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Breaking: The Memphis Grizzlies have waived D’Angelo Russell, sources tell Shams Charania.

With Memphis needing to trim its roster, this frees Russell up to potentially land somewhere before the start of the season.

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Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is standing by comments about his performance this season after signing a 14-year, $500 million contract last year.

"The money they gave me wasn't for what I'm going to do," he said in an interview. "It was for what I already did."

The comments received backlash from fans: http://spr.ly/6180BG9xlm

Breaking: Toronto Raptors All-NBA star Kawhi Leonard has agreed on a two-year, $115 million contract extension with the franchise, plus a player option for the 2028-29 season, his agent told Shams Charania.

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