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New York Post
21 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Post
WFAN caller confronts Brandon Tierney over ejection from son's Little League game
Brandon Tierney was run from his son's 10U Little League baseball game and apparently did his best Billy Martin impression. The WFAN radio host, who had just returned from vacation, dove into the details after a caller provided an alleged first-hand account of Tierney, an assistant coach of his son's team, being ejected after arguing with a female umpire. 'When the game ended, there was a play at third base,' Tierney said per Awful Announcing, while admitting that this was not 'a great moment.' Brandon Tierney doesn't feel guilty after being thrown out of a Little League game. Getty Images for Fanatics 'We have the video. Unfortunately, there is no replay, he was safe, they called him out…my manager walks on the field to protest the call, he was safe. That was the end of the game. Automatically, aggressive ejection.' A caller had previously called in on July 17 to Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti on the pair's WFAN morning show, saying Tierney 'came out charging' while arguing a play at third base and using language that he should not have used around kids. The caller added that the team appealed the ejection of Tierney, and the manager was also ejected from the game, leaving the team shorthanded. 'The one thing that did bother me about the way it was reported,' Tierney said, 'it made it seem like I treated a female ump differently. I didn't. She wasn't even the one who threw me out.' 'Ridiculous level of aggression,' Tierney claimed of the umpire. 'So, I got thrown out on a technicality. I'm exonerated. I didn't do anything wrong. In the court of public opinion, honestly, I think I'm guilt free. I think I should be set free. It was not waiting in the parking lot to fight an umpire or in his face like Billy Martin, screaming at him with spit flying out. It was, 'Ah, Blue, you missed that.' That was really it. I know you probably want a funnier, sexier version. I didn't even really do anything wrong.' The original caller who told the story added that Tierney's son is a 'hell of a ball player' for his team in Fort Lee.
STV News
3 days ago
- Sport
- STV News
Celtic Park welcome for Kieran Tierney was 'emotional'
Kieran Tierney admits his Celtic Park welcome left him emotional after he returned to action in Saturday's friendly win over Newcastle. Manager Brendan Rodgers handed Celtic fans the chance to acclaim the left-back when he brought him on for fellow summer signing Hayato Inamura ten minutes into the second half, moments before making another ten substitutions. Although Celtic thrashed the Premier League side 4-0, Tierney's introduction generated the loudest cheer of the day as fans hailed the 28-year-old's return six years after leaving for Arsenal. Describing the moment, Tierney told Celtic TV: 'Amazing. I didn't know what to expect but that was just brilliant. What a feeling. 'I was quite emotional actually, running on to the park like that, but amazing. It was a great day for me.' The Scotland international was quickly into his rhythm and set up the fourth goal when he crossed for Liam Scales to head home after playing a one-two with Reo Hatate. Tierney added: 'They're a great team so it just shows the quality that we have got. When we play like that we can give anyone a game. Some of the goals we scored were brilliant.' Having had to win over some fans after returning to Celtic himself last summer, Rodgers was delighted to see Tierney receive the acclaim. 'I wanted him to get a specific welcome back,' he said. 'Just to get him back here at his age where he could easily be playing at the top end of the Premier League, to get a player of that level and that desire to play for Celtic is amazing for us. 'So, it was a great moment and another connection with him and the support. 'And then you see when he's on there, he's playing against young Anthony Elanga, who's a brilliant signing for Newcastle. 'But Kieran's got pace and power. And then you see how he created the goal with just that explosive speed and the quality. 'So, for us, it's great to have him here and he's still finding his fitness. But it was a great moment for him.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Rangers fitness issues, Celtic star left ‘emotional', Steven Pressley addresses start
Latest news round-up from across Scottish football Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Here is a round-up of the latest news across Scottish football this Sunday lunchtime... Celtic star left 'emotional' Kieran Tierney has admitted that his Celtic Park homecoming left him feeling emotional. The left-back made his second debut for Celtic in the 4-0 friendly win over Newcastle on Saturday following his return from Arsenal on a free transfer. Manager Brendan Rodgers handed Celtic fans the chance to acclaim the left-back when he brought him on for fellow summer signing Hayato Inamura 10 minutes into the second half. Tierney's introduction generated the loudest cheer of the day as fans hailed the 28-year-old's return. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Celtic's Kieran Tierney comes on during an Adidas Cup friendly match against Newcastle United at Celtic Park. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group) | SNS Group Describing the moment, Tierney told Celtic TV: 'Amazing. I didn't know what to expect but that was just brilliant. What a feeling. I was quite emotional actually, running on to the park like that, but amazing. It was a great day for me.' The Scotland international was quickly into his rhythm and set up the fourth goal when he crossed for Liam Scales to head home after playing a one-two with Reo Hatate. Tierney added: 'They're a great team so it just shows the quality that we have got. When we play like that we can give anyone a game. Some of the goals we scored were brilliant.' Having had to win over some fans after returning to Celtic himself last summer, Rodgers was delighted to see Tierney receive the acclaim. 'I wanted him to get a specific welcome back,' he said. 'Just to get him back here at his age where he could easily be playing at the top end of the Premier League, to get a player of that level and that desire to play for Celtic is amazing for us. 'So, it was a great moment and another connection with him and the support. And then you see when he's on there, he's playing against young Anthony Elanga, who's a brilliant signing for Newcastle. But Kieran's got pace and power. And then you see how he created the goal with just that explosive speed and the quality. So, for us, it's great to have him here and he's still finding his fitness. But it was a great moment for him.