Coach of LA Galaxy resigns late in season
LA Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid resigned Monday with just six games remaining in the Major League Soccer season, abruptly ending his second tenure with the winningest franchise in league history.
Schmid, the winningest coach in MLS history, walked away just 42 regular-season games into his second stint with his hometown club.
Galaxy President Chris Klein said Schmid’s departure was a joint decision after extensive recent discussions about the direction of a once-dominant franchise enduring its second straight underwhelming season. The Galaxy (10-10-8) are mired in eighth place in the Western Conference standings with a highpriced roster headlined by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
“It was a conversation that we had,” Klein said. “I’d rather not get into specifics, but it was a conversation that Sigi had with us, and collectively we decided this was best for him and us right now.”
With Cristiano Ronaldo on vacation, Portugal handed Italy another disappointing result in the UEFA Nations League.
Portugal beat Italy 1-0 in Lisbon in Europe’s newest soccer competition.
Elsewhere, Turkey mounted a remarkable comeback from two goals down to beat Sweden 3-2 in Stockholm, and Kosovo made history with its first competitive win since being admitted to UEFA in 2016 by beating the Faroe Islands 2-0 at home in fourth-tier Group D.
The Nations League gives UEFA’s 55 member countries competitive games and eliminates friendlies. The winners of the League A groups, featuring the highest-ranked countries, go into a final-four event in June. Courts: Attorney Gary Bender, who represents 10 women and girls, predicts 150 or more new claims against Michigan State University as a deadline looms for lawsuits by people who say they were sexually assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar. The deadline to file was Monday for people who weren’t part of a $425 million May settlement between Michigan State and 332 victims. The university has agreed to set aside an additional $75 million for other claims. NBA: The Minnesota Timberwolves signed free-agent forward Luol Deng, the latest former Chicago Bulls player to reunite with head coach Tom Thibodeau.
Restricted free-agent forward Rodney Hood re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He began the postseason in head coach Tyronn Lue’s starting lineup but lost playing time and then caused some drama when he refused to enter a blowout win. College basketball: Former NBA All-Star guard Kenny Anderson is becoming the head coach at NAIA program Fisk University. College football: Officials say a defensive back for Division II University of Central Oklahoma lost his foot when he was run over by a train early Sunday.
Oklahoma City police say 20-year-old Derek Loccident tried to crawl under a stopped train when the train started moving.
Police say the train severed Loccident’s foot, but he was able to flag down a person to take him to a hospital. Police say he is expected to survive.