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“I am deeply disappointed to have been dismissed as manager of Swansea City. In particular, the manner in which it happened and the actions the club has taken since notifying me in the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary,” said the 49-year old revealed. Laudrup was apparently not even allowed to bid goodbye to his former players after being banned by Swansea from visiting the training ground, and will be taking legal advice over the dismissal....

The first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team was confident and engaged Tuesday as he was formally introduced by the St. Louis Rams, handling questions and scrutiny with aplomb well beyond that of a typical seventh-round fringe prospect. MORE: Sam makes history | Sam: ‘I should’ve been in the first three rounds’ "I'm determined to be great," Sam said. Sam put his arm around coach Jeff Fisher after sharing the podium with other late-round picks, joked that he'd never before heard the term "tweener" and even rose in his chair in mock intimidation of fellow Missouri draftee E....

MWR’s closure means 217 employees will be put out of work, according to paperwork the company sent to the state of North Carolina. MORE: Heading for Southern 500 | Bowyer seeking new ride MWR announced its closure late last month when co-owner Rob Kauffman bought an interest in Chip Ganassi Racing. The Waltrip organization is based in Cornelius, N.C., a Charlotte suburb. “Michael Waltrip Racing really wouldn’t have existed through today without substantial and continued financial support from me," Kauffman told reporters at Bristol Motor Speedway last month, via NBC Sports....

Michele Tafoya called her last game for NBC in Super Bowl 56, with the longtime sideline reporter deciding to step away from the prestigious on-field gig to pursue a brand-new field that maybe some saw coming. MORE: Why is Michele Tafoya leaving NBC? Tafoya made headlines in 2021 when two appearances on “The View” led to much controversy, and later, speculation that comments made on the program led to a phantom suspension from NBC....

The two schools have agreed to a home-and-home football series in 2033 and 2034, Michigan announced on Saturday. Notre Dame will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on the Wolverines first on Sep. 3, 2033, and then Michigan will head to South Bend, Ind. on Sep. 4, 2034, to round out the series. The Fighting Irish and Wolverines played each other on an annual basis from 2002 until Notre Dame opted to end the series after the 2014 season....

Upton announced the censure in a series of Twitter posts late Tuesday night. He wrote that their resolution stated that her “comments have not been out of line with anyone else’s comments.” “Really?” he wrote. In 2018 and 2019, before her campaign and election to Congress, Greene liked and spread social media content supporting the conspiracy theory known as QAnon—a broad movement that believes former President Donald Trump is working to expose an elite cabal of child sexual abusers....

Metroid Dread: Stuck at the Beginning of Dairon For those fans that have reached the shuttle that connects Cataris to Dairon, it is requisite that they now advance through Dairon. To do this, players must use Metroid Dread’s Spider Magnet ability to climb the neon blue wall and ceiling at the beginning of Dairon. Upon reaching the end of the blue, fans should proceed forward until they reach the dead end, turn around, and fire at the floor that is directly in front of them....

The return to Samus Aran’s 3D adventures has been one of the more frustrating parts of being a Nintendo fan for the past few years, as numerous delays have left some fans questioning whether or not the game will ever come. Metroid Dread has provided some hope, as the game’s announcement can be seen as paving the way for Prime 4’s eventual release by getting players reacquainted with the series....

Because Metroid Dread ends the story that began with the original NES Metroid from 1986, many old and potential new fans alike have taken an interest in all the mainline 2D Metroid games leading up to Dread’s release this October. In fact, some have argued it is evidence the Nintendo Switch should bring back a virtual console system to make each entry more readily available. But it would be hard to discount the importance of seeing the Metroid Prime Trilogy come to Switch as well, namely for one specific Easter egg....

What’s exciting for most longtime Metroid fans is that Dread is considered the fifth game in the classic 2D set of games, continuing the story left off in 2002 by Metroid Fusion. While Nintendo has kept a lot of the game’s narrative under wraps, Samus is once again called upon by the Galactic Federation to investigate a planet known as ZDR, where the once thought to be extince X Parasites have reportedly been found....

