Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Tuesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-Cleveland…Tuesday game…Joe Musgrove-vs-Tanner Bibee…Padres (31-34)…9-games behind 1st place Arizona in NL-West…Friars have just (6-7) record and have lost 17-of-28 games in the last month to fall out of the pennant race.
Padres…Off day-Monday
Padres..Likely to activate DH-Nelson Cruz from IL
Padres..Decision on Wednesday to call up P-Nebil Crismatt from rehab or DFA off roster.
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Dodgers-White Sox..Tuesday game..Tony Gonsolin-vs-Lance Lynn…Dodgers (37-29)..LA lost 6-of-8…and (12-of-20) games…Dodgers pitching ERA (4.43) during collapse of staff
Dodgers…Off day-Monday
Dodgers..Lose P-Alex Reyes for year -shoulder surgery.
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Angels-W-Texas. (9-6)..12 innings…Shohei Ohtani HR-2RHR-Sac Fly in come from behind win….Halos (37-31)….Won 7-of-8
Halos-Rangers..Jaime Barria-vs-Jon Gray-Tuesday matchup
Angels..Sign FA-2B-Daniel Murphy-ex Mets star
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(Scoreboard)
Braves-L-Tigers..Spencer Torkelson 2RHR-walkoff-Det
Red Sox-L-Rockies..Colorado scores 2R on errors-run on bases loaded walk
Giants-W-Cardinals..Brandon Crawford RBI-single 8th-SF
Reds-W-Royals..Jonathon India 2RBI-Cinn
Seattle-W-Marlins.Ty France 3RHR-Mariners.
Phillies-L-Arizona..Evan Longoria 3RHR-Az…JT Realmuto HR-2R-Triple-Ph
Rays-A’s…A’s 4R-5th…led 4-3 at Press Time..
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(Injuries)
Rockies..OF-Charley Blackmon-out 6W-fractured hand
Houston..1B-Yordan Alvarez-out indefinitely-oblique
Yankees..P-Ryan Weber-Plasma Platelet injection
Toronto..1B-Brandon Belt-hamstring
Tigers..IL-OF-Aquil Badoo-hamstring
Marlins..P-Trevor Rogers-shoulder issue
Tigers..P-Matt Manning begins rehab outings-had foot injury
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(Roster Moves)
Mets..Signed FA-1B-Luke Voit-ex Yankees-Padres-Milwaukee
Boston..Release OF-Raimel Tapia
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Erasmo Ramirez-ex Seattle-Washington
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(MLB Notes)
A’s..Nevada Legislators return to negotiate A’s request for (380M) state funding for new Stadium
Hall of Fame…Ed Staack-former President Hall-passes away (88Y)…Ran the Hall from 1961-2000..Created voting rules that banned Pete Rose from Cooperstown
The Athletic…Massive layoffs of sports-writers including MLB beat writers.
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(College World Series)
CWS…Field filled with #1 Wake Forest…Florida-LSU–Virginia-Oral Roberts..first group to qualify….Stanford-Tennessee qualify Monday night to fill out field…Oregon was upset and did not make field.
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…(Basketball)…
(NBA Playoffs)
Denver-W-Miami (94-89)..Nuggets win 1st NBA Title-47 years
..Kantavious Caldwell Pope-key steal-hit 2FT (:24) left
..Bruce Brown hits 2-FT (:12) left to seal the win
..Nikola Jokic (28P-16R) despite foul trouble
..Michael Porter (16P-13R) in win
..Denver won despite going (I5-28) on 3’s
..Nuggets went (13-for-23) from free throw line
..Denver won despite 15-turnovers
..Jimmy Butler key turnover-bad 3 point shot in final minute
..Bam Adebayo scored 14-of-first 16 Miami points
..Miami went (2-13) shooting to start the 4th quarter…sent 5-minutes no baskets
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(NBA Notes)
Houston…Rockets waiting for decision on possible deal to acquire James Harden-76ers…or pursue Kyrie Irving-Dallas free agent
Golden State..Pulls G-Jordan Poole off trade block
76ers..Hire Bobby Jackson as assistant coach…was assistant coach Sacramento Kings and NBA G-League coach
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…(Football)…
Rams..Owner Stan Kroenke purchases 90%-control of ‘Midway Rising’ the consortium that will build a new Sports Arena as well as apartments, low income housing and entertainment venue in 49-acre parcles in Sports Arena area….Kroenke will team with Zephyr Developers-Chelsea Developers-Jerry Jones Legends Entertainment group.
Giants..RB-Saquon Barkley threatens to sit out 2023 season-refused to sign 1Y franchise tag deal-worth (10M)
Raiders..RB-Josh Jacobs boycotts mandatory workouts-yet to sign Franchise Tag offer sheet
Patriots..DE-Lawrence Guy no-show at workouts..has 1Y-left on deal
Vikings..DE-Danielle Hunter boycotts workouts-in final year deal
Bills..LB-Von Miller cleared by doctors for full workouts in July-knee surgery
Bills..Will pair LB-Leonard Floyd with Von Miller
Eagles..Rashaad Penny-D’Angelo Swift will battle for top RB spot
Chicago..QB-Josh Fields meets with Michael Vick to talk quarterbacking
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(Roster Moves)
Patriots..Workout FA-OG-DJ Fluker-ex Chargers
Patriots..Re-sign FA-DT-Justus Tavai-ex Aztecs
Tampa Bay..Workout FA-K-Rod Blankenship-ex Colts
Titans..Meet on Monday with FA-WR-DeAndre Hopkins-ex Arizona
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(College Football)
Big 12…Meets on campus with officials-University of Memphis
IRS…Says donations sent to fund NIL-programs-not tax deductable
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…(Hockey)…..
(NHL Playoffs)
Las Vegas-Florida Panthers…Game 5-Tuesday ..Golden Knights lead (3-1)
Calgary..Promote assistant coach Ryan Huska to head coach..has worked as an assistant for 9-years.
KHL-Russia..Confirms RW-Matvi Michov has to remain in Russia for 3-more years…Was thought to be 3rd pick on draft board.
Florida..Sign FA-G-Ludovic Waeber-played for Zurich Lions-Switzerland
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…(General)…
Soccer…Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola says he will step down as coach after 2025-season…wants to become Coach of a World Cup team
Golf..Phil Mickelson hit with Trademark violation lawsuit for using logo used by a marketing company in Argentina that promoted ‘skate boarding equipment’ for 20years…Mickelson used ‘Hi-Flyers logo’ the last two years on LIV Tour.
Belmont Park..2-more horse fatalities at track-Saturday and Sunday after the Belmont Stakes race on weekend.
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