Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Tuesday
…(Football)…
Chargers-L-Cowboys (20-17)…Dallas defense Stephon Gilmour picks off 1-pass…Micah Parsons key QB-sack on final series…Cowboys win ugly game…QBs under seige all night…Game marred by 20-penalties
..Dak Prescott ((21-30) 272Y-1TD
..WR-Cee Dee Lamb (7R-117)
..RB-Tony Pollard (110APY)
..QB-Justin Herbert (227P-2TD-1Int)
..Herbert 1-sack..12-hits..10-pressures
..Chargers OL 7-penalties
..Dallas defense 7-penalties
..Both teams failed to score on 4th down goal line plays
..Bolts (2-3)..Cowboys (4-2)
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(Injuries)
Rams..RB-Kyren Williams-sprained ankle
Rams..RB-Ronnie Rivers-knee sprain
Buffalo..RB-Damien Williams released from hospital-minor neck sprain
Bears..QB-Justin Fields-dislocated thumb on throwing hand
Raiders..Exam QB-Jim Garoppolo-back issue and internal injury
Titans..QB-Ryan Tannehill-sprained ankle
Jaguars..QB-Trevor Lawrence..exam-strained knee
Eagles..OT-Lane Johnson-sprained ankle
Carolina..WR-Liv Shinault-possible fractured tibia
Lions..RB-David Montgomery-bruised ribs-cartilage issue
Steelers..Activate WR-Diontae Johnson..RB-Anthony McFarland-from IR list
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(NFL Notes)
Raiders..Put WR-Hunter Renfroe on trade block
Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones vote of confidence Coach-Mike McCarthy
Steelers..Vote of confidence Off Coord-Matt Canada
Carolina..Coach Frank Reich gives up play calling to Off Coor-Thomas Brown
Saints..QB-Derek Carr apologized for blowout with Off Coor-PeteCarmichael after over playcalls in red zone..Saints were (0-3) in red zone
NFL..Owners will vote this week on changing ‘Coaching Interview Calendar’….Teams will not be able to interview Coaches from other teams until the Divisional playoffs are over….Teams can interview unemployed coaches and in house candidates at any time during the playoffs.
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…(Baseball)…
(Playoffs)
Texas-W-Houston (5-4)..Rangers score 4R-1st inning against Framber Valdez..Jon Heim solo HR….Nathan Eovaldi 6-strong innings…Rangers lead series (2-0) going back to Arlington…
Phillies-W-Arizona (5-3)….Kyle Schwarber-Bryce Harper-Nick Castellanos HRs in opening game victory of NLCS…Game 1
Phillies-Diamondbacks…Tuesday matchups…Merrill Kelley-vs-Aaron Nola.
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(MLB Notes)
Miami..GM-Kim Ng opts out of her contract after owner Bruce Sherman decided to hire a President of Baseball Operations above her….Team went (84-78) with first year manager Skip Schumacher and made the playoffs.
Giants..Will interview Steven Vogt-Seattle for SF managerial job
Giants..Interview coach Alyssa Nakken-1st female interviewed managers job
Boston..3-interview candidates rejected requests to interview for GM job…Mike Hill-ex Miami..Mike Hazen-Arizona..Jon Daniels-ex Texas will not interview
MLB…says it will meet with Union to discuss the Olympic decision to bring in baseball for the 2028-Summer Games..Baseball not interestedin shutting down schedule for 2-full weeks in summer…Dodgers-Angels would have to go on long road trips to make Stadiums available….No method how to make players available for respective teams in middle of schedule
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…(Basketball)…
Clippers-Denver…..Tuesday NBA preseason game
Memphis..Sign FA-G-Jason Preston-ex Clippers high draft pick
Dallas..Sign FA-F-Taze Moore-played in NBA G-League
Chicago..Release G-Quinton Jackson
Dallas..F-Luka Doncic suffers calf injury in game.
Aztecs..Land 2-big recruits:
..6’8-F-Pharoh Compton-Nevada
..David Majak (7’c)-Phoenix
..Taj DeCourville (6’5-G)-Las Vegas
Aztecs..Ranked 17th in AP preseason poll
AP Poll..Preseason…1-Kansas..2-Duke..3-Purdue..4-Michigan State..5-Marquette
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.(Hockey)…
LA Kings-at-Winnipeg…Tuesday game
Montreal..Lose F-Kirby Darch-shoulder
Seattle..F-Brandon Tarnov-out 4W-concussion
Max Comtois…ex-Ducks LW-signs free agent contract with AHL-Chicago Wolves after failing to make NHL roster in off season.
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…(General)……..
PGA…Veteran golfer Andy Bean (70Y)…passes away-complications of Lung issues from Covid.
Soccer…Team USA-vs-Ghana…in Nashville-Tuesday…Gregg Berhalter team (2-1) in friendlies since his return to head coach job.
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