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Magic forward Franz Wagner has agreed on a five-year, $224 million rookie contract extension — a deal that could become worth as much as $269 million, sources told ESPN.

The United States has launched a criminal investigation into a case involving Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 but were still allowed to compete and win medals in the Tokyo Olympics.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed in April that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) before the Tokyo Olympics. But WADA let it slide after China claimed the positive results were a result of accidental contamination.

Spain is on top of the sports world right now thanks to a pair of gritty performances by its countrymen.
Carlos Alcaraz went into the day ranked No. 3 in the world in men’s tennis, and faced off against No. 29 Francis Tiafoe of the United States in the third round of Wimbledon. Despite the gaping rank disparity, it was Tiafoe that looked like the higher seed for most of the match.
The American held a 2-1 set advantage after the first three ended with scores of 7-5, 2-6, and 6-4.

A Mikel Merino goal in extra time gives Spain a dramatic 2-1 win over Germany in an enthralling quarterfinal clash.

Look at this! A special holiday weekend edition of The Gripe Report!
I hope your Independence Day was a good one, but in all honesty, when isn’t it good? As far as holidays go, the Fourth of July is as American as they come and that’s wonderful.
Sure, I may be a bit biased, but I think we’ve got the real top dog when it comes to national holidays that fall in July. Canada Day seems nice, but it comes in too early. I’m still in June mode on July 1.

Second-seeded Coco Gauff ended the dream run of British qualifier Sonay Kartal as the American marched into the fourth round of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on Friday.

Last month, we told you about an increasingly long list of women riding their disdain for Caitlin Clark to relevancy. ESPN host Monica McNutt is one of those women.
She first criticized Stephen A. Smith on “First Take” for paying too much attention to Caitlin Clark as opposed to lesser-known players. “Stephen A., respectfully, with your platform, you could’ve been [talking about the WNBA] three years ago if you wanted to.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman dig into what is going wrong with the Yankees, who was selected as an All-Star starter and give their picks for The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.

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McLaren got off to a strong start Friday at the F1 British Grand Prix
A major story this Formula 1 season centers on how the chasing pack behind Red Bull has caught the 2023 Constructors’ Champions, setting up a vision of a title fight as the season enters its second half. Chief among that group? McLaren, as the darlings of last year’s second half have shown tremendous pace this year.
And if Friday is any indication at the British Grand Prix, that will continue this weekend.