Sports People

After leading the Dallas Stars to the NHL Central Division title and a franchise record for wins in a season, head coach Ken Hitchcock was given a one-year contract extension. The Stars also announced contract extensions for assistant coaches Doug Jarvis and Rick Wilson… . Safety Gary Jones, a seven-year veteran, who spent the last two seasons with the New York Jets of the NFL, announced his retirement… . WBO super flyweight champion Johnny Tapia was arrested in California on a charge of being a felon in possession of a weapon, but his attorney says the boxer didn’t know two guns were in an apartment where they were found. Tapia and IBF super flyweight champion Danny Romero are scheduled for a July 18 fight in Las Vegas to unify the titles. Attorney Jerry Walz said Monday that Top Rank, co-promoter for the fight, “has taken the position the fight is still on, and they’re supporting Johnny 100 percent.”