49ers’ Christian McCaffrey resets the running back market … again; introducing the Golazo 100

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🏈 Good morning to everybody, however particularly to …

CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY

In the future after we received a new highest-paid wide receiver, now we have a new highest-paid running back. Christian McCaffrey and the 49ers agreed to a two-year, $38 million extension that ties the do-it-all operating again to San Francisco by 2027.

• At $19 million per 12 months, McCaffrey resets the operating again market … once more. His present deal was value $16 million per 12 months, which was additionally atop the place. Alvin Kamara is second at $15 million per 12 months.
• In his first full season with the 49ers, McCaffrey received Offensive Participant of the 12 months and set profession highs in yards dashing (1,459) and touchdowns scored (21). He led the league in yards dashing, yards from scrimmage (2,023) and whole touches (339) and tied for the lead in touchdowns scored. At 27, he is solely getting higher, principally.
• Over the previous two seasons, the 49ers averaged 6.8 yards per play with McCaffrey on the sector and 5.4 yards per play with him off the sector. Their passer ranking jumps from 95.3 to 111.7 when he is on the sector. Mainly, he impacts the sport not like every other operating again, and in contrast to most gamers, interval.

😊 Honorable mentions

🎾 And never such a superb morning for …

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

Novak Djokovic‘s historic win got here with disappointing penalties. The world No. 1 withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday, someday after tweaking his bothersome proper knee in a stirring, 6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, comeback Spherical of 16 win over Francisco Cerundolo.

• Issues appeared dangerous within the second set, when Djokovic acquired therapy and medicine, and issues appeared even worse after the third set, when a laboring Djokovic struggled to maintain up.
• Issues then appeared downright dire within the fourth set when Djokovic went down a break.
• However Djokovic did what Djokovic does — and has now executed greater than every other man in tennis historical past. He discovered a option to win. It was his 370th profession win at a significant, passing Roger Federer for many ever.
• However there was fast concern after the match, and an MRI revealed the complete extent of the damage.

Djokovic was set to play Casper Ruud, who now advances to the semifinals via walkover. He’ll face both Alexander Zverev or Alex de Minaur.

On the opposite aspect of the bracket, we’ll get an excellent one between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, who will formally take over No. 1 on the earth whatever the outcome. Each have misplaced only one set at Roland Garros up to now, and Alcaraz, 21, spoke with our Isabel Gonzalez about his burgeoning confidence.

• Gonzalez: “Alcaraz admitted he’s a bit of bit superstitious and can do issues comparable to go to the identical eating places that deliver him ‘luck’ throughout a event. Nevertheless, the huge success in his younger profession has come from easy and constant habits. ‘Practising, practising,’ Alcaraz mentioned. ‘I usually observe within the morning and I end every thing within the morning. Then I’ve my afternoon to relaxation, to do my issues, hang around with my buddies a bit of bit. However typically, it is practising and resting.'”

Alcaraz additionally had high praise for Iga Swiatek, who’s into the women’s semifinals.

😒 Not so honorable mentions

🏀 NBA Finals preview: Kristaps Porzingis to return, rating high 15 gamers

The Celtics are getting a giant increase for his or her largest sequence but. Kristaps Porzingis will return for Game 1 of the NBA Finals after taking place with a calf pressure 5 weeks in the past.

Porzingis can rating from all around the courtroom and is a real rim protector on protection, a significant piece going in opposition to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving and lob threats Daniel Gafford, Dereck Full of life II and Derrick Jones Jr. Porzingis — who spent two-plus seasons with the Mavericks — can show Dallas what it’s missing, James Herbert writes.

• Herbert: “Porzingis has each simplified and expanded his offensive recreation within the final two-plus seasons. Being a extra succesful one-on-one scorer has made him a extra harmful handoff hub and roll man. And when defenses double him within the middle of the courtroom, he often makes the suitable go, since he can see over all people and Boston’s spacing is pristine.”

Porzingis is fifth on Jasmyn Wimbish’s top 15 players in the NBA Finals. Listed here are the 4 in entrance of him.

1. Luka Doncic — “Boston has maybe the perfect arsenal of versatile defenders outfitted to make life tough for Doncic, however we have already seen twice now how simply he can nonetheless discover his spots, or on the very least get his teammates beauty.”
2. Jayson Tatum — “He can choose aside a protection to get to the rim, work a defender and elevate for a mid-range jumper, or stroll right into a 3-pointer with ease.”
3. Kyrie Irving — “He is capturing the ball absurdly properly with .485/421/.828 splits, and he turns issues up a stage within the fourth quarter, the place he is averaging 7.5 factors, which ranks fifth within the playoffs.”
4. Jaylen Brown — “His offensive recreation has reached new heights, and it actually simply looks like he is been in assault mode all through the playoffs.”

I additionally beloved Sam Quinn exploring how both teams built their rosters.

This is extra:

⚽ Introducing the CBS Sports activities Golazo 100

James Benge says it best: “For a lot of the final decade plus, an train comparable to this might have appeared completely redundant.”

However with Lionel Messi, 36, now plying his craft in MLS and Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, in Saudi Arabia, there is a professional debate for who the highest males’s soccer participant on the earth is. Greater than 30 voters from throughout the CBS Sports activities soccer departments and the Golazo Community made their voices heard, and we received eight totally different gamers voted No. 1.

And we’re not simply discussing the high participant, however slightly the highest 100 gamers. That is proper. We’re introducing the CBS Sports Golazo 100, beginning on the lads’s aspect after which transferring to the ladies’s aspect forward of this summer time’s Olympics. Precisely 297 gamers received not less than one level within the voting.

For now, we’re unveiling those that just missed the top 100:

• 110. Iñaki Williams, ahead, Athletic Bilbao
• 109. Romelu Lukaku, ahead, AS Roma (mortgage from Chelsea)
• 108. Jules Koundé, defender, Barcelona
• 107. Leandro Trossard, ahead, Arsenal
• 106. Éder Militão, defender, Actual Madrid
• 105. Warren Zaïre-Emery, midfielder, PSG
• 104. Julian Brandt, midfielder, Borussia Dortmund
• 103. Lucas Paquetá, midfielder, West Ham
• 102. Cristian Romero, defender, Tottenham Hotspur
• 101. Gregor Kobel, goalkeeper, Borussia Dortmund

You’ll want to tune into the CBS Sports Golazo Network as we reveal 100-81 right now and proceed on each weekday for the subsequent week.

📺 What we’re watching Wednesday

🏀 Aces at Wings, 8 p.m. on NBA TV
⚾ Padres at Angels, 9:38 p.m. on FS1