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…(Basketball)…

(NBA Trading Deadline)…Thursday 12-Noon

..Miami-Golden State-Toronto-Utah..TRADE…Complicated 5-team trade-8 player-pick deal…Heat deal suspended G-Jimmy Butler to Warriors in trade
..Warriors-sign Butler to (2Y-121M) extension…
..Heat acquire G-Andrew Wiggins..F-PJ Tucker…#1 pick…Get (37M) expiring contracts
..Toronto lands F-Kyle Anderson
..Utah picks up G-Dennis Schroeder and his (13M) expiring contract
..Pistons acquire F-Josh Richardson-G-Lindsey Waters..(15M) expiring contracts

..Milwaukee-Washington..TRADE…Bucks deal G-Khris Middleton-G-AJ Johnson to Washington for F-Kyle Kuzma-F-Patrick Baldwin and #2nd round pick..Middleton averaging (15P)..Kuzma (12P)

..76ers-Pistons..TRADE..Sixers deal F-KJ Martin and #2-#2 picks to offload contract.
..Boston-Houston..TRADE..Celtics deal G-Jaden Springer and #2 pick..to clear cap space
..New Orleans-Oklahoma City..TRADE..Pelicans deal C-Daniel Thies and #2 for cap space
..Washington-Sacramento..TRADE..Wizards send C-Jonas Valanciunas to Kings for #2-2 and G-Sidy Cisiaki

Suns-Warriors..Trade talks stalled about a deal that would send F-Kevin Durant to Warriors
Suns..Kevin Durant said late Wednesday-not interested in reporting to Warriors-killing the deal
Suns..attempts to workout deal to get Jimmy Butler collapsed…G-Brad Beal refused to waive no trade clause to help find a 3rd team in deal

New Orleans..Still shopping F-Brandon Ingram in a deal

Suns..Still shopping C-Jusuf Nurkic
Bulls..Shopping C-Nikola Vucevic and G-Lonzo Ball
Cavs-Atlanta..Trade talks G-Caris LaVert for G-DeAndre Hunter
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(NBA Notes)

Anthony Davis..Waived 6M-trade bonus from contract to give Mavericks cap space to add players

Minnesota..F-Julius Randle-out 3W-groin

Clippers-Indiana Pacers..Thursday game….Clippers (28-22)
Lakers-Golden State..Thursday game..Lakers (29-19) coming off torch job of Clippers
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(College Basketball)

ESPN..Dick Vitale returns to broadcast Saturday-Duke-Clemson after 3-year fight cancer

UCSD-UC Riverside..Thursday-Tritons (18-8) trying to stop skid
USD-at-Pacific..Thursday-Steve Lavin’s Toreros (4-20)
SDSU..Off night in Mountain West…Play Saturday at  Colorado State
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…(Football)…

(Super Bowl)

Chiefs-Eagles…TV projections of more than 125M-viewership for Sunday game..break last year’s (123M) mark.

Chiefs..Coach Andy Reid says he intends to coach in 2025-and-beyond
Eagles..Coach Nick Sirianni says last year’s late season collapse made team better prepared

NFL Union..says players are against expanding regular season schedule to 18-games…wear and tear factor and shorten recovery time for players coming off surgeries.

AP Survey..Black players in league:
..36% say there is lack of African American head coaches..only 1-hired this year
..Since 2001…NFL hired only 31-black coaches of 173-head coaches hired
..NFL has 6-black head coaches..NBA has 11…MLB has only 3.

Conrad Dobler…Family says legendary St Louis Cardinals OG had CTE-Stage 3-brain damage when he died.

Rams..Chosen to host NFL regular season game in Melbourne, Australia in 2026

Raiders..Fire 5-assistant coaches on Antonio Pierce staff including veteran coach Mike Caldwell
Jets..Fire Greg Nejmeh-Player Personnel Director

Tampa Bay..Hire Charley Strong-Def Line coach..ex head coach Louisville-Texas
Chargers..Hire Adam Fuller-Florida Def Coord to become S-coach in secondary
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(Roster Moves)

Chargers..Interested in Pro Bowl OC-Ryan Kelly-ex Colts
Rams..WR-Tutu Atwell leaving to test free agency
Patriots..Shopping backup QB-Joe Milton-2nd year player
Vikings..QB-Sam Darnold-interested in talking to Raiders investor Tom Brady
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(College Football)

Aztecs..Sign 37-players…19-Transfers…18-High school recruits
..8-Offensive lineman including OG-Michigan State
..3-Quarterbacks including transfers from Central Michigan-Michigan
..Transfers from Texas AM-Michigan-Michigan State

Aztecs..Coach Sean Lewis
..”Prototype OT-I want bigs I can see eye to eye with
..Transfers come here to reignite careers
..Must reconnect with our team-learn to weather bad storms
..Want to carve out time with each of our players
..Clear sense of urgency to flip this program
..Tampering with players is ‘epidemic’

Maryland..Hire Pep Hamilton-ex NFL assistant as Off Coord
California..Hire Ron Rivera as GM of Bears football program
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…(Baseball)…

NYM…Re-sign FA-1B-Pete Alonso…(2Y-54M) with opt out after first year..Gets (30M) this season and (24M) second year..despite hitting in (.220s) last two seasons..Does have (226HR) in NY career.

Red Sox-Cardinals..Reopen trade talks about deal…3B-Nolan Arenado for OF-Masa Yoshida and P-Garrett Whitlock

Miami-Yankees..Trade talks for P-Marcus Stroman-NY would pay portion of 18M salary
Miami-Arizona..Trade talks for P-Jordan Montgomery..Dbacks would pay portion of 22M
Miami-Phillies..Trade talks for P-Taijuan Walker..Phillies would pay portion 18M

Twins..Sign FA-OF-Harrison Bader-ex Mets-Cardinals-Yankees
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Owen White-ex Reds
Yankees..Sign FA-OF-Braden Shemake-ex Royals
Marlins..Sign FA-C-Rob Brantley-ex Tampa Bay
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Tommy Doyle-ex Braves
Angels..Sign FA-2B-Yolmer Sanchez-ex White Sox

Cubs..DFA-P-Rob Zastryzny
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(MLB Notes)

Angels…Agree to 3-year lease extension with Anahiem on Angels Stadium…Lease will not extend thru 2032…Negotiations  over owner Arte Moreno’s desire to purchase the Angels Stadium property will likely to continue

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…(Hockey)…’

Kings-Montreal…Wednesday game…Late starting game at Press Time

Washington..Alexander Ovechkin now at (878G)..is just 17-behind Wayne Gretzky total (894)

IIHF…Continues international hockey ban on Russia-Belarus for 3rd year in a row because of war in Ukraine.
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…(General)…

PGA…1st round Phoenix Open in Scottsdale-Thursday

PGA..Veteran Charley Hoffman criticizes Players on Tour…’Need to play more tourneys-support all these events..rather than cut back and go play in Dubai..Non Tour Events…TGL exhibitions’

PGA..ATT-Pebble Beach-TV ratings…(3.3M) viewers for Rory McIlroy win..ratings up 15%
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Soccer…English Premier League rejects proposal to play some regular season matches at USA-venues.
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