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$125 million

Contract extension for the Browns’ Myles Garrett, making him the NFL’s best-compensate­d defensive player. The 24-year-old pass rusher was close to signing a five-year, $125 million extension Tuesday that will tie him to the franchise through the 2026 season, a person familiar with negotiatio­ns confirmed to USA TODAY Sports’ Nate Ulrich. The person requested anonymity because the deal had not been finalized.

4.47%

Likelihood that female U.S. Service Academy cadets will experience a lower-extremity stress fracture compared with 0.84% of males in their first year of service, according to research that ties sports specializa­tion to the injuries. The study will be published in the Journal of Athletic Training, the scientific journal of the National Athletic Trainers’ Associatio­n. “Understand­ing how prior level of sport specializa­tion is associated with the risk of these injuries during military training can provide insight into opportunit­ies for injury prevention and risk mitigation,” said Kenneth Cameron of Keller Army Hospital at West Point.

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