Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Thursday

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(Winter Baseball Meetings)

Padres…Shock MLB with late night agreement with Red Sox FA-SS-Xander Bogaerts (11Y-280M)….29Y-hit  (.292-with 15HR) last year…Signing came hours after Bogaerts had met with Red Sox in Boston.

Padres..Expect Bogaerts to play SS…Ha Seong Kim moves to 2B..Jake Cronenworth goes to 1st base

Padres…Had struck out on free agents this week.
..Aaron Judge met with Padres on Tuesday then signed with Yankees…Report San Diego had put deferred money into deal-and California Income Tax was a negative…Padres had discussed a (10Y-400M) back end deal with Judge.
..Trea Turner…Padres had offered (10Y-342M) deal that was full of deferrals too.
..Padres-among 5 teams bidding on Japanese P-Kodai Senga

Padres..Sign FA-OF-David Dahl-ex Rockies-Texas..Career (.272)
Padres..Draft P-Jose Lopez-Reds (23-19)..305K-264-innings in minors

Dodgers…Yet to sign free agents…Manager Dave Roberts says team will make a deal for an OF-Starting Pitcher

Dodgers…Breakoff talks with FA-SS-Carlos Correa because of his part in Astros sign stealing scandal in 2017

Dodgers..Promote Aaron Bates as hitting coach from minor leagues

Angels..Owner-Arte Moreno-says team will have 200M-budget this year=all time record.

Angels..Phil Nevin-hires Bill Hasselman as 3rd base coach..ex Mariners-A’s
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(Roster Moves)

Yankees..Re-Sign FA-OF-Aaron Judge (9Y-360M) deal..all time record 40M-average

Red Sox..Sign FA-P-Kenley Jansen-ex Braves (2Y-32M)
Cubs..Sign FA-P-Jameson Taillon-ex Yankees..(4Y-68M)
Cardinals..Sign FA-C-Will Contreras-ex Cubs (5Y-87M)
Mets..Sign FA-P-Jose Quintana-ex Cardinals (2Y-26M)

Tigers-Braves..TRADE..Reliever Joe Jiminez to Braves for OF-Justyn Malloy.
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(Rule 5-Draft):

Washington…Draft P-Thad Ward (8-10) Red Sox with lst pick
A’s..draft 1B-Ryan Noda-Dodgers..(.292-29HR) AAA
Pirates..select P-Jose Hernandez-Dodgers .(17-10) in minors
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(MLB Notes)

MLB Rules Committee-Evaluating rule that would prevent infielders from blocking bag to tag runner….Want to develop ‘Clear path to base’ like home plate rule with catchers.

Miami..Hire John Mabry-hitting coach

Mets..Report New York now has payroll of 298M-…will have luxury tax rate of 92%.
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…(Football)…..

Aztecs…San Diego District Attorney Office will not file Rape charges against Matt Araiza and two other players.
..DA-‘No path forward to a conviction’
..Police looked at evidence on Rape-Copulation-Sexual Assault
..Woman’s high level of alchol impacted her police statements
..Police obtained video from the part
..Woman boasted about being 18-years old
..Issue 10-search warrants…interviewed 35-people
..SDSU says it is still continuing its on campus investigation
..Women’s family says Civil lawsuit will continue

Colorado…New coach Deion Sanders fires all 10-assistants and all Quality control coaches from previous staff

Colorado…Hires Charles Kelly-Def Coord..was assistant at Alabama
Western Michigan..Offers job to Lance Taylor..Off Coord-Louisville

Louisville..Hires Jeff Brohm-Purdue as coach…was (26-24)Boilermakers

Aztecs..Say they will sig 6-to-8 players from Transfer Portal
Notre Dame..Top TE-Mike Mayers-files for draft

PAC 12..Names Caleb Williams-USC-Offensive Player of Year…Tula Tuipaluto-USC Defensive Player of Year…Co Coaches of Year..Jnathon Smith-Oregon State..Klaus deBoer-Washington.
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(NFL)

Chargers….More starters miss Wednesday practice for Miami game
..CB-Bryce Callahan-core injury
..FS-Derwin James-quad flareup
..OT-Trey Pipkens-knee
..OC-Corey Linsley-still in concussion protocol
..DT-Sebastain Day-spranked knee

Rams..QB-Baker Mayfield reports to team after waiver claim…Team has 10-days of practice to get him ready to play…Is (30-35) in career

Rams-Raiders…Thursday Night Football…Raiders (5-7)…Rams (3-9)
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(NFL Notes)

Houston..Reinseerts Davis Mills as starting QB
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(Injuries)

Bills..LB-Von Miller-miss rest of year-surgery-found torn knee ligament
Eagles..DE-Robert Quinn-knee scope
Saints..RB-Marc Ingram-torn ACL
Jaguars..QB-Trevor Lawrence-sprained foot
Cowboys..Activate OT-Tyron Smith from IR
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(Roster Move)

Seattle..Sign FA-RB-Wayne Gallman-ex Giants
Browns..Sign FA-LB-Reg Ragland-ex Raiders
Cowboys..Sign FA-CB-Mackenzie Alexander-ex Vikings
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…(Basketball)…….

Lakers-L-Raptors..(126-113)…Pascal Siakam (25P-10R)…LeBron James-Anthony Davis miss game…Ankle-Flu issues

Clippers-L-Orlando (116-111)….Pablo Banchero scores (10P) in overtime…Kawahi Leonard (4-baskets) in 30-minutes…Paul George (3-baskets)

Suns..Activate G-Chris Paul from injuredlist
Minnesota..Sign FA-F-Matt Ryan-ex Lakers..Release F-AJ Lawson

Aztecs…Head to Phoenix to play St-Mary’s in Colangelo Classic on weekend.
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…(Hockey)….

Ducks-at-Vancouver…Thursday game
Kings-at-Chicago..Thrursday road game

Sabres…F-Trage Thompson scores 5-goals in win over Columbus

Kings..Send D-Brandt Clark to Team Canada
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…)World Cup)…

Off day…Quarterfinals on Friday….Brazil-Croatia…Argentina-Netherlands

Team USA..Begins contract extension talks with Coach Gregg Berhalter.
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Boxing…Legendary Ref Mills Lane passes (85Y)…Worked 100-championship bouts in boxing career.
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