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Why Howie Roseman believes a painful offseason was essential for Eagles

Howie Roseman learned his lesson last time the Eagles won a Super Bowl. The 2017 Eagles were the 8th-oldest team in football and by 2018 they were 3rd-oldest, and the decline was on. The three years immediately after the Super Bowl LII win, with an aging roster and a G.M. who admittedly made decisions for the wrong reasons, the Eagles went 22-25-1, the 20th-best record in the NFL over that three-year span.

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Patterson sparks Montana early in 78-55 win over Idaho in Big Sky Conference tourney semifinal

Reserve Austin Patterson scored 20 points shooting 5 for 10 from 3-point range and Montana beat Idaho 78-55 in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal game on Tuesday night. The second-seeded Grizzlies will play top-seeded Northern Colorado on Wednesday for the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Money Williams, also a backup, and Kai Johnson each scored 13 points for Montana (24-9).

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Svitolina grateful for Indian Wells support after Trump-Zelenskyy clash

  • Ukrainian upsets local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
  • Will next play Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in quarter-finals

Elina Svitolina said she had received an outpouring of support from Americans after the US president Donald Trump’s extraordinary clash with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House last month.

Svitolina thanked Americans for their “unwavering support” and “compassion” in a social media post on Sunday after beating Danielle Collins in the third round of Indian Wells. After defeating another local hope Jessica Pegula 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday to move into the quarter-finals, Svitolina told reporters she had received solid support at the tournament in the California desert.

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From the Pocket: Young Tigers are full of hope – but for every success story, there’s a cautionary tale

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Sam Lalor made the obligatory phone call to his dad this week; his selection wasn’t exactly a surprise. It wasn’t exactly Marlion Pickett in grand final week. And it wasn’t exactly Richard Nixon phoning Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It was as monosyllabic as most teenagers phoning their parents.

Many good judges consider Lalor’s dad, Steve, to be one of the best country footballers they’ve seen. He played in the Ovens and Murray league when that competition was one of the strongest in Victoria. He played in an era when a lot of good players were missed by the system, didn’t want to live in Melbourne or had their careers derailed by injury.

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No. 14 seed UCF uses 24-3 second-half run to beat No. 11 seed Utah 87-72 in Big 12 tourney opener

Keyshawn Hall scored 23 points to lead four UCF players in double-figures scoring, and the No. 14 seed Knights used a big run out of halftime to bury No. 11 seed Utah 87-72 in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday night. Darius Johnson added 20 points, Jordan Ivy-Curry had 15 and Moustapha Thiam finished with 14 for the Knights (17-15), who face sixth-seeded Kansas on Wednesday night as they try to play their way into the NCAA Tournament. Utah (16-16) opened the game with a 21-9 run, but the Knights slowly chipped away at the deficit, and Hall's 3-pointer got them within 40-39 at halftime.