PHILADELPHIA -- Jake Arrieta is staying with the Philadelphia Phillies, exercising a $20 million player option for 2020 on Saturday.

A 33-year-old right-hander, Arrieta was 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this year. He did not pitch after Aug. 11 because of surgery to remove a bone spur from his right elbow.

Arrieta was the 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner with the Chicago Cubs. He made the All-Star team the following season and helped the Cubs win their first World Series title since 1908. He left as a free agent after the 2017 season and signed a deal with the Phillies that will wind up paying $75 million over three seasons.

Arrieta was 10-11 with a 3.96 ERA in 31 starts for Philadelphia in 2018.

LAS VEGAS -- Nate Diaz might be a bad man, but he isn't the baddest -- at least not for now.

That distinction belongs to veteran welterweight Jorge Masvidal as of Saturday, as he soundly defeated Nate Diaz via third-round TKO. The non-title welterweight bout, which was promoted as a BMF belt fight, headlined UFC 244 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden.

The bout ended unexpectedly, as a ringside physician for the New York State Athletic Commission decided to wave it off between the third and fourth rounds due to a cut over Diaz's right eye. The cut was definitely leaking blood into Diaz's right eye, but it did not appear to be significantly worse than cuts in fights other commissions have allowed to continue.

Both Masvidal (35-13) and Diaz (20-12) expressed interest in an immediate rematch.

"For a fact, I told Nate right now, let's run it back," Masvidal said in his postfight interview in the Octagon. "UFC, make it happen. Let's run it back. I don't like to leave the ring like this with my opponent conscious. There's only one way to do it, and that's to baptize them, and I didn't get to baptize Nate, so we're going to run it back."

Diaz said he was shocked that the doctor stopped the fight.

"I didn't think they were going to stop it," he said. "I was getting ready to get started."

Regardless of what might have happened in the last two rounds, there was no question that Masvidal, of Miami, was ahead at the time of the stoppage. He opened the cut in the first round, with a hard left elbow in the clinch. He hurt Diaz moments later with a kick to the head.

Masvidal, who improved to 3-0 in 2019, staggered Diaz with the lead right hand in the second round and continued to land combinations in the third. Diaz repeatedly wiped blood away from his right eye but answered with flurries and slaps of his own. Per UFC Stats, Masvidal outlanded Diaz in total strikes 139-87 through three rounds.

"We're going to run it back, so don't worry about it. It's going to happen again," Masvidal said. "The only strategy was to take him out. Nate is a dog. I was sitting on that chair going into the fourth and fifth round, and I was hyped. I was ready to go. I saw it in his eyes. He was ready to go for championship rounds.

"I'm not the doctor here, so don't boo me. I came in here to fight, and it's not my fault that the doctor stopped it."

UFC president Dana White said he initially was against the stoppage but changed his mind after he saw the severity of Diaz's cut.

"Obviously when you put on an event, you want a definitive, spectacular finish, but you don't get it all the time," White said.

"When the fight first ended ... I thought that the fight should have gone on, and then I just went on saw Nate in the other room over there and I was looking at him, and I was going, maybe the fight shouldn't have gone on, you know? His eyebrow was flopped over like this, and he's got another cut underneath the eye."

Canelo is ranked no. 3 in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings behind Vasiliy Lomachenko and Terence Crawford. Though he boasts more wins, KOs and former champions defeated than both other men, he has been less dominant, as evidenced by the number of rounds he has been outlanded by opponents in recent fights.

MILWAUKEE -- As Giannis Antetokounmpo popped up from his customary pregame nap Saturday, the NBA's defending champion Toronto Raptors were on his mind.

In their first matchup since last season's Eastern Conference finals matchup, the reigning MVP helped Milwaukee hold on to beat Toronto 115-105 after nearly blowing a 26-point edge at Fiserv Forum.

