The Deflategate report

ben volin | on football

Case can be made for Tom Brady?s defense

A lot of the evidence pointing toward the Patriot quarterback?s knowledge of underinflated footballs can be explained away rather rationally.

Tom Brady says he?s not ready to comment on Wells Report

On Thursday night, the Patriots quarterback made his first public appearance since the release of the Wells Report.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bradysunnies-8550.jpg As barbs fly, lucrative Brady brand put in peril

The damage has been done to Tom Brady and endangers a brand that has made him millions in endorsement income.

Low-level Patriots employees suddenly at center of storm

The Wells Report brims with more than 1,000 references to the previously little-known Jim McNally and John Jastremski.

Lincoln Chafee, former governor and US senator from Rhode Island, is considering running for president.

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Lincoln Chafee?s unlikely campaign

The former Rhode Island governor?s exploration of a presidential run has been met with a mix of bewilderment and derision in his home state.

Speaker Robert DeLeo (right) and the budget chairman, Haverhill Democrat Brian Dempsey, in 2012.

State budget add-ons win out of view

Some legislators say adding funding amendments to bills strikes the right balance between transparency and speed.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/05/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/AP368092809205.jpg There are no ?two Baltimores?

Fixing Baltimore is not about inequality. It?s about poverty.

Juan Nieves (right), with Rick Porcello and catcher Ryan Hanigan, took the fall for the troubles of the Sox? pitching staff.

Nick Cafardo | On Baseball

Juan Nieves pays the cost for Red Sox? poor pitching

Dismissal of the pitching coach shouldn?t let the pitchers off the hook.

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Bill Burr makes fearlessness fun

Reflecting on his upcoming 19-show run at the Wilbur Theatre, the comedian and Canton native remembers much smaller rooms.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_joyce_brian.jpg State Senate discusses possible Brian Joyce ethics inquiry

With issues dogging the assistant majority leader, the chamber?s leadership is weighing how to prompt a review by the State Ethics Commission.

Fall River-05/06/15- Workers sew shirts at the New England Shirt Company Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (national)

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Long-scarred Fall River wary of another trade deal

Many wonder whether the president?s proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership would really help ? or if it would snuff out progress toward rebirth.

The Fan Pier development, as seen under construction in December 2014 adjacent to the Institute of Contemporary Art . (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff)

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ICA looks to expand at Fan Pier site

Nine years after moving into its waterfront building, the Institute of Contemporary Art is hoping to increase its gallery space by a third.

Stephanie Rhodes, left, shake hands with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., accompanied by his wife Mary Pat, as they arrive for a roundtable discussion at the Farrnum Center, Thursday, May 7, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Chris Christie discusses opioid epidemic in N.H.

The N.J. governor vowed to make drug addiction one of the top issues of his presidential campaign, should he decide to run.

FILE - This Aug. 11, 1984, file photo shows a field of entrants during the Men's 5,000 meter event at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Glamour, celebrities, perfect weather. A revitalized and growing downtown. Iconic venues and political support. With these virtues, Los Angeles looks like an ideal fit to host the 2024 Olympics. (AP Photo, File)

USOC denies LA being readied as backup to Boston

The US Olympic Committee insists that lukewarm support in Boston so far won?t prompt it to go to a Plan B.

Boston- 09/10/14- The Boston Flower Exchange building and parking lot takes up a commanding presence of land in the 500 block of Albany Street as an unknown bidder offered $35 million for the landBoston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Boston Flower Exchange courts buyers in hot market

Shareholders backed the sale of the South End real estate, clearing the way for yet another high-end development in the neighborhood.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Judge halts testimony in Tsarnaev trial until Monday

The announcement was made after the judge, defense lawyers, and prosecutors emerged from a long closed-door conference.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/e9139b23c49b4b6a95916c0dea3ebedf-e9139b23c49b4b6a95916c0dea3ebedf-0.jpg How soon is too soon to return to work when grieving?

The decision Facebook?s Sheryl Sandberg faces highlights a question the average worker usually doesn?t consider until tragedy strikes.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 28: Tsarnaev?s defense tries several angles

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/05/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/471815588-1212.jpg Baltimore prosecutor tries to force broader change

The aggressive charges seem aimed at sending a broader message about how police have been doing their jobs.

The Big Picture

Georgiy Samsonov (L), Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

The big picture

Berlin battleground?70 years later

Decades after the Battle for Berlin, photographer Fabrizio Bensch unearthed pictures by a Red Army photographer that depicted a city at war?s end.