Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Wednesday

Posted by on January 31st, 2024  •  0 Comments  • 

…(Football)…

Chargers…Hire Joe Horitz as VP-General Manager-ex Baltimore Ravens Director of Player Personnel..Ravens went (56-27) during his tenure…Horowitz told media “It’s all there-It’s time to win”…Inherits team that is (55M) over the salary cap and riddled by injuries.

Chargers…Hire Ken Herbert as Strength Coach…was with Jim Harbaugh at Michigan.
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(NFL Notes)

Detroit..Off Coord Ben Johnson withdraws from Washington-Seattle head coaching interviews..will stay with Lions….Wizards owner Josh Harris was enroute to Detroit for 3rd interview when informed of Johnson’s decision

Steelers..Hire Arthur Smith-Off Coord..ex Atlanta Falcons head coach
Denver..Hire Pete Carmichael as Off Consultant..was Saints Off Coord
Saints..Interview Greg Lewis for Off Coord job..is WR-coach Chiefs
Green Bay..Interview Zach Orr-Ravens for Def Coord job
Falcons..Hire Jimmy Lake as Def Coord…was DB coach-Rams
Bills..Promote Bob Babich to Def Coord
Carolina..Hire Harold Goodwin-exArizona-RB coach
Carolina..Hire Joe Gilbert-ex Tampa Bay-OL coach
Bears..Hire Thomas Brown-ex Carolina-passing game coach
Houston..Re-sign Jarrod Johnson as QB coach
Houston..Re-sign Bob Slowic as Off Coord
Miami..Interview Anthony Walker-Ravens-for Def Coord job
Titans..Interview Brandon Lynch-Browns for Def Coord job
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(College Football)

Auburn..Hire DJ Durkin-Def Coord..was at Texas AM

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…(Baseball)…

Padres..Hire Craig Stammen-AJ Ellis-Allen Craig to work with both minor league and major league players in season.

Angels..May attempt to trade either OF-Jo Adell or Mickey Moniak…both are out of options…Adell is (.214) career hitter…Moniak is (.239) career hitter.

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(Roster Moves)

Twins-Mariners..TRADE..Minnesota deals 2B-Jorge Polanco  to Seattle for P-Anthony DeSclafani and 3-minor leaguers.

Toronto..Blue Jays sign FA-3B-DH-Justin Turner to (1Y-13M) deal..hit (.276-23HR) with Red Sox….Career (.288-186HRs)

Cubs..Sign FA-P-Richard Lovelady..ex Royals-A’s
Yankees..Sign FA-OF-Greg Allen-ex Indians-Padres-Rangers
Royals-Seattle..TRADE..KC deals OF-Samad Taylor to Mariners
Seattle..Sign FA-3B-Nick Solak-ex Texas
Cleveland..Sign FA-P-Anthony Banda-ex Washington
Cleveland..Sign FA-C-Dom Nunez-ex Pirates
Orioles..Sign FA-P-Andrew Suarez-ex Cardinals
Mets..DFA-C-Ty Heineman

Miami…Visits with FA-SS-Adalberto Mondeski-ex Royals-Red Sox.

Texas..SS-Corey Seager undergoes emergency sports hernia surgery-out 6W

Baltimore..Orioles franchise sold for (1.7B)..Angelos Family owned team since 1993…Baltimore industrialist-David Rubenstein leads group buying the team.
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-L-Colorado State (79-71)…SDSU 3rd bad conference loss in a row in MWC……Tuesday-Mountain West game…SDSU (16-5)..CSU (16-5)
..Rams jumped to (17-4) lead
..Aztecs 5-early turnovers dug huge hole
..SDSU hit 5-3’s..triggering (10-0) run to get back in game
..CSU rebuilt lead to 14-points
..Aztecs cut lead to 3-points…saw lead go back out to 10-points
..Jaedon LeDee held to 1-basket over 25-minutes
..Coach Brian Dutcher temper tantrum during timeout
..Aztecs took lead 33-minutes into game…Rams promptly ran off (15-5) run
..Niq Clifford-Isaiah Stevens combined for (40P) in win
..CSU had 11-steals…and forced 15-turnovers
..Aztecs wasted 10-3’s in loss
..CSU had 30-points in the paint
..SDSU 3rd straight beating on road…losses to CSU-Boise-New Mexico

Aztecs..Facing Gauntlet schedule…7-game stretch…at CSU…Utah State..at Nevada…Colorado State…New Mexico…at Utah State
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Lakers-L-Atlanta (138-122)…2nd straight blowout road loss by LA….Tuesday game…Lakers (24-25)
..Trae Young-Dejountae Murray combined (50P)
..Hawks hit 16-3’s…Shot 52% from floor
..LeBron James (20P)…Anthony Davis did not play-hip-groin issue
..Lakers have given up 132-135-138-144P in last 4-games…(137PPG)

Clippers-at-Washington..Wednesday game…LA (30-15)

Rajon Rondo…Longtime NBA guard arrested on charges of illegal gun possession, marijuana and drug paraphenalia in Indiana.

NBA..Informs Union salary cap next year will rise from (136M-to-144M) next year.

Lakers…G-D’Angelo Russell fined (15,000) for temper tantrum-kicking ball into stands.

Minnesota..G-Anthony Edwards facing (20,000) fine for post game tirade against referees…’Tough to play 5-vs-8′.

Cavs..G-Darius Garland-activated-has been out wince December-fractured jaw
Chicago..F-Patrick Williams-out 4W-foot bone ademia issues

Knicks..Sign FA-F-Taj Gibson

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…(Hockey)…

Gulls-L-Milwaukee Admirals (4-3-OT…..Tuesday AHL action….Liam Fouty scores 3-goals…shorthanded-even strength-overtime goals…Gulls wasted 3-goal 2nd period in road loss..Gulls won 6-of-9

Kings-at-Nashville..Wednesday game…Kings (2-14) since early December
Ducks-San Jose..Final game before All Star break

NHL…4-players including Flyers goalie Carter Hart charged with sexual assault in 2018 at Canada team in World Hockey Championships in London, Ontario.

Kings..Put young F-Arthur Kaliyev on trade block.
Ducks-Devils..Discuss deal to send C-Adam Henrique to New Jersey
Vancouver-Chicago…Canucks discuss deal sending F-Andrei Kuzmenko to Chi

Columbus..1st round pick Adam Fantilli-out with skate cut to calf..has 12G-this year.

Sabres..Surgery C-Jack Quinn…out 8W-core-groin injury

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…(General)…

(Soccer)

Manchester City..F-Erling Haaland returns to lineup-been out since December with sprained foot..has 19-goals this year

English Premier League-Tuesday games:
..Arsenal-W-Nottingham Forest..Gunners move into 2nd place..2G in 7-minutes
..Everton-Tie-Fulham..0-0 standoff
..Luton-W-Brighton..Luton scores in 1′-3′..Eli Adebayo 3-goals in win
..Crystal Palace-W-Sheffield..Ebe Eze 2-goals in win
..Newcastle-W-Aston Villa..Alex Moreno 2G for United

..Manchester City-vs-Burnley..Wednesday game..City (13-3-4)
..Liverpool-vs-Chelsea..Liverpool (14-1-6)
..Hot Spur-vs-Brentford..Tottenham (12-5-4)
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(Golf)…Viktor Hovland denies report he has signed to play this season with LIV..Ty Hatton confirms he has signed (60M) deal to join LIV and play for Jon Rahm’s team.

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