Bob Ryan
Patriots beat Ravens in old, grind-it-out style
Here’s all you need to know about how different and special this win was: The Patriots did it without the benefit of a single Tom Brady touchdown pass.
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Patriots defense stands tall in AFC title game
Maligned for much of the season as the Patriots’ Achilles’ heel, the defense was at the heart of the win against the Ravens.
On Football
Vince Wilfork the difference-maker in Patriots’ win
Hardly anyone was talking about Wilfork in the lead-up to the game. It was a big mistake, as Wilfork had maybe the best game of his eight-year career.
Dan Shaughnessy
Patriots earn Super Bowl rematch with the Giants
Now they are back in the big game, which means a chance for redemption and immortality for Belichick and Brady - who have never fully recovered from Super Bowl XLII.
Mass. firms see riches, jobs in charting oceans of data
The state is home to more than 100 companies that focus on what is known as “big data’’ - the ability to quickly dissect and understand a flood of information.
Brown, Warren sign pledge banning third-party ads
Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren have signed an agreement designed to control outside spending on the Senate race.
Mitt Romney laboring to regain advantage
Romney began recalibrating his campaign yesterday with sharper attacks on Newt Gingrich and a pledge to quickly release some tax returns.
Tomasz Walenta
G cover
A doctor to watch over you
In the new system of “global payments,” patients will have more contact with their primary providers — whether they like it or not.
“It’s a kick I’ve probably kicked a thousand times in my career. I just went out there and didn’t convert. That’s the way things go.”
Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff, on his missed field goal, which sealed the Patriots’ AFC title win
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Columnists
Metro
Like their team, Patriots fans survive
The AFC title game had the fatalism of being a Boston sports fan butting up against the confidence built from a decade of unprecedented success and against-the-wall miracles.
Nation & World
More may have been aboard ship
Unregistered passengers might have been aboard the stricken cruise liner that capsized off the coast of Italy and are feared among the missing, a top rescue official said.
Politics
Rep. Giffords will resign, concentrate on recovery
US Representative Gabrielle Giffords will resign her seat to concentrate on her recovery from the shooting spree last year in her home state of Arizona.
Business
High-tech firms find fertile turf in South Boston
A vibrant scene is taking hold in the Innovation District on the South Boston Waterfront as technology companies move in and amenities follow.
Sports
Celtics 100, Wizards 94
Paul Pierce leads Celtics to victory over Wizards
Pierce scored a season-high 34 points with 10 assists, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals as the Celtics led most of the way in a 100-94 win.
Health and wellness
G Force
Studying music and the brain
A few years ago, Gary Marcus, a psychology professor at New York University, decided to learn how to play the guitar while also studying how the brain learns music.
Arts
APPRECIATION
Etta James’s legacy will live on
Dialed down or at full throttle, Etta James always made you wonder how she channeled that vast well of emotion.
Opinion
“Call it the Department of SBATDAUSTRExImOPIC.”
John E. Sununu, on President Obama’s plan to combine several federal agencies
Ideas
“The unipolar world isn’t necessarily better than what preceded it, either for the US or for the rest of the world. It might even be worse.”
Thanassis Cambanis, on the trouble with American dominance