Outfielder Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals will avoid a grievance hearing over his 2015 salary after the sides reached a settlement Sunday night with a two-year, $7.5 million contract, according to a person familiar with the situation. Harper and the Nationals had been at odds over how his salary would be determined because of a rare dispute over the contract he signed as a first-round draft pick in 2010. If the sides had not settled, the Nationals and their most recognizable player would have engaged in a potentially contentious hearing today. Harper and his agent, Scott Boras, believed Harper had the right to opt out of his prescribed 2015 salary ($1.5 million) and into baseball's lucrative arbitration system. The Nationals contended his contract did not include the ability to opt out because such language never had been included in the deal. Harper will make $2.5 million in 2015 and $5 million in 2016. Harper, 22, likely would have made about $2.5 million in 2015 through arbitration, according to an MLBTradeRumors.com estimate, although some in the industry believe he could have made more. In the arbitration system, salaries compound from year to year, so the amount at stake for Harper would be more than just this year's salary.
—Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post
NBA: Point guard John Wall was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after leading the Washington Wizards to four straight wins. Wall averaged 18.3 points, a league-best 11.8 assists, five rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.3 blocks over the week's four games and was the only player in the NBA to post at least 18 points, 11 rebounds and five rebounds per game during the stretch. He also shot 54.2 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range.
—Jorge Castillo, The Washington Post
Men's college basketball: Loyola Maryland freshman forward Cam Gregory was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week. Gregory scored a career-high 14 points and had a team-high eight rebounds against Saint Joseph's last Tuesday. The Waldorf native leads Loyola and is third in the Patriot League in rebounding this season (6.7 per game). … Four of five Bowie State starters scored in double figures, and senior Cameron Knox (W.E.B. DuBois) led the way with 23 points in a 73-58 victory over visiting West Virginia State (1-7). The Bulldogs improved to 7-4.
Women's college basketball: Mount St. Mary's senior guard Jacqueline Brewer was honored as Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week.
Men's college soccer: UMBC senior defender Oumar Ballo (Archbishop Curley) was selected to the NCAA Division I College Cup All-Tournament team.
Men's college lacrosse: Towson junior midfielder Ben McCarty (South Carroll) has been named a team captain for the 2015 season.
College swimming and diving: Will Dougherty of Arnold was one of 13 members announced as part of the Towson men's team's recruiting class for next season. Danielle Clark of Ellicott City and Grace Hansen of Timonium were announced as two of 17 members of the Towson women's class.
—From Sun staff and news services