..(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Braves (5-4)…Friars sweep Wildcard series..Wednesday
..Kyle Higashioka solo HR
..Jackson Merrill 2R-double
..Manny Machado 2R-double
..Padres erupt for 6-hits in a row in 2nd after 2-out
..Joe Musgrove leaves with elbow twinge in 4th-had given up 1-hit-1 run
..Max Fried left after 2-innings with hip issue-getting hit by linedrive
..Padres play Dodgers on Saturday

Padres..Drew record (47,647) fans for first playoff game.

Padres-Dodgers…Game 1-of NLDS will be Saturday at 5:38pm…Dylan Cease-vs-Jack Flaherty-scheduled starters.

Padres…Off season-facing major pay raises for established players
..OF-Jurickson Profar likely to get 5M next season
..DH-Luis Arraez could earn (14.6M) in arbitration
..P-Dylan Cease-due (13.7M) in arbitration
..P-Michsel King likely to get (8M) in arbitration
..P-Jason Adam can earn (5.3M) in arbitration
..SS-Ha Seong Kim has 8M-option in contract
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Dodgers…Say Jack Flaherty-Yosh Yomamoto will start in Games 1-2 of NLDS.

Dodgers…Legendary P-Fernando Valenzuala is leaving Broadcast booth for rest of year..Being treated for reported cancer..Has broadcast Dodgers game for the past 23-years.
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(Playoff Scoreboard)

Tigers-W-Astros (5-2)..Tigers erupt for 4R-8th inning against Astros closers
..Andy Ibanez 3R-double in 8th
..Parker Meadows HR
..Tigers used 7-pitchers in bullpen day
..Josh Hader-Ryan Pressley give up (4R-5H-2W) at end of game
..Tigers move to ALDS to face Cleveland

Orioles-L-Royals..(2-1)..Kansas City sweeps series eliminating 91-win Baltimore
..Bobby Witt RBI single for KC
..KC bullpen threw 5-shutout innings
..Orioles scored 1-run in 18-innings
..Baltmore swept out of playoffs second straight year
..Royals to meet Yankees.

Mets-L-Milwaukee (5-3)..Brewers come from behind win-ties series 1-1
..Jackson Chourio solo HR-2R-HR-Mil
..Garrett Mitchell 2R-HR wins game
..Phil Maton gives up 3R in 8th as Mets exhausted bullpen melts down
..Game 3-on Thursday

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(MLB Notes)

Marlins..Fire all 11-coaches-trainers on Skip Schumaker staff..including Jon Mabry-Jon Jay-Mel Stottlemeyer.

Twins..Fire 4-coaches-including 3- hitting coaches after team hit (.213) end of year.

Pirates..Fire hitting coach Andy Haines and bullpen coach..Buccos went (21-34) at end of season..hit (.233) for year…blew 29-saves.

Toronto..GM-Ross Atkins will return next season
Toronto..Hitting coach Don Mattingly will be reassigned-consultant

Diamond Sports Group…In middle of bankruptcy-informs 11-teams they are dropping their TV contracts for next year..Teams dropped include Angels-Reds-Cardinals-Tigers…Only team they retained in Atlanta…MLB prepared to take over rights of the 11-latest teams…Diamond willing to keep teams at reduced rights fees.

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…(Football)…

Raiders..WR-Davante Adams asks for trade from team…Has had to play with 6-different starting QBs..has personality issues with Antonio Pierce….Raiders want a 3rd round draft pick and a player…Other NFL teams want the Raiders to pay some of 18M-salary owed Adams…Adams has (890R-96TD) in career

Raiders..Reports say Jets interested in a Davante Adams for Hassan Reddick deal…would reunite him with Aaron Rodgers.

Raiders-Saints..Also discuss a deal for Adams-Saints refuse to put #2 draft pick in trade.

NY Jets..WR-Garrett Wilson-goes public asking team..what is ‘identity’ of offense..’why are we not creative on offense’?

NFL..Commissioner Roger Goodell says league is considering rule change on kickoffs…Touchbacks would be brought out to 35-yard line rather than 30-yard line.
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(Roster Moves_

Packers..workout K-Chad Ryland-ex Patriots..Lucas Havrisik-ex-Rams

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(Injuries)

Miami..Activate WR-Odell Beckham-from PUP
Vikings..Activate TE-TJ Hockenson from PUP
Titans..DT-Jeffrey Simmons-cleared to play-had torn elbow ligament
Dallas..WR-Brandin Cooks-knee infection
Cleveland..Activate RB-Nick Chubb..RB-Ny Hynes from PUP
Bengals..Activate DT-Myles Murphy from IR
Patriots..OC-David Andrews-to have shoulder surgery
Miami..Surgery DE-Jaelan Phillips-knee
49ers..Activate WR-Ricky Pearsall from NFI list
Houston..Activate DE-Dylan Horton-comeback from cancer
Carolina..Activate CB-Dane Jackson
Washington..Practice without RBs-Brian Robinson-Austin Ekeler
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(College Football)

Texas State..rejects offer to join Mountain West..will stay in Sun Belt

Georgia-Alabama..TV ratings last week-(12.1M) viewers
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…(Basketball)…

Lakers…Open preseason camp–first practice..Coach JJ Redick stresses”
..Detail oriented in practice
..Offensive identity
..Wants 9-man rotation off bench
..Max Christie-Dalton Knecht will play alot in preseason

Dallas..Hires Frank Vogel as consultant..former head coach Pacers-Lakers-Suns

Memphis..C-Jaren Jackson injures hamstring in first practice
Dallas..G-Luka Doncic leaves workout with calf issue

Portland..Sign FA-C-David Muoka-ex Nets

Charlotte..NBA confirms Hornets get 3-#2-picks and G-Duane Washington-Junior to complete Knicks-Minnesota-Karl Anthony Towns-Julius Randle trade

Detroit..Opens camp with newcomers Tobias Harris-Tim Hardaway-Malik Beasley joining young core.

Suns..Open camp with new G-Tyus Jones running offense.

Pac 12 Conference..Deal to lure Gonzaga to conference will mean a TV media deal worth 11M-for basketball..Gonzaga was earning just 3M-per year in the West Coast Conference, but allowed to keep its NCAA-Units from tourney
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…(Hockey)…

Gulls..Open AHL camp…Spotlight on 50-goal scoring winger Yeor Sidorov…38-goal scoring winger Connor Roulette..and 6’5-Russian goalie Vyacheslav Buteyets.

Gulls..Expect another 4-players reassigned from Anaheim Ducks this weekend.

Ottawa..F-Brady Tkachuk-Todd Stutzie out of practice with injuries on big hits in game vs Montreal

San Jose..1st round pick Mack Celebrini-out with hip injury
Montreal..RW-Patrick Laine-will miss 3-to-4 months-sprained knee
Minnesota..G-Troy Grosenick-surgery-torn ACL
Devils..D-Luke Hughes-will miss 7-more weeks-shoulder rehab

Boston..Sign FA-G-Jeri Patera-ex Vancouver

Chicago..Send #1 picks..F-Kevin Korchinski..F-Frank Nazar to AHL-Rockford
Utah..Sends #1 pick Tij Iginla back to WHL-junior team
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…(General)…

(Soccer)

Team USA coach Mauricio Pochettino names squad for October friendly games..Roster includes Christian Pulisic..Weston McKennie..Fo Balogun…Team will be without injured Tyler Adams-Gio Reyna…USA plays Panama-October 12th..Mexico-October 15th.
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(NASCAR)

2-teams hire Anti-Trust lawyer Jeffrey Kessler to sue NASCAR leadership over the controversial ‘charter ownership’ clauses that limit revenue sharing to teams…Michael Jordan’s-Denny Hamlin ’23X’ team and the Frontrow Motorsports teams filed the suit..calling NASCAR leadership ‘Communitics..Dictatorial..Negotiated with Gun to Our Head…Take it or Leave it-exit sport.
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