Morning sports update: The Bulls are reportedly shopping Rajon Rondo
The Red Sox look to maintain the top spot in the AL East, while the Celtics are gearing up for a busy weekend in free agency.
Bulls are shopping Rajon Rondo in advance of decision day: All signs point to the Bulls waiving Rondo for the $3 million that’s guaranteed on his $13.4 million team option — just weeks after they said they wanted him back. (Chicago Tribune)
Police: Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash: Palm Beach Gardens police say witnesses told investigators that Williams ran a red light in her 2010 Toyota Sequoia SUV, causing a June 9 crash that injured 78-year-old Jerome Barson, who died two weeks later. (Boston.com, via AP)
Price, Betts, Ramirez lead Red Sox over Twins 6-3: Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez hit solo home runs, Tzu-Wei Lin singled and tripled for his first big league multi-hit game and Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits and an RBI. (Boston.com, via AP)
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Danny Ainge’s son asks Gordon Hayward to consider potential Mass. ‘millionaire’s tax’ before leaving Utah: The proposed constitutional amendment would add a 4 percent annual tax on all income above $1 million. Massachusetts currently has a flat 5.1 percent state income tax. If passed, the amendment would mean high-earners would pay a 9 percent tax on all income after their first $1 million. (Boston.com)
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Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown on Celtics’ summer league roster: Next week, Celtics fans will be able to watch this year’s third overall pick, Jayson Tatum, join last year’s third overall pick, Jaylen Brown, when the team begins play in the Utah Jazz Summer League. (Boston Globe)
Free agent winger Drew Stafford wants to return to Bruins: “I loved it here. A lot of great guys in this room, everybody made me feel welcomed right off the bat. To help this team get into the playoffs, and to be part of something — it felt like we could’ve had a longer run, but in the short period of time that I was here with the team, I enjoyed everything. It’s a great city with great fans.” (WEEI)