According to Inet, the Metroid Prime Trilogy release date is June 19. On one hand, that seems way too soon, but on the other, it’s not completely out of the question. June 19 is a Friday (video games tend to launch on Tuesdays and Fridays), and it’s possible that Nintendo is only planning on a digital release for the game. It’s also worth pointing out that Nintendo was rumored to be hosting a big Nintendo Direct presentation in June in place of E3, so maybe Metroid Prime Trilogy was set to be one of the show’s reveals....

Granderson currently sits at 59 runs batted in for the year, with three games to go. That puts him five short of the mark for fewest RBI ever by a player in a 30-home run season. Two players share that distinction, with Felix Mantilla driving in 64 on 30 homers for the Red Sox in 1964 and Rob Deer producing the same for the Tigers on 32 long balls in 1992....

The longtime Mets voice took to the airways before the Sunday night Dodgers-Mets prime-time matchup on ESPN to complain about the network holding up the game past its scheduled 8:05 p.m. ET start time. MORE: Darvish dominates in Dodger debut The “network stooge” counter stops at two. The “seven hours” comment is pretty telling of Rose’s stance on Sunday night games in general; he’s among those who feel Sundays should be for afternoon games for all teams across the sport....

It’s going to be all-marquee all weekend, with Jacob deGrom and Max Fried starting on Friday. The lights are going to be shining just a little brighter at Truist Park, as both of these teams have been jockeying all year. With just six games left on the year for both these teams, this series will be pivotal in determining the outcome. The Mets have a bit less work to do than the Braves do....

Of all the matches Mexico could overlook this summer, the World Cup qualifier against Honduras stands out. There’s little chance El Tri would look past a rivalry game Sunday with the United States, and the Confederations Cup that follows soon after is Mexico’s top priority for the summer. Figueroa: Honduras not there to hang out Honduras? It’s a team floundering in World Cup qualification while Mexico is flying at the top....

“Truthfully, my head spins,” said Herrera Tuesday in an event to launch the Panini World Cup sticker collection in Mexico. Herrera also gave another hint that the players he already knows from Club America and the ones that he has seen adapt to his 5-3-2 during Mexico’s three friendlies so far in 2014 have an advantage. “(People) tell me that one (player) is better than another, and yes, but for what I want to do on the pitch, as coach, I have to decide who adapts quickest because there isn’t a lot of time,” stated the former Atlante manager....

OPINION: Fortune favors bold Mexico Hector Moreno’s late header secured a 2-2 draw in Kazan on Saturday in the teams’ opening Group A encounter at the Confederations Cup. Mexico started the better side but were undone when Cristiano Ronaldo set up Ricardo Quaresma to break the deadlock, and it looked as though Javier Hernandez’s header would not be enough for a point as Cedric Soares’ deflected strike restored Portugal’s advantage....

This game was a chance for Mexico to make a statement of intent, for a young group to show it’s ready not only to make a charge at the Gold Cup title but also for the top Mexico team. The only message the 11 starters sent in a 2-0 win over Curacao is that they’re going to need something more to win the Gold Cup. The good & bad for Mexico vs....

The best-known policy bid to build a border wall along the entire southern border—and to have Mexico pay for it—has failed. Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is even facing fraud charges over a private fundraising campaign to support the divisive project. But Mexico is also party to Trump’s re-negotiated version of NAFTA—the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement—which the White House claimed as a victory for American workers and a reversal of long-term globalization trends that saw corporations shift manufacturing outside America in search of cheaper labor....

Lozano moved to PSV from Pachuca last summer and has been a success in the Eredivisie, leading the Dutch league with 14 goals. Lozano scored in a 3-0 victory over VVV Venlo last weekend, marking his return from a three-match suspension for his second red card in as many meetings with Heerenveen, and Osorio said one of the player’s next challenges is to become less emotional on the field....