Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Thursday
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…(Baseball)…
Juan Soto…Meets with Toronto Blue Jays in Newport Beach to discuss free agent offer.
Corbin Burnes..Orioles ace will meet with NY Mets by end of the week
Red Sox..Offer contract to Texas Rangers FA-P-Nathan Eovaldi
Phillies..Put 3B-Alec Bohm on trade block
White Sox..Asking 3-for-1 deal for pitching ace Garrett Crochet
Giants..Put 1B-Lamonte Wade on trade block
Seattle..Reopen contract extension talks with 3B-DH-Justin Turner
Houston..Sign FA-P-Steve Okert-ex Twins
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(MLB Notes)
Dodgers…Autopsy on P-Fernando Valenzuela passed away because of wide variety health issues
..Septic shock-led to shutdown of organs
..Acute low blood pressure issues
..Cirrhosis liver-alcohol issues
..Hepatitis
..Brain disease
Tampa Bay..Police say SS-Wander Franco had Glock gun-15-rounds ammunition from unregistered firearm during parking lot argument over women he was seeing in relationship…Franco goes to trial next month for sexual misconduct for affair with 14-year old girl.
Pirates..Hire Matt Hague-hitting coach-ex Blue Jays
White Sox..Announce will reduce payroll from (142M) to (130M)..after (41-121) season
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…(Football)…
Thursday Night Football…Eagles-vs-Commanders…Eagles seek 6th win in a row..Washington is (7-3)
..Eagles offense (373Y)…defense (274Y)
..Jalen Hurts (103QBR)..(2,345APY-22TD)
..RB-Saquon Barkley (991Y-5.9YPC)
..QB-Jayden Daniels (101-QBR)..13TD-2 Int..(2,611APY)
Colts..Bench QB-Joe Flacco (8Tovers-7 QB sacks..5-starts)…Anthony Richardson returns to starting QB job despite (44%) completion rate
Jets..QB-Aaron Rodgers…worst offensive stats in years…(15TD-7 Int-23 QB sacks)
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(Roster Moves)
Steelers..Sign FA-KR-Jamal Agnew-ex Lions-Jaguars
Browns..Sign FA-CB-Chig Amusiem-ex Washington
Miami..Sign FA-Ty Dodson-ex Seattle
Bears..Release OG-Nate Davis
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(College Football)
USC..NCAA report Trojans had 11-assistant coaches violate rules over 2-year period by doing coaching on field with players when they were barred from on field activities
Utah..Lose 3rd QB with season ending injury…QB-Brandon Rose-broken leg..Utes had already lost QB-Cam Rising-Sam Huard
Oklahoma..Vote confidence coach Brent Venables..Sooners (5-7) record afer (6-7) record last year…Was (10-2) in first year with Lincoln Riley recruits.
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…(Basketball)…
Spurs..Coach Gregg Popovich out indefinitely…suffered stroke at practice facility on November 2nd
Lakers-Memphis…LA led (.65-64 ) at halftime at Press Time…Lakers jumped to 15-point lead against injury riddled Grizzlies…Memphis clawed back to within 3-points///Lakers hit 11-3s in opening half of game-LeBron James (20P) in opening halfWednesday…LA (6-4)
Clippers-L-Houston 111-103)…Clippers lose 11-point lead from first quarter…Rockets used it for a 22-point turnaround in win…Jalen Green (21P)-Rockets..6-in double figures…..Wednesday…LA (6-6) after loss
Cleveland-W-Detroit…Cavs now (13-0)..Donovan Mitchell (23P) including 11-straight
San Antonio-W-Washington..Victor Wembanyama (50P) in 139-130 win
NBA..Raises bonus money to players in NBA Cup…Winners get (514,000)..Losers (205,000)
Oklahoma City..May go to ‘Small Ball Lineups’..with both C-Chet Holmgren-Isaiah Hartenstien out with major injuries
Clippers..Send C-Mo Bamba to G-League San Diego Clippers on rehab outing
Lakers..G-Bronny James will play in only ‘home’ G-League games
Pistons..F-Tim Hardaway-exam for concussion
Suns..G-Brad Beal-calf issue
Cleveland..C-Jarrett Allen-strained leg injury
Toronto..G-Immanuel Quigley..possible elbow ligament tear
Aztecs..G-Miles Byrd remains in boot for sprained ankle-will not practice this week..still has pain..Game time decision whether he can play against Gonzaga next Monday
Aztecs..Sign (6’7′) shooting forward Tae Simmons-Northridge..All State star
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…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-San Jose Barracuda…AHL-action-Wednesday….Rookie Sam Colangelo scores 8th goal of season…Gulls led (1-0) midway thru second period at Press Time…Gulls (4-8) coming into game
Kings-Colorado Avalanche..Adrian Kempe 2-goals on road early…LA led (2-1) at Press Time in 2nd period….Wednesday
Ducks-Las Vegas Knights…Knights rallied and led Ducks (2-1) in second period at Press Time….Wednesday
Ducks..Callup C-Jansen Harkins (5G-12A)-Gulls..and D-Drew Helleson from San Diego
Sabres..Lose D-Mattias Samuelsson-out 4-W-hamstring
Boston..Lose D-Hampus Lindholm-out for weeks-back issue
Maple Leafs..under fire after losing (3-0) to Ottawa..have won just 9-of-18 games
Blues..Callup top young D-Leo Loof-from Finland
Columbus..Sign FA-D-Dante Fabbro-ex Nashville
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…(General)…
Formula 1..Fire Niels Wittich-as Director of Racing…ran all track events on F-1 schedule…Season of turmoil…track problems…driver penalties…cheating allegations
Soccer..England World Cup star Harry Kane criticizes 8-players who opted out not to play in Nations League tourney…Kane says ‘country should always come over club’ in making choices who to play for.
Team USA-at-Jamaica…First game in Nations League qualifying…Debut coach Mauricio Pochettino..Will be without injury Tyler Adams..Gio Reyna..Josh Sargent..Fo Balogun…Will have Christian Pulisic..Ricardo Pepi..Tim Weah upfront against the Reggae Boys…Game is 5pm-on-TNT
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