DePaul signs Leitao through 2023-24
DePaul men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao agreed to a contract extension through the 2023-24 season.
The Blue Demons won 12 of their first 13 games and went 16-16 this season, with a victory over NCAA runner-up Texas Tech. They were 3-15 in the Big East Conference.
The NCAA suspended Leitao for the first three games and put the program on probation for three years, saying he should have done more to prevent recruiting violations by his staff.
Leitao, 59, has a 122-132 record over eight seasons and two stints at DePaul.
The Score hit with layoffs
The coronavirus pandemic touched the Chicago sports-media landscape Thursday, when The Score was forced to let go of hosts Connor McKnight and Julie DiCaro in a round of layoffs by parent company Entercom. Longtime reporter/host David Schuster and producer Rick Camp also were let go.
Even Entercom employees who remain will be affected. According to Radio + Television Business Report, employees earning at least $50,000 per year will have their salary reduced temporarily between 10 percent and 20 percent. Entercom president/ CEO David Field will take a 30 percent pay cut.
NFL great Boselli recovering
Former Jaguars tackle Tony Boselli is recovering after spending five days in the hospital with the virus. About half of his stay was in the ICU.
♦ Former Angels and Cardinals All-Star Jim Edmonds is symptom-free now after testing positive for the virus and for pneumonia.
♦ The Senior PGA Championship, which was to be played May 21-24 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, was canceled.
Tagovailoa gets positive results on hip
Former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa underwent a voluntary medical recheck on his hip that was facilitated by the NFL Combine, and the results of the comprehensive exam “were overwhelmingly positive.”
♦ Titans running back Derrick Henry signed his $10.2 million franchise tender.
♦ Blaine Gabbert is headed back to the Buccaneers on a one-year deal to back up Tom Brady.
♦ Cornerback Eli Apple reportedly remains a free agent after his deal with the Raiders fell through.
♦ Former Astros manager AJ Hinch and ex-Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow will fulfill their one-season suspensions for the team’s sign-stealing scandal even if no baseball is played in 2020.