Joe Allen on Monday completed a permanent transfer from Liverpool FC to Stoke City. The midfielder, who joined the club from Swansea City in the summer of 2012, moves to the Premier League club after four years with the Reds. The Wales international made his debut in an opening-day defeat at West Bromwich Albion and clocked up 37 appearances that season. He went on to play 24 league games in 2013-14 as the team finished second to Manchester City and secured a return to UEFA Champions League soccer. Last term, Allen converted the winning penalty against his new side as Liverpool reached the League Cup final, and was brought on as a substitu... NESN.com
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Jaguars fire Del Rio, team to be sold (AP)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—The Jacksonville Jaguars are headed in a completely new direction. And Los Angeles doesn’t appear to be the destination. Team owner Wayne Weaver fired longtime coach Jack Del Rio on Tuesday after a 3-8 start and agreed to sell the Jaguars to Illinois businessman Shahid Khan. Weaver named defensive coordinator Mel Tucker the interim coach and gave general manager Gene Smith a three-year contract extension, putting him in charge of the coaching search. The moves marked the most significant changes for the small-market franchise since its inception in 1993. “It’s the right thing at the right time and for the right reasons,” Weaver said. “We deserve better; the community deserves better. We’ve been very average over the last few years. I take