Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Monday
…(Football)…
Chargers-W-Vikings…(28-24)…Bolts win shootout with bizarre coaching calls:
..Kenneth Murray endzone interception with (:02) left off a deflection
..QB-Justin Herbert (40-47) 405P-3TD
..WR-Keenan Allen (18R-215Y) club record
..WR-Mike Williams (7R-121)
..Bolts lose WR-Mike Williams-knee..S-Derwin James-hamstring in game
..Vikings QB-Kirk Cousins (367P-3TD)
..Vikings WR-Justin Jefferson (7R-149)..catches of 22-25-33-52 in loss
..Bolts (1-2)..Vikings )0-3)
..Brandon Staley failed on 4th-and-1 at his own 25 with 2-minutes left giving Vikings chance to win game
..Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell did not spike ball (:25)..give Minnesota 3-shots at end zone
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(NFL Scoreboard)
Browns-W-Titans (27-3)..Deshaun Watson (299P-3TD)..Brwons defense 5-sacks..
Atlanta-L-Detroit (20-6)…Lions defense 7-sacks of Desmond Ridder.
Saints-L-Packers (18-17)…Jordan Love (259P)..Packers rally from 17-0 deficit in 4th quarter..
Miami-W-Denver (70-20)..Miami record (725Y-Off)..Tua (309P-4TD)..Davone Achane (203R-4TD)..
Patriots-W-Jets..(15-10)..QB-Mac Jones (201P)..Pats 3-sacks..NEng beats Jets 15th time in a row
Bills-W-Washington..(37-3)..Bills defense 9-sacks..Josh Allen (218P)…Bills defense 4-picks-1 fumble recovery
Jaguars-L-Houston..(37-17)..Andrew Beck 85Y-PRet-TD..CJ Stroud 69Y-TD pass..Stroud (289P0 in win
Ravens-L-Colts..(22-19) OT..Matt Gay kicks FGs 53-53-53-54Y in Indy win..QB-Lamar Jackson (202P-101R)..
Seattle-W-Carolina..(37-27)..K-Jason Myers 4FG..QB-Geno Smith (296P)..QB-Andy Dalton (361P-2TD) Carol
Chiefs-W-Bears (41-10)..Patrick Mahomes (272P-2TD)….Jusin Fields (99P-TD-Int)..
Cowboys-L-Arizona..(28-16)..QB-Josh Dobbs (28P-55R)..James Connor (98R)..Dak Prescott (249P-TD-Int)
Steelers-W-Raiders..(23-18)..Steelers defense 3-interceptions..4-sacks..72Y-TD pass..57Y-FG..Jim Garappolo (324P=2TD)..
Eagles-Tampa..Monday Night Football..both teams (2-0)
Bengals-Rams..Monday Night Football..Cinn (0-2)
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(Injuries)
Saints..QB-Derek Carr-shoulder injury on sack
Detroit..OG-Cessar Ruiz-concussion
Browns..RB-Nick Chubb has torn MCL ligament..stretched ACL..surgery this week..rehab 8-months
Colts..QB-Anthony Richardson still in concussion protocol
Houston..CB-Derrick Stingley-out 6W-hamstring
49ers..WR-Brandon Aiyuk-shoulder
49ers..WR-Deebo Samuels-ribs
Saints..IR-RB-Jamal Williams-hamstring
Jets..IR-OT-Duane Brown-hip
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(Roster Moves)
Patriots..sign FA-QB-Will Grier-ex Cowboys-Bengals
Bengals..sign FA-QB-Reid Sinnett-ex Tampa Bay
Bengals..sign FA-QB-AJ McCarron-played in XFL
Ravens..release QB-Josh Johnson
Arizona..sign FA-DT-Ray Lopez-ex Houston
Houston..sign FA-CB-DeAndre Carson-ex Ravens
Jets..sign FA-RB-Xazavarian Valladay-ex Wyoming
Chargers..activate OT-Zach Bailey
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(NFL Notes)
Jaguars..ownership asks for 1B in city-county revenue for renovation of stadium…Team to put in 1B…Team says it could move if they don’t get stadium upgrades
49ers..Contract extensions GM-John Lynch..Coach Kyle Shanahan..Team won 45-games in 3-years including 6-in playoffs
Saints..DE-Carl Grandeson (4Y-52M) extension
Houston..Getting trade offers for QBs-Case Keenum..Davis Mills
