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8:30 PM La Salle University has reached a settlement to pay the family of former football player Preston Plevretes $7.5 million for medical care. Plevretes suffered a serious brain injury during a 2005 game. La Salle dropped its football program in 2007.

8:15 PM Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard demonstrates his disgust at allowing an Atlanta Thrashers goal by swinging his stick at the goalpost - only to take out goalie teammate Tomas Voukon. Voukon had to leave the ice on a stretcher. (H/T Litter Box Cats)

7:57 PM In the aftermath of Charlie Weis' firing, SB Nation discovers a tweet from "FightingIrishND" saying that Norte Dame's players have voted against going to a bowl game.

7:40 PM TMZ reports that Shaquille O'Neal doesn't want soon-to-be ex-wife Shaunie allowed to file divorce papers in California, where she'll stand to get a bigger settlement than by filing in the couple's residential state of Florida.