Antetokounmpo would end with a season-best 36 points with 15 boards, eight assists and four swats while going 14-for-20 from the field. It was Milwaukee's first consecutive wins on the young season after defeating Orlando on the road Friday night.

"I had a lot of motivation, but obviously a different team. Kawhi (Leonard) is not on the team, but I think guys have stepped up," Antetokounmpo said. "(Kyle) Lowry is still playing amazing, (Pascal) Siakam has stepped up a lot for this team, (OG) Anunoby ... those guys, but yeah, just the team that cost us the trip to the NBA Finals, obviously, you're gonna come out and play a little bit harder and have a little bit extra juice in you.

"I think that's what the team did tonight and that's what when I woke up from my nap, that's what I was thinking."

Bucks guard Wesley Matthews was limited to nine minutes on the night after rolling an ankle in the opening half. He was on the bench in the second half but never re-entered game, for precautionary reasons, according to Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer.

"I think a lot goes in tonight, but to get the win and find a way to sustain the run they [had] in the second and third quarter," Budenholzer said. "Proud of the way our guys sustained the run, find a way to win."

Milwaukee outscored the Raptors 50-30 in the paint as the Raptors were forced to finish the night without Siakam, who fouled out with 1:41 remaining in regulation with 16 points and five rebounds. Lowry also dropped 17 of his team-high 36 points in the third quarter to go along with six assists and four boards, with Toronto using a 40-point quarter to enter the fourth, trailing by just five.

However, Antetokounmpo scored 15 of the Bucks' 29 transition points on an efficient 6-of-7 from the field.

He also scored 21 in the half-court en route to becoming the first player in Bucks history to record at least 35 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks in a single game since blocks were first recorded in the 1973-74 season, per ESPN Stats & Information research.

With the Bucks improving to 4-2 on the season, last year's playoff defeat is now a distant memory, but Milwaukee needs to address its problem with maintaining big leads. In the home opener against Miami, they would go on to lose after being up by 21 points, and they also blew a 19-point lead at Boston on Wednesday before nearly doing it again Saturday.

"I think there's a little bit of lackadaisical once we get a lead," said Bucks guard Donte DiVincenzo, who scored eight points off the bench. "We've just got to keep our foot on the pedal."

The difference in this latest victory proved to be Antetokounmpo, but that won't always be the case.

"We've got to get better -- it's happened three times so far," Antetokounmpo said. "We've got to be in the moment; we cannot stop playing, we cannot relax. People are coming after us; nothing's going to be given to us. It doesn't matter if we made the Eastern Conference finals last year and we won 60 games -- nobody's going to give us 60 games."

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman opted for a contract extension instead of free agency, agreeing Saturday to a deal that will keep him with the Yankees through the 2022 season, sources told ESPN.

Chapman, 31, could have opted out of the final two years of his contract with the Yankees and become a free agent this winter. Instead, the Yankees agreed to add another year for $18 million to the end of the next two years, which were due to pay him $30 million.

Between the questionable market for closers and his comfort with the Yankees, Chapman made it clear that staying in New York was his preference. After beginning his career with the Cincinnati Reds, he debuted with the Yankees in 2016 following a suspension for a domestic incident, was traded to the Chicago Cubs that summer, won a World Series and returned to New York on a five-year, $86 million deal that included the opt-out.

Since reaching the major leagues with Cincinnati in 2010, Chapman has turned in one of the great 10-year stretches by a closer. Nobody in baseball history has a higher strikeout rate than Chapman's 14.8 batters per nine innings, and his numbers nearly match those of his two finest contemporaries, Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel and Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.

What happened to Kimbrel over the winter certainly informed Chapman's decision. Originally seeking a six-year deal, Kimbrel remained a free agent until he signed a three-year, $43 million deal with the Cubs in early June. Jansen, who had an opt-out clause this winter, declined it and will receive $38 million over the next two seasons.