Chicago..Police investigate theft 100,000-construction equipment-Soldier Field
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(College Football)
Aztecs-L-Boise State (34-31)..Broncos RB-Ashton Jeanty gashed SDSU for (205R-49Rec) in win…Teams combined (843Y) offense…QB-Jalen Made (241P-85R)…Maden fumbled at 1-and-25-yard lines..Jack Browning missed field goal…SDSU lost 3-in row
USD-W-Dayton (40-25)..QB-Grant Sargent returns from suspension (262P-3TD)..Toreros 27-Int-TD..USD first win of season
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(Pac 12)
USC-W-ASU (42-24)..QB-Caleb Williams (322P-3TD)..RB-Mar’Shawn Lloyd (154R)
UCLA-L-Utah (14-7)..Utes defense 7-sacks..11-tackles for loss
Oregon-W-Colorado (42-6)..Ducks piled up (522Y)..Bo Nix (276P-3TD)
Oregon State-L-Washington State (38-35)..QB-Cam Ward (404P-5TD) Cougars
Arizona-W-Stanford ()21-20)..QB-Jaden deLaura (157Y) passing UA
Washington-W-Cal (59-32)..QB-Michael Penix (304P-4TD) Huskies
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(Mountain West)
Air Force-W-San Jose (45-20)..Falcons (400Y) rushing
New Mexico-W-U Mass (34-31)..Lobos QB-Dylan Hopkins (192P)
Colorado State-W-Middle Tennessee (31-23)..QB-Brayden Nicolosi (321P-2TD)-Rams
Nevada-L-Texas State (35-24)..RB-Ismail Mahdi (216R-2TD) for Texas State
Wyoming-W-Appalachian State (23-19)..Cowboys 62Y-TD-blocked field goal
Utah State-L-James Madison..QB-Jordan McLeon (364P-4TD)-Dukes
UNLV-W-UTEP (45-28)..RB-Jaiden Thomas (100Y-4TD)..Rebels (307R)
Fresno State-W-Kent State (53-10)..QB-Mikey Keene (325P-4TD)..WR-Jalen Moss (7R-120)
Hawaii-W-New Mexico State (20-17)..Warriors game winning field goal (:02)
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(Top 10)
1-Georgia-W-UAB..QB-Carson BEck (337P-3TD)
2-Michigan-W-Rutgers..QB-JJ McCarthy (214P-TD)
3-Texas-W-Baylor..QB-Quinn Ewers (293P-TD)
4-Florida State-W-Clemson..QB-Jordan Travis 25Y-TD-in overtime
5-USC-W-ASU..RB-Mar’Shawn Lloyd (154R) Trojans
6-Ohio State-W-Notre Dame..QB-Kyle McCord game winning TD drive final (:50)
7-Penn State-W-Iowa..QB-Drew Allar 4TD passes-Lions
8-Washington-W-California..QB-Michael Penix 4TDs-Huskies
10-Oregon-W-Colorado..Ducks (522Y) offense..Defense 7-sacks
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(College Notes)
Oregon..Coach Dan Lanning pregame speed to team..’Colorado’s cindarella story is over..this isn’t Hollywood…they’re about clicks..we’re about wins’
Colorado..Coach Deion Sanders…’we played like garbage’
Ohio State..Coach Ryan Day rips Lou Hotlz for saying ‘Buckeyes lack toughness’
Boise State…AD says school needs to look at proposal for new conference that includes promotion-relegation
Washington State..Look at merger idea of Pac 2-Mountain West-AAC…with tiered conferences that would include promotion-relegation in 24-team alliance
USC..Coach Lincoln Riley lifts ‘ban’ of Orange County Register reporter
AP Poll…1-Georgia..2-Michigan..3-Texas..4-Ohio State..5-Florida State..6-Penn State..7-Washington..8-USC..9-Oregon..10-Utah
Colorado…Drops out of top 25 poll after blowout loss in Oregon
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Cardinals..(12-2)..Friars jumped to 9-0 Lead..Had 12-2 lead..Juan Soto 3RHR-RBI double..Xander Bogaerts RBI triple-double…Michael Wacha wins 13th game of year……(77-79) record….won 9-of-10 against last place teams..final home game of season…Play final 6-games on road-vs-White Sox-Giants.
