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Its official. Chris Paul will remain with the Los Angeles Clippers. As soon as the NBAs free agency period started on July 1, he announced via Twitter, "IM IN!!! #ClipperNation." His contract was then finalized just after the NBAs signing period for free agents and trades was lifted Wednesday at 12:01am et. Paul posted a picture on Instagram signing his deal, which is through the 2017-18 season. Hell reportedly receive the maximum five-year, $107 million maximum contract extension. It was widely understood among NBA circles that Paul would re-sign with the Clippers, who acquired the 28-year-old in a trade with the then New Orleans Hornets in December of 2011, once the team was able to work out a deal with the Boston Celtics to bring in Doc Rivers as its new head coach. Rivers was believed to be Pauls preferred choice to replace Vinny Del Negro, who did not have his contract renewed despite guiding the long-struggling Clippers to a franchise-record 56 victories and a first-ever Pacific Division title in 2012-13. Los Angeles was defeated by Memphis in six games in the opening round of the Western Conference Playoffs, however. Paul has certainly had a significant impact on that recent turnaround as well, with the Clippers posting the two highest winning percentages in team history since he took over as the teams point guard. The six-time All-Star has also led the NBA in steals per game in each of his two seasons with Los Angeles, and was named the Wests Player of the Month after leading the Clips to a perfect 16-0 record this past December. Paul averaged 16.9 points, 9.7 assists and 2.4 steals over 70 regular-season games in 2012-13. 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Ace Noah Syndergaard tied Bumgarner for the major league lead among pitchers with three homers this season.NO ANSWERS FROM ARLINGTONCole Hamels? Yu Darvish? The Rangers have already decided on a Game 1 starter for their AL Division Series -- theyre just not saying who it is. Manager Jeff Banister said Tuesday he wanted to wait until after Tuesdays AL wild-card game between the Blue Jays and Orioles to announce his starter. Both the left-handed Hamels and right-handed Darvish enter Thursdays series opener with plenty of rest, though both struggled near the end of the season, combining for a 5.12 ERA in September.YAN GOONE? NOT QUITEYan Gomes might suit up for Cleveland again this season after all.dddddddddddd The catcher broke his right hand during a minor league injury rehab appearance late in the season, but has progressed to the point the Indians may include him on the postseason roster for their AL Division Series, which begins Thursday against the Red Sox. 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