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Boston Globe
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
‘I wanted to finish it here, and I did': Longtime Patriots center David Andrews fights back tears at retirement ceremony
Once Andrews started his speech, he still ended up pausing on multiple occasions as he wiped his watery eyes and thanked all who had contributed to his journey from undrafted rookie to two-time Super Bowl champion. 'Playing O-line since I was 6 years old, you learn very quickly that it's not about you, but it's about the team,' Andrews said. 'For my whole career, I have been surrounded by the best team anyone could ask for, so today I'd like to show my gratitude to those that helped me.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Among those Andrews mentioned besides Patriots owner Robert Kraft, were his wife Mackenzie, sons Ford and Worth, and parents Jeff and Patricia — all of whom had a front-row seat for the ceremony. Andrews also thanked his teammates and coaches from every level of football, specifically shouting out former Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Advertisement Andrews was most emotional when thanking his wife and 'most important teammate' Mackenzie. The couple met as students at the University of Georgia. 'When we started dating 12 years ago, I don't think either one of us could have imagined this is where we'd end up,' Andrews said. 'You've loved and cared for me in more ways than I could have ever imagined. You gave up your life and your dreams to join me on this crazy ride, even if I got benched a couple of weeks after you got here. Advertisement 'Through the ups and downs, hospital stays, you've always been at my side. You've always looked out for me and my best interests, even when I was too stubborn to do so. I truly can't put into words what you've meant to me and the support you've given me. You've sacrificed so much, and, a lot of times, other people got the best of me and you got the worst. 'You understood that football came first for me, even when it probably shouldn't have. I love you and there's no one else I'd rather share this journey with.' Amid the tears and heavy emotions, though, it was an afternoon of celebration. The team showed a video montage featuring highlights from Andrews's decorated career and flattering quotes from Belichick, Kraft, former offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, and former quarterback Tom Brady. 'He's just a really, really good football player,' Scarnecchia said. 'An incredibly reliable guy, a great team leader, and a guy that you just want to have in your room or have in the middle of the line as a center because you know things are going pretty well if you do.' Andrews will be remembered as an all-time Patriot not only for his inspirational rise from undrafted rookie to starting center, but for his team-first attitude as a multi-year captain. Advertisement 'Teammates made him team captain,' Scarnecchia said. 'That says a lot.' The support for Andrews was apparent by Monday's turnout, with fellow offensive linemen Cole Strange and Mike Onwenu, quarterback Drake Maye, tight end Hunter Henry, punter Bryce Baringer, and running back Rhamondre Stevenson staying after practice to attend. Former Patriots Rob Ninkovich and James Develin also made the trip. The list of former teammates who sent congratulations via video was extensive. Brady taped a message, as well as Joe Thuney, Shaq Mason, Nate Solder, Marcus Cannon, Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski, James White, Jarrett Stidham, A.J. Derby, Matthew Slater, Devin McCourty, Jason McCourty, Duron Harmon, Lawrence Guy, Trey Flowers, and Brian Hoyer. 'You couldn't have had a better career,' Brady said. 'You were not only a great teammate but you were a champion playing that center position for our team all those years. As you know, the heart and soul of any great team is the offensive line. You were the leader. You were right in the middle.' Added Slater, 'You think about all of the things that we accomplished, it wouldn't have happened without you.' Andrews said he still had the desire to play, but decided he didn't want to suit up for any other organization. 'I wanted to finish it here, and I did,' he said. As for what's next? Coaching isn't on the table, but Andrews didn't rule it out for the future. For now, he'll spend time with family and improving his golf game. He also hosts a podcast, 'Quick Snap', with Hoyer. 'I've got these two young boys,' Andrews said. 'Being around them, carpooling them around, and doing whatever needs to be done is kind of my main focus now — spending time with them and my wife and doing things that I probably didn't allow us to do during football.' Advertisement Nicole Yang can be reached at
CTV News
12 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
Stowaway porcupine travels nearly 1,000 kilometres across B.C.
