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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals exercised club options on All-Star closer Wade Davis and shortstop Alcides Escobar on Friday, while designated hitter Kendrys Morales and starter Edinson Volquez declined their mutual options.Davis will make $10 million next season and Escobar will earn $6.5 million.The Royals also declined their mutual option on Kris Medlen after the right-hander exercised his portion of it. Medlen will join Morales and Volquez in free agency beginning Tuesday.In other procedural moves, the Royals reinstated pitchers Tim Collins and Mike Minor and third baseman Mike Moustakas from the 60-day disabled list. That leaves their 40-man roster at 39 players.The decision to retain Davis was expected despite two trips to the disabled list in July for a flexor strain in his right forearm. But the two-time All-Star was still among the most dominant closers in baseball, going 2-1 with a 1.87 ERA and 27 saves in 45 appearances.Davis will be eligible for free agency next season.Escobars option also expected, though its possible he could be traded away. Hes a solid defensive shortstop and hit .261 with seven homers and 55 RBIs, but the Royals are also keen on Raul Mondesi Jr.?at the position and have several other needs with a payroll that is already close to being maxed out.Morales will leave a gaping hole in the lineup if the Royals are unable to lure him back in free agency. His average dipped to .263 in part because of a slow start last season, but he still showcased his power with 30 homers and 93 RBIs while playing in expansive Kauffman Stadium.Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez were the only other Royals with at least 20 homers last season.Volquez, who helped pitch the Royals to the World Series title last season, also seemed to backtrack this season. He went 13-9 with a 3.55 ERA in 2015 but was just 10-11 with 5.37 ERA this season.Medlen was 1-3 with a 7.77 ERA in six starts, spending the bulk of the year on the disabled list. Wholesale USA Soccer Jerseys . - Chris Tierney snapped a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period as the London Knights rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Erie Otters 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. USA Soccer Shirts . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/ .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. USA Soccer Store . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. 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Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract Kerber gave her Polish opponent no free points, forcing Radwanska into playing an extra shot on every rally, the constant pressure leading to another break in the seventh game, enough for the German to claim the opener.Radwanska struggled to come up with any answers as the consistent Kerber ran away with the contest against her dispirited opponent with four more breaks of serve.In the first semi-final, Cibulkova continued her debut at the WTA Finals with a thrilling 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 victory over world No 7 Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Cibulkova beat Kuznetsova in their last meeting earlier this month This is my first time here and its one of my dreams come true, just incredible, worlld No 8 Cibulkova said.ddddddddddddIn the first set she blew me away, so I was able to change things up and won because I was more aggressive on the court.The Slovakian, who had won their last five encounters, threatened on Kuznetsovas first service game but some strong forehands bailed out the Russian, who then edged ahead when she broke in the third game. Live ATP Tennis October 29, 2016, 1:30pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Kuznetsova continued to press Cibulkova at the start of the second set but the Slovakian stepped up her intensity levels to manufacture her first break of the match in the fifth game for a 3-2 lead.The third set was punctuated with several swings in momentum before Cibulkova followed up a gutsy hold from 15-40 in the ninth game to seal victory with another break.Cibulkova qualified for the year-ending championships for the first time after tournament wins in Kotowice, Eastbourne and Linz.Check our game-by-game updates from Andy Murray in the final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna on skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis this Sunday or catch the action, live on Sky Sports 5 HD from 12.45pm. Also See: Murray gets Vienna walkover Vienna waltz for magic Murray Consolation win for Muguruza Injured Monfils out of Paris ' ' '