Holiday agrees to $134M extension with the Bucks
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday followed up his biggest game of the season by making a long-term commitment to his new team.
Holiday agreed to a four-year contract extension that would be worth at least $134 million if he exercises his option for the final season. The Bucks announced the agreement Sunday.
“I’m a Buck for life,” Holiday said in a video posted on the Bucks’ Twitter account. “Just know that I’m glad to be a part of Bucks Nation. Let’s do some big things, man. I’m really excited.”
The announcement came one day after Holiday had a season-high 33 points as well as 11 assists and seven rebounds in a 129-128 victory at Sacramento. Holiday’s performance enabled the Bucks to withstand the absence of reigning two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who sat out with a sore left knee.
The move represents the latest step in the Bucks’ heavy investment in their trio of Holiday, Antetokounmpo and twotime All-Star Khris Middleton as the franchise chases its first NBA title since 1971.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
USWBA honors UConn’s Bueckers
UConn’s Paige Bueckers became the first freshman to win the USBWA’s Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, given out to the women’s basketball national player of the year.
Bueckers, a 5-foot-11 guard from Hopkins, Minn., completed her freshman season averaging 20.0 points per game — the best freshman scoring average in program history — on 52.4 percent shooting and 46.4 percent on 3s.
TENNIS
Poland’s Hurkacz wins Miami Open
With the Big Three absent at the Miami Open, and the next generation in tennis scrambling to fill the void, it was Hubert Hurkacz of Poland who made a breakthrough.
The 24-year-old Hurkacz won the biggest title of his career by beating 19-yearold Jannik Sinner of Italy 7-6 (4), 6-4 in Sunday’s final.
WRESTLING
Burroughs upset in Olympic Trials
Kyle Dake ended Jordan Burroughs’ decade of dominance in American wrestling, making the Olympics for the first time with a sweep in the men’s freestyle 74-kilogram finals at the U.S. trials Saturday night in Fort Worth.
Dake posted 3-0 and 3-2 decisions over the 2012 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion who became the face of the sport in this country.
Burroughs gave no indication if he planned to retire from competition.
Other winners in men’s freestyle: Thomas Gilman (57 kilograms), Jordan Oliver (65), David Taylor (86), Kyle Snyder (97) and Gable Steveson (125).
Other winners in women’s freestyle: Sarah Hildebrandt (50), Jacarra Winchester (53), Kayla Miracle (62) and Tamyra Mensah-Stock (68).
Greco Roman winners were Ildar Hafizov (60), Alejandro Sancho (67), Jesse Porter (77), John Stefanowicz (87), Tracy Hancock (97) and Adam Coon (130).
From wire reports