Tebow to Eagles?
The Philadelphia Eagles reportedly will sign Tim Tebow toa one-year contract as a fourth quarterback for their off-season program. The news was first reported Sunday by Fox’s Jay Glazer, and confirmed to The Times by Tom House, Tebow’s throwing coach. The Eagles will be the fourth NFL team for Tebow, a first-round pick by Denver in 2010 who made a splash in 2011 with a string of comefrom-behind victories but has had trouble finding steady NFL employment because of his run-first style and concerns about his throwing accuracy. He played sparingly for the New York Jets in 2012, was cut by New England during training camp in 2013 and has worked as a college football analyst for ESPN since December 2013.
— Sam Farmer
Sotonye Jamabo, a Plano (Texas) West High running back who signed a letter of intent with UCLA, was arrested in Kemp, Texas, early Sunday on suspicion of drinking and fleeing police in a vehicle, the Dallas Morning News reported. According to an arrest record the newspaper obtained, Jamabo, 18, could be charged with minor consumption of alcohol, minor in possession of alcohol, speeding, driving without a driver’s license and disregarding a stop sign.
— Chris Foster
UCLA senior Samantha Peszek, a 2008 Olympian, won the balance beam in individual finals at the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, two days after tying Florida’s Kytra Hunter for the all-around title.
Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott won the Sullivan Award, recognizing what the AAU deems the most outstanding U.S. amateur athlete who also demonstrates premier leadership, character and sportsmanship.
Toronto General Manager Masai Ujiri was fined $35,000 and the team was docked $25,000 by the NBA because Ujiri used an expletive when addressing fans before the Raptors’ playoff opener.
Aston Villa beat Liverpool, 2-1, in London to set up an FA Cup final between American-owned clubs — a first for world soccer’s oldest tournament. Aston Villa, owned by Cleveland Browns majority owner Randy Lerner, will face Arsenal, whose owner Stan Kroenke also owns the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets and the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche.