Butler HighSchool graduate Kate DeGeorge set a Thiel College indoor track and field record in the 500-meter run with a time of 1 minute, 25.35 seconds Friday.

DeGeorge, a sophomore middle sprints runner at Thiel, set the mark at the Baldwin-Wallace College Mid-January Meet.

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Less than three weeks after being fired as coach of the Atlanta Falcons, Jim Mora was hired Sunday to be the Seattle Seahawks' assistant head coach.Mora, the 45-year-old son of former NFL coach Jim Mora, went 26-22 in three seasons with the Falcons, but was fired Jan. 1 following another second-half collapse and off-field distractions that infuriated team owner Arthur Blank.

PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley agreed Sunday to an $85 million, seven-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, who can keep three-fourths of their infield in place for the rest of the decade.Utley hit .309 last season with 40 doubles, 32 homers, 102 RBIs and 131 runs. He also had a 35-game hitting streak that tied for the 10th-longest in major league history and longest by a second baseman.After making $500,000 last year, Utley gets a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $4.5 million this year, $7.5 million in 2008, $11 million in 2009 and $15 million in each of the final seasons.

CHICAGO — Cliff Floyd and the Chicago Cubs are nearing agreement on a one-year contract, a deal that may include an option for 2008 that the outfielder can control.Floyd, who was born in Chicago, is likely to make a decision this week. Several AL West teams and Pittsburgh also have shown interest in the 34-year-old left-handed hitter — Pirates manager Jim Tracy managed Floyd at Double-A.

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. — Charley Hoffman rammed in a 4-foot birdie putt to beat John Rollins on the first hole of a playoff in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on Sunday.Winning his first PGA Tour title, the 30-year-old Hoffman birdied No. 17, eagled the 18th in regulation, then birdied the 18th in the playoff.The 30-year-old Hoffman birdied No. 17, eagled the 18th in regulation, then birdied the 18th in the playoff. He closed with a 1-under 71 on The Classic Club course to match Rollins (73) at 17-under 343.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Karen Putzer nearly won the overall World Cup title four years ago. Then she disappeared.On Sunday, Putzer re-emerged through thick fog and captured a giant slalom for her first victory since the 2002-03 season. She led both runs and finished in 2 minutes, 46.93 seconds on the Olympia delle Tofane course.