Dan Shaughnessy
JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF
The Patriots have spoiled us with their success, but they are artificially inflated by the AFC East and their dominance at Gillette.
BRONCOS 26, PATRIOTS 16
Patriots’ season ends in DenverThe Broncos dispatched the Patriots in an AFC title game that wasn’t really as close as the final score indicated.
on football
We don’t often hear the Patriots coach admit mistakes and accept blame for defeat. Sunday, he opened up, more than a little bit.
Christopher L. Gasper
The Patriots QB just couldn’t compete with Peyton Manning and the highest-scoring offense in NFL history.
A decline in the number of black teachers in Boston public schools has put the city in violation of a federal court order.
Daniel Arrigg Koh has the lineage and resume of a luminary on the rise.
DANIEL WILSON
CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK
“Whitey,” a new movie by documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger, views Bulger’s life through the filter of his 2013 trial.
The only insurer in the state offering coverage in the new insurance marketplace has radically reduced the hospitals in its network.
opinion | Nathaniel P. Morris
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The problem of symptoms and signsThe story of a teen caught in a medical and custody dispute shows how medicine can be pushed to the limits of its design.
The Bruins played toe to toe with the Blackhawks, one of the best teams in the stacked Western Conference.
The naming of Bishop Chibly Langlois of Haiti as a cardinal delighted Boston-area expatriates of the Caribbean nation.
A key lawmaker said US officials working with Russians had “found a departure of cooperation that is very concerning.”
Two top lawmakers suggested that Edward Snowden may have been working for Russian spy services before he disclosed US documents.
The Cambridge startup lets users call and text for a hard-to-beat fee.
The Dutch neuroscientist argues that environment and education have a minimal role in shaping people’s minds.
Certain brands have increased the amount of nicotine they deliver, potentially rendering them more addictive.
From the Archives | Photo gallery
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Scouting in the Boston areaTake a look at the Boston-area history of the Boy Scouts of America since the 1920s.
If urban farming took off, what would Boston look like?A new ordinance makes it legal, even easy, to start a farm in the city. Here’s what the future could hold.
