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Big Papi says he still wants multiyear contract

Red Sox desginated hitter David Ortiz wants to avoid an arbitration hearing and get a multiyear deal, but has left it up "to the agents and the team to deal with it" while he concentrates on getting ready for spring training.
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Source: Fleck left NIU job to coach Bucs' WRs

A day after backing out of an agreement with NIU, a source said P.J. Fleck is heading to Tampa.
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Jazz owner: 'Lying' Malone unreliable, unstable

A war of words has erupted between the top executive of the Utah Jazz and the first-ballot Hall of Famer who fueled the team's golden era.
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Source: Dolphins' Daboll to join Chiefs as OC

The Chiefs have hired former Dolphins assistant Brian Daboll as their offensive coordinator, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday.
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Hawks C Collins out 2 weeks with elbow sprain

The Atlanta Hawks say reserve center Jason Collins will miss the next two weeks with a sprained left elbow.
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Ticket sales for Rams' game in London halted

Ticket sales for the NFL's annual game in London have been suspended while the St. Louis Rams try to solve an issue regarding the lease on their stadium.
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Wife of Yankees GM Cashman files for divorce

The wife of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has filed divorce papers, a day after prosecutors charged a woman with stalking him and extorting money over an extramarital affair.
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Coughlin OK with Giants talking confidently

Tom Coughlin has had no problem with a few of his players saying they are going to win the Super Bowl.
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Bulls' Deng testing wrist, is game-time decision

Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng (wrist) is a game-time decision for Saturday night's contest against the Milwaukee Bucks, but sounds optimistic about a possible return.
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Lakers edge past Nuggets to open road trip

Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
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Rangers' Hamilton on relapse: 'It was wrong'

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, who has battled drug and alcohol addictions, had a relapse with alcohol on Monday.
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Pierce, Allen carry Celts past struggling Knicks

Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling New York Knicks on Friday night.
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Two more NFL concussion lawsuits filed in Philly

Two more federal lawsuits have been filed in Philadelphia blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease.
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Burress: Eli a Hall of Famer with one more win

Win and he's in. That is Plaxico Burress' take on New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
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Clippers agree with free-agent forward Martin

The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a deal with free agent forward Kenyon Martin.
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George keys rare Pacers' victory in Dallas

Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and the Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the Mavericks 98-87 Friday night.
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Nuggets' Mozgov leaves game with leg injury

Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov has left Friday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers with a left leg injury.
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Durant scores last 7 points to close out win

Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-94 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in a rematch of their epic Western Conference playoff series.
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Wade, LeBron help Heat pull away from 76ers

Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, and LeBron James had 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Miami Heat to a 99-79 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
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Pistons snap 7-game skid behind rookie Knight

Rookie Brandon Knight scored a season-high 26 points, holding his own against Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings and helping the Detroit Pistons snap a seven-game losing streak with an 88-80 victory over the Bucks on Friday night.
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Dodgers ask court to disallow claims by Stow

The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge on Friday to disallow claims against the team filed by Bryan Stow, the San Francisco Giants fan nearly beaten to death outside Dodger Stadium last spring.
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Mularkey's son arrested on possession charge

Chapel Hill police say the son of new Jacksonville Jaguars coach Mike Mularkey is among three former North Carolina athletes arrested for possession of cocaine.
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Belichick: No setbacks for Pats' Gronkowski

Bill Belichick said injured tight end Rob Gronkowski had no setbacks after his first practice of Super Bowl week.
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No timetable for Peyton return, agent says

Peyton Manning's agent said Friday his client will play again but he couldn't give a timetable of when he will be at full strength throwing the football.
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Dodgers, reliever Coffey agree to 1-year deal

L.A. bolsters bullpen with the reliever one a one-year deal and an option.
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