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MIKE SCIOSCIA NAMED TEAM USA MANAGER 04/06/21 USA Baseball named Mike Scioscia its manager for the 2021 Professional National Team on Monday. A three-time World Series Champion as both a manager and a player, Scioscia will look to lead Team USA to a berth in the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer. Olympic qualifying will continue for Team USA with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualifier in Florida in early June. Team USA will open the tournament in Group A an...

Taylor Twellman responds to Jozy Altidore comments; Altidore fires back Share this story TORONTO, Canada—The Jozy Altidore-Taylor Twellman saga continues. After comments from Twellman on Wednesday sparked a vibrant response from Altidore, the ESPN broadcaster chimed in on the matter. “No matter what we do on the field, it’s what we do off the field that is most important as athletes,” tweeted Twellman on Thursday. “What Jozy Altidore is doing with his JAFoundation especially in Haiti ...

Almost exactly a year after its original kickoff date, the Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying tournament gets underway this week as eight under-23 national teams from the region prepare to do battle for just two places at this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. One of those eight teams is, of course, Canada, and this might be their most hotly anticipated Olympic qualifying campaign in years. The Canadian under-23 player pool is deeper than ever, with talented youngsters making themselves kno...

USA Basketball Men’s 3x3 Team Prepares for Olympic Qualifying Tourney Author: Date: Mar 13, 2021 When you hear that the USA Basketball Men’s 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Team is holding a training camp, a few questions probably pop into your head. Who is on the team? When do they play? What are their chances? These days, another question might be how they’re handling the quarantine. For the one-week training camp that officially began March 11, the four players — Canyon Barry, Dominique Jon...

Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath played 18 professional seasons in England and Europe. He starred for Everton's memorable teams in the 1980s that won an F.A. Cup at sold-out Wembley Stadium. But he never had the chance to do what his young midfielder Hassani Dotson might. Dotson is one of 20 players named Thursday by the U.S. Under-23 men's national team to play in Concacaf Olympic ...

U.S. coach Jason Kreis learned only Thursday that fans will be allowed at 25% capacity to attend Olympic men's soccer qualifying in Guadalajara, Mexico, where the Americans open against Costa Rica on March 18 after a one year delay. The U.S. is trying to qualify after missing the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Gilas Pilipinas to tap Kai Sotto for FIBA Asia Cup final window, Olympic qualifiers By JUSTIN KENNETH CARANDANG, GMA News Published March 9, 2021 7:06pm Photo: FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Tuesday said Kai Sotto is included in their plans for the final window of FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. According to SBP president Al Panlilio, the 18-year-old big man is part of the list for the 20 to 25-man pool expected to enter the Gilas Pilip...

Toronto FC may not release players for international duty later this month Share this story (Canada Soccer/Flickr) TORONTO, Canada—Toronto FC head coach Chris Armas says there’s ‘a lot of factors’ Toronto FC have to consider before the club releases its players for international duty later this month. Last week, eight Toronto FC players were named to Canada’s 50-man provisional roster, however, with TFC expected to play the Canadian Championship Final against Forge FC some time around...

Royal Roundup: Barcelona stadium and training facility raided by police Share this story Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images Players are back, and preseason has started - at least if several player’s social media posts are to be believed... They look happy to be back in action too! INTERNATIONAL Zlatan Ibrahimovic sparked a social media feud last week with NBA’s LeBron James. [Goal] Zlatan’s latest will once again spark ire from many players. [Guardian] Zlatan was asked to clarify ...