New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks off the field after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. The Eagles won 41-33. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Ben Volin | On Football

Patriots? draft through three rounds? In a word ? yuck

They didn?t address their glaring needs on defense in the second round.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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All five of the quarterbacks to go in the first 32 picks Thursday night have flaws.

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Dawson, who was drafted 56th overall out of Florida, played all over the secondary for the Gators.

New England Patriots hats are shown prior to the first round of the 2018 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

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Patriots enter Day 3 of 2018 NFL Draft with five picks

New England?s first pick of the day, barring a trade, is 105th overall. The late rounds get underway at noon.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin022117SpringTrainingDay9_Spt18.jpg Jason Varitek and the new prerequisites for a big league managerial job

Experience is no longer a requirement to manage a club, but communication skills, both with players and the media, seems to be.

GARY WASHBURN I SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

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These ex-players joined staffs as lower-ranking assistants and worked their way up.

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Sunday and Monday will be chilly and damp across the region, but temperatures are expected to soar, reaching into the 80s by Wednesday, forecasters said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_14E48B.jpg Sick British toddler at center of legal battle dies at 23 months old

The parents of Alfie Evans announced their son?s death on social media, saying they were ??heartbroken.??

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Since allegations against Harvey Weinstein surfaced last year, the #MeToo era has brought down some of the most powerful people in politics, media, and entertainment.

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A terrifying ?Handmaid?s Tale? season two kicks off in these iconic Boston locations

They look very different, though.

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Tons of dog waste clogged 3,600 feet of storm drain, preventing rainwater from clearing out of the streets after the string of March storms.

Police outsider navigated city?s painful crisis

Former Boston Police commissioner Robert di Grazia, who died Thursday at age 90, left behind a complex and controversial legacy as a reformer.

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The former host of a popular woodworking show is suing WGBH.

Former State Police colonel Richard McKeon.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File 2016

No charges against ex-State Police head for arrest report rewrite

Former State Police colonel Richard McKeon was wrong to order a trooper to rewrite a report about the arrest of the daughter of a judge, according to a report released Friday.

Man found fatally shot in Dorchester early Saturday morning

The man, who was in his 30s, was found on Hartford Street in Dorchester at about 2:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Boston police.

13?s a crowd for Democrats chasing open Third District seat

Thirteen Democrats have spent months ping-ponging across the Merrimack Valley as they vie for the nomination this September to replace retiring Congresswoman Niki Tsongas.

Motorist killed when vehicle flips in NH town

The victim?s identity wasn?t immediately released. Officials are investigating the crash and are seeking out any witnesses.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/chevalier%20(2).jpg N.H. man to be charged with murdering former fiancee in North Andover

A Merrimack, N.H., man is charged with the murder of his former fiancee, a North Andover woman who was found dead in her home last weekend, prosecutors said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-15389.jpg As manhunt continues in Maine, hunting suspended in three towns

Governor Paul LePage issued an emergency proclamation closing all hunting in parts of Norridgewock, Skowhegan and Fairfield.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/03282010_28rail.1-7550211-002.jpg Tufts faces pressure to raise its annual payments to Medford and Somerville

For years, Tufts University has been one of the most generous nonprofits to the city of Boston, one of the few organizations willing to pay the full amount of City Hall requested.

In this Feb. 13, 2018 photo, two dockless LimeBike's share the sidewalk with others from Washington, D.C.'s docked share program called Capital Bikeshare in Washington. Shared bikes that can be left wherever the rider ends up are helping more people get access to the mode of transportation that reduces car traffic and increases exercise. But the dockless bikes are also producing some chaos with discarded bikes cluttering public spaces, blocking sidewalks and even placed in trees and lakes. Over the last year, startup companies have brought the bikes that don't require docking stations into city after city in the U.S. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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scott kirsner | innovation economy

Dockless rental bikes ? lots of them ? are coming this summer

Two California startups will unleash a fleet of about 2,000 bikes in 15 communities. But will users who can just leave bikes anywhere cause problems?

Love Letters: The Podcast

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After a breakup, we should feel more and think less ? so crank your playlist and let the emotions flow.

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It?s time for another significant step on early education funding.

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Recycling Boston?s architectural history one piece at a time

Having spent much of his life collecting the detritus of changing neighborhoods, Walter Santory is blessed with an expert knowledge of architectural history that you can't get from a PhD program.