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Butler graduate and California (Pa.) University junior forward Kim Nowakowski scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds to help the Vulcans defeat Kutztown, 65-61 on Sunday.

TORONTO — First baseman Lyle Overbay and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $24 million, four-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, a team official said Sunday.The team official spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not announced.Overbay, who avoided arbitration with the deal, gets a $3.8 million signing bonus, $400,000 this year, $5.8 million in 2008 and $7 million in each of the following two seasons. He would have been eligible for free agency after the 2008 season.

MIAMI — Former Atlanta Falcons coach Jim Mora Jr. has been invited to a second interview with the Miami Dolphins, who also plan to meet again with Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey and New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, a person familiar with the team's search said Sunday.The person requested anonymity because the Dolphins have declined to identify candidates.The Dolphins reached an agreement with their defensive coordinator, Dom Capers, on a new three-year contract. He may remain in contention for the head coaching job vacated when Nick Saban left for Alabama.

NEWARK, N.J. — New York Giants star Michael Strahan was ordered to pay his ex-wife $15.3 million — more than half his net worth — in keeping with the couple's prenuptial agreement.Under the agreement, Jean Strahan was entitled to 50 percent of their joint marital assets and 20 percent of his yearly income from each year they were married.In addition to the $15.3 million, Convery awarded Jean Strahan hundreds of thousands of dollars in child support. The couple married in 1999.

HONOLULU — The Hula Bowl was the perfect ending to cornerback Reggie Lewis' career at Florida.Clemson's Reggie Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run with 44 seconds left, and Tigers teammate Will Proctor completed a 2-point conversion pass to Tennessee's Bret Smith to help the Aina beat the Kai 18-10 in the Hula Bowl on Sunday night.Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson then intercepted Boise State quarterback Jared Zabransky's pass and returned it for a touchdown with 10 seconds left.

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