Diamondbacks fire him and hire Bob Melvin. The Diamondbacks had conducted a belated background check which confirmed the factual accuracy of an article published in the New York Times on November 2, which stated that Backman had relatively recent criminal convictions for drunk driving and misdemeanor harassment, as well as financial problems. (ESPN) NBA: The New Jersey Nets defeat the Chicago Bulls, 111–106, in two overtimes. November 4, 2004 (Thursday) Football (soccer): UEFA Cup Group Stage, Matchday 2 Group A: Hearts 0 – 1 Schalke 04 Group A: Ferencváros 1 – 1 Feyenoord Group B: Parma 1 – 0 Steaua Bucharest Group B: Beşiktaş 3 – 1 Athletic Bilbao Group C: FC Utrecht 1 – 2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Group C: Austria Vienna 1 – 0 Real Zaragoza Group D: Newcastle United 2 – 0 Dinamo Tbilisi Group D: Sporting Lisbon 4 – 1 Panionios Group E: Partizan Belgrade 4 – 0 Egaleo Group E: Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Lazio Group F: Grazer AK 3 – 1 Amica Wronki Group F: AZ Alkmaar 2 – 0 Auxerre Group G: VfB Stuttgart 3 – 0 Benfica Group G: Dinamo Zagreb 6 – 1 Beveren Group H: Lille 2 – 1 Zenit St. Petersburg Group H: Sevilla 2 – 0 Alemannia (UEFA.com) Baseball: The New York Mets name Willie Randolph as their new manager. (ESPN) The Philadelphia Phillies name Charlie Manuel as their new manager. (ESPN) NBA: The Charlotte Bobcats play their first game in franchise history, losing to the Washington Wizards, 104–95. The Denver Nuggets defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 94–92, in overtime. November 3, 2004 (Wednesday) Major League Baseball: The National League winners of the Gold Glove are announced. Pitcher: Greg Maddux (Chicago Cubs) Catcher: Mike Matheny (St. Louis Cardinals) First Base: Todd Helton (Colorado Rockies) Second Base: Luis Castillo (Florida Marlins) Third Base: Scott Rolen (St. Louis Cardinals) Shortstop: César Izturis (Los Angeles Dodgers) Outfield: Jim Edmonds (St. Louis Cardinals), Andruw Jones (Atlanta Braves), Steve Finley (Arizona Diamondbacks/Los Angeles Dodgers) (ESPN) Football (soccer): UEFA Champions League, Group Stage, Matchday 4 (UEFA.com) Group A: Deportivo La Coruña 0 – 1 Liverpool Group A: Olympiacos 1 – 0 AS Monaco Group B: Dynamo Kyiv 2 – 2 Real Madrid Group B: AS Roma 1 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen Group C: Bayern Munich 0 – 1 Juventus Group C: Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 – 1 Ajax Group D: Olympique Lyonnais 4 – 2 Fenerbahçe