Chapman was better than both of them this season, striking out 85 in 57 innings, recording 37 saves and posting a 2.21 ERA. Although he allowed only three home runs during the regular season and posted the sixth-lowest home run rate among pitchers with at least 50 innings, the last pitch he threw in 2019 was Jose Altuve's walk-off homer that clinched the American League pennant for the Houston Astros.

The Yankees will return one of the deepest bullpens in baseball by keeping Chapman, along with Zack Britton, Adam Ottavino, Tommy Kahnle and Chad Green. New York hopes to add a frontline starter and is expected to be among the teams chasing Gerrit Cole, the top free agent in the 2019-20 class.

With Chapman off the market, a thin relief class gets even thinner. Among the top relievers this winter: left-handers Will Smith and Drew Pomeranz and right-handers Will Harris, Daniel Hudson, Dellin Betances, Joe Smith, Chris Martin and Steve Cishek.

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. – Josh Berry did everything he needed to do Saturday at South Boston Speedway to win the CARS Late Model Stock Tour championship, but it wasn’t enough.

Berry drove to a dominant victory Saturday afternoon after starting from the pole, putting the pressure on defending series champion Bobby McCarty. McCarty entered the race with a nine-point advantage over Berry, who added several bonus points during the race to close the gap even more on McCarty.

McCarty started the race from 12th and had to work his way through the field while Berry led comfortably. It took him most of the race, but McCarty was able to get to second and fend off Corey Heim for the position late in the race.

While Berry crossed the finish line to take the win, McCarty finished second to earn his second-straight series championship by a single point.

Heim finished third, with Layne Riggs and Timothy Peters completing the top-five.

In the companion CARS Super Late Model Tour feature, Matt Craig needed only to start the 125-lap race to lock up the series championship.

Craig went out and did event better, taking the lead on the opening lap of the race from polesitter Tate Fogleman and powering to his second victory of the season in his family-owned No. 54 super late model.

Carson Kvapil, son of NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil, was second. Fogleman, Nolan Pope and Jared Fryar finished third through fifth, respectively.

The finishes:

Late Model Stocks: Josh Berry, Bobby McCarty, Corey Heim, Layne Riggs, Timothy Peters, Justin Carroll, Taylor Gray, Mini Tyrrell, Tyler Matthews, Camden Gullie, Ronald Hill, Connor Mosack, Trevor Ward, Jared Fryar, Jessica Cann, Brandon Pierce, Brody Pope, Jonathan Findley, Drew Dollar, Terry Dease, Craig Moore, Stuart Crews, Deac McCaskill.

Super Late Models: Matt Craig, Carson Kvapil, Tate Fogleman, Nolan Pope, Jared Fryar, Corey Heim, Bronson Butcher, Colin Garrett, Toby Grynewicz, Molly Helmuth, Justin Crider, Jeff Batten, Kodie Conner.

LAS VEGAS – A day after setting the track speed record, Funny Car championship hopeful Jack Beckman made the quickest run in The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway history on Saturday.

His record-breaking run was enough to earn Beckman the No. 1 qualifying spot at the 19th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals Presented by Pennzoil.

Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories.

Beckman powered to a record-breaking run of 3.835 seconds at 331.94 mph during Saturday’s final qualifying session, sending him to the top spot for the third time this year and 27th overall in his Infinite Hero Foundation Dodge SRT Hellcat.

Beckman will meet Terry Haddock to open race day on Sunday. After going a Vegas-best 335.90 mph on Friday, Beckman and his team saved their best for last on Saturday, giving Beckman, who is second in points, valuable bonus points as he tries to track down leader Robert Hight.

“I just want the trophy now. That will make it a perfect weekend,” said Beckman, who had previously held both ends of the track record at Vegas coming into the weekend. “It just gives us a lot more confidence. The car is doing what it’s supposed to be doing. We’re not looking over our shoulder because there’s a lot of hungry competitors; we’re looking at Robert Hight. All we can control is our own destiny and you can’t look past anybody.”

