Ozzie Guillen: ‘Ready to go’ in Miami

Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams said Tuesday he’s offered to step aside or take another job in the organization after some of his moves failed to pan out and the team foundered.

Williams made his comments in the dugout the day after manager Ozzie Guillen was released from his contract with one year remaining. Guillen tweeted Tuesday that he was in town “ready to go” with the Florida Marlins.

Williams said he made the offer to White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf and would have understood if the White Sox wanted to put someone else in his seat. Chicago will miss the playoffs for a third straight season. And Williams’ biggest off-season acquisition, Adam Dunn, entered the final two games with a .160 batting average and 11 homers.

“It has not worked out, you have to be accountable for that,” Williams said.

Guillen, whose relationship with Williams had become increasingly strained the last two years, left when he couldn’t get a contract extension. He had a year remaining on his deal after the team picked up his 2012 option in January.

One minor holdup: The Marlins had yet to confirm a deal, saving some suspense for the final day of the regular season Wednesday. But Guillen’s website and his tweet eliminated much of the drama by leaking the news he has agreed to become the Marlins’ manager.

On Tuesday afternoon he tweeted: “Weird to be in miami in this time but very happy ready to go.”

That sounded fine to Marlins players.

“This should be a good thing,” catcher John Buck said. “It’s a step forward. It’s a commitment by the team showing we want to win. Part of that is getting a manager who has proven that.”

Florida Manager Jack McKeon said Monday he planned to retire at the end of the season.

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Woods, Haas on Presidents Cup team

U.S. Presidents Cup team captain Fred Couples used his two picks Tuesday on Tiger Woods and Bill Haas. Couples took Haas, who won a playoff to claim the Tour Championship for his first win of the year, over Keegan Bradley, whose two wins this year include the PGA Championship. Haas is the son of vice captain Jay Haas.

International captain Greg Norman took Robert Allenby and Aaron Baddeley, both of whom grew up in Melbourne, Australia.

The Presidents Cup is Nov. 17-20 at Royal Melbourne.

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Miami Heat stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh are planning to host about 20 NBA players for a charity game on Oct. 8.

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An Atlanta judge allowed an ex-NBA player charged with murder in a drive-by shooting to be released on bond. Fulton County Magistrate Judge Karen Woodson allowed Javaris Crittenton to go free on $230,000 bond after hearing hours of testimony from Crittenton’s friends and coaches.

Fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Ryan Harrison of the U.S., 6-3, 6-2, to reach the second round of the Malaysian Open at Kuala Lumpur.

Rik de Voest of South Africa defeated Ryan Sweeting of the U.S., 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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Maria Kirilenko eliminated U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur in the Pan Pacific Open at Tokyo, beating the Australian, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the second round.

Stosur beat Kirilenko in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced despite being pushed by unseeded Jarmila Gajdosova, eventually winning, 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3. Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus also advanced, beating Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, 6-1, 6-3.

In the first round, 10th-seeded Peng Shuai beat qualifier Jill Craybas of the U.S., 6-2, 6-0, Christina McHale of the U.S. defeated Tamira Paszek of Austria, 7-6 (1), 6-3, and Coco Vandeweghe of the U.S. won her rain-delayed match that started Monday over Jie Zheng of China, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2.

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The U.S. Eagles left the Rugby World Cup as they began it. Up against a superior opponent, the United States played hard before succumbing 27-10 to Italy at Nelson, New Zealand.