Sports in brief
Published 12:00 am Monday, April 2, 2018
SOCCER
Flyaway mascot eagle returns — Benfica’s mascot eagle is back. A day after one of the team’s eagles unexpectedly flew away during a pre-match ceremony, the club said the bird had returned unharmed on Sunday. “Guess who’s back …” the club said in a social media post accompanied by a photo of the eagles. “You can stop worrying, they are all here.” The eagles are released before home matches and fly around the Stadium of Light in Lisbon, Portugal. They are supposed to return to a trainer standing near midfield, but the bird used before the team’s 2-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes on Saturday flew out of the stadium and kept going.
FOOTBALL
QB Geno Smith agrees to Chargers deal — Geno Smith has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. The team announced the agreement with the quarterback Sunday night. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
— From wire reports