Bills reward top QB with big contract extension...A-Rod with a night he won't forget...and the USA continues to lead the pack in Rio. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: Tyrod Taylor has provided stability at the quarterback position for the Buffalo Bills -- now he's getting paid handsomely. On Friday, the Bills signed Taylor to a six-year contract extension worth $90 million. Taylor, who was acquired by the Bills last season after four years as a backup in Baltimore, had the second-most rushing yards among NFL quarterbacks last season.
Top right: Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira embrace after Rodriguez leaves the field at the end of his final Major League Baseball game Friday night in the Bronx. Rodriguez, who played a total of 22 seasons in the bigs, had an RBI double in the 1st inning and also got to play at third base for one out in the 9th inning. A-Rod played seven seasons with the Seattle Mariners, three with the Texas Rangers, and 12 with the New York Yankees.
Bottom left: The USA women's soccer team stands in disbelief after losing its quarterfinal matchup against Sweden at the Rio Olympics on Friday. The two sides played to a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes before Sweden advanced 4-3 in a penalty shootout. USA goalkeeper Hope Solo later created some controversy by saying that Sweden played like "a bunch of cowards."
Bottom right: Meet the future of USA Olympic swimming. Katie Ledecky has looked more than poised in Rio, smashing world records left and right and winning four gold medals. Here, she celebrates after breaking her own world record in the 800m freestyle event by 1.89 seconds on Friday. Photo by Reuters
