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Toronto 5 Houston 4, 10 innings

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns and veteran forward Dillon Brooks agreed to a $73 million, three-year extension on Wednesday that will keep him with the team through 2030, according to two people familiar with the deal.

The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been announced.

The 30-year-old Brooks, from Mississauga, Ont., averaged a career-high 20.2 points last season, his first with the Suns. He provided scoring and a hard-nosed defensive personality that helped the team make a surprise run to the playoffs.

Brooks is entering the final season of an $86 million, four-year deal he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2023.

CHICAGO (AP) — Kevin Gausman has been connected to the Chicago Cubs since the beginning of his career. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said the team had asked about his availability for years.

When Chicago finally landed the right-hander in a trade with Toronto on Sunday, well, it wasn't much of a surprise.

“When I told my wife it was the Cubs, she was like, ‘It’s about time,’” Gausman said. “Because just in Baltimore for years, it seemed like it was kind of always a link to here. ... Happy that I’m here finally.”

Gausman was added to Chicago's active roster before it finished a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 7-6 victory on Wednesday. Left-hander Antoine Kelly was optioned to Triple-A Iowa.

The Preakness Stakes is moving to three weeks and a day after the Kentucky Derby and is set to be run on a Sunday for the first time.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and the Maryland Jockey Club announced the move Wednesday. No Triple Crown race has ever been run on a Sunday in the century-plus-old history of the series.

The shift marks a major change on the horse racing calendar, following significant debate and speculation. Except for 2020 during the pandemic, the Preakness has taken place on the third Saturday in May, two weeks after the Kentucky Derby, since 1950.

“We acknowledge the great history of the traditional Triple Crown spacing between races but recognize that change must always be examined,” Maryland Jockey Club CEO Bill Knauf said. “This is common in all professional sports. Now is the time for the Preakness.”