Sports briefly: Major League Baseball plans wide probe of Astros' alleged sign stealing

Major League Baseball widened its investigation of alleged sign stealing by the Houston Astros, saying it will probe activity by the team over the past three seasons.

After the owners meetings ended Thursday in Arlington, Texas, Commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB will "investigate the Astros situation as thoroughly as humanly possible."

"That investigation is going to encompass not only what we know about '17, but also '18 and '19," Manfred said. "… To the extent that we find other leads, we're going to follow these leads."

Manfred said that for now the Astros are the only team being investigated for cheating allegations.

"Our clubs, all 30 of them, recognize that the integrity of the competition on the field is crucial to what we do every day," he said.

All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal agreed to a $73 million, four-year contract with the Chicago White Sox. Grandal, 31, hit .246 and had career bests with 28 homers and 77 RBI last season for Milwaukee.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo abruptly resigned from a coaches board, angered after the NCAA denied an appeal from forward Joey Hauser to play this season.

Hauser transferred from Marquette in May and was denied a waiver to be eligible immediately.

• Luka Garza missed his first five shots, then scored 29 points as Iowa beat North Florida 83-68 in a Las Vegas Invitational preliminary played in Iowa City.

• Nate Reuvers scored 19 points and Brad Davison scored 15, all in the first half, as Wisconsin beat visiting Green Bay 88-70.

• Georgetown made a 12-point run early in the second half and defeated No. 22 Texas 82-66 in Madison Square Garden.

MLS: Former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna quit as sporting director of Major League Soccer's New York City team to take the same job with the Austin expansion club that starts play in 2021.

Men's golf: Webb Simpson birdied seven of his last 10 holes for a 7-under 65 and the first-round lead in the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Ga., the final PGA Tour event of the year.

Tennis: Canada became the first team to reach the semifinals of the new Davis Cup Finals, winning the decisive doubles match to beat Australia 2-1 in Madrid. Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov defeated John Peters and Jordan Thompson 6-4, 6-4.

College football: Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders will miss the rest of the season after having thumb surgery, several news organizations reported. Sanders has set Oklahoma State's freshman record for passing yards in a season with 2,065.