The Astros have declined their $15 million club option for 2019 on catcher Brian McCann, who hit .212 with seven homers and 23 RBIs last season.
The Knicks and team president Phil Jackson quietly picked up their option on the remaining two years of his contract this spring, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN
Dexter Fowler says he will become a free agent but that the Cubs are not completely out of the picture.
Though he says he wants to stay with the Mets, slugger Yoenis Cespedes says he's not sure if he'll exercise his option at season's end.
LeBron James has elected to opt out of his contract with the Cavaliers that would have paid him $24 million next season.
Rockets center Dwight Howard has elected to opt out of his contract and will become a free agent, despite the team's efforts to keep him, according to a source.
