Boston Herald

FOXBORO -- Countless MVP chants reigned down on quarterback Drake Maye in Sunday night's 16-3playoff win over the Chargers, so that must make the Patriots' defense the MVU. Because the defense, not the offense, was the most valuable unit in the wild-card round win.

Best and worst: What we learned from Patriots’ 16-3 playoff win over Chargers ↗

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Kickoff at Gillette Stadium is set for 8 p.m.

Patriots-Chargers preview: How Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel can win their first playoff game together ↗

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Former Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman is signing a five-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.

Report: Alex Bregman chooses NL contender over Red Sox ↗

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Founding member of the Grateful Dead Bob "Bobby" Weir has succumbed to complications from cancer. He was 78.

Grateful Dead co-founder, guitar icon Bob Weir dies at 78 ↗

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Israel River got a bad ice cube around before Christmas. That’s the bad news. The good news is that his boozy antics after being lugged will forever enshrine him in the Massachusetts Politicians’ Alcohol of Fame.

Howie Carr: This (allegedly) drunken Holyoke city leader has a foul mouth ↗

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A former Mass State Police sergeant who was convicted in the driver's license bribery scheme has officially started his federal sentence at the prison where Whitey Bulger was murdered.

Convicted ex-Mass State Police Sgt. Gary Cederquist reports to prison where Whitey Bulger was killed ↗

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Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy pushed back on the notion that the club isn't willing to invest in top talent, noting that the club has invested hundreds of millions in contractual commitments over the past year.

Red Sox boss pushes back on spending narrative: ‘Look at the facts’ ↗

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Marc and Joan Hendel stand in front of their new home they built, a few months later they were told that their house is to be taken by eminent domain for construction of the new Sagamore Bridge. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)

Massachusetts begins seizing homes for Cape Cod bridge replacement ↗

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