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• Jurgen Klinsmann should be fired, but not because the USMNT lost 4-0 to Costa Rica

  

  Jurgen Klinsmann did not become a bad coach last week. He was an inept tactical manager with bad ideas at Bayern Munich eight years ago, and he’s been that repeatedly for the United States men’s national team. If U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati decides to fire Klinsmann in the wake of losses to Mexico and Costa Rica in World Cup qualifying, it will not be because Klinsmann is a bad tactician. Gulati has known that for a long time, but decided Klinsmann brought enough other skills to the tab..

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• BKN--Grizzlies-Clippers

  

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In his ninth NBA season, Marc Gasol is becoming a 3-point shooter.The 7-foot center hit a go-ahead 3 from the left corner with 14 seconds left , and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat the Clippers 111-107 on Wednesday night, snapping Los Angeles' seven-game winning streak.Mike Conley scored 30 points , Gasol added a season-high 26 and Memphis equaled a season high with 15 3-pointers, including a career high-tying seven by Conley."They are the best team in the league right n..

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• Ex-UFC champ Lyoto Machida accepts 18-month sanction following anti-doping policy violation

  

  By: MMAjunkie Staff | November 16, 2016 2:00 pm Follow @MMAjunkie Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has accepted an 18-month suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Officials today announced the sanction, which is retroactive to April 8 of this year. After disclosing to USADA his use of a product with a banned substance, Machida was removed from this year’s UFC on FOX 19 bout with Dan Henderson, which was scheduled for April 16. He subsequently fail..

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• LeBron James gets night of rest in second game of back-to-back

  

  INDIANAPOLIS -- Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said LeBron James' heavy load through the early part of the season had nothing to do with the 14-year veteran sitting out for rest Wednesday.James, 31, came into the night ranked sixth in the league in playing time at 37.0 minutes per game, an uptick from the career-low 35.6 minutes per game he logged last season.At the start of training camp, Lue said he planned to "continue to limit" James' minutes this season, but revealed Wednesday that Ja..

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• Rams to start rookie QB Jared Goff versus Dolphins

  

  Jared Goff will make his first NFL start at quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in front of a home crowd on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, the team announced Tuesday.Editor's PicksJared Goff said he's ready to take over as the Rams' starting QB, learning in the classroom and by watching from the sidelines during the season.Robert Quinn was in attendance for Rams practice Tuesday after being discharged from the hospital earlier in the day.1 RelatedRams coach Jeff Fisher informed Goff and Cas..

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• Nationals' Max Scherzer claims second career Cy Young Award

  

  Nationals ace Max Scherzer was named the National League Cy Young Award winner in a landslide on Wednesday, garnering 25 of the 30 first-place votes to become the team's first recipient of the award.The winner of the 2013 American League Cy Young Award for the Detroit Tigers, Scherzer becomes the sixth pitcher to win Cy Youngs in both leagues, joining Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Roy Halladay, Roger Clemens and Gaylord Perry.The award was announced live on MLB Network, with a vacationing Scher..

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• Brady mocks Deflategate in new advertisement

  

  Tom Brady is finally ready to laugh at Deflategate.The New England Patriots quarterback, who was forced to sit out four games earlier this season for allegedly being aware of a scheme to deflate footballs in the 2015 AFC title game, is featured in a new spot for Foot Locker that debuted Wednesday.Leading up to Thanksgiving, the shoe and apparel retailer concentrates a week full of shoe releases that it calls its Week of Greatness.In the spot with Brady, two fans walk into a diner having picked u..

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