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Roma talisman Francesco Totti was sent home by coach Luciano Spalletti hours before he was due to start the Serie A match against Palermo. Spalletti had stated on Friday that he may start Totti, who has recently returned to the squad after a lengthy injury lay-off, alongside striker Edin Dzeko for the match at the Stadio Olimpico.But Spalletti has performed a dramatic about turn, omitting Totti from his squad a day after the 39-year-old player hit out at the coach in a television interview. According to reports in the Italian sports press, Totti was called in by Spalletti after a team breakfast and told he had been omitted from the matchday squad. Luciano Spalletti omitted Totti from his squad to face Palermo An interview with RAI in which Totti appeared to describe strained relations with Spalletti was aired on Saturday.Im still a footballer and I want to play. My injury is over, Im doing fine and if Im not playing its the coachs decision, Totti said.Im not here to demand to play, Ive never done that and Im not going to start now. My contract ends in June and then Ill take stock of the situation, because I cant stay like this.Totti, who is in his 23rd season with the club, said the only conversation he had with Spalletti was saying hello and goodbye and hit out at the coach for talking about him to the media. I respect him as a person and as a coach, but I would have preferred he told me to my face the things that Ive read in the newspapers, Totti said. Also See: De Rossi misses Real return Ibrahimovic coy on Italy return Champions League fixtures Sky Bet markets Rodney Hood Cavaliers Jersey . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Jordan Clarkson Jersey . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. https://www.thecavalierslockerroom.com/Brad-Daugherty-City-Edition-Jersey/ .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. Tristan Thompson Jersey . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. George Hill Cavaliers Jersey .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Sunday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EST:- After several weeks of stability, The Associated Press college football poll undergoes a major makeover after a Saturday full of upsets. Poll released at 2 p.m.- CLEMSON, S.C. -- No. 3 Clemson brushed off talk all season that things werent the same as a year ago, coming up with reasons why the blowouts of last year were all coming down to the end this season. Theres no washing over the mistakes that led to the Tigers fall from the College Football Playoff picture after a surprising loss to Pittsburgh.- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Despite struggling again to get past another heavy ACC underdog, No. 5 Louisville rallied to rout Wake Forest and waits to see if it merits playoff consideration with upset losses by three top-four teams.- FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The Seahawks (5-2-1) and Patriots (7-1) meet for the first time since New Englands dramatic Super Bowl 49 victory. The Patriots are coming off a bye, while the Seahawks are playing on a short week following their narrow win over Buffalo.dddddddddddd- PITTSBURGH -- The Dallas Cowboys take their seven-game winning streak to Pittsburgh, where the Steelers (4-4) try to snap a three-game skid. Game starts 4:25 p.m.- CHARLOTTE. N.C. -- Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs look to make it five straight wins when they visit the Panthers. Carolina has won two straight behind the play of an improved defense. Game starts 1 p.m.- AVONDALE, Ariz. -- The final two spots in NASCARs title deciding race will be decided at Phoenix International Raceway. Kevin Harvick has won six of the last eight races at Phoenix. Race starts 2:30 p.m.- Top 25 mens basketball games: No. 2 Kentucky vs. Canisius (6 p.m.); No. 6 North Carolina vs. Chattanooga (4 p.m.); No. 16 UCLA vs. CS Northridge (9 p.m.).- Top 10 womens basketball games: No. 5 Louisville vs. Belmont (2 p.m.); No. 6 Maryland vs. UMass-Lowell (1 p.m.).- PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Gary Woodland tries to hold onto the lead in the PGA Tours OHL Classic at Mayakoba. ' ' '