Tommy Johnson Jr. qualified second, while John Force, who is third in points, qualified third. Points leader Robert Hight qualified eighth.

Pritchett came alive in the final Top Fuel qualifying session on Saturday, making the quickest run in track history with a remarkable 3.654-second pass at 329.83 mph in her MOPAR dragster. By setting the track record, Pritchett eclipsed Brittany Force’s top run on Friday, qualifying No. 1 for the first time this season and 12th time overall, also giving Don Schumacher Racing a clean sweep in nitro qualifying.

She will meet Cameron Ferre in the first round of eliminations.

“It was a phenomenal pass and we made three consistent runs out of the four,” Pritchett said. “When I hit 330-feet, I knew we were going to be on a run, and to be No. 1 at the Dodge Nationals Presented by Pennzoil is phenomenal. We’ve got all the energy, it’s our first No. 1 of the season and we just hope to continue to carry this momentum. We’re just trying to stay in our zone and keep our intensity, and I’m not overthinking in the car. That’s what I’m planning to do tomorrow.”

Force was bumped to the second position with her 3.659-second pass at a national record speed of 338.17 mph, while Billy Torrence is third. Points leader Steve Torrence qualified fifth.

Fresh off a win at the most recent race in Dallas, Anderson stayed strong on Saturday in Vegas, securing the No. 1 spot for the second time this season with a run of 6.584 seconds at 207.91 mph in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevrolet Camaro. It is also the 104th No. 1 qualifier for Anderson, who will meet Cristian Cuadra to open race day.

The four-time world champ remains in striking distance of points leader Erica Enders, who qualified No. 1 on Friday before finishing second with her 6.587-second pass at 208.46 mph. Bo Butner finished in the third spot.

“It’s always been a great racetrack for me,” said Anderson, who has a class-best eight wins in Vegas. “I love coming here and racing in front of (team owner Ken Black) and his family. It’s a special weekend so far and we’ve had a lot of magic here. It makes you feel good and gives you confidence, and we’ll take it. It just takes so much to win a race in Pro Stock anymore. You couldn’t possibly bet on who’s the favorite. It just comes down to who makes zero mistakes and who puts it all together tomorrow. We’re executing perfectly so far and I’m looking forward to tomorrow.”

Defending Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Smith was even better Saturday, lowering the track record he set the previous day to 6.840 seconds at 196.93 mph on his Denso Auto Parts/Stockseth/MSR EBR. Smith grabbed the No. 1 spot for the sixth time this season 37th time in his career, and he will face Katie Sullivan in the first round of eliminations.

“We’ve got a lot of confidence going into tomorrow,” said Smith, who also qualified No. 1 at the Vegas spring race. “All in all, I’ve think we’ve got a pretty fast hotrod for tomorrow. This motorcycle is running pretty mean right now. After the helmet goes on, it’s all serious and it’s all business, and we’re having a good time.”

Steve Johnson stayed second with a 6.848-second pass at 194.18 mph, while Eddie Krawiec qualified third. Points leader Andrew Hines is right behind in fourth.

Stevie Jackson, who has already clinched his first championship, qualified in the top spot during action in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service.

Jackson’s pass of 5.735 seconds at 250.37 mph in his blown Bahrain1 Racing Camaro gave him the fourth No. 1 qualifier of the season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jessica Bean capped off her third consecutive USAC Speed2 Eastern Midget Ass’n championship in grand style Saturday at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville.

Bean set the fastest time in qualifying and then led the final eight laps en route to her third-straight series victory and the 13th of her career.

From Farmland, Ind., Bean trailed early leaders Daytona Spicola and all-time series winner Chris Lamb before making the winning move on the 28th circuit to score the victory.

Spicola led laps one through three and Lamb took over on the fourth round, holding serve out front until Bean made her winning move.

Bean was followed to the line by Lamb, Sam Mazzo, Hunter Wise and Braeden Allum.

