Guillen is one and done
MIAMI (AP) — Ozzie Guillen’s mouth got him in trouble seven months ago. The Florida Marlins’ record got him fired.
Guillen has been let go after just one season with the team. The Marlins went 69-93 during a campaign in which Guillen praised Fidel Castro, another factor in his dismissal. Team president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said the positive comments about Castro didn’t help the team or Guillen.
Miami’s last-place finish in the NL East came after the team signed free-agent All-Stars Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle (BUR’-lee) and Heath Bell to contracts worth a combined $191 million.
The Fish still owe Guillen $7.5 million for the three years remaining on his contract.
Miami’s next manager will be the fifth for owner Jeffrey Loria since early 2010.
No. 7 Beavers go with Mannion against Huskies
UNDATED (AP) — Quarterback Sean Mannion will start for No. 7 Oregon State against Washington on Saturday, less than three weeks after undergoing a surgical procedure on his left knee.
Mannion missed two games after he was hurt in an Oct. 6 victory over Washington State in Seattle. Cody Vaz started in Mannion’s place and Oregon State has remained unbeaten, rising to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in the Pac-12.
Golson’s a go
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says quarterback Everett Golson is 100 percent and will start against eighth-ranked Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman. Kelly says Golson did well during a full workout after sitting out last week’s win over BYU while recovering from a concussion.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul?
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida will be eligible to compete for both the Conference USA championship and a bowl game this season. Knights coach George O’Leary says the NCAA has scheduled the school’s appeal hearing of a one-year postseason ban for late January.
UCF’s football team is 5-2, with a 3-0 record in conference play. If the school loses its appeal, the football ban would be served in 2013 when the Knights enter the Big East.
The ban was the only penalty UCF challenged as part of sanctions levied in July for major recruiting violations in football and basketball. Central Florida also received a one-year postseason ban in basketball, a $50,000 fine, five years’ probation, reduction of basketball scholarships, and limits on football recruiting.