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Gordon Strachan departed the post by mutual consent after Scotland failed to reach the play-offs in World Cup qualifying, drawing their final must-win game against Slovenia. Celtic 13/2 to beat Dundee 2-0 And Mackay, who had been working as the Scottish FA’s performance director, has been handed the first team reigns on a temporary basis. “The recruitment phase [for a permanent manager] begins next week,” SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said, as reported by the BBC....

It has been a tough week for the basketball team, which is at the center of a bribery scheme that has seen freshman Brian Bowen suspended indefinitely and coach Rick Pitino effectively fired. MORE: Long-term replacement options for Pitino But the Cardinals fans among the reported crowd of 47,826 showed the team lots of love in Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium: Pitino said he had no knowledge of an incident listed in an FBI indictment on Tuesday that implicated a Louisville assistant as reaching out to Adidas to bribe two players to play for the Cardinals....

Close to it anyway. Courtesy of Louisville Sports & Arena Properties MORE: Canadian Tire Centre changes coming | Baylor’s new recruiting suite As part of its sponsorship of KFC Yum! Center, home of the Louisville Cardinals’ men’s basketball team, local housing developer Norton Commons constructed a full-size front porch and home facade on the arena’s main concourse. It’s part of a larger plan for Norton Commons to develop new interactive experiences for college basketball fans and patrons attending concerts and other events at the arena....

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Symptoms of low serotonin include: DepressionNegative thoughtsAnxietyIrritabilityLow energyFatigueMemory problemsChanges in sleep patternsChronic painChanges in appetiteBinge eatingLoss of interest in sex This article goes over what serotonin does, the range of possible low-serotonin symptoms, how low serotonin is diagnosed, and what you can do to boost your levels, if needed. What Serotonin Does Serotonin is a regulator of many processes in the body. When it’s out of whack, these processes are no longer regular....

That’s the big question for Virginia and Texas as they prepare for Monday’s Division I men’s basketball national championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Cavaliers rank first in the nation in scoring defense (55.5 ppg.). The Red Raiders rank third (58.8 ppg). Both teams have a methodical style on offense, too, and that has wondering if the over/under — which is at 117 points — might be too high....

This year, the 9-8 games are no exception, and one of the more difficult ones to pick is the St. Bonaventure vs. LSU game. The two teams are polar opposites in their playing style, so whichever team is able to execute its game plan the best will likely emerge with the win. But how do you know which one that will be? St. Bonaventure (16-4, 11-4 A-10) is coming off a great season that saw them play very well against Atlantic 10 competition....

According to The Advocate, since Matt Womack, a 3-star offensive tackle from Mississippi, signed a financial aid agreement with LSU in August but decommitted before signing with Alabama, some of LSU’s unlimited contact with the prospect violated NCAA rules. MORE: SN Top 50 players for 2015 | Top 25 quarterbacks | Early Top 10 for 2015 Similar to the National Letter of Intent, a financial aid agreement allows high school seniors who plan to enroll early to sign with that school starting Aug....

Robert Moreno to step down after helping La Roja qualify for Euro 2020 Moreno, who took over as head coach in June, helped Spain qualify for Euro 2020 after their 5-0 win over Romania at the Wanda Metropolitano on Monday. However, questions were raised when the Spaniard cancelled his post-match press conference and refused to appear before the media after the win. Rumours of his departure soon circled the press and intensified after the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) called for a snap press conference on Tuesday....

The former Real Madrid and FC Barcelona star who withdrew from the race in May 2015, hoped that Infantino, who took over from former president Sepp Blatter, will deliver his best and bring back credibility to the governing body. Infantino was elected president in Zurich in February earlier this year, replacing Blatter, who saw his reign come to an end amid allegations of corruption at FIFA. “In that moment with my press release, I said I didn’t have any chance to win in a democratic way....

The 26-year-old was back in the starting line up for the Reds in the 1-0 loss to Manchester United in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday. Suarez had finished serving a ten game ban for a bite of Chelsea defender Branslav Ivanovic. Suarez confessed that he is learning to ignore taunts from players of other teams and looks all set to be drafted for Liverpool’s match against Swansea on Sunday at the Stadium Of Light....

With eight teams remaining, Tite’s men are World Cup favourites heading into their meeting with Belgium in Kazan Friday. In eight games this year, including four at the showpiece tournament, Brazil have kept seven clean sheets and conceded just one goal. Despite that, Lukaku – who has netted four goals at the World Cup – feels Belgium can threaten. “Weakness in Brazil? Not really,” he said Thursday. “I think offensively they’re very strong....

Belgium striker Lukaku suffered an ankle injury during last month’s 2-1 win over Arsenal and has sat out United’s past two Premier League matches. Mourinho’s men failed to score on either of their trips to Brighton and Hove Albion and West Ham, underlining the 24-year-old’s importance to the cause following 27 goals across all competitions in his first season at Old Trafford. “We hope he can play in the final,” Mourinho told reporters, with Lukaku certain to miss Sunday’s Premier League curtain call versus Watford....

Hancock, one of the team’s captains and the most outstanding player of the 2013 Final Four, scored 20 points in the Cardinals’ national semifinal win over Wichita State, then dropped 22 in the championship game victory over Michigan. He did that work with his father, Bill, who was seriously ill with cancer, in the stands. His father died a few months later. Louisville’s first three games are at home against the College of Charleston, Hofstra and Hartford, so Hancock is in no danger of missing meaningful action....

That said, ‘The Last Stylebender’’ eventually found tremendous success in the UFC and is currently the middleweight champion. Meanwhile, ‘Poatan’ spent a few more years in the kickboxing realm before joining the UFC roster last year. Presently, Adesanya is scheduled to face Pereira in a trilogy matchup, albeit with their third fight taking place in the sport of MMA and not kickboxing. Speaking to Submission Radio, former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold jibed at Pereira’s purported lack of wrestling skills....

Santa isn’t put on trial in “The Santa Clause,” but he does get chased by the cops. Tim Allen, of the ABC hit “Home Improvement,” makes his movie debut as a divorced toy-company executive, Scott Calvin. On Christmas Eve, Calvin grudgingly fills in for Santa when the big guy takes a tumble off his roof. Then he learns he’s got the job for life, and suddenly he’s sprouting a white beard and putting on 45 pounds in a week....

Meanwhile, the Wau-born basketball star knew that his country, still bearing the fresh border after a referendum, had not escaped old violence with a new name. So a loss in Chicago hardly registered. And every small victory in South Sudan deserves celebration. MORE: The greatest basketballers from abroad | Olajuwon cameos in NBA Africa game Fast forward to Thursday, and Deng did just that. The Heat forward took to Instagram to express his pride in the opening of Manute Bol Court in Juba, South Sudan, the national captial — a city still front row center in struggling civil war peace talks....

Boro made an encouraging start and edged ahead seven minutes into the new season thanks to Ashley Fletcher’s glancing header, but the lead did not last long – Sonny Bradley rifling an unstoppable 25-yard volley into the top-left corner to level. Luton led 24 minutes in when former Boro player Martin Cranie headed in from a corner, though Britt Assombalonga restored parity when his tame effort was inexplicably helped in by the hosts’ goalkeeper Simon Sluga....

Luzern vs Zürich Preview The hosts and three other teams have an equal number of wins – five – and they are level on 20 points with two sides, Grasshoppers and Sion. Luzern are eying the second or third spot, which is within their reach, but the summit has become elusive after Young Boys established a 10-point lead. Die Leuchten have won the top flight once in 1988-89. They finished ninth last season and will hope to do better this term....