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O’Neill managed Celtic from 2000-05, winning three Scottish Premier League titles, three Scottish Cups, and a League Cup. He also took the club to a Uefa Cup final.

However, he has not managed a club since he being sacked by Nottingham Forest in June 2019 – more than six years ago.

Coincidentally, the former Republic of Ireland manager was on TalkSport earlier on Monday taking about the Scottish title race – and his belief that Hearts could become the first non-Old Firm side to win it since 1985.

“Hearts have shown a great determination. Their record is great, at this minute,” O’Neill said. “With Celtic not being as strong, as physically as strong, as maybe you would want them to be. It is possible.

“Celtic can actually lose games now, whereas before, they looked invincible in matches. Rangers are no threat whatsoever. They are so far adrift it’s untrue.

“But this is the moment, this is the time for Hearts. They have gone eight points clear. That is a decent enough lead, really. Their confidence has grown, and it will grow from that victory.”

O’Neill will be joined by Maloney, who had two spells as a player with Celtic and was part of Belgium’s coaching staff for a stint after retiring.

The Scotland international took on his first job with Hibs in 2021 but lasted just four months.

Then he took charge of Wigan Athletic in January 2023 but was dismissed in March of this year, having won 42 of his 115 games in charge.

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A loss to Seattle may have sent Toronto spiralling.

And no, we are not talking about the Blue Jays.

Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz blasted his team on Saturday after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kraken, calling out his skaters for being “outworked” and saying “enough’s enough” just six games into the season.

Head coach Craig Berube and two of the team’s stars responded to his starter’s criticism on Monday.

Despite sitting just above .500 at 3-2-1, the Maple Leafs have allowed the eighth-most goals in the league, surrendering 20 in total while scoring 22 (tied for third).

Their latest loss came on a play in which William Nylander’s soft backcheck gave Seattle a clean look at the net. After the game, Stolarz — without saying Nylander’s name — called out the play as an example of not working hard enough.

Two days later, Nylander said “it’s all good.”

“We’re teammates. He’s a great guy,” said Nylander, whose 11 points (two goals, nine assists) lead the team.

“I pulled Willy aside, we had a conversation. Heâ€s someone I admire and someone I respect deeply. … He pushes me, I push him. Weâ€re a family in here and weâ€re looking to push each other and get to our ultimate goal at the end of the day,” Stolarz said.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews added that the team got together and talked after Stolarz’s comments.

“Weâ€re a veteran group in here. Weâ€re all big boys. We donâ€t need to beat around the bush,” he said.

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Sarah Stock has found herself at the center of AEW fan backlash following her online feud with Amanda Huber — and things have escalated in ugly ways.

The drama began when Stock criticized AEWâ€s Darby Allin segment at WrestleDream, questioning whether it was appropriate for kids. Amanda Huber, widow of Brodie Lee, hit back by leaking private text exchanges where she accused Stock of being dismissive and disrespectful. Huberâ€s leaked messages showed her frustration after Stock brushed off her concerns:

“Quote tweeting a video of me talking about kids with grief to defend your bullshit is piece of shit behavior. I expected better of you. How fucking disappointing.â€

Stockâ€s reply only added fuel to the fire, “You gotta be a little tougher than that, Amanda. One tweet should not send a person into curse-filled hysteria.â€

Prior to the texts going public, AEW fans came at Stock — echoing what recently happened to Gail Kim when she voiced criticism of Rihoâ€s presentation in AEW. Kimâ€s comments sparked such backlash that Kenny Omega himself appeared to throw shade her way online.

Now the same online mob is coming after Stock. Some have resurfaced her 2020 arrest report, which detailed charges of aggravated battery, resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct, and public intoxication before she was released. When a fan confronted her about it, Stock clapped back bluntly: “What about it?â€

Others have taken things even further, spamming her posts with insults like “Youâ€re a drunk†on repeat, and one fan went so far as to accuse her of “making her kids trans†— despite the fact she doesnâ€t even have children. Stock responded with sharp humor, “Do you have a problem with my non-existent kids being trans? I donâ€t.â€

The harassment is just the latest example of AEWâ€s most extreme supporters attacking anyone who criticizes the company. Even AEW President Tony Khan has joked about his fan base by referring to them as “The Sickos.†For many, incidents like this prove just how unhinged the AEW culture can become whenever the company is put under the microscope. Sarah Stock isnâ€t backing down, but the wave of personal attacks shows no sign of slowing.

