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The Denver Nuggets are acquiring center Cleveland Cavaliers center JaVale McGee for Isaiah Hartenstein and two future second-round picks, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

Bryan Shaw has pitched his way back into Cleveland's bullpen.

The 33-year-old right-hander, who signed a minor league deal with the Indians this offseason, was told Wednesday that he will make the club's Opening Day roster. He will get a one-year contract paying a $1 million salary in the major leagues and $125,000 in the minors and will have the chance to earn $1.3 million in performance bonuses based on pitching appearances:

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Quinn Cook to a second 10-day contract, Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts.

Óscar Mercado won't start the season in Cleveland's outfield -- or even with the Indians.

Struggling in exhibition play, Mercado was optioned to the team's depth camp on Sunday, continuing his slide after a promising rookie season.

The Cleveland Browns are signing former Rams cornerback Troy Hill to a four-year, $24 million deal, a league source said.

Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins is returning to Cleveland on a one-year deal, a source told ESPN.

Higgins will make $2.38 million fully guaranteed, a source said.

The Browns didn't land a top-tier edge rusher in the first wave of free agency, but they're hedging with a flier on a former first-round pick.

Cleveland is signing defensive end Takkarist McKinley to a one-year deal worth up to $4 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

The Cleveland Browns have agreed to sign former Los Angeles Rams safety John Johnson to a three-year contract, sources told ESPN.

The deal is worth $33.75 million with $24 million guaranteed, a source tells ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Cleveland Indians traded utility infielder Mike Freeman to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday for cash.

Manager Terry Francona announced the deal from the team's year-round training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, shortly after he said reigning Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber will start the opener at Detroit on April 1.

Outfielder Billy Hamilton won't make Cleveland's roster, and the Indians are trying to find him another team this spring.

Manager Terry Francona said the club told Hamilton on Thursday that he wasn't part of their plans. The Indians will try to trade Hamilton, who signed a minor league contract last month and has been at big league training camp.