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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast..1-30pm
You Tube Channel-Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
Hot Topics on Table..Stay for Fans Forum
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…(Baseball)…

(Cactus League)

Dodgers-Cubs..Open Spring Training season-Thursday at Camelback Ranch..Yoshinobu Yomamoto will start for LA

Padres-vs-Mariners..Friday opener in Peoria

Angels-vs-Seattle..Saturday opener
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Padres…MLB Executive says GM-AJ Preller went shopping at Dollar-98 table to get veteran free agents

Padres..CEO-Eric Gruepner…”Padres are generational asset-Seidler’s will not sell the team’

Padres..Newly acquired 1B-Yuli Gurriel says he apologized for using Chinese slur against Yu Darvish years ago

Padres..Manager Mike Shildt says ‘wide open competition for Catchers job-Campusano-Maldonado-Diaz-Sullivan.

Padres..Live BP using “ABS” system for Balls-Strikes…Yu Darvish says he threw two strikes that were called balls by computers-did not like it.
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Dodgers..Roki Sasaki throws 2-innings Live BP..2 hits..2-strikeouts

Dodgers..P-Dustin May-100% healthy

Dodgers..P-Bobby Miller..’Control emotions..Be in sync..Better pitch mix’

Dodgers..Tyler Glasnow says ‘Must get Mechanics in his head-not Athleticism.. to help lessen strain on his elbow.
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Angels..Owner Arte Moreno..’On me to build a winner…Cast blame on me-not been to playoffs in 10-years

Angels..City of Anaheim says it has taken 2-years to do evaluation of Angels Stadium because needed to bring in Engineers and Sub contractors to evaluate Stadium conditions…Questions remain whether Angels ‘have done enough’ annual maintenance on stadium
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(Roster Moves)

Astros..Sign FA-2B-Brendan Rogers-ex-Rockies
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Scott Alexander-ex A’s
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(Injuries)

Washington..OF-James Wood-quad issue
White Sox..P-Drew Thorpe-throws 20-pitch bullen to test elbow
Washington..60D-DL-P-Mason Thompson
Cleveland..OF-David Fry-60-D-DL-recover elbow surgery
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(MLB Notes)

Commissioner Rob Manfred…Would like Teams TV deals to be brought under full umbrella by 2028…Wants to make the TV product ‘National’…Wants to pursue an International Draft…

Agent Scott Boras…Criticizes ownership…’6-teams spending under 100M on payroll’….10-teams not sign significant free agent…330M disparity on payroll between Dodgers-Marlins

Astros..Move 2B-Jose Altuve to LF
A’s..Confirm passing of longtime reliever Jim Todd (77)..pitched 6Y-Cubs-A’s
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…(Football)….

Chargers..NFL selects Bolts to give up home game…Play opening game of season on road as host in Sao Paulo-Brazil on Friday-September 5th..Bolts had 9-home games on schedule

Rams…GM-Les Sneed says team would like ‘more mobile QB’ but denies it is shopping QB-on trade market

FBI..Arrest 7-gang members from Chile as part of South American Gang of Robbers who targeted of 8-different NFL-NBA athletes for armed robberies this year..Gang Members posted selfies on South American Social Media with their haul of jewelry to advertise themselves…Were wearing some of watches when they were arrested…

NFL..Says Salary Cap will likely go up from (255M-to-280M) for 2025 season.
NFL..Franchise Tag Window opens for teams to tag players till early March

Eagles..Promote Kevin Patullo to Off Coord
Arizona..Hire Matt Feeney-ex Raiders-as LB coach
Saints..Hire Joel Thomas-ex Giants-as RB coach
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(Roster Moves)

Raiders..Sign FA-WR-Kyle Phillips-ex Eagles-Titans
Browns..Release RB-Nyhiem Hines-missed 2Y with knee surgeries
Chiefs..Will not offer contract to FA-OG-Tre Smith
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(College Football)

USA Today…Reports Colorado coach Deion Sanders has made no recruiting trips for two years to visits players…has landed 17-recruits..17-transfers this off season…Survey shows LSU coach Brian Kelly made 222-trips…Nebraska’s Matt Rhule 486
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs…Begin Prep for huge game vs Utah State on Saturday..Aztecs (18-6)..Aggies (22-4) have had whole week to prepare.

Kansas..Reeling after 34-point loss at BYU-worst loss in Bill Self career
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Lakers-Charlotte Hornets..Dismal outing both teams….Lakers led (56-45)..at Press Time.. in sloppy 3rd quarter…..Luka Doncic (2-10) shooting….Lakers 42% shooting…Hornets shot 27% into 3red quarter….Lakers had 13-turnovers…Wednesday game..LA (32-20)..Hornets (13-39)

NBA All Star Game..TV ratings collapse..Sunday All Star Game Tourney (4.7M)-viewership..second lowest of all time..NBA-Saturday All Star festivities drew (3.4M)-worst of all time

Golden State..Sign FA-G-Yuri Collins (14P-9A) in G-League
Dallas..Sign FA-C-Moses Brown-ex Knicks (15P-14R) in G-League
Brooklyn..Sign FA-G-Killian Hayes-ex Pistons
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…(Hockey)…

4-Nations Championship Game…Team USA-vs-Canada…in Boston..5pm-Pacific on Thursday

4-Nations Tourney…TV ratings had (4.4M) viewers for last USA-Canada game

Gulls-Abbotsford Canucks…Tied (1-1) late 2nd period at Press Time in AHL action

Boston..D-Charley McAvoy remains hospitalized-had surgery for infection in shoulder which also has AC joint sprain.

Bobby Hull..Family of Blackhawks-Winnipeg Jets legend says he had Stage 2-CTE when he died two years ago…Scored (610G) in career…Boston University says 18-of-19 NHL-WHA players they examined had died of CTE.

Pittsburgh..NHL mourns passing of legendary Penguins Radio voice Mike Lange-at age (76)

NHL..Confirms it has met with groups from New Orleans-Phoenix expressing interest in expansion teams if NHL adds 33rd-34th team in future.
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…(General)…

NASCAR…Rain delayed Daytona 500-TV ratings (6.7M) despite it being 7-hours TV coverage.

NASCAR…Studio host Chris Fowler leaves telecast after his 19-year old son killed in auto accident in California

Formula1…F1-Live-75 Promotion in London..debut of Lewis Hamilton with Team Ferrari…says he is ‘invigorated’ joining new team.
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PGA Golf..Adam Scott says ‘Bad Feelings’ still exist between PGA players and those who defected to LIV tourney…Merger talks remain stalled.

PGA-LIV..TV ratings battle…Sunday finals PGA-Phoenix Open had (2.8M) viewers…LIV opener on Fox had (52,000) viewers from Riyadh.

PGA..Mexico Open…1st round on Thursday.
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Tennis..Qatar Open..Novak Djokovic-coming off hamstring injury-loses first round

Novak Djokovic…’No trust in WADA-testing-discipline program after just 3-month suspension handed out to star Jannik Sinner for steroid found in his system…says steroid was in cream a massage therapist used for hamstring injury

Dubai Open..#1-seed Aryna Sabalenka loses again in second round after losing in Aussie Open.

Dubai Open..Emma Raducanu leaves court to talk to judge after man ‘who stalked her at hotel’…shows up in box seats at tourney…Man is ejected.
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Soccer..Manchester City…Star Erling Haaland does not start because of on going knee problems in Champions League game vs Real Madrid.

Champions League…Real Madrid-W-Manchester City (3-1)..Ky Mbappe scores 3-goals in wind as Madrid advances in League play.

Real Madrid..English star Jude Bellingham hit with 2-game suspension after hurling abuse at Refs over a Red Card in LaLiga game.

Arsenal..English Premier League team..loses 22M- despite record revenue because of record payrolls in EPL.
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