…(Baseball)…

Padres-Rockies..Friars open weekend series in Denver..Yu Darvish-vs-Auston Gomber….Padres (29-33)…Rockies (26-37)..Colorado has lost 7-of-9…Padres 8-games behind 1st place Arizona

Padres..Off day Thursday

Padres..Sign FA-P-Blake Cederlind-ex Pirates…had (1.77-ERA) before elbow surgery
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Dodgers-W-Reds (6-0)-Thursday..Freddie Freeman RBI single-Sac Fly…Clayton Kershaw (7inn-0R-9K)…LA (36-27)

Dodgers-at-Phillies..Friday game..Michael Grove-vs-Ranger Suarez

Dodgers..IL-P-Noah Syndegaard-finger injury..will go to extended spring training in Arizona to rehab

Dodgers..OF-Trayce Thompson-could be out 6W-more with oblique injury
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Angels-Cubs….Angels led (3-1) in 7th at Press Time..Jo Adell solo HR…Halos (33-30)

Angels-Seattle…Friday matchup Shohei Ohtani-vs-Luis Castillo

Angels..Callup OF-Jo Adell…was hitting (.300-17HR)-Salt Lake City
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(Scoreboard)

Washington-Arizona…Postponed by Air problems
Tampa Bay-W-Twins..Harold Ramirez 2RHR..Rays (46-19)
Brewers-L-Orioles..Gunnar Henderson 2RHR-Balt..
Giants-W-Rockies..Mike Conforto 2RHR..SF 3R in 9th..
Yankees-W-White Sox..Gleyber Torres 2RHR-NY..
Phillies-W-Tigers.Zach Wheeler no hitter into 8th-Phils..
Toronto-W-Houston..Brandon Belt RBI single-Toronto..
Red Sox-L-Cleveland..Jose Ramirez 3HRs-Cleve.
Mets-Braves..Brandon Nimmo Grand Slam HR..Francisco Alvarez 2RHR-NY…Braves rally-hit 5HRs…Ozzie Albers 3RHR in 10th as Braves win (13-10)
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(Injuries)

Mets..OF-Pete Alonso-MRI-hand injury
Houston..1B-Yordan Alvarez-oblique issue
Tampa Bay..2B-Brandon Lowe-out 3W-hand
Twins..P-Chris Paddack begins throwing program after elbow surgery
Yaniees..P-Nestor Cortes-rotator cuff injury
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(Roster Moves)

Royals..Taking trade offers for reliever Aroldis Chapman (2.95-ERA)
Washington..Shopping relief P-Carl Edwards-Kyle Finnegan

Royals..Sign FA-P-Justin Anderson-ex Angels
Washington..Sign FA-P-Joe LaSorsa-ex Tampa Bay
Tigers..Sign FA-2B-Joe Rizzo-ex Marlins
Red Sox..Callup P-Matt Dermody
Yankees..Callup OF-Billy McKinney from AAA..
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(MLB Notes)

MLB…Payments in (55M) lawsuit to minor league players have been delayed for over a year…24,000-minor leaguers from (2010-2022) are due payments in settlement of lawsuit….Legal appeals have held up payments.
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…(Basketball)….

(NBA Playoffs)

Denver-Miami…Game 4-in Miami…Heat trail (2-1) heading into Friday game
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(NBA Notes)

Suns…Will release G-Chris Paul…owed 30M-on contract
Lakers..Report LA will make a move on signing Chris Paul as a free agent
Suns..Report Phoenix is shopping C-DeAndre Ayton in possible trade
Milwaukee..G-Khris Middleton has knee scope surgery

Charlotte…Hornets-2nd pick…workout G-Scootie Henderson-Sunday…Brandon Miller-Tuesday…Amen-Auser Thompson-next Friday
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…(Football)….

(Roster Moves)

Minnesota…Release RB-Dalvin Cook (10.6M) cap figure
Miami…May sign FA-RB-Dalvin Cook once he is free agent
Denver..Sign FA-DE-Frank Clarke-ex Chiefs
Rams..Sign FA-WR-Demarcus Robinson-ex Chiefs-Ravens
49ers..Workout FA-QB-Jack Coan-ex Wisconsin-Indiana
Titans..Workout FA-DE-Michael Brockers-ex Rams-Lions
Vikings…Shopping DE-Danielle Hunter
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(NFL Notes)

NFL..Finance Committee meets for 2-hours with Josh Harris-reviewing his 6B-proposal to buy Washington Commanders

