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Monday 2 october 2017

Sweet Carolina AP: Terry Collins

resigns from the
New York Mets

By KEVIN COONEY
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — New
York Mets manager Terry
Collins resigned Sunday af-
ter seven seasons and said
he will take a position in the
team’s front office.
“It’s been a blast, but it’s
time,” the 68-year-old Col-
lins said.
Collins announced he was
stepping down after the
Mets lost to Philadelphia
11-0, finishing a 70-92 sea-
son that began with great
expectations but was
quickly derailed by injuries.
“It’s one of those years you
want to forget, and I will.
Tomorrow,” he said, say-
ing this season left a “sour
taste.”
The Mets were 551-583
overall under Collins,
reaching the World Series
Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano, left, kicks the game-winning field goal as Michael Palardy (5) holds at the end of an NFL in 2015 and earning an NL
football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. The Panthers won 33-30. wild-card spot in 2016.
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Collins was the oldest man-
Gano field goal lifts Panthers over Patriots 33-30 ager in the majors and re-

cently said he had no plans
to retire after this season.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) three games. 316 yards and an intercep- Devin McCourty said. “Giv-
— The Carolina Panthers “I felt this was a break- tion, picking apart a New ing up 30 points a game, His two-year contract was
set to expire after this year.
have been patiently wait- through game for us, a England defense that was 400-something yards. If it
ing for the kind of perfor- statement game,” Newton giving up an NFL-worst 461 was one thing, we’d be He managed the Mets lon-
ger than anyone else.
mance from Cam Newton said. “We had some care- yards and 31.7 points per better one of these weeks.
that had elevated him to less turnovers, including game. The Patriots forced It’s just all of us. It’s all 11 Collins has managed 13
years in the majors with
the elite among NFL quar- (my) interception. But for us a pair of turnovers, but had guys who are out there not
terbacks. to come into a hostile en- trouble containing New- playing good football.” Houston, the Angels and
Mets, going a combined
He finally delivered — vironment, to battle, face ton’s stable of targets. After Brady finished 32 of 45 for
against the reigning Super some adversity early on, exiting’s last week’s loss to 307 yards and two scores. 995-1,017.
“I did it a long time,” he
Bowl champions. and still hold on at the end New Orleans, receiver Kel- The Patriots cut a 30-16
Graham Gano hit a 48-yard — it was a great team win vin Benjamin started and deficit in half on an 8-yard said.
When Collins and Phillies
field goal as time expired, for us.” caught four passes for 104 run by Dion Lewis with 8:46
Newton threw for three Jonathan Stewart rushed yards. remaining. Linebacker manager Pete Mackanin
exchanged lineup cards at
touchdowns and ran for 14 times for 68 yards to pass “A lot of people counted Dont’a Hightower forced
another and the Panthers DeAngelo Williams and be- us out this game,” Stew- a punt on Carolina’s next home plate, the two men
hugged before walking
stunned the New England come the franchise’s all- art said. “There are a lot of drive when he sacked
Patriots 33-30 on Sunday. time leading rusher. guys on this team that de- Newton on third down. away. The New York Post
reported last Wednesday
The winner served as re- It was the second home loss serve their credibility. ...We Brady then found Danny
demption for Gano, who this season for the usually expected to win today.” Amendola in the back of that longtime Mets pitch-
ing coach Dan Warthen,
missed an extra point in the unbeatable Patriots at Gil- Carolina (3-1) finished with the end zone on fourth-
third quarter. lette Stadium. The defeat 444 total yards, marking the and-goal from the 1 to tie who predates even Collins
on the staff, is likely to be
It was also the first signature marked just the second fourth straight game the the game. But two pen-
game of 2017 for Newton, time since 2012 that Tom Patriots have given up at alties on New England’s let go. And in the past few
days, things turned par-
who threw four intercep- Brady has lost two home least 300 yards. defense on the Panthers’
tions and just two touch- starts within a season. “So much stuff went wrong final drive set up Gano’s ticularly ugly amid anony-
mously sourced reports of
downs in Carolina’s first Newton finished 22 of 29 for today,” Patriots safety winner.q
sniping by players and fric-
tion between Collins and
Altuve wins batting title, Astros top Red Sox 4-3 the front office — partly
over how he’s handled the
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