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Trail Blazers barely hold off Jazz's comeback bid
Feb 24, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz forward Kyle Filipowski (22) lays the ball up against Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan (23) during the first half at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-Imagn Images Anfernee Simons scored 28 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers kick off a seven-game road trip with a 114-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
The Jazz, who trailed by 13 points at one point, made a late rally thanks to a pair of 3-pointers in the final 11.7 seconds by Keyonte George.
Simons followed George’s first late three by sinking two free throws with 8.8 seconds left, putting Portland up 113-109. After George’s trey with 4.2 seconds to go, the Blazers’ Jerami Grant split a pair from the foul line to make it a two-point game.
George’s last-second 3-point attempt and Utah’s comeback came up just short.
Grant hit five 3-pointers in the first half and sank three late free throws, including two with 13.7 seconds left, on a 20-point night.
Deni Avdija compiled 18 points and 14 rebounds and Scoot Henderson logged 17 points, six assists and six turnovers as Portland won for the 12th time in 17 games.
Portland saw its second-half double-digit lead evaporate, as Utah went on top 92-90 on Brice Sensabaugh’s 3-pointer with 8:54 to go. However, the Blazers subsequently went back up by 10 nine before holding on for their second win in a row.
Sensabaugh scored 23 points, George produced 21 points, five rebounds and five assists and Kyle Filipkowski added 20 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Jazz.
Utah, playing without five veteran rotation players, had a chance to win at the buzzer despite only shooting 39.8 percent from the field. The Jazz were 18-for-44 (40.9 percent) from 3-point range but just 21-for-54 (38.9 percent) inside the arc.
The Jazz have lost six of their past eight games, and they are 2-3 on their nine-game homestand.
Grant’s fifth 3-pointer of the first half gave Portland a 61-48 lead near the end of the second quarter.
Isaiah Collier gave Utah some momentum going into the locker room by draining a half-court heave at the buzzer, trimming the Blazers’ lead to 61-51. That bucket ended Utah’s six-minute scoring drought.
After the Jazz jumped ahead by two in the fourth quarter, Henderson responded with two buckets and assists to Grant and Simons to help Portland regain a seven-point lead with a 9-0 run. Utah chipped away at its deficit again in the final minutes.
–Field Level Media
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Tour de France final stage rerouted due to wildfires
A firefighter works to battle wildfire near the A9 motorway near Beziers, France, July 3, 2026. Wildfires in southwest France have forced organizers of the Tour de France to reconfigure the final stage, set for Sunday.
The change is necessary because multiple first responders have been diverted to the fires. The new route will leave a smaller race footprint for local officials to secure.
“As numerous wildfires are currently affecting France, particularly the Gironde region, emergency services are fully mobilized to combat the blazes, while internal security forces are working to secure the affected areas and protect the population,” the Amaury Sport Organisation said in a statement.
“In light of this, the Ministry of Interior has decided to redeploy a portion of the internal security forces initially mobilized to ensure security for the final stage of the Tour de France, in order to reinforce the response efforts in the areas affected by the wildfires.”
The wildfires have led to the evacuations of about 200,000 people.
Stage 21 had been set as a 132.5-kilometer ride from Thoiry down the Champs-Elysees in Paris.
The re-imagined Stage 21 still will end along the famed road, just after a circuit on the Montmartre. But the run now will occur solely within the Paris boundaries and travel just 89 km. Cyclists will take two extra circuits along the Champs-Elysees before heading out for the Montmartre climb.
The Montmartre circuit has proven to be popular after it was used in the 2024 Paris Olympics and then added to the 2025 Tour de France. The area can accommodate large gatherings of fans, who turn the area into a party atmosphere.
Earlier in the Tour de France, fans were asked to stay away from the final 40 kilometers of Stage 3 because of wildfires and the need to deploy first responders to the area.
–Field Level Media
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Robert Kraft: Patriots offered CB Christian Gonzalez record-setting deal
Jun 9, 2026; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez (0) takes questions from the media at minicamp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said the team offered Christian Gonzalez a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.
Kraft did not reveal the specific terms of the deal on Saturday, the first day of training camp.
“We love Christian Gonzalez,” Kraft said during the team’s Pawtriots pet adoption event, per the Boston Herald. “We love him as a player, as a person. That’s why we’ve made an offer to him that makes him the highest-paid player ever to play that position in the NFL, and coincidentally, it’s the highest contract in the Patriots franchise history.
“So we’re glad we drafted him and we developed here, and we hope he’ll be with us for a long time.”
Gonzalez is eligible for a contract extension for the first time after being selected by the Patriots with the 17th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.
The Los Angeles Rams’ Trent McDuffie is currently the NFL’s highest-paid cornerback, pocketing $31 million per season on his four-year, $131 million contract that he signed this offseason.
Gonzalez, 24, made the Pro Bowl last season after posting 69 tackles and 10 passes defensed in 14 starts. He has three interceptions, 24 passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one sack and 145 tackles in 34 career games (all starts).
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49ers' Kyle Shanahan to be limited in camp after serious car crash
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan talks to the media during the NFL League Meetings on March 30, 2026, at Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan broke his nose, three ribs and his hand, needed over 40 stitches to his face and sustained a severe concussion after he was involved in a car accident last week, ESPN reported Saturday.
Per the network, the accident occurred on July 14 after Shanahan collided with an SUV near his northern California home.
The other driver was not injured, per Palo Alto lieutenant Nicholas Martinez. Martinez added that drugs and alcohol were not involved.
The 49ers said Shanahan will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the start of training camp, with ESPN reporting doctors will not clear Shanahan for all activities until concussion symptoms clear.
The team said assistant head coach Chris Foerster along with team coordinators will handle the head-coaching responsibilities during this time.
49ers general manager John Lynch is scheduled to hold a news conference at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.
The Niners are scheduled to hold their first practice of training camp Sunday morning and are set to open the season on Sept. 10 against the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia.
Shanahan, 46, will begin his 10th season as head coach in San Francisco. He owns an 82-67 record in the regular season. He has a 9-5 postseason record, guiding the 49ers to a pair of Super Bowl appearances — losing to the Kansas City Chiefs both times (2020, 2024).
–Field Level Media
Tour de France final stage rerouted due to wildfires
Robert Kraft: Patriots offered CB Christian Gonzalez record-setting deal
