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NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. and catcher Mike Piazza have been elected to baseball's Hall of Fame and will be inducted in Cooperstown this summer. Griffey was on a record 99.3 percent of the 440 ballots, and Piazza was selected on 83 percent. Jeff Bagwell missed election by 15 votes and Tim Raines by 23.
UNDATED (AP) — All-Star outfielder Alex Gordon has agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract to remain with the World Series champion Kansas City Royals. Gordon hit .271 last season with 13 homers, 18 doubles and 48 RBIs in 104 games for the Royals last season. The four-time Gold Glove winner is a lifetime .269 hitter with 134 home runs and 523 runs batted in since reaching the majors in 2007.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lovie Smith has been let go after just two seasons as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs posted a 6-10 record this season after earning the first overall draft pick with a 2-14 mark in 2014. Tampa Bay hasn't been to the playoffs since 2007 and hasn't had a winning season since Raheem Morris led them to a 10-6 record.
NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre (duh-MAH'-ray) Carroll has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Carroll missed nine games last month with a bruised right knee, then played in five in a row before sitting out a loss in Cleveland on Monday with a swollen right knee. He has averaged 11.7 points and 4.8 rebounds in 23 games.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze has received a one-year contract extension and raise that will push his salary to $5 million per year by 2018. His four-year package is worth an average of just over $4.9 million a year, about $600,000 more than he made in 2015. He has a 34-18 record over four seasons with Ole Miss, including a 10-3 mark this season.
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