Butler agrees with Heat on 4-year, $184M deal
Jimmy Butler agreed to a four-year, $184 million extension with the Miami Heat. Also, the NBA is looking into tampering charges over the timing of Miami’s sign-andtrade deal for Kyle Lowry from the Toronto Raptors.
More NBA: A source said the Charlotte Hornets reached an agreement in principle with head coach James Borrego ona multi-year extension. Charlotte also agreed to terms with free agent small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. on a two-year, $26 million deal. ... The Milwaukee Bucks acquired guard Grayson Allen from the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Sam Merrill and two future second-round draft picks. Tennis: Fifth-seeded Jannik Sinner, 19, reached his fourth ATP final and stopped the run of 20-year-old Californian Jenson Brooksby by beating him 7-6 (2), 6-1 in the semifinals of the Citi Open, the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open. Sinner faces American Mackie McDonald, who beat 2015 champ Kei Nishikori 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the semis.
Soccer: Paris Saint-Germain and
Lionel Messi are in negotiations on a contract after financially troubled Barcelona was unable to keep the superstar, a source said. On the field, defender Achraf Hakimi scored a debut goal as Paris Saint-Germain began its bid to wrestle back the French league title with a 2-1 win at Troyes. ...
Kelechi Iheanacho’s late penalty gave Leicester a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the Community Shield, stealing the spotlight from Jack Grealish. Grealish made his debut for
City just two days after the Premier League champion broke the British transfer fee record by paying $139 million to sign him from Aston Villa. ... Erling Haaland scored a hat trick as Borussia Dortmund began its German Cup title defense with a 3-0 win over third-division Wehen Wiesbaden. ... United States forward Josh Sargent was kept out of Werder Bremen’s squad on Saturday ahead of an expected transfer, reportedly to English Premier League club Norwich. ... A criminal investigation of alleged wrongdoing by then-staff at UEFA led to police raids at the European soccer body’s headquarters.