BREMEN, Germany -- Werder Bremen sacked Viktor Skripnik as coach on Sunday after the team started the season with four straight defeats, ending his 20-year association with the club.Under-23 coach Alexander Nouri was to take over Monday on an interim basis for the home league games against Mainz and Wolfsburg, assisted by Florian Bruns.The Bundesliga club also dismissed Skripniks assistants Florian Kohfeldt and Torsten Frings with immediate effect.We decided for this step because we werent convinced after the performance in `Gladbach that the turnaround could be achieved quickly in the current constellation, Bremen sporting director Frank Baumann said. We want to thank Viktor and his assistant coaches for their work in the past years.Bremen lost 4-1 at Borussia Moenchengladbach to start the league season with three straight defeats on Saturday, while it was also knocked out in the first round of the German Cup by third-division side Sportfreunde Lotte.Skripnik, a former Ukraine defender, joined Bremen as a player in 1996, won the double in 2004 when he retired and began coaching in the clubs youth setup. He took over the top job in October 2014. Boty Nmd Levne . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Adidas Nmd Sleva .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. http://www.botynmdlevne.com/adidas-nmd-damske-levne/nmd-r1.html . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Adidas Nmd Dámské . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. Adidas Nmd Levně Panske . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. WASHINGTON -- Star Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper sat out Friday nights 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves with a neck injury, his fourth straight missed appearance.?Manager Dusty Baker said Harper was slated to see a chiropractor Friday, noting that the All-Stars condition has improved but not to a point where he was ready to play.?Asked whether the disabled list was a possibility, Baker was noncommittal.I hope not, he said. Wed probably have to make a decision within a few days, because were going short. But right now, with the progress hes making, we havent discussed that.Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, meanwhile, denied a report that Harper has been playing through injury for much of the season.Citing a source close to the team, SI.com reported that Harper has spent the past two months plagued by a previously undisclosed shoulder injury that is now affecting his neck.The report is inaccurate, Rizzo said prior to Washingtons series opener against the Atlanta Braves. I just asked Bryce Harper, the training staff and our medical staff, and he hasnt had a right shoulder injury. Hes got a stiff neck that weve been treating.Like Baker, Rizzo expressed littlee concern that the injury is long term.ddddddddddddI have a low level of concern, Rizzo said. Its day-to-day, so were going to take it day-to-day. If it was a DL-warranted injury, hed be on the DL.Harper left Saturdays 7-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants after the sixth inning. Following the game, he said his neck had been bothering him for a few days. Since then, the Nationals -- who had off-days both Monday and Thursday -- have won two of three games without Harper. On the season, theyre now 6-2 when the 2015 National League MVP doesnt play.?Harper is mired in an extended slump that has dropped his average to .233, nearly 100 points lower than the .330 he hit last year, and the lowest his average has been since the second week of the 2015 season. Since the beginning of June, his .362 slugging percentage ranks 70th out of 82 qualified NL hitters.In Harpers absence, veteran reserve Chris Heisey and rookie Brian Goodwin have combined to go 1-for-10 with four strikeouts. Goodwin was listed as the starting right fielder for Fridays game. ' ' '