Submitted A group led by Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf has offered to buy the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes for $148 million and keep the team in Arizona. The offer, submitted Friday in bankruptcy court documents, is $64.5 million less than the bid by Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie, who wants to move the franchise to Southern Ontario. Reinsdorf’s offer calls for a new Jobing.com Arena lease with the city of Glendale and unspecified new agreements with other creditors. Friday was the deadline set by Judge Redfield T. Baum for potential buyers who would keep the team in Arizona to submit purchase applications to the NHL.

Appeared A suspect in the slaying of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has appeared in court in a separate homicide case. Willie Clark is charged in the 2006 shooting death of Kalonniann Clark of Denver. He was supposed to enter a plea Friday, but his arraignment was postponed until Oct. 2. Willie Clark also is charged with first-degree murder in the drive-by shooting death of Williams on New Year’s Day 2007.

Rejected Golfer Vijay Singh has offered to help pay the $500,000 bond for financier Allen Stanford, but federal rules would not allow it because the three-time major champion is not a U.S. citizen. Stanford’s attorney indicated in court Thursday that Singh, who is from Fiji, offered to sign for a portion of the bail. Prosecutors are appealing the decision to set bail for Stanford, who is accused of swindling investors out of $7 billion.

Hired Former NBA player Alonzo Mourning is returning to the Miami Heat – as an executive. Mourning announced that he will soon begin a new job as Miami’s vice president of player development, with a wide range of responsibilities, many of them off the court and in community relations areas. He’ll also mentor young players.

Selected Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower has been selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., the first U.S. president to be inducted. Eisenhower, a member of Augusta National whose passion for golf helped fuel its popularity after World War II, was chosen through the Lifetime Achievement category. He will be inducted posthumously Nov. 2 at the World Golf Village.