Do you think AEW fans are taking things too far with their attacks on Sarah Stock? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below.

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Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders addressed the criticism he received for trolling ESPN analyst Rex Ryan by pantomiming answers while holding a media session.

“I guess not everybody likes playful all the time,” Sanders said Thursday, per ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi. “So it’s to understand how to be at all times and keep my personality a little bit slimmer, I guess. Because not everybody understands it at all times and you may not have a full time to be able to explain things.”

During an episode of Get Up, Ryan blasted Sanders for his comments about his role with the Browns. He had told ESPN Cleveland that he was “ready to play right now” despite being the team’s third-string quarterback. Following Ryan’s comments, Sanders mouthed silent answers to reporters’ questions about fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel being named Cleveland’s starting signal-caller for the Week 5 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.

While speaking on Thursday, Sanders declined to respond to Ryan’s comments directly, saying, “We not on no negativity from now on, man, we not doing that. I’m just here to be positive and I don’t speak on anything negative.”

Following this week’s trade of veteran quarterback Joe Flacco, Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t confirm that Sanders will be elevated to the backup quarterback behind Gabriel for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Stefanski told reporters he will “let the week play out” before deciding between Sanders and practice squad quarterback Bailey Zappe.

Despite the uncertainty, Sanders is maintaining a positive outlook.

“I’m in a great mental space overall,” Sanders said. “So I would say you tend to get a little bit more excited when you see a light at the end of the tunnel, for sure. … Whatever my role is here, I’m thankful. I’m happy just to do that.”

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One year removed from a World Series appearance, the New York Yankees were eliminated in the American League Divisional Series in four games by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, and fingers are already being pointed following the early postseason exit.

During the post-game show on FS1 following the Blue Jays†5-2 series-clinching win over the Yankees, former Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter went in on whoâ€s to blame most for New Yorkâ€s downfall. Yankees manager Aaron Boone was the person the former players put this collapse on.

“[Aaron Boone] is the one guy I would circle that has least to blame…one of the worst constructions of a roster Iâ€ve ever seen.” – Alex Rodriguez

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“Iâ€m pretty sure Aaronâ€s not the one thatâ€s calling every move that they make throughout the game.” – Derek Jeter

The two baseball legends stopped short of saying any names, but these comments appeared to be aimed at the Yankees front office, and as the baseball world knows, the buck stops with general manager Brian Cashman in that regard.

Rodriguez called out the construction of the team, and that clearly has to do with the front office. Jeter said Boone did a good job with the team, but that heâ€s probably not the one calling every move in games. Without saying any names, A-Rod and Jeter seem to have called out Cashmanâ€s leadership of the team and placed much of the blame squarely on his shoulders.

New York finished with the same record as last season (94-68) but with much different results. They didn’t win the World Series last year either, but they did make a run all the way there. As defending American League champions, getting knocked out in four games in the ALDS by a division rival, no less, is disappointing.

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Even more disappointing is the fact the Yankees failed to capitalize further on the outstanding postseason right fielder Aaron Judge was having. In seven postseason games Judge was hitting .500 with a .692 slugging percentage and a 1.273 OPS. Those are MVP caliber numbers the Yankees failed capitalize on.

This elimination stretches the Yankees streak of not winning the World Series to 16 years. The last time this franchise won it all in 2010, Rodriguez and Jeter were still playing in pinstripes.

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One year removed from a World Series appearance, the New York Yankees were eliminated in the American League Divisional Series in four games by the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, and fingers are already being pointed following the early postseason exit.

During the post-game show on FS1 following the Blue Jays†5-2 series-clinching win over the Yankees, former Yankees stars Alex Rodriguez and Hall of Famer Derek Jeter went in on whoâ€s to blame most for New Yorkâ€s downfall.

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Notably, Rodriguez and Jeter didn’t place the bulk of the blame for the team’s collapse against the Blue Jays on manager Aaron Boone, instead pointing toward issues with roster construction and in-game decision-making that may not necessarily fall on Boone.

