Sources - Damian Lillard reaches deal to return to Trail Blazers - ESPN
Nine-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard agreed to a three-year, $42 million contract to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
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England vs. Sweden had the weirdest penalty shootout ever - ESPN
England came back from a 2-0 deficit to take Sweden to penalties and seal their place in the Euro 2025 semifinals, but they did it by virtue of one of the strangest, and longest, penalty shootouts ever.
Matt Fitzpatrick, Harris English among 5 tied for Open lead - ESPN
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Sunlight streaked through a few low-hanging clouds when Padraig Harrington opened the British Open with a piercing 3-iron into the wind. Darkness began covering Royal Portrush nearly 16 hours later Thursday night when the final group trudged off the 18th green.
Stratospheric skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paraglider crash - ESPN
MILAN — Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official. He was 56.
Rory McIlroy puts 2019 Open at Portrush in past, cards 70 - ESPN
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Six years is a long time to wait, but as Rory McIlroy stepped onto the first tee box at Royal Portrush on Thursday and the loud, but nervous cheers from the heavy Northern Ireland crowd washed over him, the time that had passed since the Open took place here in 2019 appeared to be just enough.
Sources: Steelers, T.J. Watt agree to 3-year, $123M extension - ESPN
PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to a three-year extension that will make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history — again.
How Spain's quiet superstar Caldentey stepped out of the shadows - ESPN
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — For so much of Mariona Caldentey's career the Spain forward has operated in the shadows, but the risky decision to swap Barcelona for Arsenal last summer has thrust her into the spotlight.
Snoop Dogg joins ownership group of Welsh club Swansea City - ESPN
SWANSEA, Wales — Snoop Dogg has become a «co-owner and investor» of Welsh soccer club Swansea.