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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin020418Eagles-PatriotsSuperBowlLII_Spt04.jpg From start to finish, Patriots? defense had no answers

The team known for its second-half adjustments couldn?t slow down the Eagles.

SUPER BOWL SLIDER6 Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 - Brady on bench end of 4th quarter of Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. (

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Chad Finn

It just never quite felt like the Patriots? night

The Eagles are a worthy NFL champion who did everything necessary to beat the Patriots.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/chin31.jpg ?I could have changed that game,? says benched Butler

?They gave up on me,? Butler, an impending free agent, said as he left US Bank Stadium. ?[Expletive]. It is what it is.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/SuperbowlSlider28.jpg Watch: Gronk says he?ll consider retirement in offseason

The Patriots tight end addressed the subject after Sunday?s Super Bowl, saying, ?I?m definitely going to look at my future, for sure.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/914346582.jpg Eagles? Brandon Graham made the defensive play of the game

The defensive end?s strip sack of Tom Brady forced a fourth-quarter fumble that sent Philadelphia on its way to Super Bowl glory.

Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 - Nick Foles celebrates with backup quarterback Nate Sudfeld after Foles touchdown during 2nd quarter of Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. (Barry Chin/Globe staff

Where Eagles dared: Trick play paid off big for Philly

QB Nick Foles?s TD catch at the end of the first half caught the Patriots unprepared.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Malcolm Jenkins #27 of the Philadelphia Eagles tackles Brandin Cooks #14 of the New England Patriots duirng the second quarter in Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by )

Brandin Cooks knocked out of Super Bowl after big hit

The Patriots receiver was immediately ruled out after being leveled in the second quarter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/914322050.jpg The boy who took a selfie with Justin Timberlake is reportedly from Mass.

The student at Hingham?s Derby Academy told a local newspaper that he was trying frantically to pull up his camera app as the singer danced by.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-13644.jpg 6 arrested at UMass as thousands take to streets following loss

?A number of injuries? were reported, and police had to use pepper spray after people set off firecrackers and threw objects.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/02-04-2018-superbowl_12.jpg Late at night, Boston?s streets were empty and quiet

?It?s a lot calmer here than it would be in Philadelphia,? said one Philadelphia native.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/abefa9864fd842b79be06187e148cddd-abefa9864fd842b79be06187e148cddd-0.jpg In Philly, the rain went away and the fans came out

The cloud lingering over one of the NFL?s longest-running franchises disappeared after the Eagles? Super Bowl victory.

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Ram Trucks says it worked with the King estate in producing the ad.

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In the midst of awards show season, there?s another must-attend event for some celebrities.

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State senators jockey for top post after new report

After the Globe reported that Stan Rosenberg?s husband had access to his e-mails, several senators said it?s unlikely Rosenberg will return as Senate president.

It?s time for Massachusetts to bid farewell to Steve Wynn, says Adrian Walker.

Adrian Walker

Time?s up for Steve Wynn in Everett

The casino will still happen, but Wynn has to go.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/reading.jpg Quiet Reading neighborhood rattled by police shooting

A 43-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday in the area by police.

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This ski resort is Vermont?s best-kept secret

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Chase Ybarra, an Emerson student, is advising the Boston college on increasing the stocks at its food pantry.

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Even at elite colleges, students go hungry

Food pantries, meal-plan sharing programs, and care-package deliveries have emerged on campuses across the region.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_curley1_met.jpg Mayor seeks developers? ideas for housing in 83 city buildings

The goal: help ease the housing crisis while sprucing up public facilities.

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The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee is expected to offer a motion to release his party?s response to the memo.

Music Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/XXHotStove04a.jpg At Hot Stove Cool Music, new takes on old favorites

The annual baseball/rock ?n? roll mashup concert/benefit wasn?t overwhelmed by football fever.

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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.

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Opinion & Ideas

OPINION | DEVIN McCOURTY, JONATHAN KRAFT, ROBERT KRAFT

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There is still plenty of room for improvement as we search for the appropriate age range for the juvenile justice system.

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FILE - In this June 5, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff Reince Priebus attends an event in the East Room at the White House in Washington. The former White House chief of staff injected himself Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in the Republican primary for Wisconsin's Senate seat, casting doubt on Kevin Nicholson's conversion to the GOP after previously serving as national president of the College Democrats. Priebus, who led the state party in Wisconsin before serving as chairman of the Republican National Committee, instead endorsed state Sen. Leah Vukmir in the GOP Senate primary. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018 file photo, a North Korean girl walks past the Taedong Gate in Pyongyang, North Korea. Temperatures were forecast to drop below -19 degree Celsius (-2.2 degree Fahrenheit) this week in the North Korean capital. North Korea on Sunday, Feb. 4, slammed President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and said its nuclear capabilities would

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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)

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