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Washington Nationals hire Dusty Baker as their next manager (Yahoo Sports)

Dusty Baker is the new manager of the Washington Nationals, meaning Major League Baseball avoids what would have been its first start to a season since 1988 with zero black skippers. ”I am certain that the Nationals, like all of our clubs, hired the best person for the job. The Nationals announced Baker’s hiring on Tuesday, nearly a month after firing Matt Williams, whose lack of prior experience turned out

Titans fire Ken Whisenhunt, name Mike Mularkey interim coach (Yahoo Sports)

The Tennessee Titans fired Ken Whisenhunt on Tuesday after he struggled to a 3-20 start in his tenure with the organization, with his latest loss coming in Houston where the controlling owner’s father founded the franchise. It was apparently the last straw for the Titans, who announced the move Tuesday and named Mike Mularkey as the interim coach for the rest of the season. ”We have expected more progress on

Gano's 52-yard FG lifts Panthers over Colts in OT, 29-26 (Yahoo Sports)

Carolina (7-0) earned its 11th consecutive regular-season win and opened a two-game lead over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South. Gano, who missed an extra point in the fourth quarter, came through when the Panthers needed him the most. After Adam Vinatieri kicked a 50-yard field goal for Indianapolis in OT, Gano was good from 42 yards and then again from 52 after Roman Harper deflected an Andrew Luck

AP Source: Kaepernick benched, Gabbert to start Sunday (Yahoo Sports)

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been told he won’t start Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers and is being replaced by backup Blaine Gabbert, a person with knowledge of the decision said Monday night. The team had not made a formal announcement, though coach Jim Tomsula offered a pretty good hint earlier in the day ”we’re evaluating everyone,” on the heels of a 27-6 loss at St. Louis and a second

UConn preseason AP No. 1 for 11th time (Yahoo Sports)

Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are starting this season where they left off, atop the poll.