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Giants fire head coach and general manager

WASHINGTON — The Giants fired head coach Ben McAdoo and Jerry Reese, the team’s general manager Monday in the midst of a 2-10 season.

McAdoo had been in the middle of his second season at the helm.

His firing comes a week after he benched quarterback Eli Manning for Geno Smith.

Reese had been the team’s general manager since 2007.

Colombia wins Group K after 0-0 draw with Portugal; both squads already into World Cup knockouts

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Colombia’s plan was nearly perfectly executed. The only thing missing was a goal. Didn’t matter — it goes into the knockout stage as a group winner. Colombia finished the World Cup ’s opening round as the Group K winner after playing Portugal to a scoreless draw Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium in front of an electric crowd of supporters, the majority of whom were clad in Colombia’s bright yellow jerseys. “We were the better team and deserved to win,” Colombia coach Néstor Lorenzo said. “I think we created so many chances. We just lacked finishing. The players were outstanding against a top contender … not only did we play them on equal terms, we dictated the terms. I think playing against a rival like that, showing this kind of football to all these people, in this heat, was incredible.”
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