Ask a thousand fans why they watch sports and what they get out of it, and you will hear one thousand different answers. One of the most magnificent (or, perhaps, one of the most terrible) thingsabout sports is that the diversity of opinion it provokes can reflect the diversity of how we feel about anything […]
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Perry Kitchen returns to MLS with the Galaxy after two seasons in Europe
Two years after he joined Scottish club Hearts from D.C. United and sixteen months after he was named Hearts captain, 25-year-old Perry Kitchen is leaving Europe to return to MLS with the LAGalaxy. Photo courtesy of LA Galaxy. The LA Galaxy acquired the rights to Kitchen by trading $100,000 in General Allocation Money and $200,000 […]
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Bobby Clark: 'Giving up a dream job … has not been easy'
Scotsman Bobby Clark, one of the giants of college coaching, is retiring after 17 years at Notre Dame and 31 years in the college game. After 17 years & leading us to the 2013 National Championship, Bobby Clark says goodbye to the dear lads of Thank you, “Boss” RELEASE: https://t.co/P5qXVNjpPz pic.twitter.com/WjovqAJUgYNovember 28, 2017
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Caixinha's reign at Rangers ends after only seven months
Portuguese manager Pedro Caixinha’s seven-month reign as Rangers manager — the second shortest in club history — ended when he was fired after a 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock.
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Allardyce and Moyes on Scotland list to succeed Strachan
Former England coach Sam Allardyce, Scotsman David Moyes and Malky McKay, Scottish Football Association performance director, are among the named mentioned as a successor. Gordon Strachan’s tenure as Scottish national team coach ended after a second tournament qualification failure.
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MLS Power Rankings: Red Bulls move up a spot
Only four games were played last weekend because of the FIFA international break, but several teams made slight moves. The Red Bulls moved up a spot with a 2-2 tie at FC Dallas despitenot closing out a game they twice led by a goal playing against 10 men. The Chicago Fire ended its six-game winless […]
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Video Pick: Keeper follows smooth move with big blooper
Scottish goalkeeper Scott Fox nicely controlled a back pass and maneuvered away from Glasgow Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos’ lunge. But while Fox took his timewith the ball at his feet, behind him Morelos got off the ground and robbed the Ross County keeper to score one of his two goals in Rangers’ 3-1 win.
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Ian Cathro is out as Hearts manager days before start of new season
Ian Cathro is out as Hearts manager days before the start of the Scottish league season. Joe Daly will be in interim charge for the opener against champion Celtic on Saturday. It wasCathro’s arrival that resulted in American Perry Kitchen losing his starting job and eventually his captaincy. He has since moved to Denmark.
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Dutch authorities investigate Euro 2017 terror threat
Dutch authorities were investigating a post on a chat room used by the Islamic State threatening a match at the UEFA Women’s Tournament that will be played in the Netherlands. The match in question isthe July 19 game in Utrecht between England and Scotland.
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MLS: Loons like Scotsman Nicholson's skill set
MLS’s summer transfer window opened on Monday and Minnesota United made the first announcement since its opening with the signing of Scotsman Sam Nicholson, a 22-year-old midfielderfrom Hearts. “We are really pleased to have addeda player with the skill set of Sam,” said MNUFC head coach Adrian Heath. “He’s a player who can cut inside […]