NFL: Moss clears air with mates
Redskins receiver Santana Moss told a small group of teammates last week that he received treatments from the Canadian doctor charged with smuggling and supplying human growth hormone. The former Jet portrayed the treatments as routine — and not involving banned substances — according to teammate Phillip Daniels.
“I believe he’s telling us the truth,” Daniels said. “He got, like, three treatments, and who knows what happened after that.”
* Jarvis Williams, a former defensive back for the Giants (1994) and Dolphins (1988-93), died Tuesday night in north Florida. He was 45. The cause of death was an acute asthma attack.
* Ex-Jet tight end Kevin Brock signed with the Cowboys a day after being released by the Bears.
* A judge in Manhattan dismissed a lawsuit by two photographers who said they were shot at by bodyguards of Patriots QB Tom Brady and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The April 2009 incident occurred during a party in Costa Rica celebrating the celebrity couple’s marriage two months earlier. The judge said the matter “would be better adjudicated in Costa Rica.”
FRENCH OPEN: Federer wins
Defending champions Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova and No. 2 seed Venus Williams advanced yesterday to the third round of the French Open.
Federer defeated Colombia’s Alejandro Falla 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-4. Kuznetsova, the sixth seed, survived four match points before defeating Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. Williams beat Spain’s Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-2, 6-4.
HOOPS: Johnnies Alaska-bound
St. John’s will be on the court for the 2010 Great Alaska Shootout on Nov. 24-27. Steve Cobb, athletic director for tournament host Alaska-Anchorage, says the field also will include Arizona State, Ball State, Drake, Houston Baptist, Southern Utah and Weber State.
* Rutgers assistant women’s coach Ron Hughey resigned to take a job on the coaching staff at Texas.
* A jury in Minneapolis awarded Jimmy Williams, then an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, nearly $1.25 million in his lawsuit against Minnesota coach Tubby Smith over an aborted hiring.
HOCKEY: Surgery for Salmela
Devils defenseman Anssi Salmela will undergo knee surgery to repair what is believed to be a torn ACL. . . . The Rangers have agreed to terms with free-agent forward Mats Zuccarello Aasen.–Mark Everson
H.S.: Collegiate captures title
Sophomore Rick Terry led Collegiate to its first New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association title since 2005, going the distance in a 9-2 victory over Ivy League champion Poly Prep yesterday at Manhattanville College. — Zach Braziller
ETC.: Giants honor Monte Irvin
The Giants plan to retire the No. 20 jersey number worn by Hall of Famer and former Negro Leagues great Monte Irvin.
* Real Madrid fired Manuel Pellegrini and plans to hire Jose Mourinho as its new coach once he negotiates an end to his contract with Inter Milan.
* Lance Armstrong will compete in the Tour de Luxembourg next week.