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Northwestern and former football coach Pat Fitzgerald have settled a lawsuit, which was filed by Fitzgerald after his dismissal from the school two years ago. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Fitzgerald sued the school for $130 million for wrongful termination after being fired in July 2023. His firing came amid allegations of hazing in the program, which president …

Pat Fitzgerald settles lawsuit with Northwestern, now “eager to resume coaching career”  FootballScoop N’western, ex-football coach Fitzgerald settle suit  ESPN Northwestern reaches a settlement with former coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was fired amid a hazing scandal  Chicago Tribune Northwestern University, former football coach Pat Fitzgerald reach settlement in hazing scandal  ABC7 Chicago Northwestern and former head football coach settle wrongful termination lawsuit stemming from …

Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald announced Thursday that he reached a settlement with the school in his wrongful termination lawsuit, stemming from his dismissal amid allegations of hazing in the football program. In the summer of 2023, Northwestern released an investigation into hazing within the program and suspended Fitzgerald for two weeks during the offseason. Following public backlash and …

MISSOULA, Mont. — Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. announced Tuesday that their boards of directors unanimously approved an agreement to merge in an all-stock, tax-free transaction. The deal will create a regulated electric and natural gas utility company with a market capitalization of about $7.8 billion and a combined enterprise value of $15.4 billion. NBC Montana reached …

Two uncontained wildfires burning in northwestern Colorado have scorched nearly 60,000 acres, fire officials said Thursday morning, after a day of hot, dry and windy weather. After sparking over the weekend, the Lee fire burning southwest of Meeker is now the largest wildfire this year in Colorado at 45,000 acres. The nearby Elk fire, burning to the east of Meeker, …

Firefighters are working to gain control over several lightning-caused wildfires that by Tuesday morning had burned across nearly 21,000 acres in northwestern Colorado. The fires sparked over the weekend after a lightning storm struck on parched land near Meeker in Rio Blanco County and rapidly grew Monday due to very hot, dry and windy conditions on the Western Slope. Both …

Sources tell Rivals that Teddy Bridgewater is leaving his position as head football coach at Miami Northwestern and pursuing a return to the NFL. The Portal 305 was the first to report Bridgewater’s decision. Bridgewater’s departure comes three weeks after he was suspended by Northwestern due to allegations of providing impermissible benefits to his players. Last week, we wrote that …

Two Chicago hospitals made U.S News & World Report’s national list of 20 “Best Hospitals” for 2025-26, with a slew of other Chicago and suburban hospitals rounding out the list of best hospitals in the state. Northwestern Medicine – Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Streeterville, and Rush University Medical Center on the Near West Side both made the annual report’s latest …

Northwestern Medicine research finding opens the door to a viral link to Parkinson’s disease  Chicago Tribune ‘Harmless’ virus might trigger Parkinson’s disease, researchers say  Medical Xpress Groundbreaking study finds possible virus link to Parkinson’s Disease  NBC Chicago Researchers discover possible trigger for Parkinson’s disease  FOX 13 Tampa Bay Researchers discover a possible environmental trigger to Parkinson’s disease  Northwestern Medicine Newsroom Source link

Miami Northwestern suspends football coach Teddy Bridgewater for upcoming season  Miami Herald Bridgewater suspended from HS coaching job  ESPN Former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater suspended by Miami Northwestern amid investigation – The Athletic  The New York Times Former NFL QB Bridgewater suspended from high school coaching job  The Guardian Teddy Bridgewater suspended after coaching high school to state championship  New York Post Source link