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Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini returns to rescue Italy after third straight World Cup miss

MILAN — Roberto Mancini has once again been tasked with revitalizing an Italy team in crisis, almost exactly three years after he bolted on the national team. Italian soccer federation president Giovanni Malagò announced Mancini as the new Italy coach on Tuesday, adding that Claudio Ranieri will become the new technical director after Paolo Maldini stepped down the previous day — just 16 days after being appointed. "Time was running out … I believed the person who should become the new coach of Italy is Roberto Mancini, for a whole list of reasons," Malagò said. "There will ...

Honda Cup marks 50 years, reuniting trailblazing winners in New York

NEW YORK — Ann Meyers Drysdale felt nostalgic spending the day with so many other Honda Cup award winners, including fellow UCLA Bruins great Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The award, given annually to the top female college athlete, was celebrating its 50th annivesary Monday. The best player in ...

A reliever performs well, then gets sent down. Weiss blames limit on pitchers for roster churn

The Atlanta Braves called up right-hander Elieser Hernández from the minor leagues, and a few days later he finally appeared in his first big league game since 2024. After throwing three scoreless innings in relief and earning the win at Baltimore, he was immediately designated for assignment. "I hate it, to be honest with you," Braves manager Walt Weiss said. "I wish the rules were different." What Atlanta did is fairly common now. If a pitcher works several innings of relief — even if he does so effectively — keeping him is essentially wasting a roster spot for the next ...