The Patriots are re-signing quarterback/wide receiver Malik Cunningham to their practice squad, according to a source.

Cunningham was waived by the Patriots on Tuesday. He cleared waivers Wednesday at 4 p.m. before agreeing to rejoin the practice squad.

Head coach Bill Belichick said Wednesday morning that the Patriots planned to bring Cunningham back to the practice squad as long as another team didn’t claim him. Belichick said waiving Cunningham on Tuesday was what was “best for the team.”

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Cunningham started the 2023 season on the practice squad before being signed to the 53-man roster ahead of Week 6.

Cunningham has played wide receiver, quarterback and special teams for the Patriots since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Louisville.

Cunningham was only active for one game, the Patriots’ Week 6 loss to the Raiders. They signed him to their 53-man roster to back up Mac Jones at quarterback and provide additional wide receiver depth. They added him to the 53-man roster, rather than elevating him, in Week 6 so they could use the emergency third quarterback designation on Bailey Zappe. Both active quarterbacks and the emergency third QB all have to be on the 53-man roster.

A murder warrant has been issued for Aaron Pennington, the missing Gardner man wanted after police responded to the family’s home Sunday and found his wife dead after being shot in the face.

Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early said the court issued the warrant three days after police began the search for Pennington who was previously sought in connection with his wife, Breanne Pennington’s death.

Police responded to the couple’s Cherry Street home in Gardner Sunday morning after their four children went to a neighbor’s house. Upon arrival, police found Breanne Pennington, 30, dead.

The four children are in state custody. Police recovered three bullet casings at the scene, but not gun, according to court documents.

A massive search for Aaron Pennington began Sunday and has continued since.

A bow hunter spotted Aaron Pennnington’s 2013 white BMW 320 Monday in the vicinity of Camp Collier, a Boy Scout camp in Gardner.

Early’s office filed for the murder warrant, which was granted by Gardner District Court Wednesday.

The search for Aaron Pennington is ongoing. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone who sees Pennington is encouraged to contact the Gardner Police Department at 978-632-5600 or the Massachusetts State Police at 508-829-8326.

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NEW YORK — With a day off in New York on Tuesday before Wednesday’s season opener against the Knicks, Celtics star Jayson Tatum joined a couple of other sports stars for a special surprise.

Tatum teamed up with Patriots legend Tom Brady and Yankees star Aaron Judge to surprise nine children with critical illnesses through a new partnership between Fanatics and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

“It was great being around the kids who obviously were facing challenges in life but fighting to overcome those to be with their friends and families and brothers and sisters,” Tatum said. “To see the reaction on their faces when we came out on the court and played basketball and threw footballs around with them, just got to hang out with them. It was priceless.”

For Tatum, it was also another opportunity to interact with Brady and continue to develop a growing relationship with him. He said he first met Brady when he was still playing for the Patriots, and they occasionally communicate with each other. Tatum is grateful for it.

“Tom is the best,” Tatum said. “He has every reason to be arrogant and all those things, but truly down to earth. He texts me from time to time. He watches the games. He’s just a really, really great guy, and to be the best football player of all-time, it says a lot about him.”

Do Tatum and Brady talk about being sports greats in Boston? The Celtics star, who is still chasing his first championship, doesn’t want to get too far ahead of himself.

“I mean, if I get to that level that’d be incredible,” Tatum said. “I mean, Tom’s the greatest football player of all-time and one of the greatest athletes of all-time. And for myself and everybody that got to watch him and appreciate him, his mindset, his work ethic, the way he approached the game, you can apply that to what we do and essentially striving to be great.”

An Eden Prairie woman has admitted to drunkenly crashing her minivan into an oncoming pickup in South St. Paul, killing her ex-husband and injuring two other people.

Bobbie Jo Puttbrese, 53, pleaded guilty Tuesday to criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular operation in the June 5 crash on Concord Street that killed Paul Edward Craven, a 60-year-old from St. Paul who had previously been married to Puttbrese.

Bobbie Jo Puttbrese (Courtesy of Dakota County Sheriff’s Office)

Puttbrese entered a “straight plea,” meaning there is no agreement between the defense and the prosecution on the terms of her sentence. Her sentencing has been set for Jan. 18.

South St. Paul police collected surveillance video from a nearby business that showed Puttbrese’s minivan traveling south on Concord Street, crossing the centerline near Chestnut Street and colliding with the pickup, which was headed north, according to the complaint.

A breath test revealed she had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.201 — more than twice the legal limit to drive, the complaint said.

Her criminal history includes misdemeanor convictions for driving under the influence in 1993 and 2000.

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