Convinced star defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul was fully healed from a July 4 fireworks accident in Florida two summers ago that severely damaged his right hand, the New York Giants signed the 28-year-old, two-time Pro Bowler to a four-year contract worth about $68 million. ‘‘This is where I wanted to be,’’ Pierre-Paul told the Giants’ website Friday. ‘‘I couldn’t imagine me being anywhere else.’’ After severely damaging his right hand, Pierre-Paul missed the first half of that season, but returned for the final eight games. He started all 12 games he played last year and had a strong finish as the Giants went 11-5 and made the playoffs. ‘‘I’m back for four years and I’m ready to get after it,’’ said Pierre-Paul, who was tagged by the franchise last month for the second time in three years. ‘‘It means a lot to me, because I started here, and obviously I want to finish here.’’ The Giants also re-signed backup quarterback Josh Johnson and eight-year veteran guard John Jerry, who played his first four seasons in Miami.

Smith leaves team, not venue

Former Jets quarterback Geno Smith agreed to terms with the Giants, pending passing a physical, a person with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press. Like receiver Brandon Marshall who signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Giants last week, Smith is leaving the Jets but remaining in the same stadium. The 26-year-old Smith was a second-round draft choice by the Jets in 2013, but his stint with them was marred by injuries and inconsistency . . . With the inexperienced Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg the only quarterbacks on their roster, the Jets met with Josh McCown, who spent the last two seasons with the Cleveland Browns . . . The Seahawks agreed to deals to bring back tight end Luke Willson and cornerback DeShawn Shead . . . The Arizona Cardinals re-signed defensive tackle Frostee Rucker, 33, to a one-year contract, retaining a veteran presence on the defensive line after losing Calais Campbell to the Jaguars in free agency.

Baseball

Yanks get combined no-hitter

Masahiro Tanaka kept up his strong start this spring by combining with Yankees relievers Chasen Shreve and Jordan Montgomery on a no-hitter in a 3-0 exhibition win over the host Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. Tanaka, scheduled to start on Opening Day, struck out six and walked two in 4⅓innings. The Yankees ace has thrown 13⅓ scoreless innings in exhibition play. . . . Waymon Roberts, the father of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts who was stationed in Okinawa with the US Marines when his only son was born in 1972, died on Friday at 68 . . . The Opening Day availability of Miami Marlins third baseman Martin Prado remained uncertain after he injured his hamstring playing for Team Venezuela in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s loss to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic . . . The Orioles released righthanded pitcher Logan Ondrusek, who was due to have his elbow examined next week by Dr. James Andrews. Ondrusek, who agreed in December to a non-guaranteed $650,000, one-year contract, was entitled to 30 days’ termination pay, $106,557.

MiscellanyKimetto to sit out Marathon

Dennis Kimetto, who set the world record in the 2014 Berlin Marathon (2 hours 2 minutes, 57 seconds), was forced to withdraw from the 2017 Boston Marathon because of an injury, organizers announced Friday. Kimetto fell on his knee while training for Boston and will not recover in time for the April 17 race . . . Joey Logano, whose day began with a meeting with Kyle Busch and NASCAR officials to discuss their late-race crash and subsequent pit-road scuffle last weekend at Las Vegas, capped his day by winning the pole position for Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway with a fast lap of 137.321 miles per hour . . . Nick Kyrgios, who beat No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., withdrew less than two hours before his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer because of what he suspected was food poisoning. Federer advanced to face 17th-seeded Jack Sock, a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 winner over No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori . . . American midfielder Fabian Johnson will miss World Cup qualifiers against Honduras and Panama because of a right hamstring injury suffered Thursday in a Europa League match. US coach Bruce Arena on Friday picked Sporting Kansas City’s Graham Zusi to replace Johnson on his 24-man roster. The Americans are trying to overcome an 0-2 start in the final round of World Cup qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region . . . Former Michigan cornerback Jourdan Lewis was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence after authorities say he assaulted his girlfriend at his Ann Arbor, Mich., apartment at 1 a.m. Wednesday. Lewis, who is facing 93 days in jail and a $500 fine, denied the allegations in interviews with police . . . Dave Ogrean, executive director of USA Hockey, said the organization contacted representatives of US players threatening to boycott the World Championships over a wage dispute in the hopes of reaching an accord and getting the selected team to return to the ice before the start of the March 31 tournament in Plymouth, Mich.