Univ. of Michigan AD WARDE MANUEL, football coach JIM HARBAUGH and men's basketball coach JUWAN HOWARD "will accept 10% salary reductions from Aug. 1 through the end of the fiscal year." Manuel, Harbaugh and Howard are "among the 'senior-level administrators' and 'many head coaches' who will accept the 10% pay-cut" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 6/30).
HONORS & AWARDS: The Hockey HOF announced that longtime Vancouver-based writer TONY GALLAGHER "will receive the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey and that longtime play-by-play announcer RICK PECKHAM will receive the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for outstanding contributions as a hockey broadcaster" (L.A. TIMES, 6/30)....Bespoke Sports & Entertainment CEO MIKE BOYKIN was named a recipient of the Charlotte Ledger's inaugural 40 Over 40 awards. He wrote on Twitter, "Thankful to be part of an amazing group of people who are doing great things in our city. Congratulations to all of the honorees!" (TWITTER.com, 6/29).
NAMES: Univ. of Texas football coach TOM HERMAN partnered with Texas Gov. GREG ABBOTT to "put out a public service announcement about COVID-19." In the video published yesterday on Abbott's official YouTube channel, Herman "implores Texans to continue wearing masks, social distancing and taking precautions to prevent the spread of the virus" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 6/30)....MICHAEL PHELPS "will narrate and serve as the subject of a new documentary on the mental health challenges faced by Olympic athletes," set to debut on HBO at the end of July. "The Weight of Gold" will feature "other high-profile Olympians such as LOLO JONES, BODE MILLER, SASHA COHEN and SHAUN WHITE" (BALTIMORE SUN, 6/30).
