Patriots 27, Texas 20

Patriots hold on to defeat Texans in season-opener

Foxborough, MA- 9/9/18 - Gillette Stadium - Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots. Tom Brady passes the ball during the 1st quarter of the home opener at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe staff)

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

The Patriots led the entire way in Foxborough, although the Texans made things interesting late.

Ben Volin | Instant analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/gronk150-21892.jpg Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski missed OTAs, but they didn?t miss a beat in the opener

The Patriots stars looked as good as ever in a 27-20 victory over the Texans.

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels watches from the sideline during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Five-year contract reportedly among reasons Josh McDaniels stayed with Patriots

According to an NFL.com report, the new deal was struck after McDaniels had accepted the Colts? head coach job.

MIAMI, FL - SEPTEMBER 09: Robert Quinn #94 of the Miami Dolphins raises his fist during the National Anthem against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium on September 9, 2018 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

Three Dolphins players protest during national anthem

No players protested during the national anthem before the Patriots faced the Houston Texans.

Devra First | Critic?s Notebook

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/45991d88350c42d9bcf5f62c63bdc5af-45991d88350c42d9bcf5f62c63bdc5af-20403.jpg The Patriots are a world-class team. So why isn?t the food at Gillette better?

In Foxborough, stadium concessions are definitely not the G.O.A.T.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Serena Williams of the United States argues with umpire Carlos Ramos during her Women's Singles finals match against Naomi Osaka of Japan on Day Thirteen of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2018 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images for USTA)

Chris Trotman/Getty Images for USTA

Tara Sullivan

Celebrate Serena Williams?s greatness, even in a contentious defeat

Williams was left to defend her honor in the wake of a coveted 24th Grand Slam title, and rightfully praised champion Naomi Osaka.

Serena Williams (left) and Naomi Osaka embraced Saturday after the US Open final.

Commentary

Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and the trials of excellence for black women

On a night that should have been a celebration, the tennis stars shed tears and a hug as a consolation for the sweet-and-sour sting that comes with being black and woman and great.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/1020377272.jpg A-Rod spent Sunday cooking at Wahlburgers

The former Yankees star had some fun and paid off a bet with Mark Wahlberg.

Boston College running back AJ Dillon left Holy Cross in the dust early and often, rushing for three touchdowns in the first eight minutes.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Boys against men: BC and Holy Cross shouldn?t play again

Boston College-Holy Cross was great in the day of ?Mad Men.?? Now it?s just madness.

Drake onstage during Friday?s show at TD Garden.

Music Review

Drake delivers the hits ? and a healing moment ? at the Garden

The chart-dominating MC?s show Saturday at TD Garden included an appearance by Meek Mill.

Your Home

A beginner?s guide to buying an older home

There are things you ought to know before buying an old house???among them, the names of a few reliable tradespeople.

The life and rise of Ayanna Pressley

Katherine Taylor for The Boston Globe

Long before her shocking win, Pressley?s was an against-the-odds story. Time and again, she has toppled expectations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/e4a4e80ba19247f9b7700f777613c64d-e4a4e80ba19247f9b7700f777613c64d-20398.jpg Retired priest says O?Malley?s secretary dismissed reports of abuse in N.J.

Monsignor Kenneth Lasch says he reached out to Cardinal Sean O?Malley because O?Malley serves as an adviser to Pope Francis on sexual abuse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ptownii-20367.jpg ?Horseplay? preceded death of man who fell overboard on party cruise, company said

The 21-year-old man, identified as Aaron Dibella of Peabody, died after falling overboard from a party cruise late Saturday evening.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/f69047ca1363426fa11ef3f3f7e15018-f69047ca1363426fa11ef3f3f7e15018-0.jpg Les Moonves, longtime CBS chief, may be gone by Monday

Leslie Moonves, the longtime chief executive of CBS, is finalizing a deal to depart from the company he has led for 15 years, following a report Sunday detailing new sexual harassment allegations against him.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_Tfacilities9_met.jpg Man fatally hit by Red Line train at Porter Square

The unidentified man, who was 66, was inside a tunnel when he was struck about 7 a.m.

Three storms ? Florence, Isaac, and Helene ? were moving across the Atlantic early Sunday.

National Weather Service/NOAA

Dave Epstein

Florence could lash coast with rain, wind

Even if there is not a direct impact in the region, the storm could still create a big mess.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/1028795526.jpg Pence: I?m confident no one on my staff wrote the NYT column

Vice President Mike Pence says he?s ?100 percent confident? that no one on his staff was involved with the anonymous New York Times column criticizing President Trump?s leadership.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/868741598.jpg Nebraska senator, critic of GOP, says he?s ?independent conservative?

Ben Sasse said Sunday that neither his Republican Party nor the Democrats stand for ?very much more than being anti? and that?s why he often thinks about becoming an independent.

Cambridge, MA - 9/9/18 - At the end of Senator Elizabeth Warren's (cq) speech, she held up hands with Jay Gonzalez (cq) and Ayanna Pressley (cq). Democrats rally, at the Cambridge Community Center, in support of their nominees on the 2018 ballot. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 10demsrally Reporter: John Hilliard

?Listen up, Mr. President: Tick, tock,? Warren tells Trump

With less than 60 days to the November election, US Senator Elizabeth Warren rallied hundreds of supporters Sunday afternoon with an excoriation of President Trump and Republican lawmakers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/whale1.jpg Apparent dead whale calf washes ashore in Cohasset

New England Aquarium officials were on the way to the scene, and plan to conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/09/07/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/hero_bakerelex.jpg Charlie Baker: Four years later

Four years after endorsing Baker, the editorial board reflects on how 2014 priorities can inform the 2018 election.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

Address

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

The Big Picture

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, August 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: staying cool in the summer heat, installing a new police commissioner, spotting sharks on the Cape, campaigning politicians on the trail, and flipping gymnasts at the US championships.

Crossword

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/crossword.jpg Play the crossword

Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.