Former Leeds manager David O’Leary has revealed he was among a select group considered to replace Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United boss 25 years ago.O’Leary, 68, enjoyed a memorable four-year tenure at Elland Road, notably guiding the West Yorkshire club to the Champions League semi-finals.AdvertisementHis impressive work did not go unnoticed by Ferguson, who put O’Leary forward as a potential successor when he initially announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2001/02 season.Speaking on The Overlap’s Stick to Football, O’Leary confirmed the approach: “Michael Kennedy (my solicitor) did, yeah, about it. Alex had recommended about three…
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I’m going to make this recap short. I just got back from an absolutely infuriating basketball game with thousands of my Pistons fan friends, and way too many Cavs fans. Walking through the concourse and to the parking lot around a bunch of elated Cavs fans — who knew they got away with something — not fun! In the end, the Detroit Pistons lost 117-113 in overtime and now face a 3-2 deficit heading to Cleveland in a possible elimination game.Look, the free-throw disparity that has plagued Detroit for the three games prior did not abate tonight. Detroit shot 20…
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SNY | Alex Smith: The Yankees lost for the sixth time in their last eight games on Wednesday, and that’s not even the worst news: left-hander Max Fried had to leave the game after three innings with left elbow posterior soreness. The pitcher himself told Bryan Hoch of MLB.com that it felt like a hyperextension and revealed that the injury made it difficult to warm up before each inning. Despite vowing to make his next scheduled start, this looks like an injured list situation. Stay tuned.ESPN | Jorge Castillo: Aaron Judge is once again putting up numbers that would appear…
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Eric Lauer doesn’t like pitching behind an opener. Blue Jays manager John Schneider doesn’t appear to be losing sleep over it.A minor drama hit the Blue Jays clubhouse Friday when Lauer, a veteran southpaw who has mostly started in his MLB career, openly complained about being…
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The Philadelphia 76ers (45-37) travel to TD Garden for a first round series against the Boston Celtics (56-26). The regular season series is tied 2-2.Boston ended the regular season with a 6-1 record over the last seven games and the fourth-best record overall in the NBA. The Celtics under Joe…
The Cincinnati Bengals needed to add some help to their defense this offseason.They did just that on Saturday, pulling off a massive pre-Draft blockbuster trade for Dexter Lawrence.The New York Giants and Lawrence reached an impasse during recent contract negotiations, with the defensive tackle ultimately asking for a new home…
Carson Kvapil started Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts from pole position, but his day ended just three laps into the event. The wreck was something you’d expect to see at a superspeedway, not a 1.5-mile intermediate track…Driving the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, Kvapil was running second and battling three-wide…
Real Sociedad won the 2025-26 Copa del Rey on Saturday, as they were defeated Atletico Madrid 4-3 in the penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw between the sides in 120 minutes. It’s the fourth time that the Txuri-urdin have won the competition, and the first since their triumph over Athletic…
Indian Wells, also known as the BNP Paribas Open, is returning to Coachella Valley this week with the top players on both the ATP and WTA tours. Often referred to as “Tennis Paradise” due to its picturesque location, Indian Wells is historically the most-attended tennis tournament in the world besides the…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jon Rahm birdied three of his last four holes Saturday for a 4-under 67 that gave him a one-shot lead over teammate Tyrrell Hatton in LIV Golf Mexico.Rahm will be going for his second win of the LIV Golf season after going winless in 2025. He…
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks teenage sensation Macklin Celebrini is open to signing a contract extension this summer after breaking the franchise record for points in a season in just his second year in the NHL.Celebrini has one year remaining on the three-year, $2.925 million entry-level contract…
Today’s LineupsRoster movesThe Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 39.Reinstated from the 10-day injured list: OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (recovery from right ACL surgery)And there we are. Seven months and fifteen days after playing his previous game for the D-backs, and little more…
UConn guard Braylon Mullins is returning to school for his sophomore season, he announced via Instagram on Saturday, April 18, which happens to also be his birthday.Mullins, a projected lottery pick in USA TODAY’s latest NBA mock draft, averaged 12 points per game for the Huskies as a true freshman…
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