Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Wednesday
…(Golf)…
PGA Tour merges with LIV Golf and DF-European Tour…Stunning development..All Anti-Trust Litigation will be dropped
..Jay Monahan becomes CEO of new conglomerate…
..PGA will run all golf operations…globally
..LIV will become financial corporate sponsor in tour and Europe events
..LIV will complete its 2023 schedule
..PGA will work with LIV-DF to develop a year long ‘global schedule’
..LIV golfers will be allowed to re-apply for PGA Tour cards for 2024
..LIV ‘Team Golf’ may become part of Global events
..PGA players critical of PGA decision to merge
..LIV players annual money payments will end-end of the year
..Report LIV tried to sell its tour to European syndicate for 1B-failed
..PGA players in closed door meeting in Toronto-Tuesday night.
..PGA player’s responses..’Hypocrisy….Took Blood Money…Insanity’
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Seattle (4-1)…Teoscar Hernandez-Juli Rodriguez solo HRs…Logan Gilbert dominant 7-innings…Rodriguez hit 436′-second deck HR in left…Joe Musgrove labored thru 5-innings including 31-pitch 3rd inning……Friars (28-33)..Padres failed to make up ground on Dodgers
San Diego-Mariners..Wednesday matchup..Michael Wacha (5-2)-vs-George Kirby
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Dodgers-L-Reds (9-8)….Cincinnati scored 3-in 9th to win…Dodgers bullpen blew (8-3) lead…Cinn scored in 9th on walk-hit batsmen-RBI single….Dodgers wasted Grand Slam HR-Freddie Freeman and HR-JD Martinez….LA (35-26)
LA-Cincinnati..Wednesday..Noah Syndegaard (1-4)..6.54-will start
Dodgers…Bullpen staggering….last 10-games…Bullpen (38inn-39R-49H-19W)..ERA (9.23)
Dodgers..Callup top reliever Nick Robertson from Oklahoma City (2.13-ERA-35K-25 innings)
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Angels-W-Cubs….Halos led (7-4) at Press Time…Rallied from 4-0 deficit…Shohei Ohtani HR-triggered 5R-rally in 5th……Halos (32-30)
Angels-Cubs..Wednesday…Jose Barria (2-2) starts for Halos
Angels..Minor league P-Darlin Francia-suspended 56-games for steroids
Angels..Activate 3B-Anthony Rendon from IL-groin issue
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(Scoreboard)
Phillies-W-Tigers..Kyle Schwarber HR-Phila..
Marlins-W-Royals..Luis Arraez 2-hits..BA (.401)..
Tampa-W-Minnesota..Rays (44-19) with win..
Arizona-W-Washington.Dbacks move into 1st place-Pavis Smith HR-3RBI..
Yankees-L-White Sox…Lucas Gialito 6-no hit innings.
Pirates-L-A’s…Jace Peterson (5-5)..A’s end 15-game road streak..now (13-50).
Houston-L-Toronto.Kevin Glausman 13-Ks..
Boston-W-Cleveland..Red Sox 4R-8th inning in win.
Mets-Atlanta…Francisco Lindor-Pete Alonso 2RHRs-NY
Orioles-L-Brewers…Joe Weimer RBI single in 10th
Texas-W-Cardinals..Cards hit 3HRs-loss
Giants-W-Rockies..Patrick Bailey-Logan Wade combine 6H-SF
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(Injuries)
Texas..P-Jacob deGrom-needs elbow surgery 2nd time-ACL-out 2-years
Yankees..IL-OF-Aaron Judge-toe injury
Reds..IL-OF-Nick Senzel-knee issues
Twins..IL-OF-Byron Buxton-bruised ribs
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(Roster Moves)
Toronto..Sends P-Alek Manoah to Class A..(6.36-ERA)
Seattle..Sign FA-P-Kyle Hart-ex Red Sox
Red Sox..Callup P-Chris Murphy-ex USD
Atlanta..Sign FA-P-Ben Heller-ex Tampa
Atlanta..Callup P-Ron Munoz
Reds..Callup top prospect SS-Ely DeLaCruz
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(MLB Notes)
Nevada..State Legislature does not vote on proposal for 680M-state-county-city funding and taxes to help pay for new 30,000-seat stadium for Oakland A’s.
