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NFL

Meyer signs with Raiders

Former Eastern Washington quarterback Erik Meyer has signed a free-agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.

“I’m real excited,” the former Payton Award winner told The Spokesman-Review. “It’s not too far from home.”

The La Mirada, Calif., native was cut by the Seattle Seahawks in training camp last fall after a standout summer in the World Football League. Then he suffered a broken leg in September but said he is 100 percent healthy now.

af2

Best team will be host

The ArenaCup, the championship game of arenafootball2, will be held at the venue of the participating team with the best overall record in 2008, the af2 league office announced Monday.

“Our fans are some of the very best in the world, so when they told us about their wishes to bring ArenaCup back to the site of the highest- seeded participating team, we listened,” af2 president Jerry Kurz said.

The last three years (2005-07) the af2 held a neutral-site ArenaCup championship game. The 2006 ArenaCup between the Spokane Shock and the Green Bay Blizzard was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico.

In 2005 and 2007 the championships were held at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, La.

Junior hockey

Sutters agree to part ways

Brian Sutter is stepping down as head coach of the Red Deer Rebels.

The Western Hockey League team announced the resignation Monday, with former player and associate coach Jesse Wallin to take over on the bench.

“It was mutually agreed upon that he would resign as head coach for the proper direction of the hockey club,” said team owner and president Brent Sutter of discussions he had with his brother.

Brian Sutter took over as head coach before the start of the season.

The Rebels missed the playoffs after finishing last in the Eastern Conference with a record of 18-47-4-3, good for just 43 points.