Ex-BC football player killed in crash
Former Boston College defensive lineman Max Holloway died in an automobile accident yesterday morning in his hometown of Lutz, Fla. He was 26.
Holloway was the son of former Patriots offensive lineman Brian Holloway, who played with the team from 1981-86.
“We are all shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic news,” said BC coach
Steve Addazio in a statement released by the school. “Our thoughts and prayers are with Max’ family and loved ones during this difficult time.”
Holloway was a three-year letterman for the Eagles from 200911. He earned his degree in 2011 and declared early for the NFL draft in January 2012.
“The entire Boston College athletic department sends their prayers and condolences to Max’ family and friends,” said BC athletic director Brad Bates. “We are all devastated to hear the news of Max’ untimely passing.”
NCAA to reward academics
The NCAA will distribute millions of dollars in March Madness money to member schools as a reward for academic performance by athletes, starting in 2019-20.
The NCAA announced that the Division 1 board of directors and NCAA board of governors approved the change to the revenue distribution model. The money will come from the NCAA’s multimedia rights deal for the men’s basketball tournament.
The NCAA agreed to an eight-year extension of that contract with CBS and Turner this year. The agreement now runs through 2032 and ups payment to the NCAA to about $1.1 billion per year. . . .
A jury awarded a former Penn State assistant football coach $7.3 million in damages, finding the university defamed him after it became public that his testimony helped prosecutors charge Jerry Sandusky with child molestation. Jurors deliberated for about four hours in Mike McQueary’s defamation and misrepresentation lawsuit in Bellefonte, Pa.
Judge Thomas Gavin still must decide McQueary’s whistleblower claim that he was treated unfairly as the school suspended him from coaching duties, placed him on paid administrative leave, barred him from team facilities and then did not renew his contract shortly after he testified at Sandusky’s 2012 trial.
No. 25 Va. Tech holds off Pitt
Jerod Evans shook off a right ankle injury to throw for a career-high 406 yards and two touchdowns and lead 25th-ranked Virginia Tech to a 39-36 victory over host Pittsburgh.
Joey Slye tied school and Atlantic Coast Conference records by making six field goals to help the Hokies (6-2, 4-1) beat the Panthers (5-3, 2-2) on the road for the first time in 17 years.
James Conner ran for 141 yards and three touchdowns for the Panthers.
Names: Ex-Rangers closer cut
Former Texas Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson has been granted free agency
after declining an outright minor league assignment. . . .
Matteo Mancosu scored twice and the Montreal Impact beat D.C. United 4-2 in an MLS Cup Playoffs knockout match in Washington. The fifth-seeded Impact will host the top-seeded New York Red Bulls on Sunday in the first game of the two-leg Eastern Conference semifinals. . . .
Top-seeded Andy Murray overcame a slow start against Gilles Simon of France before winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 and advancing to his 13th quarterfinal of the season at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. . . .
Juan Martin del Potro beat David Goffin 7-5, 6-3, while Stan Wawrinka beat Donald Young 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-4 to advance to the Swiss Indoors quarterfinals in Basel, Switzerland. . . .
Angelique Kerber helped Dominika Cibulkova reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore.