HOUSTON (AP) — Coach Ime Udoka has agreed to a contract extension with the Houston Rockets, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced. No details on the terms of the contract were available.

The move comes after Udoka led the Rockets to the second-best record in the Western Conference this season and their first playoff berth since the 2019-20 season.

Not only did they deny the Knicks' request to interview him, they've now secured him for the foreseeable future.

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars have re-signed forward Matt Duchene to a four-year contract worth $18 million. General manager Jim Nill announced the deal Thursday. Duchene will count $4.5 million against the salary cap through the 2028-29 season.

Duchene and the Dallas Stars have agreed to a four-year, $4.5 million AAV contract that runs through the 2028-29 season, the team announced on Thursday. Duchene, 34, played the last two seasons on one-year deals with the Stars.

One of the biggest storylines in the NFL right now has to do with the Pittsburgh Steelers and their current contract situation with superstar pass rusher T.J. Watt. While the expectation has been and remains that the two sides will work out a new deal,

The Steelers still haven't signed T.J. Watt to an extension but one insider expects a good will gesture from the team when a deal is reached.