Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Rockies (3-2)….Luis Campusano pinch hit RBI single..Ji Man Choi sac fly trigger 7th inning rally….Josh Hader 31st save…Friars (75-78)..Won 7-in a row…SS-Xander Bogaerts ‘Really Sad-Really Sucks’ we have not played well all year.
Padres…off day-Thursday-open final 3-games of home schedule-Friday-vs Cardinals…Play final 6-games on the road
Padres..OF-Juan Soto-hot spell…(14-36)…..first year and half in San Diego (.258)…had (.291) average in Washington.
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Dodgers-Detroit….Tigers led (2-0) early at Press Time….Heading into game..LA (93-57)….Won 34-of-46 games
Dodgers-Giants..Open Weekend series-Thursday..Ryan Pepiot starts for LA
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Angels-W-Tampa Bay (8-3)…..Brandon Drury 3RHR-solo HR-5RBIs…..Halos (69-83)…lost 32-of-45 games
Angels-Tampa…Thursday..Griff Canning-vs-Zach Eflin (15-8)
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(Scoreboard)
Braves-L-Phillies..Nick Castellanos HR-2RHR-Phila..Atlanta (97-55)
Reds-L-Twins..Hunter Greene 14-strikeout outing but lost.
Washington-W-White Sox..Lane Thomas Grand Slam HR-Nats 13R outburst
Boston-L-Texas..Ranges put 15-runs on board..Jon Heim 3RHR
Orioles-L-Houston…Mauricio Dubon RBI single in 9th-Hou..Balt (95-57)
Cleveland-L-Kansas City…Nelson Velasquez 3RHR-KC.
Mariners-W-A’s..A’s fall to (46-106)
Giants-L-Arizona..Corbin Carroll 25th HR-50th stolen base
Mets-W-Miami..Brandon Nimmo HR-3 hits-NY
Blue Jays-W-Yankees..Kevin Glausman 6-shutout inn-Toronto
Cubs-L-Pirates..Buccos score 13R in upset win.
Cardinals-L-Brewers..Josh Donaldson 3RHR-Milw
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(Injuries)
Twins..IL-SS-Carlos Correa-arch injury
Orioles..IL-OF-Ryan Mountcastle-shouldeer
Cubs..IL-2B-Nick Madrigal-hamstring
Royals..IL-P-Brad Keller-shoulder
Red Sox..P-Kenley Jansen-remains on Covid list
Giants..P-Alex Cobb-hip impingement returns
A’s..IL-P-Sean Newcomb
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(Roster Moves)
A’s..Option P-Devin Sweet to AAA
Tigers..Call up P-Brenan Hanifer
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(MLB Notes)
White Sox..Hire Josh Barfield-Arizona as Asst GM…Brian Bannister-Giants-in Player Personnel…Gene Watson-Miami-Scouting
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…(Football)…
(Thursday Night Football)
NYGiants-San Francisco 49ers….Giants without star RB-Saquon Barkley
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(NFL Notes)
NFL League Office…Under fire for not informing referees to ‘eject’ Browns QB-Deshaun Watson after he shoved referee in Steelers game…Watson had 2-personal foul facemark penalties
New England…Police say video shows Patriots fans was aggressor when punched in head twice by Dolphins fan..Autopsy showed Patriots fan may have had a medical emergency-possibly heart attack, before he fell back into his seat..Did not suffer injuries from punches.
Chicago..Police continue search for former CB-Sergio Brown-who wrote on instagram that police reports on death of his mother are ‘Fake News-Fake News’…family fears Brown is having mental healthy issues…mother found dead in back yard in Illinois.
New Orleans..NFL suspends S-Marcus Maye-3G-conviction of DUI
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(Roster Moves)
Rams-Vikings..TRADE…LA deals RB-Cam Akers to Minnesota for #6-#7 round draft picks…Akers times with Rams..2-productive seasons…an Achilles injury and feuds over 2-seasons with coaches.
Browns..Sign FA-RB-Kareem Hunt to replace injured Nick Chubb on roster.
Ravens..Sign FA-RB-Kenyon Drake-ex Arizona-Raiders
Ravens..Workout FA-RB-Ronnie Jones-ex Cowboys..James Robinson-ex-Jax
Carolina..Activate FA-LB-Deion Jones-ex Falcons
Carolina..Sign FA-QB-Jake Luton
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(Injuries)
Chargers..RB-Austin Ekeler..LB-Khalil Mack ..LB-Eric Kendricks do not practice..ankle-hamstring issues..Joey Bosa limited in practice-hamstring
Bears..IR-OG-Braxton Jones-neck
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(College Football)
Dartmouth College..Mourns passing head coach Buddy Teevens..passed away from complications of spinal chord injury..leg amputated…after his bicycle was hit on highway in spring…Teevens was (117-101-2) as head coach in Ivy League-Tulane-Stanford
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…(Basketball)…
San Antonio..Sign FA-F-Javante McCoy-ex Lakers
Houston..Re-sign FA-C-Boban Marjanovic
New Orleans..Confirm they hired sports health science trainers to work entire summer with C-Zion Williamson-F-Brandon Ingram-careers beset by injuries
Cleveland..Koby Altman-President Basketball Operations-pleads not guilty to DUI-charges…was speeding pulled over..refused breath test…told police he was President of Cavaliers…was told he was speeding and nearly caused a downtown accident.
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…(Hockey)…
Anaheim Ducks..Open training camp-Thursday..63-players on ice-3 workouts. On the ice will be newly acquired Tampa goal scorer Alex Killorn.
LA Kings…Camp opens Thursday with a roster of 68-players including newly acquired Pierre Luc Dubois, who came from the Winnipeg Jets in a major trade.
27-veteran Kings players are in Australia for the NHL Global Series that starts on September 23rd.
Ducks..No progress in getting contract extensions for C-Trevor Zebras and D-Jamie Drysdale..both can become unrestricted free agents..Ducks have 16M-cap space
Vancouver-Montreal…TRADE..Canucks deal RW-Tanner Pearson and #3 pick for G-Casey DeSmith..Pearson (133G) career.
Tampa Bay..C-Steve Stamkos upset team has not opened contract extension talks..Stamkos makes 10M-year and is headed to free agency end of season..has (515G) in career
Montreal..Veteran RW-Paul Byron retires…hired to do scouting
Colorado..Meet with unsigned FA-F-Mikael Granlund-ex Calgary
Detroit..Sign FA-F-Artem Anisinov-ex Flyers
Detroit..Sign FA-G-Michael Hutchinson-ex Toronto
Vancouver..D-Tucker Poolman-will not report to camp-continued concussion issues
Edmonton..D-Olivier Ekholm-not cleared practice-hip issue
Montreal..F-Christian Dvorak-not cleared practice-knee rehab continues
Toronto..G-Matt Murray facing major surgery-will not play this fall
Toronto..D-Jake Muezzin-long term Ir-from fractured spine last year
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…(General)…
Soccer..Manchester United..former Coach Ole Solksjaer said team made terrible mistake to sign Christiano Ronaldo to contract…..Says Man U is no longer same club-cannot lure players like Harry Kane-Declan Rice-Jade Bellingham.
Champions League..Tourney play begins
..Manchester United-Bayern Munich..
..Arsenal-PSV Eindhoven
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Auto Racing…Chip Ganassi Racing will field 5-cars next year…signs 19Y old phenom Kyffin Simpson..joins Scott Dixon-Alex Palou on team.
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