Game day arrives

Workers placed the NFL logo on the turf at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

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Chad Finn

When they finally kick it off in the Super Bowl, expect a thriller

It?s been a long two-week buildup, but all signs point toward a great game between the Eagles and Patriots.

The Season Ticket podcast

It?s Super Bowl Sunday and we have another ?Extra Ticket!? Today, Season Ticket has Medford?s own Maria Menounos admitting to ?cheering in the press box? for the Patriots. Chris Gasper interviewed her while on Radio Row at the Mall of America outside Minneapolis.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-16143.jpg Where does Brady rank? We asked other legendary Boston sports figures

Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, and Carl Yastrzemski weigh in on Brady?s place in the local pantheon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_pats3_spts-11106.jpg Who is more responsible for the Patriots? success, Brady or Belichick?

We asked Globe columnists Dan Shaughnessy, Christopher L. Gasper, and Tara Sullivan to choose.

Bob Ryan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/bob_ryan-16272.jpg A top-10 ranking of Boston?s GOATs

I?ll put Boston?s roster of all-time greats up against anyone?s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/04Brady.jpg Tom Brady wins his third NFL MVP award

The Patriots quarterback threw 32 TD passes and had a 66.3 completion percentage.

Chad Finn

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_patriots1_spts-16281.jpg Kraft, Belichick, Brady: 18 years of incomparable success

The triumvirate has led the Patriots to an unprecedented run in NFL history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Rex_Super_Bowl_LII_Opening_Night_in_9342823BI.jpg Eagles owner thinks of title that ?dominates my life?

Boston area native Jeffrey Lurie once wanted to buy the Patriots, but now he?s hoping to deliver Philadelphia its first Vince Lombardi trophy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/chin032113bledsoe_met4-001.jpg Drew Bledsoe urges young men to seek counseling

The former Patriots quarterback said he spoke to a sports psychologist twice during his 14-year career.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/SNL-6489.jpg Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch return to ?SNL? as ?obnoxious? New England and Philly fans

It?s a rivalry as old as the country itself.

2 Amtrak workers killed, 116 hurt in S.C. crash

Authorities investigate the scene of a fatal Amtrak train crash in Cayce, South Carolina, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018. At least two were killed and dozens injured. (Tim Dominick/The State via AP)

im Dominick/The State via AP

An Amtrak passenger train slammed into a parked freight train on a side track in South Carolina early Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Herald_03.jpg Digital First Media considering purchase of Boston Herald

The Boston Herald would be the third Massachusetts newspaper owned by Digital First Media.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/reading.jpg Man shot, killed by Reading police

The 43-year-old man had fled from police, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan?s office.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/180127colleges0055.jpg New England colleges have one big worry: 2025

The number of high school graduates nationwide is projected to drop significantly beginning that year.

Boston, MA- January 12, 2018: A pedestrian uses an umbrella to protect himself from rain on Winter Street in Boston, MA on January 12, 2018. After last week?s winter storm that deluged coastal areas and blasted snow across New England, followed by a regional thaw, Massachusetts residents are preparing for rains Friday and Saturday that are expected to rapidly melt more snow and cause further flooding before a cold front arrives to refreeze everything. (Globe staff photo / Craig F. Walker) section: metro reporter:

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Heavy rainfall could put a damper on Super Bowl Sunday

Pack an umbrella when you?re going out to that Super Bowl party as heavy rain is expected later Sunday in Greater Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/095c83c747d8452cbd86b5cbb9639a85-095c83c747d8452cbd86b5cbb9639a85-0.jpg A man left delusional love odes to Lana Del Rey - then tried to kidnap her

A fan showed up outside Lana Del Rey?s concert with a ticket, a knife and a plan to abduct her, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/ALEC-6491.jpg Alec Baldwin?s Trump returns to ?SNL? to get his intelligence briefing from ?Fox and Friends?

It was the first time Alec Baldwin has appeared on the show since Dec. 2.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/8-6486.jpg Melania Trump reassured by first ladies past on ?Saturday Night Live?

Consoling Melania were Jackie Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Martha Washington, and Michelle Obama.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/80397768657e48d29d39fbdf1f911896-c80112be85b04551adf500e6e73fcce0-4198.jpg Why Larry Nassar?s crimes must never be forgotten

An independent investigation needs to be conducted in order determine who covered up Nassar?s activities and why.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Flu%20shots.jpg Flu vaccine likely provided dismal protection against this winter?s virus

A midseason estimate suggested that the H3N2 component of the vaccine is 17 percent effective at preventing infection.