…(Baseball)…

ALCS….Astros-L-Rangers (11-4)…Texas wins ALCS-teeing off on Astros starter Christian Javier in the 1st inning-knocking him out…Adolis Garcia had 4-hits early and 5RBIs in a blowout game…Max Scherzer lasted just (2.2 inn)…Rangers won all 4-games at Minute Maid Park in Houston..

NLCS..Phillies-L-Arizona (5-1)..Diamondbacks force 7th game on Tuesday..Tom Pham-Lourdes Gurriel hit back to back HRs off Aaron Nola in 2nd inning to take early (3-0) lead and coast to win in Philadelphia..Ketel Marte had RBI single-triple later in game.

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(MLB Notes)

Padres…Sources in baseball that if Manager Bob Melvin leaves for the Giants job-GM AJ Preller will consider promoting bench coach Ryan Flaherty or consultant  coach Mike Schildt to manager’s job…Flaherty has spent 4-years as a coach with the Padres in wide variety of roles…Schildt was (255-199) over 3-years with Cardinals-but was let go despite having made the playoffs….Melvin has 1Y-left on a 4M a year deal with the Padres….Melvin has a career record (1,517-1,425).

Angels..Hire Dom Chiti as Minor League Pitching Coordinator

Milwaukee..Former Brewers reliever Pete Ladd passes away (67Y)-Cancer
Miami..Fires DJ Svihlik-Director of Scouting..GM-Kim Ng quit last week
Giants..Longtime major leaguer Nick Hundley turns down request interview
A’s..Fire Bullpen coach Mike McCarthy
Cleveland..Will interview Seattle coach Steven Vogt for manager’s job
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…(Football)…

(Monday Night Football)

49ers-L-Vikings…(22-17)…QB-Kirk Cousins dazzling (35-45) 378P-2TD..Vikings jump on Niners early-never give up the lead…TE-TJ Hockenson (11R) in win…WR-Jordan Addison (7R-124Y) in breakout game.

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(NFL Notes)

Chargers..Coach Brandon Staley under fire for using ‘zone coverage’ that allowed QB-Patrick Mahomes (424Y-4TD) and Travis Kelce (12R-179Y) to go wild in Sunday’s win…Chargers S-Derwin James critical of defensive scheme-needed to ‘man up’ to stop the Chiefs offense…KC wound up with (523Y) in the win…Chargers pass defense has given up 32 pass plays of plus-20 yards in 6-games

Rams..Coach Sean McVay says team will re-evaluate K-Brett Maher after he missed 2-field goals and a point after in loss to the Steelers…McVay critical of his team ‘we need 4-quarters of football’.

Raiders..Criticism mounting on Coach Josh McDaniels…’he has no answers’….McDaniels now (9-15) with Las Vegas and (20-32) in his coaching career.

Miami..Questions arise about Dolphins toughness after getting buried physically by Eagles after getting bombed by Buffalo…Dolphins wins have come against teams with combined records (8-25)

Denver..NFL suspends S-Kareem Jackson-4 Games-as repeat offender for helmet hit and ejection on Sunday…Had already been fined (89,000) this year for hits.

Chiefs…Young WR-Justyn Ross arrested on felony vandalism charges…was being held on 25,000-bail.
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(Roster Moves)

Eagles-Titans…Trade ..Philadelphia acquiring S-Kevin Byard from Titans for LB-Terrell Edmunds and #5-6 round picks

Ravens..Visit with DT-Ndamakong Suh-ex Lions-Tampa Bay
Giants..Sign FA-KR-Gunnar Olszewski-ex Steelers
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(Injuries)

Chiefs..Surgery LB-Nick Bolton-dislocated wrist..out 8W
Seattle..Surgery DE-Ochenna Nwosu-torn pectoral
Bills..TE-Dawson Know-surgery-wrist
Browns..QB-Deshaun Watson has reinjured his rotator cuff
Lions..RB-Max Ibrahim-surgery-dislocated hip
Gaints..RB-Saquon Barkley-hyperextended elbow
Seattle..WR-DK Metcalf-hip injury
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(College Football)

Ann Arbor News..reports a Michigan staffer bought tickets to 30-different Big 10-games to ‘scout’ opposing coaches…may have taken videos trying to steal coaching signs.

Michigan State..Suspend staffer to posted a video of Hitler salute on video board at Michigan State-Stadium on weekend.

Arkansas..Fire Dan Enos-Off Coord in midst of6-game losing streak
Maryland..Off Coord-Kevin Sumlin-arrested DUI charges early Monday
Texas..QB-Quinn Ewers out of action-shoulder bruise
Coastal Carolina..QB-Grayson McCall-hospitalized possible concussion

Holiday Bowl..will announce new Corporate Sponsor on Thursday Press Conference on US-Midway.
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…(Basketball)….

NBA season opens with 2-games on Tuesday and 12-games on Wednesday
..Lakers-at-Denver…Lakers unveil 5-new players coming off the bench
..Suns-at-Golden State..Brad Beal makes debut for Phoenix

Lakers..name Taurean Prince as 5th starter
Pistons..Release G-Buddy Boeheim
Portland..Release F-Kevin Knox
Suns..Release F-Keon Johnson

Milwaukee..F-Giannis Antetokounmpo signs (3Y-163M) extension

Memphis..C-Steve Adams to miss entire season-needs more knee meniscus surgery

76ers..G-James Harden remains AWOL from team-trying to force a trade to LA Clippers.

Duke…Signs coach Jon Scheyer to 6Y extension

San Diego State..Signs deal with Mesa Foundation to help market mens-women’s basketball program and raise NIL money for players.
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…(Hockey)….

San Diego Gulls-at-Tucson…AHL action on Tuesday

Ducks-at-Columbus..Anaheim off to (1-4) start
Kings-Arizona Coyotes..Tuesday game

Winnipeg..Coach Ric Bowness takes leave from team-wife hospitalized with serious seizure problems.

Oilers…C-Connor McDavid-out 2-weeks-oblique
Blackhawks..F-Taylor Hall reinjures shoulder
Seattle..Lose F-Andre Burakovsky-8W-shoulder injury
Ducks..D-Jamie Drysdale placed on IR list-upper body injury
Columbus..RW-Patrick Laine-on IR-chest injury

Oilers..Sign FA-C-Sam Gagner-sent to AHL-Bakersfield
NYR..Former NY defenseman Adam Clendenning-signs with Tampere-Finland
Minnesota..Calls up C-Vin Lettieri-from AHL

Calgary..D-Rasmus Andersson-4G suspension for head hit
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…(General)…

(Soccer)

Lionel Messi…Season for Inter-Miami ends-failed to make playoffs….Had 12-match winning streak to start….was injured…winless in final 6-matches.

English Premier League:
..Hot Spur-W-Fulham (2-0)..Son-Min scores in 38′..Bst start in 60-years

FIFA…Report Dallas has made huge proposal to host 2026-World Cup with guarantee to sell 200,000-tickets to event…Propose staging game at ATT-Stadium (100,000)…and host Soccer Viewing parties in both Rangers new stadium and old stadium in Dallas market.
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