…(NFL Draft)….Surprise Trades…Surprise Picks

1..Carolina..QB-Bryce Young..Dynamic but undersized
2..Houston..QB-CJ Stroud..Hit jackpot with surprise choice
3..Houston..LB-Will Anderson..Texans trade up to get pass rusher
4..Colts..QB-Anthony Richardson..Quality QB but huge project
5..Seattle..CB-Will Devin Weatherspoon..Bypass big DT
6..Arizona..OT-Paris Johnson-much needed help
7..Raiders..DE-Tyree Wilson-coming off broken foot
8..Atlanta..RB-Bijan Robinson-heavy duty star
9..Eagles..DT-Jalen Carter-massive talent DT
10.Chicago..OT-Darnell Wright..massive talent
11.Titans..OT-Peter Skoronski..begin rebuild OL
12.Detroit..RB-Jahmyr Gibbs..multi talent RB
13.Green Bay..DE-Lukas Van Ness..strong pass rush
14.Steelers..OT-Broderick Jones-tremendown feet
15.Jets..LB-Will McDonald-was late 1st round prospect
16.Washington..CB-Emmanuel Forbes-projected 2nd round
17.Patriots..CB-Christian Gonzalez-great cover corner
18.Lions..LB-Jack Campbell..not projected in 1st round
19.Tampa..DT-Calijak Kancey-bypassed QB choice
20.Seattle..WR-Jaxon Nijiba-Speed WR
21.Chargers..WR-Quentin Johnston-bypassed TE-CB-DL
22.Ravens..WR-Zay Flowers..burner wideout
23.Vikings..WR-Jordan Addison-fills critical need
24.Giants..CB-Deontae Banks-coming off foot injury
25.Bills..TE-Dalton Kinkaid-great addition to offense
26.Dallas..DT-Mauzi Smith-big body inside tackle
27.Jaguars..OT-Anton Harrison-fills immediate need
28.Bengals..DE-Myles Murphy-fast pass rusher
29.New Orleans..DT-Brian Berees-coming off injuries
30.Eagles..LB-Nolan Smith-explosive pass rusher
31.Chiefs..DE-Felix Uzomah-bit of a reach rusher
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(Surprises)

QB-Will Levis undrafted..Tampa Bay-Seattle
CB-Joey Porter-undrafted..was thought be top 15 pick
TE-Mike Mayer-undrafted TE-thought be late 1st rounder
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(NFL Trades)

Arizona-Houston..TRADE..Texans deal #1-#2 and next year’s #1-#4 for Cardinals 3rd pick in opening round plus #4 pick

Detroit-Arizona..TRADE..Lions send #6 pick and 4th rounder to Cardinals for 12th and 34th pick and next year 2nd round pick
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(NFL Notes)

Ravens…Steal thunder of draft night…Sign QB-Larmar Jackson to (5Y-260M) extension with (179M) guaranteed..Makes him highest paid QB NFL-jumping ahead (250M) deal Jalen Hurts…(230M) Deshaun Watson..

Packers…Confirm they will take (40M) Cap Hit this year with the trade of QB-Aaron Rodgers to Jets.

Jacksonville..LT-Cam Robinson facing multigame suspension for PED issue

Jets..Release .RB-Ty Johnson.
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(College Football)

Tyler  Buchner..Notre Dame QB-transfers to Alabama

Colorado…Report 40-Buffs players have entered transfer portal since Deion Sanders has taken over as head coach..CU may have to replace 60-players total on roster

TCU…Lands transfer QB-Chance Nolan-ex Oregon State.
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…(Baseball)…

Padres-L-Cubs (5-2)….Eric Hosmer-Nelson Velasquez hit back to back HRs off Seth Lugo in 2nd inning…Dansby Swanson adds HR in win….Manny Machado HR-single…..Padres (13-13)

Padres..Off day-Friday-travel to Mexico City for weekend series with Giants

Padres..Option P-Ryan Weathers to AAA-El Paso…had arm fatigue…fastball tailed off from 94mph to 90mph in recent outings.
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Dodgers-L-Pirates (8-2)..Mitch Keller (6inn-10K)..Conor Joe 2RHR-Pitts…Dodgers now (13-13)

Dodgers-Cardinals…Friday matchup..Dustin May-vs-Jack Flaherty
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Angels-W-A’s (8-7)…Shohei Ohtani single-double-triple…Ohtani goes to (4-0)……Brandon Drury 3RHR early….Halos (14-12)