The finish:

1. Jessica Bean, 2. Chris Lamb, 3. Sam Mazzo, 4. Hunter Wise, 5. Braeden Allum, 6. Mason Hoskins, 7. Daytona Spicola.

FORT WORTH, Texas – A year ago, Christopher Bell needed some last-gasp heroics to lock himself into the Championship 4 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, but this time around there was only domination.

Bell steamrolled through Saturday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, sweeping all three stages and leading a race-high 101 of 200 laps for his eighth win of the season.

More importantly, the victory locked Bell into the quartet of drivers guaranteed to race for a series title in two weeks at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

It was a night where Bell dominated the box score, but it wasn’t until a restart with 30 laps to go that he regained control of the race from Ross Chastain, who stayed out under caution at lap 142 in an effort to stretch his fuel to the finish and steal a victory from the full-time series competitors at the front.

A final caution for a crash involving Tyler Reddick on the backstretch with 40 laps left gave Bell a chance to strike back, however, and when the green flag waved for the final time at lap 171 Bell was there for the taking.

He roared around the outside, left Chastain in the dust and drove away to a commanding 5.561-second victory in the end, a statement run ahead of the Homestead finale as Bell chases his first series title.

Perhaps even more impressive was the fact that Bell battled brake problems through the second half of the event, leading to questions and concerns at times as to whether he would be able to get back to the sharp end of the field.

“I knew we were really competitive; our car and the (No.) 2 (Reddick) were really, really similar early on,” noted Bell. “And then I started having brake problems and whenever I got those brake problems, I just wasn’t as good. I couldn’t keep the car underneath me and I got really loose, so I had to work a little bit harder. But then that red flag (at lap 153) helped me and my brakes came back.

“From there, Jason (Ratcliffe, crew chief) got this thing tuned up and we were able to drive away.”

Saturday night’s victory was also Bell’s first at the facility he calls his “NASCAR home track,” considering that none of the sanctioning body’s top three series race in Bell’s native Oklahoma.

“God, that was pretty special to get one here in Texas,” Bell said. “I’ve got a lot of family over there in the background and I’ve been given these (checkered flags) out, but this one right here is going to my nephew (Trip). I promised him years ago that if I ever had one I’d be able to get him the flag in Texas.

“So this one is, like I said, really special to win it at home.”

Chastain finished second despite his gamble to stay on-track, with playoff hopeful Austin Cindric completing the podium but now among those needing a win next week during the Round of 8 finale to move into the championship race.

Brandon Jones and John Hunter Nemechek crossed fourth and fifth, respectively, followed by Justin Allgaier, Harrison Burton, Cole Custer, Jeb Burton and Ryan Sieg.

The semifinal round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs concludes Nov. 9 at ISM Raceway in Arizona, where Bell is the defending race winner.

Australia won the toss and decided to bowl against Pakistan

With the threat of rain in Sydney, Aaron Finch opted to bowl first in the first T20I against Pakistan. By the time of the toss the clouds had started to build up and rain started to fall before the scheduled start with storms also forecast.

Australia named an unchanged side from the one that played the final match against Sri Lanka which meant no place for Sean Abbott, Billy Stanlake or D'Arcy Short.

Pakistan have named the same XI that played the warm-up match against the Cricket Australia XI in Bankstown as left-arm quick Mohammad Irfan plays his first T20I in three and a half years.

Australia 1 Aaron Finch (capt), 2 David Warner, 3 Steve Smith, 4 Ben McDermott, 5 Ashton Turner, 6 Alex Carey (wk), 7 Ashton Agar, 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitch Starc, 10 Kane Richardson, 11 Adam Zampa

Pakistan 1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Babar Azam, 3 Haris Sohail, 4 Mohammad Rizwan, 5 Asif Ali, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Imad Wasim, 8 Shadab Khan, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Mohammad Amir, 11 Mohammad Irfan