Tight end Watson returning to Saints

Tight end Benjamin Watson ultimately chose to sign with the Ravens in 2016 despite interest from the New Orleans Saints in retaining him. Two years later, Watson is returning to the Saints, for whomhe had his best NFL season in 2015. Watson will sign a one-year deal with New Orleans after he led the Ravens in receptions in 2017. The deal was first reported by ESPN. Watson, who acknowledged earlier this offseason that he was considering retirement, opted to return for his 15th NFL season. Watson, 37, signed a two-year deal with the Ravens in 2016, but he was sidelined for his entire first season with the team after tearing his Achilles tendon during the preseason. The 2017 season, though, was a memorable one for Watson. He returned from the injury to lead the Ravens in receptions at the age of 37. His 61 receptions were nine more than any other Raven had. His 522 receiving yards trailed only Mike Wallace’s 748. Watson and Wallace also finished tied for the team lead with four touchdown receptions. REDSKINS TRADE: Su’a Cravens already appears to be relishing in his change of scenery and his chance at a fresh start. In a video posted on his Twitter account , the song “A Whole New World” from the Disney movie “Aladdin” played in the background before a smiling Cravens let out a loud “Woo!” Underneath was a caption that read: “Broncos!!!! Here I come!!” The safety who contemplated retirement last season was acquired Wednesday by Denver from the Washington Redskins, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams had not announced the deal. As part of the deal, the Broncos and Redskins flipped fourth- and fifthround picks from this year’s draft. In addition, Denver sends a fifth-rounder to Washington — also from this year — and a conditional sixthround pick in 2020. matchups remain the same: NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (16-6) faces Homer Bailey (6-9), who is making his first Opening Day start for the Reds. The forecast calls for steady and sometimes heavy rain today, meaning the game likely would have faced long delays if it could be played at all, Reds president Phil Castellini said. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE: A limited number of individual game tickets for all four possible home games of the first round of the Washington Capitals playoffs will go on sale to today at 10 a.m. Tickets are available by calling 800-745-3000, on WashingtonCaps.com, at Kettler Capitals Iceplex and at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Capital One Arena box office. Game dates, times and opponents will be announced by the NHL at the conclusion of the regular season. COLLEGES: Bowie State athletic director Clyde Doughty Jr. will be inducted into the New York Institute of Technology Athletics Hall of Fame on June 11 at the Woodside Club. MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: McDaniel sophomore Jakob Katzen was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III South Defensive Player of the Week. WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Maryland junior attacker Megan Whittle ( McDonogh) was selected as the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association National Player of the Week. ... Goucher will host a “Lace Up With LAX” event at its Landmark Conference home opener with Elizabethtown on Friday at Beldon Field beginning at 5:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring new or gently used sneakers that will be donated to the Salvation Army of Central Maryland. Since Lace Up With LAX’s inception in 2013, over 2,000 pairs of shoes have been donated to homeless shelters throughout the United States. For more on Lace Up With LAX, go to laceupwithlax.org. COLLEGE BASEBALL: Maryland junior Hunter Parsons earned Perfect Game/Rawlings National Pitcher of the Week and Big Ten Co-Pitcher of the Week after his two-hit shutout of Stetson. COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bowie State swept the the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association weekly awards. Senior Inaya Jones (Dunbar) is Pitcher of the Week, senior Jacqueline Pickering is Offensive Player of the Week, junior Morgan Powell is Defensive Player of the Week and Tonja Braxton is Coach of the Week. COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mount St. Mary’s Justin Kimble (men’s track), D.J. Workcuff (men’s field), Kayla Barnes (women’s track) and Rachel Finn (women’s field) were honored as Northeast Conference athletes of the week. VARSITY BOYS SOCCER: Towson will host its first alumni boys soccer game April 7 at noon at the school. Interested alumni should contact coach Randy Dase at rdase@bcps.org. — Vegas for the $1.8 billion, 65,000-seat stadium that is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 1, 2020. ... The Broncos acquired S Su’a Cravens from the Redskins for draft picks. ... The Jaguars acquired QB Cody Kessler from the Browns for a conditional 2019 seventh-round draft pick to be the backup to Blake Bortles. ... Former Raiders QB David Humm has died at age 65. Humm was a star quarterback at Nebraska who went on to have a long career as a backup in the NFL. Humm had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1988 and was confined to a wheelchair for more than 20 years. ... A second suspect charged in connection with a burglary at Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski’s Massachusetts home has been arraigned. Eric Tyrrell was held on $1,000 bail after pleading not guilty to two counts of receiving stolen property.

John Isner advanced to the semifinals of the Miami Open for the second time in the past four years after overpowering Hyeon Chung 6-1, 6-4 in just over an hour. On the women’s side, No. 6 seed Jelena Ostapenko ousted fourthseeded Elina Svitolina 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) to reach the semifinals.

A medical examiner determined Zeke Upshaw, a swingman for the Pistons’ G League affiliate, suffered a “sudden cardiac death” after collapsing on the court during a game Sunday. ... Michigan State spent roughly $500,000 for a public relations firm in January to track media coverage and social media activity related to the case of disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar, the Lansing State Journal reported.