WORKERS
Joel Embiid, a seven-time NBA All-Star, signed a three-year contract on Friday with the Philadelphia 76ers, keeping him with the team until 2029.
Embiid and the 76ers agreed to a $193 million extension with a player option for the 2028-29 season. Embiid announced his news by posting a photo on Instagram of himself signing a contract with team owner Josh Harris.
“Philadelphia is home,” Embiid wrote. “I want to be here for the rest of my life. I love this community and everything you have given me and my family. There is a lot of work to be done. You guys deserve a championship and I think we’re just getting started.
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MEN’S MAINTENANCE: Twelve Tufts University players were diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout, a spokeswoman said. university.
Five players diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis remained in hospital. Rhabdomyolysis is a rare condition where a person’s muscles break down. It is life-threatening and can occur after an injury or excessive exercise without rest.
GOLF
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP: Matthew Baldwin, who three weeks ago hit a drive so bad that the ball went between his legs and stopped one yard short of the tee marks, shot 6-under 66 to take the lead in the second round at the Virginia Water event in England.
Baldwin is 13 under, tying the famous 36-hole record. Many of Europe’s top players – including Rory McIlroy, who shot 68 and is four strokes off the lead – have struggled to keep up with him.
• Ron Green, an award-winning journalist in Charlotte, North Carolina, who covered the Masters for 60 consecutive years, has died at age 95.
QUESTION
PLAYER EQUIPMENT: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has told senior players that only they can force change in the growing debate over the number of games they are asked to play.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri says the players are on the verge of going on strike because of a busy schedule that will be added to next year’s World Schools Cup which has been extended to the United States.
JOB RACE
FORM 1: Max Verstappen, the team champion, was penalized for swearing at a press conference where he argued against major bans on swearing drivers.
The decision-making chiefs of the sport’s governing body, the FIA, decided that Verstappen should “complete a task of public interest.” Basically what it involves is FIA compliance.
ADDITION
ENGLISH LEAGUE: Surrey became the first team to win three straight County Championships since the 1960s when Somerset, their closest rivals, lost.
Somerset’s 168-run loss to Lancashire saw Surrey clinch the title with a run they shouldn’t and become champions for the 23rd time – 10 fewer than top-ranked Yorkshire all the time.
CAKE
NHL: The New Jersey Devils rewarded productive new forward Dawson Mercer with a three-year, $12 million contract.
General Manager Tom Fitzgerald said the 22-year-old will earn $3 million this year, $4.75 million the following year and $4.25 million in the final year, 2026-27.
• Ottawa senators have an agreement to build a new city square in Canada’s capital.
TICKLES
COACH RETURN: Daniel Dubois’ trainer expects to be in the IBF heavyweight champion’s corner for Saturday’s all-British fight against Anthony Joshua despite being ill this week.
Don Charles said he walked away from Dubois as he tried to shake what he described as “a very cold headache.”
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