Sports People

The St. Louis Blues continue to stockpile veterans, acquiring 36-year-old defenseman Jay Wells from the New York Rangers for defenseman Doug Lidster… . Gloria Chadwick, director of the U.S. Olympic Training Center and a pioneer in advancing women’s cross country skiing within the International Ski Federation, died of cancer Sunday at her home in Lake Placid, N.Y… . Stan Huntsman, the Texas track and field coach who led the Longhorns to 11 Southwest Conference titles in 10 seasons, retired… . Indy car racer Danny Sullivan was in good condition following surgery to mend a fractured pelvis sustained in Sunday’s Marlboro 500 in Brooklyn, Mich.