…(Football)…

Chargers…Fire Off CoordJoe Lombardi and QB-Coach Shane Day after 2Y on job
..Justin Herbert threw only 7TD passes in final 7-games of season
..Chargers scored only 17TDs in final 7-games of season
..Chargers finished #30 in rushing (89YPG)
..Chargers finished #30 in yards per carry (3.4YPC)
..Chargers finished #23 in Goal to Goal TDs
..Chargers finished #17 in Red Zone TDs-only 54%

Chargers…Lead candidates could be Mike LaFleur-ex Jets OC…Nathaniel Hackett-ex Broncos coach-Pacers OC
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(NFL Notes)

Baltimore..DE-Calais Campbell criticizes organization for balking at a contract extension for QB-Lamar Jackson.

Tampa Bay…Saddened QB-Tom Brady goes thru exit meeting with coaches-not talking about whether he returns next year

Tampa Bay..Firings expected on Todd Bowles-coaching staff after (8-10) year
Tampa Bay…Report may fire Off Coor-Byron Leftwich

Broncos..Interview Sean Payton for head coaching job-Tuesday morning
Broncos..Interview Raheem Morris-Rams for head job-Tuesday night
Houston..Interviewed Sean Payton-Monday night
Houston…Interviewed Thomas Brown-Rams-Tuesday
Houston..Interviewed Ejiro Evero-Denver-Tuesday night
Colts..Will interview Dan Quinn-Dallas on Friday
Patriots..Will interview Bill O’Brien-ex Houston coach for Off Coor job
Patriots..Will interview ex Miami coach Adam Gase-for Off Coor job
Washington..Will interview Charles London-Atlanta for Off Coor job
Washington..Interview Pat Shurmur-ex Broncos-Browns for Off Coor job
Washington..Interview Al Holcomb-Carolina Def Coor
Carolina..Interviews Lions OC-Ben Johnson for 2nd time for head coaching job
Browns..hire Jim Schwartz-Eagles-as Def Coord
Titans…2nd interviews for GM candidate Ian Cunningham-Bears
Titans..2nd interview for 49ers Ran Cathon-40ers for GM job
Titans…Hire Ran Cathon late Tuesday night for GM job
Detroit..Off Coord-Ben Johnson withdraws from Carolina head coach search

Dallas..coach Mike McCarthy says Brett Maher remains the kicker-will not be removed-replaced on roster..
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(College Football)

Aztecs…Elevate Ryan Lindley to Offensive Coordinator-QB coach…Joined team in midseason as QB coach…after having been assistant with Cleveland Browns and at Mississippi State.

Aztecs..Jeff Horton announces retirement after 12-years at SDSU…Did 2-tours as Off Coord and was running back coach

Aztecs…Head coach Brady Hoke fires WR-coach Hunky Cooper after 8-years on job…Was unhappy during season with QB troubles and play calling…Hoke refused to make himself available to media…

Miami..Hurricanes QB-Jake Garcia enters NCAA transfer portal

West Virginia..State Legislature considering a ‘We Are Marshall’ holiday to memorialize the 1970-Plane Crash that wiped out Thundering Herd football program.
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…(Baseball)…

Padres…Hire former Detroit Tigers hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh as Assistant Hitting Coach.
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(MLB Notes)

Scott Boras…Agent for Carlos Correa criticizes NY Mets for handling the free-agent contract….”They read the report of the same consultant the Giants hired then made decision to cut contract offer by 50%…Never went for a 2nd opinion”…Mets took 13Y-offer off table and offerd 5-years with demand he take a physical on ankle after 5th year before a 6th year would be granted.
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(Roster Moves)

Broston..Open contract talks with with FA-OF-Adam Duvall-Braves
Red Sox-Rockies..TRADE..Boston deals P-Connor Seabold to Colorado (3.37-ERA)

Cardinals-Miami…St Louis opens trade talks for P-Pablo Lopez.

Royals…19Y-veteran pitcher Zach Grienke remains unsigned
Milwaukee..Veteran 3B-Travis Shaw retires
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…(Basketball)……

Aztecs-at-Colorado State..Wednesday game…SDSU (13-4) but strugging with outside shooting.

Clippers-76ers…Sixers blew open game in 4th quarter on 11-0 Run…..Led Clippers (115-98)late in final period….Joel Embiid (40P) for 76ers….Kawhi Leonard (27P) but Clippers missed 8-shots in a row in 4th period of Tuesday game

Clippers-at-Utah…Wednesday game
Lakers-Sacramento…Wednesday…Lakers coming off LeBron James (46P) game-Monday

Clippers-Detroit..Trade rumor G-John Wall for C-Nerlens Noel
Lakers-Utah..Trade rumor…G-Kendrick Nunn for G-Mike Conley

Alabama…Police say Crimson Tide-F-Darius Miles supplied a gun to shooter who killed 23-year old woman in gun fire incident after argument at bar in Tuscaloosa

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…(Hockey)….

Gulls-vs-Bakersfield…AHL action-Wednesday night…Gulls (11-26)

Ducks-L-Flyers (5-2)…Kevin Hayes hat trick for Flyers……Tuesday game

Oilers…Activate F-Evander Kane from IR..recovery from artery injury-wrist

Vancouver…President Jim Rutherford says team has made best offer it can to 30-goal scorer Bo Horvat…earns 5M…Offered 7M…Demanding 9M a year

Vancouver-Tampa Bay…Trade talks ..Canucks D-Luke Schenn for F-Blake Coleman

Montreal..Put 3-players on IR..Joel Armia-shoulder…Jake Evans-knee..F-Juraj Slafkovsky-knee

Las Vegas..Lose D-Alec Martinez–knee injury

Blackhawks..Call up G-Jaxson Stauber from AHL
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…(General)…

Manchester United…Discussing tearing down Old Trafford Stadium-built in 1910-to build 80,000 stadium at cost of (1.3B)

English Premier League…Thursday game..Manchester United-vs-Crystal Palace

Gio Reyna…Teammates at Dortmund-Borussia team in Germany say Reyna had poor practice habits with their team….Reyna was demoted by Team USA-Coach Gregg Berhalter during World Cup.

LIV Golf…Report will buy time on CW network to televise all 14-of its events on USA TV…Did not have network TV contract  in first year and streaming viewership was dismal.

Indy Car…Chip Ganassi Racing signs 2-time Indy car driver Takuma Sato to run Oval races this year in place of Jimmy Johnson.

Australian Open…Novak Djokovic wins 1st round match-was expelled from tourney and country last year…Rafael Nadal plays 2nd round match-late Tuesday night…Top seed Iga Swiateck straight sets 2nd round win on ladies side.

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