Brady signs to be QB in NFL at 45
Tom Brady wants to play until he is at least 45. If he does, it will be for Tampa Bay.
The Bucs added a year to the 43yearold quarterback’s deal, which now runs through the 2022 season, and gained salarycap room in the process with three voidable years.
Details of the deal weren’t released. According to reports, it represents a savings of $19 million against the 2021 salary cap. Brady signed a twoyear, $50 million pact last March and was to count $28.4 million against the cap because of incentives earned.
The former San Mateo County prep star has been to 10 Super Bowls and has seven rings.
⏩ The Bears and punter Pat O’Donnell agreed to a oneyear contract extension for next season. He holds franchise records for punting average (45 yards) and net average (39.4).
High schools: A broadcaster was caught on a hot mike calling the Norman High School girls basketball team racist slurs for kneeling at a state tournament in Oklahoma on Thursday. “F— n—,” Matt Rowan can be heard saying in a short clip widely shared on Twitter. Rowan denied that and other comments then fessed up and blamed low blood sugar.
Baseball: Trevor Cahill, who pitched in 11 games and made six starts for the Giants last season, signed a oneyear deal with the Pirates. The 33yearold righthander will compete for a spot in the rotation.
⏩ Outfielder Nick Markakis retired, ending a 15year career that included an ALCS appearance with the Orioles in 2014. He hit .290 in nine seasons with Baltimore and won two Gold Gloves before spending his last six seasons in Atlanta.
⏩ Two tests were positive for coronavirus, both among players, during 14,704 samples collected in the past week under Major League Baseball’s monitoring program. The Reds’ Joey Votto tested positive, the Reds said Wednesday. There have been 12 positive tests — nine for players, three for staff, among 43,928 monitoring tests during spring training, a rate of 0.3%, the commissioner’s office said. The positive tests were among nine of the 30 teams.
⏩ The Dodgers and Angels will have fans for their season openers, at least 20% of the seats can be filled after Los Angeles and Orange counties moved into the state’s red tier of coronavirus guidelines.
⏩ Spring training highlights: Joc Pederson (Palo Alto) went 2for2 with a double, raising his average to .579 in his first spring with the Cubs, but Chicago lost to Milwaukee 83 . ... Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts made his spring debut after being slowed by a sore right shoulder . ... David Price threw three scoreless inning of relief in the Dodgers’ 92 victory over the Indians . ... Converted outfielder Anthony Gose threw a perfect inning for the Indians, striking out Corey Seager and retiring Justin Turner on a fly ball. The 30yearold lefty has pitched four scoreless innings this spring.
Sailing: With the start once again playing the decisive role, Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa each won a race at the America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. The firsttoseven series stands at three races each for Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa, the Italian challenger. Each took advantage of a prestart error by the other. Luna Rossa exploited Team New Zealand’s mistake to win the first race of the day by 18 seconds and, in a mirror image, Team New Zealand pounced on Luna Rossa’s mistake to win race six by 1 minute, 41 seconds.