NEW YORK GIANTS--Signed OT Matt McCants, OT Levy Adcock, G Stephen Goodwin, TE Larry Donnell, DE Matt Broha, CB Laron Scott, QB Curtis Painter, LB Jake Muasau, WR Brandon Collins, CB Trumaine McBride, WR Kevin Hardy, G Michael Jasper, DT Bobby Skinner to reserve-future contracts.
NEW YORK JETS--Signed CB Cliff Harris and LB Danny Lansanah to reserve/future contracts.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES--Named CB Chris Hawkins.
WASHINGTON REDSKIN--Restored CB Cedric Griffin to the 53-man roster.|
Hockey
|AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE|
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS--Announced RW Willie Coetzee was assigned to the team from Toledo (ECHL) and RW Andrej Nestrasil and D Gleason Fournier were assigned to Toledo.|
|ECHL|
READING ROYALS--Released F Brandon Blandina. Activated F Kirk MacDonald from the reserve list. Placed F Danick Paquette on the reserve list.|
College
FIU--Named Ron Turner football coach.
FLORIDA--Announced TE Jordan Reed will enter the NFL draft.
GEORGIA--Announced LB Jarvis Jones will enter the NFL draft.
GUILFORD- Named Philip Newton assistant men’s lacrosse coach.
HAMLINE--Suspended men’s basketball coach Nelson Whitmore indefinitely after a player was accused of punching a woman. Dismissed freshman F Eugene Lawrence III from the men’s basketball team and suspended him from the university pending a hearing. Forfeited its Jan. 5 game at Gustavus Adolphus.
LSU--Announced S Eric Reid will enter the NFL draft.
SOUTHERN MISS--Named Marcus Arroyo offensive coordinator/outside receivers coach, David Duggan defensive coordinator/linebackers coach, Pete Perot offensive line coach, John Simon running back coach, Andrew Thacker safeties coach and John Wozniak inside wide receivers/special teams coach. Retained Steve Buckley as recruiting coordinator.
UTAH STATE--Named Kevin McGiven offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
WISCONSIN--Announced C Travis Frederick will enter the NFL draft.
