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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Carson Palmer says there was no hesitation when he was approached by the Arizona Cardinals about a contract extension in what he calls a dream situation to finish his career.The 36-year-old quarterback and nine-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald each agreed to one-year extensions last Friday.Im so happy to finish my career here, Palmer said, and know this is where it ends.The deal, with $14 million guaranteed, puts Palmer under contract through the 2018 season. He will be 39 before that deal expires. Fitzgerald is under contract through 2017.Palmer made his first comments on the extension Tuesday at his weekly training camp news conference. He said the Cardinals approached him about making some contractual changes to put the team in a better position on payroll in coming years. He was all for it.Ive been playing my whole career, Palmer said, to be in a situation like this and play for an owner (Michael Bidwill) like this and a GM (Steve Keim) like this.Palmer is coming off probably his best NFL season, setting personal and franchise records in yards passing, touchdowns and quarterback rating while leading the team to a 13-3 record and the NFL West title. Palmer got his first playoff victory in the wild overtime win over Green Bay, but he and his teammates were awful in a one-sided loss at Carolina in the NFC championship game.Palmer lavished praise on a Cardinals organization that a decade ago was considered one of the worst in the NFL. Now, with its state-of-the-art stadium, a coach bursting with personality and ability and a roster loaded with talent, Arizona is one of the preseason favorites.Its a dream situation, Palmer said, having the opportunity to play for a head coach like Bruce (Arians) but also a play-caller like Bruce. Michaels given everybody in the locker room everything you could possibly need to go out and just focus on football and play good football.Things were not always so cozy between Palmer and team ownership. The No. 1 overall draft pick out of USC in 2003, he forced a trade out of Cincinnati in 2011.Then came two years of losing in Oakland before the Cardinals, with Arians just hired, acquired Palmer from the Raiders.The team has won 10, 11 and 13 games in Palmers three seasons.Palmer was asked if the extension extended his window of opportunity.I dont see a window, he said. I thought last years team was really, really good until we started working on OTAs (this year), and then we got to training camp and you could see how much better this team is than last year. ...I dont see a window, I just see opportunity.Game notes Arians was unhappy with the mental errors and penalties the teams committed in practice Monday and blamed the teams leaders. He said its the first time thats happened this year all the way from OTAs through the early days of training camp. ... Arians said Earl Watford, the backup all along the offensive line, missed practice Tuesday with a bruised knee.---Online: AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Jurrell Casey Jersey .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. Jurrell Casey Youth Jersey . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. http://www.titansstoreonline.com/Black-74-Bruce-Matthews-Womens-Jersey/ . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. "Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. Nate Davis Jersey . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. Nate Davis Titans Jersey . MORITZ, Switzerland -- Fog prevented downhill racers from getting their Olympic dress rehearsal. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Daryl Macon scored a career-high 15 points as Arkansas rebounded from its first loss with an 89-76 win over Mount St. Marys on Monday night.The victory improves the Razorbacks (4-1) to 50-1 at home against unranked nonconference opponents under coach Mike Anderson, and it came after an 85-71 loss to Minnesota last week.Macon, coming off the bench for the first time this season, topped his previous best of 13 points in just 18 minutes of action. Jaylen Barford also came off the bench for the first time and had 13 points, while Dustin Thomas added 13 and Dusty Hannahs 12 for Arkansas.I just wanted to maybe get started with the mindset of defense is what were going to hang our hats on, Anderson said. I thought those guys set the tone early on ... I thought (Macon and Barford) came off the bench and gave us a lift.Elijah Long led the Mountaineers (1-7) with 24 points, while Greg Alexander added 12 in the loss. Long got 17 of his points in the first half but finished 6 of 17 from the floor for Mount St. Marys, which shot 50 percent (15 of 30) in the first half but only 12 of 31 (38.7 percent) in the second.Long was also 10 of 10 on free throws and finished with seven assists for the Mountaineers, who are now 0-3 in their history against the Southeastern Conference.Mount St. Marys coach Jamion Christian was unavailable for comment following the game.Arkansas entered Monday following a six-day layoff after a disappointing 85-71 loss at Minnesota, and it did so with a new starting look -- with talented junior college transfers Barford and Macon coming off the bench.The duo had an immediate impact in their new roles, helping the Razorbacks to an early 13-2 run that pushed their lead to 18-12 after trailing early in the game. Barford and Macon had eight of the points for Arkansas during the run, and they had 15 first-half points on 6-of-10 shooting.I just tried to bring a lot of energy tonight, coming offf the bench, Macon said.dddddddddddd I tried to get what the first group had going and take it to another level. I just tried to play with a lot of energy and a lot of heart tonight.BIG PICTUREMount St. Marys: The Mountaineers shot the ball well for most of the game, but they simply wore down during the second half of their third road game in six days -- two days after a 64-47 loss at Michigan. Mount St. Marys doesnt play its first home game until Saturday. You could see the wear and tear take effect, Anderson said.Arkansas: The Razorbacks have to be pleased with the comfortable bounce-back win, but there are still concerns about Kingsley -- the preseason Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. The senior entered Monday averaging 9.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, off his 15.9/9.3 lines of a season ago. Kingsley once again struggled to find his offensive role on Monday, finishing with nine points on 3-of-8 shooting, but he did have a season-high 13 rebounds.BLOCK PARTYKingsley had one block on Monday, and he now has 20 on the season. The senior entered the game second in the country with an average of 4.8 blocks per game, more than 220 of the 351 Division I teams.DRIVING DUSTYHannahs finished 4 of 14 from the field and 0 of 5 on 3-pointers, the first time the senior has failed to connect from behind the arc in a game since Feb. 13 against Mississippi. Hannahs failed to hit a 3-pointer in just four games last season, when he led Arkansas with an average of 16.5 points per game and shot 43 percent on 3-pointers.UP NEXTMount St. Marys stays on the road for the ninth straight time to open the season at Loyola on Saturday.The Razorbacks continue a stretch of three games in six days when they host Stephen F. Austin on Thursday.---More AP college basketball: http://collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '