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By now, we shouldnt be surprised at anything that happens at Toronto FC - and yet events on Sunday at the long-troubled MLS club added another incredible chapter in its short history. Jose Rodriguez Jersey . Just eight months ago, MLSE President Tim Leiweke was announcing the teams ambition to be a "super club" following the arrival of big name players, and Ryan Nelsen was heading into his second season as head coach with the team, with a vastly improved squad and aiming to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. On Sunday, just days after Leiwekes impending departure from MLSE was confirmed, Nelsen was fired following an embarrassing 3-0 loss at home to New England Revolution after which he criticized General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko during his post-match press conference. Bezbatchenko had made it clear to media ahead of the game that he wasnt happy with the teams current form. "I think everyone would agree that over the last 12 or so games, it hasnt been good enough," he said. Nelsen hit back voicing his concern that the GMs comments should have been kept in-house and that they added unnecessary extra pressure onto his players. It was clear evidence that Bezbatchenko and Nelsen were not on the same page, something that has been brewing for a while and is an unworkable situation for any sports organization. "We are in a results-oriented business," Bezbatchenko said on Sunday. "I know we can get more out of this group of guys." Of course changing the coach position at Toronto FC is nothing new. Through eight seasons, Nelsen is the ninth coach to leave he club, but there are a couple of significant differences this time. First is that the new coach takes over a team in the playoff positions rather than languishing in the basement of the Eastern Conference. Second is that the house has been cleaned with Nelsens other staff leaving with him. Greg Vanney will have a clean slate to work with - Jason Bent is the only current assistant coach to be offered a role in the new setup. Back in January of 2013, Nelsens hiring as head coach of Toronto FC was described by my colleague Jason deVos as "the most bizarre hiring," he had ever seen in football. Nelsen was arriving without any coaching experience or qualifications and while still a player with QPR in the Premier League. It was a very strange appointment for a club that at the time needed stability and veteran leadership. He had an extremely difficult task during his rookie season working with a squad that wasnt anywhere good enough to compete in Major League Soccer, but this year having been given the pieces to work with, he didnt get enough out of the team. The early months of the season were about building and gelling as a team. There were lots of new pieces learning to play together and key injuries to contend with as well, but watching the them play, you didnt really get the feeling they had an identity. There was no clear vision of what they wanted to be as a team, or how they were going to get there. Even this month, they were still experimenting and looking for a winning formula. Nelsen was learning on the job, and I have always believed he would have been in a much stronger position if he had hired more experienced veteran coaches to complement some of the younger assistant coaches within the organization. The club has now appointed Greg Vanney who is another young coach, but has plenty of experience as a player in MLS and also knows the inner workings of TFC having been Assistant GM and Academy Director. He will have the opportunity to build a coaching staff around him, but has been thrown in at the deep end. Despite the change in coach, making the playoffs should be the only acceptable outcome for this team. Failure isnt an option if they want to remain relevant in the city. Its not often a club manages to overshadow the firing and hiring of a head coach, but thats what happened on Sunday. The departure of Nelsen was almost secondary to the speculation about the future of Jermain Defoe. Defoe has been excellent for Toronto FC this season, despite missing games through injury. On the field, they could cope with his departure, off the pitch if Defoe leaves it could potentially have massive consequences, especially given the much heralded arrival of the England striker in January and the marketing campaign that surrounded his signing. Bezbatchenko has made it clear that there is no done deal yet - but there is interest in Defoe from QPR and the way things stand, it would be no surprise if he departs MLS before the transfer window closes. Eight years in, the merry-go-round continues at a club that has been one of the most dysfunctional in MLS history. Each time there is change, there is always the hope that the right people will be in place to bring success. Once again, Toronto FC fans are left waiting to see if this will be the time they finally get things right. CJ Wilson Jersey . Chile applied pressure in midfield right from the beginning, challenging aggressively and continually surging forward. Eduardo Vargas beat the offside trap and fired home a stinging shot for Chiles opening goal in the fifth minute. Tyler Skaggs Angels Jersey . -- The Sacramento Kings have claimed forward Travis Outlaw off waivers under the NBAs new amnesty provision, filling out the frontcourt with another veteran. https://www.cheapangels.com/2813j-tim-salmon-jersey-angels.html . His big 2-minute outburst in the fourth quarter Tuesday night is all that really mattered for the Dallas Mavericks.SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The only thing Steve Kerr lost in his coaching debut was his voice.Stephen Curry had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 19 points and the undermanned Golden State Warriors made Kerr a winner in his first game, shaking off a slow start to roll past the Sacramento Kings 95-77 on Wednesday night in the regular-season opener for both teams.I always laughed at Doc (Rivers) and (Tom) Thibodeau. Now it all makes sense, Kerr joked, his raspy voice struggling to piece together words. I got nothing left.The Warriors overcame the first hurdle of Kerrs tenure — besides his wavering voice, that is — with a patchwork lineup that did just enough against their rebuilding Northern California rivals.Golden State played without power forward David Lee (strained left hamstring) and reserve Brandon Rush (lower back spasms). Center Andrew Bogut also was limited to 18 minutes because of a migraine headache. He said he got on the floor with the help of undisclosed medicine and injections.The Warriors went to a smaller lineup late in the third quarter and pulled away with a 22-4 spurt.Those are the games you have to win, said forward Draymond Green, who finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds and played centre during the decisive run.DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and 11 rebounds but was often stuck in foul trouble, and Rudy Gay scored 14 points for Sacramento in front of an announced sellout crowd of 17,317.The Kings had more turnovers (27) than made field goals (24).I think it was at 5:40 in the third quarter when we were up by one, and we turned into the Keystone Cops, said Kings coach Michael Malone.The Warriors, who fired Mark Jackson as coach after a 51-win season and back-to-back playoff appearances, began a season of high expectations with a sloppy but satisfying victory. Golden State outshot Sacramento 44 to 30.8 per cent, but had 22 turnovers annd was outrebounded 50 to 44. Vladimir Guerrero Angels Jersey. oth teams started so poorly that fans even turned their attention elsewhere.Many crowded around luxury suites and press row to watch the ninth inning of the World Series on television late in the second quarter. Fans even erupted when the San Francisco Giants recorded the final out to beat Kansas City 3-2 in Game 7 for their third championship in five years.Players and coaches looked around wondering what happened until the public address announcer informed the arena of San Franciscos win. The Kings, who led 49-47 at the half, never got the home fans so enthused.With Cousins on the bench in foul trouble, the Warriors took over with Green at centre and Andre Iguodala at power forward. Marreese Speights also entered during the push and finished with 16 points.Give some credit to them, Cousins said, and some to us.RESUFFLED LINEUP: Harrison Barnes started at small forward for Iguodala, who came in as a reserve for the first time in his 10-year career. Iguodala had started all 807 previous games he played. Barnes started every game he played as a rookie but had a sophomore slump mostly coming off the bench behind Iguodala last season.COURTSIDE KINGS: Kings owner Vivek Ranadive sat in a courtside sat next to his daughter and Hall of Famers Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond, who are both team advisers.LIVINGSTONS DEBUT: Warriors backup guard Shaun Livingston made a surprising debut after missing all of the preseason recovering from surgery on his right toe. He played 3:40 and said he felt fine.TIP-INSWarriors: The Warriors have won four of their last five season openers. ... Golden State went 4-0 against the Kings last season.Kings: Sacramento had won 15 of its last 16 home openers, including eight straight.UP NEXTThe Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.The Kings welcome Portland on Friday night. ' ' '