Patriots past and present react to Jerod Mayo becoming the team’s new head coach

Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Less than 24 hours after Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots announced that they would mutually part ways, the team unveiled his successor. Former Patriots linebacker and recent assistant coach Jerod Mayo was promoted to Belichick’s former position, filling some of the biggest shoes in pro football history. How …

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Red Sox sign veteran catcher Mark Kolozsvary to minor-league deal

For the second time in as many weeks, the Red Sox signed a veteran catcher to a minor-league contract. After adding two-time Gold Glove Award winner Roberto Perez last Wednesday, Boston inked Mark Kolozsvary to a similar minors pact on Friday, according to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel. Like Perez, Kolozsvary also received an invitation to major-league …

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Celtics pursuit of more shooting is off the mark

Ooo, look. The Boston Celtics are showing interest in a free-agent shooter. Again. This time it’s former Cleveland Cavaliers Lamar Stevens, a six-foot-six swingman known more for his defense than his shot (28.1 career 3-point percentage). If the Celtics do sign Stevens to a contract, he would be the 50th wing player on the roster. …

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