Loh as recently as last fall declared he would step down at the end of this school yearGETTY IMAGES
Univ. of Maryland President WALLACE LOH will "remain in his post" through mid-'20 under a plan approved yesterday that "delays his retirement for a year while the state flagship’s governing board searches for a successor." Last fall, Loh "declared he would step down at the end of this school year amid a leadership crisis that erupted" after JORDAN MCNAIR's death "exposed troubles within the football program and athletic department" (WASHINGTON POST, 1/31).
STEPPING INTO THE RING: In Philadelphia, E.J. Smith profiles fight promotion Raging Babe Founder & CEO MICHELLE ROSADO, whose company "has its first card coming Feb. 8 at the 2300 Arena." Rosado is also currently in an "understudy role" with promoter J RUSSELL PELTZ, and she is among the "growing movement of women in a male-dominated sport." She has also "become one of the rising stars in the Philly boxing scene" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 1/31).
NAMES: Panthers QB CAM NEWTON “created a new cigar bar-lounge-restaurant called Fellaship,” which will open this weekend near Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The 4,600-square-foot space will have a “secret VIP lounge hidden behind a set of moving bookshelves,” along with “fine dining, TV monitors framed like artwork” and a glass-enclosed wine room (BIZJOURNALS.com, 1/29). Fellaship will also feature “hand-rolled cigars and a gallery of works by Atlanta artists” (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 1/30)....Country singer TOBY KEITH’s I Love This Bar & Grill at Patriot Place, a “popular watering hole steps from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, has abruptly closed for good” (BOSTONGLOBE.com, 1/30)....U.S. Sen. KAMALA HARRIS (D-Calif.) will be feted this Saturday in L.A. at a VIP meet-and-greet hosted by NBCUniversal Film & Entertainment Chair JEFF SHELL, an SBJ/SBD “Forty Under 40” HOFer (THE DAILY)....Country singer JAKE OWEN will “perform a pre-race concert at the Daytona 500” on Feb. 17 (AP, 1/30)....RAFAEL NADAL is “set to marry” his girlfriend of 14 years, MERY PERELLO (NYPOST.com, 1/30).
