Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Tuesday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Team workout Tuesday in Seoul,South Korea leading to Wednesday-National League opener vs the Dodgers.
Padres-W-LG Twins (5-4)-Monday final exhibition games..Ha Seong-Kim hits 2-2RHRs.
Padres..Continue talks with FA-OF-Tommy Pham..negotiating a (1Y-3M)..hit (.256-16HR) with Arizona…Prior to that he had hit (.211-.229) while with the Padres.
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Dodgers..Final workout in South Korea leading to Wednesday morning NL opener.
Dodgers..Confirm DH-Shohei Ohtani will begin a throwing program with eye towards playing in the outfield sometime this season.
Dodgers-W-Korea Team (8-4)..Gavin Strong (3-inn-8K)..Bobby Miller (5inn-6K)..Chris Taylor HR…Max Muncy single-double.
Dodgers..Announce Gavin Stone will be the 5th starter in rotation.
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Angels-L-Milwaukee (4-3)…Christian Yelich (3-3) 2RHR…Halos (11-12)…Monday game
Angels-vs-Reds..Tuesday game
Angels..Spring training struggles continue..Mike Trout hitting (.219…Anthony Rendon (.200)
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(Roster Moves)
Giants…Sign FA-P-Blake Snell (2Y-62M)-with opt out after first year…ex-Padres
Houston..dropped out refused to give Snell ‘opt out clauses’ because of draft picks they’d have to give up.
Boston..Continue talks with FA-P-Jordan Montgomery-offering a 3Y deal but not a 7Y deal.
Trevor Bauer..Unsigned free agent will pitch for Diablo Rojos-Mexican team in minor league against the Yankees…Will pitch 5-games in spring training-trying to get a major league contract
Red Sox..Discuss 1Y contract with FA-P-Mike Clevinger
Giants..Open talks with FA-P-Mike Lorenzen-who wants 2Y-contract
Reds..Veteran 2B-Josh Harrison-opts out of contract-to become free agent
Seattle..Release young OF-Cole Tucker
Atlanta..Options P-Bryce Eldger to AAA
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(Injuries)
Houston..Put P-Jose Urquidy on DL with strained forearm
Reds..OF-TJ Friedl-fractured writs
Tampa Bay..DL-1B-Josh Lowe-oblique
Twins..DL-P-Anthony DeSclafani-may face surgery forearm
Twins..DL-Relief P-Jhan Duran-oblique
Yankees..3B-DJ LeMathieu-foot injury-could miss start of the season.
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…(Football)……..
(NFL Free Agency)…Begins 2nd week of signings
Saints..Sign FA-DE-Chase Young-ex 49ers-Redskins (1Y-13M)
Raiders..Sign FA-RB-Alex Mattison-ex Vikings
Washington..Sign FA-CB-Michael Davis-ex Chargers
Chargers..Sign FA-LB-Denzel Perryman-ex Houston
Charges..Sign FA-LB-Troy Dye-ex Vikings
Chargers..Sign FA-C-Brad Bozemani-ex Carolina
Patriots..sign FA-WR-KJ Osborn-ex Vikings
Jaguars..Sign FA-K-Joey Slye-ex Washington
Jaguars..Sign LB-Triers Gipson-ex Titans
Miami..Sign FA-OG-Jack Driscoll-ex Flyers
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-Tavierre Thomas-ex Browns
Steelers..Workout FA-WR-Mike Williams-ex Chargers
Jets..Workout with FA-WR-Odell Beckham-ex
Rams..Workout FA-CB-Tre White-ex Bills
Bills..Workout FA-S-Julius Blackmon-ex Seattle
Vikings..Workout FA-DE-Jonah Williams-ex Rams
Cleveland..Workout FA-OG-Aaron Lynch-ex 49ers
Titans..Workout FA-OT-Andrus Peete-ex Saints
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(College Football)
Aztecs…Practice #3 of spring football workouts-Tuesday afternoon.
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-W-Atlanta…LA led (73-59) at halftime at Press Time….Lakers shot 58%-from floor in 1st half…LeBron James (19P) at halftime in Monday game…LA (36-32)
Lakers..F-Anthony Davis gets 2nd medical opinion on bruised Cornea.
Clippers..F-Norm Powell-bruised leg..G-James Harden-shoulder strain
Clippers..Have lost 5-of-8 games
Clippers..Coach Tyronne Lue says team ‘needs to find its identity’
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(College Basketball)
NCAA-Play In Games-Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio
..Colorado State-vs-Virginia..Rams offense vs Tony Bennett’s tough defense
..Wagner-vs-Howard..Play In game
Rick Pitino..St Johns coach says the NET rankings are a fraud and should not be used to determine NCAA tourney bids
NIT…Indiana State-Seton Hall-Wake Forest-Villanova-Ohio State
NIT..St Johns-Oklahoma-Pitts reject offers to play in the NIT
NCAA..Tourney Committee says the 5-upsets in conference championship games took up 5-at large bids for the tourney.
AP Poll..Final regular season poll..1-U Conn..2-Houston..3-Purdue..4-Iowa State…5-North Carolina….San Diego State ranked 24th.
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…(Hockey)…
Kings-vs-Chicago Blackhawks…Tuesday game…Kings (34-22-11)
Ducks-vs-Minnesota Wild..Tuesday game..Ducks lost 6-games in a row
NY Rangers..Lose D-Ryan Lindgren-calf injury
Florida..NHL suspends D-Dmitry Kulikov-2 games for head hit vs Tampa Bay
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…(General)…
PGA Tour Board…Meet Tuesday with PIF Fund leaders to discuss the negotiations ongoing about a merger with the PGA Tour…Patrick Cantlay-Jordan Spieth will headup the Players group.
Soccer…EPL strips Nottingham Forest of 4-points in standings in violation of Revenue-Profit bylaws….Forest falls into relegation with loss of points.
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