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Trail Blazers hire Micah Nori as head coach
The Portland Trail Blazers named longtime NBA assistant coach Micah Nori as their new head coach on Tuesday.,Nori, 52, spent the past five seasons as the lead assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves.,He succeeds interim coach Tiago Splitter, who was named head coach of the Chicago Bulls last week....

Rays' Shane McClanahan strives for success at home again in matchup vs. Royals
The Tampa Bay Rays own the majors' best record at home but have struggled against the Kansas City Royals there lately. ,However, the Rays are perfect in St. Petersburg, Fla., this season in starts by left-hander Shane McClanahan, who will look to help them even a four-game set against the Royals on ...

Oklahoma overpowers No. 5 North Carolina in Game 3 to win MCWS title
Thanks to monster nights from Kyle Branch and Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma blasted No. 5 North Carolina 13-2 to win the program's third Men's College World Series title, taking the decisive Game 3 of the championship series on Monday in Omaha, Neb.,Branch went 3-for-4 with two runs and six RBIs, blasting...

Iraq coach's message: Chance remains to reach round of 32
PHILADELPHIA -- Iraq have conceded two goals each against two of the world's elite strikers. However, after a 3-0 loss to France on Monday, manager Graham Arnold is reminding everyone that his side aren't eliminated just yet.,Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the Group I clash that was delayed for appro...

Mammoth sign coach Andre Tourigny to new contract
The Utah Mammoth signed head coach Andre Tourigny and assistant coach Blaine Forsythe to new multi-year contracts on Monday.,The club also signed two-time Stanley Cup-winning defenseman Adam Foote to a multi-year contract to join Tourigny's staff as an assistant coach. Financial terms of the deals w...

Reports: Thunder trading G Aaron Wiggins to Hawks
The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading reserve guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two second-round draft picks, according to multiple reports on Sunday night.,Atlanta will send Oklahoma City its second-round pick in 2030 and the least favorable of the Hawks/Los Angeles Lakers second-rounder...

North Carolina forces decider in MCWS, as hurlers stifle Oklahoma
North Carolina pitchers Ryan Lynch and Caden Glauber held Oklahoma's offense in check and the offense did enough to lift the Tar Heels to a 6-2 win in Game 2 of the Men's College World Series Championship Series to even the series and force a decisive third game.,The teams will meet again Monday wit...

Iraq's Graham Arnold on facing France: Wish we could play 3 keepers
PHILADELPHIA -- Despite Iraq's 4-1 loss to Norway in their Group I opener last Tuesday, manager Graham Arnold says he has no plans to take a more conservative posture in Monday's second match against France.,"I've always been a coach that goes out expecting to win a game, not trying not to lose," sa...

Deiten Lachance homers twice, Oklahoma beats North Carolina in MCWS
Deiten Lachance hit a pair of home runs as Oklahoma continued its offensive barrage with an 9-3 win over North Carolina in the opening game of the Men's College World Series championship series on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The Sooners (42-22) will try to win the program's third national title and firs...

Two hot teams in North Carolina, Oklahoma clash in MCWS final
North Carolina coach Scott Forbes and Oklahoma's Skip Johnson took a similarly long path toward becoming Division I head coaches.,Beginning Saturday, Forbes' Tar Heels will square off with Johnson's Sooners in the best-of-three Men's College World Series Championship Series in Omaha, Neb.,Forbes was...

Ivory Coast's Elye Wahi denied Canadian visa for World Cup match
Canadian authorities have denied entry to Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi for a World Cup clash with Germany on Saturday in Toronto.,The 23-year-old player reportedly is under investigation in a suspected match-fixing incident with his French club team that led to his arrest last month.,The Ivory Coas...

Royals' Noah Cameron chases elusive win in clash vs. Cards
Noah Cameron has pitched well against the St. Louis Cardinals during his young career but has nothing to show for it. ,The left-hander will look for better fortune when he takes the mound on Thursday as the Royals open a three-game series against the visiting Cardinals.,Cameron (3-4, 4.11 ERA) enjoy...
