Peterson made that known late Tuesday via Twitter: MORE: Jets’ Milliner thinks he’s on top | NFL’s 25 highest paid players The Cardinals announced the agreement, too. The 24-year-old Peterson has 12 career interceptions in 48 games covering three seasons. He also has been a force on punt returns, although his average has dropped in each of the past two seasons. His new pact leapfrogs him over the Browns’ Joe Haden and the Patriots’ Darrelle Revis and puts him about even with Sherman, according to figures published by Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ website....

Cornerback Alfonzo Dennard is out with a knee injury, a source told The Boston Herald on Saturday. Both teams are playoff contenders, but in opposite conferences. The Panthers are hot, entering the game 6-3 as they pursue the New Orleans Saints in the NFC South. The Patriots are 7-2 despite a lineup dealing with injuries and unusual depth and talent questions. Dennard's injury first appeared on Pats midweek reports. It was not immediately clear how serious it is or when it occurred....

MassLive reported that when Strange’s phone began to ring at 11 p.m. ET, Strange thought there was a chance that his friends might be playing a prank on him, his dad, Greg Strange, said. “[Cole] said, ‘Sir, I don’t mean to be disrespectful at all, but I’ve gotta know because I’ve got some crazy friends. Is this a prank?’ The guy said, ‘Hold on just a second.’ And then Bill Belichick got on the phone and of course, unless you’ve been under a rock for the last 20 years, you know Bill Belichick’s voice,” Greg Strange said....

Their two-game losing streak to Denver and Philadelphia? It just became last year’s version of that Monday night debacle in Kansas City — irrelevant in the big picture. MORE: NFL QBs ’like’ strange tweets | NFL playoff picture | No, Panthers losing before playoffs isn’t good New England had just fallen to the No. 3 seed, set back by injuries going into Week 14. Coming out of it, it’s like nothing bad ever happened to the reigning Super Bowl champions....

The Patriots owner on Monday praised the controversial Republican presidential candidate and front-runner one day ahead of the Massachusetts primary as he spoke about their close friendship that began more than 20 years ago. MORE: Trump reminds us of . . . “While I am not comfortable discussing politics publicly, I am very comfortable talking about my friendships with people who happen to be in politics,” Kraft said in a statement, via the Boston Globe ....

Instead of raising a Super Bowl XLIX banner before the game, New England would have revealed a banner honoring its star quarterback. MORE: Brady’s career in photos | Brady drops hype video for season opener Of course, after Judge Richard Berman threw out Brady’s four-game suspension, it was back to celebrating the Super Bowl victory. Still, Patriots fans in attendance at Thursday’s game will get to take home a miniature version of the Brady banner....

Edelman was later released, and has an April 13 court date. Per an Instagram post, Edelman had spent the night with former NBA star Paul Pierce and former Patriots teammate Danny Amendola. The report of Edelman’s arrest comes a few days after news broke that Edelman needs knee and shoulder surgeries this offseason. He reportedly should be available for the start of camp in 2020. A post shared by The Truth (@paulpierce) on Jan 11, 2020 at 8:41pm PST...

I got it right back then. I returned to school, ignored the persistent bully, and he backed off. I seem less able to do that now when a bully by the name of Rush Limbaugh has accused Michael J. Fox of faking the symptoms of Parkinson’s (OK, he actually said “acting”) for political purposes. Fox, who could easily be held blameless if he reacted with rage and vitriol, has exhibited grace and dignity, ignoring the blathering accusations of the radio host and expressing appreciation that, just two weeks before the midterm elections, we are discussing stem-cell research....

In a tweet on Thursday afternoon the Evita star called Graham a “disgrace.” She then alluded to Graham being in the closet. “On a personal note, why don’t you just bite the bullet and come out. You might just come to your senses.” The 64-year-old congressman, who has never married, has faced innuendo about his sexuality before: In January 2018, comedian Chelsea Handler tweeted that Graham’s supported Trump because the White House was blackmailing him with a gay sex tape....

That said, the whole operation has actually seemed to work. From the AP: Celebrities and athletes have gotten in on the act, too. With that in mind, NHL player Paul Bissonnette is the leader in the clubhouse. He had glacier water dumped on his head by a helicopter. “It’s just been wonderful visibility for the ALS community,” Newhouse said. “It is absolutely awesome. It’s crazy, but it’s awesome, and it’s working....

