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Paul, Hornets near extension
NEW ORLEANS -- Chris Paul's agent plans to travel to New Orleans today with the intention of completing a contract extension that would keep the Team USA point guard with the Hornets for an additional three to five years.
Lance Young, a senior director of the sports marketing and management company Octagon, said he had spoken to Hornets General Manager Jeff Bower by phone and that they were in general agreement on the terms of an extension for Paul, who has one season left his current contract.
Paul is seeking the maximum pay allowable under the league's collective bargaining agreement, or about 25 percent of the NBA salary cap with 10 percent raises going forward. Such a deal would pay Paul from $60 million to more than $80 million, depending on the length of the contract.
General hired to oversee officials
NEW YORK -- The NBA hired Army Maj. Gen. Ronald L. Johnson as senior vice president of referee operations, a newly created position to help strengthen the league's officiating programs following the Tim Donaghy scandal.
The move splits Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson's role into two positions, a plan Commissioner David Stern announced last fall. Johnson will oversee all aspects of officiating, while Jackson will continue to handle all other domestic and international basketball matters.
Johnson recently retired after 32 years of service as a combat engineer. In other NBA news:
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCLA, Howland agree to seven-year deal
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA coach Ben Howland, who has guided the Bruins to the Final Four each of the past three years, agreed to a new seven-year contract with the university.
The deal, which adds one year to the agreement he signed last October, runs through the 2014-15 season and includes a guaranteed $1.97 million for next season, rising to $2.3 million in the final year.
U.Va. product Cardoza to coach Temple
PHILADELPHIA -- Tonya Cardoza was introduced as Temple's new women's basketball coach, succeeding former Virginia teammate Dawn Staley.
Cardoza said she wants to build on the program Staley turned into a perennial NCAA tournament team.
Cardoza played with Staley at Virginia under longtime coach Debbie Ryan and spent the past 14 seasons serving as an assistant at Connecticut under Geno Auriemma, a Basketball Hall of Famer.
NFL
Patriots release Andrews
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots released defensive back Willie Andrews one day after he was arrested for allegedly pointing a handgun at his girlfriend's head.
The 24-year-old Andrews, primarily a special-teams player, was being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing tomorrow.
In other NFL news:
ELSEWHERE
AROUND THE STATE
Three tied after first day of qualifying
CHARLOTTESVILLE Defending champion Michael Moyers, 17, as well as Evan Beck, 17, of Virginia Beach and 14-year-old Trevor Times (Williamsburg) each shot 2-under-par 70 to pace the first day of stroke-play qualifying as the 18th Virginia State Golf Association Junior Match Play Championship got under way at Birdwood Golf Course.
Daniel Walker, 17, of Earlysville carded a 71. Jason Schumacher, 15, of Glen Allen and Callao's Ross Sumner, 18, shot 72. At 73 was Richmond's Adam Ball. In other state news:
