MILAN - Roberto Mancini recorded his first league victory back in charge at Inter Milan with a 2-0 win at 10-man Chievo Verona o

MILAN - Roberto Mancini recorded his first league victory back in charge at Inter Milan with a 2-0 win at 10-man Chievo Verona on Monday. Lionel Messi Argentina Jersey .Mateo Kovacic and Andrea Ranocchia scored for Inter, which had goalkeeper Samir Handanovic to thank for several crucial saves.Its an important victory against a Chievo side which plays well, Mancini said. We didnt concede, Im satisfied. It went well. The lads are putting into practice in the match what we are working on in training, thats good.Chievo midfielder Ruben Botta — who is on loan from Inter — was sent off for dissent 18 minutes from time.Inter moved into 11th spot with its first win in six matches, while Chievo, which was undefeated in five, slipped to 17th, a point off the relegation zone.Torino leapfrogged Chievo with a 0-0 draw at Empoli in a relegation battle which the home side dominated.Inter had lost twice and drawn once since Mancini replaced the sacked Walter Mazzarri last month.Chievo started brightly and almost took an early lead but Handanovic did well to stop Alberto Paloschis header from point-blank range.Inter went ahead in the 19th minute when Mauro Icardi headed down Yuto Nagatomos cross and the Chievo defence failed to clear, allowing Kovacic to fire home.Chievo almost levelled in spectacular fashion, but Handanovic was alert again, diving smartly to his left to keep out Riccardo Meggiorinis overhead kick.The Inter goalkeeper went close to gifting Chievo the equalizer, however, as he misjudged Gennaro Sardos cross but it crashed off the woodwork and out to safety off Bostjan Cesars face.Chievo again went close immediately after the interval when Paloschis effort went inches wide of the right upright.Inter doubled its advantage in the 55th when Ranocchia slotted Danilo DAmbrosios cross into the bottom left corner.Botta lasted just 10 minutes against his parent club as he was booked for jumping with an arm on Zdravko Kuzmanovic, and then shown a second card immediately after for his protests.Earlier, promoted side Empoli stretched its unbeaten run to five Serie A matches.Empoli, which was two points above Torino, almost took an early lead but Matias Vecino sent a 30-yard effort just wide of the top corner and Simone Verdis free kick was palmed round the upright by Jean-Francois Gillet.Empoli had Torino pegged back in its own half for much of the second period but Gillet was in fine form.Torino defender Pontus Jansson was sent off after a second booking in the final minute. 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Appearing on TSN 1050 on Tuesday, Sean McAdam of Comcast SportsNet New England reported that the Blue Jays, along with a number of other playoff contenders were in the mix for the Boston ace.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Bulls have been on a roll no matter who suits up and will go for their fifth straight win Saturday versus the Boston Celtics at the United Center. With guard and former NBA MVP Derrick Rose hampered with two sprained ankles, the Bulls havent missed a beat and recorded a 118-115 victory in Philadelphia Friday night. Mike Dunleavy scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler added 23, while Pau Gasol ended with 17 and 12 rebounds. Our guys did a good job of recognizing he was going well, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said of Dunleavy, who was 9-of-15 from the floor and sank five of his eight 3-point shots. Kirk Hinrich ran the point and chipped in 13 points and seven assists for the Bulls, who shot 51.3 percent and made 12-of-24 3-pointers. The Bulls reached 100 points for the fourth time this season and are sixth in the league with 104.8 ppg. Bulls guard Aaron Brooks left the game with an ankle issue and had 10 points in a reserve role. He is questionable versus the Celtics. Rose, meanwhile, is still considered day-to-day. Well see (Saturday), Thibodeau said. Well see where he is. If he can go, I think he has to go. If he cant, then he doesnt. Its really that simple. Its the only way hes going to shake the rust off is getting out there and playing. The Bulls have proven they can win without Rose, who has played three games this season, averaging 15.3 ppg. Boston ended a three-game slide with Fridays 101-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers at TD Garden, as Jared Sullinger led the way with 17 points and Jeff Green conntributed 15 and seven rebounds. Diego Maradona Argentina Jersey. Kelly Olynyk and Avery Bradley scored 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Celtics, who hit 45.9 percent of their shots and lost rookie guard Marcus Smart to an ankle injury. Smart played 15 minutes and had three points before being carted off the floor. X-rays on Smarts ankle were negative. Smart, the sixth overall pick in the 2014 draft, drove the lane early in the fourth and was fouled by A.J. Price as the two got tangled up. Smart rolled his ankle on Lavoy Allens shoe before getting fouled, and immediately grabbed at his lower left leg in pain. Were hoping its a sprain, but we dont know that. So obviously a great deal of concern for him, No. 1, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. And hopefully he can get back sooner rather than later because hes really playing great basketball, and Im sure its really disappointing to be out five games into your rookie year, even if just for a little bit of time. Thats what we hope it is. Smart is averaging 6.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. The Celtics, who are third in the NBA with 106.4 ppg and 29th in opponents scoring (107.0 ppg), will return home for three games after their trip to the Windy City. Guard Rajon Rondo (hand) is expected to miss Saturdays game in Chicago and is averaging 9.0 points and an NBA-best 11.2 assists. Chicago won all three meetings with Boston last season and is 10-3 in the past 13 games in this series. The Celtics are winless in three straight appearances at the United Center and 5-15 over the last 20 games there. ' ' '