Jim Hackett Replaces Mark Fields As Ford CEO Amid Management Overhaul

Share this: Ford started its week off with sweeping changes. The American automaker announced Monday that Mark Fields is resigning as CEO, ending a 28-year tenure with the company, according to a press release. He will be succeeded by former Steelcase CEO Jim Hackett. Fields reportedly stepped down amid pressure from investors, though company chairman Bill Ford praised the now former executive for helping Ford survive the recession. “Mark Fields has been an outstanding leader and deserves a lot of credit for all he has accomplished in his many roles around the globe at Ford,” Bill Ford said in a statement. “His strong leadership was critical to our North American restructuring, our turnaround at the end of the last decade, and our record profits in

Patriots Fans Won’t Like What Mike Tomlin Said In His Commencement Speech

Share this: Robert Morris University’s Class of 2017 heard some New England Patriots jokes Friday night, courtesy of Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. The Steelers coach gave the commencement address at the school, during which he worked in one memorable incident involving the Patriots and Steelers star wide receiver Antonio Brown from this past season. Remember that Brown live stream from the Steelers’ locker room prior to Pittsburgh’s matchup with the Pats in the AFC Championship Game? Well, keep that incident in mind when you read this. “I’ll proceed with a couple of assumptions,” Tomlin said, via Yahoo! Sports. “And I realize that assumptions are very dangerous. There’s a cliche about assuming, isn’t it? It can make Patriots out of you and me.” “I’ll proceed with the

Kent: KTM Moto3™ test and wildcard at Le Mans

Aki Ajo, Team Manager: "After learning of Danny Kent’s situation in the World Championship, the team, Red Bull and KTM had the joint idea of asking him to test and develop our bike. Danny is a rider who has already been part of our team in the past; we know well how he works and he knows us, and we believe that with his experience he can give us a very interesting point of view for the technical development of our bike. In addition, what every rider needs is to compete, so we have offered him the possibility of a wildcard ride at Le Mans with us. I am convinced that the outcome of this collaboration will be very satisfactory

Patriots Draft Pick Antonio Garcia Doesn’t Remember Last Time He Allowed A Sack

by Zack Cox on Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 12:40AM 11,697 Share this: FOXBORO, Mass. — During his first meeting with New England reporters, new Patriots offensive tackle Antonio Garcia admitted he doesn’t know much about legendary Pats offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia. That will change in a hurry. From the moment Garcia arrives in Foxboro this week, it will be Scarnecchia’s job to mold the lean, athletic draft pick into New England’s potential left tackle of the future. “I know the Patriots are definitely a winning organization,” Garcia said in a conference call shortly after the Patriots selected him in the third round (85th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. “And I’m just excited to work with all the coaches there, especially the offensive line

FYR Macedonia v Portugal background

FYR Macedonia v Portugal background

Portugal have dominated their previous contests with FYR Macedonia and will target another victory to end Group B on a winning note.Previous meetings• This is the teams' seventh competitive meeting at Under-21 level – Portugal winning five of those six past encounters.• Portugal won both fixtures in qualifying for the 2015 finals, recording a 2-0 home success thanks to goals early in the second half from Bernardo Silva (51) and Ricardo Esgaio (59pen). Gonçalo Paciência missed a 66th-minute penalty for Portugal.• The line-ups at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos in Barcelos on 5 March 2014 were:PortugalUEFA.com - News

Tom Wilson’s Ridiculous OT Goal Saves Capitals In Game 1 Win Vs. Maple Leafs

Share this: The Washington Capitals faced an early two-goal deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 1 of their first-round series Thursday night at the Verizon Center. The Presidents’ Trophy-winning Capitals have dealt with a ton of postseason disappointment over the past decade and falling down 0-1 to the eighth-seeded Leafs could have spelled disaster for them. But, the Caps battled back to force overtime thanks to two goals in regulation from Justin Williams. Then in overtime, Toronto native Tom Wilson scored his first-ever playoff goal on a ridiculous wrist shot to take the Capitals off the hook in Game 1. Take a look at the game-winning goal. What a rip by Wilson. The Maple Leafs will look to rebound in Game 2 on Saturday at

That Wrestling Show: Wrestlemania 33 Match-By-Match Preview, Predictions

Share this: [embedded content] Everyone’s talking about Goldberg versus Brock Lesnar, but there’s so much more to WrestleMania 33. Mike Wendt and Liam Stryker visit NESN’s Studio D for the pilot episode of “That Wrestling Show,” breaking down every match on Sunday’s card, as well as reliving their favorite Wrestlemanias from years past. Watch the entire show in the video player above. Click to read our ranking of the WrestleMania 33 matches >> Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@WWE More Stories Source link