BASKETBALL
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Atlanta: Named Mark Price shooting consultant and Duane Ferrell player relations and programs manager.
L.A. Lakers: Re-signed C Didier Ilunga-Mbenga.
New Jersey: Named Gregg Polinsky director of player personnel.
FOOTBALL
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Carolina: Signed LB Donte Curry. Placed LB Dan Connor on IR. Signed DE Casper Brinkley to and released WR Titus Ryan from practice squad.
Cincinnati: Signed CB Geoffrey Pope to practice squad.
Detroit: Fired president Matt Millen.
Miami: Waived RB Jalen Parmele. Signed TE Joey Haynos. Signed G Matt McChesney to and released TE Drew Atchison from practice squad.
New England: Signed WR Maurice Price. Signed OL Ryan Wendell to practice squad. Released DB Mark Dillard.
New Orleans: Released QB Joey Harrington. Signed TE Sean Ryan.
N.Y. Giants: Suspended WR Plaxico Burress 1 game for undisclosed violation of team rules. Signed WR Taye Biddle from practice squad. Signed WR John Broussard and TE Martrez Milner to and released TE Eric Butler from practice squad.
N.Y. Jets: Signed WR Marcus Henry and WR Paul Raymond to practice squad.
St. Louis: Released CB Fakhir Brown.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
BLACKHAWKS: Assigned F Adam Berti, F Dan Bertram, F Nathan Davis, F Adam Hobson, F Peter MacArthur, F Mike Radja, D Michael Brennan, D Danny Groulx, D Jean-Claude Sawyer, D Brennan Turner and G Joseph Fallon to Rockford (AHL). Returned F Richard Greenop, F Maxime Tanguay, D Shawn Lalonde, D Teigan Zahn and G Josh Unice to juniors. Released F Olivier Labelle.
Phoenix: Assigned RW Jared Staal to junior club.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
WOLVES: Signed D Alex Brooks. F Tomas Pospisil, F Matt Siddall and F Myles Stoesz have been assigned to team from Thrashers.
COLLEGE
Hofstra: Named Faisal Khan women’s assistant basketball coach.
Holy Cross: Named Jeremy Frisch assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Wright State: Named Sean McCaffrey men’s and women’s tennis coach.
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EDITED BY THOMAS L. OUTLAW AND DANIEL ELLMAN
