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BASKETBALL

Herro inks four-year,$130m deal with Heat

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro agreed to a four-year, $130 million contract on Sunday, according to multiple reports.

Herro's deal reportedly contains$120 million in guaranteed money and incentives in which he can earn an additional $10 million.

Herro was the NBA Sixth Man of the Year last season when he averaged 20.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He made 175 3-pointers- averaging 2.7 per outing - in 66 games (10 starts).

The 22-year-old is entering his fourth season. The Heat had until Oct 18 to reach an extension with him.

Herro has career averages of 16.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 175 games (33 starts) with the Heat.

He shot just 22.9 percent from 3-point range in the postseason last season while trying to play through a groin injury, as he went on to average 12.6 points in 15 playoff games.

BASEBALL

Cardinals' Pujols ties Ruth's RBI record

Albert Pujols hit his 702nd career home run and tied Babe Ruth for second on the all-time RBI on Sunday, but the Pittsburgh Pirates took the game from the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5.

Yadier Molina and Pujols, who will retire at the end of the season,were honored in a 46-minute ceremony prior to their last regular-season home game. Pujols called it"pretty awesome" and "a great day".

"I'm really blessed to be back here," said Pujols, who has 468 homers with the Cardinals. "To finish my career where everything started, it means a lot."

The 42-year-old Pujols followed with his 23rd home run of the season in the third inning, a 409-foot(125-meter) drive off Roansy Contreras that tied the game at 4. Pujols is fourth on the all-time home-run list behind Babe Ruth (714), Hank Aaron (755) and Barry Bonds (762).

He's also now tied with Ruth for second in RBI (2,214) behind Aaron(2,297).

SOCCER

Juve eases pressure with Bologna win

Juventus swept aside Bologna 3-0 on Sunday to ease its recent troubles as Atalanta continued its dream start to the Serie A season with a 1-0 win over Fiorentina which kept the Bergamo-based club level on points with leader Napoli.

A routine third league win of the season against dismal opposition will stave off questions about coach Max Allegri's future until at least this weekend, when Juve travels to champion AC Milan.

Juve is seventh, seven points behind the leading duo of Napoli and Atalanta thanks to Filip Kostic's first goal for the club midway through the first half and two more after the break from strike pairing Dusan Vlahovic and Arkadiusz Milik.

"We hadn't won a game for a month, when we got back to the dressing room we almost couldn't believe it," Allegri told DAZN.

"We have to take it one step at a time, hopefully we can close the gap like we did last season."

MOTOR SPORTS

Verstappen title on hold after Perez wins

Max Verstappen's Formula 1 title celebrations were put on hold after the Red Bull driver placed seventh at a chaotic Singapore Grand Prix, won by his teammate Sergio Perez on Sunday.

Perez's second win of the season saw him crossing the line 7.6 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, with Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. in third place.

Perez was subsequently handed a five-second time penalty for not staying within 10 lengths of the safety car when following behind. But the Mexican driver's lead over Leclerc covered him enough to keep victory by 2.6 seconds.

The 32-year-old Perez won the Monaco GP in May and now has four career wins.

The first safety car was on lap 8 when Zhou Guanyu's Alfa Romeo was cut off by Nicholas Latifi's Williams.

Agencies