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Free-agent reliever Koji Uehara?agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs?on Wednesday.Terms werent disclosed, but a source told ESPNs Jesse Rogers that the contract is worth $6 million.Uehara had better offers from other teams but chose to take less to join the Cubs, according to the source.Uehara, who will turn 42 in April, was the fourth-oldest player to throw a pitch in the big leagues in 2016 after Bartolo Colon, Joe Nathan and R.A. Dickey. He has pitched for the Baltimore Orioles (2009-11), Texas Rangers (2011-12) and Boston Red Sox (2013-16) after playing for 10 years for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan.In 2016, he made 50 appearances and posted a 3.45 ERA. He also recorded 12.1 strikeouts per nine innings, his highest total since 2013, when he finished seventh in the Cy Young Award voting and threw the clinching pitch for the Red Sox in their World Series win over the St. Louis Cardinals.Though he throws from the right side, Uehara has a reverse split thats very effective against left-handed batters, holding them to a career .183 average. The Cubs need someone in the bullpen against lefties after losing left-hander Aroldis Chapman and likely Travis Wood. Lefty swingman Mike Montgomery could be moving to the rotation.The Cubs will now have pitchers who were on the mound for the final out in three of the past four World Series: Uehara, Wade Davis and Montgomery.Uehara missed seven weeks from July 19 through Sept. 7 with a strained right pectoral muscle, an injury that is far less common for pitchers than shoulder problems. But upon his return, he closed out the regular season by throwing 11 consecutive scoreless innings (12 strikeouts, two walks).The Red Sox did not make a qualifying offer to Uehara, who made $9 million in 2016, the second season of a two-year, $18 million contract extension signed during the exclusive negotiating period for free agents in 2014.ESPN Red Sox reporter Scott Lauber contributed to this report.Kean Wong Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Justin Bour Angels Jersey . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. https://www.cheapangels.com/1603j-felix-pena-jersey-angels.html . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Dave Niehaus Jersey . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Justin Anderson Jersey . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta.EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Before Ohio State could move on to next weekends showdown with Michigan, the Buckeyes had to deal with a different nemesis.As usual, Michigan State gave Urban Meyers team all it could handle.Mike Weber ran for 111 yards and a touchdown, and No. 2 Ohio State held off Michigan State 17-16 on Saturday after the upset-minded Spartans missed a 2-point conversion with 4:41 remaining.Tough day at the office right there, Meyer said. Well take the win against a team that we know very well and on the road in November. Were 10-1 and getting ready for rivalry week.Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) can now focus on Michigan, but only after withstanding a spirited challenge from a Michigan State team that derailed the Buckeyes national title bids in two of the previous three seasons. The Spartans (3-8, 1-7) were down 17-10 when LJ Scott scored on a 1-yard run with 4:41 to play. Michigan State went for the lead, but Tyler OConnors pass on the 2-point conversion attempt was intercepted in the end zone.All week long Id said that, hey, if we get close at the end of the game, were going for 2, and were going to take an aggressive approach and play to win the football game rather than to tie, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. They had us covered up on that particular play, so good job by them.The Spartans got the ball back one more time, at their own 20 with 2:04 remaining. Tyquan Lewis sacked OConnor on the first play, and then Gareon Conley intercepted him on the second.Scott ran for 160 yards and also scored on a 64-yard catch-and-run in the first minute of the game, but the Ohio State defense didnt allow much more after that. J.T. Barrett threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Curtis Samuel in the first quarter, and the game was tied at 10 at halftime.Webers 4-yard TD run in the third gave the Buckeyes the lead for good.THE TAKEAWAYOhio State: The Buckeyes had to claw their way to this win, but it was still a sweet one against the team that has given them more trouble than any in recent seasons. Michigan State beat Ohio State in the 2013 Big Ten title game and again late in the regular season last year. Ohio States stellar pass defense was the difference. OConnorr and Damion Terry were a combined 8 of 21 with two interceptions for the Spartans.ddddddddddddMichigan State: Dantonios team threw everything it had at Ohio State, executing a successful fake punt in the fourth quarter and later going for 2 when an extra point would have tied it. The Spartans fell just short in the end, unable to establish any consistent offensive threats aside from Scott.The 2-point conversion may be second-guessed in the days to come, but OConnor said the team was on board with it.We dont play for second place, obviously, OConnor said. Everybody was all in on going for it.POLL IMPLICATIONSOhio State: The Buckeyes trailed only top-ranked Alabama coming into this weekend, but the bigger concern for them is their playoff position. Even if Ohio State beats Michigan, it could lose a head-to-head tiebreaker with Penn State for the division title.TOUGH SLEDDINGMichigan State managed only 127 yards passing, over half of it on one play. Ohio State wasnt very productive through the air either. Barrett went 10 of 22 for 86 yards on a windy day that included sporadic snow flurries. The Spartans, who had only seven sacks coming into the game, had three against Ohio State.MILESTONEWeber became the third Ohio State freshman to reach 1,000 yards rushing. Robert Smith (1990) and Maurice Clarett (2002) were the other two.It means a lot, he said. It was a goal that I had set at the beginning of the year. My offensive line executed and made it happen.GREAT SCOTTScott had 236 total yards, including a highlight-reel play in the third quarter when he hurdled an Ohio State defender near the sideline.UP NEXTOhio State: The Buckeyes have lost only once in their last 12 meetings with Michigan. Ohio State will be at home next weekend, where it has not lost to Michigan since 2000.Michigan State: The Spartans play at Penn State next weekend, meaning they could have another chance to play spoiler in the Big Ten title race.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 .---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister ' ' '