FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots have signed veteran linebacker James Anderson and released wide receiver Mark Harrison. Anderson started all 16 games with Chicago last year after spending his other seven NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers. He had 102 tackles and four sacks for the Bears. The Panthers drafted Anderson in the third round from Virginia Tech in 2006. He has started 69 of his 110 games with 556 tackles, 12 sacks, three interceptions and eight fumble recoveries. He had a franchise-record 145 tackles for Carolina in 2011. Harrison spent last season on the Patriots reserve-non-football injury list after signing as a rookie free agent out of Rutgers last May. Swell Black Friday .85 million contract with the two-time Gold Glove outfielder. Parra earned his second Gold Glove last season when he set a club record with 17 outfield assists. Cheap Hydro Flask . The 36-year-old said a few months ago he would hang up his boots at the end of the season, but has since changed his mind. "Its a pity the season is ending now, as I am in good physical shape and enjoying myself," Di Natale said. http://www.waterbottleblackfriday.com/ . Dumont, a fifth round draft pick of the Canadiens in 2009, has four assists and 20 penalty minutes in 12 games with the Bulldogs this season. The 23-year-old split last season between Hamilton and Montreal, recording 16 goals and 15 assists in 55 regular season games with the Bulldogs. Swell Cyber Monday . Tony Parker had 33 points and nine assists and San Antonio never trailed in a resounding 116-92 victory over Portland, bullying the younger Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Swell Black Friday Sale . First-half goals by Will Bruin and Oscar Boniek Garcia sucked the life out of the Impact as the Houston Dynamo bounced them from Major League Soccers post-season with a 3-0 victory on Thursday.With the first week of the season in the books, Josh Lewenberg and Duane Watson look back at the Raps 2-1 start and examine Rudy Gays early shooting woes in TSN 1050s Raptors Report podcast. How much of a concern is Gays shot selection early in the year? Why isnt Jonas Valanciunas playiing down the stretch and how can the team better utilize their young centre? With the two-time defending champion Heat on deck, how will the Raps do facing their first real test of the young season? All that and more.dddddddddddd Raptors Report examines Gays early-season shooting woes ' ' '