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Attorneys general from Washington, D.C., Illinois and New York announced the settlement with the league on Wednesday.
Basketball, tennis, softball and track & field are in action this week.
Tournament officials aim to recruit over 500 volunteers to serve on 15 committees during the event, scheduled for June 23-29.
This will be the first head coaching job for the 38-year-old Johnson, who was widely considered the top candidate on the market after spending the past three seasons as the Lions offensive coordinator under Dan Campbell.
Abe Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant from Chicago’s South Side, was the mastermind behind the growth of the Globetrotters.
It was a very Chicago party, and St. Louis had all the fun. The Blues rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Blackhawks in front of a crowd of 40,933, improving to 3-0 in the Winter Classic.
Illinois’ defense helped seal the win by stopping South Carolina with a little more than three minutes remaining.
The Blackhawks take on the St. Louis Blues in the 16th edition of the Winter Classic. It’s the second go-round for Wrigley after the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs also hosted the game in 2009, and it’s the first rematch in the history of the event.
The Citrus Bowl will be a quarterback battle featuring Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer and South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers.