Ravens bring in RGIII as back up to Flacco
The Baltimore Ravens reached agreement on a 1-year deal with quarterback Robert Griffin III, whose once-promising career grinded to a halt two years ago.
Griffin is expected to back up Joe Flacco, Baltimore’s starter for 10 straight seasons. Griffin last played in 2016 with Cleveland, starting five games and winning one. That was the last time the Browns won a game . ...
Southern Cal quarterback Sam Darnold visited with Cleveland’s coaching staff and executives as the team continues to evaluate players it may take with the first overall pick in this month’s NFL draft. He is believed to be the favorite to land with the Browns . ...
The Super Bowl champion Eagles and tight end Richard Rodgers agreed on a one-year contract. The 26-year-old played for the Packers the past four seasons. In 25 career starts, he has 120 catches, 1,166 yards and 13 touchdowns. Last year he had a career-worst 12 catches for 160 yards and a score . ...
Jets receiver Quincy Enunwa signed his restricted free agent tender. Entering his fourth season in New York, the 6-foot-2, 225-pound Enunwa has 80 receptions for 1,172 yards with four scores in 29 career games.
The Jets also signed center Travis Swanson, who started 11 games in Detroit last season before being placed on injured reserve with a concussion . ...
The Buffalo Bills agreed to a one-year deal with free agent defensive end Terrence Fede, who was used as a backup and on special teams in four years in Miami . ...
Indianapolis Colts guard Jeremy Vujnovich has signed the team’s one-year offer. The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder started all 16 games at left guard in 2017 . ...
Bears receiver Josh Bellamy signed his restricted free agent tender, returning for a fifth season in Chicago after 24 catches for 376 yards and a score last season . ...
The Atlanta Falcons agreed to a new one-year contract with safety/linebacker Kemal Ishmael, who was an unrestricted free agent.
Colleges: Cox hired as new URI coach
The University of Rhode Island promoted David Cox to men’s basketball coach, awarding him a five-year deal for $700,000 per year. Cox served as associate head coach for the last four years under Dan Hurley, who left to become head coach at UConn . ...
Auburn guard Mustapha Heron will enter the NBA draft and plans to hire an agent. The sophomore led the Tigers in scoring each of the past two seasons.
Misc.: McGregor stripped of UFC belt
Conor McGregor was stripped of his UFC lightweight championship, UFC president Dana White officially announced at a press conference for Saturday’s pay-perview card in Brooklyn, N.Y. McGregor has not fought for the UFC since he won the 155-pound title at UFC 205 in November 2016, but White did add that McGregor Thanks is “100 to goals percent by coming back this, year.” ...
Mohamed Salah Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Sadio Mane in the first 31 minutes, Liverpool blew away Manchester City in a 3-0 first-leg home win in the Champions League quarterfinals.
In yesterday’s other first leg of the CL quarterfinals, own goals by Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas helped host Barcelona beat Roma, 4-1 . ...
Kristyna Pliskova rallied from a set down to knock out two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, at the WTA’s Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C.