Padres…Finish home season…Attendance..61st sellout of season..Finish home schedule ..Record season mark (3,232,310) for the year shattering the year one record .
Padres-L-Cardinals (5-2)-Saturday…St Louis 3R-11th off Scott Barlow
Padres-W-Cardinals (4-2)-Friday..Manny Machado HR-2RHR in win
Padres-at-Giants..Blake Snell-vs-Logan Webb
Padres..Manny Machado-facing 5-6 month rehab for surgery-tennis elbow
Padres..Callup journeyman reliever Jose Espada (2.81-ERA)
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Dodgers-W-Giants (3-2) 10 innings…Chris Taylor RBI single in 10th…..James Outman HR..LA (96-59)…won 8-of-10….won 37-of-51 games
Dodgers-W-Giants (7-0)-Saturday..Clayton Kershaw (5inn-0R)..JD Martinez 2HRs
Dodgers-L-Giants (5-1)-Friday..SF hits 3HRs
Dodgers..Remove P-Gavin Stone from rotation..(9.00-ERA)
Dodgers..Slumping C-Will Smith says he has had a cracked rib issue for months
Dodgers..off day-Monday..play in Colorado-Tuesday
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Angels-L-Twins (9-3)..Max Kepler..Jorge Polanco-Ryan Jeffries HRs…..Halos (70-86)….Lost 35-of-49 games
Angels-W-Twins (1-0)-Saturday-Jo Adell HR
Angels-L-Twins (8-6)-Friday..Alex Kiriloff HR-Minnesota
Angels-Texas..Monday..Patrick Sandoval start
Angels..IL-P-Tyler Anderson-knee issue
Angels-IL-P-Aaron Loup-shoulder
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(Scoreboard)
Tampa Bay-L-Toronto..George Springer 3R-inside park HR-Jays..Rays (95-62)
Yankees-L-Arizona..Diambondbacks 3-sacrifice fly balls
Braves-L-Washington..CJ Abrams sac fly-Washin..1st-game..Atlanta (99-55)
Braves-Washington..2nd game
Red Sox-L-White Sox.Mike Clevinger 6-strong innings-Chi.
Orioles-W-Cleveland..Kyle Gibson (7inn-1R)…Balt (97-59)
Marlins-W-Brewers..Jon Berti 2HRs-Miami.
Reds-W-Pirates..TJ Friedl 2RHR-Cinn.
Houston-L-Royals..Kansas City hits 4HRs in sweep of series..KC (54-102)
Rockies-L-Cubs..Pat Wisdom 2RHR-Cubs
Texas-W-Mariners..Rangers 6-home runs in slugfest 9-8 win.
