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Corey Chuba scored a pair of goals and Tanner Gilliland and Troy Double both found the net once, but Butler’s ice hockey team suffered an 8-4 loss to Shaler Monday night.

Double and Jacob Tomasovic both contributed two assists for the Golden Tornado.

Dodgers, Kemp close to extensionCOMPTON, Calif. — Matt Kemp and the Los Angeles Dodgers are close to completing a long-term contract.ESPN and the Los Angeles Times reported that the All-Star center fielder is on the verge of signing an eight-year, $160 million deal, but Kemp said no agreement has been finalized.“We've still got a little bit more to go, little more things to work out,” Kemp said Monday following the dedication of a youth field in Compton, where he was joined by outgoing Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. “Hopefully I'll be a Dodger for years to come.”The team declined to comment. Kemp's agent, Dave Stewart, didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

Phillies complete deal with PapelbonPHILADELPHIA — Welcome to the Phillies, Cinco Ocho.Jonathan Papelbon and his alter ego finalized a $50 million, four-year contract with Philadelphia on Monday. The former Boston Red Sox closer had agreed to terms with the Phillies on Friday.The contract is the largest ever for a reliever, and it actually totals $50,000,058. The deal includes a vesting option for 2016 that could become guaranteed based on games finished and would make it worth $63 million over five seasons.

2 more arrested in Ramos kidnappingCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan police said Monday that two more suspects have been arrested in the kidnapping of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos and that authorities are searching for several others.The men, a Colombian and a Venezuelan, were detained Sunday in a car with several other people in the town of Moron, not far from where Ramos was held captive, national investigative police chief Humberto Ramirez told reporters.

Jets' Ryan sorry for cursing at fanFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Rex Ryan's emotions got the best of him — again.The NFL is looking into an Internet video that shows the New York Jets coach using an obscenity while angrily responding to a fan at halftime of the team's 37-16 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday night.“I obviously, you know, made a mistake,” Ryan said Monday.

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