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SALEM, Ore. -- Ever since third grade, Evina Westbrook called The Hoop in Salem her second home. Shes one of three people to have a key. She clocks in at 6 a.m. each day before school starts to work on her game.On Thursday, The Hoop was full of supporters eager to see where Westbrook, the class of 2017s No. 2 prospect, would call home. After an hourlong ceremony, Westbrook revealed she had picked Tennessee.A 6-foot guard, she joins a number of players from Oregon to pick Knoxville, including current Lady Vols Jordan Reynolds, Mercedes Russell and Jaime Nared.I felt it on my visit, Westbrook said. I honestly wasnt considering them too much. I went on my visit and instantly couldnt get Tennessee off my mind. From then, I felt in my heart that it was the right place to be.With the addition of Westbrook, Tennessee looks like a solid No. 2 in the class rankings behind UConn, which added No. 1 Megan Walker earlier Thursday night. In addition to Westbrook, the Lady Vols have commitments from No. 9 Anastasia Hayes and No. 55 Kasiyahna Kushkituah.Tennessee is believed to still be in the running for No. 10 Michaela Onyenwere and No. 12 Rennia Davis.During the ceremony, Westbrooks high school and club coaches told old stories about her. Her family even pulled up highlights from her early days playing basketball against the boys.The Westbrook family had custom T-shirts printed Thursday morning. Eva, her mother, said Evina decided on Tennessee on Monday morning. Coaches from the other finalists -- Oregon State, Notre Dame, Maryland and USC -- already knew Thursday that she would sign elsewhere.Coaches from Tennessee, who didnt know about Westbrooks decision beforehand, watched her ceremony on a Facebook stream.Knoxville here I come, Eva said. I always told Evina from a young age that if she goes to Mars, thats where Ill go.We knew she wasnt going to stay close to home.Evina said seeing the gym full with teammates, family and friends made the day all the more special.Its an unbelievable feeling to have so many people come out and be here to support me, she said. It shows how much I mean to the community. It meant so much to me.Just after she announced, Westbrook kept it simple: Go Lady Volunteers.I think its a huge opportunity for her to step in and play right away, said Kelly Sopak, Westbrooks coach on the Cal Stars AAU team. The schools that she had narrowed it down to -- that was a big thing.Now Westbrook will turn her attention back to South Salem High School. The program is looking for its third consecutive state title, and Westbrook said she is ready for the challenge.Shes helped us put our school on the map, so to speak, with her individual success and our team success, South Salem coach Nick McWilliams said. 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Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera said Wednesday that Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kawann Short is too important a player for us not to get a long-term deal done.Short tied Cincinnatis Geno Atkins and Aaron Donald of the Rams for the league lead in sacks by a tackle with 11 last season.Somewhere along the line, those are good guys, theyll figure it out, Rivera said following practice. I believe they will. Hes too important a player for us, and KK likes where he is. Well see where it all unfolds.Rivera couldnt say when that might be.Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman doesnt negotiate once the season begins. There are 15 days between Wednesday and the Sept. 8 opener at Denver -- a rematch of Super Bowl 50.Talk of Shorts contract have been so quiet that Rivera hadnt been asked about negotiations for weeks unttil Wednesday.ddddddddddddShort and his representation are believed to be looking for a mulityear deal in the $17 million per year range that Philadelphias Fletcher Cox got during the offseason. The Panthers are believed to be in the $14 to $15 million range.The sixth-highest paid defensive tackle is Jacksonvilles Malik Jackson, who is making $14.25 million a year.Short said at the beginning of training camp that its not about the contract, its about helping this team.Rivera said the contract has not been a distraction during training camp.Its gone very well, he said. Hes done some really nice things, and not just what you see in practice and in games, but overall hes really done some nice things. ' ' '