Krause: Brooks’ 1980 icemen avoided grave error
“If you lose this game, you’ll take it to your (expletive) grave.” Now, that’s pressure, right? That was the pregame pep talk Herb Brooks,... Read more.
Krause: Plenty of blame to pass around
Here is a primer on Sunday’s Super Bowl, brought to you by someone who feels a little like the guy who waited in line for two hours to get on the roller coaster,... Read more.
Krause: Let’s not forget there’s a football game Sunday
I once knew a woman who won a pair of tickets to the Super Bowl, but spent the afternoon sitting on the bus, in the parking lot of the stadium. She just wasn’t... Read more.
Krause: He may be a jerk, but Belichick snub absurd
I have been a fan of the Moody Blues since college. I discovered them about a thousand years ago while standing in line at the Harvard Coop waiting to pay for a... Read more.
Krause: Bogus calls killed the Bills
Idle football chatter while waiting for the first time Tony Romo references the high altitude in Denver Sunday, and to add up how often he talks about it . . . ... Read more.
Krause: A little reverse psychology for Sunday
The last time I was supremely confident that any team I root for would have an easy time winning, it was 2008. That’s when I spent my own money to go to Arizona... Read more.
Krause: Patriots head and shoulders better than I was
On July 15, at the dawn of training camp, I predicted the Patriots would go 7-10 in Mike Vrabel’s first year with them. I felt — at the time — it was a... Read more.
Krause: Vrabel my Boston-area Person of the Year
After the usual amount of winnowing and rationalizing, my title of “Boston-area Person of the Year” comes down to two people, both from the same team:... Read more.
Krause: Let’s delve into these Christmas stories
I always liked George Bailey. He is the principal character in my favorite Christmas movie — “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Why, you ask? After all, George... Read more.
Krause: Let’s not sleep on Bruins, Celtics
They get about 30 seconds a night on TV news if they’re lucky. Here it is, a week before Christmas and the Bruins and Celtics are still fighting for what’s... Read more.