Padres GM Towers gets 2-year extension
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After 12 demanding years on the job, San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers is ready for more.
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, who has guided his teams to a record-equaling nine NBA championships, has signed a two-year contract extension, the team said on Wednesday.
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The Nationals first move in the week leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline is to keep veteran infielder Ronnie Belliard by signing him to a two-year, $3.5 million extension.
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LOS ANGELES - Dodgers manager Jim Tracy agreed Wednesday to a two-year contract after leading Los Angeles to its first postseason appearance in eight years.
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson signed a two-year contract extension Wednesday believed to be worth about $24 million, keeping him on the bench through the 2009-10 season.
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HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros extended manager Phil Garner's contract through 2008 on Wednesday.
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CHICAGO -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and the team agreed Tuesday to a contract extension through the 2012 season.
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Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels has been given a one-year contract extension through the 2009 season, the club announced on Tuesday.
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May, 32, is expected to become the Padres&#39; fifth starter after going 9-19 with a 5.61 ERA last season. He enjoyed a breakthrough season for the Royals in 2003 and could benefit from the move to pitcher-friendly Petco Park.
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On Wednesday owners of the 30 major league baseball teams voted unanimously to extend Bud Seligâs contract as commissioner by three years, through 2012.
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com. The Padres made a move Monday, acquiring left-hander Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich from the Royals in exchange for outfielder Terrence Long and right-hander Dennis Tankersley.
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The Houston Astros extended manager Phil Garner's contract through 2008 on Wednesday.
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Piscataway, NJ (Sports Network) - Rutgers men&#39;s head basketball coach Gary Waters signed a two-year contract extension Thursday that will keep him at the school through 2010.
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SAN DIEGO -- Notes from Game 2 at The House That Larry Lucchino Built. They really hate Doug Mirabelli here. The San Diego Union-Tribune reprinted Padres GM Kevin Towers's rips of Mirabelli from last year ("I don't miss him. These guys don't miss him.") and fans were ready when Mirabelli stepped in to face Chris Young last night in the ...
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After building the San Diego Chargers into a consistent playoff contender - if not yet a postseason success - general manager A.J. Smith received a five-year contract extension yesterday that will keep him with the team through 2014.
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Major League Baseball (MLB)  commissioner Bud Selig signed a three-year contract extension  on Thursday and will remain at the helm as the sport tries to  weather the controversy over steroids.
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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.