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For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Several newspapers are reporting that manager Louis van Gaal will be sacked if Manchester United lose to Stoke on Boxing Day. (Various) And United made contact with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho about replacing Van Gaal, even before Saturday’s defeat to Norwich. (Sun) Mourinho would “jump at the chance” to manage at Old Trafford. (Daily Mail) The…

RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. – The daughter of BK Racing crew chief Joe Williams was killed in “freak car crash” Saturday afternoon outside of Asheboro, according to NBC Sports. Stephanie Rembert died after being airlifted to the hospital. She was in her mid-to-late 20s. NBC Sports reported that the crash happened in an unincorporated part of Randolph County outside of Asheboro on Saturday. Little information about the crash has been released….

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Media playback is not supported on this device Murray wins Sports Personality of the Year Andy Murray has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for the second time in three years. The 2013 winner helped make history by guiding Britain’s tennis team to a first Davis Cup victory for 79 years. Rugby League star Kevin Sinfield was runner-up, with heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill third. The Scot won 361,446…

When Brad Friedel was growing up in suburban Cleveland a generation ago, youth soccer was more an afterthought than an organized activity. “There was nothing there,” he remembers. So he was a bit surprised when he moved back to the U.S. after spending most of the last 20 years playing in the English Premier League. “The entire landscape and scope of what soccer is today doesn’t compare, doesn’t even look…

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Hockey Hall of Fame member Dickie Moore, a six-time Stanley Cup winner and of the greatest National Hockey League players of all-time, passed away on Saturday, 18 days before his 85th birthday. Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974, the Montreal Canadiens left wing twice won Art Ross Trophy as NHL leading scorer and won six Stanley Cups with Montreal, including five in a row from 1956. “Dickie…

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Condolences are pouring in from around the NASCAR community following the death of Judy Allison, who passed away Friday at age 74 following complications from surgery. The wife of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison and mother of the late Davey and Clifford Allison — all former NASCAR drivers — will be missed greatly by all who knew her. See how the NASCAR community reacted on Twitter after learning of…

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The surest sign there is very little “off” in NASCAR’s offseason came in the form of a Goodyear tire test Monday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Staged as a way to determine various tire compounds to be utilized in 2016, the one-day session also allowed new driver-team combinations to begin the acclimation process. Among those taking part were championship runner-up Kevin Harvick, Brian Scott, making his debut with Richard Petty Motorsports,…

As any sports fan knows, rumors of trades, signings, suspensions, and lineup changes—almost always vaguely attributed to sources—dominate sports media reporting, and therefore our conversations about sports. (Perhaps the causal arrow points in the other direction?) But what the American sports fan may not know is that European soccer rumor reporting is orders of magnitude worse. It’s post-apocalyptic stuff, perpetrated by a bunch of Mad Max extras with credentials and…

Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs was introduced to hockey at birth. His lifetime in the sport was recognized last night at the USA Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in the Seaport district. Jacobs and renowned hockey scout Bob Crocker were recipients of the Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. Former NHL goaltender, coach and executive Emile Francis received…