Sports People

Jim Loria, a former director of marketing for the Spokane Chiefs, was signed to a three-year contract with the International Hockey League Kansas City Blades and promoted to assistant general manager and director of marketing … Dave Husted continued his torrid pace, increasing his average to 241 and widening his lead to 312 pins after three rounds of the $250,000 Bowling Proprietors of America’s U.S. Open … Christophe Auguin of France took his customary place out front, leading 10 other sailors heading to Charleston, S.C., on the final leg of the BOC round-the-world solo race. Auguin was 14 miles ahead of Steve Pettengill of Middletown, R.I., after clocking 171 miles in the last 24 hours

Former Washington Redskins quarterback Doug Williams rejoined the Scottish Claymores of the World League of American Football as the offensive coordinator after the Claymores fired head coach Larry Kuharich on Monday and replaced him with former Boise State coach Jim Criner … East Carolina University men’s basketball coach Eddie Payne, 43, is reportedly the leading candidate to take over the vacant position at Oregon State.