Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Friday
…(Baseball)…
Dodgers-W-Braves (11-2)….LA stays alive with home run barrage in forcing a Game 6-back in Atlanta..
..Chris Taylor hits 3HR-adds RBI single..in 6RBI night
..AJ Pollock solo HR-3R-HR
..Trea Turner 3-hits in win
..Dodgers win with bullpen day-losing P-Joe Kelly with shoulder issue
..Braves ace Max Fried driven from mound-gave up 5R in 4inn
..Dodgers trail series (3-2) but have Max Scherzer lined up-Game 6
LA-Atlanta…Braves outfielder Eddie Rosario (10-for-17) in NLCS..on base 11X-in 14AB.
Dodgers..DL-3B-Justin Turner-Grade 2-hamstring strain
Dodgers-Royals..Trade..LA sends P-Zach Welliman to KC to complete Danny Duffy trade
Dodgers..DFA-P-Edwin Uceta off 40-man roster
Boston-Houston…ALCS resumes at Minute Maid Park on Friday..Astros lead series (3-2)
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(MLB Notes)
Yankees lose 4th coach..1B-coach Reggie Willits resigns
Texas..Announce they will be active for everyday players in free agency
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(Injuries)
Braves..Activate OF-Jorge Soler from Covid list
White Sox..P-Evan Marshall to have elbow surgery
White Sox..C-Yasmani Grandal-knee score surgery
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…(Football)…
Chargers..Sign FA-KR-Andre Roberts-ex Houston-Raiders-Bills-returner
..Averaged (8.8Y) punt returns
..Averaged (25.5Y) per kick returns
..Careers (262R-15TD) as wide receiver
Chargers..Bye week..host New England next Sunday
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(Scoreboard)
Browns-W-Broncos (17-14)….3rd string RB-D’Ernest Johnson runs for (146Y) as Cleveland bullies Denver..QB-Case Keenum (199P-TD) starting in place of Baker Mayfield…Broncos QB-Teddy Bridgewater (187P-2TD-Int-2 Sacks)…Denver has lost 4-in row after (3-0) start.
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(Schedule)
Chiefs-Titans..Kansas City-last in NFL defense
Bengals-Ravens..Joe Burrow-vs-Baltimore defense
Colts-49ers..Ailing QB-Jim Garoppolo will start
Saints-Seattle..Jameis Winston-vs-Geno Smith at QB
Packers-Washington..Green Bay (4-2)
Miami-Atlanta..Dolphins (1-5) start
Patriots-Jets..New England (2-4)…(9-13) since Tom Brady left
Carolina-NYGiants..New York battered by injuries
Raiders-Eagles..Raiders say tension gone from sidelines-Gruden gone
Rams-Detroit..Matthew Stafford vs (0-6) Lions team and QB-Jared Goff
Arizona-Houston..Cardinals try top go to (7-0)
Tampa Bay-Chicago..Tom Brady leads NFL in passing yards
Bye Weeks..Chargers-Bills-Cowboys-Vikings-Steelers-Jaguars
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(Roster Moves)
Colts..Talking to 5-teams about Marlon Mack trade
Houston..Texans continue trade talks Eagles-Dolphins-Deshaun Watson
Houston..Workout FA-DE-Greg Smith-ex Arizona..CB-Brian Poole-ex Jets
Arizona..Sign FA-TE-David Wells-ex Lions-Aztecs
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(Injuries)
Browns..Recommend QB-Baker Mayfield have surgery-torn labrum
Browns..Activate WR-Jarvis Landry from IR
Chiefs..DT-Chris Jones returns to practice-knee issue
Chiefs..WR-Tyreek Hill misses practice-quad injury
Colts..S-Julien Blackmon-ruptured Achilles in practice
Lions..OT-Taylor Decker-reinjures fractured finger in practice
Ravens..WR-Sammy Watkins-hamstring..RB-Latavius Murray-ankle out
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(NFL Notes)
Washington..owner Dan Snyder denies he leaked Email information to smear former GM-Bruce Allen and Coach Jon Gruden.