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Rangers fitness issues Rangers are dealing with a number of fitness concerns ahead of their Champions League second qualifying round first leg tie against Panathinaikos at Ibrox on Tuesday. The match against the Greeks will mark the start of the Russell Martin era but the new head coach is confident that his side can overcome the fitness issues that are restricting his choices to get his tenure off to a positive start. Hamza Igamane and Cyriel Dessers are both likely to miss Rangers' Champions League opener against Panathinaikos on Tuesday. | SNS Group 'The adrenaline, the crowd, everything else will help them through,' Martin told Rangers TV. 'I feel like we've got a good enough base to build off and to win a game of football and to prepare us for that. I'm excited about what we're going to see on the pitch. It's by no means going to be complete. We need time to really embed what we want and for the team to really look how we want it. But we need to put in a performance that looks like us and gives us a platform to build off and to win a game. And to excite the crowd and to make them feel like this is going to be a team that they can connect with.' Rangers are likely to start without strikers Cyriel Dessers and Hamza Igamane, who scored 45 goals between them last season. 'They're both a little bit behind the group in terms of fitness,' Martin said. 'Cyriel because of an injury and Hamza because of visa problems. But they're here now and they're working so hard to get back into shape. And they're both going to be ready to help us, which is going to be really important. I'm looking forward to having them fully fit and firing very soon.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Former Wigan and Luton midfielder Thelo Aasgaard is also a fitness doubt for the first leg. 'It's disappointing for him and for us,' Martin said. 'Everything we thought we were getting and more since he's been here has been incredible. His understanding, his athleticism, the power he has, the technical capability, he really is an exciting player for us. Unfortunately, it's a different level of intensity and it's obviously high demands from pre-season. He's picked up just a little something, so he's going to be touch and go. We hope he can be involved, but if not, then we're really hopeful he'll be ready and raring to go for the second one.' Winger Djeidi Gassama is also short of full fitness after arriving from Sheffield Wednesday last week. Martin said: 'He's a little bit behind in terms of fitness because they went back a bit later than us and the pre-season he's had has been a bit disrupted because he was going to be on the move. He's not ready to start the game. But he is totally different to anything we've got. He's unpredictable. He's a fantastic one-on-one specialist. He has real individual talent. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'He has a lot of work to do physically and to get used to the way we're going to work. But already his willingness to do that, how hard he's working to catch up on fitness, has been really brilliant. So he'll be in the squad. He'll definitely be ready to go for the second game. The first game might have to manage his minutes and the expectation, but he's going to help us a lot.' Steven Pressley is under pressure after losing to lower league opposition twice in his opening two matches in charge of Dundee. | SNS Group Steven Pressley pressure Steven Pressley is already a man under pressure after starting his tenure as Dundee manager with back-to-back defeats to lower league opposition in the Premier Sports Cup. Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Alloa followed the same scoreline at home to Airdrie and left Dundee with no chance of Premier Sports Cup progress. Games against Bonnyrigg Rose and Montrose in the coming week are now effectively pre-season fixtures for Dundee with Pressley already under pressure from fans to get things right ahead of the William Hill Premiership opener against Hibernian on August 3. Asked how they respond, Pressley told Dee TV: 'By accepting, by understanding that's not good enough, and as a group, me, the players, have to show resilience and respond to that. It's far from the ideal start, it's not what we wanted, but you have to show character in these moments of time and that's certainly what I expect us to do. They are a very good group. I have said we need reinforcements but that's irrelevant because we have to do better than that.
Glasgow Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Tierney reveals emotional reaction upon Celtic Park return
The left-back made his first appearance at Parkhead in six years on Saturday, coming on to a standing ovation in the 56th minute during his side's friendly win over Newcastle United. He quickly got back into the swing of things, assisting the last of Celtic's goals in the 4-0 victory. Tierney beat his man on the left before delivering a cross for Liam Scales to score. Read more: Former Celtic players Moussa Dembele and Scott Sinclair reacted to his comeback on Instagram. Dembele posted a heart-eyes emoji, while Sinclair responded with two raised hands. Erik Sviatchenko simply wrote, "Goosebumps." After the match, Tierney admitted to feeling emotional when he came off the bench. He told Celtic TV: "I didn't know what to expect. "That was just brilliant. "I was quite emotional actually, going onto the park like that. "A great day for me." Reflecting on the match, he added: "They're [Newcastle] a good team. "It just shows, the quality we've got, when we play like that, we can give anyone a game. "And the goals we scored were brilliant today."
The National
3 days ago
- Sport
- The National
Dembele & Sinclair react to Tierney's Celtic homecoming
The left-back made his first Parkhead appearance in six years on Saturday, coming on to a standing ovation in the 56th minute of an emphatic friendly win over Newcastle United. It didn't take Tierney long to get back into the groove. Indeed, for the last of Celtic's goals in the 4-0 victory, he beat his man on the left before hanging up a fine cross for Liam Scales to nod home from. Read more: On Instagram, Celtic posted a video of Tierney coming on, which Dembele and Sinclair both commented on. The French striker added a heart-eyes emoji '😍', as Sinclair reacted with two hands up '🙌🏽 🙌🏽'. Erik Sviatchenko simply wrote 'Goosebumps'. Speaking after the match, Tierney admitted he got rather emotional when he came off the bench in place of Hayato Inamura. He told Celtic TV: "I didn't know what to expect. That was just brilliant. [I was] quite emotional actually, going on to the park like that. A great day for me. "They're [Newcastle] a good team. It just shows, the quality we've got, when we play like that, we can give anyone a game. "And the goals we scored were brilliant today."
