…(Football)…

Chargers….WR-Keenan Allen tests positive for Covid-goes on List..could be out 10-days…Club not saying if he is vaccinated or unvaxxed

Chargers..DE-Joey Bosa meets with doctors to talk about Concussion issues…expected to practice on Wednesday…had 2-last year and then shaken up on Sunday in Cincinnati.

Chargers..DT-Linval Joseph to be activated from Covid list on Wednesday
Chargers..DT-Justin Jones has injuries to ankle and knee-may not practice

Saints..DE-Cam Jordan placed on Covid list
Raiders..RB-Kenyon Drake-season ending fractured ankle
Raiders..RB-Jalen Richard placed on Covid list
Jets..WR-Corey Davis-core muscle surgery-gone for year
Seattle..S-Jamal Adams-shoulder injury
Ravens..CB-Marlon Humphrey-torn pectoral-gone for year
Bengals..LB-Logan Wilson-shoulder dislocation
Lions..IR-LB-Trey Flowers-knee injury
Houston..MRI-QB-Tyrod Taylor-wrist injury
49ers..IR-RB-Trey Sermon-ankle injury
Washington..TE-Logan Thomas-torn ACL
Packers..QB-Jordan Love placed on Covid lis
Bills..LB-AJ Klien placed on Covid list

Tampa Bay..Activate CB-Richard Sherman fro IR-had calf injury
Titans..Activate WR-Julio Jones from IR
Atlanta..Activate TE-Hayden Hurst from IR
Patriots..Activate LB-Jamie Collins from IRX
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(Scoreboard)

Patriots-W-Bills (14-10)…Patriots win 7th game in a row…..Pound out big AFC-East win…Patriots ran for (226Y) in 23-degree wind chill with 25 MPH winds…Damien Harris scores on 64Y-TD run…Patriots ran the ball 31-straight plays…QB-Mac Jones (2-3) 19Y….Bills QB-Josh Allen (149P-TD-Fumble) in loss…Bills missed a field goal in 4th quarter then were stopped on downs at the 14-yard line on final drive…….New England (9-4)…Buffalo (7-5)

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(NFL Notes)

NFL-Union announce Salary Cap for 2022 will go from (198M-to-202.2M)..all time record high.

49ers…Ownership purchases Leeds United soccer team in England for 530M

CFL..Investigating incidents after Toronto Argonauts playoff loss to Hamilton Ticats…1-Argo player attacked TV cameraman..another Argo fan tried to get at Ticats fans after game

CFL-Hamilton TiCats-W-Toronto (27-14)..Ticats score on 92Y-punt return
CFL-Winnipeg-W-Saskatchewan (21-17)…RB-Andrew Harris (136R) in cold weather win
CFL-Grey Cup..this weekend…Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Hamilton Ticats..
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(Roster Moves)

NYJets…Sign FA-Eddie Piniero-ex Bears
Titans..Release LB-John Simon
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(College Football)

Miami Hurricanes…Hire Mario Cristobal as coach from Oregon (10Y-80M) deal
Miami..Fired Manny Diaz early Monday..was (21-15)
Oregon..Loses Mario Cristobal..was (35-13) with Ducks-rejected extension
Oregon..Interested in talking to BYU-Kilane Stake..Chris Peterson-ex Boise

Colorado State..Hires Jay Norvell-Nevada as head coach-was (33-26) with Wolfpack.

Nevada..Interested in Jeff Tedford-ex Fresno State-Cal coach

Aztecs…Signs Stadium sponsorship with Snapdragon for naming rights to new Stadium..(15Y-45M) naming rights deal..Snapdragon is subsidiary of Qualcom.

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…(Baseball)…

Dodgers…Consider retiring Gil Hodges uniform (#14) after his nomination into Hall of Fame over the weekend by the ‘Golden Committee’

MLB Union…Reportedly makes proposal to expand playoffs from 10-to-12 teams…Owners wanted 14-team playoff.

A’s..Interview Matt Quatraro for managers job..is coach with Tampa Bay

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(Roster Moves)

Milwaukee..Sign FA-OF-David Dahl-ex Rockies-Diamondbacks
Milwaukee..Sign FA-OF-Abraham Almonte-ex Braves
Yankees..Sign FA-2B-Jose Peraza-ex Mets-Reds-Orioles
Twins..Sign FA-P-Trevor Magill-ex Cubs
Giants..Sign FA-P-Jon Duplantier-ex Arizona
Giants..Sign FA-P-Grey Fenter-ex Orioles
Giants..Sign FA-P-Mauricio Llovera-ex Phillies

Freddy Galvis…Signs FA-contract with Soft Bank Hawks-Japan…Longtime Phillies-Orioles-Padres SS-2B

Trevor Story…contacted by Red Sox-Astros about contract right before lockdown

Seiya Suzuki…Top Japanese free agent receivers (5Y-50M) offers from Yankees-Red Sox…Career (.315) hitter in 9-year career in Japan…Must decide by December 24th on offer.

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…(Basketball)…

Clippers-Portland….Blazers led (49-48) at halftime at Press Time in Monday game…Clippers (12-12) heading into action

Lakers-Boston…Tuesday matchup…..Lakers (12-12) on season

Portland-Philadelphia…discussing blockbuster trade…Sixers would send G-Ben Simmons to Blazers to #1 pick..G-CJ McCollom and young player Anfernee Simons.

Dallas…Luka Doncis-Kristaps Porzingas both ailing with ankle problems.

Lakers…LeBron James says ‘Core players need to play better’ …responding to criticism of Coach Frank Vogel…Lakers (12-12)_…Vogel (106-61)

AP Poll…1-Purdue..2-Bylor..3-Duke…4-UCLA…5-Gonzaga

Aztecs….Off till Wednesday game with Cal State Fullerton..SDSU (5-3)

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…(Hockey)…

Ducks-L-Washington (4-3) shootout…John Carlsen scored 2-goals for Caps including shootout goal for game winner…….Anaheim (13-8-5)

Kings-Vancouver…Canucks led (2-0) in 2nd period at Press Time…Vancouver playing for new coach Bruce Boudreau……LA (10-9-4) heading into game

Vancouver…Housecleaning…Fire GM-Jim Benning…VP-Personnel-John Weisbrod after firing coach Travis Green and assistant Nolan Bumgarnet on Sunday night….Benning spent 7Y-as GM…team won only 1-playoff series in that time….Longtime Canuck Stan Smyl takes over as Interim GM….Bruce Boudreau took over as coach-ex Washington-Ducks-Minnesota head coach…Boudreau (567-302-15) record in 14-years as head coach….Canucks (8-15-2)

Flyers..Fire Alain Vigneault and assistant Michel Therrien in wake of (8-10-4) start….Mike Yeo will be interim coach

Washington..F-Garrett Hathaway-placed on Covid list
Detroit..F-Marc Staal placed on Covid list

Florida..Callup D-Olii Juolevi from AHL
Ottawa..Release RW-Pontus Aberg
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…(General)…

Horse Racing….Industry shocked by the death of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit-suffered a heart attack moments after a workout at Santa Anita…
Trainer Bob Bsffert said an autopsy believes the 3-year old suffered a heart attack…Medina Spirit won the Derby but was stripped of the win because of a positive test for a steroid…Baffert was banned from training horses at Churchills Downs and at New York tracks…His appeal is on-going.

Olympics…President Biden imposes ‘Diplomatic boycott’ of Beijing Winter Games because of China’s history of human opression of citizens.

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