SAN DIEGO CHARGERS--Placed S Atari Bigby on injured reserve. Signed LB Bront Bird. Signed S Sean Cattouse to the practice squad.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS--Agreed to terms with LB NaVorro Bowman on a five-year contract extension.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS--Released QB Josh Portis from the practice squad. Signed WR Phil Bates to the practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS--Placed S Cody Grimm and T Jeremy Trueblood on injured reserve. Claimed WR/KR David Gilreath off waivers from Pittsburgh. Released G Chris Scott from the practice squad. Signed S Sean Baker to the practice squad.|
TENNESSEE TITANS--Re-signed OL Kyle DeVan. Placed RB Darren Evans on injured reserve.|
|NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE|
ANAHEIM DUCKS--Reassigned F Ryan Lasch from Norfolk (AHL) to Fort Wayne (ECHL).|
|AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE|
NORFOLK ADMIRALS--Recalled D Gabe Guentzel from Fort Wayne (ECHL). Loaned F Luca Caputi and F Garrett Klotz to Fort Wayne.
ST. JOHN’S ICECAPS--Released F Derek Whitmore from his professional tryout contract.
SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE--Recalled F Jonathan Hazen and F David Pacan from Cincinnati (ECHL). Loaned F John McFarland to Cincinnati.|
|CENTRAL HOCKEY LEAGUE|
FORT WORTH BRAHMAS--Activated F Brendon Hodge from a leave of absence.
MISSOURI MAVERICKS --Signed D Colten Hayes.|
College
NCAA--Named Val Ackerman consultant and advisor for women’s basketball.
BIG EAST CONFERENCE--Announced Tulane is joining for all sports and East Carolina for football for the 2014-15 academic year.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE--Fined Mississippi $5,000 after fans rushed the field following the football team’s victory over Mississippi State on Saturday.
KENTUCKY--Named Mark Stoops football coach.
MONTCLAIR STATE--Named Elliott Lightfoot men’s and women’s track and field coach.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI--Announced football coach Ellis Johnson will not be retained.
TULSA--Placed athletic director Ross Parmley on leave. Named university executive vice president Kevan Buck acting athletic director.
