Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday
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Padres-L-Giants (3-2) in 10-innings…Dom Solano sac fly scores Alex Dickerson with winning run….Darin Ruf hit 2R-HR when Jorge Mateo had ball bounce off glove at fence-go over fence for home run..Blake Snell (5inn-2R-2H-8K) in strong outing…Padres now (4-3)…Giants won 2-of-3 at Petco Park..
Padres…Travel day…head to Texas to open 7-game road trip on Friday.
Dodgers-L-Athletics (4-3)….Mitch Moreland RBI single in 10th inning for A;s..Matt Chapman HR…A’s win in 10-innings…snap (0-6) start…Trevor Bauer (6.2inn-2R-10K)….Justin Turner RBI-double..AJ Pollock RBI single..Kenley Jansen blows 9th inning save with 22-pitch inning allowing A’s to tie..then win in 10th
Dodgers..Off on Thursday…open weekend series vs Washington-Friday
Dodgers..OF-Mookie Betts out of lineup on Wednesday-back stiffness
Angels..Off day on Wednesday
Angels-vs-Toronto…Blue Jays home game in Dunedin, Florida.
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(Scoreboard)
Indians-W-Royals…Jose Ramirez 2-2R-HRs for Tribe..Shane Bieber (6inn-12K)
Twins-W-Tigers..Kenta Maeda (6inn-2R)
Red Sox-W-Tampa Bay..JD Martinez 2R-double…Chrisitan Vasquez 2R-HR
Texas-W-Toronto…Kyle Gibson (6inn-0R) for Rangers..Nick Solak HR
Cubs-L-Brewers..Lorenzo Cain HR-3R-HR for Milwaukee
Braves-W-Washington (1st game)..Braves score on passed ball-wild pitch
Braves-W-Washington (2nd game)..Pablo Sandoval 2R-HR
Reds-W-Pirates..Reds hit 4HRs..Nick Castellanos-Taylor Naquin HRs…Bucs pitching gives up (39R) in last 5-games
Mets-L-Phillies..JT Realmuto 3R-HR..Alex Bohm 3R-HR for Phils
White Sox-L-Seattle..Kyle Seager 3R-double rallies Mariners..Zach Collins 2R-single for M’s
Cardinals-W-Miami..Yadier Molina 2R-HR…Jack Flaherty (6inn-1H)..Marlins (1-5) start to season.
Yankees-Orioles…Baltimore led (4-3) in 11th at Press Time..Anthony Santander-Ced Mullens solo HRs for Birds.
..Rockies-Arizona….Chris Owings RBI double..RBI triple off Madison Bumgarner…Colorado led (5-0) in 5th at Press Time
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(Injuries)
A’s..P-Trevor Rosenthal facing surgery for blood clot-shoulder
Blue Jays..OF-George Springer-MRI for quad injury
Seattle..DL-P-James Paxton-strained forearm
Seattle..DL-OF-Jack Fraley-hamstring
White Sox..DL-SS-Tim Anderson-hamstring
Twins..DL-OF-Brent Rooker-neck
Atlanta..Shutdown P-Mike Soroka-shoulder inflammation
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(MLB Notes)
Toronto..Give GM-Ross Atkins-5Y-contract extension
Anahiem..Mike Scoscia-ex Halos manager..will manage Team USA-Olympics
Arizona..Calls up P-Anthony Swarzak fro AAA
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……………(Football)……………..
Chargers…Meet with Oregon OT-Pennei Sewell…amidts reports Chargers trying to trade up for Falcons (#4) or Bengals (#5) to draft Sewell.
Chargers…Lose OG-Forrest Lamp-signs with Buffalo Bills
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(Roster Moves)
Buffalo..Sign FA-OG-Forrest Lamp-ex Chargers
Dallas..Sign FA-P-Bryan Anger-ex Houston
Dallas..Sign FA-TE-Jeremy Sprinkle-ex Washington
Houston..Sign FA-TE-Anthony Auclair-ex Tampa Bay
49ers..Sign FA-QB-Nate Sudfeld-ex Eagles
Houston..Sign FA-DT-Jaleel Johnson-ex Packers
Eagles..Sign FA-LB-Eric Wilson-ex Vikings
Bengals..Release veteran RB-Giovanni Bernard-4.5M-cap savings
Ravens..Re-sign S-Anthony Levine
Bears..Put WR-Anthony Miller on trade block-former 2nd round pick
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(NFL Notes)
Tennessee..Hire Jim Schwartz-ex Eagles Def Coord-as consultant
Carolina..Ron Rivera-says NFL should hire Sky Judge to work in press box to aid officials.
