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NASCAR driver Chase Elliott "will replace Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Chevrolet" in the Sprint Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports after the '15 season. No sponsors were announced for Elliott's Cup car (AP, 1/29).

Sources confirmed that UMass AD John McCutcheon "has been hired to fill the same post" at UC-Santa Barbara, with a formal announcement "expected later this afternoon." UMass is "set to begin a search for his replacement immediately" (GAZETTENET.com, 1/29).

The Red Wings have selected networking provider Extreme Networks and mobile engagement solutions brand SignalShare to provide the companies' WiFi solution at Joe Louis Arena (Extreme Networks).

Federal authorities and the NFL have seized $19.5M “worth of fake sports memorabilia as part of a year-long crackdown on counterfeit goods.” The seizures number over 325,000 since last year’s Super Bowl (REUTERS, 1/29).