“[Aaron Boone] is the one guy I would circle that has least to be to blame. He’s got a lot of talent, but for me, personally, one of the worst constructions of a roster Iâ€ve ever seen,” Rodriguez said. “You have three left-handed catchers. You have five DHs. You have a first baseman in and out. It’s just a very, very difficult hand for Boone.”

“Aaron [Boone] did a good job,” Jeter said. “He’s working with what he has to work with, and he sticks up for his players. I know he takes a lot of heat. But look, I’m not saying it from any inside knowledge, but Iâ€m pretty sure Aaronâ€s not the one thatâ€s calling every move that they make throughout the game.”

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The two baseball legends stopped short of naming names, but these comments appeared to be aimed at the Yankees front office, and as the baseball world knows, the buck stops with general manager Brian Cashman in that regard.

New York finished with the same record as last season (94-68) but with much different results. They didn’t win the World Series last year either, but they did make a run all the way there. As defending American League champions, getting knocked out in four games in the ALDS by a division rival, no less, is disappointing.

Even more disappointing is the fact that the Yankees failed to capitalize further on the outstanding postseason right fielder Aaron Judge was having. In seven postseason games, Judge was hitting .500 with a .692 slugging percentage and a 1.273 OPS. Those are MVP-caliber numbers the Yankees failed to capitalize on.

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This elimination stretches the Yankees’ streak of failing to win the World Series to 16 years. The last time this franchise won it all in 2010, Rodriguez and Jeter were still playing in pinstripes.

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WWE officials are finalizing plans to wrap another big year in the TKO era. While the company has undergone unprecedented growth and expansion in recent years, with high-stakes happenings going down more often than not, Triple H and members of his team do realize they have a creative problem, and now they are doing something about it.

WWE’s Chief Content Officer is often praised for providing a better working environment for talent and staff, and a better pro wrestling product for the fans. However, Triple H is also catching more heat from fans and industry insiders these days, with fans and wrestlers calling for someone new to take over the company’s creative process.

Despite a successful 2025 so far, WWE officials continue to field significant fan backlash and criticism over much of the creative, including John Cena’s farewell tour. Triple H and others in the company have been called out for other decisions outside of the storylines, including the access that fans received through WWE Unreal on Netflix. A new report from Bodyslam confirms that officials have taken notice.

WWE Officials Hold Meetings Centered Around Creative

WWE officials have held meetings over the past few days to discuss the creative process, and how to improve the product, according to Bodyslam.net. Fans will be happy to hear that company officials are currently implementing creative changes to WWE’s Creative Writing Team as a part of efforts to improve the overall product.

“Road Dogg” Brian James will move forward in his role as head writer of SmackDown. However, there will be additions made to the writing team in hopes of making the show more enjoyable.

World Wrestling Entertainment has had record profits and other high metrics of success in the TKO era, but officials realize that they need to do better when it comes to creative. Part of the plan is to book more enticing storylines going into 2026.

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Root has spoken about previously wanting his first ton in Australia “too much”.

He has a respectable average of 35.68 in 14 Tests in Australia – he has nine fifties – but his high score is stuck in double digits at 89.

This time he travels without the burden of captaincy, something he had on the two previous tours, while he will also be part of a batting line-up and wider squad whose chances of succeeding appear higher than of the past three to have made the trip.

Neither Root nor captain Ben Stokes have won a Test on Australian shores.

“I go there in a completely different capacity to last time, different circumstances, a lot more experience now and I feel like I have a really good understanding of my game and how I want to manage it in the conditions,” Root said.

“Clearly you have got to put that into practice and be good enough when it really counts, but I am really comfortable with where everything is at and looking forward to the opportunity and challenge that lies ahead.

“More than anything as a senior player it is about not just performing in terms of the runs but everything else that comes with it.”

After two hours of cricket drills with youngsters at a Chance to Shine event in Leeds, Root has to correct himself when asked if he agrees this is England’s best chance to win an away Ashes during his time in the team.

“It definitely does, if I am being brutally honest,” he said, upgrading an initial assessment of “probably”.

“The thing that I’m most excited about is going there with a completely different approach as a playing group.

