The USMNT last night lost a World Cup qualifier to Costa Rica 4-0, and U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati "certainly didn't give" manager Jurgen Klinsmann a "clear vote of confidence" after the match. Gulati: "We won't make any decisions right after games. We'll think about what happened today and talk with Jurgen and look at the situation. ... Today in particular was not a good performance." SI.com's Grant Wahl writes, "It's time for Jurgen Klinsmann to go." The U.S. was "not just beaten but overmatched against Costa Rica" (SI.com, 11/16).

YAHOO SPORTS goes with the header, "U.S. Soccer Must Move On From Jurgen Klinsmann Era." FOXSPORTS.com: "Klinsmann's Time Is Done." USA TODAY: "Klinsmann Can't Talk Way Out Of USMNT's Loss To Costa Rica."

Ongoing labor negotiations will be the focus as MLB owners meet today and tomorrow in Chicago. Owners also will explore potential further changes to instant replay rules and pace-of-play provisions. No major votes are expected, but the session will focus heavily on ongoing labor negotiations with the MLBPA. The existing five-year CBA expires Dec. 1, and while both sides continue to express optimism toward striking a new agreement, active talks are continuing into the final days of the current deal.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred at last week's GM meetings said, “There are a couple of natural deadlines. One is the beginning of free agency, the other, obviously, is the expiration date. We missed deadline one, so we’re looking at deadline two.”

NHL officials are meeting today in N.Y. with the IIHF, USA Hockey and the NHLPA in what "could be viewed as the last chance to save the NHL relationship with the Olympics." No decision is "expected to be reached until early January, but this meeting will offer insight into whether there should be any optimism this is going to happen." IIHF President Rene Fasel is "expected to offer a financial plan to offset costs of sending NHL players" (USA TODAY, 11/16). Read more about the NHL's ongoing talks with the IIHF and other stakeholders.

Fox Sports hired Terri Hines from Nike to run its communications team. Hired as Fox Sports’ new Exec VP/Communications, Hines will be based in L.A. and will report to Fox Sports President Eric Shanks. The top item on Hines’ to-do list will be to hire a full staff, as Fox has seen many top communications execs leave the company during a year when Fox has the Super Bowl. Since the spring, execs with decades of communications experience have left the company, including Lou D’Ermilio, Dan Bell, Chris Bellitti, Ileana Pena, Elizabeth Conlisk and Emily Parker. Earlier this month, Exec VP/Communications & Integration Chris Hannan left for a job at WME-IMG.

In making the hire, Shanks looked outside sports TV. Hines had been VP/Global Communications for Converse and previously worked as communications director for Nike’s Jordan Brand. Hines officially starts Dec. 5.

The Clark County (Nev.) Commission yesterday amended county ordinances to "enact room tax increases that will fund two resort corridor projects – the expansion and renovation of the Las Vegas Convention Center and the construction of a 65,000-seat stadium" for an NFL team. This comes after state lawmakers last month approved a bill that "required the county's elected officials to impose the tax increases." The commission approved the ordinance change by a 6-1 vote (LAS VEGAS SUN, 11/16).

MLS expansion club Atlanta United FC last night unveiled its inaugural home jersey for the '17 season in front of a crowd of “more than 2,000 people” at The Tabernacle. The jerseys feature "five stripes, two red and three black" on the front with a "solid red" back. The team’s crest is "displayed over the heart, and its primary sponsor, American Family Insurance, is in gold across the chest with three gold stripes along the shoulders." Atlanta United Owner Arthur Blank, club President Darren Eales, American Family Insurance CEO Jack Salzwedel and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed attended the unveiling (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 11/16).

It's here. The 1st kit. The 1st look.#ATLUTD pic.twitter.com/uqBbAX0h1y

— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) November 16, 2016

Mandalay Sports Media's new digital series "Here's The Rub" debuts today on Verizon's go90 streaming platform. The "offbeat sports comedy" stars Andrew Santino as "track-suit-clad Russian talk show host Nikolai Popov interviewing some of the world's most famous athletes." The first episode features Redskins CB Josh Norman, with new episodes released every Wednesday. Guests will include Cardinals DE Calais Campbell, Grizzlies G Mike Conley Jr., skateboarder Paul Rodriguez and WNBA Wings G Skylar Diggins (DEADLINE.com, 11/14).

The '16 forum, running Nov. 30-Dec. 1, will include a featured presentation on youth trends and marketing. Octagon Group Dir/Mindset & Culture Andre Pinard will present on "What’s Next in Youth Marketing: New Era, New Expressions & New Expectations."  For more info and to register, visit www.motorsportsmarketingforum.com.

Van Wagner and the America East Conference today will announce a multiyear marketing and sponsorship rights partnership (THE DAILY).

Former USC AD Pat Haden was hospitalized yesterday morning "after being taken from USC's campus by an ambulance." Haden "had experienced lightheadedness" (L.A. TIMES, 11/16).

