Hull Gets Right Number in Coyote Deal

A two-year, $4.5-million contract wasn’t the only thing Brett Hull got from Phoenix.

The NHL team announced Tuesday that it would unretire the No. 9 Winnipeg Jet jersey worn by Bobby Hull, Brett’s father, so his son can wear it.

“I remember as a kid watching my father play in Winnipeg and marveled at the things he could do, and I hope I can continue that tradition,” Hull said.

The Hulls are the only father-son combination to each score more than 600 goals.

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Free-agent forward Michael Nylander signed a three-year deal worth $8.9 million with the New York Rangers.... Ottawa re-signed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a two-year, $9.5-million contract.

Toronto re-signed defenseman Tomas Kaberle to a two-year, $5.9-million contract.... New Jersey center Scott Gomez was awarded a one-year, $2.9-million contract in an arbitration settlement.

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College Football

Georgia running back Kregg Lumpkin, who was expected to start, will be lost for the season after tearing a ligament in his left knee during a non-contact drill.

Miami running back Frank Gore, who tore a ligament in his left knee five games into the 2003 season, returned to practice and is expected to play in the Hurricanes’ Sept. 6 opener against Florida State.

Running back Duane Coleman, Clemson’s leading rusher last season, will be sidelined up to eight weeks after breaking a foot during practice.

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Miscellany

The Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks advanced to the Western Region championship game with a 3-1 victory over Visalia in San Bernardino. Conejo will play Green Valley, Nev., Thursday night in San Bernardino, with the winner advancing to the Little League World Series.

Sacramento signed former USC forward David Bluthentahl. He averaged 16.3 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Kings’ summer league team.

Southern Illinois guard Stetson Hairston, the team’s third-leading scorer last season, has been suspended indefinitely after being charged with felony trespassing and mob action and misdemeanor battery.

Danny Williams, who beat Mike Tyson last month, will fight Uzbekistan’s Oleg Maskaev on Oct. 9 in London for the vacant World Boxing Union heavyweight title.

World No. 3 Guillermo Coria had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in Spain and is expected to miss the U.S. Open tennis tournament this month.