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Daniel Alfredsson is coming back to the Ottawa Senators. The former team captain, who left the team via unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2013, was hired by the Sens as their senior advisor of hockey operations. The move had been in the works for a while, but was formalized Thursday. “I want to thank (owner) Eugene (Melnyk) and (general manager) Bryan (Murray) for giving me this tremendous opportunity,”…

Former UConn soccer coach Joe Morrone, who had pancreatic cancer and was told in May he had three months to live, died Thursday morning at his home in Mansfield, surrounded by family members. Morrone, a member of the NSCAA Hall of Fame who built the program into a national power and won a national championship in 1981, was 79. “He’s an icon,” UConn men’s soccer coach Ray Reid said. “He…

The fallout from the closure of Michael Waltrip Racing continued this week as the SportsBusiness Daily reports Aaron’s will not sponsor a car in NASCAR next season. Aaron’s, a rent-to-own retailer, has been part of NASCAR for the past 15 years, but that will come to an end at the end of this season. The Atlanta-based company issued a statement to address Thursday’s news, saying it has “decided to take…

DETROIT — When the U.S. women’s soccer team won the World Cup back on July 5, it was a moment that brought the country together around soccer in a way that, perhaps, has never been seen before. A record-breaking audience of 26.7 million Americans reportedly watched the U.S. Women’s National Team put on a show in a 5-2 beat down of Japan in the World Cup final. That was reportedly…

Syrian Osama Abdul Mohsen holds son Zaid as they arrive at the Barcelona train station. (Manu Fernandez/AP) The video footage sparked international outrage: A desperate Syrian father, clutching his small son, runs with hundreds fleeing from authorities at an Hungarian camp. Then, a Hungarian camerawoman sticks her leg out and trips him. He tumbles. He screams. Although he was just one of thousands fleeing war-torn Syria, the incident set off a wave of media…

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The fallout from the closure of Michael Waltrip Racing continued this week as the SportsBusiness Daily reports Aaron’s will not sponsor a car in NASCAR next season. Aaron’s, a rent-to-own retailer, has been part of NASCAR for the past 15 years, but that will come to an end at the end of this season. The Atlanta-based company issued a statement to address Thursday’s news, saying it has “decided to take…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Major League Soccer will battle to sign Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season with the 30-year-old Portugal forward unhappy with his treatment at the Bernabeu. (Le10Sport – in French)   Manchester United hope left-back Luke Shaw, 20, will only…

Legendary former UConn men’s soccer coach Joe Morrone has passed away. Morrone, who built the program into a national power and won a national championship in 1981, died Wednesday at 79. Morrone had pancreatic cancer and was told in May he had three months to live. When Morrone retired from coaching in 1996 after 39 seasons at UConn and Middlebury, he was one of only four collegiate head coaches to…

Refugees welcome. For the first time in a long time, world football has done something to be proud of. The beautiful game’s politics are anything but, most of the time. As it is a microcosm of the world, with its cogs being turned by greed, lust for power and human selfishness, it ultimately spews the same bile as human existence at large. Still, many of us live in the delusion that the game,…

For a list of all the latest deals, check out the transfers page. Manchester United, Paris St-Germain and Major League Soccer will battle to sign Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo at the end of the season with the 30-year-old Portugal forward unhappy with his treatment at the Bernabeu. (Le10Sport – in French)   Manchester United hope left-back Luke Shaw, 20, will only…

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Buy Photo Gov. Brian Sandoval holding a specialized plate for United Soccer League President Jake Edwards. The USL officially announced a professional soccer team for Reno Wednesday.(Photo: Seth A. Richardson/RGJ)Buy Photo It’s official: professional soccer is coming to Reno. United Soccer League President Jake Edwards made the announcement Wednesday at Aces Ballpark with Mayor Hillary Schieve, Gov. Brian Sandoval, Aces Owner Herb Simon and Aces President Eric Edelstein in attendance….

Niloufar Ardalan, left, views for the ball during a match in 2006. (AP) The Iranian women’s soccer team will be short one player when it travels to Malaysia to compete in an indoor soccer championship next week. That’s because, according to local reports, the team captain doesn’t have a passport — her husband refused to sign papers to allow his wife to renew it. Niloufar Ardalan, 30, is married to sports journalist…

FOOTBALL GOSSIP Celtic manager Ronny Deila says football “is never in a straight line up to heaven” as he contemplates mixed early season form before his team’s Europa League match against Ajax in Amsterdam (Herald) Deila says if he does not lead Celtic to the Premiership title this year, then he should be sacked. (Various) He finds it “unbelievable” that there is talk of…

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Niloufar Ardalan, left, views for the ball during a match in 2006. (AP) The Iranian women’s soccer team will be short one player when it travels to Malaysia to compete in an indoor soccer championship next week. That’s because, according to local reports, the team captain doesn’t have a passport — her husband refused to sign papers to allow his wife to renew it. Niloufar Ardalan, 30, is married to sports journalist…

DETROIT — The U.S. women’s soccer team is gearing up to play Haiti at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ford Field. The only thing is, up until last week, the opponent was supposed to be Australia. However, the Aussies’ strike against its own federation last week changed all of that. Some fans had expressed disappointment that the opponent had changed, especially since Australia was a World Cup opponent for the U.S….

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