Miami..QB-Tua Tagovailoa starts wearing new Vicis-Concussion helmet

Carolina..CB-JayCee Horn reinjures foot in OTAs-has had 2-injuries-2 years
Giants..Cancel OTA workouts in New York-air pollution
Jets-Eagles-Washington..Move OTA workouts indoors
Houston..WR-John Mechie-coming back from cancer-injures hamstring
Seattle..Rookie CB-Devon Witherspoon moved to starting DB job
Carolina..Moves QB-Bryce Young to fulltime work with #1 unit

Jaguars…Propose to pay (s467M) as their share of 1.6B-renovation of stadium..City and County to pay rest of bill.
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(College Football)

Notre Dame…Hires NBC Sports President Pete Bevaqua to replace retiring AD-Jack Swarbrick.

Big 10 Conference..releases 2024-schedule with USC-UCLA coming on board
..League has 11-rival games each year for teams
..Teams will play 9-conference games a year
..USC will have a record 21,000-miles travel schedule in 2024
..UCLA will have only 3-long road trips in conference

..USC-Home-Michigan-Wisconsin-Iowa Illinois
..USC-Road-Penn State-Maryland-Northwestern-Purdue-UCLA

..UCLA-Home-Ohio State-Nebraska-USC-Minnesota
..UCLA-Road-Michigan-Indiana-Iowa-Rutgers
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…(Hockey)…

(NHL Playoffs)

Las Vegas-L-Florida..(3-2) OT….Panthers rally to win ..Carter Verhage scores on long wrist shot at start of OT after Florida had killed of Vegas power play to start overtime…….Golden Knights lead (2-1)
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(NHL Notes)

Adam Fantilli….Likely 2nd pick in draft-says he may return to Michigan rather than play for Anaheim Ducks…Scored 31-goals as freshman last year

New Jersey Devils…Release G-Mackenzie Blackwood-not offer new contract
Winnipeg…Pierre Luc Dubois asks Jets to trade him-scored 27-goals last year
Flyers-Montreal..Trade talks for Flyers goalie Carter Hart
Dallas..D-Janni Hakanpaa-undergoes major knee surgery

Toronto..Hire longtime Arizona star Shane Doan as Asst Coach
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…(General)…

Tennis..French Open..Men’s semi finals..Novak Djokovic-vs-Carlos Alcaraz

Ukraine tennis players refuse to shake hands with Russian players after matches
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Auto Racing..NASCAR…orders addition of 6-cross bars in doors to protect drivers from T-bone hits after violent crash at Talladega involving Kyle Larson.

Indy Car…Ryan Hunter Reay signs with Ed Carpenter team-replaces Connor Daly

NASCAR…Runs Sonoma 350-California
Indy Car..Off weekend
F-1…Off weekend..runs Canadian Grand Prix next weekend
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Golf…Canadian Open-1st round…
..Chesson Headley (-5) in 4-way tie for lead
..Matt Fitzpatrick (-4)..leads 4-golfers tied for 2nd

PGA…Golfers at meeting with Commissioner Jay Monahan-called it ‘S— Show’

PGA..Rory McIlroy says there must be ‘consequences’ for golfers who left tour to take LIV bonus money

PGA..Reports that Jimmy Dunne-PGA and Ed Hurlihey-merger expert-led the talks to get merger with LIV completed.

PGA..Report that LIV lost 3-court cases…was bleeding money…and failed to sell its tour that led to merger talks
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Soccer…

..Manchester City-vs-Inter Milan..Saturday for Champions League title…City going for 3rd global title…has FA Cup and EPL title.

..FC Barcelona rips Lionel Messi for signing with MLS-Inter Miami…’Going to lesser league-did not want to play in spotlight’

..Liverpool…Signs FA-Alexis McAllister-Brighton in beginning of rebuild with team…Report 5-veterans led by Robert Firmino will leave in off season

..Real Madrid..Interested in Hot Spur star Harry Kane

..LA Galaxy…lose Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez with knee injury

Team USA..Interim Coach-Anthony Hudson-takes head coaching job Qatari-in Saudi Arabia
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Horse Racing..Belmont Stakes…9-horse field runs Saturday despite Air Pollution problems…’Forte’-returns after 5-week layoff…had been scratched from Kentucky Derby with injury…Preakness winner National Treasure

Belmont Park…Cancelled racing on Thursday-Friday because of Pollution from fires in Canada.
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