NY Giants..Former WR-Travis Rudolph-arrested-West Palm Beach-murder charge.
Houston…Nike…Reliant Energy…drops QB-Deshaun Watson as spokesman in endorsements….2nd woman goes to Houston police demanding investigation into sexual assault allegations…22-other women have filed 21-lawsuits against Texans QB for sexual misconduct.
Houston…Report that attorney Tony Buzbee approached Watson and wanted payoff of 100,000 per woman to drop lawsuits and settle out of court.
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(College Football)
LSU…Associated AD files 50M-lawsuit against University over university mishandling of sexual investigation former coach Les Miles…Female AD says she was harassed and intimidated after she filed ‘Whistleblower’ case.
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……………(Basketball)……………..
Arizona…Fires basketball coach Sean Miller in wake of NCAA investigation into 5-Level 1-violations in the Adidas Slush Fund case….Miller-head coach (12Y)…won 5-titles in Pac 12…went to NCAA tourney 7-times…got to Elite 8-three times in career.
Arizona…Lakers assistant coach Miles Simon…John Beilein-ex Michigan..BYU coach Mark Pope..hot candidates for Wildcats job.
UCLA…F-Jalen Hill leaves school-retires from basketball with anxiety issues-did not play last year.
Baylor..G-Davion Mitchell (14PPG)-files for NBA draft
Texas AM-Corpus Christie..hires Steven Lutz-ex Purdue assistant
Maryland..Give coach Mark Turgeon extension thru 2026
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(NBA Notes)
Lakers-at-Miami….Thursday matchup on road
Clippers-Phoenix..Thursday game
Brooklyn…G-James Harden out 10-days-hamstring issues
Sacramento..Sign FA-C-Dasmian Jones-ex Lakers
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………………(Hockey)……………….
Kings-Arizona….Scoreless late in first period at Press TimeWednesday game
Gulls-Ontario…Ontario led (1-0) in 1st Period at Press Time…Wednesday AHL action..Gulls (16-10)
Vancouver…Canucks Covid issue worsens…21-players and 4-staff members now on Covid list….Report says 1-player picked up virus at outside store-brought it back to locker room.
NY Islanders-NJ Devils make 6-player deal…Isles acquire Fs-Kyle Palmier-Travis Zajac …Devils get #1..#4 and 2-minor league players…NHL trade deadline is Monday afternoon.
Kings..Captain Drew Doughty rips teams in wake of late season collapse seen them fall from 4th place to 9th in standings…’Act like you’ve earned the roster spot…Don’t sit around hoping for a shift’.
Kings..Put F-Martin Frk on waivers..has 8-goals in 118-NHL games
Montreal..Lose F-Brendan Gallagher-6W-broken hand
Arizona..Coyotes sign college hockey star F-Ty Emberson-Wisconsin
Las Vegas..Sign F-Max Marshes..scored 61P-in-72 games-KHL-Russia
Chicago Blackhawks…Spend 11.7M to buy AHL-Rockford Ice Hogs team
St Louis..Blues..Ready to trade veteran players..lost 7 in row..12-of-14
NCAA-Frozen Four…Thursday semi finals..in Pittsburgh
..Minnesota Duluth-vs-U Mass…UMD going for 3rd straight NCAA title…U-Mass lost 4-players on Wednesday-positive Covid tests..UMD coming off 5-overtime victory over North Dakota..UMass without top goalie and goal scorer with Covid
..St Cloud State-vs-Minnesota-Mankato …St Cloud losing leading scorer with broken leg….Mankato led by top goalie in nation..Dryden McKay (1.40GAA)
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…………..(General)…………..
Masters…..Opening round at Augusta..
..Dustin Johnson-tees off 10:30am
..Rory McIlroy-Jon Rahm-Xander Schauffele tee off 10:42am
..Phil Mickelson goes off 1:12pm
..Jordan Spieth starts at 2pm
Tiger Woods….LA Sheriff’s Department issues final report on auto accident last month….Woods was clocked at 83mph in 45-mile zone when he lost control of SUV-crossed two lanes..hit tree…street sign…curbing…flipped 3X down hillside….Woods refused to give access to his cell phone…Sheriff’s Department did not do blood alcohol tests.
Soccer..Manchester City…Signs Kevin DeBruyne-4Y extension.
Indy Car…Rahal-Letterman team signs Santino Ferrucci to contract to run a car in Indy 500….Team will put 3-cars in race…Joins Takuma Sato-Grahame Rahal in race.
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