Zooks gets a five-year deal
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Ron Zook took over Illinois&#39; struggling football program Tuesday, returning to his roots and promising to turn around a team that has sunk to the bottom of the Big Ten since winning a league title in 2001.
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Troy Polamalu signed a five-year pact on Monday to remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers that made him the team's highest paid player and the best paid safety in the National Football League.
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Reliever Octavio Dotel and the Kansas City Royals reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $5 million, one-year contract.
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Ron Zook has been fired as University of Florida football coach. Athletic director Jeremy Foley told The Gainesville Sun the news.
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The College World Series is staying in Omaha through at least 2010 after the NCAA and the city signed a five-year contract extension.
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Gainesville, FL (Sports Network) - University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley announced during a Monday afternoon press conference that head football coach Ron Zook has been fired, effective at the conclusion of the season.
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Ron Zook&#39;s short job search ended Monday when he accepted the coaching job at Illinois, ESPN.com&#39;s Jim Donnan reports. Zook, who was fired by Florida during the season but stayed on to post a 7-4 record, was
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The deals have been in the pipeline for some time, but the duo finally completed their medicals on Friday night and signed five-year deals.
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Aaron Rowand agreed to a $60 million, five-year contract with the Giants on Wednesday, giving the club a Gold Glove center fielder without having to trade their young pitchers.
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Outfielder J.D. Drew and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $55 million, five-year contract 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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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox have come to terms on a two-year, $5.5 million contract with pitcher Dustin Hermanson.
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Troy Polamalu signed a five-year pact  on Monday to remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers that made him  the team&#39;s highest paid player and the best paid safety in the  National Football League.
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The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms with right-hander Gil Meche on a five-year deal worth about $45 million on Thursday as baseball's winter meetings neared a conclusion.
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CHAMPAIGN -- Declaring that &quot;this is a program that can go as high as it wants,&#39;&#39; Ron Zook accepted the Illinois football coaching job Tuesday.
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Florida&#39;s head football coach Ron Zook tries to maintain his composure during his remarks to the media following his firing by the University of Florida Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 in Gainesville, Fla.
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Former Florida coach Ron Zook will take over at Illinois, sources told The Associated Press Monday. Zook&#39;s hiring as head coach will be announced at a news conference Tuesday, said two