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Mavericks fire GM Nico Harrison 9 months after widely panned Luka Doncic trade
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
The Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise. The move came a day after Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont attended a 116-114 loss to Milwaukee in which fans again chanted “fire Nico,” a familiar refrain since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dallas Mavericks fire general manager Nico Harrison 9 months after the widely criticized Luka Doncic trade
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks fire general manager Nico Harrison 9 months after the widely criticized Luka Doncic trade. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tony Mansolino to become the Atlanta Braves bench coach rather than 3rd base coach
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Baltimore Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino will become the Atlanta Braves bench coach under new manager Walt Weiss rather than third base coach. Atlanta changed Mansolino’s job Tuesday, four days after his hiring was announced. Mansolino had been the Orioles third base coach since 2021 when he replaced manager Brandon Hyde ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!USA Gymnastics tabs MLS executive Kyle Albrecht to succeed Li Li Leung as president and CEO
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
Kyle Albrecht’s relationship with gymnastics dates back nearly three decades to that warm summer night in 1996 when the “Magnificent Seven” won gold at the Atlanta Olympics. He was just a kid when he watched Kerri Strug’s iconic gold-clinching vault on TV. Albrecht’s view will be much different when the Summer Games return to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carlos Alcaraz beats Taylor Fritz and moves within 1 win of year-end No. 1
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from securing the year-ending No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz rallied past Taylor Fritz 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday at the ATP Finals and now needs to either win his final group match against Lorenzo Musetti or an eventual semifinal to finish a year No. 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ronaldo expects his 6th World Cup at age 41 next year is ‘definitely’ his last
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo said on Tuesday he expects his record sixth World Cup next year at age 41 will be his last. “Definitely, yes, because I will be 41 years old,” Ronaldo told CNN anchor Becky Anderson in a live video link from Portugal’s training camp to a tourism conference in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Europe’s 10 players trying to get to the PGA Tour face a tough road. Jordan Smith wants his chance
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
Tom McKibbin earned the 10th and final PGA Tour card from the Race to Dubai standings on the European tour last year. He joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf in late January, too late for the player who was 11th on the list — Jordan Smith — to take his place and get a PGA Tour card. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver FC looking forward to rubbing shoulders with CONCACAF’s elite
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
Despite finishing last in the Canadian Premier League, an unlikely Canadian Championship run has Vancouver FC preparing to rub shoulders with CONCACAF’s elite in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. Vancouver, which finished bottom of the eight-team CPL at 4-15-9, will find out what lies ahead in the Dec. 9 tournament draw. Vancouver joins Forge FC (winner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Scott, the ‘Guernsey Grealish,’ takes unusual route to England squad
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
From the age of 8, Alex Scott used to leave school early on Fridays and travel with one of his parents to soccer practice. It wasn’t a normal journey. It involved flying from Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands near to the coast of northern France, to the English mainland where Scott would go to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite loss to Chile, Canada advances to knockout round at FIFA U-17 World Cup
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
DOHA — Despite a 2-1 loss to Chile in the Group K finale Tuesday, Canada moved into the knockout round at the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time in nine trips to the tournament. The young Canadians had a chance to pull even in stoppage time, but forward Van Parker skied a penalty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raffaele Palladino replaces the fired Ivan Jurić as Atalanta’s new manager
By Canadian Press on November 11th, 2025
BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Former Monza and Fiorentina coach Raffaele Palladino was named Atalanta’s new manager on Tuesday. Palladino replaces Ivan Jurić, who was fired on Monday amid a seven-match winless streak in Serie A that has left Atalanta in 13th place. The sacking came two days after a 3-0 loss at home to promoted ... Read More »
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