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Bobby Valentine took over as manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, promising to be hard-working, open-minded and even humble as he tries to help the franchise return to the playoffs and forget after the disappointment of this season's unprecedented September collapse.

Latest eruption starts Detroit collapse, cements dirty reputation.

England lose 10 wickets for 47 runs in a miserable 95-run defeat against India in Kolkata, ensuring a 5-0 loss in the one-day series.

England slump from 111-2 to 174 all out as they lose by 126 runs in the first of five one-day internationals against India.

"Fire away," Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein told reporters at the start of his season-ending news conference.

And then, because he's seen how things go in Boston when a team doesn't live up to high expectations, he added, "Not literally." A day after the Red Sox completed an unprecedented September collapse, Epstein told reporters at a somber and largely deserted...

Dan Uggla crawled on his knees near second base. Freddie Freeman buckled over down the right-field line, burying his head in his hands.

Fans thrilled to a frenzied finish all over the majors on Wednesday night with a startling rally by the Tampa Bay Rays coupled with a Boston Red Sox collapse to get the Rays their American League wild card spot.

Carlos Tevez still wants to leave Manchester City and is not "overly worried" by the collapse of his move to Corinthians, says his representative Kia Joorabchian.

Rory's on the course and the world wonders: Coronation or collapse?

Two months after his Masters collapse, Rory McIlroy is off to a great U.S. Open start. The 22-year old from Northern Ireland fired a six-under 65 and sits atop Thursday's leaderboard.