SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Pitcher Scott Kazmir has decided not to opt out of the final two seasons of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, choosing to keep $32 million in pay rather than become a free agent.The 32-year-old left-hander was 10-6 with a 4.56 ERA in 26 starts after signing a three-year, $48 million contract. He missed a month starting in late August with neck inflammation, then cut short an outing after one inning because of chest spasms.A three-time All-Star, Kazmir received a $5 million signing bonus from the Dodgers and an $11 million salary this year, of which $8 million was deferred until Dec. 15, 2019. He is owed $16 million in each of the next two seasons, with $8 million a year deferred, payable on Dec. 15 in 2020 and 2021.His decision was announced Monday. Baltimore Orioles Pro Shop .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. Baltimore Orioles Store . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. https://www.cheaporioles.com/ . -- The Missouri Tigers might not have a roster full of superstars. Orioles Jerseys 2019 . Having already announced that the race will start May 9 with three stages in Northern Ireland and Ireland and finish in Trieste on June 1, the rest of the route was unveiled Monday. Baltimore Orioles Gear . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night. FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, who returned to practice Saturday while recovering from a calf injury, is listed as questionable for Monday nights game against the New Orleans Saints but will play.Yes, Ill play Monday night, Jones said.?I wouldnt chance it if I didnt [feel right], if I felt like I was going to overcompensate and something else was going to get tore up or it was going to get worse or anything like that. Its just warming that muscle up, warming up everything, making sure everything is firing properly.Jones, held out of practice Thursday and Friday, was limited Saturday. However, he appeared to have his explosion running across the red zone and catching passes near the start of practice. In between reps, Jones was spotted bouncing up and down as if to test and make sure his calf was fine.He looked explosive in and out of his breaks, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said of Saturdays practice. He didnt get a lot of turns, but we kind of tried to feature him on the plays that he needed to see. We didnt do it just in the red zone. We did him on third down. We did it on first and second down to see where he was at. So, Im encouraged.That was kind of the plan in the week: Could he do some of the walk-through? And then he kind of made a good turn yesterday and today to say, All right, lets give it a shot. Hes somebody that needs to go to really feel it.When asked if he injured his right calf after colliding with two Oakland Raiders defenders last weekk, Jones responded, Both of them hurt.ddddddddddddJones entered the regular season recovering from a left ankle injury suffered in the third preseason game. He then aggravated the ankle injury in a 31-24 season-opening loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It didnt stop Jones from playing 49 snaps -- with five receptions for 106 yards and a touchdown -- in last weeks 35-28 win at Oakland.Jones said the ankle is no longer an issue.Entering Monday nights game, Jones leads the team with 172 receiving yards and two touchdown receptions. He has nine catches, second to Jacob Tamme (11).In other injury news, first-round draft pick Keanu Neal, who is coming off preseason arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, will make his NFL debut Monday night. Quinn did not commit to Neal starting at strong safety, but he said Neal would get his share of plays.Meanwhile fellow rookie DeVondre Campbell, a starting inside linebacker, was ruled out for the second consecutive game with a left ankle sprain. Fellow inside linebacker Paul Worrilow also is out after undergoing groin surgery. Sean Weatherspoon will start for Campbell, while Philip Wheeler will help address the depth at inside linebacker with Worrilow out too.Wide receiver Justin Hardy is set to play despite being limited throughout the week with a shoulder injury. And wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (ankle) also is set to go. ' ' '