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McCarthy gets multiyear deal:
Mike McCarthy embraced Green Bay’s culture from the first day he arrived as coach of the Packers. After his first Super Bowl championship, he’ll stay in the NFL’s smallest market for years to come. McCarthy signed a new multiyear contract Friday less than a month after the Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 for Green Bay’s 13th NFL championship. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We are very pleased to finalize this agreement with Mike,” Packers general manager Ted Thompson said in a statement. “He’s a good football coach, a good leader, and a good man. I look forward to working with Mike into the future.”
— Former New York Giants Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress is to get out of prison in June, after officials agreed Friday to shave about three months off his time behind bars in a gun case. A committee of prison-system staffers decided Burress was eligible for time off for good behavior, so he can be freed after serving about 21 months of his two-year sentence.
Zbikowski returning to ring:
Just like any NFL player, Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski is planning around a potential lockout. The difference is he’s doing it in a boxing ring. Zbikowski is scheduled to fight for the second time as a professional on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s title defense against Ricardo Mayorga on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Zbikowski will face Richard Bryant from London, Ky., in a four-round heavyweight bout.
Kenseth wins pole, sets record:
Matt Kenseth turned a flawless lap at 188.884 mph to set a track record and win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday. It was the fifth pole of Kenseth’s career and first since Darlington in 2009. Kenseth, who broke Kurt Busch’s year-old qualifying record of 188.719, will attempt to break his 72-race winless streak in Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400. His last victory was in 2009 at California. Carl Edwards, Kenseth’s teammate at Roush Fenway Racing, qualified second.
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Michael Phelps took an early lead in the 200-meter butterfly, then fended off a late charge from Brazil’s Kaio de Almeida for his third win in two days at the Indianapolis Grand Prix. Phelps finished in 1 minute, 55.34 seconds. De Almeida touched at 1:55.85 and China’s Wu Peng was third in 1:57.86.
— Court records show banned baseball star Pete Rose has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 27 years. The 69-year-old Rose cited irreconcilable differences for the split but his petition did not offer any additional details.