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Nevada's Board of Regents has "approved a joint-use agreement that will allow the UNLV football team to use" a $1.9B stadium planned for the Raiders when the team moves to Las Vegas in '20 (AP, 1/19).

The Titans "reached a deal" with Texans defensive coordinator Mike Vrabel to be the team's 19th head coach and fifth since moving to Tennessee. The Titans "plan to introduce" him tomorrow (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 1/21).

San Diego State will "consider the appropriateness and future of the school's Aztecs nickname and Aztec Warrior mascot." SDSU interim President Sally Roush "announced the creation of a 17-member task force to review the mascot and moniker" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 1/20).

The Lakers on Friday announced plans to unveil a statue of Basketball HOFer Elgin Baylor outside Staples Center on April 6 (LATIMES.com, 1/19).

U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner said she will "very likely" be going to South Korea to work "on the media side of things" despite failing to qualify for the Pyeongchang Games (USATODAY.com, 1/19).

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