Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Marlins (4-0)..Xander Bogaerts 2RHR…Seth Lugo (6inn-0R)..Josh Hader strikes out the side with bases loaded in 9th…….Friars (61-67)
Padres..Reliever Robert Suarez ejected in the 8th inning for substance on his left wrist…Could be facing 10-game suspension for ejection…Denies it was an illegal substance..said it was sunscreen…but it was covered by the top of his glove.
Padres…Off day Thursday-head to Milwaukee-start 6 game road trip
Padres..Open series on Thursday against Brewers
Padres..OF-Oscar Mercado-opts out of El Paso contract..was hitting (.290)
Padres..P-Blake Snell admits he was distracted-upset after Jorge Soler hit 442′-HR..stood at home plate then showboated running around the bases…Snell then gave up 3-more hits that resulted in 3-runs in Tuesday loss.
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Dodgers-Cleveland…Keke Hernandez 2R-double…LA led (3-1) when game was suspended by bad weather…Will resume in 3rd inning on Thursday….LA (76-48)
Dodgers-Cleveland..Thursday game
Dodgers..Callup 3B-Mike Busch-hit ().323-24HR) at Oklahoma City
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Angels-L-Reds (8-4)..Elly DeLaCruz 2RHR-2R single..1st game
Angels-Reds..2nd game…Angels (61-65)
Angels..P-Shohei Ohtani hits 44th HR..leaves game with shoulder fatigue for 2nd time in 2-weeks
Angels..off day-Thursday
Angels-at-Mets-open weekend series on Friday
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(Wednesday Scoreboard)
Cardinals-W-Pirates..Richie Palacious 3H-StL
Cubs-W-Tigers..Yan Gomes RBI single in 8th Chicago
Brewers-W-Twins..Milwaukee hits 3HRs.
Seattle-L-White Sox..Tim Anderson scores winning run on pickoff play
Royals-W-A’s..Cole Ragans 11-strikeout outing for KC
Giants-W-Phillies..Wilmer Flores HR..Paul DeJong 2RHR-SF
Rockies-L-Tampa Bay..Isaiah Paredes HR-Rays.
Blue Jays-L-Orioles..Anthony Santender HR-Baltimore
Yankees-W-Washington..Aaron Judge Grand Slam HR-2-solo HRs-.
Mets-L-Braves..Marcel Ozuna 2RHR..RBI double-Atlanta
Red Sox-Houston..Astros led 4-2 at Press Time..
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(MLB Notes)
Red Sox..Manager Alex Cora ejected and faces fine for coming out dugout to taunt Astros starter Justin Verlander over pitch clock issues.
Yankees..GM-Brian Cashman called the season a ‘disaster’..9-game losing streak..scored 21-runs in 9-games…
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(Injuries)
Miami..OF-Avisail Garcia-hamstring injury
Mets..P-John Curtiss-elbow surgery
Reds..P-Nick Lodolo-MR-possible stress fracture leg returns
Reds..IL-OF-Stu Fairchild-concussion
Red Sox..OF-Jarron Duran-IL-toe injury
Yankees..OF-Billy McKinney-IL-back injury
Yankees..Activate P-Carlos Rodon
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(Roster Moves)
White Sox..DFA-P-Brent Honeywell..(5inn-7R-9H-3W) in 3-games
Mariners..Sign FA-P-Luke Weaver-ex Reds
Gaints..Sign FA-P-Sean Newcomb-ex A’s..had (3.16-ERA) in AAA-ex Angels
Tampa Bay..DFA-C-Francisco Mejia
Tigers..Option P-Spencer Turnbull
Mets..Callup P-Sean Foley
Reds..DFA-OF-Henry Ramos
Cardinals..Callup P-Jacob Barnes
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…(Football)…
(Schedule)-Thursday Night Football
Steelers-Falcons..Mason Rudolph-Mitch Trubisky battle for backup QB job
Colts-Eagles..Anthony Richardson starts again at QB-Indy
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(NFL Notes)
Chiefs..Holdout Pro Bowl DT-Chris Jones says he is willing to sit out the first 8-weeks of the season if Chiefs do not upgrade his contract…would cost himself (7.5M) in salary…Wants pay extension to (25M) a year.
Dallas..DE-Sam Williams-arrested on gun-drug charges on Sunday
Hall of Fame…3-finalists named in Senior Category
..Bears DT-Steve McMichael
..Denver LB-Randy Gradishaw
..NY Jets..AFL-WR-star Art Powell
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(Roster Moves)
49ers…Demote QB-Trey Lance to 3rd string..may take trade offers for him..Brock Purdy-Sam Darnold will be 1-2 on depth chart
Colts..Report 6-teams have contacted team about trade for Jon Taylor
Colts-Miami..Trade talks..Colts want #2-#3 picks for RB-Jonathan Taylor
Colts-Dallas..Discuss a #1 Cowboys pick for Taylor
Houston..Sign FA-CB-Cam Dantzler-ex Vikings
Patriots..Sign FA-DT-Marquand McCall-ex Carolina
Eagles..Sign FA-WR-Freddie Swain-ex Miami
Jets..WR-Corey Davis leaves camp-considering retirement
Saints..Release WR-Bryan Edwards
Giants..Workout FA-CB-William Jackson-ex Washington
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(Injuries)
Denver..IR-WR-Julien Vigil-knee
Patriots..WR-Tyquan Thornton-shoulder injury
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(College Football)
Georgia..Lose RB-Branson Robinson-Knee patella injury
USC..Reggie Bush…filing suit for defamation against NCAA for statements refusing to reinstate his NCAA stats and return his Heisman Trophy.
ACC…Presidents meet thru Wednesday to discuss addition of 3-teams…negotiating with SMU-Stanford-California…would take conference to 18-teams…ACC also looking at different revenue share model to appease Florida State-Clemson-Miami..Report SMU would not take TV revenue share…Cal-Stanford would take only 20M
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…(Basketball)…
Portland-Miami…Reopened trade talks for G-Damian Lillard…Heat seeking a 3rd team as a trade partner.
Dallas..Buyout contract C-JaVale McGee
Dallas..Sign FA-F-Derrick Jones-ex Bulls
Boston..workout FA-F-TJ Warren-ex Suns-Nets
Stan Van Gundy…Legendary coach-broadcaster….wife dies suddenly.
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…(Hockey)….
Arizona Coyotes..3Y-extension to coach Andre Tourigny
Toronto..C-Auston Matthews signs record (4Y-53M) deal..takes average salary to NHL high (13.2M) per year
Edmonton..Sign D-Evan Bouchard (2Y-8M) extension
Vancouver..F-Elias Pettersson-will not negotiate extension during season..coming off (102P) season..Canucks have cap problems.
Columbus..Sign FA-F-Nate Schnarr-ex LA Kings
Colorado..Sign FA-RW-Peter Holland-ex Maple Leafs..played in Sweden
NY Islanders..F-Leo Komarov signs with Helsiniki
NHL..Reinstates F-Loga Mailloux-played in Sweden after 1-year ban for sexual misconduct issue in Europe.
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…(General)…
Golf…Tour Championships-Eastlake Course-Atlanta..Scottie Scheffler heads the field.
PGA..Jay Monahan says Tour will go ahead and plan to open next season with tourney in Maui at Kapalua
Soccer..Team USA star Lindsey Horan…criticizes coach Vlatko Andonovic…’Teams was not prepared to play in World Cup..Practices were undisciplined…roles undefined.
Manchester United..suspends F-Marcus Greenwood for 18-months after probe of Attempted rape and sexual misconduct…21-year old star has 5-year contract and could be traded.
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