Conditions on Brady’s ownership bid

Tom Brady’s pending bid to become a part owner of the Raiders has triggered restrictions on his access to teams around the NFL as part of his role as a Fox Sports broadcaster, a league spokesperson said Thursday. Brady isn’t permitted to attend in-person or online broadcast production meetings and may not have access to team facilities, players or coaches. He also must abide by the league constitution and bylaws that prohibit public criticism of officials and other clubs, but is allowed to broadcast Raiders games. Brady is working with play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt on Fox’s top NFL broadcasting team. He signed a 10-year deal with the network in 2022, but this is Brady’s first season announcing games. His effort to become a minority owner in the Raiders organization has been scrutinized by league owners since Brady put in his bid in May 2023. Owners didn’t vote on the matter when they met in March because of concerns that Brady was receiving too much of a discount from Raiders majority owner Mark Davis. Brady owns a piece of the WNBA’s Aces, also owned by Davis.

Curry gets 1-year, $62.6M extension

Stephen Curry is set to play with the Warriors at least until age 40 after agreeing to a one-year, $62.6 million contract extension through the 2026-27 season, according to reports Thursday. The Warriors retooled their roster earlier this offseason mostly via a six-team trade that sent Curry’s longtime backcourt running mate Klay Thompson to the Mavericks for shooting guard Buddy Hield and wing Kyle Anderson. The team also signed combo guard De’Anthony Melton. Curry, who turned 36 in March, averaged 26.4 points per game and shot 40.8% on 3-pointers last season. He played in 74 games, his most since 2017. Curry won his first Olympic gold medal with Team USA earlier this month, leading the team down the stretch in tthe semifinal and gold-medal games. Curry’s extension will make him the third player to surpass $500 million in career earnings, after LeBron James and Kevin Durant. The Celtics’ Jayson Tatum recently signed a five-year, $314 million extension that will make him the highest-paid player in NBA history but the deal doesn’t kick in until the 2025-26 season.

Ohtani shares spotlight with his dog

Shohei Ohtani homered leading off the game on his second bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium shortly after the Japanese superstar and his dog, Decoy, handled ceremonial first pitch duties. Ohtani sent a 1-2 pitch from the Orioles’ Corbin Burnes into right-center for his 42nd homer of the season Wednesday night. He went 2 for 4 with three runs scored and stole two bases in the Dodgers’ 6-4 victory. “I think I was more nervous with the ceremonial pitch than Decoy,” Ohtani said. Long lines of cars were backed up on roads around the stadium five hours before the game. Only the first 40,000 fans received the bobblehead, which depicts a smiling Ohtani holding Decoy (its Japanese name is Dekopin). Some gold versions were mixed in. Ohtani carried Decoy to the mound for first-pitch duties. He placed the ball on the rubber and took up position behind home. After Ohtani gave a signal, the Dutch Kooikerhondje — wearing his own uniform — picked up the ball in his mouth and carried it to Ohtani. They shared a hand-to-paw high five as the crowd cheered. —News services