free agency

PITTSBURGH (AP) — James Harrison is returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The five-time Pro Bowl linebacker has signed a two-year contract with the team that will keep Harrison in black and gold past his 40th birthday. Harrison led the Steelers with five sacks in 2016...

SEATTLE (AP) — Jean Segura and the Seattle Mariners have avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $6.2 million, one-year contract, a huge raise from his $2.6 million salary last year. The centerpiece of Seattle's offseason moves, which have included 11 trades, Segura was acquired from Arizona in late November and is projected to play shortstop and hit leadoff. ...

RENTON (AP) — If Tony McDaniel finds his way onto the Seattle Seahawks 53-man roster at the end of the preseason he will owe an assist to Snapchat. The rugged run-stopping defensive tackle went through his first practice with the Seahawks yesterday after signing with the team, a process that all started due to some happenstance...

Hornets land Hibbert, Sessions CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are adding center Roy Hibbert and point guard Ramon Sessions to their roster. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Hibbert will receive a one-year deal worth $5 million and Sessions will get a two-year, $12...

  DALLAS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the deal says the Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki have reached agreement on a two-year contract that could get the star forward to 20 seasons in Dallas. The agreement would be worth roughly $20 million per season with a player option in the second year, the person told The Associated Press on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because contracts can't be signed

SEATTLE (AP) — When new general manager Jerry Dipoto went about rebuilding the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, he bet heavily on the rebound. Dipoto believed the Mariners could be revamped without spending heavily in free agency through shrewd acquisitions of players who struggled in 2015 or had perhaps fallen out of favor with their former club...

The Seattle Seahawks retained one of their key defensive starters by agreeing to terms with cornerback Jeremy Lane. Lane and the Seahawks reached agreement on the deal on Wednesday night after the opening of free agency. Terms were not released by the team...

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have addressed one of their biggest questions before the start of free agency by agreeing to terms on a new deal with defensive tackle Ahtyba Rubin. The team confirmed the agreement with Rubin, but terms of the deal were not immediately available on Monday night...