Team owner Lew Wolff announced Tuesday the long-tenured GM will remain in Oakland through the end of the decade.

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A’s agree to extend GM Billy Beane through 2019

The Rangers avoided salary arbitraiton with their star shortstop, locking him up for three more years.

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Rangers, Andrus agree to 3-year deal, avoid arbitration

Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics’ career scoring list as Boston increased its winning streak to five on Tuesday night.

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Paul Pierce passes Larry Bird in Celtics’ win vs. Bobcats

Fight during summer trip to China a factor in team’s growth behind coach John Thompson III and previously little-known center Henry Sims.

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Georgetown basketball surprising Big East and the nation

William Buford scored a career-high 29 points and No. 3 Ohio State beat hot-shooting Purdue 87-84 on Tuesday night.

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No. 3 Ohio State slips by Purdue

Supporters of the University of North Dakota’s nickname turned in about 16,000 signatures Tuesday night to cap a petition drive.

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Fighting Sioux backers heard in petitions

The 25-year-old could be in line for a shot at the middleweight division’s top fighter but may prefer to wait.

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Notes: Chavez vs. Sergio Martinez next? Not yet, says Arum

Guard Chauncey Billups is done for the season with a left Achilles tear, but that won’t deter his Los Angeles Clippers.

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Clippers confident despite losing Billups to Achilles tear

The New York Giants mocked Tom Brady’s wife Gisele Bundchen and the beaten Patriots, Jets and Cowboys during their victory parades Tuesday

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Giants mock Gisele, Pats, Jets and Cowboys

Sir Charles thought Bill Belichick and the Patriots defense would make the difference.

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Charles Barkley lost $100K on the Super Bowl

Tiger Woods said Tuesday at Pebble Beach the use of anchoring belly or broomstick putters to the body should be banned.

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Woods no fan of long, belly putters

A Denver-based online pawn shop drops the candy bars on Copley Square after the team’s receivers missed several key passes in the Super Bowl …

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Massive Butterfinger drop jabs at Pats’ WRs

Rob Gronkowski’s high-ankle sprain may have limited his effectiveness in Super Bowl XLVI, but it didn’t keep the Patriots tight end from hitting …

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Gronkowski danced the Super Bowl loss away

Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, and the Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Red Wings Monday.

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Roundup: Coyotes snap losing streak

Tim Duncan had 19 points — 13 in the second half — and 17 rebounds as the Spurs opened a nine-game road trip by edging the Grizzlies.

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Duncan, Spurs top Grizzlies to open road trip

Coach Tom Coughlin can’t explain how they got to be the first 9-7 team to win a Super Bowl.

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How did Giants become first seven-loss champions?

On a night when Kobe Bryant moved into fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list, the 76ers spoiled things and rallied by the Lakers.

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Kobe moves up on scoring list, but 76ers prevail

Marcus Denmon scored 25 points and No. 4 Missouri claimed first place in the Big 12 by edging Oklahoma 71-68 on Monday night.

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No. 4 Missouri sneaks by Oklahoma

Could a college football playoff look like an NFL playoff, albeit on a much smaller scale?

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With Super Bowl XLVI in the books, no time like the present for looking ahead to Super Bowl XLVII.

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Giants and Patriots headed for Super rematch?

U.S. officials worry that no home Games will adversely impact sponsor and donor interest, leading to diminished performance by athletes.

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Decade after Salt Lake City, Olympics elusive for USA

Google broke down Super Bowl XLVI on their blog Monday and found some interesting trends and increases from last year.

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Madonna most Googled at Super Bowl XLVI

The NBA on Monday suspended Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love for separate incidents.

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Stomp gets Timberwolves’ Kevin Love a two-game suspension

A project more than 2 years in the making could have major ramifications on how drivers and teams glean information about their performance.

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Move to fuel injection gives NASCAR teams mountains of data

An argument on a Texas golf course turned into a vicious and bloody melee.

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Man stabbed in bizarre golf course clash