Newsmakers

Offered Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers, offering to restructure his contract to do it. Ward posted on his Facebook page Saturday that he’s already told the Steelers he’s willing to work with them on altering his deal so he can remain with the team. Ward’s comments came after NFL.com reported the Steelers are planning to cut the franchise’s all-time leading receiver. The 14-year veteran is scheduled to make $4 million in 2012. He’s coming off a season in which he finished with 46 receptions for 381 yards and two touchdowns.

Injured Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao has a broken right wrist and is out indefinitely. Varejao was injured in the third quarter of Friday’s 113-112 overtime loss to Milwaukee and did not return. The results of an MRI performed Saturday revealed a non-displaced fracture of the wrist.

Agreed A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Texas Rangers and catcher Mike Napoli agreed on a one-year contract worth $9.4 million that avoids a salary arbitration hearing. Napoli is getting a raise from $5.8 million last season. Retired A familiar No. 13 has been raised to the rafters at the Air Canada Centre by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Mats Sundin, the longtime captain, had his number officially retired in a pregame ceremony before the Maple Leafs faced the Montreal Canadiens. He was the 18th player so honored by the team, including fellow Swede Borje Salming.

Pulled The Minnesota Vikings’ George Paton pulled his name out of the running for the St. Louis Rams’ general manager job to remain with the team. The Vikings announced that Paton is being promoted from director of player personnel to assistant general manager. Paton has been one of GM Rick Spielman’s most trusted advisors for years.

Expected NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne is expected to be ready for Daytona next week following knee surgery. Hendrick Motorsports says Kahne had torn cartilage in his left knee and underwent surgery Friday at an outpatient facility.

Died Skiing champion Jill Kinmont Boothe, who became a painter and a teacher after she was paralyzed during a race and was the subject of a book and two Hollywood films, has died. She was 75. Kinmont Boothe died Thursday at a hospital in Carson City, Nev. At age 18, the Los Angeles native was the national women’s slalom champion and on the cover of Sports Illustrated. She was trying to make the U.S. Olympic team in 1955 when she crashed and broke her neck. She was paralyzed below her shoulders and spent the rest of her life in a wheelchair.