US Soccer has a new performance director – and he’s the former head of sports science at the Premier League. It was an accident, everyone said, and TV viewers should butt out and stick to shouting in a futile manner at an unlistening screen. – and it went to the Clippers, who pulled away in the second half to beat Sacramento and lock up No4. With a core of young players that stayed mostly intact as the team moved to North Carolina, they’ll be a contender again.