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        SPORTSTuesday 1 March 2016

    Reports: Tom Brady agrees to two-year extension

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP)         In this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a pass against                                   help reduce cap hits. New
-- Tom Brady reportedly has    the New York Giants during the second half of an NFL football game, in East Rutherford, N.J.                                          England was $13.6 mil-
agreed to a two-year con-                                                                                                                                            lion under the 2016 cap of
tract extension with the                                                                                                                           Associated Press  $155.27 million before ex-
New England Patriots.                                                                                                                                                tending Brady.
The deal will significantly                                                                                                                                          Brady, of course, is an all-
lessen Brady’s salary cap                                                                                                                                            time great who could
hit for 2016, which would                                                                                                                                            wind up the NFL’s leader
have been about $15 mil-                                                                                                                                             in many career passing
lion.                                                                                                                                                                categories. He’s been to
 He was due to make $9                                                                                                                                               six Super Bowls and 10 AFC
million next season, plus a                                                                                                                                          title games, including the
$6 million bonus, and $10                                                                                                                                            last five.
million in salary in 2017.                                                                                                                                           Some would say he is un-
Brady, 38, has often re-                                                                                                                                             derpaid for the position
done his contract to help                                                                                                                                            given the championship
the Patriots’ cap situation.                                                                                                                                         pedigree and his two
The four-time Super Bowl                                                                                                                                             league MVP awards to
champion has said he                                                                                                                                                 go with three Super Bowl
plans to play well into his                                                                                                                                          MVPs. In 2015, his cap hit
40s. The extension would                                                                                                                                             of $14 million ranked 14th
allow him to do so in New                                                                                                                                            in the league, behind the
England.                                                                                                                                                             likes of Colin Kaepernick
The agreement was first re-                                                                                                                                          and Jay Cutler. He might
ported by ESPN.                                                                                                                                                      not rank even that high in
Brady also renegotiated                                                                                                                                              2016.q
his contract in 2013 to

    Raptors pay price for Lowry rest as Pistons win

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan

(AP) — Toronto rested

Kyle Lowry for the first time

this season, and paid the

price, as the NBA Atlantic

Division-leading Raptors

lost 114-101 on Sunday.

A fourth straight victory was

important for the Pistons,

who moved into an interim

tie with two

other teams for the last

two playoff spots in the

Eastern Conference.

Toronto star Lowry was

rested after a 43-point

performance   against

Cleveland on Friday.

Terrence Ross scored 27

points to lead the Raptors,

but that was not enough to

continue the team’s four-

game winning streak.

Andre Drummond had 15

points and 18 rebounds for

Detroit.

WIZARDS 113, CAVALIERS

99

Washington kept up its

push toward the playoffs

by beating conference

leader        Cleveland.       Philadelphia 76ers forward Jerami Grant, left, and Washington Wizards guard John Wall go after the ball during the first half of an
                               NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, in Washington.
Washington’s John Wall
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Associated Press
had 21 points and 13 assists

in a 113-99 win against        opposing point guard Kyrie    same number of assists as  to open a two-game gap                                                       win against Charlotte.
                               Irving, who wound up with     the entire Cavs team, 12,  between the Southeast                                                        Horford had 13 points and
Cleveland.                     28 points and six assists on  and he sat out the fourth  Division rivals.                                                             Kent Bazemore scored 14
                               9-of-20 shooting.             quarter                    Atlanta’s Al Horford had a                                                   points for the Hawks, which
Attacking from the start,      At one point late in the      ATLANTA 87, CHARLOTTE 76   season-high 16 rebounds to                                                   held the Hornets to just nine
                               third quarter, Wall had the   Atlanta downed Charlotte   lead the Hawks to an87-76                                                    points in the first quarter.q
Wall made 8 of 11 shots

and came out on top

in his matchup against
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