Game day arrives

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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.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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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.

Chad Finn

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

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/gasper-16263.jpg Bill Belichick?s team-first approach is rooted from his playing days at Wesleyan

Belichick was thinking like a coach at Wesleyan, where he lost his starting job.

Bob Ryan

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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.

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie. who grew up in the Boston area, wants his team to capture that elusive Vince Lombardi Trophy. ?It dominates my life,? Lurie said of winning the Super Bowl.

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Eagles owner wants 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.

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

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/2011-2020/2018/01/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/healey.jpg In wake of tax cuts, state orders utilities to cut rates

?This is a huge victory for ratepayers who deserve the benefit of this major tax break for utilities,? AG Maura Healey said.

Trump seized on what memo could mean even before reading it

The president told confidants in recent days that he believed it would validate his concerns that the ??deep state?? had conspired to undermine his presidency.

Larry Nassar listened to a victim statement Friday in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich.

FBI knew of claims against Larry Nassar in 2015

At least 40 females say they were molested in a 14-month period that the FBI was aware of the accusations.

Driver in Route 3 wreck was under influence, police say

A child was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and suffered life-threatening injuries.

Praise Hall, one of seven children, got a full scholarship at Bowdoin College in Maine.

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New England colleges have one big worry: 2025

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_YP1KX.jpg Uma Thurman says Harvey Weinstein forced himself on her

Thurman?s claim had been widely anticipated since late last year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d95da54464bd45c197d65c1178bfc974-d95da54464bd45c197d65c1178bfc974-0.jpg Holy Cross votes to keep Crusaders moniker

The school?s board of trustees voted Saturday to keep their moniker after a months-long review exploring whether the nickname was appropriate.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/21/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/lee_012018_blake6_sowk.jpg Only 16, and he?s called his 100th game

Norton High junior Javik Blake has been broadcasting hockey, basketball, softball, and soccer games since his was in eighth grade.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

In this special extra episode, Chris Gasper is joined by current and former NFL players who give their opinions about which team has the better chance in the Patriots-Eagles matchup.

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