Washington Post..Reports Bruce Allen sent pictures of top-less Redskins cheerleaders to other NFL people on his Email list
.Patriots..Coach Bill Belichick says ‘this is not a (2-4) football team
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(College Football)
Aztecs-Air Force..Mountain West showdown..Aztecs (6-0)..Falcons (6-1)
..Lucas Johnson-starts at QB
..Jordan Brookshire benched (47%) completion rate
..Air Force offense..(415YPG)..RBs (5.1YPC)..46%-3rd down conversion
..Air Force defense..11-takeaways-21-QB sacks..allow (288YPG)
..Aztecs defense..(282YPG)..20-sacks..10-takeaways..47-tackles loss
..Aztecs defense (26%)-3rd down conversions
..Aztecs offense RBs (214YPG) rushing
USD-at-Presbyterian..Toreros (3-4)…Presbyterian led by QB-Ren Hefley-transfer from Michigan playing Division III football…(2338Y) passing (23TD-16 Int) in 6-games
UCLA-Oregon…Pac 12-showdown…Bruins (5-2)..Ducks (5-1)
..Bruins offense (425YPG)
..Bruins RBs average (219YPG) rushing
..RB-Zach Charbonnet-Brittain Brown combined (1178Y) rushing
..QB-Dorian Thompson-Robinson (1861APY)
..Ducks (426YPG) on offense
..Ducks QB-Antonio Brown (1436APY)
USC-Notre Dame..Trojans (3-3)..Irish (5-1)
..Trojans offense (448YPG)..defense allow (332YPG)
..QB-Kedon Slovis (1519P-9TD)
..WR-Drake London (64R-13.0YPC)
..Irish QB-Jack Coan (10TD-3Int)
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(Mountain West Conference)
San Jose State-UNLV..Thursday game..
Utah State-Colorado State..Friday Night
Wyoming-New Mexico..Cowboys (4-2)
Nevada-Fresno..Showdown QBs Carson Strong-Jeff Haener
Hawaii-New Mexico State..
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(Pac 12)
Washington-Arizona..Friday game
Colorado-California
BYU-Washington State..Cougars coaching shakeup
Utah-Oregon State..Beavers (4-2)
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(Top ranked)
1-Georgia..Bye
2-Cincinnati-Navy
3-Oklahoma-Kansas
4-Alabama-Tennessee
5-Ohio State-Indiana
6-Michigan-Northwestern
7-Penn State-Illinois
8-Oklahoma State-Iowa State
9-Michigan State..Bye
10-Oregon-UCLA
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…(Basketball)
Clippers-Golden State…Warriors led (73-72) in 3rd quarter at Press Time…Steph Curry went off for 28-Points in first half of game in Clippers-NBA opener
Lakers-Phoenix…LA (0-1) seeks first win on Friday night
Lakers..LeBron James-‘not interested in having discussion load management-want to play heavy minutes’
Lakers..Sign FA-G-Avery Bradley-just released Golden State
76ers..G-Ben Simmons misses workout..’not ready to mentally play’…has been fined nearly 2M-for missing games and suspension…Ownership to hold face to face meeting with Simmons-who held out of camp..ejected from workout..suspended from game
New Orleans..Upset with reports C-Zion Williamson weighs up to 300 pounds and has had foot issues
Dallas..Former team President says ‘serious dysfunction on franchise..infighting over power control…problems with Luka Doncic input on game plans.
NBA…League adds roster upgrade due to Covid..all teams can have 15-man active roster and 2-players on 2-way contracts who can be called up
Gonzaga..Coach Mark Few fined 1,000 for DUI arrest in Idaho-no jail time
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-L-Winnipeg (5-1)…Ducks score first goal…then watch Jets reel off 5-straight goals in win….Ducks lost despite (39-27) shots on goal advantage…Thursday game
Penguins..Put RW-Jeff Carter..G-Tristan Jerry on Covid list
Devils..Lose RW-Jack Hughes-shoulder dislocation
Winnipeg..F-Mark Scheifele-placed on Covid list
Edmonton..Lose G-Mike Smith-groin injury
Gulls-Stockton…Hope opener in AHL action…1st home game coach Joel Bouchard..Gulls without star G-Lukas Dostal-recalled by Ducks..D-Simon Benoit also recalled…Newcomers include former Tampa Bay draft pick RW-Alex Voklov…AHL veteran Buddy Robinson…and C-Danny O’Regan and RW-Morgan Moisan..plus veteran NHL D-Greg Pateryn
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…(General)….
NASCAR…Kansas 400-Sunday…Kyle Larson goes after 9th win of year
Formula 1..US Grand Prix-Austin, Texas..Lewis Hamilton-100-career wins
Indy Car..Season over
Indy Car..Mexican driver Pato O’Ward..will go to Europe for testing with McLaren racing
NASCAR…Infinity driver Carson Ware arrested domestic abuse-suspended from series
NASCAR..Denny Hamlin Racing..to sign Kurt Busch as 2nd driver to team with Bubba Watson
NASCAR..Ross Chastain signs to drive for new Trackhouse Racing
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English Premier League…Top games:
..Chelsea-Norwich City..Blue (6-1-1)
..Manchester United-Liverpool..Liverpool (5-0-3)..Man U (4-2-2)
..Manchester City-Brighton..City (5-1-2)
Newcastle United…Fires Coach Steve Bruce
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