MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $6.1 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing.

A two-time All-Star, Contreras had asked for $6.5 million and had been offered $5.6 million when proposed figures were exchanged.

His deal with the reigning NL Central champions includes a team option for 2026.

Contreras, 27, batted .281 with a .365 on-base percentage, 23 homers and 92 RBIs in 155 games last season and was an All-Star for the second time in three seasons. He hit .289 in 2023 with a .367 on-base percentage, 17 homers and 78 RBIs in 141 games.

The Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America selected Contreras as the Brewers' most valuable player in each of the past two seasons. The Brewers acquired him from the Atlanta Braves after a 2022 season.

Watch highlights as France start the Six Nations with a 43-0 victory against Wales, with home captain Antoine Dupont providing three assists on his return at the Stade de France.

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The way we view Italy has changed - or ought to have changed. Some, perhaps subconsciously, still see them as a nailed-on win with only the margin up for discussion. That was the case for a long time, but not anymore.

They have class and power all over their team, they have clever creators, deadly finishers with dynamism and belligerence.

Scotland have lost more Six Nations games to Italy (eight) than all the other nations combined, so the warning signs are there, flashing blue. Would it be a massive surprise if Italy won? Not in the minds of anybody who's been paying attention to them.

Townsend has injuries, but he's not wallowing. He has absolute faith in Stafford McDowall filling in for Tuipulotu and bringing some of his ball-carrying and defensive solidity to the party.

McDowall is not Tuipulotu but he's still a seriously accomplished footballer, a leader, a big presence who will relish a run in the team. Save for Cherry and the undercooked, but freakish unit, Gray, then this is an impressive Scotland team with an impactful bench.

And they'll most likely need it. A recurring theme throughout last season's championship was Scotland's fast starts and slow finishes, the opening day hair-raiser against Wales being the classic illustration of that.

In points scored across the four quarters of games they went from first, to third, to joint fifth to sixth in the final quarter. For points conceded they were again at their weakest in the final quarter.

Townsend has some terrific firepower on the bench. George Horne, Tom Jordan and Kyle Rowe can create things out of nothing. Gregor Brown, with his physicality and skill-set, could be a real breakout star. Jack Dempsey hasn't played a whole pile of rugby but his carrying and his intensity might be just the ticket to get Scotland over the line.

It could be nervous, it could be positively terrifying, but it's the Six Nations and it's back and it's a hell of a time to be alive.

France: Ramos; Attissogbe, Barassi, Moefana, Bielle-Biarrey; Ntamack, Dupont (capt); Gros, Mauvaka, Atonio, Roumat, Meafou, Cros, Boudehent, Alldritt.

Red card: Ntamack 71

Replacements: Marchand, Baille, Colombe, Auradou, Guillard, Jegou, Le Garrec, Gailleton.

Wales: L Williams; Rogers, Watkin, Tompkins, Adams; B Thomas,-T Williams; G Thomas, Lloyd, H Thomas, Rowlands, Jenkins, Botham, Morgan (capt),Wainwright.

Replacements: Dee, Smith, Assiratti, F Thomas, Reffell, R. Williams, Edwards, Murray.

Sin-bin: Lloyd 32, F Thomas 76

Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Assistant referees: Andrea Piardi (Italy) & Jordan Way (Australia) Brett Cronan (Australia)

Television match official: Brett Cronan (RA)

Miguel Almirón said he feels like he's "at home" now that he's returning to Atlanta United.

Almirón's $12.5 million move from Premier League side Newcastle United was officially announced on Thursday. He arrived to a hero's welcome at Hartsfield International Airport on Thursday night, signing autographs, taking pictures with fans, and listening to fans chant, "Miggy, Miggy."

"I feel at home," he said during a conference call with reporters with the help of a translator. "Especially last night, the welcome was really nice and it was great to see it and I feel like I'm home."

The move comes six years after he left the Five Stripes for the bright lights of the Premier League. After some early struggles, Almirón endeared himself to the Newcastle fans through his work rate and tenacity. His peak came during the 2022-23 season when he scored 11 goals in 41 games across all competitions.

"I think the fans in Newcastle also treated me really well," he said. "I think it's the same level of affection that I've received from both fan bases. I'm always going to be grateful to the Newcastle fans for that, for my time during my six years there. But that's the same kind of respect and affection that I feel from the fans here in Atlanta."

When Almirón departed in 2018, the Paraguay international's dynamic runs down the wing were what caught the eye. Now 30, Almirón feels that Atlanta is getting an even more rounded player than when he left.

