The Cleveland Cavaliers and coach Tyronn Lue have started talking about a contract extension, and the two sides are confident they will reach a deal soon, Cleveland.com reports.Lue did not sign a new contract when he was promoted from associate head coach to take over for David Blatt in January, sources previously told ESPN.Lue led Cleveland to a 27-14 mark in the second half of the season and through the playoffs to the NBA championship.He was already the leagues top-paid assistant coach when he was added to Blatts staff in the summer of 2014 with a four-year deal worth a total of $6.5 million.The Cavs and Lues representatives came to a verbal agreement on a renegotiated deal after his promotion that would pay him $3 million prorated for 2015-16 and $3 million next season, with a team option for a third year at $3.5 million with a buyout, ESPNs Ramona Shelburne reported in January.There were no performance standards or stipulations for Lue to meet to keep the verbal agreement valid after the season, a source familiar with the negotiations said.Despite not inking an augmented contract since becoming the Cavs head coach, Lue is signed under his old deal through the 2016-17 season.The $3.2 million average annual salary reportedly agreed upon by Lues representatives and the Cavs would put Lue among the bottom half of the leagues coaches, in terms of compensation.ESPNs Dave McMenamin contributed to this report. 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Probably the best part was your peers and fellow drivers and crew chiefs and crew members.Coming down pit road and high-fiving all those guys, it made me think back to when Dale Sr. won the Daytona 500. It was just an awesome moment.While Stewart wont race in Sprint Cup again, he will be back in the seat of a race car soon. He wouldnt say when, but the planned back surgery to remove screws from the fractured vertebra that held him out for the first eight races for the season has been scrapped.Stewarts first order of business will be his annual off-road trip, and then he will likely find himself in a sprint car at at a short track soon -- something he has not done in more than two years.No surgeries, Stewart said. Were free and clear this year on surgeries. I dont know [when Ill race again]. Stay tuned. ....dddddddddddd It wont be long. We arent going to wait too long.As far as his final race, there wasnt a whole lot to talk about. 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Its been an awesome 21 years racing in NASCAR in the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series. ... I said all year I just wanted to be one of the guys racing and to be put out there [on that pace lap], its an honor ,but its humbling at the same time.Stewart felt honored in one other way -- he raced in the event where Jimmie Johnson won a record-tying seventh championship.I was glad to race with him on the day he got his seventh, Stewart said. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '