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Molitor out as Twins manager
They still gotta pay him too, of course, as they still owe him $3.25 million over the next two years thanks to a contract extension granted last offseason. "There have been things that have been good and things that we need to get better at, but I think my biggest reaction to the entire year is we're not where we want to be". [Full Article...]
Aston Villa sack Steve Bruce after run of bad results
Christian Purslow, the chief executive, had always meant to give Bruce until October's worldwide break to mount a revival but results and performances have been a huge disappointment. Preston levelled with goals from Daniel Johnson and Paul Gallagher before taking the lead four minutes from time through Louis Moult. "I could have taken that penalty", the account posted following Glenn Whelan's m... [Full Article...]
Manchester United charged over late arrival for Valencia game by Uefa
United won their first match of the Champions League group stage against Young Boys, but had to make do with a point today. It is a very hard group, yes. "I think there are things that it is hard for me to say and if I say it's not good for me - and even yourself would be getting another reason to criticise me", Mourinho said. [Full Article...]
Enhanced Box Score: Rockies 2, Cubs 1
The Cubs beat Pittsburgh in a wild-card game in 2015 after a 97-win breakout regular season that established them championship contenders. This will be the first postseason start of his career. The opposing pitcher in that game? Lester, who didn't allow an earned run that night and has been very solid as of late . After finishing off the Washington Nationals on Sunday at Coors Field, the Rockie... [Full Article...]
Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti unhappy with ref for Liverpool clash
They are a good team, they've played together many years'. What more would players want? "We need to have the strength and conviction to play the way we want to play, as we did at times against Juventus". He didn't take it badly at all. "Then he told me not to lose faith and to carry on playing that way". He's a true gentleman. "They sent me in the stand and I went there, but it was not nice... [Full Article...]
'I'm not interested': José Mourinho responds to Paul Scholes' criticism
The attacking full-back took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to voice his regret. "Yesterday, I liked a post on Instagram without reading the text that accompanied the picture". The goalless draw made it four results on the trot without a win, a rare feat for the Red Devils. The Portuguese has been under increasing pressure in recent weeks. [Full Article...]
Cardiff City vs. Burnley - Football Match Report
Cardiff City's Joe Ralls, left, and Burnley's Johann Gudmundsson battle for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at the Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Sept. Victor Camarasa then shot wide from Cardiff's 17th shot of the contest - compared to Burnley's three at that point - but the Bluebirds could not find a way through for a second time, with Murphy's ... [Full Article...]
Tiebreak games needed to settle NL Central, NL West races
Chicago will host the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild card game Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Freeland will take the mound in the winner-take-all game at Wrigley Field hoping to extend the Rockies' season. One out later, Ryan Braun singled off Brandon Kintzler to score Santana and make it 3-1. Holds don't look as pretty on the stat sheet as wins or saves, but that hasn't seemed to bother the Brew... [Full Article...]