Indiana could have moved its All-Star forward at the trade deadline and received a much larger haul, but instead the team ended up with Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis. No matter which way you look at it, this was a poor deal for a player of George’s caliber. But it was about the best Indy could get, because not only did George deliver what Pacers president Kevin Pritchard described as a “gut punch,” but there were also a number of reports saying George was going to bail after the next season to play for the Lakers....

The Pacers’ three-time All-Star wrote and posted a touching tribute Sunday on his Instagram account thanking Vogel for his friendship and influence on his life. MORE: Seven potential replacements for Vogel | Knicks show interest in Vogel “To one of the most influential men in my life! Our relationship and love doesn’t end here,” he wrote. “Thank you for the journey and the memories we shared together! This pic sums up our relationship the best....

Gosar, along with GOP Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, received bipartisan backlash for attending the event hosted by Fuentes, who has faced accusations of espousing white nationalist views. Democrats and Republicans took issue with their appearance, prompting House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to plan meetings with both representatives. Last year, Gosar appeared at AFPAC in-person, and recorded a welcome message for the conference this year. While Greene has sought to distance herself from Fuentes in the weeks following their appearance in February, Gosar remained quiet until now....

After his Yellow Jackets jacked up Mississippi State 49-34 in the Orange Bowl, Johnson was asked by ESPN’s Maria Taylor what message the win sent. MORE: Thrilling bowl game photos | Hail Mary briefly saves Bulldogs “This is a good football team,” Johnson replied. “I think we’re a top 10 football team for sure, and I’m proud of these guys. And, for at least a week or two, we don’t have to hear about the SEC....

“We have Paul O’Neill of the Yankees here!” shouted the Republican presidential candidate. “Stand up, Paul!” MORE: Patriotism, politics and sports | Trump tried to buy Indians for $13M Trump then asked if he could have O’Neill’s endorsement, and the former Yankees outfielder and current YES analyst obliged, prompting an “I love you!” from the GOP front-runner. O’Neill was at the Trump National Golf Course attending Trump’s bizarre news conference to celebrate victories in the Michigan and Mississippi Republican primaries....

Court documents published by Fox News on Tuesday said Paul Pelosi’s Porsche was allegedly involved in a crash with a Jeep on May 28, and the vehicles suffered “major collision damage.” Pelosi is set for arraignment on Wednesday in Napa County Superior Court, according to the office of District Attorney Allison Haley, though he will not be required to attend in person. The publication of the court documents comes as Speaker Pelosi visited the island of Taiwan on Tuesday and Wednesday, becoming the first serving speaker to travel there since 1997....

This time, the burn was for James winning just two NBA championships with the Miami “Heatles” of himself, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh from 2011-14. Pierce claimed they left one ring on the table and were fortunate to win their second title. “(James) played on the Miami Heat, who, in my eyes, underachieved,” he said on ESPN’s “NBA Countdown,” “and were a Ray Allen shot away (in 2013) from only winning one championship....

Previously missing time with a knee injury that has kept him out of action all season thus far, and had his World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, Pogba suffered a new injury during recovery that will now cause him to definitively miss the tournament in Qatar. Defending champions France, already sweating Pogba’s health among a host of other injury concerns, are now left extremely thin in midfield. Les Bleus are still considered one of the favorites at the tournament, yet no country has repeated as World Cup champions since Brazil in 1962, and France’s chances at ending that long skid just got a little bit slimmer....

What Are Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals? EDCs are everywhere in our environment, including the containers that hold the food that we eat and bottles that contain beverages we drink. They are even in our daily shampoo and the toys our children play with. Chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, pesticides, and industrial chemicals, mimic, block, or interfere with the action of hormones in humans, setting the stage for diseases. Health Problems Associated With Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research is available that shows an association between EDCs having a negative impact on the health of women, men, and children....

Will history record this war as just a waste, or as the tragic but inevitable throes of a small, backward society passing into a more modern era? The war’s origins lie in a crisis of modernization: in the ’70s, the corrupt military and the agrarian oligarchy responded with election fraud and repression to the demands of rising middle and working classes. Radicalized by what they saw and experienced, urban students, unionists, priests and teachers, as well as campesinos influenced by liberation theology, turned to revolution....