Author: staff

Harbaugh was the last of four candidates to interview in person with the Vikings, who hired new general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah last week. Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell, Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris and New York Giants defensive coordinator Patrick Graham are the other finalists to replace Mike Zimmer, who was fired after a second straight losing season. Zimmer made the playoffs three times in eight years with the Vikings.

“You don’t get bargaining rights, an elected school board, a moratorium on school closures, a strong charter educator division without him. Where Karen gave us the infrastructure, the confidence, the boldness, the idea that these things could happen, Jesse helped to see those things through. He led us through that,” Davis Gates told reporters.

Facebook employees take a photo with the company’s new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2021. Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its stock plunge after-hours Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, after reporting a rare decline in its fourth quarter profit due to a sharp increase in expenses. (Tony Avelar/AP)

The Irish signed their entire class in the early period, with 12 players already enrolled in South Bend, Ind. Their biggest addition since December was the transfer of Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph, a first-team All-American as a redshirt freshman in 2020, when he tied for the national lead with six interceptions in nine games. Coach Marcus Freeman also reached into the transfer portal for Arkansas State kicker Blake Grupe, the Sun Belt Conference’s career co-leader with 64 field goals over the last four seasons.

Kelly Van Arsdale poses for a photo Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Spinnaker Chocolate, the store he owns with his brother in Seattle where they make and sell single-origin chocolate bars. Van Arsdale is holding a laptop showing his company’s website, and he says despite getting a lot of foot-traffic business, reaching customers online has been expensive and difficult. (Ted S. Warren/AP)