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Dez Bryant will enter NFL draft after losing appeal with the NCAA.

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant said Thursday night that he will enter the 2010 NFL draft.

Bryant was declared ineligible by Oklahoma State after misleading NCAA investigators about his relationship with Deion Sanders.

“This year didn’t go the way I wanted it to,” Bryant said. “I feel this is the best decision for me,” it’s what God wants me to do. I’m going to start my training Tuesday in Tampa.”

Bryant said after being suspended for most of his junior season, he just wants to play again.

“I love the game,” Bryant said. “I have a passion for the game. Football is what I do. And any NFL team that I play for is going to get great effort.”

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Boston Celtics meet Rajon Rondo’s price and sign the 23-year old to a 5-year extension.

Up against a Monday night deadline, the Boston Celtics and point guard Rajon Rondo reached an agreement on a contract extension. The deal is reportedly a five year deal and will be worth at least $55 million.

“I’m excited, thankful, humbled,” Rondo said. “Nothing changes, though. There’s still one goal in mind. It’s a great opportunity, but I’m focused on winning a championship.”

Rondo and the team agreed to the deal late Sunday night, thanks in large part to what the 23-year-old guard has demonstrated since training camp began.

General manager Danny Ainge and owner Wyc Grousbeck balked at giving Rondo the kind of deal he wanted because of concern about his leadership skills and integration in the team fabric when negotiations began.

The Celtics and Rondo were faced with a midnight deadline Monday night to work out a deal. Had the sides not been able to come to an agreement on an extension, Rondo would have become a restricted free agent July 1.

Rondo is earning $2.3 million this season in the last year of his rookie contract. He averaged 11.9 points, 8.2 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game last season but pushed those averages to an impressive near triple-double in the playoffs.

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