Putin, Trump and Patriotic Anger at Super Bowl 51

Posted Feb 5, 2017
On Monday night, as the Patriots’ Super Bowl media day session came to a close, I found team president Jonathan Kraft, the son of the owner, and asked him to tell the Vladimir Putin story again. Since Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick, and Tom Brady are all friends with Donald Trump, and since the President has been linked to Putin, I figured now would be a good time to re-hear it. (Sports Illustrated)

Related: Other News

Indiana football wins a national championship that is almost too much to fathom
By reliving, reliving and reliving Indiana’s stirring 27-21 win over bruising Miami, they might even manage to believe this: Indiana, which spent a century-plus buried...
Wed Jan 28, 2026

How the 20-0 Miami RedHawks are beating the odds and becoming an irresistible sports story
Flying to the top of the list of stories that are turning this 2025-26 season into one of the best college basketball has seen in...
Tue Jan 27, 2026

Duke reaches legal settlement with quarterback Darian Mensah, who is set to transfer
Duke and quarterback Darian Mensah reached a settlement that will allow Mensah to transfer, his agency and Duke announced Tuesday, ending a potentially precedent-setting lawsuit...
Tue Jan 27, 2026

AJ Dybantsa, Keaton Wagler, Kingston Flemings are stars on historic day for freshmen
A special freshman class added another chapter to an all-time season Saturday. Illinois freshman Keaton Wagler waltzed into Mackey Arena and delivered a 46-point performance...
Tue Jan 27, 2026