West Virginia, Louisiana, Arizona, Mississippi and Wisconsin have filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to "accept New Jersey’s request to be heard in its appeal of the long-running sports betting legal battle" (NORTHJERSEY.com, 11/15).

K.C.-area firm Tickets For Less in partnership with DTI Management has signed an agreement with the Royals to "distribute a significant amount of the team's ticket inventory on the secondary market." DTI also has deals with the Cavaliers, Devils and Suns (BIZJOURNALS.com, 11/15).

A crowd of 2,607 was on hand yesterday for the Univ. of Hartford men's basketball team's "first nationally televised home game," a win over Niagara that tipped off at 6:30am ET. The game aired on ESPN2 as part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon (HARTFORD COURANT, 11/16).

"The person that I've known over the years, he always does what he says he's going to do and he surrounds himself with really smart people. I'm really happy for him" – Golfer Cristie Kerr, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, on his winning the presidential election (NAPLES DAILY NEWS, 11/16).

"I don't regret anything I've done. Because everything I've done has been thought through and with intention" – 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 11/16).

"We are like employees because we bring in a lot of revenue. And if you're making the game based off our names, our likeness, we should get a certain amount of money from it" – Ohio Univ. WR Elijah Ball, on players wanting EA Sports' "NCAA Football" to come back despite its legal challenges (THEPOSTATHENS.com, 11/15).

USA TODAY in a front-page piece notes, "No one is quite certain how feelings about the president-elect will manifest themselves Monday when the Star Spangled Banner is played before the NFL’s first regular season excursion into Mexico since 2005." It is likely there will be "outright booing."

Greg Norman writes for NEWSWEEK under the header, "Why My Friend Donald Trump Will Succeed As President.

Also:

• Will Browns Owner Jimmy Haslam III stay patient with 0-10 record?
• Why fielding an AFL team is worth the risk for Baltimore market.
• Raiders fans have a winner to root for as team eyes relocation to Las Vegas.
• Eric Lindros feels NHL can do even more to help curb concussions.
• Golf tours embrace innovative thinking to grow the game globally.

So Phil got on twitter. Let me help you with the keys, Phil - "s" "o" "r" "r" "y" - not that hard.

— Steve Popper (@StevePopper) November 16, 2016

New minor-lg names for '17: Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Down East Wood Ducks, FL Fire Frogs, NO Baby Cakes. Really.

— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) November 16, 2016

Phil Jackson playing mind games w opponents comes off poorly when his team is under.500 & the mind games accentuate that he was born in 1945

— ☕netw3rk (@netw3rk) November 16, 2016

Per @GolfweekTait, Rory has 3 finalists for adding an event next year he hasn't played in last 5 years: Byron Nelson, Colonial & Travelers.

— Will Gray (@WillGrayGC) November 15, 2016

A Feb. 3-5 Great Britain-Canada Davis Cup tie at Ottawa's TD Place will be formally announced.

Sources said that Snap, the owner of Snapchat, "has confidentially filed" for an IPO in "what is expected to be one of the largest technology listings in recent years." Snap is "preparing to go public as early as March, hoping for a valuation" of between $20-25B. Snap is "able to file its paperwork privately" with the SEC under the Jobs Act because it has revenue of less than $1B. The company "did not comment" (FINANCIAL TIMES, 11/15).

Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “Men of Science.”

“The symbols for six chemical elements spell out his name, beginning with cobalt, phosphorus and erbium.”

Last night’s edition of “Jeopardy!” featured the category “Quarterbacks.”

$200: “In a mind-boggling combo of DNA, this Patriot and his supermodel wife welcomed a baby boy to their family in 2009.”
$400: “How long did it take Hall of Fame voters to go over this Green Bay quarterback’s winning candidacy in 2016? Between six and nine seconds.”
$600: “In 1950 quarterback Jim Hardy had a record eight of these turnovers in a 45-7 loss but the very next week, threw six TDs.”
$800: “Tim Couch, Brady Quinn, Trent Dilfer and Johnny Manziel are four of the 20+ quarterbacks to start for this team since 1999.”
$1000: “He won the Super Bowl as a quarterback in 1999 and as a general manager in 2016.”

Last night’s edition of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” featured the segment “Tonight Show Polls,” where host Jimmy Fallon reveals the results of different poll questions. Fallon said, “We polled Patriots fans and asked, ‘Are you excited about Tom Brady's return to football?’ 99% said, ‘Absolutely! I'm pumped!’ While Tom Brady said, ‘I'm pumped, but not to the PSI level NFL rules state I should be pumped’” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 11/15).

TBS’ Conan O’Brien: “Neo-Nazis have declared New Balance the official shoes of white people. This is a huge blow to the good people who make Crocs” (“Conan,” TBS, 11/15).

“Who was Copernicus?”

Correct responses to the “Quarterbacks” category:

$200: “Who is Tom Brady?”
$400: “Who is Brett Favre?”
$600: “What are interceptions?”
$800: “Who are the Browns?”
$1000: “Who is John Elway?”