Mexico fires coach Miguel Herrera – The Seattle Times
Soccer
Mexico fires coach Herrera
Mexico coach Miguel Herrera was fired Tuesday after a television reporter’s claim Herrera punched him.
The ouster came two days after Herrera guided Mexico to victory in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Philadelphia.
Decio de Maria, who on Saturday becomes president of the Mexican Soccer Federation, said Herrera’s confrontation with Television Azteca’s Christian Martinoli at the Philadelphia airport Monday was not in keeping with “the spirit of fair and respectful competition” the organization espouses.
“Our values, our principles, are above any result,” de Maria said at a news conference.
Martinoli, who has been a critic of Herrera’s, accused the 47-year-old of hitting him in the neck and threatening him.
Herrera issued a statement of apology.
Report: Platini to seek office
Michel Platini reportedly will run for FIFA president and plans to announce his intentions this week.
Two officials familiar with Platini’s plans told The Associated Press the FIFA vice president has made a decision to try to succeed Sepp Blatter. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because Platini, 60, has not announced his candidacy.
The election is Feb. 26, and candidates must apply by Oct. 26.
Olympics
Source: USOC contacts L.A.
The U.S. Olympic Committee has contacted Los Angeles about the possibility of stepping in as a replacement bidder for the 2024 Summer Games, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who is not authorized to speak publicly.
USOC officials were expected to make a call in the wake of Boston’s bid being dropped Monday.
Chand wants to race in Rio
Sprinter Dutee Chand of India will aim to qualify for the 2016 Olympics, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision Monday to suspend IAAF rules that could have blocked women with high levels of male hormones from competing in the Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Chand, 19, was suspended last year because of hyperandrogenism — the presence of high levels of testosterone in some females — which made her ineligible under the rules of the IAAF, the governing body for track and field.
Horse racing
American Pharoah works
Triple Crown winner American Pharoah worked a half-mile in 48.80 seconds at Del Mar, near San Diego, in his last formal exercise before Sunday’s $1 million Haskell Invitational for 3-year-olds at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J.
Bob Baffert, who trains American Pharoah, has won a record seven Haskells.
Monmouth Park officials said possible challengers to American Pharoah in the 11/8-mile race are Competitive Edge, Mr. Jordan, Keen Ice, Tekton, Top Clearance and War Story.
NHL
Canucks get Sutter in trade
The Vancouver Canucks acquired center Brandon Sutter, 26, in a trade with Pittsburgh.
The Penguins will get forward Nick Bonino, 27, and defenseman Adam Clendening, 22. The teams also swapped 2016 draft picks, with Pittsburgh getting Vancouver’s second-round selection and the Canucks receiving a third-round choice.
Sutter scored 21 goals last season.
Elsewhere
• Both WNBA games went into overtime, with Indiana winning 75-73 at Connecticut and host Phoenix beating Chicago 89-87.
Indiana’s Tamika Catchings made a winning fadeaway jumper with six seconds left in OT and became the league’s second all-time leading scorer.
Catchings, who has 6,735 points, moved above Diana Taurasi on the scoring list. Tina Thompson has the career record of 7,488 points.
DeWanna Bonner of Phoenix scored eight of her season-high 34 points in overtime.
• Kansas will open the 2015 Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii, against Chaminade, the Division II host school. The basketball tournament starts Nov. 23.
In other first-round games, UCLA plays UNLV, Indiana faces Wake Forest and St. John’s takes on Vanderbilt.
• Senior point guard Tracy Abrams of Illinois will miss a second straight season because of an injury, a damaging blow to the team’s hopes of returning to the NCAA basketball tournament.
Coach John Groce said Abrams tore his left Achilles during practice Monday and surgery is scheduled for Aug. 5. Abrams missed last season with a knee-ligament injury.
The injury leaves Illinois with junior Jaylon Tate starting at point guard.
• Winning another national championship has made Urban Meyer a butter man.
The Ohio State football coach and Buckeyes mascot Brutus are being honored with butter sculptures at this year’s Ohio State Fair, which opens Wednesday in Columbus.
The life-size sculptures are joining the traditional butter cow and calf in a 46-degree cooler in the American Dairy Association display. There is also a national-championship trophy and two Buckeyes football helmets — all made out of butter, about 2,000 pounds of it.
The display required an estimated 500 hours of work.
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