Pay rule delays Wainwright deal
Multiple outlets reported right-hander Adam Wainwright’s contract with the Cardinals has been put on hold because it violates the maximumcut rule, and Wainwright will have to become a free agent before the agreement can be finalized.
The Cardinals announced Oct. 11 that they had reached a contract agreement with Wainwright, who just finished a five-year, $97.5 million contract that paid him $19.5 million annually. Under the collective-bargaining agreement, his guaranteed salary cannot be reduced by more than 20 percent if he remains on the roster continuously. That means he would have to be guaranteed at least $15.6 million.
Wainwright’s new deal reportedly contains a salary less than that figure, but the maximum-cut rule wouldn’t apply if he becomes a free agent after the World Series, then agrees to the new deal.
Wainwright (2-4, 4.46 ERA) was limited to eight starts this season by hamstring and elbow injuries.
Late basket by Olynyk lifts Heat to victory
Kelly Olynyk scored on an offensive rebound with two-tenths of a second left to boost the visiting Heat to a 113-112 victory against the Wizards. Josh Richardson led the Heat with 28 points, and John Wall led the Wizards with 26 points and 10 assists.
Wizards center Dwight Howard sat out because of a lower-back injury that sidelined him for all of training camp and the entire preseason schedule.
♦ The Nuggets agreed to what ESPN reported is a two-year extension with coach Michael Malone, who is in the final season of a four-year contract.
Reavie leads after first round in South Korea
Chez Reavie shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a onestroke lead over Danny Willett and Si Woo Kim after the first round of the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup in Jeju Island, South Korea.