Month: December 2020

Female Football Coach Breaking Barriers at Magee High School — WJTV

MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) – It’s a new day for the game of football as more women are becoming a part of the sport.   The Magee High School Football Trojans has a woman on staff coaching running backs. Jamie Lock. Another barrier was broken on Saturday, November 28, 2020 Vanderbilt’s kicker Sarah Fuller, became the first…

Female Football Coach Breaking Barriers at Magee High School — WJTV

Bojan Bogdanovic hopes to be back to full strength soon — ABC4 Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) – The Utah Jazz tipped off training on Tuesday, and a welcome site was starting forward Bojan Bogdanovic. Bogdanovic played with pain in his shooting wrist of most of last season, and it took some convincing by the Jazz for him to miss the playoffs and have surgery, which he…

Bojan Bogdanovic hopes to be back to full strength soon — ABC4 Utah

Raptors set roster

RAPTORS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER

The Toronto Raptors have finalized their 2020-21 training camp roster after making the following signings. The roster currently stands at the maximum of 20 players.

·                Restricted free agent forward Oshae Brissett and free agent centre Henry Ellenson have signed multi-year contracts.

·                2020 first round draft pick Malachi Flynn (29th overall) has signed a rookie scale contract.

·                2020 second round draft pick Jalen Harris (59th overall) has signed a two-way contract.

·                Free agent forwards Alize Johnson (AL-uh-zay) and Yuta Watanabe (YOU-tuh wah-tuh-NAH-bay) have signed one-year Exhibit-10 contracts.

The team will hold individual workouts and training camp at Saint Leo University, located just a few miles north of Tampa, in the town of Saint Leo in Pasco County, from Dec. 1 – 11. All workouts and practices will be closed to the public. Additionally, no visitors will be permitted at the Marion Bowman Activities Center during this time. Daily player and coach media availabilities will be virtual, and there will be no in-person opportunities for b-roll or interviews.

2020-21 TORONTO RAPTORS ROSTER

(as of December 1, 2020)

NO.PLAYERPOSHTWTBIRTHDATEPRIOR TO NBA / HOME COUNTRYNBA EXP.
3OG AnunobyF6-82327/17/1997Indiana / England3
 Aron BaynesC6-1026012/9/1986Washington State / New Zealand8
95DeAndre’ BembryF6-52107/4/1994Saint Joseph’s / USA4
25Chris BoucherF6-102001/11/1993Oregon / Canada3
11Oshae BrissettF6-82106/20/1998Syracuse / Canada1
0Terence Davis IIG6-42055/16/1997Mississippi / USA1
44Henry EllensonC6-102401/13/1997Marquette / USA4
8Malachi FlynnG6-11855/10/1998San Diego State / USAR
2Jalen Harris*G6-51958/14/1998Nevada / USAR
12Alize JohnsonF6-92124/22/1996Missouri State / USA2
5Stanley JohnsonF6-72455/29/1996Arizona / USA5
27Alex LenC7-02506/16/1993Maryland / Ukraine7
7Kyle LowryG6-11963/25/1986Villanova / USA14
22Patrick McCawF6-718510/25/1995UNLV / USA4
24Norman PowellG6-42155/25/1993UCLA / USA5
43Pascal SiakamF6-92304/2/1994New Mexico State / Cameroon4
21Matt ThomasG6-41908/4/1994Iowa State / USA1
23Fred VanVleetG6-01952/25/1994Wichita State / USA4
18Yuta WatanabeF6-920510/13/1994George Washington / Japan2
1Paul Watson*G-F6-621012/30/1994Fresno State / USA1
*Two-way contract player

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Vanney leaves TFC

VANNEY STEPS DOWN AS TORONTO FC HEAD COACH

Toronto FC announced today that Greg Vanney has decided to step down from his role as the club’s head coach and technical director.

“I want to thank Mr. Tanenbaum, the board of directors and MLSE for their unwavering support for the past seven years. I recognize that I have been extremely fortunate to work for one of the best ownership groups in all of sports. I also want to thank Bill and Ali for their support and leadership and most importantly the relationships we’ve developed over the years,” said Greg Vanney. “Thank you to all of the TFC staff and players for the incredible experiences we’ve shared together during this journey. I’m forever grateful to each of you. Lastly, to the TFC Fans. You’re truly amazing and the memories and emotions from our biggest nights together will be cherished.”

Vanney, 46, departs the club as the most successful and longest tenured coach in TFC history, holding every coaching record including matches managed (250) and wins (112). Vanney led the Reds to the historic Treble winning season in 2017, winning the MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and the Canadian Championship, becoming the first MLS Club to win a domestic treble.

“I wish Greg nothing but the best in the future, said Toronto FC President Bill Manning. “Back in 2014 he took over the head coach duties for a team that had never made the playoffs and turned them into an MLS champion. More than that, he is of high character and a great family man. I thank him for time well served for our club, his legacy here in Toronto is secure.”

During his time with TFC, Vanney’s side qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs five times in the past six seasons (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020), appeared in three MLS Cup Finals (2016, 2017, 2019) and were Concacaf Champions League finalists (2018). In addition, under Vanney the club has won three Canadian Championships (2016, 2017, 2018) and three Eastern Conference Championships (2016, 2017, 2019). Vanney was named both the MLS Coach of the Year and Concacaf Coach of the Year in 2017.

“During the time that I got to work with Greg, I was so impressed with his knowledge of the game, his passion for teaching and his ability to connect with players. Getting to the MLS Cup final last year and contending until the final week this year for the Supporters’ Shield, despite so many obstacles, shows what type of coach, man, and friend that he is,” said Toronto FC General Manager Ali Curtis. “I will miss working with Greg and wish him and his family all the best in their future endeavours.”

Vanney originally joined Toronto FC as the club’s assistant general manager and academy director on December 11, 2013. Vanney became the ninth head coach in club history on August 31, 2014 and was also named the club’s technical director at that time.

The search for Vanney’s replacement will begin immediately.

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