Nico Hoerner’s $141 million, six-year contract with the Chicago Cubs includes $10 million in deferred money payable from 2040-47.
Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu plan on being with the New York Liberty for a long time.
EVANS, Ga. (AP) – Arkansas junior Maria Jose Marin birdied her final two holes Wednesday for a 7-under 65 to share the lead with 17-year-old Soomin Oh of South Korea in an opening round of great weather and low scoring at Champions Retreat in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
TORONTO (AP) – Pinch hitter Tyler Freeman hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday.
MIAMI (AP) – Sandy Alcantara never stopped believing in himself.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – OG Anunoby had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, and the New York Knicks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 130-119 on Wednesday night.
DENVER (AP) – Marcus Pettersson scored with 5:39 remaining, Brock Boeser had a hat trick and the last-place Vancouver Canucks blew a four-goal lead before beating the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 8-6 on Wednesday night.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gavin Williams struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, outpitching World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and José Ramírez hit his first home run of the season to lead the Cleveland Guardians past the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Wednesday.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Jamal Murray made 10 3-pointers – including a half-court heave that beat the first-quarter buzzer – and scored 37 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 130-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.