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A Miami jury handed down a mixed verdict in the civil trial against Tyreek Hill, finding the former NFL wide receiver liable on two of ten counts of battery brought by his estranged wife Lakeeta Vaccaro. She was awarded five hundred thousand dollars in compensatory damages, closing out a trial that cast a long shadow over Hill's post-playing career.
Shifting to the ice, the Detroit Red Wings are closing in on a massive commitment to forward Alex DeBrincat, with reports of a seven-year extension worth ninety-one million dollars — that's thirteen million per year. DeBrincat already has four goals on the young season and this deal would lock in one of Detroit's most dangerous offensive weapons for the long haul.
And in basketball, Kawhi Leonard made his official Toronto return in a big way, dropping twenty-one points in just the first half of the Raptors' preseason blowout over the Knicks, one forty-eight to ninety-eight. After the Clippers scandal and the trade that sent him back north, Leonard looked sharp, healthy, and very much like a problem for the Eastern Conference.
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