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Patriots lose heartbreaker in Foxborough

The loss in a home opener was the first for the Patriots since 2001 and happened after Stephen Gostkowski missed a field goal with six seconds left.

Cardinals  players celebrated as the Patriots’ last-second field goal sailed wide.

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Cardinals players celebrated as the Patriots’ last-second field goal sailed wide.

Tom Brady walked off the field at the end of the game.

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Tom Brady walked off the field at the end of the game.

Brady argued with referees in the fourth quarter.

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Brady argued with referees in the fourth quarter.

Tom Brady directed his troops in the first quarter.

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Tom Brady directed his troops in the first quarter.

Aaron Hernandez held his lower right leg after a first-quarter injury.

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Aaron Hernandez held his lower right leg after a first-quarter injury.

Brady looked for an open receiver in the first quarter.

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Brady looked for an open receiver.

Cardinals linebacker Paris Lenon tackled running back Stevan Ridley.

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Cardinals linebacker Paris Lenon tackled running back Stevan Ridley.

Brady conferred with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels on the sideline.

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Brady conferred with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels on the sideline.

Kevin Kolb of the Cardinals felt pressure from Chandler Jones.

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Kevin Kolb of the Cardinals felt pressure from Chandler Jones.

Kolb fumbled into the hands of Patriots safety Tavon Wilson after being tackled by Chandler Jones and Rob Ninkovich.

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Kolb fumbled into the hands of Patriots safety Tavon Wilson after being tackled by Chandler Jones and Rob Ninkovich.

Casey Chamberlain contracted anthrax in 2001 after opening a letter to Tom Brokaw while she was working at NBC.

Struggles remain for victim of anthrax attack

Casey Chamberlain wants people to remember that there were two sets of terrorist victims: those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, and those infected soon after with anthrax.

Dr. Carolyn Roy-Bornstein, a pediatrician who lives in Newburyport, has written a memoir about the accident that injured her son Neil Bornstein, now 27, and killed his girlfriend.

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After the crash

In 2003, Newburyport teenager Neil Bornstein suffered a traumatic brain injury in an accident that killed his girlfriend. His mother tells the journey the entire family took.

Jacoby Ellsbury batted against the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Red Sox are blanked in Toronto

Jon Lester went seven innings, but was tagged for three runs in the seventh as the Red Sox failed to sweep the Blue Jays.

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