FOXBORO, MA - OCTOBER 29: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots talks with Tom Brady #12 during the fourth quarter of a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on October 29, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

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Tom Brady says he has a ?great? relationship with Bill Belichick

Brady, addressing rumors of a Patriots rift during a radio interview on Saturday, said of Belichick, ?There?s no coach I?d rather play for.?

Foxborough, MA: September 24, 2017: Patriots owner Robert Kraft is pictured on the sidelines before the game. The New England Patriots hosted the Houston Texans in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

This is Finger Pointing 101 by the Patriots

In the short term, the result of all this probably means nothing. The long term is a different story.

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Before Eli Roberts donated a kidney for Christine Tierney, they scarcely knew each other.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Workers_07[1].jpg It?s the kind of cold that ?makes you reevaluate your life choices?

Even for construction workers accustomed to gutting through brutal winters, the past two weeks have been particularly unpleasant.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_ColdWeather_02.jpg We?ll see a cold weekend, but warmer temperatures are in sight

The arctic freeze gripping Boston is set to culminate Sunday when temperatures are forecast to plummet to minus 2 degrees in the early morning and the windchill to minus 20.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/cover2017photos.jpg The photos of 2017 from the Boston Globe

Globe staff photographers share their most memorable pictures of the year, and the stories behind them.

Former governor Mitt Romney has been considered a likely candidate for an open US Senate seat in Utah.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM

Mitt Romney is getting good at pulling up stakes

It feels like ages ago that he swore up and down he was from Massachusetts.

CELTICS 87, NETS 85

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Kyrie Irving scored 21 points for Boston.

Bruins 7, Hurricanes 1

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tlumacki_bruinsvshurricanes_sports907-001.jpg Patrice Bergeron (four goals), Bruins stay red hot

The Bruins? victory, their third straight, improved their recent record to a blistering 17-3-2

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Former president Barack Obama will be in Boston Feb. 23 to speak at a sports analytics conference hosted by MIT, organizers announced Friday.

AFC wild card: Titans 22, Chiefs 21

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The Titans await the winner of Sunday?s Bills-Jaguars game to see where they will play next weekend.

Live updates

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The NFL playoffs are underway, and the games this weekend will decide who the Patriots face in the next round.

5-alarm fire tears through Dorchester home

All residents of the three-decker are accounted for, fire officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/EditorialOpinion/BostonGlobe.com/2015/04/01washington/Tlogo.jpg Multiple MBTA lines seeing significant delays

Red Line service between JFK/UMass and Braintree is limited to a single-track shuttle train.

Analysts, backed by loads of anecdotal evidence, say Donald Trump?s unconventional conduct has deepened the connection to Barack Obama for some.

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Trump is making Obama great again

The former president?s enhanced public profile could, however, be a double-edged sword for Democrats.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/0938b453-7043-465e-b310-ea215e790cec.jpg Trump on Russia: ?Everything I?ve done is 100 percent proper?

The president again insisted Saturday that he was not under investigation by Robert Mueller.

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President Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning apparently responding to a new book that raises questions about his mental capacity.

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President Trump, shelving comparisons about the size of a ?nuclear button,? said Saturday he is open to talking with Kim Jong Un.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Bedford_170718_BAKER_CHIEF_007.jpg Some DCF gains reported, but significant challenges remain

The slow improvement underscores the long-term challenges the state Department of Children and Families faces, officials say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/BEDFORD_20180103_SHAKE_SHACK_011.jpg In tight labor market, employers seek out overlooked workers

People with limited English skills, disabilities, and criminal records are in increasing demand as companies struggle to fill jobs.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Chin010318RestaurantReservationsAffectedbyCold_Biz3.jpg Cold nights mean hot tables at Boston-area restaurants

If you are willing to brave the snow and cold, now is the time to snag a dinner at restaurants that otherwise have long wait times.

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Dick Van Dyke?s younger brother struggled for decades to achieve stardom before clicking as Craig T. Nelson?s dim-witted sidekick.

Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

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If Trump?s staff are so concerned, why are they still working for him?

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Jeff Jonas, head of Cambridge?s Sage Therapeutics, is a 64-year-old longboard-surfing, ketchup-loving bolt of energy.