Sports briefs

FORMER NFL DB JOINS UTAH BLAZE

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Blaze has been assigned defensive back Sha'reff Rashad. Rashad played two seasons with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins.

LOCALS NAMED TO U.S. LUGE SQUAD

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — South Jordan's Taylor Morris and Preston Griffall of Salt Lake City were among the athletes named to the U.S. national luge team for the fall.