Bears strike deals with two draftees
The Bears agreed to terms Thursday with linebacker Khaseem Greene and wide receiver Marquess Wilson on four-year contracts. Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
The Bears selected Greene, who played at Rutgers, in the fourth round of the NFL draft last weekend and picked Wilson, who played at Washington State, in the seventh round.
The Bears have reached agreement with four of their six draft picks after coming to terms with offensive tackle Jordan Mills and defensive end Cornelius Washington on Wednesday.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Premium seats at ND?
Notre Dame officials said they are launching a feasibility study that, among other things, might result in adding premium seating to the football stadium. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick said a model under consideration would add a little more than 4,000 seats.
‘‘The benefits to the football program will be that we’ll get an opportunity to address a number of things, and we think it will make the stadium even more compelling, hopefully put it in a position to generate additional revenue and be an even better home for our team,’’ Swarbrick said in a phone interview.
In other Notre Dame news, the Irish added a fourth fourstar player to its 2014 recruiting class — according to Rivals.com — when Quenton Nelson, a 6-5, 282-pound offensive lineman from Red Bank, N.J., made a verbal commitment to the program. Notre Dame also landed a five-star recruit in running back Elijah Hood recently.
NBA
T-wolves shuffle execs
David Kahn is out as the Minnesota Timberwolves’ president of basketball operations after four consecutive non-playoff seasons, and Flip Saunders is coming in.
The Timberwolves said owner Glen Taylor decided not to pick up the option on Kahn’s contract for next season, and three people with knowledge of the situation said Taylor is putting the finishing touches on a deal to hire Saunders as Kahn’s replacement. Saunders coached the team from 1995 to 2005.
GOLF
McIlroy tied for lead
Rory McIlroy made six birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the way to a 5-under-par 67 that gave him a share of the lead after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C.
Nick Watney, Ryan Moore, Derek Ernst, Daniel Summerhays and Robert Garrigus also shot 67s.