A porcupine was rescued from the wreckage of a plane after a days-long trip across B.C. (Image credit: Eva Hartmann, Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.) A young porcupine that crawled into the wreckage of a small plane recovered in northern B.C. was discovered days later and nearly a thousand kilometres away – and work is underway to get the animal back home. The Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society was contacted by the company that transported the plane from the crash site near Mackenzie to a salvage yard in Kelowna after the stowaway was found hiding under one of the plane's two seats and attempts to lure it out with food were unsuccessful. 'I was very surprised by that request. This definitely has not happened before,' said Eva Hartmann, the society's founder and executive director. The volunteer-run organization takes in roughly 100 animals a year, always with the goal of re-releasing them to within 10 kilometres of where they came from. In almost every case, an injured, orphaned or lost animal is delivered to the centre, which isn't set up dispatch people to do rescues. But in this case, Hartmann made an exception and gathered a crew to help extract the porcupine with the help of a veterinarian who could sedate the rodent. The long journey would have left the animal hungry, parched and disoriented, Hartmann said. 'It hadn't had any food or water and it's also really hot right now in the Okanagan. It was obviously scared, and it didn't make any moves of trying to come out by itself. It was probably exposed to a lot of noise and moving around,' she told CTV News, explaining why she decided to intervene. 'It was likely to just crawl into another plane part or any kind of machine at that industrial yard, and we certainly wanted to avoid that. A small porcupine has lots of places it can hide in. And certainly that wouldn't have been good if it then would have got lost again somewhere else,' she continued. rescued porcupine Image credit: Eva Hartmann, Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society The rescue was a delicate operation due to the tight space and the porcupine's prickly exterior but it went off without any quills being lost. 'We didn't want it to lose a lot of quills,' Hartmann said. 'That would be bad for the animal, because then it doesn't have its proper defense mechanism anymore. And also, I don't like to have quills in my fingers.' Some animals – marmots, in particular, are known to end up far from home after inadvertently hitching a ride on the underside of a vehicle, according to Hartmann. Porcupines, however, 'are not a common species to hitch rides,' she said. They are drawn to salt which Hartmann thinks explains why this one ended up in the plane's seat. 'The seats and seat belts are most likely to have been sweaty, so there (were) traces of salt … and they were all chewed up,' Hartmann said. Porcupine patients are not uncommon at the rehabilitation centre but returning them to where they belong is not usually as complicated as it is in this case. The effort to get the porcupine back to where the plane went down involves getting the exact location of the crash site, working with local and provincial governments to get authorization and finding pit stops at other animal welfare organizations to help the animal along the way. 'We would like to release her as soon as possible,' Hartmann said. 'The goal of everything that we do is to release the animals again. Same with this one.'
ITV News
2 days ago
- ITV News
Friends and family gather for charity football match in memory of 20-year-old Mackenzie Ball
Video report by Amelia Beckett The family and friends of a man from Rotherham who was killed in a car crash last year have held a charity football match in his memory. Mackenzie Ball was 20 years old when he died in a car crash - police believe he was deliberately rammed off the road. Despite a number of arrests following the crash on June 2 no-one has been charged with Mackenzie's death - his family now hope that my honouring him with the charity football match, his legacy will live on. Dozens gathered as a tribute to him at today's match - the result didn't matter, it was about getting the community together and raising money for both ADHD and Autism charities. Mackenzie was diagnosed with both. His sister Ellie paid tribute to the brother she says had a 'heart of gold'. 'He was just absolutely amazing, so hard working so get up and go, life and soul of the party, heart of gold, do anything for anybody its just absolutely heartbreaking and such a shame that this has ended up happening." Friend Leo Welch said:" Mackannzie had ADHD and Autism and his mum came up with that idea - and Ive got ADHD myself so I thought it was a brilliant idea, put some more support in the community and obviously help a local charity." Drew Lindley added: "We want to keep it going this is only the first year of doing it we'll do it bigger and bigger every year." So the plan is expand next years event - MacFest - with music, bands and stalls to keep alive the memory of a young man with such a lot to live for.
Business Insider
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Positive Report for Hiscox (HCXLF) from Exane BNP Paribas
Exane BNP Paribas analyst Alex Mackenzie upgraded Hiscox (HCXLF – Research Report) to a Buy today and set a price target of p1,400.00. The company's shares closed last Friday at $16.94. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter According to TipRanks, Mackenzie is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 2.8% and a 60.00% success rate. The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Hiscox with a $16.75 average price target. Based on Hiscox's latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $861.15 million and a net profit of $129.45 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $820.75 million and had a net profit of $125.05 million
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Amari Avery in U.S. Women's Open contention using Gabriela Ruffels' clubs
If you think you've heard it all in golf, think again. Amari Avery is in contention at the U.S. Women's Open while playing with Gabriela Ruffels' clubs. Avery was 2 under par for the championship through 12 holes of her second round when play was suspended because of dangerous weather in the Erin Hills area. Advertisement Remarkably, Avery was 1 under on the round despite not having her own set of clubs. According to Golf Channel's Paige Mackenzie, after someone tried to break into Avery's rental house, she and her boyfriend packed up and went to a hotel. Avery put all her belongings in her travel bag, which, as Mackenzie reported, is identical to the one her boyfriend owns. Her boyfriend, Gavin Aurilia, who plays at USC, took Avery's bag by mistake Friday morning when he left for Los Angeles. Avery didn't even have a hat; Mackenzie said she used the one Ruffels wore Friday morning when the Aussie contested her second round. Avery and Ruffels play a very similar set of TaylorMade clubs. After Ruffels shot 78 to miss the cut, Avery took the full bag (and the hat) and moved to T-20, six off the lead, when the horn blew. Mackenzie reported that Aurilia's mother is flying to Erin Hills with Avery's clubs so that she'll have them for Round 3.
