Report: A’s VP Beane out of running for Mets job
The A’s may not know exactly where they will be based a few years from now, but at least for the immediate future, Billy Beane will still be part of the organization.
Beane has reportedly removed his name from consideration to head up the New York Mets’ front office. MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal broke the news Monday.
Beane had been tied to the Mets’ opening for several months with their front office in turmoil after the firing of general manager Jared Porter. It was no surprise that the 59-yearold was on the short list of a franchise that badly needs stability.
Beane’s mentor, former A’s executive Sandy Alderson, is leading the Mets’ search for someone to run their baseball operations. Beane also would be a huge public-relations hit in New York, given his success and name recognition — not to mention that he was the Mets’ first-round draft pick in 1980.
Publicly, Beane downplayed rumors about the Mets’ interest, allowing only that he’s been approached in the past. The closest call probably was in 2002, which was detailed in the film “Moneyball”, when he turned down the Red Sox offer to become their general manager.
When asked about reports linking him to the Mets, Beane earlier this month told reporters, “I wouldn’t even know that, honestly. Normally the process is they would call the owner which has happened in the past. But to worry about this is to lend credibility to it. It’s all just press reports.”
NFL
TITANS 34. BILLS 31 >> Derrick Henry scored his third touchdown with 3:05 left, and Tennessee stopped Josh Allen on a fourthdown quarterback sneak in the final seconds to beat Buffalo, snapping the Bills’ four-game winning streak. BROWNS’ HUNT OUT A WHILE >> Injuries have taken a major toll on the Browns as they have dropped to 3-3 in a season of gargantuan expectations.
Running back Kareem Hunt (calf) and rookie linebacker Jeremiah OwusuKoramoah (high ankle sprain) will each miss several weeks after suffering “significant” injuries in Sunday’s 37-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, coach Kevin Stefanski said on Zoom.
RIVERA: NO PLAN TO REPLACE HEINICKE WITH ALLEN AS WFT QB >> Ron Rivera
said he is not considering replacing Taylor Heinicke with Kyle Allen as Washington’s starting quarterback.
That means Heinicke is set to make his sixth consecutive start Sunday at the Green Bay Packers. Heinicke was 24 of 39 for 172 yards, a touchdown and an interception in a 31-13 loss to Kansas City that dropped Washington to 2-4. VIKINGS’PETERSONINJURES HAMSTRING >> Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson was placed on injured reserve after hurting his hamstring against Carolina and must miss a minimum of three games.
Coach Mike Zimmer said the injury was not believed to be season-ending, so the 11-year veteran Peterson will be expected to return at some point during the second half of the schedule.
College basketball
GONZAGA IS NO. 1 IN PRESEASON AP TOP 25; UCLA, KANSAS NEXT >> Gonzaga carried a No. 1 ranking all last season before falling a win short of becoming college basketball’s first unbeaten national champion in 45 years.
Mark Few’s Bulldogs start this season in the same position, hoping to complete that final step this time around.
The Zags were the runaway top choice in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll. They earned 55 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 UCLA, which earned the other eight. Kansas, Villanova and Texas rounded out the top five, while reigning national champion Baylor checked in at No. 8.
ESPN’S VITALE HAS CANCER >> ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the second time this year.
The Basketball Hall of Fame announcer said he has undergone tests that show he has lymphoma.