Varitek agrees to $40 million, four-year contract with Boston
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Catcher Jason Varitek is staying in Boston, the latest prize in a flurry of free-agent deals by the Red Sox since Pedro Martinez left town.
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Morris Peterson and the New Orleans Hornets agreed to terms on a 4-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
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NEW YORK (Sports Network) - The New York Yankees made it  official Wednesday and signed free agent pitcher Carl Pavano to  a four-year contract worth a reported $40 million.
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Javy Lopez was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to Boston on Friday, a deal that gives the former All-Star another chance to play and provides the Red Sox a replacement for injured catcher Jason Varitek.
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BOSTON -- The World Series champion Red Sox solidified their starting rotation Thursday by signing right-hander Wade Miller, and it looks like catcher Jason Varitek will be back next year.
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Traditional four-year anniversary gifts run the gamut from fruit and flowers to blue topaz. But as the Celtics owners approach the four-year anniversary of their agreement to purchase the team for $360 million, the only gift that interests them is a championship ring.
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The Celtics signed Kendrick Perkins to a four-year extension yesterday worth approximately $16 million with incentives. Perkins is entering the fourth year of his rookie contract worth $1.7 million, and the club needed to make a determination about his future before Oct. 31; otherwise he would have become a restricted free agent at the end of the upcoming season.
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Jason Varitek decided to stay with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday and David Eckstein agreed to a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, completing a game of musical chairs among shortstops.
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Carl Pavano decided he wanted to be a Yankee, and his agent and team officials worked to complete a four-year deal for about $39-million.
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Pedro Martinez, Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek were offered salary arbitration Tuesday by the Boston Red Sox, giving them until Jan. 8 to re-sign three key players who helped the team win its first World Series since 1918.
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Chris Bosh signed a three-year contract extension with the Raptors on Friday beginning in 2007-08, with a player option for a fourth year.
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Catcher Jason Varitek will remain with the Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement on a four-year contract, a lawyer with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.
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Washington Capitals left-wing Alex Ovechkin has signed a new 13-year-contract, the NHL team said on Thursday.
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The Cavaliers signed Brazilian rookie forward Anderson Varejao to a three-year contract Thursday.
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All-star shortstop Edgar Renteria told The Boston Globe he has agreed to a $40 million US, four-year contract with the Red Sox, the paper reported on its website Wednesday.
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If the Boston Red Sox want to keep Jason Varitek, they might have to give him a no-trade clause.
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The former Red Sox ace formalized a 53 (m) million dollar, four-year contract with the New York Mets today (Thursday) and embraced the idea of helping rebuild a team that has fallen on hard times.