Aaron Judge says one phone call added a ninth year to his $360,000,000 deal and he learned he would become the next Yankees captain
“We're going back and forth with different offers from different teams. And I'm telling her, ‘I want to stay in New York. I don't want to go anywhere else.’ Conversations in New York really weren't going anywhere. She was like, ‘Just call Hal. Just call them up. Tell them how you're feeling. Tell them what you think’”
“So I shot him a message, and he said, ‘Give me five seconds. I’m going to pull off to the side of the road.’ We call him, and I'm laying it out there. ‘Hey, I don't want to go anywhere. This is where I want to be. If you can just add one more year to the deal. I'm set. I'm not looking for anything more. I just want one more year. I want to play this game for a long time’”
“He's like, ‘That's it? All right, done. Sounds good.’ Like, damn, I should have asked for two more years. I was sitting there, Sam’s excited, we're both on the phone on speakerphone, and then all of a sudden he's like, ‘Oh, by the way, we're also going to make you the next Yankee captain. I see you fit right in line with Jeter, Munson, all these guys’”
“I was more speechless about that than hearing about agreeing to a nine-year deal. Sam's hitting me, ‘Hey, you got to say something.’ It was just special. It meant a lot. Getting a chance to represent the Yankees, be their captain, it's all about being there for my guys”
It is amazing that @CaitlinClark22 who has brought so much publicity for the @WNBA has to take so much abuse from many of those that she has helped financially since her arrival .The physical pounding she takes is totally UNACCEPTABLE! https://t.co/PdJO1xl773
"[Caitlin Clark] is not called the same way as everybody else is called. The fist in the throat is crazy. ... It's dangerous."
Fever coach Stephanie White went off on the officials for not calling what she deemed two "cheap shots" on Clark.
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Breaking: Alyssa Thomas is suspended for one game after receiving a Flagrant foul 2 penalty for recklessly making contact with her fist to the throat area of Caitlin Clark, the WNBA announced.
The Lakers have NOT offered LeBron James a contract yet, per @ShamsCharania
There has been no communication between James and the Lakers since the negotiation window opened
BREAKING: The Charlotte Hornets are trading star guard LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Naz Reid, a 2033 unprotected first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps (2028, 2029, 2030) and three second-round picks (2029, 2032, 2033), sources tell ESPN.
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the oldest player with a multi-goal game at the men's World Cup at 41 years, 138 days 😤
He breaks the record set by Lionel Messi earlier in the 2026 tournament.