Gio Gonzalez agreed to a $42 million, five-year contract with the Washington Nationals on Sunday, just three weeks after the left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics. The deal includes options for two more years. It was the largest guaranteed contract for a pitcher eligible for arbitration for the first time.

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Left-hander Gio Gonzalez on Thursday said the Washington Nationals have agreed to acquire him in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, pending a physical and the deal being finalized. “It’s 99 percent done,” Gonzalez said in a phone interview. “It’s pending a physical and I’m just waiting to hear from my agent.” ESPN.com first reported the swap Thursday.

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Outfielder Josh Willingham and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $21 million, three-year contract. The Twins announced the deal shortly after Willingham passed a physical on Thursday. The 32-year-old should bring some much-needed pop to the middle of the batting order. He hit .246 with a career-high 29 homers and 98 RBIs for the Oakland Athletics last season.

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Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby says the plus-one model in college football is “inevitable.” A panel of ADs at the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum on Wednesday voiced opposition for a large playoff in football’s top tier but agreed that a four-team format seemed likely down the road.

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