THE BOTTOM LINE

The Kansas City Chiefs signed eight players Sunday, the final day of the Plan B signing period.

The players signed were safety James Griffin from Detroit, running back Kevin Harmon and tight end Rod Jones from Seattle, center Mike Morris from New England, wide receiver Timmie Ware from the Raiders, cornerback Charles Washington from Indianapolis, tackle Rob Woods from Cincinnati and kicker Bjorn Nittmo from the New York Giants.

Linebacker Bruce Klostermann has become the fourth Denver Bronco to leave the team via the NFL’s Plan B free-agency system, signing with the Raiders, who had failed earlier in their attempt to sign Denver Broncos free agent Clarence Kay. Klostermann was a career special-teams player for the Broncos and wanted more playing time with another organization.

Jerry Konivcz of Poland won the gold medal in the saber competition at the Cherry Blossom Open fencing competition with a quick 5-2, 5-2 victory over Vincent Ferretti of Canada Sunday at Hagerstown Junior College.

The saber final completed three days of international fencing competition. The tournament was the third of three national circuit events held annually.

The Detroit Tigers acquired left-handed reliever Jerry Don Gleaton from the Kansas City Royals today in exchange for minor-league right-hander Greg Everson.