Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Friday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Blue Jays (4-0)..Vlad Guerrero solo HR..Alejandro Kirk 2RHR..Blake Snell in trouble all day (5inn-1R-5H-7W)…Snap 2-game win streak..Padres (46-51).
Padres-at-Detroit…Friday..Seth Lugo starts for San Diego
Padres..Activate P-Robert Suarez from IL-out all year-elbow issues
Padres..DFA-P-Jose Castillo
Padres..Option P-Matt Waldron to El Paso
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Dodgers..Off day Thursday
Dodgers-at-Texas..Friday..Tony Gonsolin-vs-Andrew Heaney..LA (55-40) won 8-of-10
Dodgers..Report 1-of 4-finalists if Angels elect to trade P-DH-Shohei Ohtani..might take as muck as a 5-for-1 package.
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Angels..Off day Thursday
Angels-Pirates..Friday..Shohei Ohtani (7-5) starts for Halos..Angels come off 3-game sweep of Yankees..Halos (49-48)
Angels..Report 4-teams are preparing bids for Ohtani…Dodgers-Yankees-Mariners-Rays.
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(Scoreboard)
Braves-W-Arizona..Austin Riley 3RHR-Matt Olson 2-solo HRs-Atl
Brewers-W-Phillies..Christian Yelich 3RHR-Milw
Reds-W-Giants..Andrew Abbott 2-hitter-Cinn
White Sox-W-Mets..Yasmani Grandel 2R-double..Mets now (45-51)
Tigers-W-Kansas City..Mike Lorenzen (7in-0R)-Det
Mariners-L-Twins…George Kirby 10-strikeout outing-Sea.
Tampa Bay-L-Orioles…Rays have lost 11-of-14..Balt (59-37).
Cardinals-W-Cubs..Paul deJong 2RHR..Dylan Walker 2RHr-StL
Astros-W-A’s..Athletics fall to (25-72)
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(Roster Moves)
A’s-Orioles..TRADE..Athletics deal disappointingP-Shintaro Fujiyama (8.59-ERA) for P-Easton Lucas
Mariners..Sign FA-P-Jacob Barnes-ex Texas
A’s..Sign FA-P-Tayler Scott-ex Dodgers
Tampa Bay-Cubs..Trade talks for P-Marcus Sgtroman
Twins..Consider calling up P-Dallas Keuchel-has (0.90) ERA-AAA
Tampa Bay-Detroit..discuss trade for Tigers P-Michael Lorenzen
Cardinals..sign FA-P-Casey Lawrence-ex Blue Jays
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(Injuries)
Yankees..OF-Harrison Bader-back injury
Yankees..3B-Josh Donaldson moved to 60-day IL-calf tear
Mets..Activate P-Jose Quintana from IL
Mariners..IL-OF-Jared Kelenic-fractured foot
Mets..IL-OF-Starling Mate-Migraine issues
Washington..P-Chad Kuhl leaves MLB to help wife fight with cancer
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…(British Open)….1st Round at Royal Liverpool:
(-5)..Christo Lamprecht-Tommy Fleetwood..Fleetwood birdies 14-15-16.
(-4)..Bryan Harman heads 4-way tie
(-3) Wyndham Clark-Stewart Cin
(-2)..Jordan Spieth
(E)..Rory McIlroy
(+1)..Ricky Fowler-Jason Day
(+3)..Jon Rahm-Jason Day-Bryson deChambeau
(+6)..Phil Mickelson-3 double bogeys
(+8)..Sah Theegala-3 double bogeys
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…(World Cup)…
Team USA-vs-Viet Nam..1st round…USA begins drive for 3rd straight Cup..led by veterans Alex Morgan-Megan Rapeno…and newcomers Alyssa Thompson-Trinity Rodman-Sophie Smith
..New Zealand-upset-Norway..Norway had 15-fouls in game
..Australia-W-Ireland..Score on penalty shot (52′)
..Canada-Nigeria…Tied 0-0 in 2nd half at Press Time
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…(Football)…
NFL..Fine former Washington owner Daniel Snyder 60M-for violations of revenue sharing bylaws…Sexual misconduct with an employee…NFL releases 28-page Mary Jo White document following 17-month investigation:
..Snyder refused to cooperate with probe
..Top 5-execs did not cooperate
..NFL says Snyder with-held 11M in supposed revenue share funds
..Probe found 44M-potential revenue share money disappeared
..Snyder found to have sexually harrassed female employee
..NFL document said 44-employees and 10,000-documents were examined in Snyder probe
NFL…Owners vote-approve 6B-sale of Washington Commanders from controversial Daniel Snyder to NBA owner Josh Harris to go thru. Sale ends scandal riddled ownership run by Snyder…Owned team 23-years..won only 2-playoff games…Fined 10M-Suspended 1-year for ‘toxic’ workplace isssues’….Investigated by Congress and NFL
NFL..Expected to release Mary Jo White ‘Toxic Culture’ report on Washington franchise this week.
NY Giants..RB-Saquon Barkley…willing to sit out season in contract dispute…’F-them Giants…Will show you my worth-not play for you’
Minnesota…Vikings rookie WR-Jordan Addison arrested 3am-Thursday..clocked doing 140mph in 55mph zone in Lamborghini.
Eagles..Sign FA-OT-Dennis Kelly-ex Titans
Jets-Lions..TRADE..NY deals WR-Denzel Mims for #6-#7
Lions..Release K-Michael Badgley
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(College Football)
Aztecs…coach Brady Hoke ‘believe offense will take huge jump under new Off Coor-Ryan Lindley….Peppered with questions about future and Pac 12 Conference during Media Day…”Was not kept up to date on talks between SDSU-and-Pac 12…My job is developing players not conference alignment.’
PAC 12…Preseason vote-USC picked to win league race…Had 25-of-36 first place votes.
Congres…Corey Booker-New Jersey proposed ‘Uniform NIL Bill-how to operate in college athletics for All Division 1-programs’
Ole Miss..coach Lane Kiffin-speaking at SEC Media days…calls college football ‘a disaster’….says NIL allows players to ‘follow the money’….say ‘Big Pocket boosters changed the game’…..’Transfer Portal has led to free agency’
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…(Basketball)…
NBA Union…Grants 1Y-service time towards free agency for Brooklyn Nets G-Ben Simmons, who sat out nearly full season with ‘Mental Health issues’..while with 76ers.
Oklahoma City…release G-Rudy Gay
Chicago Bulls-Lakers..open talks with FA-C-Christian Wood-ex Dallas-Spurs
Suns..announce they will field NBA-G-League team in 2024
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks..Veteran C-Derek Grant signs to play for Zurich Lions-Switzerland
Washington..Hire Kirk Muller as Assistant coach-worked for Montreal-Blues-Calgary
Toronto..Hire Guy Boucher-Mike Van Ryn-assistant coaches
Greg Moore..Named head coach USA Developmental team..was coach AHL-Toronto Marlies.
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…(General)…
NASCAR…Pocono 400-Martin Truex heads field
Indy Car…Grand Prix-Iowa..double races-Saturday-Sunday
Formula 1..Hungarian Grand Prix…Max Verstappen has 8-wins this year..Team Red Bull has won all 10-races.
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