The Deflategate ruling

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

Tom Brady, with nothing to lose, should take NFL to court

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady shouts as he runs onto the field before an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Brady likely will face an uphill battle to win his lawsuit, which will focus on flaws in the NFL?s discipline and appeals processes.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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The Patriots and Tom Brady have contributed to their own demise with miscues and poor decisions.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Brady destroyed the evidence; what could be more damning than that?

Boston Public Market readies for Thursday opening

The 28,000-square-foot retail market features 37 vendors and an assortment of New England products.

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Whether you?re in the mood for an old favorite or someplace new this summer, these outdoor spots won?t disappoint.

Magazine | Perspective

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Jim Braude surveys life in the Land of the Eternal Wait.

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MIT is pushing ahead with plans to turn a string of Kendall Square parking lots into six new buildings.

Mayor Marty Walsh spoke at a news conference Monday about Boston?s Olympic bid.

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In struggle to get Olympic nod for Boston, trust wore thin

In the days before Boston?s Olympic bid ended, frustrations and pressures rose at City Hall.

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Experts say a future bid for Boston is not out of the question, given the right circumstances.

Kayakers passed under the Longfellow Bridge as it undergoes a restoration project.

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Longfellow Bridge construction extended until late 2018

The delay is because of complications associated with preserving the historic nature of the structure, officials said.

07/28/15: Boston, MA: The Red Sox held a ceremony to retire the #45 of recent Hall of Fame inductee Pedro Martinez before their game vs. the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. With fellow Hall of Famers Jim Rice, Carlton Fisk and Carl Yastrzemski looking on, he fires the ceremonial first pitch. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Red Sox-White Sox (1)

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Red Sox, fans pay tribute to Pedro Martinez

The Hall of Fame pitcher returned the love in a pregame ceremony at Fenway Park that retired his No. 45.

Prosecutors back reduced sentence for ex-Boston officer

A former Boston police officer was convicted in a drug dealing scandal that rocked the department several years ago.

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The boy who fell into a coma after his father allegedly starved and dehydrated him faced intense isolation and discipline, police said.

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Stephen LeBert was also disciplined in 1992 after he and his uncle confronted a neighbor who spat on his wife.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/rathe_pindell_employee02.jpg--90x90.jpg Inside the presidential primaries with James Pindell

Globe reporter James Pindell brings you the latest news from New Hampshire and beyond as 2016 presidential politics take shape.

Opinion

Richard North Patterson

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Mike Huckabee?s controversial remarks dramatize a far more disturbing development.

The Big Picture

A boy plays during breaktime at the Senator Obama primary school in the village of Kogelo, west of Kenya?s capital of Nairobi on July 16. US President Barack Obama visits Kenya and Ethiopia this month.

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The Big Picture

Obama?s ancestral home

President Obama visits Kenya and Ethiopia this month. His ancestral home of Kogelo is home to Sarah Hussein Obama, his step-grandmother.

BetaBoston

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Elon Musk, physicist Stephen Hawking, and others warned against a ?military AI arms race.?

Crux

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The BSA?s 80-member national executive board voted Monday to drop its ban on gay adult leaders.

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