Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Friday

Posted by on August 25th, 2023  •  0 Comments  • 

…(Baseball)…

Padres-Milwaukee…Friday game..Yu Darvish (8-9)-vs-Brandon Woodruff (2-1)…Friars (61-67)..Padres on (6-11) skid

Padres..Open 6-game road trip vs Brewers-Cardinals

Padres are now season worst 18-games behind 1st place Dodgers
Padres are 6-games out of last wildcard spot  and 8-and-half out of top wildcard spot.

Padres..3B-Manny Machado-battling tennis elbow-will start at 3B
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Dodgers-W-Cleveland (6-1)..Mookie Betts 5-hits in LA win
Dodgers-W-Cleveland (9-3)..Keke Hernandez-Mike Busch HRs..LA (78-48)

Dodgers-at-Boston..Friday game..Lance Lynn (3-0) 1.44-ERA since trade

Dodgers..P-Walker Beuhler throws 1-inning-simulated game
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Angels-at-Mets..Friday game..Patrick Sandoval-vs-Koda Ssnga…Halos (61-67)..lost 16-of-21

Angels..off day Thursday

Angels..P-Shohei Ohtani examined for torn elbow ligament..may have Plasma Platelet injection…could have ‘brace’ surgery in November-recovery time takes 3-months.
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(Thursday Scoreboard)

Red Sox-W-Houston…Sox explode for (17-1)
Blue Jays-L-Orioles..Anthony Santender-Ced Mullens HRs-Balt
Cubs-W-Pirates..Ian Happ RBI single in 10th-Chi
Rangers-L-Twins..Ryan Jeffers 2R-pinch hit HR-8th-Minn
A’s-W-White Sox..Shea Langliers 2HRs-Oakland
Arizona-Reds…DBacks led 3-2 press time..Corbin Carroll 2RHR-Az
Nationals-W-Yankees..Alex Call-CJ Abrams HRs..NY  lost  10-of-11
Tampa Bay-W-Rockies..Josh Low 2RHR-Rays..Tampa (79-51)
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(Injuries)

Reds..IL-OF-Joey Votto-shoulder pain
Washington..IL-P-Carl Edwards-fractured shoulder
Washington..OF-Stone Garrett-fractured leg
Pirates..SS-O’Neil Cruz-setback in rehab after ankle surgery
Astros..Activate 1B-Jose Abreu
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(Roster Moves)

Washington..P-Stephen Strasburg-retires…has had 3-surgeries in career-elbow-shoulder-neck..()113-62) career record..(3.24-ERA)…Postseason record (6-2) 1.46-ERA

Reds..sign FA-OF-Trey Mancini-ex Orioles-Astros
Sox..release OF-Billy Hamilton
Giants..DFA-3B-Johan Camargo
Mets..DFA-P-Tyson Miller
Phillies..Sign FA-OF-Brian Hicklen-ex Royals
Reds..callup Of-Nick Senzel-AAA
Pirates..callup P-Rob Zastryszny
Cleveland..release P-Amir Garrett
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(MLB Notes)

Mets..announce they will retire uniform numbers of Dwight Gooden-Daryl Strawberry in 2024-ceremonies..Led Mets to World Series in 1996
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…(Football)…

Aztecs-Ohio..Season opening game-Saturday afternoon
..Aztecs unveil new offense led by Off Coor-Ryan Lindley
..SDSU-QB-Jalen Mayden returns after throwing for 2,000Y
..State unviels 3-new OL and 3-new starters DL
..Bobcats return 16-starters from 11-win team
..Ohio QB-Kurt Roarke (3257Y-25TD) last year..MAC Player of Year
..RB-Sieh Bangura (1,078Y) rushing
..WR-Sam Wizhiz-Miles Cross-Jacoby Jones combined (165R) last year
..Bobcats (421YPG) on offense..gave up (426Y) on defense

Notre Dame-vs-Navy…Opening game Saturday in Dublin, Ireland

Tennessee…Legendary coach Phil Fulmer undergoes emergency surgery for unknown medical condition

California..Names Sam Jackson-starting QB-transfer from TCU

ACC..Athletic Directors met Thursday night to discuss expansion to 15-teams and restructure of TV revenue shares…Presidents could vote on admitting Cal-Stanford-SMU by the weekend
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(NFL Schedule)

Chargers-49ers…Easton Stick will start 3rd game in a row in Friday game
Patriots-Titans..Friday night..Malik Willis to start at QB-for Titans
Carolina-Lions..Bryce Young could play into 3rd quarter at QB-Friday

