Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Wednesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Royals (6-3)…Come from behind win…SD (2-4)..Tuesday game
..Orlando Mercado 2-solo HRs-SD
..Mike McCoy 2R-triple triggers 5R-7th inning rally
..Yu Darvish (2inn-0R)
..Adrian Morejon (1inn-0H-2K)..Tom Cosgrove (1inn-0H)
..Robert Suarez (1Inn-1R)-27.00-ERA
..Fernando Taits (0-7) in spring
..Manny Machado hitting (.167)
Padres-vs-White Sox..Wednesday
Padres..P-Joe Musgrove…’Not alot of confidence in new slider-working on’…2-starts (0.2inn-8R-8H-2W-HB)..43.20-ERA.
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Dodgers-W-White Sox (9-6)…LA come from behind win…Shohei Ohtani debut
..Ohtani 2R-HR powered to left field…was (1-3) in first game
..Chris Okey 3RHR-RBI single for LA
..Michael Grove (1inn-3R-3H) in shaky outing
..Dodgers rallied from (5-2) deficit
..LA (5-0-1) on spring
Dodgers-vs-Texas..Wednesday..Yosh Yamamoto to make pitching debut
Dodgers…P-Walker Beuhler throws his first live BP of spring…25-pitches
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Angels-W-Milwaukee.(6-4)…Zach Neto 2R-double…RBI triple in come from behind win for Halos…Tuesday game
Angels-vs-Rockies..Wednesday game
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(Roster Moves)
Yankees..Meet for 3rd time with P-Blake Snell but side remain apart in length and average salary…Yankees would have to pay 110%-luxury tax if they signed Snell and give up draft picks…team unwilling to give him opt outs early in contract…NY Post reports Yankees have offered (6Y-168M) 28M average but refuse to put opt outs in the deal
Cubs-White Sox..TRADE..Cubs deal P-Bailey Horn for P-Matt Thompson.
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(Injuries)
Giants..P-Tristan Beck leaves camp-exam of blood circulation issue-hand
Cleveland..OF-Bo Naylor-back issue
White Sox..P-Jesse Scholtens needs elbow surgery
Royals..P-Carlos Hernandez-cortisone shot-shoulder
Cardinals..1B-Matt Carpenter-wrist strain
Orioles..P-Craig Kimbrel-throws bullpen-quad issue
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(MLB Notes)
Toronto..P-Eric Swanson leaves camp after 4-year old son hit by car at spring training in Clearwater.
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-San Jose State….SDSU led (29-22) in poor first half….at Press Time…Jaedon LeDee had just 2-baskets in 20-minutes…Aztecs shot only 40% from floor but finally got lead in final 5-minutes of opening half….Tuesday….Heading into game..SDSU (21-7)..Spartans (9-19)
USC..Demote G-Bronny James from starting lineup…ESPN mock drafts no longer consider the Trojans freshman a draft prospect.
Purdue…7’4-C-Zach Edey announcing he will file for NBA draft….(23P-8R) game for Boilermakers.
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Lakers-vs-Clippers…Wednesday game….Lakers (31-28)-won 7-of-10…Clippers (37-19)-lost 4-of-7
NBA..Confirms refs blew call on final play of Knicks-Pistons game that gave New York a win this week.
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…(Football)…
Chargers..New GM-Joe Hortiz-speaking at NFL combine
..We will turn the roster constantly
..Add on with draft-free agency in spring
..Sign free agents in June
..Add free agents August
..Will make in-season acquisitions
..Churn roster constantly…our roster will never be set
..We will have to get under the salary cap
Raiders..GM Tom Telesco speaks about team roster
..Will re-sign our own players
..Josh Jacobs highlitesour offense..run game-pass game-pass blocking
..QB-I want leadership..quality preparation skills
Denver..Coach Sean Payton..’We cannot get the next QB wrong’
Denver..GM-George Paton-‘no trade offers for Russell Wilson’
Patriots..GM-Eli Wolf..’Alot of QB options out there’
Tampa Bay..GM-Jason Licht-‘Want WR-Mike Evans-Buc for life’
Chiefs..GM-Brett Veach..’Will franchise tag either Chris Jones-LeJarius Sneed
Vikings..Coach Kevin O’Connell-‘Kirk Cousins-not free agent time for him’
Atlanta..Coach Raheem Morris-‘Acquiring at QB is in play for us’
Browns..Yet to offer QB-Joe Flacoo contract extension
49ers..Final interviews with Brandon Staley-ex Chargers..Nick Sorenson-49ers for vacant Def Coord job
Bengals..Hire Jason Salkin-Off Assit-ex Oregon…Ron Regula-Def Asst-ex Notre Dame
Vikings..Hire Josh McCown-QB coach-ex Carolina Panthers QB coach
Carolina..Panthers raise ticket prices 4% despite losing seasons.
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(Roster Move)
Atlanta..Release TE-Jonnu Smith-(6.5M) cap savings
Tampa Bay..Release LB-Shaq Barrett (3M) cap savings
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(College Football)
UCLA..NFL coach Andy Reid praises hiring Eric Bieniemy…says ‘Bieniemy knows culture..creativity…recruiting…landscape of game….Believes he will be a head coach’
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…(Hockey)….
Gulls-L-Texas Stars (3-1)…Goal starved Gulls lose 5th in a row…Nikita Nestorenko only Gull to score…Pavol Regenda held without a shot on goal…Stars outshoot San Diego (31-18)….Wednesday game..San Diego won only 18-of-48-games this season..
Gulls-at-Texas..Wednesday game..2nd game of back to back road games.
Kings-L-Calgary (4-2)…Andrew Mangiapane-Blake Coleman score goals (:56) apart to blow open close gme…Kings lose 2nd in 2-nites in Canada…Wednesday game
Kings..F-Adrian Kempe leaves team to return to LA for MRI-on possible wrist injury
NY Rangers…winning streak now at club record 10-in a row
Maple Leafs..C-Auston Matthews now has 52-goals in 56-games this year.
Vancouver..Coach Rick Tocchett says ‘NHL-fighting-still have to have it-players settle things on ice’….Rule changes have decreased fighting by 200% in the last 10-years…but 4-major fights marred play in games over the last week…..Survey by Players Association…(98%) don’t want fighting eliminated.
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…(General)…
USA-L-Mexico (2-0) in Women’s Gold Cup tourney…USA was (40-1-1) in history vs Mexico.
Sweden…Goal scoring star Kris Olsson on life support in Denmark hospital after blood clot on brain.
Jurgen Klinsmann-former USA coach fired as coach South Korea World Cup team.
Manchester City…Star Striker Erling Haaland scores 5-goals in FA-Cup win over Luton Town
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