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Oct 22, 2025, 01:11 PM ET Tennessee coach Tony Vitello is finalizing a deal to become the next manager of the San Francisco Giants, sources tell ESPN, marking the first time a big league team has plucked a manager directly from a college program without any experience as a professional coach, sources told ESPN. Following days of negotiations in which …

Tim McManusOct 20, 2025, 08:13 PM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. PHILADELPHIA — Defensive end Brandon Graham has decided to come out of retirement and is finalizing a deal to rejoin the Philadelphia Eagles …

7:00pm: Toboni will be Washington’s president of baseball operations, reports Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic, and will hire a general manager to be his second-in-command. 1:20pm: The Nationals are finalizing a deal with Red Sox assistant general manager Paul Toboni as the new head of their baseball operations department, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. It’s unclear what Toboni’s official title …

DENVER — The Chicago Cubs are finalizing a deal with first baseman Carlos Santana, according to a source briefed on the negotiations, adding a decorated player who was recently released by the Cleveland Guardians so that he could pursue a better opportunity with a playoff contender. With Sunday serving as a deadline to establish postseason eligibility, the Cubs will gain …

The Red Sox and first baseman Nathaniel Lowe are in the final stages of a contract, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.  MassLive’s Chris Cotillo reported earlier that Lowe and the Sox were in discussions and were “working on getting it done.”  Lowe is represented by SportsMeter. The signing comes at little surprise, as reports linking the Sox to Lowe have …

The Red Sox and outfielder Roman Anthony are finalizing an eight-year contract extension that will guarantee the 21-year-old $130MM, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal will cover the 2026-33 seasons and contain a club option for the 2034 campaign as well. Between the club option and a series of escalators, the deal can max out at $230MM. Anthony is represented …

Outfielder Roman Anthony made his MLB debut earlier this season. Now he’s finalizing an eight-year, $130 million contract extension with the Boston Red Sox, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal includes a club option and would keep Anthony under team control through 2034, per Passan. This story is being updated. Source link

NFL is finalizing a deal to take a stake in ESPN, hand over RedZone  The Washington Post NFL deals Red Zone, NFL Media assets to ESPN in blockbuster billion-dollar agreement: Sources – The Athletic  The New York Times ESPN to acquire NFL RedZone, NFL Media assets in billion-dollar agreement: Report  Yahoo Sports ESPN, NFL reach agreement on massive media NFL Media deal  NBC Sports …

Jul 31, 2025, 02:52 PM ET The New York Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire closer David Bednar from the Pittsburgh Pirates, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Thursday. The deal is pending a medical review, sources said. The 30-year-old Bednar brings high-end performance without the price tag of his back end-of-the-bullpen peers, as he is making $5.9 million …

The Seattle Mariners are finalizing a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks to land Eugenio Suárez, whose offensive renaissance made him one of the most coveted targets of this year’s trade deadline market, a source confirmed on Wednesday night to The Athletic. Under the agreement, Suárez’s right-handed power bat returns to Seattle, where he hit 53 home runs for the Mariners …