Halos-Brewers…Friday matchup…Tyler Anderson to start
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(Thursday Scoreboard)

Braves-L-Marlins..Miami erupts 5R-in 9th..Garrett Cooper 2R-double
Phillies-W-Seattle..Matt Strahm (5inn-0R) in rare start
Giants-L-Cardinals…Miles Mikolas 6-shutout innings.
Orioles-W-Tigers…Anthony Santender 2RHR..Baltimore (17-8)
Tampa Bay-W-White Sox…Issac Paredes 5RBIs-Rays (21-5)…Sox (7-19)
Mets-W-Washington..Peter Alonso RBI double-Jeff McNeil RBI triple in 8th
Twins-W-Royals..Byron Buxton 3RHR-Minn…KC (6-20)
Yankees-W-Texas..New York hits 3HRs.
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(MLB Notes)

Pittsburgh…Legendary SS-Dick Groat passes away (92Y)…14Y-career Pirates-Cardinals..(.286BA)…2-World Series rings…was (92Y)…Spent 40-years broadcasting college basketball.

Cleveland..Pitching coach Carl Willis-hospitalized-heart arrythmia

Braves..Bench OF-Marcel Ozuna..hitting (.073)
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(Roster Moves)

Orioles..Callup top prospect 2B-Joey Ortiz..hitting (.359) AAA
Cardinals..Option OF-Jordan Walker to AAA
Pirates..DFA-C-Tyler Hieneman
Tampa Bay..Callup P-Zach Burdi
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(Injuries)

Colorado..MRI-P-German Marquez-forearm-injures elbow 2nd time
Twins..MRI-P-Kenta Maeda-reinjures elbow
Pirates..Surgery-P-Mike Burrows-elbow-out 18 months
Seattle..P-Robbie Ray-foarearm tendon surgery
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…(Basketball)….

Clippers…Kawhi Leonard-2nd opinion-whether to operate on torn meniscus or rehab…has missed (139G) in 3 years with Clippers…missed (310 G) in NBA career with major injuries

Lakers…Off day Thursday…host Memphis in Game 6-on Friday..Lead (3-2)
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(Scoreboard)

Boston-W-Atlanta (128-120)..Boston (16-6) scoring spurt in 4th quarter..Boston wins series .
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(Schedule)

Golden State-Sacramento…Warriors lead (3-2)
Lakers-Memphis…Lakers can eliminate Grizzlies with win
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(NBA Notes)

76ers…No decision on status of Joel Embiid playing in 2nd round-knee sprain
Knicks..F-Jericho Sims-shoulder surgery
Knicks..F-Julius Randle sprains ankle-2nd time
Pelicans..G-CJ McCollum-surgery thumb

Aztecs..Set up visit with veteran C-Warren Washington-Arizona State in transfer portal..has played for 3-different schools.
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…(Hockey)….

(NHL-Scoreboard)

Maple Leafs-L-Tampa Bay (4-2)…Leafs fail to clinch series on home ice..Lightning outshoot Leafs (39-28) in Toronto…Toronto leads (3-2)

Rangers-L-Devils…New Jersey posts 4-0 shutout on home ice..Lead series (3-2)…

Las Vegas-W-Winnipeg Jets ..Las Vegas led (4-0) in 3rd period at Press Time….Knights scored 3-goals in 8-minutes against injury ravaged Jets…Las Vegas would win series with win…
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(Friday Schedule)

Boston-Florida..Bruins lead (3-2)
Dallas-Minnesota..Stars lead (3-2)
Colorado-Seattle..Tied (2-2)
Carolina-NY Islanders..Hurricane (3-2)

Flyers..Will interview Ray Shero-ex Ottawa….Doug Wilson-ex SanJose for President of Hockey Operations.
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…(General)….

Golf…Mexico Open
..(-8)..Austin Smotherman
..(-6)..Eric Cole-3 way tie
..(-4)..Jon Rahm

LIV…Singapore Open-tees off on Friday..
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Auto Racing
NASCAR….Run Dover 400-Delaware…Kevin Harvick leads field
Indy Car…Grand Prix-Alabama…Pato O’Ward defends title
Formula 1..Azerbaijan Grand Prix…MaxVerstappen leads field
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Soccer…EPL Scoreboard
..Newcastle-W-Everton…Callum Wilson 2-goals for United
..Bournemuth-W-Southampton..Game winning goal 58′
..Manchester United-W-Hot Sopur…Marcus Rashford scores 44′-Man U

Chelsea..Lost 5-matches in a row under interim coach Frank Lampard
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