Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Thursday
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..(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Reds. (6-2)…Take 2-of-3 games in series…..Friars (16-18)
..Jake Cronenworth Grand Slam HR
..Joe Musgrove (6inn-2R-9K) in dominant outing
..Jurickson Profar 4-hit game
..Manny Machado robbed of 3R-HR in 1st by OF-Steve Fairchild catch
..Padres head to Arizona for battle of 2nd place teams in NL West
Padres..Off day-Thursday..Open weekend series in Arizona-Friday
Padres..Option struggling P-Tom Cosgrove to AAA-El Paso..had (10.50-ERA.
Padres..P-Luis Patino-elbow surgery-will be out till 2015.
Padres..3rd worst starting ERA in baseball..now (4.54)
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Dodgers-Arizona…LA led (6-0) early at Press Time…Score 5R-in-2nd…Will Smith HR..Andy Pages 2RHR off Jordan Montgomery….LA (19-13)
Dodgers..off Thursday..host Houston on Friday
Dodgers..P-Joe Kelly-groin flareup…LA has 10-pitchers on DL
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Angels-L-Phillies. (2-1)….Halos (11-20)
..Zach Wheeler lowers ERA (1.19-ERA) for Phillies
..Kyle Schwarber 2R-single in win
..Phillies struck out 18-times in game
Angels..off Thursday..play in Cleveland-Friday
Angels..OF-Mike Trout to have meniscus knee surgery..could be out 3-to-6 months.
Angels..DL-3B-Miguel Sano-knee
Angels..Callup OF-Willie Calhoun
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(Scoreboard)
Tigers-W-Cardinals..Matt Veirling 2RHR-Kenta Maeda (6inn-1R)
Brewers-W-Tampa Bay..Colin Rea (6inn-0R)..Willy Adames 2HRs-4RBI
Twins-W-White Sox..Twins score 4R-in 9th
Blue Jays-L-Royals..Seth Lugo dominant outing..now (5-1) 1.60-ERA
A’s-W-Pirates..Ross Stripling (6inn-0R-3H)
Orioles-L-Yankees..Oswaldo Cabrera 2RHR-NY
Braves-W-Mariners..Austin Riley 2R-triple.
Rockies-L-Marlins..Dane Meyers 2R-single-Miami
Cubs-W-Mets..Shoto Imanaga (7inn-0R-3H)
Red Sox-W-Giants..Bosox 3-run scoring doubles and RBI triple
Rangers-:L-Nationals..Washington bullpen day..9-shutout innings in 1-0 win
Cleveland-W-Houston..Steve Kwan RBI double in 10th-Guardians
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(Roster Moves)
Reds..1B-Mike Ford-opts out for free agency..hit (.297)AAA
Red Sox..sign FA-OF-Dom Smith-ex Tampa Bay
Red Sox..sign FA-SS-Zach Short-ex Mets
Red Sox..sign FA-P-Basley Horn-ex White Sox
Marlins..Call up P-Rod Munoz from AAA
Tigers..Option P-Matt Manning to AAA
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(Injuries)
Texas..P-Max Scherzer-scratched rehab start-thumb issue
Orioles..DL-P-Grayson Rodriguez-shoulder
Brewers..C-Gary Sanchez-MRI-hamstring
Cardinals..P-Steven Matz-MRI-back
Tampa Bay..Send 2B-Josh Lowe on rehab outing
Miami..Rehab outing 1B-Jake Burger
Arizona..P-Kyle Nelson-blood clot shoulder surgery
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(MLB Notes)
Dodgers…Investigation into Ippei Mizuhard-stole 16M-from Shohei Ohtani…Forwarded money to Resorts World-Las Vegas and Pechange Cainso..had 40M-debt from gambling..Mondy was forwardedd to illegal bookmaker Matthew Bowyer.
Mets..TV broadcaster Ron Darling-former Oakland A’s pitcher-condemned owner John Fisher during TV broadcast:
..What value does he bring MLB
..Got rid fans in Oakland
..Refused negotiate city of Oakland
..Put poor product on field
..Moving to minor league ballpark
..Does not have financing in Las Vegas
..Lowest budgets..bad rosters…unfair to players
MLB..Suspends Brewers P-Freddy Peralta (5G)..Ab Uribe (6G)..Pat Murphy (2G)..Jose Siri (3G) aftermath of beanball brawl after Siri stood at home plate and admired HR he hit and said something to Peralta.
Pittsburgh..Mounting criticsim of Pirates leadership..refusing to callup P-Paul Skenes….#1 draft pick has (0.39-ERA) at AAA
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…(Playoffs Scoreboard)-Wednesday
Boston-W-Miami…Injury ravaged Heat get blown out…Boston led by 21 in first quarter…30 in 2nd…led by as much as 37P in 4th quarter….Derrick White-Jaylen Brown combined (50P) as Celtics win series (4-1)
Clippers-L-Dallas (123-93)..Mavericks destroy Clippers infront of LA fans….Worst playoff loss in Clippers history….Luka Doncic (35P)…Mavericks had scoring bursts of (13-2) and (14-0) to blow game open in 2nd and 3rd quarter…Clippers missed 14-3 point shots in a row…Mavs shot 54% from floor..Clippers without Kawhi Leonard (38%)…LA was (9-35) on 3’s….Dallas leads (3-2) going home…..
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(Playoff Schedule)-Thursday
NY Knicks-7ers..NY leads (3-2)
Indiana-Milwaukee..Pacers lead (3-2)
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(NBA Notes)
Clippers..Report G-Paul George may opt out of (48M) contract..76ers-Miami interested in him as free agent
Bucks..F-Giannis Antetockounmpo-calf..G-Damian Lillard-achilles..cleared to play
Boston..F-Kristaps Porzingas-out-calf issues
76ers..Coach Nick Nurse-breaks finger slamming hand on scorer’s table
Suns..Deny Steven A Smith story-Devin Booker wants to play with Knicks
New Orleans..Coach Mark Daigneault praises maturity of team-fighting thru injury ravaged season to get to playoffs.
Minnesota..Owner Glen Taylor goes to Mediation detailing why he opted out of sales agreement with Alex Rodriguez…Taylor testifies A-Rod missed purchase payments and filed documents that he would reduce payroll.
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(College Basketball)
Kentucky…lands G-Kobe Brea-U Dayton..hit 100-3’s this year…6th transfer brought in by Coach Mark Pope.
North Carolina..All American G-Ricky Davis says he will return for his 5th yer.
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…(Football)…
Rams..Sign FA-RB-Boston Scott-ex Eagles
Saints..Sign FA-CB-Will Harris-ex Lions
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Pressley Harvin-ex Steelers
Chargers…Met with FA-WR-Tyler Boyd-ex Bengals (67R) last year
Atlanta-Jets..Report Jets backed out of deal to trade 10th pick to Falcons..after Atlanta drafted QB-Michael Penix with 8th pick
Vikings-Patriots..Minnesota offered #11-23 and next year’s #1 pick to Patriots for #3 pick.
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(NFL Notes)
Chiefs…Kansas State Legislature proposes 1B-in state aid to help build new Stadiums for both the Chiefs and Royals…would create a 30-year tax to help fund the stadiums….Proposals
Miami Herald..Reports Dolphins owner Stephen Ross turned down 10B-offer to sell Dolphins-Hard Rock Stadium and marketing rights to Formula 1-Miami Grand Prix
Patriots..Announce Jacoby Brissett-Drake Maye will compete for starting QB job
Denver..Does not pick up 5th year option QB-Zach Wilson-contract
Dallas..Not pick up 5th year option QB-Trey Lance.
Giants..Say Daniel Jones-Drew Lock will compete for starting QB-job
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(College Football)
Aztecs…5-more players file for Transfer Portal..41-players in portal
..RB-Sheldon Canley
..S-Devaughn Celestine..S-DJ Bryant
..K-Abe Monlano
..LB-Caleb Otlewski
Aztecs..Land 2-OL in transfer portal
..(OT) 6’8-Joe Borjon-transfer Arizona
..(0G) 6’5-300-Nick Green-Tennessee State
Aztecs..Land 1st recruit for 2025
..QB-JP Mialovski (6’2)..Long B3ach Millikan (2,764-30TD) as a junior
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…(Hockey)…
(Playoff scoreboard)-Wednesday
Kings-L-Oilers..Edmonton led (4-2) midway thru 3rd period at Press Time….Edmonton scored 3-power play goals in likely knocking Kings out of playoffs…Leon Draisaitl 2-goals to break game open…Edmonton dominated time of possession and pressure on Kings G-David Rittich…3rd straight year Oilers could eliminate Kings..
Dallas-Las Vegas…Star goalie Jake Oettinger makes pad save on breakaway with 2-minutes left preserve lead…Stars get 2-goals in 3-minute span from Matt Duchene-Evgeny Dadanov to get lead and held on..Dallas won 3-games in a row…..Stars lead (3-2) heading back to Las Vegas.
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(Playoff schedule)-Thursday
Maple Leafs-Boston…Bruins lead (3-2) heading into Toronto
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(NHL Notes)
Ducks..Sign G-Vyacheslav Buteyets (21Y)..(2.36GAA) in Russian Junior League
Tampa Bay..Contract extension Coach-John Cooper thru 2026
Vancouver…Sends former #1-F-Vasily Podkolzin-to AHL
Carolina..Signs top young G-Ruslan Khazheyev (2.19-GAA) Russia
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…(General)…
PGA…Byron Nelson Classic-Ft Worth..1st round-Thursday
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Soccer…USA-F-Sergino Dest-surgery-torn ACL-out 6-months
Liverpool..Hire Arne Slot to replace Jurgen Klopp..coach at Feyuenoor-Holland
San Diego FC..Negotiating to sign Mexican striker Chucky Lozano-12M-transfer fee..plays for Eindhoven-Netherlands
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