In brief: Seahawks cut Herndon, will count on Jennings
Former starting cornerback Kelly Herndon was cut by the Seattle Seahawks on Friday.
The Seahawks made the move because they think 2006 first-round draft pick Kelly Jennings is ready to start at the position this season.
Herndon started all 16 regular-season games in 2006 and had a career high-tying 67 tackles before he broke his ankle in the regular-season finale at Tampa Bay.
“Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman was sentenced to six days in a treatment program, settling his drunken driving conviction.
“Terrell Owens will get his $3 million roster bonus from the Dallas Cowboys even though, like several other starters, he hasn’t been practicing with the team.
Owens was absent from voluntary organized team activities.
“Veteran offensive lineman Joe Andruzzi, released by the Cleveland Browns last month after two seasons, has been diagnosed with a treatable form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
“Montana State has announced four finalists for its football coaching vacancy, including Carroll College coach Mike Van Diest. The other finalists are Drake coach Rob Ash, Duke assistant Larry Kerr and North Dakota coach Dale Lennon.
Hockey
Lombardi signed
Forward Matthew Lombardi, 25, signed a three-year extension with the Calgary Flames. Lombardi set career highs in goals (20) and assists (26) while playing 81 games this season. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“The Carolina Hurricanes re-signed Glen Wesley to a one-year, $1.4 million contract, bringing back their alternate captain for a 13th season with the franchise.
Miscellany
Florida considers Grant
Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley planned to meet with Virginia Commonwealth coach Anthony Grant today, a person familiar with the search process told The Associated Press, and likely will offer him the job.
Grant spent 12 years as one of Billy Donovan’s top assistants at Florida.
“Two former assistant girls basketball coaches who were fired in a recruiting scandal are suing parents who told a newspaper their daughters were given improper enticements to enroll at Chief Sealth High School.
The defamation lawsuits, citing comments to The Seattle Times, were filed by former Sealth coaching assistants Amos Walters and Laura Fuller.
“The sale of the Portland Beavers Triple-A baseball team and the Timbers soccer team to the son of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is final, the teams announced.
“Mike Tyson never formally applied for permission from an Arizona court to work Sultan Ibragimov’s corner during his WBO heavyweight title fight against Shannon Briggs in New Jersey, an official said.
Tyson is required to get approval to travel outside of Arizona while drug charges stemming from a December arrest are pending. A spokesman said Tyson, however, was never out of compliance with any court orders.