Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Wednesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Brewers (7-1)…Victor Caratini stole home…Jurickson Profar RBI-single..RBI-double….Friars (31-18)…won 10-of-11
San Diego-Milwaukee..Wednesday matchup..Chris Paddack-Adrian Houser
Padres…Manny Machado missed 5-games in row with shoulder strain.
Padres..Reliever Drew Pomeranz suffers setback with shoulder impingement in bullpen session on Sunday…Shutdown another week
Padres..will go to 6-man rotation effective on Friday-inserting Dinelson Lamet as a starter.
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Dodgers-W-Houston (9-2)…Justin Turner 2RHR..Clayton Kershaw (7inn-1R)…..LA won 8-in row…12-of-14…(30-18) on season.
LA-Astros..Wednesday pitchers Trevor Bauer-Luis Garcia
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Angels-W-Rangers (11-3)….Justin Upton HR..Jared Walsh 2RHR;…ShoheH Ohtani 3RHR…Halos (21-27)
Angels-Texas..Wednesday pitchers-Griff Canning-Dane Denning.
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(Scoreboard)
Cubs-W-Pirates..Joc Pederson 2HRs for Chicago
Phillies-W-Miami..Rhys Hoskins 2RHR
Reds-W-Washington..Eugenio Suarez HR
Toronto-W-Yankees..Steve Matz (6inn-1R-10K
Braves-W-Boston..Charley Morton (7inn-0R-9K)
Indians-W-Tigers..Jordan Luplow 2RHR
Mets-W-Rockies..Tomas Nido 2RHR for NY
Royals-W-Tampa Bazy..Snap Rays 11-game win streak
Twins-W-Orioles..Rob Refsnyder RBI double
White Sox-W-Cardinals..Jose Abreu 2RHR
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(Injuries)
Mets..OFs Mike Conforto-Jeff McNeil-out 4W-hamstrings
Mets..6-OFs on DL along with Pete Alonso-JD Davis
Phillies..DL-OF-Bryce Harper-bruised arm
Cardinals..OF-Harrison Bader-DL-fractured rib
Texas..DL-P-Kyle Gibson-groin
Miami..Send OF-Starlin Marte out on rehab
Miami..Activate C-Jorge Alfaro
Miami..DL-3B-Brian Anderson-shoulder sprain
Indians..DL-P-Zach Plesac-fractured thumb
Blue Jays..Surgery P-David Phelps-lat injury-shoulder
Cubs..DL-SS-Matt Duffy-back
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(Roster Moves)
Red Sox..Option OF-Michael Chavis to AAA
Reds..Option P-Carson Fulmer to AAA
Brewers..DFA-2B-Jace Peterson
Rockies..Sign FA-2B-Rio Ruiz-ex Orioles
Mariners..Sign FA-2B-Ty Blankehorn-ex Dodgers
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…..(Basketball)………
(NBA Playoffs)
Lakers-W-Suns (109-102)…Lakers tie series at (1-1)….LeBron James hit fade away jumper…hit 3-point shot…Anthony Davis hit critical 3-point shot at 2-minute mark…Lakers fought off Phoenix comeback in final 2-minutes of game for win…Lakers has built leads of 11-15-10 only to have Suns come back with torrid 3-point shooting.
..LeBron-AD combined (57P)
..Davis (34P) including 18-of-21 free throws
..James (23P)
..Dennis Schroeder (24P)
..Andre Drummond (11P-10R) in first half
..Devin Booker (30P)..Cam Payne (19P) in loss
..Game 3-in Los Angeles on Thursday .
Clippers-Dallas…Mavericks led (116-109) with 4-minutes left at Press Time…Mavs looking for 2nd straight win at Staples Center…
..Luka Doncic had (37P) into 4th quarter
..Kawhi Leonard scored (30P) in first half..was at (36P)
..Paul George (26P) into final period
..Mavs had hit 17-3’s into last quarter of game
..Dallas led (1-0) in series heading into Tuesday game.
