2:41 PM ET The Washington Nationals offered a 13-year, $350 million extension to outfielder Juan Soto prior to the current lockout by Major League Baseball, he confirmed to ESPN’s Enrique Rojas on Wednesday. The offer, made before the work stoppage, was intended to start this season and did not include deferred money, a Nationals source
12:42 PM ET As the dust from a seismic NBA trade deadline settles, tell yourself the season is nearly 3/4 done. And that the means to make meaningful changes to your fantasy franchises are narrowing. To strategically re-align for the stretch run, there’s only one place to start. Take an extended gander at the NBA
5:49 AM ET Reuters and ESPN Red Bull have signed a multi-year partnership with cryptocurrency exchange Bybit in what the Formula One team said was the largest annual crypto deal in international sport so far. The Milton Keynes-based team did not reveal a deal value in their statement issued on Wednesday but an informed source
9:24 AM ET The time for transition with a team is never easy to predict, but there is one near certainty for the U.S. women’s national team: you typically do it after an Olympics because you have a big, three-year gap before the next World Cup on the calendar. Well, that is until a pandemic
1:39 PM ET Former world No. 1 Andy Murray suffered a brutal 6-0, 6-1 defeat by Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round of the Qatar Open on Wednesday. Murray, twice a champion at the event, never got anywhere near the form he showed the previous day in beating Japan’s Taro Daniel, lasting little
10:45 AM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will not need surgery to repair a right knee injury he suffered in Super Bowl LVI. Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Burrow will simply need rest after he aggravated a sprained MCL in his right knee in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams on
11:50 AM ET ESPN News Services The Vikings officially hired Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell as the 10th head coach in franchise history Wednesday. Vikings co-owner and president Mark Wilf called O’Connell “a strong leader, an innovative coach and an excellent communicator” in a statement issued from the team. “Kevin played the game at all
11:30 AM ET THE DALLAS COWBOYS paid a confidential settlement of $2.4 million after four members of their iconic cheerleading squad accused a senior team executive of voyeurism in their locker room as they undressed during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium, according to documents obtained by ESPN and people with knowledge of the situation.
9:42 AM ET Associated Press VIRGINIA WATER, England — Jon Rahm was voted as the European tour’s Player of the Year for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday. The top-ranked Rahm, of Spain, won the 2021 award after a year in which he captured his first major — the U.S. Open — and
10:10 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have extended the contract of coach Zac Taylor through the 2026 season, the team announced Wednesday. The deal comes days from Super Bowl LVI, where the Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Rams 23-20. It was the franchise’s first appearance in the game since 1989. “Zac has come