VICTIMS WON’T SHARE EQUALLY IN NASSAR SETTLEMENT
DETROIT» The $500 million settlement between Michigan State University and hundreds of Larry Nassar’s victims will be divided up after weighing many factors, including the date and victim’s age when the sexual assaults occurred and the impact it had on their lives, lawyers say.
The school, where the sports doctor worked for nearly 20 years, announced Wednesday that it would set aside $425 million for 332 women and girls who say Nassar abused them and another $75 million to cover future claims. But it won’t have a role in determining how much each victim will receive.
That will probably fall to one or two former judges or experienced mediators who will be selected by lawyers to oversee the process, said John Manly, who represents roughly 200 victims.
NCAA opens door to title games for states with sports betting.
INDIANAPOLIS» The NCAA is opening a door for states with legalized sports gambling to host NCAA championship events. The governing body for college sports on Thursday announced a “temporary” lifting of a ban that prevented events such as college basketball’s NCAA Tournament from being hosted in states that accept wagers on single games. The move comes three days after the Supreme Court overturned a federal law that barred most states from allowing gambling on professional and college sports.
Foster’s ex-girlfriend testifies she lied about abuse.
SAN JOSE,
The former girlfriend of Reuben Foster testified at a preliminary hearing Thursday that she lied to police when she said the San Francisco 49ers linebacker attacked her, allegations that led to a domestic violence case against him.
Elissa Ennis testified she lied because she wanted retribution after Foster tried to end their relationship, saying she was angry “and I wanted to end him.” Asked by prosecutor Kevin Smith whether Foster ever hit her, Ennis said, “No, sir. Not once.”
Foster was arrested after Ennis told police he dragged her by her hair, physically threw her out of their house, and punched her in the head eight to 10 times in February. Foster pleaded not guilty last week.
Bucks officially hire Budenholzer.
» The Bucks have officially MILWAUKEE announced the hiring of Mike Budenholzer as their new coach.
The former Atlanta Hawks coach replaces Joe Prunty, the former assistant who went 21-16 in the regular season after replacing the fired Jason Kidd in late January.
IndyCar adds eye-tracking system to concussion test protocol.
INDIANAPOLIS» IndyCar has added an eye-tracking computer test to its concussion protocol. They hope is that it can better determine if a driver can return to a race following a hard crash. The system was first brought to IndyCar’s attention in 2016 when driver Will Power was misdiagnosed with a concussion and missed the season-opening race. After Power was tested on the I-PAS system, it was determined he actually had an inner ear infection.
Nadal avenges Shapovalov defeat.
ROME» Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal methodically wore down Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-1 Thursday to reach the Italian Open’s last eight and gain revenge over the Canadian teenager.
Four-time Rome winner Novak Djokovic reached his first quarterfinal of the year with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Alberto Ramos-Vinolas.
The 19-year-old Shapovalov stunned Nadal in the third round in Montreal last year to deny the Spanish player a chance to regain the No. 1 spot.
Denver to host 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup.
Sports Authority Field at Mile High will be one of the 15 venues for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. The tournament will include 16 nations in its biannual championship.