Source: Nnaji agrees to four-year, $4.3M extension

Zeke Nnaji and the Nuggets have agreed to a four-year, $32 million contract extension, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post.

The deal, first reported by ESPN, includes a player option for 2027-28, a league source said.

Nnaji, 22, is entering his fourth season in the league, the last of his rookie scale deal with a cap figure of $4.3 million. Monday is the deadline for 2020 first-round picks entering the last year of their rookie deals to sign contract extensions. The Nuggets, who begin their season Tuesday vs. the Lakers, took Nnaji 22nd overall out of Arizona.

Bobby Charlton, Manchester United and England great, dies at 86

MANCHESTER, England>> Bobby Charlton, an English soccer icon who survived a plane crash that decimated a Manchester United team destined for greatness to become the heartbeat of his country’s 1966 World Cup-winning team, died Saturday. He was 86.

An extravagantly gifted midfielder with a ferocious shot, Charlton was the leading scorer for both United (249 goals) and England (49 goals) for more than 40 years until being overtaken by Wayne Rooney.

Move over Jimmy Kimmel, it’s now the LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk

LOS ANGELES>> Goodbye, Jimmy Kimmel. Hello, Rob Gronkowski to the world of bowl games.

The LA Bowl announced that Gronkowski has signed a multiyear agreement to partner with the college football postseason game. LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk will take place at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 16 and match teams from the Mountain West and Pac-12 conferences.

Suh takes his first 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour into final round of Zozo

INZAI CITY, Japan>> Justin Suh shot a 3-under 67 to lead the third round of the Zozo Championship, the first time he’s the leader going into the final day of a PGA Tour event, and also looking of his first PGA Tour victory.

Just one shot behind are fellow Americans Eric Cole and Beau Hossler, who are also seeking their first PGA Tour victories.

Buhai, Lee tied for third-round lead at the LPGA tournament in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea>> Former Women’s British Open champion Ashleigh Buhai shot a 3-under 69 to move into a share of the third-round lead with Minjee Lee at the LPGA South Korea tournament.

Mayer wins at Homestead to seal championship spot

HOMESTEAD, Fla. >> Sam Mayer became the first driver to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity series championship with a victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mayer, driver of the No. 1 for JR Motorsports, was ranked sixth in the playoff field entering the race, but he held off second-place finisher Riley Herbst in the final laps to earn his fourth win in his last 12 races.

N.Y. Liberty plans to put franchise tag on Stewart

NEW YORK>> New York hopes to bring back most its NBA Finals runner-up team next season. Breanna Stewart could be an unrestricted free agent but Liberty GM Jonathan Kolb said that he would give her the franchise tag so that she can’t sign a contract directly with another team.

— The Associated Press