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The Blues game in St. Louis, originally set for Jan. 30, was one of the games the league shifted. Keeping that date would’ve meant the Hawks played three games within four days, something no longer necessary now that the Olympic break isn’t a factor.
This undated file photo provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with hundreds of people who say they were sexually assaulted by the former sports doctor at the school. (Robert Kalmbach/AP)
“It made me stronger mentally — and I’ve thought I’ve always been pretty strong mentally — but it kind of got me to a different level, a different mindset,” Grandal said of his 2021 season. “For me, the work is not done until it’s done. And once it’s done, we’re going to look to figure out how we can make it better.
“I think the set of mixed feelings is about, ‘Wow, this person who said such a horrible thing is coming to campus and expects us to welcome him with open arms?’ That was the first feeling,” London said. “A little bit held back and reserved, like, do I really want to interact with this person? The other feeling is, ‘OK, he’s here to make change. He’s here to correct himself, show he actually cares and he’s not just saying he’s sorry.’”
Cutler was with the Bears from 2009-2016. General manager Jerry Angelo traded for him, Phil Emery signed him to a massive extension and Pace co-existed with him for two seasons before cutting him. Cutler played for head coaches Lovie Smith, Marc Trestman and Fox and had six offensive coordinators in Chicago — Ron Turner, Mike Martz, Mike Tice, Aaron Kromer, Adam Gase and Dowell Loggains.
Loyola: The Ramblers rallied from double-digit deficits in each of their previous three games. They trailed the Aces 6-0 when Evansville opened with two quick 3-pointers, but that was their largest deficit. … At 30, Valentine is the youngest head coach in Division I. He took over this season for Porter Moser, who left to take the Oklahoma job.
“He can shoot it,” Carter said. “He’s as good a shooter as there is in the area. Is it his strength? Maybe not, just because of how quick he is and how strong he is with the ball. He can shoot it with anybody in the league, and we’re living with any of those shots. They were in rhythm, on balance.”
Lusia Harris shows off some of her medals and awards from her basketball career on Jan. 10, 2002, at her home in Greenwood, Miss. Harris, who was the only woman to be drafted by an NBA team and scored the first points in women’s basketball history at the Olympics, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2021, her family announced. She was 66. (TONY KRAUSZ/AP)
Radio has endured tough years, accelerated by the pandemic. In Chicago, year-over-year radio revenue fell 24% to $325 million in 2020, according to according to media research firm BIA Advisory Services. The Score, which ranked fifth in revenue among Chicago stations, struggled with a dearth of live sports programming and fell 26% to $15 million in 2020, according to BIA.
The Giants have a league-low $13,986 in unused 2021 cap space to roll over into 2022, and that’s before the NFL audits incentives and bonuses, per ESPN. The Giants are the only team with under $100,000 in unused space. Only eight teams came in under $1 million. And the Jaguars carry over a league-high $25.7 million … Former Giants head coach Ben McAdoo, now a consultant with the Dallas Cowboys, interviewed on Tuesday for the offensive coordinator vacancy on Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule’s staff … The Las Vegas Raiders have egg on their face after Tuesday’s clumsy firing of GM Mike Mayock. The Raiders submitted GM interview requests before publicly announcing Mayock’s firing, so it was business as usual for staff until they learned of candidates’ interviews and Mayock’s fate later via social media. Interim head coach Rich Bisaccia isn’t expected to stay on despite a playoff berth, especially with a new GM on the way. The Raiders’ players, however, clearly have his back … The Seattle Seahawks fired two defensive coaches on Tuesday: defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis. All eyes had been on possible changes or major offseason headlines regarding head coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson, but so far, the only changes have come on D.