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Tony Parker is by far the youngest of the San Antonio Spurs Big Three, a fact that could have complicated things going forward as Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili get closer to retirement. As they are wont to do, the Spurs made things real easy. The Spurs signed Parker to a multi-year contract extension on Friday, ensuring that the six-time All-Star point guard will be in the fold whether Duncan and Ginobili are able to continue their careers or not. The Spurs did not disclose the deal, but Yahoo! Sports first reported that it was a three-year extension worth $43.3 million that will kick in in 2015. "So happy," Parker told the San Antonio Express-News. "Spurs for life!" Parker has spent all of his 13 NBA seasons with the Spurs, blossoming from an erratic 19-year-old from France into one of the elite point guards in the game. He has helped the Spurs win four of their five NBA titles, the last one coming in June with a dominating victory over the defending champion Miami Heat. Parker turned 32 in May, but has shown little sign of slowing down. He averaged 16.7 points and 5.7 assists in 29 minutes per game last season and still thrives by changing speeds to keep defenders off balance. The lightning quickness that got him noticed by the Spurs before he was drafted in 2002 is still there, and he can still blow by defenders at the top of the key to get into the paint for a floater or stop on a dime for one of the best pull-up jumpers in the league. Duncan will turn 39 next season and Ginobili just turned 38, seemingly putting their careers much closer to the end than Parkers. But coach Gregg Popovich has done a masterful job of managing minutes and keeping the wear and tear on them to a minimum, so there really is no telling how long this championship-drenched trio can stick together. Duncan opted in to the final year of his deal earlier this summer and Ginobili made the difficult decision to pull out of the FIBA World Cup so he could rest a stress fracture in his leg and be ready for training camp next season. Popovich signed a contract extension and the Spurs brought back Boris Diaw, Patty Mills and Matt Bonner to try to do just about the only thing this remarkably enduring franchise has yet to do -- repeat as champions. Parker was set to enter next season on the final year of his contract at the bargain price of $12.5 million. But taking less money to keep the core together is something the Spurs stars have been doing for years, so its no surprise that the Spurs were able to retain Parker with a quiet negotiation and easy agreement on a deal that will take him through 2017-18. With all the work the Spurs have done this off-season, there still is one big thing that needs to be addressed. NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard is eligible for an extension on his rookie deal, and Popovich has already dubbed him the player who will take over the franchise when Duncan finally decides to retire. There is plenty of time to address that issue. The Spurs have until Oct. 31 to sign Leonard to a new deal. new balance 996 noir . Jake Shields put a big roadblock in the way of those lofty aspirations. The veteran edged Maia for a split-decision win Wednesday night in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields. Shields won by scores of 48-47, 47-48 and 48-47 in a moderately-paced five-round affair heavy on stalls and clinches. New Balance 890 v4 Femme . Teixeira returned Saturday night from a 10-day absence, then hurt himself on the final play of New Yorks 5-4 loss to Baltimore. Asked Sunday if he envisioned Teixeira playing anytime soon, Yankees manager Joe Girardi replied: "No, I dont think hell be a player for us. http://www.2015paschernikefrance.fr/new-balance-410.html .Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have released backup defensive tackle Jay Ross, and signed receiver Cordell Roberson to their practice squad. new balance 696 deconstructed . All three earned their spots for the elite London tournament after Berdych beat Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-5, 6-4 in the third round of the Paris Masters. new balance 574 soldes . The Spurs have taken the first two games of the series in the Alamo City by a combined 46 points with Game 3 set for the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday.SEATTLE - Seattle coach Sigi Schmid recently decided that his most dangerous attacking group was a young Colombian star, an experienced Argentinian professional, a Uruguayan with World Cup experience and a shaggy-haired forward from Portland, Maine. It looked to be a perfect union on Saturday. Fredy Montero scored his third goal in two games with a diving header in the 82nd minute, Mauro Rosales scored off a pass from Montero two minutes later and the Seattle Sounders remained unbeaten in their last nine matches with a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rapids. Seattle rallied twice against the defending MLS Cup champions, getting an early goal from Alvaro Fernandez and Roger Levesques goal early in the second half before breaking through for a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes for its sixth victory during the unbeaten streak. Seattle has not lost since May 25 against Dallas. "It was great that different people scored and different people found themselves in a spot to capitalize," said Levesque, who scored his third goal of the season in the 48th minute. "Thats just one of the characteristics of this team. Its not just one person, its each day, each moment can be someone else stepping up and contributing and making it work." For the second straight game, Seattle scored three times in the second half, putting on an entertaining display in front of a crowd that included Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson. The Sounders will play Man U in an exhibition Wednesday night. Levesque got Seattles rally started when he flicked a cross from Rosales past Colorado goalkeeper Matt Pickens early in the second half. Montero then headed home Brad Evans deflected shot to give Seattle the lead, and before Colorado had a chance to react, Rosales sneaked behind the defence and netted his second goal of the season. "We played very nice football today in the game," said Rosales. "I think we didnt going down in the game. We were playing very good in the first half and they were winning the game that they didnt deserve to. We changed mentality in the second half and we worked for everything. This is the prize. We won." Rosales goal proved huge as Colorados Caleb Forlan scored off a corner kick in the final minute before stoppage time. But the Rapids ran out of opportunities. Colorado got a first-minute goal from Wells Thompson and a goal from Jeff Larentowicz in the 43rd minutte, but ultimately couldnt hold off Seattles continuous offensive attack.dddddddddddd It was the first meeting between the clubs since Colorados Brian Mullan broke the leg of young Seattle star Steve Zakuani back on April 22 with a viscous tackle. Mullan was originally going to make the trip to Seattle, but Colorado coach Gary Smith changed his mind and left Mullan back in Denver. Even without Mullan around, there was plenty of pushing and shoving, seeming to discredit both teams saying there would be no lingering effects from what happened in April. There were five yellow cards and plenty of arguments. But Seattle fans were silent about the Mullan-Zakuani situation other than a chant of "Steve Zakuani" early in the first half and again as the final seconds ticked away. "Honestly, I thought the game went off really well given some of the circumstances surrounding the fixture," Smith said. "The fans got behind their team as usual, supported them ever so well. I didnt sense anything out of the ordinary. One or two challenges slightly late and the grass helped players go to ground a little more than they might do normally." The beginning could not have gone much better for the struggling Rapids, who after starting the season with three straight wins are just 3-5-10 since. Just 59 seconds into the match, Thompson collected a poorly cleared cross by Seattle defender Jeff Parke and beat Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller to the back post, the quickest goal allowed by Seattle in its three seasons. Fernandez got Seattle even in the seventh minute before Larentowiczs goal -- and mocking of Seattles crowd -- to give Colorado the halftime lead. Along with the loss, Colorado also saw striker Conor Casey leave in the 38th minute after injuring his left calf. Casey limped slowly off the field and even slower to the locker-room. As part of Manchester Uniteds tour, a temporary grass surface was installed at CenturyLink Field. Both teams struggled with their footing even though the field was covered with a tarp until Saturday morning and only a light rain fell at times during the match. "Both teams have to play on it whether its turf or this type of grass," Colorados Pablo Mastroeni said. "We had two leads in this game, if anything, it helped us out. There were some weird plays some strange bounces, we were on the wrong side of a strange score." cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' ' |
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