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Irving, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - The Dallas Cowboys made it official on Thursday, signing Jason Garrett to a new five-year contract agreement to remain the Dallas Cowboys head coach. The pact will pay the Princeton product $30 million for the duration. Garrett led the Cowboys to the playoffs this season for the first time since 2009. The Cowboys captured the NFC East title with a 12-4 record -- their best since going 13-3 in 2007 -- and then beat the Detroit Lions in the wild- card round before losing to the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round last Sunday. The 48-year-old Garrett became the Cowboys interim head coach in the middle of the 2010 season, replacing Wade Phillips, who was fired following the teams 1-7 start. Dallas finished the season 5-3 under Garrett, earning him the job on a full- time basis. The Cowboys went 8-8 in each of the next three seasons, losing Week 17 games to division opponents to miss the playoffs each time. Dallas also announced new contracts for defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli and new offensive coordinator Scott Linehan. Linehan takes over for Bill Callahan, who has moved on to become offensive line coach with the rival Redskins. In addition, Garrett said he was in a process of finalizing the remainder of his coaching staff. swell France . Listen to the Rangers vs. Kings live on TSN Radio starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. You can also stream the post-game press conferences live on TSN. swell Bouteille dEau . Lexie Lou earned a commanding 4 1/2-length win Sunday in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks. http://www.swellbouteille.fr/ .com) - James Harden put the Houston Rockets on his back and willed them to an overtime victory on Thursday. S Well Bouteille Paris . But unfortunately for the Niagara Falls, Ont., native, a pulled muscle wouldnt allow him to go past the second set. Japan sealed its victory over Canada in the first-round Davis Cup tie after Nishikori downed an ailing Dancevic 6-2, 1-0. Bouteille swell La Baie .com) - Edmonton Oilers forward Taylor Hall left Saturdays game against the Senators in the second period with a left knee injury.UTICA, N.Y. - The Toronto Marlies will have to wait to lock up their third-straight North Division title after falling 5-1 to the Utica Comets on Friday in American Hockey League action. Pascal Pelletier scored twice for the Comets (31-29-8), who used a five-goal second period to erase an early 1-0 Toronto lead, and Alex Friesen, Brandon DeFazio and Frank Corrado had the others. Peter Holland scored the lone goal for the Marlies (41-21-6), who need just one more poiint or a Rochester Americans loss to clinch the North and the third seed in the Western Conference.dddddddddddd Uticas Joacim Eriksson made 21 saves for the win. Garret Sparks started in net for Toronto but was pulled after allowing four goals on 16 shots. Christopher Gibson took over and turned away 3-of-4 shots in 24 minutes of relief. The Comets went 2 for 4 on the power play while the Marlies failed to score on two chances with the man advantage. ' ' '