— If you know Steph Curry, today would be a good day to ask him for a loan; the great shooting guard signed a one-year extension with Golden State, which will net him $62.6M two years from now, when Curry will be 38 years old.
In 2026-27, Curry will be making $763,414 for every game the Warriors play.
Curry’s salary the next three years:
2024-25: $55.76M
2025-26: $59.6M
2026-27: $62.6M
— North Carolina 19, Minnesota 17
Tar Heels kicked a 45-yard FG with 1:44 left for the road win.
UNC lost its QB, Max Johnson, with a leg injury.
Minnesota missed 47-yard FG at the gun; they also missed a 27-yarder early in the game.
— Colorado 31, North Dakota State 26
Bison, a I-AA team, led 20-17 at halftime.
Colorado outgained North Dakota State, 504-449.
— 49ers and WR Brandon Aiyuk agreed on a 4-year, $120M contract extension
— New England named Jacoby Brissett as its starting QB for the season opener in Cincinnati; Brissett is 18-30 as an NFL starter, for four different teams. Rookie QB Drake Maye figures to be the starter before the season is over, but not yet.
— Apparently there is a casino called Muckleshoot, which is about a half-hour from Seattle. I’ve got nothing else about the casino, other than Muckleshoot is an unusual name.
— Famous birthdays, August 30th:
Elizabeth Ashley, 85
Bill Keller, 77
Timothy Bottoms, 73
Robert Parish, 71
Michael Chiklis, 61
Michael Michele, 58
Cameron Diaz, 52
Cliff Lee, 46
Adam Wainwright, 43
— Phillies 5, Braves 4
Nick Castellanos hit the game-winning home run in the 7th inning.
Atlanta led 4-0 in the sixth inning.
Phillies increased their NL East lead to six games over the Braves.
— Angels 3, Tigers 0
Rookie Jack Kochanowicz pitched six shutout innings.
SS Zach Neto joined the 20-20 club by hitting his 20th home run.
— Dodgers 6, Orioles 3
Dodgers are 8-2 in their last ten games.
LA leads NL West by 4 games over San Diego, 5 over Arizona.
— Reds 10, A’s 9
Reds scored 3 runs in bottom of 9th, after A’s scored 3 in top of 9th
Oakland OF Lawrence Butler hit three more home runs.
— Blue Jays 2, Red Sox 0
Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the six inning.
Francis has a 1.06 ERA in five August starts.
Boston reliever Rich Hill made his ’24 debut, his 20th year in the majors.
— Mets 3, Diamondbacks 2
Jose Iglesias had the game-winning hit in the ninth inning.
Mets are 6-4 in their last 10 games, vs Orioles, Padres, Arizona.
— Rangers 2, White Sox 1
Corey Seager hit his 200th career home run.
Nathan Eovaldi tossed seven shutout IP.
White Sox are an unbelievably bad 31-104.
