Newsmakers

Wed., Feb. 16, 2011

Signed Former Seattle Seahawks great Jim Zorn is coming to the Kansas City Chiefs as quarterbacks coach. The Chiefs said the former head coach of the Washington Redskins signed a contract and will work under new offensive coordinator Bill Muir. Hired Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak filled his second coordinator job by hiring Chris Palmer, a former head coach with the Cleveland Browns who spent last season coaching in the UFL.

Arrested San Diego Chargers wide receiver Legedu Naanee faces charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest after police say he ignored officers’ orders to stay away from a weekend homicide scene in Indianapolis.

Upheld A federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., upheld former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth’s conviction for plotting to kill his pregnant girlfriend. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that statements and written notes by Cherica Adams after she was shot didn’t substantially affect the jury’s verdict.

Poised The Boise State Board of Education will decide Thursday whether to give Chris Petersen a $50,000 bonus as thanks for the football team’s success last year and a $35,000 annual bump in salary. If approved, the bonus would increase Petersen’s overall bonus for the 2010 season to $125,000.

Diagnosed Orlando Magic senior vice presi- dent and longtime NBA executive Pat Williams has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer.

Selected Tennis legend Pete Sampras is back at No. 1, returning to the World TeamTennis Pro League after being picked first overall in the marquee player draft by the Newport Beach Breakers. Sampras last played WTT in 2007.

Extended All-Star defenseman Dustin Byfuglien signed a five-year, $26 million contract extension with the Atlanta Thrashers. The 25-year-old Byfuglien would have been a restricted free agent after the season.

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