Quick Hitters Brantley agrees to $32M, 2-year deal with Astros Top-ranked Ash Barty to make return in exhibition

Outfielder Michael Brantley has agreed to a $32 million, two-year contract with the houston astros, a person familiar with the deal told The associated Press.

The person spoke to the aP on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the contract, which is pending a successful physical, had not been announced

Brantley is a four-time all-star and a 2014 silver slugger award winner. he has a .297 average with 114 homers and 640 rBIs in his career.

Washington snaps 8-game skid, topples Colorado

Marcus Tsohonis and his teammates celebrated as though Washington had just won something of significance rather than a midseason conference game.

snapping an eight-game losing streak felt much bigger for the huskies than just a regular Pac-12 victory.

Tsohonis scored a career-high 27 off the bench, Erik stevenson added 17 points before fouling out, and Washington picked up its first conference win of the season beating Colorado 84-80 on Wednesday night.

ash Barty is set to return to the tennis court for something other than practice for the first time in 11 months.

The world no. 1-ranked Barty on Thursday said she’ll play in a one-day exhibition event in adelaide on Jan. 29 which includes serena Williams, naomi Osaka and simona halep.

Called “‘a day at the drive,” the exhibition at Memorial drive also features four of the top men’s players, with the field playing two singles matches in afternoon and evening sessions. The men’s lineup includes novak djokovic, rafael nadal and dominic Thiem.

Barty, who won the 2019

French Open title and reached the australian Open semifinals last year, hasn’t played a competitive match since she was a semifinalist at the Qatar Open in February.