http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/sports/chicago-cubs-reward-theo-epstein-with-five-more-years.html 2016-09-29 06:28:16 Cubs Reward Theo Epstein With Five More Years Chicago gave Epstein, its president for baseball operations, a contract extension after an overhaul that has the franchise aiming for its first title since 1908. === The The news of the extension came as the Cubs were wrapping up one of the best regular seasons in franchise history and had their fans believing that this might be the team to end a 108-year World Series title drought. “Our mission has not been accomplished yet,” said Epstein, who was in the final season of the five-year deal he signed when he left Boston in October 2011. ROSE MAKES HIS CASE AGAIN C AROUND THE MAJORS Houston placed defensive end J. J. Watt, a three-time N.F.L. defensive player of the year, on injured reserve with a back injury that could keep him out for the rest of the year. Watt, who led the N.F.L. with 17 ½ sacks last season, had an operation in July to repair a herniated disk in his back. He was hurt again Thursday against New England. WORKING HIS BEAT N.F.L. RECEIVES DIVERSITY REPORT CARD SUPREME COURT ASKED AGAIN ABOUT CONCUSSIONS Manchester City came from behind three times to draw, 3-3, with host Celtic in the Champions League, but the result ended City’s 10-game winning streak under its new coach, Pep Guardiola. City had won six matches in the Premier League, three in the Champions League and one in the English League Cup since Guardiola took over. AROUND THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Joshua Chetty, a South African player ranked No. 1,857 in the world, was barred from the sport for life for trying to fix matches. The Tennis Integrity Unit said that Chetty, 21, had offered a player $2,000 to underperform in a singles match and $600 in a doubles match during a Futures event in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in November 2015. That player rejected the offers and reported the matter. The San Antonio Stars won the No. 1 overall pick in April’s W.N.B.A. draft, giving a franchise that has won 15 games in the last two seasons a shot at a turnaround.