Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Tuesday
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Padres-W-Indians (8-0)…Joey Lucchessi-Matt Strahm combine (6inn-0R-3H)…second straight impressive start for both…..Manny Machado double…Franmil Reyes 2-doubles….Franchy Cordero 2R-double in win.
Padres-White Sox…Tuesday matchup…Calvin Quantrill-Bryan Mitchell will pitch for San Diego.
Padres…Send 11-plyaers to minor league camp-including OF-Alex Dickerson-Allen Craig-Buddy Reed-Boog Powell…leaves 59-in camp.
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Dodgers-W-Giants (8-2)….Julio Urias (2inn-1R)….Jeff Samardzija-Giants (3inn-0R) in start.
Dodgers-Off day on Tuesday
Dodgers..P-Clayton Kershaw does 60′-long toss to test shoulder joint-no problems…has thrown 4-of last 5-days off flat ground..not ready for bullpen session yet.
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Angels-White Sox (6-6) Tie……..Kaleb Cowart grand slam HR for Halos….P-Trevor Cahill (3inn-2R) allowed.
Halos-Cubs..Tuesday game
Angels..P-Andrew Heaney bothered by elbow tendinitis….3B-Zach Cosart-out of lineup with calf issue.
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(Roster Moves)
Phillies…Contact FA-P-Dallas Keuchel-ex Astros…interested in only 1-year contact offer
Tigers..Release P-Chris Smith
Twins-Texas..Minnesota deals OF-Zach Granite to Rangers
Twins-Orioles..Twins get international signing slot for OF-Xavier Moore.
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(Teams)
Giants..President Larry Baer takes leave of absence following domestic argument with wife-not charged with assault.
Mets..Al Leiter-John Franco join organization as Assistants to GM-will work in baseball operations.
Reds…Move rookie Nick Senzel from 3B-to-CF.
Texas..Concerned about 3-potential starting pitchers..Shelby Miller..Edinson Volquez…Drew Smyly-all coming off arm surgeries.
Arizona..Shutdown P-TJ McFarland-shoulder…P-Silvio Bracho-elbow
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…..(Football)……..
Chargers-Browns….Make contact about possible trade for starting ILB-Jamie Collins…Bolts looking for bigger run support linebackers.
(NFL)
NFL Franchise Tag…Deadline is Tuesday afternoon to tag players.
..Cowboys-Tag DE-DeMarcus Lawrence (20.5M)
..Houston..Tag DE-Jadeveon Clowney (15.4M)
..Seattle..Tag DE-Frank Clark (17.2M)
..Tampa Bay..Tag OT-Donovan Smith (14M)
..Atlanta..Tag DT-Grady Jarrett (15.2M)
NFL…Discussing splitting Combine…physicals be held in Indianapolis…Positional workouts-timing to be held in Los Angeles.
NFL..Negotiating to have Cowboys-Rams preseason game in Hawaii.
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(Roster Moves)
Jacksonville…FA-QB-Nick Foles-Eagles..interested in signing with Jaguars.
Arizona-Raiders..discuss possible deal for QB-Josh Rosen for 3rd round pick.
Arizona..Meets with QB-Kyler Murray-Oklahoma at NFL combine.
Denver…Pulls out of trade talks with Steelers for WR-Antonio Brown.
Bills-Baltimore…Make contact with FA-TE-Dwayne Allen-ex Patriots-Colts
Eagles..Put DE-Michael Bennett on NFL trading block
Browns..Put RB-Duke Johnson on trade block
Steelers…Ask WR-Antonio Brown to defer (2.5M) roster bonus he is due this month to help make trade.
Titans..Release S-Jon Cyprien-has 6.2M-cap figure.
Eagles..Release DT-Tim Jernigan
Lions..Release DE-Kerry Hyder
Colts..Sign OT-Mike Person (3Y) extension
Chiefs…Close to releasing LB-Justin Houston
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AAF…San Diego Fleet-searching for QB-help due to collarbone injury to starting QB-Phillip Nelson…..Nelson gone (4-6W) with fracture of left collarbone…took 2-big hits on back to back plays in Memphis….
Fleet…Make 6-roster moves on Monday night…Sign FA-QB-Alek Torgerson-ex Tennessee Titans….Activate RB-Bishop Sankey-ex Washington Huskies star from IR list….
Fleet…Coach Mike Martz…’thought hit on QB was late-defender took two steps then hit Nelson after ball was away’….’need to protect the QBs- better’…..’Maybe inexperienced crews reason for lack of flags for late hits on QB’s’……..’Mike Bercovicci will start this weekend against Salt Lake City’….’Not good when you have used 3-QBs in 5-games because of injuries’……’Nelson’s development was skyrocketing’
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(College Football)
Aztecs…Open 3W of spring football workouts….First 3-workouts without pads….Full pads on March 11th.
Combine…..S-Zed Woods-Ole Miss-runs (4.28)…CB-Greedy Williams-LSU clocked at (4.38).
Penn State…QB-Trace McSorley asked to workout at CB-S at combine.
Big 10 Conference…Jim Delaney-Commissioner-announces he will retire in June…has been with conference since 1987.
Wake Forest..Hire John Currie-AD-ex Tennessee
Utah..Contract extension thru 2023-Coach Kyle Whittingham-has had 12-winning seasons in 14-years.
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…..(Basketball)……
Lakers-L-Clippers (113-105)…..Lakers free-fall continues….Clippers build 14 -point lead in 2nd half-Lakers fade…..fall 5-and-a half games from final playoff spot…..Danilo Gallinari (23P)…Clippers guards combine (60P)…….LeBron James (27P)…..Rajon Rondo (24P)…….Lakers did not have Brandon Ingram-shoulder….then Kyle Kozma leaves with ankle injury in 4th quarter….Lakers (30-34)…lost 13-of-18….Clippers won 6-of-8.
Lakers..NY Times says coach Luke Walton will be fired at end of season…President Magic Johnson upset with poor offensive-defensive schemes and with Walton’s assistant coaching staff.
Lakers…breakoff contract talks with FA-F-Carmelo Anthony-released last month by Atlanta.
Golden State..Sign FA-C-Andrew Bogut-ex #1 pick-Milwaukee…been playing in Australia.
AP Poll….1-Gonzaga….2-Virginia…3-North Carolina….4-Duke…5-Tennessee.
Mountain West Conference…May suspend Nevada F-Jordan Caroline for violent outburst at end of Nevada-Utah State game in Logan.
Virginia-W-Syracuse….2nd ranked Cavaliers hit 18-3’s enroute to lopsided win over Orange in Carrier Dome.
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….(Hockey)…….
Ducks-at-Arizona…Tuesday night matchup….Anaheim lost 5-of-6 and 13-of-17 games.
Kings-Montreal….Tuesday game…LA is just (1-10) since mid February.
Detroit..Mourns passing of legendary Ted Lindsey…scored 379-goals in 17-year NHL career…won 4-Stanley Cup rings…joined Wings as (19Y) in 1944….played left wing on Detroit’s Production Line with Sid Abel-Gordie Howe….helped form the NHL Players Union in .
Sabres…D-Jake McCabe-out 6W-shoulder injury.
Pittsburgh…Sign F-Jan Drosgz-one of learning scorers in Quebec Junior League
Rangers..Sign F-Vitali Kravtsov (6’4-RW) playing in KHL in Russia.
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…(General)…….
Tiger Woods…Pulls out of Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill….had neck issue bothering him for 3-weeks.
Manchester United…Lose striker Alexis Sanchez-sprained knee ligament.
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