Brain surgery for son of Cavs’ owner
Nick Gilbert, son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert who became a good-luck charm during the NBA lottery, will undergo brain surgery.
A team spokesman said the 21-year-old Michigan State student will have the operation in Detroit this week. Gilbert was born with neurofibromatosis, a nerve disorder that causes tumors. He has had previous surgeries for the genetic illness.
College football: San Jose State will play at Penn State in 2020. The game will be one of five trips east for the Spartans during the next few seasons. They play at Army in 2019 and ’21, Central Michigan in ’20 and Georgia in ’21.
College baseball: Jason Hawkins resigned as San Jose State’s head coach, the school announced in a release. His team went 19-35-1 last season, his only season at the helm. Brad Sanfilippo, the interim head coach since last month, will continue in that position as the school searches for a permanent head coach.
NFL: The Cardinals extended the contract of general manager Steve Keim through 2022.
Golf: The British Open will return to St. Andrews, Scotland in 2021. The Old Course will host the 150th anniversary of the oldest major. It will be the 30th time the Open Championship is played on the Old Course and the first since 2015.
Soccer: Likely to still be without a new coach, the U.S. men’s team will host Paraguay in an
exhibition on March 27 in Cary, N.C. The U.S. Soccer Federation also confirmed June exhibitions against Ireland in Dublin and versus France at Lyon. Coach Bruce Arena quit in October after the U.S. failed to qualify for the World Cup.
UEFA has asked referees to clamp down on serious foul play and offer more protection for players. The call for tougher action on reckless challenges came ahead of the Champions League and Europa League resuming this week.
Jurisprudence: No charges will be filed against a man who tried to attack sports doctor Larry Nassar in a Michigan courtroom. Prosecutor said Nassar and his attorneys didn’t want charges against Randy Margraves and they gave the views of the potential victims “considerable weight.”