Brooklyn-W-Boston..Nets hit 17-3’s in win..Joe Harris 7-3’s…Nets scored 71P in opening half…lead series (2-0).
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76ers-Washington..Wednesday matchup
Knicks-Atlanta..Hawks go for 2nd win on Wednesday
Utah-Memphis..Jazz down 1-0 on homecourt
Dallas..NBA fines F-Kristaps Porzingas (50,000) for violating Covid rules-went to strip club Sunday night.
New Orleans..Reports of Players unrest with coach Stan Van Gundy after (31-41) season….”Coach too hard on player”….”Players have no winning culture”
Michigan State..Ex Spartans star Keith Appling found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of 66-year old man in possible drug deal
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…….(Football)……..
Green Bay…QB-Aaron Rodgers criticizes Packers GM-Brian Gutekunst.
..It’s about organizations treatment of people
..About doing things the right way
..About not forgetting people make things go
..It’s about character-culture
..About tradition-Lambeau-Lombardi-Starr-Holmgren-Favre
Green Bay..Rodgers boycotting OTA’s…forfeits 500,000 workout bonus..Faces 93,000-fines next week if he is not at veterans Mini Camp…WR-Davante Adams and 5-other WRs not in camp either.
Tampa Bay…coach Bruce Arians-sends message to players..”Protect yourself-workout at the facility”
Buffalo..Coaching staff upset less than 60% players have vaccine.
Houston..QB-Deshaun Watson-no show at OTAs
Atlanta..Coaching staff refuse to comment on possible Julio Jones trade.
Chargers..Coach Brandon Staley…”we will reduce intensity in all on field drills during OTAs.
Chargers..S-Derwin James returns to full workouts..”I have to practice”..has missed 3-of-last 4-years major injuries
Browns..1-player tests positive for Covid..at least 3-others sent home from workouts for close contact
49ers..OC-Weston Richburg-retires-knee injuries
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(Roster Moves)
Falcons..Sign FA-WR-Taje Sharpe-ex Falcons-Titans
Carolina..Sign FA-DT-Carraun Reid-ex Chargers-Lions-Colts
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-CB-Dee Delaney-ex Washington
Eagles..Sign FA-DT-Willy Henry-ex Houston
Raiders..Sign FA-OG-Patrick Omameh-ex ex Saints-Giants-Bucs
Lions..Sign FA-OG-Darren Paulo-ex Broncos
Broncos..Sign FA-K-Max Duffy-ex CFL-Toronto
Washington..Sign FA-TE-Ricky Seals-Jones-ex Browns
Bears..Workout FA-CB-Bashaud Breeland-ex Packers-Bengals-Lions
Texans..Release QB-Ryan Finley
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(College Football)
LSU…QB-TJ Finley-transfers to Auburn University
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……..(Hockey)………..
Toronto-W-Montreal (4-0)..Jason Spezza-Joe Thornton score on deflections..2-goals in 2-and-half minutes….Leafs lead series (e-1)
Nashville-L-Carolina (3-2)….Jordan Staal scores (2:03) into overtime for Canes win….Carollina leads (3-2)
Edmonton..Captain Connor McDavid..’Shock-Disbelief-swept in 4-straight by Winnipeg’…Oilers had beaten Jets 6-straight in regular season..Lost 3-overtime games including triple overtime game on Monday.
Wayne Gretzky…Resigns as Vice Chairman of Edmonton Oilers after 5Y on the job….is taking job as analyst for TNT-Hockey package
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…….(General)…….
Soccer…Champions League….Saturday final game..Chelsea-vs-Manchester City….Christian Pulisic will be in starting lineup for Chelsea.
Tottenham Hot Spur….Leading scorer Harry Kane will begin negotiations to transfer to another club
Formula 1…Max Mosely-longtime President FIA-passes away (81Y)…had led F! racing for 18-years…pioneered safety upgrades in cars following deaths of Artyn Senna-Roland Ratzenberger.
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