…(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Dodgers. (4-2)….San Diego turns TRIPLE PLAY in 9th inning to snuff out Dodgers rally…Friars jumped out to early 4-1 lead in Monday game….
..Friars (91-66)…(14-5) stretch …(46-30) road…(41-17) since All Star break
..Dodgers (93-64)…(50-29) home
..Manny Machado turns hard hit grounder at 3rd into 9th inning triple play to bail out struggling Robert Suarez
..Padres clinch playoff berth with wild end of game win
..Jake Cronenworth 2R-HR..RBI double
..Xander Bogaerts RBI single
..Jurickson Profar 2-head first diving catches for outs
..Jackson Merrill ran to dead center wall to haul in flyball
..Michael King survives shaky first-second inning..(5inn-1R-3H) in settling down
..Mookie Betts picked off 3rd base-struck out with bases loaded
..Dodgers hit into 2-double plays early..then crushing triple play at end of game
..Landon Knack loses composure in 33-pitch -4th inning

Dodgers-Padres..Tuesday..Dylan Cease (14-11)-vs-Jack Flaherty (13-7)

Dodgers…Bad news continues to pile up..Clayton Kershaw-discomfort in toe resurfaces-bone spur..Shutdown from throwing to live hitters..not ready to pitch in games

Dodgers..Manager Dave Roberts challenged his team to ‘match’ the Padres intensity in this 3-game series’

Dodgers..Callup minor league relief P-Edgardo Henriquez..had (2.82-ERA) pitching in 4-leagues this year

Padres-Pennant Race
..1st Place..Pull within 2-games of first place
..Wildcard..Pull away from pack…Mets fall 4-and-half back..Arizona drops to 5-back…Atlanta 5-out
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Angels-L-White Sox (3-2)…Andrew Benetendi 2R-double late in game…..Monday…Halos (63-94)…(9-25) tailspin..Chisox (37-120)

Halos-Chisox..Tuesday..Jose Suarez starts for Angels
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(Scoreboard)

Mets-L-Braves…Michael Harris RBI-double-Atl….NY (18-6) hot streak

Tigers-W-Tampa Bay..Tarik Skubal now (18-4) as starter

Phillies-L-Cubs..Cody Bellinger 3R-triple-Chi…Phi (93-65)

Guardians-W-Reds..Lane Thomas 2R-HR in win..Cle (91-67)

Brewers-W-Pirates..Joey Ortiz 3RBI-Mil (90-67)

Royals-W-Washington..KC snapped 7-game losing streak

Yankees-L-Orioles..O’s hit 3HRs in win…NY (92-65)..O’s on (5-11) skid

Red Sox-W-Blue Jays..Trevor Story RBI double-Boston

Twins-L-Marlins..Xavier Edwards 2R-double…Twins fade lost 8-of-11

Astros-W-Seattle..Alex Bregman-Kyle Tucker-Jason Heyward HRs

Cardinals-W-Rockies..Mar Wynn 2R-double-StL

Arizona-L-Giants..Michael Conforto 3R-HR…SF hits 5HRs in 4-inning span…Az (87-71)

Texas-L-A’s..Jacob Wilson 9th inning walkoff single for A’s..

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(MLB Notes)

A’s..Owner John Fisher writes letter to fans as team begins final home series before moving…’We tried to stay-made 5-proposals for new stadium-never got it done’.
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(Injuries)

Reds..Activate P-Ian Gibault from DL
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(Roster Moves)

Orioles..Release relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel
Orioles..Option DH-Eloy Hernandez to AAA
Pirates..DFA-1B-Rowdy Tellez..OF-Michael Taylor
Miami..DFA-OF-Christian Pache
Texas..Callup SS-Matt Duffy from AAA
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…(Football)…

Chargers..Ravaged by injuries
..QB-Justin Herbert will remain in ‘boot’ for injured right ankle-will not practice
..LT-Rashawn Slater-strained pectoral muscle-could be out 3W
..RT-Joe Alt-sprained MCL ligament-does not need surgery-out 4W
..S-Derwin James-suspended 1-game..loses 400,000-game check-helmet hits

Chargers..Sign FA-WR-Jaelon Reagor-ex Eagles-Vikings-Patriots..(79R) career
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(NFL Notes)

Steelers..Justin Fields remains starting QB..Coach Mike Tomlin-‘Russell Wilson must show he is healthy and productive in practice’

Raiders..Vote of confidence-Gardner Minshew-remains starting QB

49ers..Confirm RB-Christian McCaffrey has flown to Germany for specialist clinical treatment of calf-achilles issues.

Brett Favre..Testifies infront of Congress about need for research for meds for Parkinson’s Disease….confirmed he has been diagnosed with early Parkinson’s from NFL concussions.

Chiefs..Activate RB-Kareem Hunt to NFL roster..replaces RB-Isaiah Pacheco-out with ankle surgery
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(Injuries)

Carolina…IR-Adam Thelien-severe hamstring injury
Bengals..IR-OT-Trent Brown-torn knee tendon-out for season.
Saints..IR-OC-Erik McCoy-surgery for groin issue
Lions..IR-LB-Derrick Barnes-season ending knee surgery
Lions..OC-Frank Ragnow-pectoral shoulder injury
Carolina..IR-S-Jordan Fuller-knee
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(College Football)

Pac 12 Conference…files a complaint asking a Judge to void the 55M-Exit fees the Mountain West Conference wants to charge for the Pac 12 expansion taking San Diego State-Boise-Fresno-Colorado State and Utah State

Psc 12 Conference..Reports the Scheduling Alliance between the Pac 12-Mountain West collapsed when the MWC demanded an increased payment from 14M-to-30M for scheduling games for the 2025-season…The Alliance was cancelled.

San Diego State…Sources say Pac  12-signed Aztecs to only a 5-year Media Deal for TV rights
Utah State..Report USU boosters will help pay 18M-exit fee for school to leave Mountain West to go to Pac 12
UNLV..Backed out of deal to stay in MWC after finding out only 7-schools were left in contract with USU exit.
Air Force..Leads drive to keep 7-schools intact in MWC

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…(Basketball)…

WNBA…Opening playoff game, Indiana Fever-vs-Connecticut Sun set a record 1.8M-viewers, a 24-year high for the postseason

Brooklyn Nets…G-Ben Simmons cleared by doctors for full practice..coming off 2nd back surgery in injury ravaged career
Miami Heat..Sign FA-G-Nassir Little-ex Suns
Cleveland..Sign FA-G-Jacob Gilyard-ex Nets
Oklahoma City..Sign FA-G-Javonte Cooke-ex Minnesota..averaged (16P) in NBA-G League

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…(Hockey)…

(NHL Preseason Scoreboard)
..Ducks-Seattle…Anaheim led 4-3 at Press Time..Ducks score 4-goals in 2nd period..including 2-power play goals..Rookie Yegor Sidorov scored 1st goal
..Kings-L-Utah (3-2)..Alex Turcotte scores Power Play Goal..Clay Keller scores (:19) into overtime for Utah win

..Kings-at-Las Vegas..Wednesday game

Minnesota Wild..Sign FA-G-Dylan Ferguson-played in KHL-Russia last year

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…(General)…

Formula 1…Team Red Bull…Internal problems continue..Race Director Will Courtenay resigns to join Team McLaren….Last week-lead designer Adrian Newey leaves to become GM of new Aston-Martin tem.

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