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Lee Elia, former major league manager known for profane rant, dies at 87

Lee Elia, a former major league player and coach who was managing the Chicago Cubs in 1983 when he famously criticized the team's fans in a memorable postgame rant, has died. He was 87. The Philadelphia Phillies said Elia died on Wednesday. No further details were provided by the team. Elia, ...

Reds beat Marlins 6-0, earn split in four-game series

CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer homered and Nick Lodolo pitched six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 on Thursday to earn a split in the four-game series. Elly De La Cruz singled for his 100th hit of the season, stole second, and scored on Austin Hays' single ...

Former Jazz coach and GM Frank Layden dies at 93

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93. "Frank Layden made a lasting impact on the Jazz, the state of Utah, and the NBA," the Jazz said in a statement Wednesday. "There will never be ...

Rich Rodriguez’s return as coach at West Virginia is a homecoming, too

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Rich Rodriguez has more gray around the temples than the last time he was at West Virginia, nearly 20 years ago when he bolted for Michigan as one of the hottest coaching prospects in college football. Two more head coaching stops and plenty of losses later, Rodriguez is ...