FILE - In this Nov. 14, 1993, file photo, Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula is carried on his team's shoulders after his 325th victory, against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. Not long after came a seismic jolt, the helicopter crash of Kobe Bryant in the fog-shrouded California hills that reverberated across sports and across continents. Football lost a big piece of its heart: Don Shula, Gale Sayers, Paul Hornung, Bobby Mitchell. The losses, of course, came against a backdrop of a pandemic, its number of fatalities rolled out daily on TV screens. Kurt Thomas in 1978 became the first U.S. male gymnast to win a world title but lost an Olympic shot in 1980 because of the boycott.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - On Saturday Michigan State University Board of Trustees member Nancy Schlichting informed Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of her decision to resign from the board, effective immediately. Nancy brought tremendous experience managing large organizations to her role on the MSU Board of Trustees, said MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D. Im sorry that she is stepping down, but I wish her much personal success and happiness with her other projects. The seat vacated by Schlichting, and formerly by George Perles who resigned in 2018 due to health reasons, will be up for statewide election in 2022.