Vikings reach multi year contract extension with coach Kevin O'Connell

Vikings, O'Connell agree to multiyear extension

The Vikings and head coach Kevin O'Connell have agreed to a multiyear extension, the team announced Tuesday.

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Vikings reach multi-year contract extension with coach Kevin O'Connell

Kevin O'Connell has led the Vikings to the playoffs twice in his three seasons leading the franchise.

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Vikings, Kevin O'Connell agree to terms on a multi-year contract extension: 'I'm thrilled for the years ahead'

O'Connell are the Vikings are coming off a 14-win season

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Blue Jays, Santander reach 5-year, $92.5M deal

Outfielder Anthony Santander, who set career highs with 44 home runs and 102 RBIs last season, has reached a five-year, $92.5 million deal with the Blue Jays.

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Blue Jays land Anthony Santander on five-year contract worth more than $90 million

The Jays had missed out on a handful of targets this winter before signing Santander

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Lions, Vikings and Packers combine for ugly playoff collapse that NFL hasn't seen from a division in 42 years

The NFC North had the ugliest postseason collapse in postseason history

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Steve Sarkisian extension: Texas coach lands new deal amid rumored interest from NFL teams

The new agreement adds an additional season to the deal signed last February by Sarkisian

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Tedesco fired as Belgium coach after two years

Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco has been fired after he failed to generate the expected results with the national team, the Belgian soccer association announced on Friday.

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Russia gives Navalny lawyers multi-year sentences for relaying his messages

Verdicts against trio suggest legal representatives are latest target of Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent. Russia has sentenced three lawyers who had defended Alexei Navalny to several years in ...

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Dawn Staley becomes highest-paid women’s basketball coach with $25m extension

Extension keeps Staley at South Carolina until 2030 Gamecocks have won three NCAA titles under coach Coach Dawn Staley received a contract extension on Friday that South Carolina said will make ...

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South Carolina's Dawn Staley inks historic $25M contract extension

South Carolina's head women's basketball coach Dawn Staley signed a contract extension to stay with the team until 2030.

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Jarren Duran, Red Sox reach 1-year, $3.85 million contract to avoid arbitration

Jarren Duran was eighth in MVP voting last year after hitting .285 with 21 homers, 75 RBIs, 34 steals, 48 doubles and 111 runs.

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South Carolina's Dawn Staley becomes highest paid coach in women's basketball history with new contract

Staley's new five-year contract is valued at approximately $25.25 million

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Erling Haaland signs stunning 9.5-year, $610,000 per week Manchester City contract extension

The Norwegian superstar commits to historic Etihad Stadium deal until 2034, with no release clause

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Hit or Miss? Rating the longest soccer contracts after Haaland's 9½-year deal

Erling Haaland has signed a new 9½-year contract at Manchester City, but what are some lessons from history regarding long-term deals?

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Kevin O'Connell: J.J. McCarthy able to have full offseason to show he can be starter

The quarterback position was central to the conversation at the end of season press conferences that the Vikings held on Thursday.

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USC signs defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn to a contract extension

D'Anton Lynn, who oversaw a big turnaround in his first season as USC's defensive coordinator, signs a contract extension with the team.

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O'Connell: 'Great' bond, dialogue with Vikes brass

Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell met with the team's ownership group this week and said Thursday that he wants to sign a contract extension to remain with the team.

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Kevin O'Connell wants to sign extension with Vikings, coach set to be a free agent after 2025 season

O'Connell says he hopes to remain in Minnesota

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WWE and TNA Wrestling announce multi-year partnership as wrestlers will appear on both NXT and TNA Impact

WWE and TNA put pen to paper after various crossover appearances

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FirstFT: Germany’s economy contracts for second straight year

Also in today’s newsletter, South Korea’s impeached president is arrested and powerful Wall Street dealmaker joins OpenAI board

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Why Vikings' Kevin O'Connell is the quintessential modern NFL coach

Empath O'Connell dismisses the idea he's soft or too sensitive as he sheds the old-school style of coaching.

ESPN - Jan. 13

Cowboys, Mike McCarthy unable to reach agreement as head coach leaves after five seasons in Dallas

McCarthy and the Cowboys couldn't come to an agreement on a new deal

CBS Sports - Jan. 13

Blue Jays add All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman with $33 million, 3-year contract

All-Star reliever Jeff Hoffman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $33 million, three-year contract

ABC News - Jan. 10

MLB rumors: Pete Alonso, Scott Boras pitch Mets on three-year contract, Yankees looking to move Marcus Stroman

Here are your hot stove rumors for Friday, Jan. 10

CBS Sports - Jan. 10

Marcus Freeman offers inspiring message as first Black coach to reach college football national championship

Notre Dame's coach remains focused on his team's performance despite making history of his own at the Orange Bowl

CBS Sports - Jan. 10

Second Ports Strike Avoided as Dockworkers Reach Contract Deal

An agreement on automation and job preservation was crucial to the six-year agreement between the union and management at major East and Gulf Coast ports.

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