In brief: Detroit’s Hanson tests injured left leg

NFL: Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson was inactive for Saturday’s exhibition against Cleveland, but he practiced kickoffs and field goals during pregame warm-ups.

Hanson (Washington State, Mead) said last week he was targeting Thursday’s exhibition finale for his return from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He kicked off from near the 50-yard line and also booted some field goals from near the 30.

“It was first time he had kicked from over on some hashes where he sort of had to torque his body a little bit and he was able to get through it pretty good, I think,” coach Jim Schwartz said. “I mean, time will tell. We’ll really see tomorrow sort of how he is. As long as he didn’t get sore from the work, I think we’ll be OK.

“But this was a big test for him because, like I said, when you start lining up on some of those hashes you got to really torque your body and that’s his plant foot that he had his injury on, so if he made it through this and stays the way he’s been, then that’s a really good sign for him.”

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Red-White game today at Arena

Hockey: The Spokane Chiefs stage their Red-White scrimmage today at 1 p.m. at the Spokane Arena. Admission is free.

Fans are asked to enter the Arena through the southeast corner.

The Red-White game signifies the end of fall camp. After that the Chiefs embark on a seven-game preseason schedule including a home game on Sept. 18 against the Kootenay Ice at Eagles Ice-A-Rena.

GU loses out on top recruit

College basketball: Kyle Wiltjer, a 6-foot-9 senior power forward from Portland’s Jesuit HS who had Gonzaga among the schools he was considering, announced on Saturday that he will play for the University of Kentucky.

Wiltjer led Jesuit Oregon to 6A state titles in 2009 and 2010.

Wiltjer, rated the No. 21 overall prospect in the class of 2011 by Scout.com and No. 25 by Rivals.com, made his announcement on ESPNU at halftime of the Elite 24 game in Venice, Calif.

Wiltjer chose Kentucky from a final list of seven schools that also included California, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Texas and Wake Forest.

His father, Greg Wiltjer, played for Oregon State in the 1980s.