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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns and Michael Beasley have reached an agreement to terminate the contract of the troubled forward. The move on Tuesday will cost the franchise $7 million, a $2 million savings from what Beasley would have been due had he simply been waived. It also represents a significant reduction in what the hit on the teams salary cap would have been. Beasley was arrested a month ago in suburban Scottsdale on charges of felony marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. It was the latest in a series of incidents involving the drug that have plagued his NBA career after he was selected as the No. 2 overall draft pick out of Kansas State in 2008. "The Suns were devoted to Michael Beasleys success in Phoenix," Suns President for Basketball Operations Lon Babby said in a statement released by the team. "However, it is essential that we demand the highest standards of personal and professional conduct as we develop a championship culture. "Todays action reflects our commitment to those standards." The Suns took a chance on Beasley despite his history of off-the-court problems. In June 2011, Beasley was ticketed for marijuana possession and speeding in a Minneapolis suburb. He has acknowledged that while he was with the Miami Heat, he twice violated the NBAs drug policy and entered a treatment facility in 2009. But at the news conference announcing his signing of a three-year, $18 million contract with Phoenix, Beasley vowed that his marijuana days were over. "I realize 10 minutes of feeling good is not really worth putting my life and my career and my legacy in jeopardy," he said then, "so Im confident to say that that part of my career, that part of my life, is over and wont be coming back." But early on Aug. 6, his Mercedes was pulled over for a traffic stop and a Scottsdale officer said he smelled marijuana. Police said they found three marijuana cigarettes in the car Beasley was driving. Lance Blanks was Suns general manager when Beasley was signed and enthusiastically supported the acquisition. Blanks was fired at the end of last season and replaced by Ryan McDonough, who hired new coach Jeff Hornacek and has overseen a wholesale change in the roster after the Suns compiled the worst record in the Western Conference and second-worst in franchise history. "We have high standards for all of our players," McDonough said. "We expect them to represent the team and the community in a positive manner both on and off the court." On the court, Beasleys one season with the Suns was a disappointing one. He averaged career lows of 10.1 points and 3.8 rebounds in 75 games while shooting a career-worst 40.5 per cent from the field. Beasleys agent, Jeff Schwartz, did not respond to email or phone requests for comment. Beasley, 24, has played five seasons in the NBA, two with Miami, two with Minnesota and one with Phoenix. He is averaging 14.1 points per game for his career. 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They missed only in 2008, when Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener and Miami won the AFC East.Now they can secure home-field advantage with wins in their remaining games against the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.Everything starts with winning your division, Patriots safety Devin McCourty said. We wanted to win big.That seemed unlikely in the first half when they gave up Ryan Tannehills 32-yard touchdown pass to Mike Wallace with five seconds left.The Patriots had a much different look after intermission, starting with Bradys 34-yard completion to Rob Gronkowski on the first play from scrimmage. Six plays later on third-and-11 at the Miami 20, Brady ran up the right side and was knocked out of bounds at the 3.I wished I wouldnt have gotten knocked down, but thats the way it goes, he said. Its good to go in there and finish them off like we did.Miami (7-7) gave up a touchdown on a blocked field goal and Tannehill threw two interceptions.Itll probably take a miracle to get into the playoffs, Wallace said.Here are some things to remember from New Englands second straight win and Miamis second straight loss:SCORING FAST: The Patriots scored 17 points in 3:14 late in the third quarter to take a 38--13 lead.dddddddddddd. Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 35-yard field goal before Brady threw touchdown passes of 27 yards to Gronkowski and 6 yards to Julian Edelman.It was awful, Wallace said. They whipped us from start to finish in the second half, from the first play to the last play.WASTED CHANCES: On the first play from scrimmage, Tannehill connected with Wallace for a 50-yard gain, matching Miamis longest completion of the season. But just four plays later, Caleb Sturgis 41-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Jamie Collins and returned 62 yards by Kyle Arrington for a touchdown. Midway through the first quarter, Jason Trusniks interception began a drive that brought the Dolphins to the Patriots 10. But they settled for a 24-yard field goal by Sturgis.The game started on a good, positive play for us, Miami coach Joe Philbin said, but were down there in good position and werent able to capitalize.SAME TEAMS, DIFFERENT RESULT: The Patriots evened the season series that began with a 33-20 loss at Miami in the opener. In that one, the Patriots had a bad second half after leading 20-10. On Sunday, they dominated the last two quarters.Weve been waiting all season to get back and play this game, McCourty said.KICKERS MILESTONE: Gostkowski became the Patriots career leading scorer with 1,165 points, passing Adam Vinatieri, the kicker he succeeded in 2006. Gostkowski had 11 points on Sunday to top Vinatieris total of 1,158.It was a special game for me, he said. Its my sons birthday (Monday) and my whole family is in town. Just a coincidence of something like that happening at home and with a lot of people in town.NOTES: Brady completed 21 of 35 passes for 287 yards and one interception. Tannehill was 29 for 47 for 346 yards. ... The Patriots six consecutive division titles are one short of the NFL record since 1970 set by the Los Angeles Rams from 1973-79, according to STATS. ... Wallace grew testy after the game when a reporter asked him about Philbins future.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '