Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-Dodgers…Open Cactus League Schedule (12:05pm)…Joe Musgrove-vs-Yosh Yamamoto…Yuki Matsui will make debut for Padres out of bullpen
Padres..Announce Yu Darvish-Michael King will not pitch against Dodgers..Manny Machado will not play vs LA
Padres..Players talk about new era of baseball beginning-and-last season
..Mike Schildt..’Team must hit reset button’
..Joe Musgrove..’Refocused on team and clubhouse’
..Xander Bogaerts..’Take Juan Soto off your team-big difference’
..Manny Machado..’Juan Soto-irreplaceable’
..Jake Cronenworth..’Ton of stuff going on last year’
Padres..Former 1st baseman Eric Hosmer retires..Padres still paying 25M over the next two years for contract they traded away ro Red Sox-Cubs…Had signed (8Y-144M) deal with Padres…hit (.265) in San Diego
Padres..Ex Manager Bob Melvin-Giants discusses parting in UT interview
..I was committed to comeback
..Longer we talked-he conflicts were still there
..Exiting was better for everyone
..Didn’t know when to push the panic button
..I tried to embrace the stars we had
..A dramatic 2-year change
..Baseball humbles you..it did last year
Dodgers…Say Tyler Glasnow-Yosh Yomamoto will start the two games in South Korea against the Padres
Dodgers..DH-Shohei Ohtani took short third round of live BP..wants 50-at bats in spring training games
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..Sign FA-P-Derek Law-ex Giants-Reds
Brewers..DFA-OF-Johmai Jones
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(Injuries)
Mets..Shutdown P-Kodai Senga-shoulder fatigue..had (2.97-ERA) in 2023
Giants..Shutdown P-Keaton Winn-elbow issue
White Sox..Surgery P-Edgar Navarro-elbow
Yankees..OF-Aaron Judge says he will do toe maintenance all season
Tampa Bay..P-Drew Rasmussen on 60-day DL
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(MLB Notes)
Red Sox…OF-Raf Devers criticizes ownership over lack of off season roster moves..’They know what we need’
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs…Return to practice after 5th straight road loss at Utah State…SDSU has home game with Fresno State
Southland Conference…Suspends 8 players for postgame brawl on Tuesday night at end of Texas AM-Commerce game with Incarnate Word.
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Lakers-at-Golden State….LA starts 2nd half of schedule on road..Thursday game
Clippers-at-Oklahoma City..Thursday game
Golden State..Owner Joe Lacob says team must get out from under the Luxury Tax Category…Indication they will let G-Klay Thompson leave at end of season
Scott Pollard…Longtime NBA-C-to be moved from ICU to step down care at Vanderbilt Medical Center…6-days after heart transplant surgery
Dallas..Judge sets December trial date for fired GM-Donnie Nelson..charges he was terminated after he went to Human Resources when his nepthew was sexually assaulted by a Mavericks employee.
Toronto..Sign FA-G-DJ Carlton-was in NBA G-League (18P-5A)
Minnesota..Sign FA-F-Justin Jackson..former #1 pick..has been with 6-teams
Brooklyn Nets..Fined 100,000 for sitting all starters in December 27th games vs Milwaukee
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…(Football)…
Chicago…Open trades talks with Atlanta-Minnesota for starting QB-Justin Fields.
Dallas..Report Cowboys preparing free agent offer to either Giants RB-Saquon Barkley or Raiders RB-Josh Jacobs
Ravens..Interest in Titans FA-RB-Derrick Henry.
Raiders..Interested in trading up to get a chance to draft LSU-QB-Jayden Daniels..Raiders draft 13th
Rams..Release veteran C-Brian Allen-5M cap savings
Seattle..Hires Justin Hinds-DL coach-ex Bears
Ravens..Hires Dennis Johnson-DL coach-ex Baylor coach
49ers..Talk for 2nd time with Brandon Staley-ex Chargers about Def Coord job
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(College Football)
Aztecs…Sign TE-Michael Harrison-ex Colorado from transfer portal..becomes 21st transfer to join Aztecs program under new coach Sean Lewis.
USC..Sources say Caleb Williams-likely #1 draft pick-is not hiring an agent.
NCAA-Charley Baker….President says he will not mandate changes to transfer portals…’Players have rights-coaches walk out all the time-Players should be allowed to change their mind’
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-Columbus…Bad opening period buries Ducks…Blue Jackets scored 3-goals in opening period. against G=-John Gibson..Led (3-0) in 2nd period at Press Time…Wednesday game
Kings-Nashville…Thursday game..Kings have won 4-of-5 since coaching change
Boston..Lose D-Hampus Lindholm-knee injury
Carolina..G-Frederik Anderson-cleared to play next week-been out with blood clot
Washington..Lose C-Nick Dowd-shoulder sprain
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…(General)…
(Soccer)..English Premier League:
..Liverpool-W-Luton…Liverpool scores 2-goals in 2-minutes..now (18-6-2)
Bayern Munich ..Coach Thomas Tuchel will quit at end of year..Finishing 2nd season in Germany after being coach at Chelsea
Liverpool…Coach Jurgen Klopp-leaving EPL end of year says he will not interview at Bayern Munich.
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(Golf)
Angel Cabrera…Cleared to return to play in the PGA-Champions League-Senior Tour..spent 30-months in prison on multiple domestic abuse convictions in Argentia….Underwent Alcohol rehab in prison…Won Masters in 2009….Has not been reinstated to play at Augusta this year.
PGA Tour..1st round Mexico Open-Thursday
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