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Patriots flash back to glory days with comeback win over Ravens

After coming back from two 14-point deficits, the Patriots and their fans are planning on a trip to the Super Bowl.

Tom Brady took some hits early, but he finished with a franchise-playoff-record 367 yards passing. He threw for three scores and ran for one. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

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Tom Brady at his best for Patriots once again

Brady twice rallied the Patriots from a 14-point deficit to author the largest playoff comeback in franchise history.

Foxborough, MA 1/10/15 New England Patriots Shane Vereen signaling touchdown as teammate Danny Amendola beats Baltimore Ravens Anthony Levine after Amendola's 51 yard touchdown reception from Julian Edelman during third quarter action of the AFC Divisional Round playoffs at Gillette Stadium on Saturday January 10, 2015. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) Topic: Fan Watch pics Reporter: Anthony V Gulizia

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When things got tough, the Patriots got creative

Trick plays and gimmicky formations add up to a trip to the AFC Championship Game for Patriots.

FOXBORO, MA - JANUARY 10: Rob Gronkowski #87 and Danny Amendola #80 of the New England Patriots walk off the field following the 2015 AFC Divisional Playoffs game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

Danny Amendola has a grasp on playoff football

The oft-maligned Amendola came up clutch several times in New England?s comeback win.

New Orleans Pelicans guard Austin Rivers (25) lays in a reverse layup around Houston Rockets forward Joey Dorsey (8) and forward Josh Smith (5) in the second half Jan. 2 in New Orleans. (Buth Dill/Associated Press)

Celtics agree to trade Jeff Green for Austin Rivers, Tayshaun Prince

The deal is expected to be official Monday, and the Celtics are also expected to receive a first-round draft pick.

The great room of this post-and-beam home overlooks 17 acres of cranberry bog.

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home of the week

Pembroke home sits on 78 acres next to cranberry bog

With its vast acreage and stone fireplace, this 4,500-square-foot, $2.2 million Pembroke home has the air of a ski chalet.

State public works chief William F. Callahan pushed for the highway.

The man behind Route 128

The book ?Building Route 128? describes how William F. Callahan?s vision created a highway ahead of its time.

Boston?s bid for the 2024 Olympics

A sign marks the city boundary in Boston, Massachusetts January 9, 2015. Boston was selected on Thursday as the American candidate city that will bid to host the 2024 Olympics, taking the first strides in a grueling marathon to bring the Summer Games back to the United States for the first time since 1996. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)

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Timing may be right for Boston?s Olympic bid

Boston, a first-time contender, will be competing amid a more favorable landscape than New York and Chicago did recently.

Charlie Baker was sworn in as governor on Thursday.

Baker missteps in inaugural speech

The wrenching story Gov. Baker told about an Easton teen who fell victim to opiate addiction wasn?t quite right.

Dolo Nosamiefan degowned on his way out of the Broad Institute lab where samples of the Ebola virus are studied.
At the Broad Institute?s genomics platform in Cambridge, where process development associate Kendra West worked with samples that were being sequenced, researchers hope to find clues in the genetic code of the Ebola virus that has killed 8,000 in West Africa. 
Stephen Gire traveled to Sierra Leone as the Ebola outbreak was raging because he felt a strong sense of obligation to help however he could. He returned with 425 samples of Ebola virus taken from infected patients.

Researchers race to halt Ebola?s spread

Cambridge scientists are using sophisticated genetic machinery to determine how the virus might be attacked.

Muslims in France brace for backlash after attacks

The attacks in France have that nation?s Islamic people worried they may face persecution or violence.

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Zimmerman was arrested Friday after allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend.

Opinion

P.J. O?Rourke

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Will Gamma Omega Pi and Delta Epsilon Mu get along better than the GOP and the Dems?

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The natural world: animal patterns

Animals, and their interesting forms, textures, patterns, movements, and colors, offer rich inspiration for photographers.

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