NFL:
The Philadelphia Eagles have hired Doug Pederson to be their coach. Pederson was Kansas City's offensive coordinator the past three seasons. Pederson accepted the offer to become Philadelphia's coach last week. The team had to wait for the Chiefs to be eliminated from the playoffs before making it official.
The Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers have held their first meeting to discuss sharing a stadium that is under construction in Inglewood. The Chargers have a one-year option to reach a lease agreement and become a tenant of the stadium whose construction is being headed by Rams owner Stan Kroenke. NFL owners approved the Rams' move from St. Louis and the Chargers' option to leave San Diego at a meeting last week.
Panthers coach Ron Rivera says defensive end Jared Allen has a broken foot and is doubtful for Sunday's NFC championship game at Arizona. Allen sustained the injury in the fourth quarter of Carolina's 31-24 win over Seattle on Sunday but finished the game. Rivera didn't specify which foot was injured.
NBA:
In the NBA, New York topped Philadelphia in double overtime 119-113, Toronto bested Brooklyn 112-100, Dallas defeated Boston in overtime 118-113, Golden State crushed Cleveland 132-98, the Clippers won against Houston in overtime 140-132, Memphis beat New Orleans 101-99, Portland topped Washington 108-98, Chicago bested Detroit 111-101, and it was Atlanta over Orlando 98-81.
USA Basketball has released its list of 30 finalists for roster spots on the 2016 men's Olympic team. The list includes LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, who are hoping to become the first American men's basketball players to play in four Olympics. Stephen Curry also is being considered for his first trip. The final 12-player roster will be chosen this summer.
NHL:
In the NHL, Buffalo topped Arizona 2-1, Edmonton doubled up Florida 4-2, Colorado won against Winnipeg 2-1, St. Louis bested Pittsburgh 5-2, and it was Ottawa over San Jose in a shootout 4-3.
NCAA:
In college men's basketball, Monmouth beat Siena 85-69 yesterday for its fifth straight win. Justin Robinson had 23 points, and Deon Jones scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half. Monmouth started the first and second halves with 15-4 runs — the latter for a 56-40 lead. Robinson, Jones and Micah Seaborn each made a 3-pointer during the second-half spurt.
Peter Hooley scored 18 points, Ray Sanders added 16 and Albany beat Binghamton 80-59 on Monday night for its 14th win in a row at home. Binghamton went on an 11-3 run, including a 4-point play by Marlon Beck II, early in the second half to pull to 47-41. But Hooley's 3-point play capped Albany's 11-3 spurt to make it 58-43. The Great Danes had their seven-game winning streak snapped last Friday in an 81-79 loss at Maine.
No. 20 Duke has its first three-game losing streak since the end of the 2006-07 season. Tyler Roberson had 14 points and a career-high 20 rebounds as Syracuse downed the Blue Devils 64-62 at Durham. Purdue handed Rutgers the worst home loss in program history as freshman Caleb Swanigan had 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead the 22nd-rated Boilermakers to a 107-57 laugher against the Scarlet Knights.
Number 22 Purdue held a 63-23 advantage on the boards in beating Rutgers 107-57 last night, handing the Scarlet Knights' their worst home loss. Corey Sanders had 23 points for Rutgers, which has lost six straight, all in the conference. The Scarlet Knights have lost their last 20 regular-season conference games, and 21 overall counting the league's tournament.
Stony Brook beat Hartford 77-43 yesterday afternoon to extend Stony Brook's win streak to 10 games, tied for the longest in the school's Division I history. Evan Cooper led Hartford with 10 points. The Hawks' leading scorer, Pancake Thomas, was held to eight points on 4-of-16 shooting.
MLB:
Rhode Island State Police officials say they are close to completing a years-long investigation into former Major League Baseball pitcher Curt Schilling's bankrupt 38 Studios. The Providence Journal reports Colonel Steven O'Donnell said Saturday that the possibility of criminal prosecution in the case is "still out there," but he can't predict exactly when the investigation will conclude.
The Detroit Tigers have landed a power-hitting outfielder, and it's not Yoenis Cespedes.
A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press the Tigers have agreed to a six-year, $132.75 million contract with free-agent outfielder Justin Upton. The deal is pending a physical, and Upton can opt out after two seasons.
Upton hit .251 with 26 home runs and 81 RBIs for the San Diego Padres last season.
In other baseball news:
— Miami Marlins second baseman and reigning National League batting champ Dee Gordon has signed a five-year, $50 million contract that includes a $14 million club option for the 2021 season. Gordon had a breakout season for Miami, hitting .333 with 205 hits and 58 stolen bases.
— The Kansas City Royals finalized their $17.5 million, two-year deal with Lorenzo Cain. The 29-year-old Cain is coming off the best year of his six-year career, hitting .307 with 16 homers and 72 RBIs. He was second in the American League with 28 stolen bases and became the first Royals player since 2011 to eclipse 100 runs scored. He finished third in voting for the AL MVP award.
Marathon:
A Massachusetts woman is kicking off her quest to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents, as one of 15 competitors from around the globe attempting the "World Marathon Challenge." Becca Pizzi, a 35-year-old day care center operator from Belmont, is heading to Antarctica for a race this Saturday, followed by marathons in Chile, Miami, Spain, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Australia.
Tennis:
Venus Williams is one and done at the Australian Open. The eighth seed and seven-time major winner was a first-round upset victim in her 16th trip to the Australian Open, losing to Johanna Konta, 6-4, 6-2. It was the eighth time Williams has lost in the first round of a Grand Slam tournament, and the third in Australia.
An upset on the men's side as fifth seed Rafael Nadal goes down to Fernando Verdasco 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round.
Men's second seed Andy Murray dropped just six games in winning his opening-round match in straight sets. Other winners on the men's bracket include 13th seed Milos Raonic.
No. 11 Kevin Anderson had to retire in his fourth set against American Rajeev Ram
First-round winners on the women's side include third seed Garbine Muguruza, ninth seed Karolina Pliskova, 11th seed Timea Bacsinszky and No. 15 Madison Keys, all in straight sets.
Tennis – Match Fixing:
Andy Murray thinks it's "hypocritical" that tennis tournaments are sponsored by betting companies as the sport tries to combat match-fixing. A day after reports by BBC and BuzzFeed alleged that tennis authorities were suppressing evidence of match-fixing at the sport's highest level, Murray said he didn't agree with the fact the Australian Open is being sponsored this year by a London-based betting agency.
Murray also said the tours should do a better job educating players — especially younger ones — what to do in case they are approached by match fixers. Murray says he "was never warned about that or told about that or anyone said to me how you should handle that if you're in that situation."
OBIT:
The Chicago Bulls have confirmed that longtime NBA head coach and assistant Johnny Bach has died at 91. Bach's defensive expertise as an assistant coach helped the Chicago Bulls win three NBA titles from 1991 to 1993. He was head coach of the Warriors from 1983-86 and also was an assistant for Charlotte, Detroit and Washington. Bach was the coach at Fordham from 1950-68 and at Penn State from 1968-77. Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson says Bach was "a true treasure in the world of basketball."
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