"I think in the six years that I was in England, that experience helped," he said. "I think I've matured and I think I'll try to use that experience. I'll try to bring that to the group here to try to help the group in the ways that I can. And I think for those reasons, they also brought me back."

While Almirón spoke of how not much had changed with Atlanta United, one difference is that the forward with whom he connected so often, Josef Martínez, has long since departed, and is now with the San Jose Earthquakes. Almirón said the two are still close.

"I always speak with him. He's one of my best friends in football, so I've shared a lot of things with him and we talk," he said. "These things happen in football. We take different paths as players. So when I left I was taking a different path to go to Newcastle ... God willing, maybe we will find a way to meet again."

Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of bolstering their injury-depleted squad were dented on Friday after Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel rejected the opportunity to join Ange Postecoglou's side, sources have told ESPN.

Tel has informed Bayern of his intention to explore new opportunities in the January transfer window and sources told ESPN that Spurs had a 60 million ($62.5m) offer for the player accepted by the Bundesliga giants on Thursday.

The 19-year-old has attracted interest from Premier League clubs keen to add the highly-rated France under-21 international to their squad.

Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all retain an interest in the player, while Aston Villa see him as a possible replacement for Jhon Durán after the Colombia international left them for Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr.

Sources have told ESPN that Tottenham were hopeful that their offer of a clearer path to the first team would convince Tel to join them after he has been restricted to just 458 minutes in 14 games across all competitions for Bayern this season. However, the plethora of opportunities available to Tel prompted him to turn down a move to Spurs.

The north London club are keen to strengthen their squad for under-fire head coach Postecoglou and have refocused their search to other targets.

Sources have told ESPN that Spurs are exploring a deal to sign AC Milan and England defender Fikayo Tomori but negotations are not advanced.

While the club had been scouring the market for additions in defence, a worrying-looking knee injury suffered by centre-back Radu Dragusin in their Europa League victory over Elfsborg on Thursday has brought forward their search for a new centre-back.

Spurs' ongoing injury crisis has left Postecoglou in despair with several key players still sidelined for another week or two.

Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner and Dominic Solanke are all absent with injuries.

"They are all kind of [going to return] around the same time, around 10 days. We are talking about Vicario, Johnson, Destiny, Wilson, Timo," Postecoglou told a news conference on Friday.

"Romero is a bit of a tricky one. We are not really sure yet. There is still some work he needs to do.

"Certainly all those guys, I think of the long-term ones apart from Dom [Solanke] who is probably a week behind them, the rest of them are slated to be back in the next week to 10 days to be available."

Spurs have won one of their last 11 Premier League matches and are languishing in 15th place in the table.

Amidst a form crisis and mounting injuries, Postecoglou highlighted the need to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window, particularly given Dragusin's injury.

"I think depending on the extent of Radu's [injury], it might be an area we need to look at and certainly this weekend [we are] exploring some options," he added.

Postecoglou's side travel to face Brentford in the Premier League in their next fixture on Sunday.

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Neymar has rejoined Santos, the Brazilian club where both he and Pelé made their names.

Santos posted a video captioned "ThePrinceIsBack" on X in which Neymar said: "King Pelé, your wish is my command, the throne and the crown they are still yours, because you are eternal.

"But the No. 10, it will be an honour to wear the sacred jersey that represents so much for Santos and the world. I promise to do everything I can to keep honouring your legacy, King."

Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement with Neymar to terminate his contract after the Brazil star scored one goal in six appearances during an injury-hit 18 months in the Gulf nation.

The former Barcelona star tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while on international duty shortly after signing for Al Hilal. He returned to the pitch in October, but a hamstring injury prevented him from making a telling contribution to the club.

Neymar began his professional career with Santos in 2009 and developed into one of the brightest young talents in world football as he inspired them to a Copa Libertadores triumph in 2011.

He has earned 128 caps for Brazil, scoring a Selecao-record 79 goals -- two more than Pelé. Neymar was part of the Brazil side that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which was held in Rio de Janeiro.

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TAMPA, Fla. -- The Buccaneers stayed in-house to fill the void left by Liam Coen at offensive coordinator, hiring passing game coordinator Josh Grizzard for the role Friday.

Grizzard has spent only one season with the team, but he was responsible for a third-down offense that converted at a 50.9% rate, the highest in the NFL and a franchise record, and its 45.9% third-down passing percentage also a league high. In addition, the Bucs' 64.4% third-down rushing percentage was third highest in franchise history, as was their 67.7% third-and-short conversion rate. Their 33% third-and-long conversion rate ranked third in the league.

