Sports Roundup: Rodney Harrison says Tom Brady is out for vengeance

Don’t make Tom Brady mad. AP

By Gary Dzen

September 23, 2015

2 minutes to read

All is well in Patriots land, but there’s turmoil in Indy. That and more sports news to get your Wednesday started.

Chuck Pagano backs off criticism of Andrew Luck. “’It’s really complimenting our quarterback is what I was doing there,’ Pagano said as to remarks widely interpreted as a slap at the team’s franchise quarterback. … Of course, that’s not what Pagano said last night. Last night, Pagano said of Luck, ‘He’s got to take care of the football. It’s not that hard. It’s not trigonometry.’’’ (ProFootballTalk)

Rodney Harrison says Tom Brady is out for vengeance: “’I always said when you attain a level of success that Tom Brady has attained, you need something to push you. I think this was a mistake by the entire league. I think he’s out for vengeance.’’’ (WEEI)

The future looks bright for the Celtics.“The Future Power Rankings are ESPN Insider’s projection of the on-court success expected for each team in the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. Consider this a convenient way to see the direction in which your favorite team is headed. Each of the NBA’s 30 teams received an overall Future Power Rating of 0 to 100 based on how well we expect each team to perform in the next three seasons.’’ (ESPN.com)

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Patriots-Bills earns second-highest regular-season market share in franchise history.“The Patriots’ 40-32 victory over the Bills Sunday – a game in which Brady threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns — drew a 34.2 household rating and a massive 72 share in the Boston market.’’ (Boston.com)

Bruins top Capitals in preseason game. “Malcolm Subban got the start for the Bruins, stopping all 17 shots he faced before giving way to Zane McIntyre. The first-year pro gave up the first goal allowed by the Bruins all preseason, with a shot from the point during a Capitals power play getting through traffic and past him shortly after the B’s had taken the lead.’’ (WEEI)