Maryland, McNair’s family settle
The University of Maryland has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the parents of football player Jordan McNair, who died of heatstroke following a workout in 2018.
The amount was made public on Friday in a meeting agenda released by the Maryland Board of Public Works. It must be approved at the board’s meeting on Jan. 27.
The payout will be given to McNair’s parents, Marty McNair and Tonya Wilson.
Jordan McNair collapsed during an outdoor conditioning practice held by the team on May 29, 2018. The 19-year-old was treated at the team training complex before being transported to the hospital, where he died two weeks later, on June 13.
Wallace Loh, who was then president of the school, acknowledged that Maryland handled the treatment of Jordan McNair poorly.
Figure skating: As he has done since his last loss at the Pyeonchang Olympics, Nathan Chen was nearly perfect and rather playful in winning the short program Saturday at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Seeking a fifth straight national title, something no man has done since Dick Button from 1946-52 with seven, Chen put out the most difficult routine that any man anywhere attempts. He hit a quadruple lutz, triple axel and an excellent quad flip-triple toe loop combination in scoring 113.92 points.
Golf: Nick Taylor shot an 8-under 62 and a two-shot lead Friday in the Sony Open in Honolulu. Taylor, who won at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am last year, was at 12-under 128. Five players were two shots behind, including Stewart Cink (63), Webb Simpson (65), Russell Henley (64), Vaughn Taylor (66) and Chris Kirk (65).
NBA: The Pacers will be without newly acquired Caris LeVert indefinitely after an MRI showed a mass on his left kidney during a physical to complete this week’s blockbuster four-team trade. Team officials made the announcement on Twitter. They say he will undergo more tests and additional details will be released at a later date. The 26-year-old LeVert was acquired Wednesday in the deal that sent Harden to the Nets and two-time All-Star Victor Oladipo to the Rockets.
NHL: Egor Sharangovich scored his first NHL goal in the final seconds of overtime to propel the Devils to a 2-1 victory over the Bruins . ... Phil Kessel scored two goals, Antti Raanta stopped 31 shots and the Coyotes bounced back from an opening loss to beat the Sharks 5-3 . ... Penguins F Jared McCann was fined $10,000 for elbowing Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim. The incident occurred at 14:32 of the second period of Friday’s game in Philadelphia.
Track and field: Hugues Fabrice Zango broke the world indoor triple jump record with an effort of 18.07 meters on his sixth and final attempt. He added 15 centimeters to the previous record set by Teddy Tamgho 10 years ago and became the first athlete from Burkina Faso to set a world record. He did so at a jumps-only meeting in France. After a fifth jump of 17.70 meters, which was seven centimeters short of his personal best, Zango became the first to jump more than 18 meters indoors. Tamgho coaches him. The world record outdoors is 18.29 meters.