NEWS » Renteria, who went 73-89 in one season

OTTAWA, Ontario -- World champion figure skater Patrick Chan has a new coaching team.Renowned coach and choreographer Marina Zoueva, who mentored Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to Olympic and world titles, will work with Oleg Epstein and Johnny Johns on Chans team this season. Chan will train in Canton, Michigan, at Arctic Edge Arena.I am excited to be working with Marina, Oleg and Johnny. They each bring so much to the table and have such a rich history of coaching world and Olympic competitors in all the disciplines, Chan said in a statement. I am looking forward to the season ahead and my first event, the Finlandia Trophy in just a couple weeks.Chan, a 25-year-old Toronto native, and former coach Kathy Johnson ended their partnership last month after four years together. The two had planned to relocate to Vancouver this summer, but plans fell through and Chan and Johnson ended up in Canton instead.Chan had already been working with Epstein while still in his partnership with Johnson. Chan said he benefited from the quick, informal pointers Epstein gave in between coaching his ice dancing clients.He would give his two cents: `my shoulders were high, my step on my axel wasnt as forward as it could have been,` Chan said last month. Off of those pointers my axel went up another level of consistency and confidence.Chan, who placed fifth at the world championships in Boston in 2016, starts his season at the Finlandia Trophy in Finland from Oct. 6-9, a senior B event before the Grand Prix season begins.He usually begins his year with the Japan Open but chose Finlandia to help him competitively as he prepares for his final Olympics in 2018.Dylan Bundy Jersey . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Rick Dempsey Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. https://www.cheaporioles.com/1418i-anthony-santander-jersey-orioles.html . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Brian Roberts Jersey . Traditional contenders Brazil, Greece and Turkey drew the other three spots to complete the 24-team field for this summers tournament in Spain, basketball governing body FIBA announced Saturday at its meeting in Barcelona. Asher Wojciechowski Jersey . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display.CHICAGO --?White Sox?manager Robin Ventura declined to address a report that he will step down from the job and be replaced by bench coach Rick Renteria next season.In an odd scene after Chicagos ?6-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night, general manager Rick Hahn declined interview requests, and White Sox players claimed they hadnt heard about the report or Venturas status.The Chicago Sun-Times reported?during the game that Ventura, who is in the last year of his contract, would not return after five seasons and that Renteria, a former manager of the?Chicago Cubs, would take over.Weve been over this, Ventura said. Ill talk at the end of the year.Hahn relayed a message through a team spokesman that he would answer questions at a press conference Monday scheduled by the team.You guys are telling me something I havent even heard about, third baseman Todd Frazier said, adding that I love Robin. I love him to death. Hes a good manager, for sure.Right-hander James Shields, who allowed two-run homers to Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco to lose his major-league-tying 19th game, had high praise for the 49-year-old Ventura.Hes one of the better managers Ive been around, and Ive been around some really good ones, Shields said. To be honest with you, thats the first time Im hearing this. But Robin is a good man, a good manager.Earlier this season, Ventura said he wanted to return in 2017 ddespite a fourth straight losing season and five years without a playoff berth.dddddddddddd But Ventura then backtracked on that statement after USA Today reported Wednesday that the front office wanted to retain him but Ventura hadnt committed.Ventura sidestepped numerous questions about the issue after the game Saturday and said he hadnt discussed his future with the players.No, I havent talked to them about anything. Were still playing, Ventura said. All the conversations I have with them are about playing.Frazier praised the 54-year-old Renteria, who went 73-89 in one season with the Cubs in 2014. The White Sox hired him before this season.Ricks a great guy, man, Frazier said. Hes bilingual, which is great. Hes been a manager before. But like I said, its not my right to say anything. I havent heard anything, and thats basically up to our brass, so Im not going to get in trouble.Saturdays listless defeat continued a theme of inconsistency surrounding this years team, which started 23-10. Theyre 55-73 since.I feel bad that I wasnt able to do more for him. I know guys in here feel the same way, catcher Alex Avila said. We were a team that was expected to win coming into spring training, and we didnt do that.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? ' ' '