Tigers-W-A’s..With loss..Oakland (48-108)
Mets-Phillies
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(Baseball Notes)
Yokohama Bay Stars..will post relief ace Shota Imanaga..career (3.17-ERA)
Red Sox..Demote GM-Brian O’Halloran to Baseball Operations job
Milwaukee..Yet to offer Manager Craig Counsell-extension..has (701-621) recortd
Cubs..Manager Dave Ross apologizes to Pirates manager Derek Shelton for saying..’we lost 2-games to a bad team’
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(Injuries)
Braves..IL-ace Max Fried-blister issues again
Cleveland..Activate P-Shane Bierber from IL-oblique
Milwaukee..Send P-Aaron Ashby on rehab outing-coming off shoulder surgery
Cardinals..IL-C-Will Contreras-wrist
Miami..P-Sandy Alcantara-shutdown rest of year-forearm issues again
Twins..IL-SS-Royce Lewis-hamstring issues again
Cardinals..IL-3B-Nolan Arenado-back strain
Tampa Bay..IL-2B-Brandon Lowe-fractured kneecap-foul ball
Atlanta..MRI-P-Charley Morton-sprained finger
White Sox..Surgery P-Michael Kopech-knee
Cubs..IL-P-Brad Boxberger-forearm
Tampa Bay..IL-P-Jason Adam-oblique injury again
Miami..IL-2B-Eury Perez-shoulder
Cleveland..IL-P-Logan Allen-shoulder
Kansas City..P-Brad Keller facing surgery-collarbone issue
Giants..IL-P-Scott Alexander-hamstring reinjury
Twins..Activate P-Chris Paddack coming for 2nd elbow surgery
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..Reliever Sean Doolittle-retires after 11Y career..(3.20-ERA)
Tampa Bay..Callup 2B-Junio Caminero..hit (.356-309) this year in AA-AAA
Royals..DFA-OF-Matt Beaty
Tampa Bay..Callup OF-Raimel Tapia
Red Sox..DFA-P-Kyle Barraclough
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…(Basketball)…
Portland…Reopen trade talks for G-Damian Lillard
..Blazers-discuss 3-way deal with Miami-Suns..Portland gets C-DeAndre Ayton
..Blazers-discuss 3-way deal with Miami-Chicago..Portland gets G-Zach Lavine
..Blazers-discuss 3-way deal with Toronto..Portland gets G-Pascal Siam
Boston..sign FA-G-Lamar Stevens-ex Cleveland
Indiana..sign FA-F-Jordan Bell-ex Golden State-Minnesota
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…(Hockey)….
NHL…Negotiating to put ‘Winter Classic’ game into Mexico City in 2024 or 2025
Ottawa..Talks to Peter Chiarelli about front office job..ex-GM-Edmonton-Boston
Ducks..Confirm passing of LW-Nick Kerdiles (29Y)..played 4-years in NHL
Ducks..Lose F-Konnor Smith-fractured hand
Rangers..Sign FA-F-Adam Clendenning-longtime AHL veteran
Kings-L-Arizona (5-3)..Preseason game Australia..Logan Cooley length of ice rush goal-Arizona
Kings-W-Arizona (3-2)..Adrian Kempe 2-goals
Kings-W-Ducks..(3-2)…D-Jason LaCombe 2-goals including game winner OT…NHL preseason game-Sunday
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…(General)…
(Soccer)..English Premier League Scores
..Arsenal-Tie-Hot Spur..Son Min 2-goals-Spurs
..Manchester City-W-Nottingham Forest..Erling Haalan goals-City
..Manchester United-W-Burnley..Bruno Fernandes goal for Man U
..Everton-W-Brentford..Dom Lewis goal-Everton
..Luton-Tie-Wolverhampton..Wolves played shorthanded 60-minute red card
..Crystal Palace-Tie-Fulham..0-0 outcome
..Aston Villa-W-Chelsea..Ollie Watkins goal 73′
..Liverpool-W-West Ham..Mo Salah penalty shot goal
..Newcastle-W-Sheffield..Newcastle scores 3-goals in 14-minutes
So Fi Stadium…considering pulling out of hosting 2026-World Cup games because of dispute over revenue sharing with FIFA
Inter Miami…Lionel Messi-ailing-scar tissue flareups
Folarin Balogun-criticized for missing 2-penalty shots in Italian League game
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(Golf)
Team USA roster heads into Italy for practice rounds for next weekends Ryder Cup matches
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(Auto Racing)
Formula 1…Grand Prix-Japan..Max Verstappen roars to (:20) victory..wins 13th race of season in 16-races.
NASCAR…Texas 400…William Byron takes lead with 5-laps to go after multiple wrecks and outruns Ross Chastain for key win…giving owner Rick Hendrick his 300th career win as owner…..co leader Kyle Larson spun out-nailed wall with 17-laps giving up lead to Bubba Wallce..then restart led to 3-cars hitting wall creating 7-car wreck.as Wallace faded at the end….8-drivers left in the Championship race..
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