Rams, Stafford agree on extension

Quarterback Matthew Stafford agreed Saturday to a fouryear contract extension through 2026 with the Los Angeles Rams after winning the Super Bowl in his first season with the team.

Stafford’s deal is worth $160 million, with $135 million guaranteed, according to ESPN.

Stafford is cashing in on his spectacular debut season with the Rams after 12 seasons with the Detroit Lions, who traded the 2009 No. 1 overall pick to Los Angeles a year ago.

Stafford set a franchise record with 4,886 yards passing in the 17-game regular season, and he tied Kurt Warner’s team record with 41 touchdown passes while leading the Rams to the NFC West title. The Rams traded wide receiver Robert Woods to the Titans, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The Rams are receiving a 2023 sixthround draft pick in exchange for Woods . ... The Eagles agreed to a one-year contract with the defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, roughly a day and a half after they released Cox in a surprisingly unceremonious fashion . ... The Falcons agreed to terms on a two-year $10.5 million contract with all-purpose running back Cordarrelle Patterson . ... Cornerback Rasul Douglas is staying in Green Bay on a three-year, $21 million deal.

Golf: PGA Tour rookie Davis Riley made three birdies from tough spots to close out the front nine and finished with a 9-under-par 62, a tournament scoring record and a two-shot lead over Matthew NeSmith going into the final round of the Valspar Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Justin Thomas (66) and Sam Burns (67) are three shots behind. Shaun Norris opened a fourshot lead after three rounds of the Steyn City Championship in Johannesburg, putting the South African in prime position for his first European tour title.

Norris’ nearest challenger is compatriot Dean Burmester, who moved to 19-under with a 66.

Tennis: Taylor Fritz ended Andrey Rublev’s 13-match winning streak with a 7-5, 6-4 victory in the BNP Paribas Open semifinals in Indian Wells (Riverside County).

Fritz advanced to the final Sunday against Rafael Nadal, who beat Carlos Alcaraz in the other semifinal 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Seeded seventh, Rublev had won 13 consecutive matches since Feb. 14, including back-toback titles at Marseille and Dubai.

Motor sports: Ty Gibbs pulled off a brilliant move after taking the white flag to lead his only lap of the day, winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gibbs took the checkered flag ahead of Austin Hill by 0.178 seconds. A.J. Allmendinger wound up in third. Nineteen-year-old Georgian Corey Heim raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, getting a push from the lapped machine of John Hunter Nemechek to deny Chandler Smith a second straight win. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc stunned Formula One champion Max Verstappen by taking a brilliant pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, and seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton made the best of a bad situation for Mercedes by qualifying in fifth spot. Felix Rosenqvist earned the pole with a 221.110 mph lap in NASCAR Cup qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Scott McLaughlin went 221.096 for Team Penske to just barely miss the pole but give Chevrolet a lockout of the front row.