The Seattle Seahawks added to their cornerback depth by bringing back a name from the past — Shaquill Griffin.

Griffin’s agency, Exclusive Sports Group, broke the news Wednesday morning on social media that he agreed to terms with the Seahawks. The NFL Network reported it is a one-year deal with a base value of $3 million that can be worth up to $4 million.

The Seahawks haven’t announced the move, so it was not yet known who would be waived to make room on the 90-man roster.

He spent all of 2024 with the Vikings starting three games and playing all 17, usually in a third cornerback role, getting 572 snaps. He had two interceptions, one on a fourth-down play with less than a minute remaining of Arizona’s Kyler Murray that clinched a 23-22 win.

The move was not a surprise as Griffin visited the Seahawks in April and it was known the team was considering adding a veteran cornerback. They also brought Rasul Douglas in for a visit.

Griffin, who turns 30 on July 20, will compete for the third cornerback spot behind Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen. Josh Jobe held that spot throughout the offseason program, but Jobe has just nine career starts and it was known the team was looking to add experience there.

College basketball

U women’s team to play in Bahamas

The Gophers women’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship Nov. 24-26 in Nassau, Bahamas.

Seven of the eight teams have been announced, five of them coming off NCAA tournament appearances — Alabama, Harvard, Ohio State, South Florida and West Virginia — and two that squared off in the WBIT tournament, Minnesota and Belmont.

The Gophers won the WBIT with a 75-63 victory, completing the program’s first 25-win season.

When the eighth team is announced, the tournament will feature separate, four-team divisions resulting in two champions being crowned. Final match ups, game times and streaming information will be announced at a later date.

Tommies to open arena with doubleheader

The University of St. Thomas’ basketball teams will open their new arena with a men’s/women’s double-header at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena on Nov. 8.

Both teams will play Army, the alma mater of Lee Anderson. Game times will be announced at a later date.

“These games will be a celebration of so many things, including Lee Anderson and the Tommie Athletic Department as a whole,” St. Thomas vice president and athletics director Phil Esten said in a statement.

The Tommies recently completed the first jump in NCAA history from Division III to Division I, getting final approval this week and ending the process a year ahead of schedule. Starting this fall, Tommies programs will be eligible to earn berths in NCAA tournaments.

Men’s hockey

Motzko fills out U.S. juniors coaching staff

Bob Motzko, the Minnesota Gophers head coach who has been tabbed to lead Team USA’s attempt at a gold medal three-peat in the coming World Junior Hockey Championship, will have a team of friends and rivals on his side.

On Wednesday, USA Hockey announced the full coaching staff for the Americans, who will be the host nation for the tournament, to be played in St. Paul and Minneapolis starting on Dec. 26.

Boston College head coach Greg Brown, Gophers assistant coach Steve Miller, Augustana (S.D.) head coach Garrett Raboin and goalie coach David Lassonde will do the on-ice work, while Jacob LeRoy and Travis Winter will serve as video coaches.

Miller was the no-brainer addition to the staff, having been a part of the Team USA staff for eight of the past nine World Juniors tournaments, which has included a bronze medal, a silver medal and four golds. John.

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Baseball >> The St. Paul Saints’ game against Louisville on Wednesday was rained out at CHS Field, the team’s 13th rainout this season. It will be made up as part of a double-header evening twin bill on Saturday, the first game starting at 4:07 p.m. Both games will be scheduled for seven innings.

Baseball >> A fan who heckled Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on Tuesday night has been banned indefinitely from all major league stadiums.

Baseball >> Ronald Acuña Jr. of the host Braves was announced Wednesday as the first of the eight hitters who will compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby at Atlanta’s Truist Park on July 14.

Baseball >> Diego Segui, a pitcher who appeared in the first game in franchise history for the Seattle Pilots and was the starter for the Seattle Mariners in their first game, has died. He was 87.

NHL >> Evander Kane is going home to play for the Vancouver Canucks after a trade from Edmonton that helps the two-time defending Western Conference champions free up some much-needed salary cap space.

NHL >> Moving to an 84-game regular season from 82 is one of the topics that has been discussed in collective bargaining talks between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association, according to a person familiar with negotiations.

PWHL >> Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s Billie Jean King MVP Award for the 2024-25 season.

Golf >> Richard Bland will not defend his title this week at the U.S. Senior Open, choosing instead to play at LIV Golf’s stop in Dallas while the seniors tee it up at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.

WNBA >> The Indiana Fever waived DeWanna Bonner on Wednesday, giving the 16-year veteran her unconditional release.

Soccer >> The German soccer federation has been convicted of tax evasion related to its successful 2006 World Cup bid. It brought an end of sorts on Wednesday to a 10-year process prompted by allegations that Germany used a slush fund to buy votes from FIFA executive committee members to be certain of hosting the tournament.

College >> Southern Utah and Utah Tech will join the Big Sky Conference as full members starting with the 2026-27 academic year.

— From news services