Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Wednesday
…(Baseball)…
Angels…Family of deceased P-Tyler Skaggs has filed lawsuits in Texas and California charging negligence and wrongful death in the drug overdose case in the death of Skaggs in 2018…The suit names PR-Director Eric Kay-charged with dealing Oxycodone and Fentanyl that Skaggs ingested the night of his death…Kay goes on trial for drug distribution in August…The suit also names a former Club Executive and the team for retaining Kay as an employee when they knew he had been in and out of drug facilities for years and for not doing an intervention when they learned of the Kay-Skaggs relationship…The Angels called the lawsuits ‘irresponsible’ and said a Federal Prosecutor hired to do a probe, found the Angels had no knowledge of Skaggs addictions for his relationship to buy drugs from Kay.
Dodgers…Pasadena Police investigating P-Trevor Bauer in sexual assault case…San Diego woman says Bauer sexually assaulted her multiple times in 2-month relationship…Bauer says the woman purused him and had consensual rough sex before he broke off relationship….She has a restraining order against him….Bauer agent provided police documentation from woman what kind of relationship she wanted.
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(Scoreboard)
Padres-W-Reds (5-4)….Friars struggle all night-put Reds away……San Diego (48-33)…Won 10-of-11.
..Craig Stamman makes emergency start..
..Padres use 8-pitchers in bullpen day
..Tommy Pham HR-3hits-2RBI in win
..Padres left bases loaded 4-times in game
..Padres stranded 16-runners
Padres-Reds..Wednesday pitchers..Joe Musgrove-vs-Vlad Gutierrez
Padres..Activate P-Drew Pomeranz-Pierce Johnson from DL
Padres..Option P-Miguel Diaz-James Norwood to AAA-El Paso
Padres..P-Blake Snell scratched from start with illness
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Dodgers-Giants….LA led (3-0) at Press Time…Max Muncy HR…Chris Taylor 2R-double…Heading into game…LA (48-31)…Won 14-of-20
Dodgers..Off day on Wednesday..head to Washington.
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Angels-L-Yankees (11-5)….Shohei Ohtani hits 2HRs in loss…Gary Sanchez-Miguel Andujar-Aaron Judge HRs for NY…..Halos (38-41)..Lost 7-of-9
Angels-New York..Wednesday pitchers..Shohei Ohtani-vs-Domingo German.
Angels..Move OF-Mike Trout to 60-day DL..Still likely out till mid July with calf injury.
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Marlins-L-Phillies..Rhys Hoskins HR
Tampa Bay-L-Washington..Kyle Schwarber-Juan Soto-Vic Robles HRs
Seattle-L-Toronto..Bo Bichette 3RHR
Tigers–Indians….Rained out.
Red Sox-W-Royals..JD Martinez 4RBIs..
Mets-W-Braves..James McCann 3RHR
Orioles-W-Houston..O’s hit 4HRs on road
Milwaukee-W-Cubs..Christian Yelich RBI double
Twins-L-White Sox..Rookie Gavin Sheets 2H-2RBI in debut for Sox..
Arizona-L-Cardinals..Nolan Arenado HR…D-Backs lost 27-of-28 on the road..
Rockies-W-Pirates..German Marquez throws 1-hitter for Colorado
Texas-A’s…Rangers led (5-3) in 8th at Press Time..Joey Gallo 2-HRs
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(Injuries)
Indians..Send OF-Franmil Reyes..C-Rob Perez..P-Zach Plesak to AAA for rehab
Arizona..Send P-Ty Widener out on rehab assignment
Rockies..DL-P-Rob Stephenson
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(Roster)
Miami-Toronto..Trade..Marlins deal P-Adam Cimber-OF-Corey Dickerson to Blue Jays for 2B-Joe Panik-P-Andrew McInvale
Indians..Callup P-Logan Allen
Cubs..Callup P-Trevor Megill
Rockies..Callup P-Ben Bowden
Milwaukee..Option P-Ryan Weber
Giants..Top minor league pitcher Greg Santos-Sacramento-suspended 80-games for PED violation.
LG Twins-Korea..Sign for Marlins-Phillies-Giants 1B-Justin Bour.
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…(Basketball)…
(Scoreboard)
Bucks-L-Hawks (110-88)….Hawks hit 13-3’s…hold Bucks to 39% shooting…Yiannis Antetokounmpo suffers serious hyperextension of left knee in 3rd quarter of game……Game 4-series..now tied (2-2)….Hawks played without leading scorer Trae Young with ankle bone bruise
(Schedule)
Clippers-Suns…Game 6-in LA..Suns lead (3-2) in series
Clippers…C-Ivic Zubak-still ailing with sprained knee
Suns..Coaches Critical of teams ‘Just Show Up Attitude’ in thinking they would win home game on Monday…Loss let Clippers back into series.
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(NBA Notes)
Golden State..Backup C-Kevon Looney opts-in to return to team next year.
US Olympic Team..Names 12-man roster..includes Kevin Durant..Damion Lillard..Jayson Tatum..Kevin Love..Brad Beal.
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…(Football)…
NFL..Cancels Supplemental Draft for 2nd summer in a row.
NFL..Emmett Smith joins Jill Biden in leading information drive to get residents of Texas to take the vaccine.
Titans..Say they will go with Logan Woodside-DeShone Kizer as backup QBs
49ers..Say Trey Lance-Nate Sudfeld-Josh Rosen will be backup QBs
Chargers..New Off Coor-Joe Lombardi wants to use RB-Austin Ekeler like the Saints used RB-Alvin Kamara..alot more in passing receiving game.
Atlanta..Sign #1 pick TE-Kyle Pitts (4Y-32M)
Lions..Praise #1 pick OG-Penei Sewell for leadership abilities
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…(Hockey)…
Montreal-Tampa Bay…Game 2-Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday…Lightning blowout win in Game 1.
Montreal..D-Shea Weber-fined 5,000 for slashing incident
Buffalo..Retains Don Granato as head coach..was (8-16-3) as Interim coach
Oilers..Sign F-Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to (8Y-41M) extension.
Toronto..Sign F-Wayne Simmonds to (2Y) extension
Chicago..Blackhawks file litigation citing ‘Statute of Limitations’…asking that sexual assault lawsuit filed by 2-players for incidents in 2010 has expired…Players asking 10M for Blackhawks coverup of case.
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…(General)…
Soccer-Euro Championships-Knockout round
..England-W-Germany (2-0)..Harry Kane-Raheem Sterling goals
..Sweden-L-Ukraine..(2-1)..Artem Dovbyk beats double team and scores on header at 121’ mark for upset win..Swedes played shorthanded on red card for final 23-minutes.
Crystal Palace…Hires French coach Patrick Viera to take over English Premier League team.
Holland…National team coach Frank deBoer quits after Netherlands knocked out of the Euro Championships.
Wimbledon…Top seed Ashley Bartey goes 3-sets to win opening round.
Serena Williams pulls out of first round match…injures hamstring early in first round match…has thigh issue too..Withdrew-ending chance to get her 24th Grand Slam win.
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