Press Box: Sports Recap

■ BASEBALL: The Blue Jays and 3B Josh Donaldson avoided arbitration by agreeing to a two-year contract worth nearly $29 million, according to reports. Donaldson, 30, hit .297 with 41 HRs and 123 RBIs last season and was named the American League MVP. ... The Diamondbacks and OF A.J. Pollock, 28, voided arbitration by agreeing to a twoyear contract, worth $10.25 million, ESPN reported. ... The White Sox and free-agent RHP Mat Latos, 28, agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal. ... Yankees RHP Masahiro

Tanaka threw off a bullpen mound for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic surgery in October to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.

■ NBA: Kings GM Vlade Divac decided against firing coach George Karl after the two met, ESPN reported. The Kings have lost eight of their last nine games. ... The Clippers suspended F Blake Griffin four games without pay for punching team trainer Matias Testi last month in Toronto. The Clippers also docked Griffin’s pay for an additional game because he broke his shooting hand during the incident. The suspension will begin when the injured Griffin is healthy and cleared to play. ... Bulls All-Star G/F Jimmy Butler will miss an additional three to four weeks with a left knee sprain, the team announced. He also will miss Sunday’s All-Star Game. Butler suffered the injury during the Bulls’ loss to the Nuggets on Friday, and he sat out Saturday’s loss to the Timberwolves and Monday’s loss to the Hornets. Bulls C Pau Gasol will replace Butler on the Eastern Conference All-Star team. ... Grizzlies C Marc Gasol may miss the rest of the season with a broken right foot, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported. Gasol suffered the injury during Monday’s loss to the Trail Blazers. ... The Heat will retire the No. 32 jersey of C Sha

quille O’Neal at the beginning of next season. O’Neal played three of his 17 seasons with the Heat, helping lead the franchise to its first league championship in 2006.

■ NFL: ESPN reported that Browns QB

Johnny Manziel “was heavily hung over on something” during a team meeting prior to the season finale. The Browns refuted a report that they lied about Manziel’s concussion symptoms to cover for him showing up hung over or under the influence. The team plans to release Manziel in March. ... Colts K

Adam Vinatieri, 42, told the Indianapolis Star he will return for his 21st season and may play after that.

■ NHL: The Senators acquired D Dion Phaneuf in a nine-player trade with the Leafs. In addition to Phaneuf, the Senators got Fs Matt Frattin, Casey Bailey and Ryan Rupert and D Cody Donaghey in exchange for

D Jared Cowen, Fs Colin Greening, Milan

Michalek and Tobias Lindberg, and the Senators’ second-round pick in the 2017 draft. ... Penguins C Evgeni Malkin will miss another week with a lower-body injury. He already missed the team’s last three games. ... The Devils retired the No. 30 jersey of G

Martin Brodeur. He played 21 seasons with the team, leading them to three Stanley Cup titles, and finishing his career as the league’s all-time leader in wins (691) and shutouts (125).

■ ALSO: Angelo Ogbonna scored in the final minute of extra time to lift West Ham to a 2-1 win over Liverpool in a fourth-round replay FA Cup match in London. ... The International Tennis Federation banned official

Kirill Parfenov of Kazakhstan for life for corruption, including attempting to manipulate match scoring.