PHILADELPHIA -- Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson has passed up free agency and accepted the Philadelphia Phillies $17.2 million qualifying offer.Hellickson was 12-10 with a 3.71 ERA in a career-high 32 starts and tied a career-best with 189 innings pitched in 2016, his first season with the Phillies. The 29-year-old Hellickson is the lone veteran on a staff filled with talented young pitchers.The Phillies gambled that Hellickson would decline the offer to pursue a multiyear deal on the open market. But teams were reluctant to give up a first-round pick as compensation for signing him.Rebuilding Philadelphia acquired veteran infielder/outfielder Howie Kendrick from the Los Angeles Dodgers and righty reliever Pat Neshek from the Houston Astros.Devin Hester Bears Jersey . Miller reached right to deflect Mikhail Grabovskis attempt with just over 2 minutes remaining in regulation, and then made two more saves in the shootout Sunday to give the Sabres a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Dick Butkus Bears Jersey . It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5. https://www.bearssportsgoods.com/Womens-Roquan-Smith-Inverted-Jersey/ . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Devin Hester Jersey . After Gasquet beat fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia 7-5, 6-3, Tsonga followed up with a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win against sixth-seeded Edouard Roger-Vasselin in an all-French match. Anthony Miller Youth Jersey . In what the team had called a retirement, Ryan said Thursday that he is resigning as chief executive of the Rangers in a move effective at the end of this month.BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Tim Kempton scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, blocked three shots and sank a late free throw that gave Lehigh the final lead in a tight win over Robert Morris 64-58 on Saturday.Kahron Ross and Kyle Leufroy each scored 11 points and Austin Price 10 for the Mountain Hawks (3-4). Price had seven of Lehighs 14 assists.Isaiah Still led Robert Morris (2-7) with 17 points and Kavon Stewart added 13.In a game that saw nine lead changes and nine ties, Kempton converted a thhree-point play to forge a 50-50 tie, and his free throw with 4:11 remaining put Lehigh ahead for good, 51-50.dddddddddddd He punctuated the final surge with a dunk for a 55-50 lead.A Stewart drive with 12 seconds remaining pulled Robert Morris to 60-58. But Price sank two free throws, stole the ball and fed to Ross for a bucket in the final seven seconds. ' ' '