Ben Volin | On football
Super Bowl win just added to legend of Bill Belichick
With his sixth Lombardi Trophy, Belichick joins George Halas and Curly Lambeau as the only coaches with six titles.
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Bill Belichick acknowledged the crowd in Foxborough.
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Fans made themselves heard as the Patriots arrived at Gillette Stadium.
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Jason McCourty held the championship trophy in Foxborough.
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Devin McCourty celebrated with fans.
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Players, including the injured Patrick Chung, center, stepped off the Patriots plane.
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The Super Bowl-winning Patriots arrived at TF Green airport in Rhode Island.
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Julian Edelman held the Vince Lombardi Trophy aloft after the game.
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Tom Brady celebrated another Super Bowl title with his daughter Vivian.
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A teammate jumped on Dont?a Hightower?s shoulders.
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Bill Belichick celebrated with a dousing.
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Brady and Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman embraced.
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Belichick is holding up five fingers, but he?s now won six Super Bowls with the Patriots.
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Sony Michel scored the game?s only touchdown.
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David Andrews and teammates were pumped, too.
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Rob Gronkowski made a key reception on the touchdown drive.
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Cordarrelle Patterson was tackled in the second quarter.
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Hightower sacked Rams quarterback Jared Goff in the second quarter.
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Edelman was tackled by Rams safety John Johnson.
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Brady faced pressure from the Rams? defense at times.
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Edelman made a tremendous catch during the first quarter.
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Gronkowski rumbled down the field after one of his six catches.
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Rex Burkhead stiff-armed Johnson.
Six unsung plays that were crucial to the Patriots? Super Bowl victory
In a low-scoring affair, key individual efforts paved the way for the Patriots to beat the Rams.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
This one clinched it: Brady is greatest Boston athlete
In these eyes, Tom Brady?s sixth title moves him past Ted Williams, Bill Russell, and Bobby Orr.
Duck boat parade in Boston scheduled for Tuesday
The rolling rally is set for Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Jim McBride
The ?incredible story? of Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman
Bill Belichick reminisced about the Patriots receiver?s early career and how Edelman?s work ethic has never faltered.
A look at some of the best commercials from Super Bowl 53
There were a few inspired moments, but companies largely stuck with celebrity cameos in an attempt to keep our attention during game breaks.
Super Bowl ratings drop nationally, for a few reasons
It was the lowest scoring Super Bowl ever, although ratings were strong in Boston and Los Angeles.
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Longtime WBZ Radio anchor Gary LaPierre dies
LaPierre anchored morning newscasts for WBZ for decades.
Dave Epstein
It?ll be a glorious day for another parade
The day of the Patriots? latest rolling rally will be a nice one ? warmer than the previous celebrations.
Why walking 100 steps a minute is good for you. And 130 is even better
UMass researchers say they?ve found an easy way for you to know if you?re meeting federal health advice for exercise while you?re out walking.
New head named for FBI?s Boston office
FBI Director Christopher Wray appointed a former deputy assistant director for the FBI?s counterintelligence division as the new special-agent-in-charge of the Boston field office.
Concord police looking for man after he broke into house, held owner at knifepoint
Concord police said a man allegedly broke into a man?s house, held him at knifepoint, and then forced him to drive to different locations in Western Mass. and Conn. on Sunday night.
Truck Day signals the official start of Red Sox? title defense
In an annual harbinger of spring, the vehicle left Fenway Park around noon, carrying 20,400 baseballs and a lot of other stuff.
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Opinion | Ben Clements and Ron Fein
The case for starting impeachment hearings against Trump
The grounds for starting impeachment hearings are clear.
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JOAN VENNOCHI
Why should a billionaire with an open checkbook drive the impeachment crusade against Trump?
California billionaire Tom Steyer is doubling down on his personal impeachment crusade.
Music Review
At TD Garden, Eric Church doubles down
The singer?s enthusiasm turned into an ever-building, increasingly thrilling feedback loop over the evening.
