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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Monday’s Sun back page Sam Allardyce, 60, who became Sunderland’s latest manager last week, says he would still like to manage England. (Sun – subscription required)  Allardyce is planning a return to one of his former clubs to sign West Ham centre-back James Tomkins, 26. …

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Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

Bob Willis ran the Orlando Twins in the Class AA Southern League for years. When the big leaguers arrived for spring training, Willis would have to move out of the largest office in the small headquarters at Tinker Field to make room for the boss, Calvin Griffith. There weren’t many days when I was covering spring training and the Twins were playing at Tinker that I failed to stop in…

Sandra Pulido of Dallas arrived near Globe Life Park at about 11 a.m. Sunday, three hours before the parking lots opened. “We just wanted to make sure we had a good spot because we knew the Cowboys game was going on,” she said. “That’s regular season – this is the playoffs. I can do without going to one game.” A crowd of 150,000 people swarmed in and around Globe Life…

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Football is a dangerous sport and every Sunday brings physical risk, but once again the sport is facing a serious health hazard away from the field. View gallery . Daniel Fells (R) is out for the season for the Giants. (Getty Images) NFL Network reported Sunday that New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells is fighting a case of MRSA so severe that he might need his foot amputated. And…

Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian on thie sidelines during the Trojans’ loss to Washington.(Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports) Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian is taking a forced leave of absence, athletic director Pat Haden announced Sunday. Haden wasn’t specific about the reasons for Sarkisian’s absence, only saying that “it was very clear to me that he is not healthy.” “I think it’s the right thing for our team, and…

Oct 11, 2015; Concord, NC, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) celebrates winning the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports) CONCORD, N.C. — Joey Logano earned a critical win at Charlotte Motor Speedway to move into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs on a sloppy day for some of the biggest contenders in the Chase for…

0 Shares Print CONCORD, N.C. — Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all got the raw end of the deal when they got together with other drivers during the Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But it wasn’t necessarily the first hit that made them the most angry. It was the ones after the initial damage that had them shaking their heads following the Bank…

Here are three things we learned about the U.S. national soccer team in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Mexico at the Rose Bowl: 1. The U.S. program is in disarray: On the same day Coach Juergen Klinsmann’s senior national team was outplayed by Mexico, the U.S. U-23 team missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the 2016 Olympics by losing to Honduras in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament…

STAMFORD, Conn. – Goalie Jaime Leonoff stood in the Connecticut Whale locker room, her hair drenched in sweat and the newly sewn logo on her jersey scuffed up with black streaks from flying pucks.  The 22-year-old Montreal native had experienced cheers and victories before as a goalie for Yale and for national teams. But on Sunday afternoon at Chelsea Piers in Stamford, Conn., she experienced them for the first time…

Vladimir Putin turned 63 on Wednesday, and he celebrated in a rather unorthodox manner: by partaking in an all-star hockey game with former NHL stars and Russian cabinet members. The leader, famous for posing shirtless on horseback and in other unashamedly macho situations, played in a hockey game Wednesday night alongside former NHL stars. As you’d expect, Putin’s team won. And the man himself scored seven…

Listen, we know it’s tough to catch up on everything happening in the baseball world each morning. There are all kinds of stories, rumors, game coverage and Vines of dudes getting hit in the beans every day. Trying to find all of it while on your way to work or sitting at your desk just isn’t easy. It’s okay, though, we’re going to do the heavy lifting for you each…

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Football is a dangerous sport and every Sunday brings physical risk, but once again the sport is facing a serious health hazard away from the field. NFL Network reported Sunday that New York Giants tight end Daniel Fells is fighting a case of MRSA so severe that he might need his foot amputated. And that may not be the worst of it, as there is concern that the illness may…

NEW YORK (AP) This much is certain: Anyone who bemoans that baseball’s gone soft never covered second base with Chase Utley bearing down on a potential double play. What’s not so clear is whether Utley’s takeout slide Saturday night, the one that broke the right leg of New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada and created all this postseason clatter, was a dirty play. ”It’s hard baseball, man,” said closer Kenley…

AP It’s Sunday night, and the Giants have an opportunity to separate from their peers in the NFC East. The 49ers, in turn, have a chance to catch the Seahawks and Rams for second place in the NFC West. You have an opportunity to watch the game, even if you aren’t near a TV.  Just go to NBC Sports Live Extra on your desktop or laptop computer, or you can download the…