Roberto Mancini unable to return to Qatar for coaching duties as war disrupts travel plans
Al-Sadd coach Roberto Mancini has been unable to return to Qatar and will miss the team’s next game because of the war in the region, the club said Thursday. The Italian coach, who had been out of the country on a family matter, will miss Friday's match against Umm Salal in the Qatar Stars League. An assistant coach will handle first-team duties for the game “while coordination will continue for the coach’s return at the earliest available opportunity,” Al-Sadd said on social media.
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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra dismisses critics of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game: 'I apologize to absolutely no one'
Spolestra said Adebayo did what was asked, shouldering the load as the Heat's best player and team captain.
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In an unlikely return to the Jets, Geno Smith sees a chance to 'make things right' as a better QB
Geno Smith walked out of the New York Jets' facility for the final time after the 2016 season feeling as though he left behind unfinished business. A long, winding and sometimes strange NFL journey for the now 35-year-old quarterback has him back in the building. “I don’t think anyone could have imagined that, honestly,” Smith said in a video call with reporters Thursday.
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