Sports digest: Dodgers pick Roberts as next…
Sports digest: Dodgers pick Roberts as next manager
Dave Roberts will be hired as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Sunday night because the team hasn"t announced the move that is expected Monday.
Roberts, 43, is a former Dodgers outfielder who will be the first minority manager in the storied franchise"s history. His father is black and his mother is Japanese. He most recently was bench coach of the San Diego Padres since 2011.
Roberts played for the Dodgers from 2002-04 during his 10-year big league career, which ended in 2008. He also played for the Giants, Cleveland, Boston and San Diego.
He will succeed Don Mattingly, who mutually parted ways with the team last month after five years that included winning three consecutive N.L. West titles but never reaching the World Series. A week later, Mattingly signed a four-year contract to manage the Miami Marlins.
Liam Ridgewell, Dairon Asprilla and Nat Borchers scored, and the host Portland Timbers beat FC Dallas 3-1 in the first leg of Major League Soccer"s Western Conference finals.
Novak Djokovic won his fourth straight title at the season-ending ATP finals in London by beating six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4.
Djokovic, who won three Grand Slam titles this year and reached the final in the other, capped the best season of his life with another superb display, including winning 16 of the 19 points on his second serve and saving both break points he faced.
Federer beat Djokovic on Tuesday in the group stage, but the 17-time Grand Slam champion made too many mistakes in the final. Federer ended up with 31 unforced errors, including 15 from his usually reliable forehand. He even gave away the final point with his second double-fault of the match.
American Brittany Bowe broke the world record in the women"s 1,000 meters in the World Cup speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City.
Bowe finished in 1 minute, 12.18 seconds to break the mark of 1:12.51 set last week by teammate Heather Bergsma in Calgary Alberta. China"s Zhang Hong was second, and Bergsma finished third.
The Eskimos will face the Ottawa Redblacks next Sunday in the Canadian Football League title game in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Ottawa beat Hamilton 35-28 earlier Sunday in the East final.