employee filmed Rams."As every football fan knows, that story set off a firestorm in the NFL world, with allegations about a Patriots employee taping the Rams' final walkthrough before Super Bowl...

David Letterman, Donald Trump Talk Football; Letterman Wants to Eliminate Punts

By Michael David SmithJan 5th 2008 – 12:40PM

Donald Trump appeared on Late Show With David Letterman Friday night, and a discussion of football that was actually somewhat interesting broke out:Letterman got things started by saying off-handedly to Trump, "How 'bout those Patriots?" That led Trump to profess his love for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and owner Bob...

Bob Kraft News From the Web

  • 05/14/12 Wynn-Kraft Foxborough casino plans scrapped Source: Gaming Today - Las Vegas NV The hope of Bob Kraft and Steve Wynn to build a casino in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, ended last week when townspeople elected two selectmen who were on record as opposing the project.
  • 05/09/12 Face it Kraft, Menino always plays to Wynn Source: Boston Mommy S ome years back when Bob Kraft wanted to locate his dream of a football stadium/shopping mall on the South Boston waterfront, Tom Menino sacked Patriot Place like Vince Wilfork [ stats ] in a Filene's Basement suit.
  • 05/09/12 Face it Kraft, Menino always plays to Wynn Source: Eating My Words S ome years back when Bob Kraft wanted to locate his dream of a football stadium/shopping mall on the South Boston waterfront, Tom Menino sacked Patriot Place like Vince Wilfork [ stats ] in a Filene's Basement suit.
  • 05/08/12 Steve Wynn, Bob Kraft dropping Foxboro, Mass. casino... Source: NECN - New England Cable News - Boston MA The Kraft group and Wynn Resorts said they are abandoning their plans for a billion dollar casino in Foxboro, Mass.
  • 05/07/12 Light ends Pats career after 11 years Source: FOX - WPRI 12 - East Providence RI FOXBORO, Mass. After eleven years, New England Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light is calling it a career and hanging up his cleats.

Background on Bob Kraft

Robert K. Kraft (born June 5, 1941) is an American business magnate. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development and a private equity portfolio.

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