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Christian Gonzalez is getting paid, and paid historically. The New England Patriots have locked up their cornerback on a four-year, one hundred thirty-five million dollar extension, with one hundred two million guaranteed — both figures setting NFL records at the position. At thirty-three point seven five million per year, Gonzalez is now the highest-paid corner in league history, and the Eagles, who are running back a similar elite duo in Philadelphia, are watching those numbers very closely.
Shifting to the hardwood, New Orleans has moved on from Jordan Hawkins. The Pelicans are sending Hawkins, Micah Peavy, and a pair of future second-round assets to Memphis in exchange for AJ Johnson and the veteran Taj Gibson. It's a youth-for-youth swap at its core, with New Orleans reshaping its rotation while the Grizzlies add shooting to their young core.
And at Flushing Meadows, Coco Gauff is making it clear that the next generation of tennis still has to come through her first. The defending champion opened her two thousand twenty-six US Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Zeynep Sonmez, and she looked every bit the player who owns that tournament.
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