New England met with four wide receivers — Justin Hunter, Nick Williams, Papi White and Travin Dural — on Monday, according to a report from ESPN, which cites an unidentified league source. Hunter is the biggest name in that group as he has recorded 13 touchdown catches over his six NFL seasons with the Titans, Bills, Dolphins and Steelers. The Patriots could be looking for depth at the position after news surfaced earlier in the day that veteran Julian Edelman will miss about three weeks of training camp with a finger injury....

Former St. Louis Rams defensive end Chris Long agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Patriots Tuesday night. The deal was first reported by ESPN. MORE: NFL’s 10 worst trades ever The Patriots traded Jones, the team’s first-round pick in 2012, to the Cardinals earlier Tuesday for guard Jonathan Cooper and a second-round pick in this year’s draft. Jones had 36 sacks, including a career-high 12 1/2 last year to earn his first Pro Bowl berth....

The Patriots crushed the Chargers in the divisional round, while the Chiefs blew out the Colts to advance to the conference title game. While New England and Kansas City combined for 83 points when the Patriots won the regular-season meeting, 43-40, snowy conditions in Missouri could force each team to reassess their game plans Sunday. More: Watch Patriots vs. Chiefs live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) But because perhaps the greatest quarterback in the history of the sport in Tom Brady is facing the signal-caller who could become the next face of the NFL in Patrick Mahomes, there’s a chance coaches Bill Belichick and Andy Reid will still stick with an aerial attack regardless of the weather....

In an earlier statement to The Spokesman-Review, Murray made the suggestion regarding the Senate rule as a means to pass the For the People Act, an election reform bill that would expand voting access. “The For the People Act is essential to making sure our democracy stays a democracy,” Murray told the publication, “and I will consider every legislative option, including an exemption to the filibuster, to ensure it can be signed into law....

Yes his foot is on the logo, and yes he made it. This is just crazy, stupid good. Also crazy and stupid. But really good too. (H/T Ben Golliver)

Three of Gosar’s siblings contributed video and audio recordings for the new video ad, which was made public earlier this week and first covered by The Arizona Republic. The ad identified the political action committee of the American Dental Association (ADA) as one of Gosar’s top supporters and financial backers. Before he was first elected to Congress in 2010, Gosar owned a dental practice in Arizona. “Over his career, his number one funder and supporter has been the American Dental Association,” Gosar’s sister Jennifer said in the video....

Heather Mills' hopes of competing in Sochi ended Monday when the International Paralympic Committee ruled that a new prosthetic she was using hadn't been ratified by the governing body. An application for a place in Britain's team was withdrawn. IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press that the 45-year-old Mills "flew into a rage" when she confronted ski committee head Sylvana Mestre at a team captains' meeting in a hotel in Austria on Monday....

No player on the team had more than 45 points. P.A. Parenteau (now retired) and Leo Komarov (now overpaid by the Islanders) were two of their top three leading scorers. Peter Holland, Brad Boyes and Dion Phaneuf were all among their top 10. William Nylander appeared in just 20 games that season. Mitch Marner had yet to make his NHL debut. They had not yet won draft lottery and did not even have Auston Matthews in the organization yet....

Under NBA rules, no matter where Anthony signs, he is able to start his next contract at 105 percent of his previous year’s salary. He will have made $21.39 million this year, which means his salary next year will be $22.46 million. MORE: Melo, Knicks and Phil: Posturing begun | Knicks to own D-League team | Jackson wants NBA re-entry Things diverge after that. If Anthony signs with the Knicks, he can sign using his Bird rights, a loophole in the CBA that allows an exception to the salary cap for teams signing their own players....

The brightly-colored arachnid is one of seven new species of peacock spider recently described in a paper published in Zootaxa by Joseph Schubert, Legacy Registration Officer in Entomology and Arachnology at Museums Victoria, in Australia. In the paper, Schubert says the name M. constellatus was chosen because of the spider’s unusual patterning on its abdomen, resembling a starry sky. Constellatus comes from the Latin word for “starry” or “studded with stars....

Although still debated, many experts suspect this is caused by an overgrowth of cartilage over the ribs where they connect to the sternum. Mild cases do not require treatment, but pectus excavation surgery may be recommended when: The deformity compresses the chest so much that heart and/or lung symptoms occur (e. g. , chest pain or an intolerance to exercise)Patients with pectus excavatum have related cosmetic concerns What Is Pectus Excavatum Surgery?...

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Abdul-Hasib Elahi, 26, targeted nearly 2,000 people across the world. Some of his victims were as as young as 8 months old, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said in a statement released on Monday. Elahi, from Birmingham, England, singled out victims who were in debt or too young to legitimately be on “sugar daddy websites.” He then tricked them into sending him naked or partially clothed images of themselves, said the NCA....

Brazil legend Carlos Alberto dies at 72 Pele’s reputation as the greatest footballer of all time owes much to some defining performances in his and Brazil’s third World Cup triumph at Mexico 1970, where the team was captained by Carlos Alberto. Widely regarded as one of the finest right backs to play the game, the skipper sealed a 4-1 final win over Italy at Estadio Azteca with a thunderous finish on the end of a deft Pele pass before lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy....

Trending up The Pelicans started where they left off last season — in the cellar. They began 0-8 but have gone 7-4 since, and Tuesday’s 105-88 win over the Lakers was their fifth in a row at home. It’s nice to know they don’t plan on wasting another great season by Anthony Davis — at least not yet. The Celtics started the season unevenly, going 3-4 in their first seven games....

The team announced Wednesday that Jrue Holiday will miss two to four weeks with a stress reaction in his lower right leg. MORE: Nike’s Black History Month collection | NBA Dunk Contest contestants announced | Cavs’ Marion to retire at season’s end Holiday injured his right tibia last season, which ultimately forced surgery and limited him to 34 games. Now in his sixth NBA season, Holiday is averaging 15.2 points and 7....

Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft and the most heralded rookie since LeBron James, will miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after undergoing meniscus surgery on his right knee. It’s bad enough the Pelicans will be without their star rookie for almost a quarter of the season, but Griffin is not about to listen to the speculation that Williamson’s injury is the result of poor conditioning or the size he carries on his hefty 6-7, 285-pound body....

The Pelicans have several candidates in mind to replace Monty Williams, who was fired May 12. The Pelicans interviewed former Suns coach Alvin Gentry last week. MORE: Bulls players were told Thibodeau is out | Van Gundy taught Kings owner coaching The Pelicans also have interest in Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau, whose job status is in jeopardy. Thibodeau could be traded now, but Sporting News’ Sean Deveney reported the Pelicans may prefer to wait to see if the Bulls fire him rather than giving up an asset such as a first-rounder....

Pelosi joined several top Oregon lawmakers in criticizing Trump administration and top federal agencies for placing faceless “stormtroopers” in Portland to quell weeks of ongoing racial injustice protests. The Democratic House leader condemned the “one-sided violence” from Department of Homeland Security agents and accused the president of utilizing “secret police” in American streets. Pelosi, along with Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer, issued a statement Saturday in response to at least one video showing heavily militarized agents – without identification badges – handcuffing and “kidnapping” Portland protesters....