Mike Reiss of the MetroWest Daily News offers his daily sports blog with Patriots notes. Today's blog notes that Doug Flutie's recent golf tournament, 6th annual Doug Flutie Jr. Celebrity Golf Classic was a great success as 253 golfers participated in the tournament. The event benefited the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism.
The *Boston Globe* reports that Doug Flutie's nephew and Natick High School Quarterback Bill Flutie has verbally agreed to play football for Boston College.
*ESPN.com* announced the winners of the ESPY awards today. Bill Belichick of the Patriots was chosen best coach-manager.