Pimlico/Laurel study design
Baltimore-based Ayers Saint Gross selected as architect for study design phase of $375 million redevelopment of Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. PG6
Pau Gasol is going home, announcing Tuesday that he will sign to play with FC Barcelona again and rejoin the franchise with which he started his professional basketball career more than 20 years ago. The Spaniard has previously said he wants to play in his fifth Olympic Games but that he needs to be playing this season to give himself a chance of making it to Tokyo. Gasol is a six-time NBA All-Star, winning a pair of championships with the Lakers. The 40-year-old who was born in Barcelona last appeared in the NBA on March 10, 2019, for the Bucks. “I’m happy to return to the club where I began, and I’m excited about this new opportunity,” he wrote in a post on social media. Gasol debuted for Barcelona in the 1998-99 season, was part of two Liga ACB — the top Spanish league — championships in three years, then was the No. 3 pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He was the rookie of the year for the Grizzlies in 2002, won three Olympic medals with Spain and was part of the team that won the FIBA world championship, now called the Basketball World Cup, in 2006.
Projected cost: $20.2 million
Skinny: The Ravens think highly of Judon, and so do those around the NFL. The 28-year-old earned his second straight Pro Bowl honor last season despite posting just six sacks, his fewest since 2016.
While defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale’s blitzheavy scheme makes comparing Ravens edge rushers to those in other schemes difficult, Judon actually had more quarterback pressures and hurries than he did in 2019, and in two fewer games, according to Pro-Football-Reference. Just as important is his versatility: Judon dropped into coverage on 17.1% of his defensive snaps, according to PFF, and missed just four tackles all season, according to PFR.
“He’s an all-around excellent, excellent football player,” coach John Harbaugh said last month. Still, with Judon signing a $16.8 million franchise tag tender last year, a second tag this offseason becomes prohibitively expensive. The Ravens don’t have the means to sign a pass rusher to a $20 million-plus deal.