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…(Basketball)…
(NBA Playoffs)
Denver-at Miami..Wednesday game..Series tied (1-1)
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(NBA Notes)
Dallas..Kyrie Irving not willing to take pay cut as a free agent..Wants Mavs and Lakers to work out a sign and trade deal to acquire LeBron James.
Dallas..Wants to talk to longtime coach-broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy about joining Jason Kidd’s staff.
Boston..Allows 4-assistant coaches to talk to Houston Rockets
Houston..Workout G-Auser Thiompson-could be 4th pick in draft
North Carolina-Charlotte..Head coach Ron Sanchez resigns to return to University of Virginia..went (22-14) last year.
Cal State-San Marcos..Hires Nick Booker-head coach-was assistant at UCSD
USD..Loses G-Jaiden Delaire (9P)-stays in NBA Draft..NCAA refuses to give him extra year of eligibility-despite ankle injury last year.
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…(Football)…
Browns..CB-Greg Newman-DT-Perrion Winfrey robbed at gunpoint at 3-30am by 6-men outside niteclub in Cleveland.
Colts..CB-Isaiah Rogers facing expulsion from NFL-probe of placing bets on Colts games and other NBA games.
Denver…Former RB-Lance Ball-arrested in Colorado-domestica abuse case…ex-Broncos running back
Minnesota…Investor Reggie Fowler sentenced to 7-years in prison..order to pay 53M-restitution for fraud in crypto currency scandal….Fowler tried to buy Vikings franchise…then reneged on deal to finance Alliance American Football-forcing league to fold halfway thru first season.
Bills..CB-Damar Hamilin goes thru first on field workout since cardiac event last fall.
Miami..OG-Connor Williams-AWOL from mandatory camp..has 1-year left on his (6.5M) contract
Seattle..Russell Okung…Longtime OT-retires-played with Seahawks-Chargers-Carolina
Washington..DE-Chase Young reports to OTA workouts…Was not guaranteed 5th year on contract while coming back from bad knee injury
Raiders..QB-Jim Garoppolo says he will be ready for July training camp after 2-surgeries on his foot
Rams..WR-Cooper Kupp cleared full workouts-ankle surgery
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(College Football)
Larry Kimball…legendary Sports Information Director at Syracuse University passes away…Worked for the Orange for 31Y-is in Hall of Fame.
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-Flyers-Columbus…Engineer 10-player-draft pick trade
..Flyers gets G-Cap Peterson..D-Sean Walker..D-Hige Grans-#1-#2-2 picks
..Columbus gets D-Ivan Provovov
..Kings get F-Hayden Hodgson-D-Kevin Connaughton and 8.5M cap space
Ottawa..Puts D-Alex DeBrincat on trade block..Due (9.6M) salary
Sabres..Lose D-Lawrence Pilut..signs in Lausanne-Switzerland
Calgary…Decides not to conduct 2nd interviews with Gerard Gallant..Bruce Boudreau or Peter Laviolette.
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…(General)…
Soccer….Christian Pulisic-Team USA-Criticizes USSF for not offering new contract yet to coach Gregg Berhalter.
Paris St-Germain..Fires coach Chris Galtier despite winning Liga 1-title
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Tennis…French Open..Novak Djokovic rallies to move to semi finals of mens bracket..beat Kar Khachanov (4-6, 7-6, 6-2, 6-4)….Carlos Alcaraz facing Step Tsitsipas in late evening match.
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Track-Field…Legendary 1960s sprinter Jim Hines-passes away (75Y)…First sprinter to crack 10.0-barrieer in 100-meters..won Olympic Gold in Mexico City by running (9.95) record mark that stood for 15-years….they played with Miami Dolphins in NFL.
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