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CINCINNATI -- Bryan Price will return as the Cincinnati Reds manager next season.The last-place team announced the decision Friday before playing the Chicago Cubs.Price and the Reds agreed to a one-year contract with a team option. The entire coaching staff also has been offered contracts for 2017.Weve been talking about (a new contract) since the last home stand, Price said. It just took some time working out the terms of the contract. There is a mutual desire to stay connected. For me, its an unbelievable opportunity. It is a storied franchise. I have really enjoyed my coaches and my team.The Reds entered Fridays game at 67-92, 34 1/2 games out of first in the NL Central. They set a v franchise record by using 32 pitchers and a major league record by allowing 253 home runs. The Reds went 32-57 before the All-Star break before improving to 35-35 in the second half.I couldnt be happier with the coaching staff and the way the players hung in there during a challenging season, Price said. The fruits of that showed up certainly in the second half with a lot better win-loss record and a lot better statistical representation of our team.Price joined the Reds as pitching coach in 2010 and was promoted to manager after the 2013 season, helping to oversee a rebuilding effort. His overall record is 207-276. The way hes handled the challenge was one reason he was rehired, team president and chief executive officer Bob Castellini said in a statement.Bryan has been here seven seasons now, Castellini said in the statement released by the team. Hes comfortable with the direction we are heading with our young players, and we are comfortable with him leading us in that direction. Leandro Barbosa Jersey . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Penny Hardaway Suns Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. https://www.thesunslockerroom.com/Ty-Jerome-City-Edition-Jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Jalen Lecque Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Tyler Johnson Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. HELSINKI -- Finnish police say they have arrested three members of the Cuban national mens volleyball team on suspicion of aggravated rape.Central Finland regional police say the players, who were detained in the city of Tampere on Saturday, were ordered arrested. A fourth team member was detained Sunday, police said.A brief statement on the police website Sunday didnt say where or when the alleged rape occurred, adding that no further details would be provided at this stage.ddddddddddddThe Cuban team was playing in a volleyball tournament in Tampere where they lost 3-1 against Finland on Saturday without three of their players, local media reported.No further details were immediately available. ' ' '