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May 14, 2008

Boston Herald apologizes for story on Patriots

BOSTON -- The Boston Herald has apologized for reporting that the New England Patriots videotaped a walkthrough by the St. Louis Rams one day before the two teams played in the Super Bowl in 2002.

In the apology, published in today's edition and posted on its Web site, the Herald said it now knows that the report was inaccurate and that no tape ever existed.

The apology came one day after former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Walsh told Goodell that he did not tape the walkthrough and had no knowledge of any other Patriots employees having done so.

The Herald's Feb. 2 story, published one day before New England's 17-14 Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants, was based on unnamed sources.

In the apology, the newspaper said it did not view or possess a tape of the walkthrough and should not have published the allegation without ``firmer verification.''

-- The Associated Press

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