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Coming off the Raptors’ 2019 NBA championship, Kyle Lowry reportedly threatened to hold out and demand a trade if Toronto didn’t give him a contract extension. Lowry – who got the extension – clearly has limited willingness to place sentimentality ahead of financial security. That extension will end this summer, and Lowry and the Raptors must again decide on his future. That process is reaching an inflection point with Thursday’s trade deadline. The Heat and 76ers are interested in Lowry . Toronto clearly has interest in keeping him . But Lowry’s expiring contract creates a complication – unless he assures a team he’d re-sign, which means understanding how much they’d offer. Brian Windhorst of ESPN : I was talking to a GM this morning, and he basically described it as this: Kyle Lowry’s free agency is happening right now. The expectation is that Kyle Lowry is going to have a new contract by the end of this week. It’s either going to be to stay in Toronto – … [Read more...] about Report: Kyle Lowry negotiating next contract with Raptors, Heat, 76ers ahead of trade deadline

We finally have an answer in another contract saga between the Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott . The Cowboys announced Monday evening that they agreed to terms on a new deal with Prescott. "The Dallas Cowboys agreed to terms on a new contract with quarterback Dak Prescott on Monday," the Cowboys said in a statement. "Further information and details will be released at a formal press announcement on Wednesday." According to a report by ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, the contract is four years and $160 million with $126 millions guaranteed. The first three years average an annual salary of $42 million. This move by the Cowboys has been a hot topic for quite some time, dating back to as far as last summer. In July of 2020, after months of negotiations, Dallas placed the franchise tag on Prescott for the 2020 season . That paid him a guaranteed $31.409 million for the season and bought both sides more time to reach a new agreement. And early in the 2020 season, … [Read more...] about Cowboys agree to terms with Dak Prescott on new contract

BANGLADESH TOUR OF NEW ZEALAND, 2021 by Cricbuzz Staff • Published on Share Tweet Tom Latham's unbeaten 110 helped New Zealand clinch the series © AFP A 113-run fourth-wicket partnership between Devon Conway and captain Tom Latham flattened an otherwise buoyed Bangladesh side as they were denied a slice of history - of earning their first win on New Zealand soil - by the pair. Latham was unbeaten on 110, scoring the winning runs in the 49th over of the chase as New Zealand clinched the ODI series on Tuesday (March 23), with a game left to play. Bangladesh showed great application and resolve to recover from their opening ODI batting show to score more than double in the second game, and then made a dream start with the ball. But two batsmen equipped with sound technique against spin dragged the game away from the hopeful visitors, who also slipped up at crucial moments. Bangladesh's high-flying demeanour from having … [Read more...] about Latham, Conway deny Bangladesh a slice of history

There's so much intrigue ahead of this season but surely among the most fascinating surrounds the prospects of the two veteran multiple champions Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel and how they might answer the question marks around them. Alonso comes into the season with Alpine at 39 years old having been out of F1 for two years. His last grand prix victory was eight years ago. Thirty-three-year-old Vettel arrives at his new Aston Martin team having been dropped by Ferrari and off the back of a disastrous season when he was thoroughly outperformed by his younger team-mate Charles Leclerc. Formula 1 is back: Sky F1 TV times for Bahrain GP opener Their careers are somewhat intertwined - Vettel was recruited by Ferrari as Alonso's replacement, rather catching out Alonso, who was negotiating unaware that the team was deliberately slowing the process in order to find out whether or not Vettel's release clause from Red Bull would be triggered. In the end it was, of … [Read more...] about Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso: Assessing the prospects for 2021 as F1 icons start new eras

When the 2021 Super League season kicks off on Friday evening, Ken Davy hopes all the talk is about what is happening on the pitch rather than off it. In the past, that has not always been the case as the behind-the-scenes machinations of rugby league have sometimes been in focus as much as the teams and players battling it out for honours. New Super League interim chairman Davy knows that all too well, having been involved in the sport as chairman of Huddersfield Giants since January 1996 - longer than any of his fellow Super League counterparts. But having now been elected to head up the competition following executive chairman Robert Elstone's recent departure, he has the desire to usher in a new era of unity which means the sport's athletes and clubs are at the fore. Davy to replace Elstone as interim Super League chair Ken Davy has been named the interim chair of Super League after Robert Elstone left the role earlier this month. "When it comes down to … [Read more...] about Ken Davy: Super League’s new interim chairman wants the focus to be on the pitch