Kellen Moore, who oversaw the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles ‘ offense this season, has agreed to return to the site of his latest triumph as the next coach of the New Orleans Saints.

The 36-year-old Moore would join an organization that has been floundering since the retirement of quarterback Drew Brees and departure of Super Bowl-winning coach Sean Payton. The Saints haven’t made the playoffs since the 2020 season — the last of Brees’ career.

But their interest in Moore became increasingly evident as the club waited longer to fill its vacancy than any other NFL team seeking a new coach this year.

Moore was the only assistant coach on either Super Bowl team to be interviewed by New Orleans and thus the only candidate who, under league rules, could not be hired until after Sunday’s title game was played.

Baseball

Royals hire former manager as senior advisor >> The Royals have hired Ned Yost as a senior adviser to general manager J.J. Picollo, bringing back the manager who led them to back-to-back American League pennants and a World Series title in 2015.

The club announced the move, one day before pitchers and catchers were scheduled to report to spring training.

The Royals, who lost 106 games just two years ago, went 86-76 last season, when Bobby Witt Jr. emerged as one of the bright young talents in the game and a rebuilt rotation produced a pair of All-Star pitchers. They wound up earning one of the AL wild cards and advanced to the divisional round, where they lost in four games to the New York Yankees.

Twins’ Bader could make $7.75 million >> Harrison Bader’s earnings with the Minnesota Twins could increase by $1.5 million to $7.75 million if the former Gold Glove center fielder plays regularly this season.

Bader gets a $750,000 signing bonus and a $4 million salary as part of the $6.25 million, one-year contract. The deal includes a $10 million mutual option for 2026 with a $1.5 million buyout.

Bader would get a $500,000 assignment bonus each time he is traded and a hotel suite on road trips.

A Gold Glove winner in 2021, he would earn $25,000 for another Gold Glove and $50,000 for Comeback Player of the Year. He would receive $100,000 for MVP, $75,000 for finishing second in the voting, $50,000 for third and $25,000 for fourth through sixth.

NBA

Raptors and Ingram agree to extension >> Brandon Ingram has a $120 million extension from the Raptors before ever playing a game for Toronto.

The recently acquired forward agreed to the deal less than a week after the Raptors got him from the New Orleans Pelicans.

Klutch Sports Group, Ingram’s agency, congratulated the 2020 All-Star and NBA’s Most Improved Player on his three-year extension in a post on X.

Soccer

Madrid tops Man City in UCL knockout stage >> Jude Bellingham struck in stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 victory in its Champions League playoff against Manchester City.

Bellingham sealed a stunning comeback for holder Madrid in the first leg at the Etihad Stadium after City had led 2-1 late on.

Former City academy player Brahim Diaz had leveled the game at 2-2 in the 86th minute before Bellingham’s late winner silenced the home crowd.

PSG beat Brest in UCL >> Paris Saint-Germain took a big step toward the Champions League round of 16 by beating Brest 3-0 in a first-leg playoff match.

Ousmane Dembélé scored twice and Vitinha converted a penalty to put the French champion in control.

Australia’s Kerr found not guilty of racial abuse >> Sam Kerr, one of the world’s top female soccer players, was found not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer.

Kerr, a striker for Australia and for English club Chelsea, accepted she called Police Constable Stephen Lovell “stupid and white” during a heated exchange at a police station after a night out, but had denied that it amounted to the charge.

The verdict came on the seventh day of the trial at Kingston Crown Court in London.

Skiing

Shiffrin and Johnson win team combined event >> Mikaela Shiffrin and Breezy Johnson won gold in the new team combined event at the Alpine skiing world championships on Tuesday.

The Americans beat silver medalists Lara Gut-Behrami and Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.39 seconds.

Stephanie Venier and Katharina Truppe of Austria took bronze.

The gold was Shiffrin’s 15th career medal from world championships and she matches the record set in the 1930s by German skier Christl Cranz.

It’s the second gold medal for Johnson, who won the downhill three days ago.

Lindsey Vonn finished the downhill 2.51 seconds off the lead in 21st position and ended up in 16th after her teammate AJ Hurt raced in the slalom.

Racing

Team Penke names Boles as IndyCar president >> Team Penske continued its reshuffling of leadership positions, naming Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Doug Boles in the same position at IndyCar, replacing Jay Frye.

Frye is out of the organization after 10 years as IndyCar president.

Boles has served as president of IMS since 2013, a period that includes the sellout of the 100th Indianapolis 500, the first full-capacity crowd in the event’s history.