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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Arizona Diamondbacks and Bronson Arroyo have agreed on a two-year, $23.5 million contract with a club option for a third. The right-hander, who turns 37 in two weeks, has a 138-127 record with a 4.91 ERA. He pitched the last eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds before becoming a free agent. Last year, Arroyo was 14-12 with a 3.79 ERA. The Diamondbacks had been searching for another veteran starter for their rotation and had been in contact over the past few days. Arroyo gets $9.5 million each of the next two seasons plus a $4.5 million buyout if the team doesnt exercise its $11 million option for 2016. Arroyo reportedly also had discussions with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. Arroyo, who also pitched for Pittsburgh and Boston, has been a workhorse for the Reds, starting no fewer than 32 games in each of his eight seasons with the team. He has topped 200 innings in eight of his past nine seasons. The exception was 2011, when he pitched 199. He immediately becomes Arizonas most experienced starter. The others are right-handers Trevor Cahill and Brandon McCarthy and young left-handers Patrick Corbin and Wade Miley. General manager Kevin Towers had said at a news conference earlier in the day that starting pitching depth was the biggest issue the team needed to address. Team President Derrick Hall confirmed that a deal had been reached Friday afternoon. Edmonton Oilers Store . -- Max Gilbert captured his first pro victory at the Tour Championship of Canada. Oilers Jerseys 2020 . Robert Griffin III, the No. 2 pick in the 2012 draft, set numerous rookie records and was picked AP Offensive Rookie of the Year for the Washington Redskins. https://www.cheapoilers.com/ . The club announced Friday that Mauro Biello will be kept on as an assistant to coach Jesse Marsch when the Impact join the MLS in 2012. Fake Oilers Jerseys . Mars announced Saturday that the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will join him as part of his halftime show. Super Bowl halftime performers often have collaborators. Cheap Oilers Jerseys . Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.FARO, Portugal - Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner as Portugal beat Armenia 1-0 to stay one point behind Group I leader Denmark in European Championship qualifying on Friday.Ronaldo struck from close range following a goalmouth scramble in the 72nd minute.We are in good shape at the moment in qualifying, Ronaldo said. Denmark also won, but the team is doing very well at the moment, and if we win our game in hand we go top.The coach Fernando Santos has been able to impose a new system, bringing new players, and I think we are on the right track.Elsewhere, Nicklas Bendtner scored twice as Denmark came from a goal down to beat Serbia 3-1. Serbias Dutch coach Dick Advocaat said after the game that he would consider resigning.Serbia winger Zoran Tosic opened the scoring with a low strike from 12 yards (meters) in the fourth minute.But Bendtner equalized in the 60th and centerback Simon Kjaer headed in a free kick from Christian Eriksen two minutes later. Bendtner made it 3-1 in the 85th.France, which has already qualified as the host of Euro 2016, drew 1-1 with Albania.In Faro, Portugal coach Fernando Santos made three changes to the side that edged Denmark 1-0 a month ago with the return of veterans Jose Bosingwa and Helder Postiga while leftback Raphael Guerreiro earned his first cap.Armenia had the best chances in the first half. Henrikh Mkhitaryan had a free kick saved by goalkeeper Rui Patricio and the Borussia Dortmund midfielder then released Kamo Hovhannisyan down the right flank — but Patricio parried the powerful strike from the Armenia wingback.Roman Berezovski kept Armenia in the game after the break, tipping away a header from winger Nani in the 59th and stoppping a long-range attempt from Ronaldo.ddddddddddddowever, the Armenia goalkeeper was let down by his defenders when he denied substitute Ricardo Quaresma. Nani flicked the rebound toward Ronaldo, who beat defender Varazdat Haroyan to the ball for the winner.Portugal nearly added a second in the 89th but the downward header from substitute Eder crashed against the post.In Belgrade, the match was played in an empty Partizan stadium as punishment by UEFA following a qualifier between Serbia and Albania last month, when skirmishes involving players and fans broke out over an Albanian flag that was flown above the stadium by a drone.Four minutes after Tosic scored, Serbia almost doubled the lead but goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel stopped the overhead kick from striker Danko Lazovic.Tottenham playmaker Eriksen hit the post in the 49th before his low drive was only parried by Vladimir Stojkovic — allowing Bendtner to tap home the equalizer. Two minutes later, Denmark took the lead with Kjaers header.The match could have gone either way as Lazovic hit the woodwork in the 64th and Denmark rightback Peter Ankersen rattled the bar with a curling shot a minute later.Bendtner put the result beyond doubt by chesting down a cross from Michael Krohn-Dehli to beat Stojkovic.Serbia coach Advocaat was quoted as telling UEFAs website: This is our first terrible match since I became the manager. If someone should be blamed then its me. And, yes, I will think about resigning.In Rennes, Albania defender Mergim Mavraj stunned the hosts with a header in the 40th. But France substitute Antoine Griezmann salvaged a draw by cutting inside to fire into the bottom corner in the 73rd. ' ' '
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