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…(Baseball)…

MLB..Most Valuable Player Award…to be named Thursday Night

MLB..Cy Young Awards-Wednesday
..AL..Detroit-Tarik Skubal gets all 30-votes..was (18-4)
..NL..Atlanta-Chris Sale got 26 votes..was (18-3)

Tampa Bay..Stadium feud grows…St Petersburg says Rays have 3-years left on their lease at Tropicana Field..Rays respond ‘if you fail to fix the roof on stadium-you violated the lease’.

MLB..Report Commissioner Rob Manfred is gearing towards taking control of TV rights of 25-teams and putting them out for bid in a ‘National Streaming Package’. in 2028…TV contracts with ESPN-Fox-TBS expire after 2027..Manfred wants bids from Apple-Amazon-Direct TV-Netflix…Would create an ‘NFL-Like Revenue Share Pie’ for the 25-teams he acquires rights to…Currently 18-teams have taken TV rights fees cuts because of collapse of Diamond Sports Group business.

Yankees..Media reports that Juan Soto was ‘cold-non caring’ as a teammate last year…’it was all about his business interests’

Yankees…Owner Hal Steinbrenner and 4-execs met face to face with Juan Soto-Scott Boras in an ‘honest-blunt meeting’ about his free agency.

Dodgers..Upset that World Series winning manager Dave Roberts received only 3-third place votes for Manager of Year, after taking Dodgers to World Series and losing virtually his entire starting rotation during the season.

The Athletic says survey of execs on free agents likely signings:
..Yankees..Juan Soto..Teoscar Hernandez..Christian Walker
..Red Sox..Blake Snell
..Seattle..Peter Alonso
..Mets..Corbin Burnes
..Orioles..Max Fried
..Dodgers..Willy Adames..Roki Sasaki
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(Roster Moves)

Padres..Sign FA-1B-Trenton Books-ex Giants
Cleveland-Cubs..TRADE..Guardians send P-Eli Morgan (1.98-ERA)
Cubs..DFA-3B-Pat Wisdom
Tampa Bay-Seattle..TRADE..Rays send 3B-Austin Shenton to Mariners
Mariners..DFA-P-JT Chargois
Giants..DFA-P-Kai Teng
Cleveland..DFA-P-Connor Gillispie

Rockies..Re-sign C-Jacob Stallings.
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…(Football)…

(Thursday Night Football)…Steelers (8-2)-vs-Browns (2-8)

NYJets..Reports owner Woody Johnson meddled in football operations..Wanted to bench QB-Aaron Rodgers after week four of season…Blocked trade for Denver WR-Jerry Jeudy…Refused to approve new contract S-Bryce Huff-who went to Eagles…refused to approve extension to LB-Haason Reddick leading to holdout.

Raiders..Coach Antonio Pierce berates players…’Time to Play for Pride’..team is (2-8)
49ers..Players deny reports Coach Kyle Shanahan has lost the lockeroom
Jaguars..Repoort coach Doug Pederson refused to fire Off Coor-Press Taylor

Seattle..Seahawks facility damaged-lost virtually all power by high winds-heavy rains that hit Western Washington..Team practiced early in morning before storm arrived..Team meetings were interrupted by darkened building

Hall of Fame..Cuts Ballot to 15-finalists for vote in February..Group includes QB-Eli Manning..TE-Antonio Gates..LB-Luke Kuechly..DE-Terrell Suggs as first time finalists.

CFL-British Columbia Lions..Fire coach Rick Campbell after (9-9) season
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(Roster Moves)

Colts..Sign FA-DE-Derek Rivers-ex Arizona
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(Injuries)

Giants..Activate DE-Kayvon Thibodeaux from IR-wrist
Eagles..S-Bryce Huff-surgery-wrist
Patriots..Activate OG-Cole Strange-knee
Dallas..IR-Special Teams star-Marquese Ball-shoulder surgery

Chiefs..WR-Marquise Brown continued rehab-shoulder surgery-could play post season
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(College Football)

Florida Atlantic…Wants to talk to NFL legend Ray Lewis about head coaching job
Boise State..RB-Ashton Jeanty says he’d like to be drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.
Ohio State..Lose star OC-Seth McLaughlin-torn achilles

Central Michigan..Coach Jim McElwain-will retire at end of season..(33-35) with Chippewas..former head coach at Florida-Colorado State

Hawaii..Fire AD-Craig Angelos..Alumni group pulling NIL-financial support..Angelos reportedly feud with retiring President over style of operation, demand of long work hours of employees.
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…(Basketball)..

Clippers-Orlando…LA led (68-64) in 3rd period at Press time..Clippers played without injured F-Norman Powell….Magic without F-Paolo Bancheroi…Wednesday game

Lakers-Orlando..Thursday game…LA (10-4)

Lakers..Rookie F-Danny Knecht hits 9-3’s in a (37P) outburst vs Utah..Knecht shooting (40%) on 3’s in last four games..averaging (20P)

Atlanta..High 1st round pick F-Zac Risacher struggling-shooting (38%) floor
Washington..1st round pick C-Alex Sarr shooting (35%)
Memphis..C-Zach Edey averaging (11P-6R) per game

New Orleans..F-Brandon Ingram-sidelined-ankle

UCLA..Coach Mick Cronin says fans ‘boycotting’ home games because they want to see team in PAC 12…UCLA averaging record low (4,694) per game at Pauley Pavilion.

USC..Attendance plunges to (3,753) this year even with arrival coach Eric Musselman.
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…(Hockey)…

Kings-Buffalo Sabres…Surprise game…was 0-0 in 3rd period at Press Time…Wednesday game

Ducks..off night…have won 3-in a row and 4-of-5 games

Gulls-Calgary Wranglers…AHL game-Wednesday

Ducks..NHL reports Anaheim has opened trade talks with the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes about a deal for G-John Gibson..who is (3-0) with (2.67-GAA)..after losing his job to young goalie Luka Dostal.

Ducks..Send D-Tyson Hinds back to San Diego Gulls
Gulls..Callup F-Sasha Pastujov from ECHL-Tulsa

Montreal..RW-Patrick Laine cleared for practice..out 6W-sprained knee on violent hit.
Toronto..IR-C-Max Domi-thigh injury

Utah..Callup G-Jaxson Stauber from AHL
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…(General)…

(Soccer)…Inter Miami head coach Tato Martino resigns in surprise move after record setting season with Euro star Lionel Messi…Called it a personal-lifestyle decision.

USA-Women’s Team to play Japan..in February at Snapdragon Stadium in tourney game.

(Auto Racing)…Indy Car…Arrow McLaren…President Gavin Ward steps down after two years…Will be replaced by legendary driver Tony Kanaan and former NASCAR exec Brian Barnhardt…McLaren won 3-races in two years with driver Pato O’Ward.
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