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A new concept: Refreshing sports notes about one athlete! It’s an honor to chronicle all the skinny about T.J. Watt in the aftermath of his contract extension! Far superior to Myles Garrett notes! • Watt got what he wanted. Maybe less term than he’d prefer. But Watt got a higher average annual value ($41 million) than Garrett, more guaranteed money …

Paige Bueckers passed the test — and a WNBA-UConn relationship is publicly confirmed. On Thursday, the 2025 WNBA No.1 overall pick was asked a series of questions about her former teammate and long-time rumored girlfriend, Azzi Fudd, during an interview with WAG Talk while on the orange carpet during an event for the league’s All-Star weekend. “How well do you know …

Felix Baumgartner, skydiver who free-fell from edge of space, dies in crash  The Washington Post Felix Baumgartner, Skydiver Who Jumped From the Edge of Space, Dies Paragliding at 56  The New York Times Skydiver Felix Baumgartner, known for record-breaking jump from stratosphere, dies in paragliding crash  CNN Daredevil legend ‘Fearless Felix’ Baumgartner dies in paragliding accident at 56  Los Angeles Times Stratospheric skydiver Felix …

The “second half” is one of baseball’s biggest lies. Only 40.5% of the season remains starting Friday night. Urgency is upon us, especially with the trade deadline only 13 days away. To get you ready as the baseball season goes into sprint mode, here is a baker’s dozen of the biggest storylines to follow in the (slightly less than) second …

Browns rookies report on Friday. Second-round running back Quinshon Judkins won’t be among them. Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reports that Judkins, who has not yet signed, will not report to training camp on Friday. And while the obvious barrier could be regarded as the effort to get a fully-guaranteed contract as the fourth pick in round two. But it’s …

Whenever a new contract nudges the prior APY bar a little higher than it was, there’s always a possibility that the deal includes a fugazi final year that accomplishes this goal. The new T.J. Watt contract does NOT contain a fugazi final year. It’s an impressive deal, beyond the $41 million new-money average (which leapfrogged Myles Garrett’s $40 million per …

The second round of the British Open is underway and the Claret Jug is still very much up for grabs. There were five golfers tied for the lead when play finally ended on Thursday night, including Jacob Skov, Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpartick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Harris English. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will start Round 2 just a single shot behind …

Tour de France stage 13 mountain time trial start times  Cycling Weekly Tour de France 2025: stage 13 time trial sends riders up climb to Peyragudes – live  The Guardian Resist the irrepressible  Tour de France Tour de France 2025 LIVE: Stage 13 route, standings & updates, as Evenepoel aims to cut Pogacar gap  BBC Tour de France, stage 12: Tadej Pogacar cracks rivals …

A peek around at the NFC East: Commanders to add pass rusher, Cowboys still haven’t paid Micah Parsons  PhillyVoice Source: Vet Miller to Commanders on 1-year deal  ESPN Former Super Bowl MVP drawing interest from three teams in free agency: Possible landing spots for Von Miller  CBS Sports Eight-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Von Miller signing with Commanders  NFL.com Von Miller announces deal with …

There’s still a story to be told regarding how and when and why NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly resigned on Thursday night. The initial telling of the story is that Howell acted unilaterally, without being pushed. Via Don Van Natta Jr. and Kalyn Kahler of ESPN.com, “Howell resigned on his own and surprised some members of the …