Football

Colts say ‘rivalry on’ after coach backs out of deal — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chis Ballard has a message for New England — the rivalry is “back on.” Ballard spoke to reporters for nearly half an hour Wednesday as he tried to explain why New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels backed out of a deal to become the Colts’ new coach. The questions came about 24 hours after team officials announced the hiring on its Twitter account and roughly 16 hours after McDaniels called to say he had changed his mind. Ballard said the Colts have a list of additional coaching candidates including some they could not interview because their teams were in the playoffs.

Golf

Tony Romo to play PGA Tour event — Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is making his PGA Tour debut next month in the Dominican Republic — playing, not broadcasting. Romo, now the lead NFL analyst for CBS Sports, has received a sponsor exemption to play in the inaugural Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on March 22-25. The tournament is held the same week as the Dell Technologies Match Play and will not include any of the top 64 players in the world.

— From wire reports