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Calvin Johnson is getting paid. The Lions are giving him a seven-year, $132 million extension, with $60 million guaranteed.

AL MVP Joe Mauer has agreed to an eight-year, $184 million contract extension to stay with the Minnesota Twins.  The deal announced Sunday covers the 2011-2018 seasons and includes a full no-trade clause.

The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension.

Simon Cowell, despite hinting in the spring that he might be leaving “American Idol,” will be a judge on hit reality show for at least three more seasons and reportedly will earn $45 million under the new pact.

Two-time All-Star Brandon Roy and the Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to a five-year contract extension, his agent says.

Eli Manning would be the league’s highest-paid player after a reported $97.5 million deal with the Giants.

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steve Nash notified the Phoenix Suns over the weekend that he is accepting the Suns' two-year extension offer worth an estimated $22 million, according to team sources.

Great news for all the Letterman fans. The agreement will represent a two-year extension on Dave's current contract, which expires in 2010.