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Hockey

Former Chief signs contract

Left wing Ray Whitney, the Carolina Hurricanes’ leading scorer, signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract Friday.

“Ray’s leadership on and off the ice is important to our success in the future,” said Jim Rutherford, the team’s president and general manager. “He has the dedication and desire to win that a team needs, and he makes the players around him better.”

Whitney, who played with the Spokane Chiefs from 1988-91, would have become an unrestricted free agent July 1.

Whitney led the Hurricanes and tied for 21st in the NHL with a career-high 83 points. He tied his career high with 32 goals.

The Hurricanes originally signed Whitney as a free agent on Aug. 6, 2005.

Entertainment

Tyson promotes ‘Fool and Final’

A diamond heist, a Bollywood dance routine and Mike Tyson make an unlikely combination.

But the former heavyweight champion is set to groove to Indian pop music in a promotional video for “Fool and Final,” an upcoming Bollywood comedy, the film’s media consultant said.

The 40-year-old boxer will shoot the promo in India, said N. Chattani, who is in charge of publicity for the movie’s producer, Firoze Nadiadwala.

“It’s finalized,” Chattani said. “Tyson will be shooting the music promo with the entire cast.”

College athletics

Gianukakis signs with North Idaho

Republic’s Derek Gianukakis signed to play basketball at North Idaho College and two NIC athletes committed to compete at four-year schools.

Gianukakis was named the Washington 2B player of the year, leading Republic to a third-place finish at the state tournament. The Cardinals also signed guard Melvin Jones from Chief Sealth in Seattle.

NIC basketball player Scott Stockwell, a Post Falls High product, has signed with Carroll College, an NAIA school in Helena, Mont. Stockwell averaged 11.6 points, 3.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds last season.

NIC wrestler Heinrich Barnes, a two-time All-American, has signed with Oregon State. Barnes captured the 141-pound title at the NJCAA tournament. He was 40-3 as a sophomore.