Eagles defensive tackle Cox announces his retirement

Philadelphia Eagles sixtime Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox announced his retirement on Sunday.

Cox, a first-round pick in 2012, played all 12 of his seasons in Philadelphia and holds the franchise record for sacks (70) by a defensive tackle, trailing only Reggie White, Trent Cole, Clyde Simmons and Brandon Graham in career sacks.

He joins six-time All-Pro center Jason Kelce in retirement. Graham signed a oneyear deal on Saturday to return to the Eagles for his 15th season.

Cox was selected No. 12 overall in 2012 in Andy Reid’s last season in Philadelphia.

He helped the Eagles beat Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl following the 2017 season and had his best year in 2018 when he was a firstteam All-Pro.

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College hockey

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Golf

Scottie Scheffler was hot with the putter at Bay Hill in Florida. Scheffler won by five shots.

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• Abraham Ancer saw a five-stroke lead disappear after two rounds to beat Cameron Smith and Paul Casey in a playoff and win the inaugural LIV Golf tournament in Hong Kong.

Auto racing

Christopher Bell surged into the lead when Martin Truex Jr. pulled away for an emotional NASCAR Cup Series win at Phoenix Raceway.

• Team Penske silenced recent criticism aimed at series leadership by dominating the IndyCar seasonopening race with a Josef Newgarden win from the pole in the downtown streets of St. Petersburg.

Skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin has made a triumphant return to the Alpine skiing World Cup after a six-week injury layoff. The American star dominated the season’s penultimate slalom for career win 96 and locked up her recordequaling eighth season title in the discipline. Shiffrin raced for the first time since hurting her left knee in a downhill crash in Italy.

Soccer

Lindsay Horan’s header in first-half stoppage time proved to be the only goal the U.S. women’s soccer team would need to beat Brazil, 1-0, in the CONCACAF W Gold Cup final in San Diego.