Giants: Ohtani said no to ‘identical’ deal
The San Francisco Giants made three offers to Shohei Ohtani, including a final proposal that president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi called “very comparable if not identical” to the record $700-million, 10-year contract he signed with the Dodgers.
When asked to specify whether the Giants’ proposal was nearly equivalent to what the Dodgers offered, Zaidi noted, “Structure and total compensation, yes.”
Slugging South Korean outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and the Giants agreed to a $113-million, sixyear deal, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press . ... Right-hander Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a $45-million, three-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told the AP . ... Lefthander Andrew Chafin’s $4.75 million, one-year contract was finalized by the Detroit Tigers . ... The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to a $3.2million, one-year contract with slugger Rowdy Tellez . ... The Washington Nationals finalized a $2.25-million, one-year contract with reliever Dylan Floro and a $2million, one-year deal with infielder/outfielder Nick Senzel.
Quarterback Riley Leonard said on social media he is transferring from Duke to Notre Dame. Other notable transfers include quarterback Tyler Van Dyke from Miami to Wisconsin, quarterback
Noah Kim from Michigan State to Coastal Carolina and running back
Chip Trayanum from Ohio State to Kentucky . ... North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye is entering the NFL draft and won’t play in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl . ... Former Boise State coach Andy Avalos was named Texas Christian’s defensive coordinator.
Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell announced quarterback Nick Mullens will start Saturday at Cincinnati in place of
Joshua Dobbs . ... The Cleveland Browns lost their second starting offensive tackle in two days as
Jedrick Wills Jr. underwent season-ending knee surgery . ... Al Michaels won’t be calling an NFL playoff game for NBC for the first time since the network returned to televising the league in 2006 . ...
Tommy DeVito threw a 32-yard pass to Wan’Dale Robinson to set up Randy Bullock’s 37-yard field goal as time expired, and the host New York Giants (5-8) beat Green Bay (6-7) 24-22 on Monday night . ... Rookie Will Levis threw for a career-high 327 yards and directed two touchdown drives in the final 41⁄2 minutes, and the Tennessee Titans rallied to stun Miami 28-27.
The woman who accused former San Diego State punter and NFL hopeful Matt Araiza of raping her at an off-campus party in 2021 agreed to drop him from a civil lawsuit. STORY, B3
San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey has a torn anterior cruciate ligament and will sit out the rest of the season.
Detroit Red Wings forward David Perron was suspended for six games for cross-checking.
Florida’s state athletic board fined a high school $16,500 and put it on probation after a transgender student played on the girls’ volleyball team.
No. 9 Clemson held off No. 2 Notre Dame 2-1 on Monday night at Louisville, Ky., for the NCAA men’s soccer national championship.
Dionte Bostick scored 19 points as Cal State Northridge (7-3) held on for an 80-75 victory over Utah Tech (5-5) on Monday night.