"Josh is bright and innovative and was instrumental in our game planning and play design over the last year," Bucs coach Todd Bowles said. "After interviewing several outstanding candidates throughout this process, it ultimately became clear that our best option was here in our building. We had a lot of success offensively last season and during our conversations, Grizz provided some great ideas on how we can build on that. His familiarity with our offense, our players and the staff will ensure the continuity that is crucial for sustained success."

The elevation of Grizzard, who is well-liked among players, allows the Bucs to maintain as much continuity as possible in their passing game, particularly with quarterback Baker Mayfield, who threw a career-best 41 touchdowns in 2024.

He will be the eighth offensive coordinator for Mayfield in his eight seasons in the league.

Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Grizzard spent seven seasons with the Miami Dolphins wearing a number of different coaching hats: offensive quality control (2017-18), quality control (2019), wide receivers coach (2020-21) and offensive quality control (2022-23).

He got his start as a student assistant at Yale in 2012 and then was a graduate assistant/quality control coach at Duke from 2013-16.

The Bucs interviewed multiple candidates for the job after Coen left to become coach of the Jaguars: Chargers passing game coordinator Marcus Brady; Minnesota Vikings assistant offensive coordinator/assistant quarterbacks coach Grant Udinski; Rams offensive assistant/pass game specialist Nate Scheelhaase, tight ends coach/pass game coordinator Nick Caley and quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone; and Grizzard, the only internal candidate interviewed.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- If he's back with the New York Jets in 2025, Aaron Rodgers' new offensive coordinator will be former Detroit Lions assistant Tanner Engstrand.

Engstrand, 42, agreed to terms with the Jets on Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN. He is familiar with newly hired coach Aaron Glenn, as they spent the past four seasons together on Dan Campbell's staff. Engstrand was the passing game coordinator for an offense that scored a league-high 564 points in 2024.

Fox Sports and Houston's KPRC first reported the agreement.

Once again, the Jets will go into the season with a first-time head coach and a first-time playcaller on offense. They did the same thing in 2021 with Robert Saleh and Mike LaFleur, who was pushed out after two seasons.

Engstrand walks into a historically unstable job that, for now, has a historically great quarterback.

He will be the Jets' 11th playcaller in the past 15 years, probably one of the reasons why they have the 32nd-ranked scoring offense over that span.

Rodgers, 41, is undecided on whether to play a 21st season. Likewise, the Jets haven't said if they want to move forward with the future Hall of Famer, whose 2024 performance was uneven. Glenn, in his introductory news conference Monday, said Rodgers will be evaluated just like every player on the roster.

The four-time MVP has had only four playcallers in his career: Mike McCarthy and Matt LaFleur with the Green Bay Packers and Nathaniel Hackett and Todd Downing with the Jets. Downing took over last season when Hackett was demoted in Week 6.

The defensive-minded Glenn will lean heavily on Engstrand as they chart a course for the offense, which finished 24th in scoring this season.

Also on Friday, the Jets hired Chris Harris as pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Harris spent the past two seasons in a similar role with the Tennessee Titans and had interviewed for the Jets defensive coordinator position.

And the Jets announced the hiring of Chris Banjo as their special teams coordinator. Banjo, 34, who replaces Brant Boyer, spent the past two seasons as a special teams assistant for the Denver Broncos following a 10-year playing career.

Engstrand was considered a possible replacement for former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who left to become the Chicago Bears' head coach, but he was passed over when Campbell opted to go outside the organization to hire John Morton from the Broncos.

Engstrand is a Jim Harbaugh disciple, having worked under Harbaugh at the University of San Diego and Michigan. Engstrand has called plays at the college level (San Diego) and in the XFL (D.C. Defenders) but has no NFL playcalling experience. He has a distant connection to new Jets general manager Darren Mougey, who were both quarterbacks at San Diego State in 2004.

The San Diego native spent his next 13 years as an assistant at USD before following Harbaugh to Michigan. In 2020, he landed with the Lions as an offensive assistant under coach Matt Patricia, who was fired that year. Engstrand was retained by Campbell in 2021, starting as the tight ends coach and eventually being promoted to passing game coordinator.

Engstrand inherits an offense with two talented wide receivers in Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams, though there is a chance Adams will be released in a salary-cap-related move. He also gets a versatile running back in Breece Hall and four returning starters on the offensive line.

The big question is the uncertainty at quarterback, one of the reasons why their top coordinator target -- Los Angeles Rams passing game coordinator Nick Cailey -- reportedly declined an interview.

If Rodgers doesn't return, the Jets probably will add a quarterback. The top quarterbacks under contract are backup Tyrod Taylor, 35, and 2024 fifth-round pick Jordan Travis, who missed his rookie year due to a college injury.