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San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Jon Lester has reunited with Theo Epstein. Lester agreed to a six-year deal with the Chicago Cubs early Wednesday morning, according to a report. The Cubs and Boston Red Sox were the only teams remaining in the Lester sweepstakes on Tuesday night after the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers backed out, per reports. Yahoo Sports! is reporting the pact to be for $155 million. The 30-year-old Lester went 6-4 with a 2.35 ERA for the Oakland Athletics after he and outfielder Jonny Gomes were acquired in a blockbuster trade- deadline swap from the Red Sox for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes. The southpaw went 16-11 with a career-best 2.46 ERA in 2014. Lester is most known for his prowess in the postseason, where he is 6-4 with 2.57 ERA in 14 career appearances, including a perfect 3-0 mark with a sparkling 0.43 ERA in the World Series. Lester has a 116-67 record with a 3.58 ERA over his nine-year career. He turned down a $70 million contract extension from Boston during the spring, the team which he helped win two World Series titles. Epstein became the youngest general manager in MLB history when the Red Sox hired him following the 2002 season and helped them win a pair of World Series prior becoming the president of baseball operations for the Cubs in 2011. China NFL Jerseys . -- LeBron James warned the Orlando Magic to stop double-teaming him and ignoring James Jones. Wholesale NFL Jerseys USA . Thats how the Ravens won when Ryan was their defensive co-ordinator from 2005-08, and that is precisely the formula Baltimore used to beat Ryans New York Jets on Sunday. https://www.cheapnfljerseysjustwholesale...nhl-jerseys.com) - Longtime Senators star Daniel Alfredsson returned to Ottawa on Thursday to officially announce his retirement. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . - Buffalo Bills running back C. Cheap NFL Jerseys . -- Challenged for the first time under Major League Baseballs expanded replay system, umpires got it right.MELBOURNE, Australia - A bad start led to the end of Eugenie Bouchards run at the Australian Open.Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., was eliminated from the Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russias Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals. It was especially disappointing for Bouchard, who hoped to better her semifinal loss a year ago at Melbourne Park.Bouchard finished with 13 winners and 30 unforced errors on Tuesday, missing on both of her break point chances while dropping serve four times.I felt under pressure the whole time, a bit on my back foot, said Bouchard. Thats not how I want to play. I feel like I didnt start well, and it kind of all went downhill from there.Its definitely easier when you have a good start to the match.Seventh-seeded Bouchards defeat in 78 minutes was her eighth at a Grand Slam and first of the season after four victories in 2015.Bouchard dropped serve in the opening game of the high-profile quarter-final, but regained her composure, holding for 1-2 with a winning backhand return.But Bouchard was never able to close the gap despite forcing Sharapova to save break points in the sixth game. Three games later, Bouchard saved a set point with a winner but lost the set a point later after sending a backhand wide.She definitely played well today and she didnt give me many chances. I know I could have done better for sure, said Bouchard.dddddddddddd Im disappointed with not taking the few chances I got here and there. Against great players, you have to take every little chance you can get.Sharapova took a 3-1 lead in the second set after another misplaced backhand by Bouchard. Sharapova earned a match point from a Bouchard forehand error and landed a winner of her own in the corner to seal the victory and advance to the tournaments semifinal.I had to produce a really good performance against Genie, said Sharapova. Shes been playing so confidently and aggressively.Three of the four matches played between Bouchard and Sharapova have come at majors, with the Russian beating Bouchard at the French Open the past two years.Bouchard is the first Canadian — female or male — to play a Grand Slam singles final, losing to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at Wimbledon last year.She will now return home and decide if she will play for Canada in the Fed Cup in early February against the visiting Czech Republic.Im going to go visit the family, thats for sure. Take some time off, rest the body a bit, said Bouchard. (Fed Cup) is something I was going to decide after the tournament. My tournament ended like half an hour ago, so Im still going to talk to my team and make the best decision for me if I can play or not. ' ' '