MONTREAL -- The Montreal Impact are down to a handful of candidates to replace Jesse Marsch as head coach of the Major League Soccer club. An unsigned article on the teams website on Friday said 28 people from around the world applied for the job and "a few" candidates have had second meetings with management. No names were mentioned. "The situation is well in hand, but the management wants to take the time necessary to make the best choice," it said. "Even though the club has remained fairly quiet on the coaching front over the last few weeks, the search is making solid progress." The Impact report for medicals on Jan. 19 and open training camp two days later in Montreal. As for what they want in a coach, the team said "it will be essential that the new bench boss be able to work on a daily basis with other members of the technical staff, the first team and the academy, but he must also be able to develop a natural chemistry within the group." And it added that the new coach "must speak English and French." Marsch, from Racine, Wis., spoke only English when he was hired, although he drew praise for his efforts in learning enough French to do a television interview by the end of the season. Marsch agreed to part ways with the club despite a better-than-expected 12-15-7 record in its expansion season in MLS. Philosophical differences were cited for the split. It is believed Marsch preferred a more physical, North American style of play while management and the handful of European veterans signed during the season preferred a more controlled, possession game. Team president Joey Saputo recently wrote a biting message on Twitter saying local media were off-target in speculation about the new coach. Names of a few Europeans had been mentioned, including former Impact player Enzo Concina and ex-Juventus striker Pierluigi Casaraghi. The teams message ended with a paternal note that "a few days before the New Year, supporters need to be patient and have faith in the organization, which has always acted in the best interest of the club and for the growth of soccer in Quebec." wholesale jerseys . -- Chris Wilson won the Price Cutter Charity Championship on Sunday for his first Web. Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping . But a six-run third inning off Randy Wolf proved to be plenty Friday night, and the Pirates pounded the Brewers 8-2. "I think it has a lot to do with how the games have gone here in the past," Correia said. "A five-run lead doesnt feel like much here. http://www.cheapnfljerseysforsale... . -- Mark Jackson received a congratulatory text message from Hall of Famer Reggie Miller that might have seemed a bit strange after his Golden State Warriors grinded out a win against the Western Conferences worst team. [url=http://www.cheapnfljerseysforsale.us.com/]cheap jerseys from china . Game after game after game. Cheap Jerseys . The Bruins entered the first round as Northeast Division champions, but were dealt a shutout loss by Price and the visiting Canadiens on Thursday. Montreal, which finished seven points behind Boston in the division standings, will try to grab a two games to none lead tonight before the series shifts to Quebec for the next two meetings.REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Roughriders released veteran defensive back Lance Frazier as the final cuts were made at training camp. The 31-year-old was one of 22 Riders released Sunday. Frazier spent all six of his CFL seasons in Saskatchewan and was a regular in the teams defence after a breakout year in 2008. The five-foot-10, 192-pound West Virginia product had 159 tackles, one sack, 15 interceptions, one touchdown and four fumble recoveries with the Riders. Last season Frazier, who was named a West Division all-star in 2009, failed to register an interception for the first time sincce his rookie season.dddddddddddd Saskatchewan also put offensive tackle Dan Goodspeed on the nine-game injured list. The Roughriders are going to start moving Goodspeed into a coaching role. "Were looking at moving Dan into more of a coaching role, so hell help out with coach Kris Sweet and I think hell get started on his coaching career," said head coach Corey Chamblin. Added Chamblin: "He was right there (in competing for a starting position). He had something left, but then when the injury happened, Im like, you know, hey, theres no better time." ' ' '