Philly Orchestra Musicians' Deal Extended
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The Philadelphia Orchestra's 105th season will open as planned this week with celebrated soprano Renee Fleming singing works by Wagner, Strauss and Dvorak rather than the silence once feared from a labor dispute.
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The Toronto Blue Jays and manager John Gibbons agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $650,000 contract extension.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins signed center Sidney Crosby to a five-year contract extension Tuesday, keeping the league MVP with the club through the 2012-13 season.
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Rutgers gave football coach Greg Schiano a four-year extension on Friday, the second time in less than two years that the school extended his contract.
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The Steelers re-sign right guard Kendall Simmons, a starter since his rookie season in 2002, to a four-year extension worth upwards of $24 million.
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The new Philharmonic contract raises musicians' salaries to $113,360, but the orchestra will no longer be the highest paid in the country.
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New Jersey Nets head coach Lawrence Frank has signed a multi-year contract extension, Nets President Rod Thorn announced on Monday.
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NEW YORK -- Johan Santana and the New York Mets were granted an extra two hours to work on a contract extension Friday, pushing the deadline to 7 p.m. EST.
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The Finnish classical music label Ondine looks likely to begin collaboration with the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.
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The Jets and Chad Pennington's agent Tom Condon were close Tuesday night to completing a contract extension that apparently would include about $20 million in bonus money for the quarterback.
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Musicians have walked out of what they called one-sided contract talks with Philadelphia Orchestra officials, increasing the likelihood of a strike that could echo the 1996 walkout that stretched on for nine weeks.
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Siemens AG  has extended  its amnesty offer to employees in connection with a probe into  a corruption scandal until the end of February, the company  said on Thursday.
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The Penguins signed Sidney Crosby to a five-year contract extension worth about $45 million that will keep in Pittsburgh through the 2012-13 season.
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Now in its fourth month, the collaboration between the Boston Symphony Orchestra and James Levine (pictured) is proving to be a transformative relationship.
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Quarterback A.J. Feeley and the Eagles agreed on a three-year contract extension Sunday, nearly eliminating the chance that Jeff Garcia will return to Philadelphia.
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Former All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Tuesday to a &#36;3.85 million, one-year contract, and versatile infielder Placido Polanco also avoided arbitration with a &#36;4.6 million contract for 2005.
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The Philadelphia Phillies renewed the contract of NL MVP Ryan Howard on Friday and gave the first baseman a $900,000 salary after the sides failed to agree on a long-term deal.