Sports briefly: San Francisco Giants strike a deal with closer Mark Melancon

Albeit too late to save them this year, the San Francisco Giants got their closer.

All-Star righthander Mark Melancon and the Giants reached agreement on a $62 million, four-year contract Monday.

As baseball's winter meetings heated up, lefty Rich Hill re-signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $48 million over three years.

Melancon, 31, received the richest deal ever for a reliever. Because he was traded during the season, from Pittsburgh to Washington, the Giants don't lose their first-round draft pick next June as compensation.

The Giants bullpen blew 32 saves in 2016.

Melancon posted 47 saves and a 1.64 ERA in 2016, a year after leading the majors with 51 saves for the Pirates.

Hill, 36, found stability and a lot more in Los Angeles. He was on the scrap heap in 2015, pitching in independent ball for the Long Island Ducks, before resurrecting his career.

Doping: The presidents of the IOC and World Anti-Doping Agency met in Lausanne, Switzerland, to clear the air over the handling of evidence of cheating in Russia. IOC President Thomas Bach and WADA head Craig Reedie said they agreed to cooperate. At an IOC meeting Friday, investigation Richard McLaren will release his latest findings on Russian doping,

Auto racing: The French Grand Prix will return to the Formula One calendar in 2018 after a 10-year absence. It's the world's oldest grand prix, first held in 1906.