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J.J. Watt inks new deal with CBS as No. 1 NFL analystCBS Sports named J.J. Watt as its lead NFL analyst and signed him to a new multiyear agreement on Thursday.,Watt, who replaced Tony Romo in that role, will continue working alongside play-by-play man Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.,The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year joine...

Rockets sign G Amen Thompson to extensionThe Houston Rockets announced a contract extension with guard Amen Thompson on Thursday.,The five-year, rookie-scale extension is worth $208 million and includes a 10% trade kicker, according to ESPN.,"Amen represents everything we want our organization to be about," general manager Rafael Stone sai...

Report: Rockets, Amen Thompson reach 5-year, $208M extensionHouston Rockets guard Amen Thompson has agreed to a five-year, $208 million rookie-scale contract extension, ESPN reported Thursday morning.,Per the report, Thompson's deal includes a 10% trade kicker.,Thompson, 23, is entering the final season of a four-year rookie contract he signed in 2023. He wi...

Report: Boston College extends contract of AD Blake James

Boston College athletic director Blake James has been given a contract extension through 2031, ESPN reported Thursday.,James has been at Boston College since July 2022 after more than 11 years at Miami (Fla.), the final nine of them as athletic director. ,He also was the AD at Maine from 2005-10.,He...

Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr. hints he may sit without new deal

Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. hinted at the possibility of sitting out regular-season games without a new contract.,Porter Jr. is entering the final year of his contract but practiced Tuesday for the first time since being activated from the physically unable to perform list on Sunday. A back ...

Texans GM sets Week 1 deadline for C.J. Stroud contract talks

Texans general manager Nick Caserio started the clock on contract talks with quarterback C.J. Stroud, underscoring the front office will not discuss a new deal during the regular season. ,The Texans kick off the 2026 season on Sept. 13 against the Buffalo Bills. Caserio said at the beginning of trai...

Avs' Cale Makar becomes highest-paid player in NHL history

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar inked an eight-year, $163.2 million contract on Friday, becoming the first player in NHL history to earn more than $20 million per year.,The deal, which begins in the 2027-28 season, will pay the 27-year-old rearguard $20.4 million per year through the 2034-3...

Red Bulls sign F Julian Hall to multi-year extension

The New York Red Bulls signed homegrown forward Julian Hall to a contract extension through the 2029-30 MLS season on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for Hall, who became the second-youngest player in league history (behind Freddy Adu) to make his MLS debut when he did so at the age of ...