Bills-Bears..Saturday game
Packers-Seattle..Jordan Love starts at QB-GBay
Chiefs-Browns..Deshaun Watson starts at QB-Cleveland
Arizona-Minnesota…Cardinals have 5-QBs in camp
Jets-Giants..Aaron Rodgers will start for Jets
Bengals-Washington..Joe Burrow not ready to play QB
Tampa Bay-Ravens..Baker Mayfield starts at QB-Bucs
Miami-Jacksonville..Will Tua Tagovailoa play final game for Dolphins
Raiders-Dallas…Jim Garoppolo may start for Las Vegas
Rams-Denver..Russell Wilson-Matt Stafford may both start
Houston-New Orleans..Sunday night game..CJ Stroud starts QB-Texans
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(Scoreboard)

Steelers-W-Falcons (24-0)..Kenny Pickett (4-4) 86Y..RB-Anthony McFarland (31Y-) TD run

Colts-W-Eagles (27-13)..QB-Gardner Minshew (102P-TD)…Anthony Richards (6-17) 78P-38R in erratic night…QB-Tanner McKee (158P) in loss
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(Roster Moves)

Colts…have 6-trade offers for RB-Jonathan Taylor…Report Bronos-Vikings making trade offers to Colts…Miami-Dallas involved in trade talks earlier in week.

49ers…will listen to offers for QB-Trey Lance-demoted to 3rd team this week..Niners trade 3-first round picks to move up to take Lance in draft two years ago.

Arizona-Giants..Cardinals trade LB-Isaiah Simmons for 7th round pick
Arizona-Houston..Cardinals trade OT-Josh Jones for 5th round pick
Arizona-Cleveland..Cardinals acquire QB-Josh Dobbs from Browns for 5th pick

Raiders-Miami..Deny they offered to trade RB-Josh Jacobs to Dolphins

49ers..GM-John Lynch unhappy DE-Nick Bosa remains out of camp..slated to make (17.8M) on final year of deal

Vikings..Release WR-N’Keal Harry-former #1 pick
Lions..former CB-Prince Amukamara retires after 9-year deal
Seattle..Activate S-Jamal Adams from PUP

Denver..WR-Jerry Jeudy-hamstring injury
NY Giants..TE-Tommy Sweeney-collapses at practice-heat issues

New Orleans..Longtime Def Coord-Steve Sidwell passes away..9-years with team
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…(Basketball)….

Lakers..Will erect statue to Kobe Bryant-this fall
Boston..Visit with FA-F-Glenn Robinson-ex Milwaukee
Portland..G-Damian Lillard meets with front office-asks for trade
Golden State..May meet with FA-C-Ja’vale McGee-ex Dallas
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…(Hockey)…

Rangers..sign C-Alex Lafreniere (2Y) extension..scored (47-goals-3Y)
Columbus..sign FA-G-Aaron Dell-ex San Jose
Columbus..sign FA-F-Nick Meloche-ex Calgary
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-D-Austin Watson-ex Ottawa
Seattle..Sign FA-G-Jack LaFontaine-ex Tampa

Columbus..F-Dillon Simpson retires-take coaching job at North Dakota

Gulls..Hire Aaron Cooney as broadcaster-replacing Andy Zilch.
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…(General)…

San Diego Loyal..ownership announces team will move after 2023-season…Headed by Landon Donovan-spent 4-years as USL expansion team..Moving-unable to locate stadium to play in and get training facility built…Loyal pushed out of market by incoming MLS-team and growth of San Diego Wave in women’s league

Spain..Head coach Luis Rubiales resigns in midst of FIFA probe of his actions after Spain beat England in World Cup final….Grabbed his crotch..and kissed player on lips.

Liverpool..turns down 101M-offer from Al-Ittihad-Saudi Arabia for the rights to sign goal scorer Mo Salah.

English Premier League…Top games this weekend:
..Manchester United-vs-Nottingham Forest
..Manchester City-vs-Sheffield
..Newcastle-vs-Liverpool
..Arsenal-vs-Fulham
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NASCAR….Daytona 400-Sunday
Indy Car..Grand Prix of Illinois
Formula 1..Dutch Grand Prix-Netherlands
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Tennis…Jon Isner to retire from Pro Tour after US Open.
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Golf-PGA Championships-Atlanta
(-10)..Colin Morikawa-7-birdies-1 eagle
(-10)..Vik Hovlund
(-10)..Keegan Bradley-7 birdies
(-9)…Scottie Scheffler..3-bogeys and triple bogey
(-7)…Jon Rahm-Rory McIlroy-battling back problems
(-6)…Xander Schaeufele
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