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Mariners fire general manager Jack Zduriencik (Yahoo Sports)
The Seattle Mariners fired general manager Jack Zduriencik on Friday after seven disappointing seasons during which the club failed to end its playoff drought. Team President Kevin Mather announced the decision to fire Zduriencik, with assistant general manager Jeff Kingston taking over on an interim basis. Kingston joined the Mariners front office in 2009 after spending seven years as the director of baseball operations with San Diego.
Ex-NBA star Darryl Dawkins, aka 'Chocolate Thunder' has died (Yahoo Sports)
Darryl Dawkins was once summoned in the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room to come meet a celebrity who wanted to meet the man known for dunking with backboard-breaking force. The guest was Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder. The entertainer is blind, yet even he could tell there was something very unique about Dawkins’ game.
Redskins LB Junior Galette out for season with Achilles tear (Yahoo Sports)
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden says outside linebacker Junior Galette will miss the entire season after tearing his left Achilles tendon. Galette had missed Washington’s first two exhibition games as he worked his way back from an injury to a chest muscle. Washington signed Galette at the start of training camp after he was released by New Orleans because of off-field issues.
Johnny Manziel out for rest of preseason with elbow injury (Yahoo Sports)
Johnny Manziel’s preseason is over, sacked by a stinging elbow. Browns coach Mike Pettine said Thursday that Manziel, who has made strides in his second year in the NFL after a rough rookie season, will not play in Cleveland’s last two exhibition games because of lingering soreness in his right elbow. Manziel will miss Saturday’s game at Tampa Bay as well as Cleveland’s preseason finale at Chicago on Sept. 3.
Spieth stumbles out of the blocks at Barclays (Yahoo Sports)
The start of the FedEx Cup playoffs brought out the worst score from Jordan Spieth in three months. In his first tournament as No. 1 in the world, Spieth had a pair of three-putt bogeys, hit a tee shot in the water, shot 40 on his back nine and wound up with a 4-over 74 in the opening round of The Barclays. ”Just lost a little bit of focus,” Spieth
Former dunk king Dawkins dies at 58
Darryl Dawkins, the former NBA star whose powerful dunks earned him the nickname “Chocolate Thunder”, has died of a heart attack at the age of 58, his family said. “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our beloved husband and father, Darryl Dawkins, who succumbed today to a heart attack,” his family said in a statement issued through the NBA.
2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 / GT350R Driven: Ford Moves the Muscle Car to a Higher Order
-We’ve been here before. We’ve stared down the barrel of a twin-striped Mustang with more than 500 horsepower and the name of a Texas chicken farmer across its fanny. The last one, the 2013 Shelby GT500, had 662 horsepower, in fact, and was said to go over 200 mph. It didn’t, not for us, anyway. Even so, it was what a Shelby Mustang should be, what it has been for
How to Get a Chef-Worthy Kitchen for $50,000 or Less
Filed under: Design, Home Improvement, Lifestyle Trulia By Brie Dyas Even grilled cheese tastes better when made in a stylish kitchen. For those who love to cook, a gourmet kitchen is the dream. However, unlike a living room or bedroom, this space is much harder to remodel. Kitchens can’t be rearranged at whim, cabinets can’t be easily changed, and counters — well, there’s very little you can do to hide