Harris withdraws pursuit of Mets’ baseball ops job
The Mets interviewed Giants GM Scott Harris for the role of president of baseball operations, sources said. But after a chat with owner Steve Cohen, Harris withdrew his name from consideration and decided to stay with the Giants.
More MLB: Former Mets manager Luis Rojas interviewed for the Padres’ managerial opening, along with recently axed Cardinals manager Mike Shildt. Former manager Bruce Bochy is said to be under consideration for the job . ... Former manager and player Bobby Valentine is in a competitive race for mayor of his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.
College football: Clemson leading rusher Kobe Pace will miss the game with Florida State this week as he’s in COVID-19 protocol . ... Illinois QB Artur Sitkowski will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left arm against Penn State. Brandon Peters is the new starter.
Tennis: American players Taylor Fritz, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Tommy Paul all won their first-round matches at the St. Petersburg Open . ... Stefanos Tsitsipas saved three set points before beating Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 (6), 6-4 to join Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in the second round of the Erste Bank Open. Casper Ruud and Cameron Norrie, who both are in the race for the remaining two berths at next month’s ATP Finals, also advanced with twoset wins . ... Emma Raducanu rallied to beat Polona Hercog 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 at the Transylvania Open for her first win since her run to the U.S. Open title.
WNBA: The Atlanta Dream hired Dan Padover as general manager and executive vice president of operations, with former interim head coach Darius Taylor taking over as assistant GM.
Soccer: Substitute Thorgan Hazard got both goals, and got defending champion Borussia Dortmund a spot in the third round of the German Cup after a 2-0 win over Ingolstadt . ... AC Milan again struggled in a 1-0 win over Napoli that saw it move three points clear at the top of Serie A. ... Walter Smith, the Scottish coach who won 10 league titles with Rangers and also led the national team, has died at 73.
— Wire reports