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Raptors sign coach Triano to 3-year deal (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Jay Triano has signed a three-year contract to coach the Toronto Raptors, dropping the interim tag after taking over the team during the season. Triano was promoted Dec. 3 after Sam Mitchell's dismissal. The Raptors went 25-40 under Triano but finished strong, going 9-4 in their final 13 games. A native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, the 50-year-old Triano became the first Canadian-born and...