“We’re going to be able to hit them with something quite different in terms of our bowling attack, and the opportunity to potentially play three or four bowlers that bowl 90mph-plus for a sustained period of time.

“It’s not like we are going to go there with the same formula and expect different results.

“We are going to go there and try and do it a slightly different way which is really exciting.”

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  Jorge CastilloOct 3, 2025, 08:26 PM ET

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  ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.

TORONTO — The New York Yankees touched down in Canada early Friday with some bulletin board material ahead of their American League Division Series showdown against the Toronto Blue Jays.

“Contrary to some thoughts up here, we’re a really good team,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said in a news conference Friday.

Boone was referring to a pointed critique that Blue Jays television color analyst and former major leaguer Buck Martinez offered on the Yankees during a game between the Blue Jays and Houston Astros on Sept 9.

The Yankees had taken two of three games from the Blue Jays the previous weekend, but Martinez was unimpressed.

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“The Yankees, they’re not a good team,” Martinez said. “I don’t care what their record is.”

The Yankees went 5-8 against the Blue Jays in the regular season and just 1-6 in Toronto. The head-to-head series proved significant when both clubs finished tied atop the AL East with 94 wins, and the Blue Jays won the division because of the season-series tiebreaker.

“I know Buck had some thoughts,” Boone later added. “That’s all I was responding to. He’s wrong. But it doesn’t matter. We’ve got to go play, and we’ve got to go perform, as everyone does this time of year. We feel really good about our team. We’re playing well. All that’s in the past now. We’ve got to play well moving forward.”

The first move for both clubs was deciding their starting pitcher for Game 1 on Saturday. The Blue Jays chose veteran right-hander Kevin Gausman. The Yankees picked Luis Gil, the reigning AL Rookie of the Year, over Will Warren, who will be available out of the bullpen.

Boone said Max Fried will start Game 2 on Sunday.

Gil and Gausman last started in their clubs’ regular-season finales Sept. 28.

Gausman, 34, tallied a 3.59 ERA in 193 innings across 32 starts. He allowed 10 runs on 17 hits in 22â…” innings across four starts against the Yankees.

“He’s the same guy every single day,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “You don’t worry about him getting caught up in the noise and the stuff that goes with a Game 1.”

Gil, 27, missed the first four months of the season because of a lat injury before recording a 3.32 ERA in 11 starts. He faced Toronto on Sept. 9, holding the Blue Jays to one run on three hits over six innings.

“Just feel like he’s ready for this,” Boone said. “He’s in line for it. Decided we want to keep Warren an option in the pen, and we feel like Luis is ready to go.”

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New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone doesn’t shy away from absorbing any criticism that comes his way to protect his own players from hearing it.

After the Yankees kept their season alive with a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of the AL wild card series on Wednesday, Boone told The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor he considers taking all the slings and arrows from fans and media as his main role.

“That’s my job,” Boone said. “My job is not to save face or make myself look good.”

Being the manager of the Yankees immediately makes you a target because the expectation is always to win the World Series, especially since everyone in the Bronx is on edge that they haven’t won a title since 2009.

Boone also made himself a target for criticism in Game 1 when he opted to start Amed Rosario, a right-handed hitter, at second base instead of Jazz Chisholm Jr. with the Red Sox sending left-handed ace Garrett Crochet to the mound.

Chisholm, who did get in the game for a pinch-hit appearance in the ninth, didn’t seem to take the move well based on his postgame comments to the media.

Boone redeemed himself with a stellar managerial effort in Game 2. Chisholm was back in the lineup and made the key play of the game when he scored the go-ahead run from first in the bottom of the eighth on Austin Wells’ single off Garrett Whitlock.

New York’s bullpen, which has been a shaky unit all season and gave up three runs in 2.2 innings in Game 1, bounced back on Wednesday with three scoreless innings.

Boone and the Yankees can’t breathe easy yet coming off a dramatic win because they need one more victory over their biggest rival to reach the American League Division Series.

Game 3 will feature a matchup of rookie pitchers, with Connelly Early starting for Boston and Cam Schlittler getting the nod for New York. First pitch from the Bronx will be at 8:08 p.m. ET on Thursday.

The winner will advance to the ALDS to take on the Toronto Blue Jays.

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