Day: March 16, 2017

Washington fires coach Lorenzo Romar after 15 seasons (Sports Betting News)Washington fires coach Lorenzo Romar after 15 seasons (Sports Betting News)

Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar reacts after a play against Southern California during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Pac-12 men's tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Las Vegas. Southern California won 78-73. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Lorenzo Romar was a beloved figure at Washington, from building the Huskies into a conference champion, to the way he carried himself off the court as a representative of the school. No amount of goodwill built by Romar over more than a decade could overcome six straight seasons of missing the NCAA Tournament, capped by a 9-22 season and a school-record 13-game losing streak. The expected final chapter of Romar’s tenure took place on Wednesday when he was fired after 15 seasons at Washington.

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Gonzalez criticizes WBC organizers over Mexico elimination (Sports Betting News)Gonzalez criticizes WBC organizers over Mexico elimination (Sports Betting News)

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2016 file photo, Team Mexico's infielder Adrian Gonzalez, right, talks with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda prior to an international exhibition series baseball game between Mexico and Japan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Gonzalez will be present in the World Baseball Classic to be played on March 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Adrian Gonzalez had some harsh words for organizers of the World Baseball Classic. ”They’re trying to become the World Cup, but they’re not even close to being the Little League World Series,” the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman said Wednesday. Gonzalez’s Mexican team beat Venezuela 11-9 Sunday in Guadalajara, leaving both teams tied with Italy for second in Group D behind Puerto (3-0).

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McIlroy not ready to forgive and forget Muirfield ban (Sports Betting News)McIlroy not ready to forgive and forget Muirfield ban (Sports Betting News)

Jun 3, 2016; Dublin, OH, USA; Rory McIlroy tees off on the tenth hole during the second round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

(Officialsportsbetting.com) – Muirfield golf club may have scrapped its all-male policy and been welcomed back into the British Open rotation but world number three Rory McIlroy said on Wednesday he is not ready to toast a new era. The Northern Irishman, speaking a day after Muirfield voted to admit women members, remained critical of the years women were denied membership and did not sound like he would be changing his opinion anytime soon. “We’ll go back there for The Open Championship at some point, and I won’t be having many cups of tea with the members afterwards,” McIlroy, 27, said as he prepared for Thursday’s opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.

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