NFL playoffs

Tom Brady says he didn?t alter footballs in Colts game

Foxborough-01/22/15-Patriots qb Tom Brady speaks to the media at a press conference at Gillette Stadium about the under inflated footballs. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (sports)

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The Patriots quarterback responded to the Deflategate controversy and denied any involvement.

Ben Volin | Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/DLR19635-6850.JPG Belichick seems to shift blame to Brady for Deflategate

The Patriots coach seemed to shift the blame for the underinflated football scandal to the quarterback.

Foxborough-01/22/15-One of the Patriots ball boys has a handful on the sidelines in the bubble during practice. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (sports)

Patriots players say they know nothing about doctored footballs

Questions about underinflated footballs dominated the locker room, but the Patriots echoed their coach.

Boston, MA - 04/23/13 - (2nd inning) Home plate umpire Gerry Davis (12) examines the back of New York Yankees starting pitcher Michael Pineda (35) after a challenge from Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell (53) in the second inning. A substance identified as pine tar can clearly be seen on Pineda's neck. Action and reaction as the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in the second of a three game series at Fenway Park. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Peter Abraham, Topic: 24Red Sox-Yankees, LOID: 7.3.2337556582.

ALEX SPEIER

In sports, as in life, pushing limits of rules is common

Through the years, there has been no shortage of attempts to gain a little advantage outside of the rules.

Up to 7 inches of snow expected in parts of state

A winter storm watch was issued for much of Central and Eastern Mass. for the coastal storm beginning Saturday morning.

Evan Horowitz

Bush and Romney are meeting. Which one will emerge?

If Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney can?t decide who should be the party insider, they may end up splitting the establishment vote.

How Polaroid created a world of need-it-now shutterbugs

Long before megapixels, iPhones, and Instagram, Edwin Land?s camera ushered in a revolution.

Brainiac

Extreme cosmetics through the ages

A new book on the history of the cosmetics industry captures hundreds of years of startling treatments.

Jim Braude will begin in March as host of ?Greater Boston,?? WGBH television?s news and analysis program. He hosted a similar TV show on NECN.

Jim Braude signs on as ?Greater Boston? host

WGBH television has found the new host of its nightly news show right under the public media outlet?s own roof.

Boston?s bid for 2024 Olympics

Mayor Martin Walsh shook hands following a news conference on Jan. 9 about Boston?s selection as the US choice for teh 2024 Olympics.

Walsh says city workers can speak out about Olympics

Mayor Walsh is attempting to calm employees worried about an agreement he signed that forbids them from criticizing the city?s bid.

Evan Falchuk.

Falchuk takes step toward Olympic ballot question bid

Former gubernatorial candidate Evan Falchuk said he is moving to get a question about the 2024 Olympics on the ballot.

Massachusetts Health Connector gets new leader

Louis Gutierrez, a longtime information technology and planning specialist, was appointed Thursday to the post by Governor Baker.

Leaks in Boston area gas pipes exceed estimates

The amount of methane leaking is as much as three times greater than previously estimated.

After stumble, GOP pushes abortion bill through House

The House voted 242-179 to permanently bar federal funds for any abortion coverage.

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner waves while arriving for the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) trade bloc annual presidential 47th summit in Parana, north of Buenos Aires, December 17, 2014. REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian (ARGENTINA - Tags: POLITICS)

Argentine president now says prosecutor?s death was not a suicide

The president?s change of position added a new twist in the death of Alberto Nisman, who was found dead Sunday.

Wynn Resorts

Wynn releases renderings of redesigned Everett casino tower

The new tower plan was called a ?vast improvement? by the chairman of the state gambling commission.

Stephen D. Pasceri.

Shooter ?lost it? after mother?s death, says brother

Suspected Brigham shooter Stephen Pasceri apparently suspected that medication his mother took during her most recent illness led to her death.

Opinion

Stephen Seche

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/2015-01-22T105838Z_1671857997_GM1EB1M1GCX01_RTRMADP_3_YEMEN-SECURITY-HOUTHIS.jpg Yemen?s 2011 ?upheaval? leads to crisis today

The former US ambassador to Yemen writes that the current crisis is for all practical purposes a coup d?etat.

The Big Picture

An abandoned tourist Boat shipwreck lying at the Dead Sea coastal resort near Ein Gedi, Israel.

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The Big Picture

Declining water levels in the Dead Sea

Originally one of the world?s first health resorts, the Dead Sea has a far from healthy future as its water levels decline.

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