Demi Lovato deletes Twitter account over 21 Savage backlash
Lovato faced criticism that she was laughing at memes about 21 Savage, who was taken into custody by immigration authorities at the Super Bowl.
Trump inaugural committee is ordered to hand over documents
President Trump?s inaugural committee was ordered to turn over documents about its donors, finances and activities to federal prosecutors in Manhattan.
President Trump?s election set off a birth control boom
Women across the country sought long-acting contraception after November 2016, fearful that Donald Trump would reverse the Affordable Care Act.
Proposal would rewrite Boston?s marijuana licensing process, give preference to local residents
City Councilor Kim Janey wants Boston to put equity at the center of its process for selecting pot operators.
State Police launch body camera pilot program
Massachusetts State Police have begun a six-month body camera pilot program, with about 100 troopers testing devices from several vendors.
James ?Whitey? Bulger did not leave a will, court filings show
Papers filed in probate court didn?t indicate whether Bulger had any assets at the time of his death in 2018.
Northeastern 2, BU 1 (OT)
Northeastern gets to defend its crown
Tyler Madden scored on a breakaway in overtime to lift the huskies in the beanpot nightcap.
Man charged with drunken driving in brother?s death in Norwood crash
Tresor Wrensford suffered fatal injuries in a single car crash on Route 1A near the intersection with Davis Avenue, police said.
Va. lieutenant governor denies sexual assault accusation stemming from Boston incident
Justin Fairfax even suggested the rumors may have been fostered by supporters of under-fire Governor Ralph Northam, whom Fairfax would succeed if Northam resigns.
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Special reports
Special Report
They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened
Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.
The Big Picture
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The Big Picture
Globe staff photos of the month for January
Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of winter storms, the partial federal government shutdown, and a comfort dog in the class room.
Globe must-reads
Super Bowl 53
?I?m going to Disney World!? Julian Edelman and Tom Brady make champions? pilgrimage
The Patriots stars were living it up Monday at the park.
EDITORIAL
For the record, the Patriots winning the Super Bowl never gets old
New England Patriots give fans a tutorial on what happens when people ?collaborate? on and off the field.
Sports
Patriots? Duron Harmon says he?ll skip White House visit after Super Bowl win
?They don?t want me in the White House, man.?
Metro
Seth Moulton dances around 2020 talk in brief N.H. visit
The Salem Democrat took questions for about 45 minutes but never even winked at whether he would be the second person from Mass. to jump into the campaign.
Real Estate
US new-home sales jumped nearly 17 percent in November
Sales of new homes soared, defying higher mortgage rates, but they?re still below year-ago levels. | realestate.boston.
Politics
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clapped back after Dan Crenshaw hit at both her and the Patriots
The congresswoman responded to a tweet sent by her Republican colleague, Dan Crenshaw, who combined an apparent dislike of the Patriots with her marginal tax proposal.
Nation & World
Trump will nominate David Bernhardt as interior secretary
Bernhardt is leading the department on an interim basis after the resignation of Ryan Zinke.
Cars Search This Week's Specials
Lincoln celebrates the Continental?s 80th birthday with Coach Door Edition that has 60s-style rear-hinged doors
Exiting the rear seats of any vehicle can be awkward, especially when your wardrobe prevents you from using your legs as separate limbs. To prevent paparazzi faux pas, and to celebrate a special anniversary, Lincoln debuts a limited production version of its flagship sedan, the 2019 Continental 80th Anniversary Coach Door Edition. Hearkening back to [?]
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Business
?Bond King? Bill Gross retires after storied four-decade career
Gross cofounded Pacific Investment Management Co. and once ran the world?s largest bond mutual fund.
Arts
Here?s why Maroon 5 played the Super Bowl halftime show (and who turned it down)
Rapper Cardi B said she received an offer to perform at the Super Bowl, but turned down the lucrative opportunity in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick.
STAT
As cystic fibrosis drugs deliver new hope, progress isn?t reaching everyone
The fate of certain patients is a reminder that, with complicated genetic diseases, scientific advances often don?t extend to everyone at the same time.
Real Estate
Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?
Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.