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Sources: Atlanta finalizing ‘Tata’ Martino return
Atlanta United is finalizing a deal to bring back Gerardo “Tata” Martino to be the club’s head coach, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN.
The Argentine would replace Ronny Deila, who was fired following hugely disappointing season, one that saw it record just 28 points in 34 matches, just two points ahead of last place D.C. United in the Eastern Conference.
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Atlanta’s poor performance came in spite of having the third-highest payroll in the league at $27.6 million.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was the first to report the news.
Martino, 62, beat out five other candidates, including former Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese.
Martino was hired in 2016 as the first manager in Atlanta United’s history, culminating in an MLS Cup triumph in 2018. He left following that season to take up the coaching reins of the Mexico men’s national team.
The 62-year-old has been out of work since abruptly leaving his position with Inter Miami last November, following the Herons’ shock playoff exit at the hands of Atlanta.
Among the clubs he has also managed are Argentine side Newell’s Old Boys, Barcelona and the Argentina men’s national team.
The hope is that Martino’s hiring will bring some much needed stability to Atlanta, which has burned through four different managers since Martino’s departure. The Five Stripes have only qualified for the playoffs in three of the last six seasons.
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Cardinals placing QB Murray on injured reserve
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will go on injured reserve as he continues to rehabilitate a foot injury he suffered in Week 5, coach Jonathan Gannon said Wednesday.
The injury isn’t season-ending, Gannon said. Murray will have a chance to return if his foot gets healthy.
“I really do [hope that happens],” Gannon said. “We got a lot of ball to play, and one day at a time. And where he sits right now is he’s got to pour into his health bucket and get ready to get healthy.”
With Murray out for at least the next four weeks, Jacoby Brissett will continue to be the Cardinals’ starter with Kedon Slovis as his backup. Gannon said the Cardinals will look to add another quarterback.
“Jacoby does his job, takes it one day at a time, prepares when he wasn’t the starter, prepares to be the starter,” Gannon said. “He knows his role can change, and now he’s going to prepare the same way.”
Murray would be eligible to return in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams (Dec. 7).
The decision to put Murray on IR came together Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, Gannon said. It was a collective decision between the team and Murray, along with his representatives.
In the end, Gannon said, it was the best thing to do for Murray and for the team.
“He’s not fully healthy, ready to go yet, so that makes the most sense,” Gannon said. “Obviously that’s a change, but we just felt. looking at it right now, that’s the best thing for him and us.
“He’s fully committed. Right now, what he’s going to concentrate on is getting healthy. He’s not healthy enough to play. He needs to get healthy so he can get back to playing football.”
After weeks of uncertainty about whether Murray would or wouldn’t be healthy enough to play, Gannon said the decision to put Murray on injured reserve was based on the information the team currently has.
Gannon said it was “very fair” to say that Murray’s foot injury was a situation tougher for him to return from than other quarterbacks who don’t rely on their legs to make plays as much as Murray does.
“Obviously, for him, it prevents him from being fully healthy to go play, and him, as the person that he is and the player that he is, yes,” Gannon said. “And you could look at other things, like this injury for other people might not, but he’s played through some things that other positions, if they have those, they can’t play with those because of what they’re asked to do.”
Gannon said that Murray took the news “as good as you can take it” and added that the quarterback is in a good place to focus on his rehab.
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Tiger’s son joins dad with All-America selection
BRASELTON, Ga. — Charlie Woods now shares one honor with Tiger Woods, as the son of the 15-time major champion was named as a first-team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association on Wednesday.
Charlie Woods, a junior at The Benjamin School in South Florida, was among 12 boys named to the first team of the AJGA’s annual list. Miles Russell, the 17-year-old who was an alternate at the Walker Cup this summer, was selected player of the year for the second time.
Tiger Woods was the AJGA’s player of the year in 1991 and 1992.
Charlie Woods won his first big title at the Team TaylorMade Invitational in May.
The AJGA second team included Mason Howell, who won the U.S. Amateur and played in the Walker Cup, and Cameron Kuchar, the son of Matt Kuchar, who plans to attend TCU.
Aphrodite Deng, the Canadian living in New Jersey, was player of the year in the girls’ division. Deng won the U.S. Girls Junior this year, along with two big AJGA events.
The teams were determined exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of Oct. 14.
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Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia misses World Series championship parade due to ‘deeply personal family matter’
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The Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays in a thrilling seven-game World Series that went to extra innings multiple times.
Two days after the Dodgers’ 5-4 Game 7 win made it back-to-back titles, the team celebrated with a championship parade in Los Angeles, but one player was noticeably absent.
Relief pitcher Alex Vesia stepped away from the team shortly before the World Series started and did not return to pitch in any of the games.
The Dodgers recently revealed that Vesia and his wife, Kayla, were facing a “deeply personal matter” that would require him to spend an undisclosed amount of time away from the team.
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia walks to the dugout during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium Oct. 16, in Los Angeles. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
“The entire Dodgers organization is sending out thoughts to the Vesia family, and we will provide an update at a later date,” the team said in a statement Oct. 23.
In April, the couple shared news of Kayla’s pregnancy and confirmed they were expecting a baby girl. In the months since, they’ve posted several photos on social media documenting the pregnancy.
Oct. 18 marked the most recent post from the 29-year-old MLB player or his wife. Both shared photos celebrating the buildup to the World Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia reacts after recording an out during Game 4 of a division series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park Oct. 9 in San Diego. (Harry How/Getty Images)
Vesia’s teammate, Will Klein, mentioned Alex and Kayla after the Dodgers clinched back-to-back World Series titles.
“We’ve all messaged him,” Klein said, referring to teammates reaching out to Vesia. “We just want him to know that he’s in our hearts, and we did this all for him.

Alex Vesia walks to the dugout during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium Oct. 16 in Los Angeles. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
“He’s such a big part of why we’re here in the first place, and, so, just to be able to get this for them — there are harder places to be than on a World Series mound,” Klein added. “And, so, what they’re going through isn’t great.”
Klein also noted that the Blue Jays paid tribute to Vesia.
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“It’s bigger than baseball,” he said. “And it was really just great to be a part of it for him.”
Vesia appeared in 68 regular season games and seven postseason games this season.
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