- The Patriots have reportedly offered Christian Gonzalez an extension that would make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL and the largest contract in team history — and talks are ongoing.
- Gonzalez broke out in 2025 with a Pro Bowl nod, led the postseason with seven passes defended and made the game-sealing interception in the AFC Championship vs. Denver.
- A 2023 first-round pick, Gonzalez has rebounded from early injuries and emerged as a rising cornerstone of New England’s defense.
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- 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was injured in a car crash earlier this month — suffering a concussion, a broken nose and several broken ribs — and will have limited participation at the start of training camp.
- Assistant head coach/offensive line coach Chris Foerster, with coordinators Klay Kubiak, Raheem Morris and Brant Boyer, will run the team while Shanahan is sidelined.
- Shanahan, in his 10th season, is a highly regarded offensive coach who’s led the 49ers to two Super Bowl trips (2019, 2023) and holds a 91–72 record with the franchise.
- Lucas Herbert holds a four-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau after 36 holes at LIV Golf UK, setting up a likely two‑horse Sunday duel.
- Herbert’s red-hot form (including a course‑record 61 and a 62 in The Open) makes him a tough favorite — DeChambeau quipped he’d need near‑miracle rounds to catch him.
- Ripper GC aren’t just leading on the scoreboard — they’re bonding off it too, amusingly settling in with a carrot‑cutting contest at their shared house.
- Astros erased a 5-0 deficit with an eight-run sixth (Cam Smith’s three-run homer key) to beat the White Sox 9-5 — Houston has won four straight and is suddenly back in the AL West/wild-card mix.
- Tarik Skubal struck out 12 over 7⅓ brilliant innings in a 2-1 Tigers win; Detroit has won 15 of 20 and looks ready to ride Skubal into the trade-deadline stretch.
- In a classic upset, the lowly Rockies beat the top-heavy Brewers 5-2 on the road — a feel-good underdog win with a big night from Hunter Goodman and a clutch pinch-hit RBI.
- Dodgers, one of the NL’s best, visit the Mets — Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Nolan McLean.
- Tight AL West showdown: Mariners at Rangers with Bryan Woo vs. Nathan Eovaldi and big playoff implications.
- NL wild-card intrigue: Padres (below .500) at Marlins (climbing over .500) — JP Sears vs. Eury Perez; San Diego needs wins to stay alive.
- Vozinha, 40, stole the show at his World Cup debut for Cape Verde—18 saves in four games, named to FIFA’s team of the tournament and famously kept a seven‑save clean sheet against Spain.
- He’s reportedly agreed to join Chilean giants Colo Colo (teased on social media) and will link up with manager Fernando Ortiz as the club prepares for the Copa Libertadores.
- His story went viral—social followers jumped from ~50k to over 29 million and he earned public praise from Lionel Messi, making him one of the tournament’s biggest feel‑good moments.
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