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NFL

Restraining order issued to Moss

Randy Moss joined the New England Patriots this season determined to avoid off-field problems.

Now he’s in the middle of one, just days before Sunday’s AFC title game.

A temporary restraining order was issued Monday requiring the star wide receiver to stay at least 500 feet from a woman who alleged he committed “battery causing serious injury” to her at her Florida home on Jan. 6.

Moss denied the allegation by Rachelle Washington, which he called “this situation of extortion,” and said he was “furious” about it. The restraining order was issued in the Broward County 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida.

A hearing on whether to issue a permanent restraining order is scheduled for Jan. 28, six days before the Super Bowl.

“I want to make something clear,” Moss said Wednesday, in breaking his usual midweek silence. “In my whole entire life of living 30 years, I’ve never put my hand on one woman, physically or in an angry manner.”

College Football

McMackin takes Hawaii job

Greg McMackin has been hired as the head coach at Hawaii, school officials said.

McMackin just completed his second run as the Warriors’ defensive coordinator, having also served in 1999. Hawaii won Western Athletic Conference titles in both seasons.

McMackin replaces June Jones, who accepted the head coaching job at SMU last week.

McMackin was the defensive coordinator at the University of Idaho (1976-78) and held the same job under Dennis Erickson at the University of Miami (‘93-95) and the Seattle Seahawks (‘95-98).

Golf

EWU alum on PGA board

Eastern Washington University alum Roger Wallace is one of eight new members on the PGA of America’s Board of Directors.

The Directors include representatives from each of The PGA’s 14 Districts, two Independent Directors and a member of the PGA Tour.

Wallace, 47, is the director of golf at Polson (Mont.) Bay Golf Course.

He competed on the Eagles’ golf team and was the Pacific Northwest Golf Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year.

Cross country

GU coach resigns after 13 years

Gonzaga University head cross country and track coach Kevin Swaim has resigned after 13 seasons.

Swaim leaves having coached the Bulldog women to the 1995 West Coast Conference title, the lone title in Gonzaga cross country history.