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The Grizzlies won for the 12th time in 13 games, opening a comfortable lead in the second quarter and never looking back. Emerging MVP candidate Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with a team-high-tying 25 points and showed again why he’s the most exciting young player in the game with a highlight-reel, 360-degree, spin-o-rama lay-in past Malcolm Hill during garbage time after getting in a minor tussle with Bulls reserve Tony Bradley.
“They took over the game in the third, and that second goal’s a tough one for me personally to swallow,” said McCabe, who saw Donato blow past him at the blue line. “Kind of stuck in no-man’s land, giving up a two-on-one. … That’s a tough situation to put our team in.”
“That’s what I’m saying,” he said. “You’re bringing my vaccination status into a basketball game, and I live my life, the majority of the time, when I’m away from this. So when I say I’m not getting vaccinated and I’m making a choice with my life, somehow it gets mixed into, ‘Well, what about the basketball?’ When it’s like no, bro.
The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder from Brownsburg, Indiana, was a five-star prospect coming out of high school and signed with Clemson in 2017. Johnson sat behind starter Kelly Bryant that season and went through spring practice the following year behind future No. 1 NFL draft pick Trevor Lawrence.
Purdue: Boilermakers are 3-1 this season against AP Top 25 opponents, while Illinois is 0-2 against ranked teams. … The Boilermakers have won seven of their last eight games since an upset loss at Rutgers on Dec. 9. … Purdue and Illinois meet again in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Feb. 10.
The Cubs line up for a portrait before exercising at their spring training camp in French Lick, Ind., in March 1943. They are, left to right, Leslie Fleming, Bill Lee, Lon Warneke, Paul Derringer, Bob McCall, Hiram Bithorn, Ed Hanyzewski, Jonas Berry, William Sahlin, Walter Signer, Jake Mooty, Ray Prim, Claude Passeau and Paul Erickson. (Chicago Tribune historical photo)
“More recently, few stations in the country have live, local overnight shows, so Les’ presence was very important. He was underappreciated. Personally, Les was like everybody’s unique brother or cousin. He had his eccentricities, as do we all, but he was very likable. No one didn’t like Les Grobstein. Heck, he became friends with Lee Elia, and that has lasted for decades.”
Eberflus finished third in 2018 in the NFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year voting. Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio won the honor that season with Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale finishing as the runner-up. This season, Eberflus oversaw a Colts defense that led the AFC in takeaways (33) while finishing in the top 10 in the league in points allowed (21.5 ppg). The Colts had three defenders named to the initial Pro Bowl rosters last month — defensive lineman DeForest Buckner, linebacker Darius Leonard and cornerback Kenny Moore II.
Dodds joined the Colts as the vice president of player personnel, and they promoted him a year later to assistant general manager. Dodds worked for 10 seasons (2007-16) for the Seattle Seahawks, becoming a senior personnel executive in the final two years. Dodds started in the pro personnel department in 2007 and moved to college scouting in the south and central part of the country, eventually becoming a cross-checker and then a national scout. Dodds broke into the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and spent four seasons with them. In college, Dodds was a student coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville.
The Cubs even decided to hold their 1995 convention at the Chicago Hilton and Towers without players. President Andy MacPhail, general manager Ed Lynch and manager Jim Riggleman were introduced to much applause, as were former Cubs Bill Buckner, Andy Pafko, Bill Madlock, Jody Davis and Leon Durham. The loudest cheers were reserved for broadcaster Harry Caray, who was as popular as any player.