…(Baseball)…

Padres-White Sox..Trade talks over P-Garrett Crochet seem to stall..Padres were shopping 2B-Jake Cronenworth and minor league prospects…White Sox do not want Cronenworth’s 10M a year contract…Chicago sources say Red Sox-Mets have better trade offers for Crochet.

Padres…3-players get Silver Slugger Awards…3B-Manny Machado…LF-Jurickson Profar..CF-Jackson Merrill

Dodgers..DH-Shohei Ohtani left shoulder remains in a sling…Will not begin range of motion exercises for 4-weeks…then weight work in 8-weeks time..Not allowed to run or do cardiovascular workouts yet.

Dodgers..3-get Silver Slugger Awards..DH-Shohei Ohtani..OF-Mookie Betts..OF-Teoscar Hernandez.

Angels..Sign FA-C-Travis D’Arnaud-ex Atlanta Braves (.238-15HR)..has 123-career HRs..career (.248)…Signs (2Y-12M) deal…Follows signing of FA-P-Kyle Hendricks-ex Cubs..Trade for Braves DH-Jorge Soler

Angels..Hire Sal Fasano-catching coach-ex Atlanta coach

Angels..Rework TV deal with Diamond Sports Group…Take a reported 20%-cut in TV rights but sign 3Y-deal to remain with Fan Duel Network…Will not receive full 120M-TV fee due in 2025..but will gain a ‘streaming component’ to their games.
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(MLB Notes)

Tampa Bay…St Petersburg officials release (412-page) report on Hurricane damage to Tropicana Field…Stadium faces 55M-repair job to replace damaged dome roof…Infrastructure supports were not damaged…Repair work will take most of 2025-meaning team needs to find a spot for home games for entire season…New stadium would not be ready till 2026-season…St Petersburg City Council will vote on November 21st whether to spend the money…Tropicana Field is slated to be torn down in 2028 once Rays move to a new stadium

Tampa Bay..MLB asks Yankees-Tamp-a..Phillies-Clearwater…Toronto-Dunedin…Orioles-Sarasota….Detroit-Lakeland to make their spring training stadiums available for Rays to play split schedule in minor league parks in Florida.

Arizona..Hires Brian Kaplan-Pitching Coach-ex Phillies assistant coach

Reds..Manager Terry Francona hires Brad Mills as bench coach..ex coach Cleveland-Boston-Phillies on Francona’s staffs.

Twins..Veteran CEO-David St Peter resigns after 22-years on job…Follows resignation of GM-Thad Levine in October…Franchise is up for sale and has lost its TV contract.

Juan Soto..Agent Scott Boras sets up free agent meetings with Red Sox-Blue Jays in addition to this week’s meetings with Mets-Yankees.

Red Sox..Open talks with FA-P-Max Fried-Atlanta
Red Sox..Will meet with FA-P-Blake Snell-Giants

Braves..P-Charley Morton will pitch next year-age (41)…has (138-123) career record with (4.01-ERA).

Braves..Sign FA-P-Zach Thompson-ex Marlins-Pirates
A’s..Sign FA-3B-Alejo Lopez-ex Reds
Miami..P-Adam Oller signs with Kia Tigers-Korea
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-W-Occidental (100-49)…SDSU destroys Tigers in 1st half..Tuesday game
..Aztecs jumped to (18-0) lead
..Led (57-14) at half
..BJ Davis-Wayne McKinnie combined 9-baskets in first half
..McKinnie-Davis combined finish (32P)…Nick Boyd added (10P)
..Magoon Gwath had (16P-2R)..Jared Jones (0 Baskets-5R)
..SDSU finished with 18-3’s..shot 51%
Aztecs..Lose G-Miles Byrd-sprained ankle-might not be ready to play vs Gonzaga
Aztecs..Already without G-Reese Waters-fractured foot

USD-L-Portland State..(85-76)…Toreros now (1-2)..Tuesday game
..USD fell behind by 18-in opening half-never recovered
..G-Kyle Bradley (0P-3 Fouls) in opening half
..Bradley finished with just 2-baskets in loss
..Vikings shot 57% in win

Duke..Former Blue Devils star Kyle Singler puts out concerning Instagram post about his ‘mental health’ issues…saying he has been mistreated-abused-neglected and mocked during retirement…Played for Detroit Pistons and in Europe…NBA players have reached out to him without success.
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(NBA Cup)..Play begins this week

Lakers-vs-Memphis Grizzlies-Wednesday..LA (6-4)
Clippers-at-Houston..Wednesday..LA (6-5)

NBA..Discusses changing All Star game..from East-vs-West…to USA-vs-World.
Cleveland..Cavaliers now (12-0) to start season..NBA record is (24-0)-Golden State

New Orleans..Pelicans lose G-Jose Alvarado-6W-hamstring..6th player hurt this year
Milwaukee..G-Damian Lillard-enters concussion protocol
Sacramento..G-Malik Monk-miss 2W-ankle
Miami..G-Jimmy Butler-out ankle issues
Utah..C-Walker Kessler-hip strain
Lakers..C-Christian Wood-setback knee rehab-surgery-out 4W
Suns..G-Collin Gillespie-fractured ankle-out 6W

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…(Football)…

Chargers..coach Jim Harbaugh praises RBs-JK Dobbins-Gus Edwards…’they pounded toughness into our team’.

Bears..Fire Off Coord-Shane Waldron-just 9-games into the. season
Bears..Keep Caleb Williams as starting QB..has (81QBR-38-sacks-9TD-9-Tover)
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(Roster Moves)

Steelers..Sign FA-WR-KR-Jamal Agnew-ex Lions-Jaguars Pro Bowler
Miami..Sign LB-Ty Dodson-ex Seahawks starter
Dallas..Sign FA-QB-Will Grier-ex Eagles
Seahawks..Sign FA-WR-N’Keal-ex Patriots
Titans..Sign FA-OG-Logan Bruss-ex Rams
Falcons..Sign FA-KR-Jakeem Grant-ex Broncos

49ers..Release Adrian Amos
Saints..Release OC-Connor McGovern

49ers..Give (5Y-92M) extension to CB-Deo Lenoir
Raiders..Activate TE-Mike Mayers from NFI-list..missed 6-games personal issues
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(Injuries)

Dallas..Surgery-Wednesday-Dak Prescott-torn hamstring-4-months recovery time
Miami..Surgery-OT-Austin Jackson-out for year
Carolina..Activate WR-Adam Thielen-out hamstring
Packers..Activate RB-Marshawn Lloyd from IR
Chiefs..Activate RB-Isaiah Pacheco from IR-ankle injury
Steelers..LB-Alex Highsmith-out with recurring ankle issue
Bengals..WR-Tee Higgins-quad injury
Bengals..OT-Orlando Brown-limited workouts-ongoing knee issue
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(College Football)

College Football Playoff Poll:
..1-Oregon..2-Ohio State..3-Texas…4-Penn State…5-Indiana…6-BYU…7-Tennessee…8-Notre Dame…9-Miami..10-Alabama…11-Ole Miss..12-Georiga…13-Boise State

USC..QB-Miller Moss to enter transfer portal after being benched

USC..NCAA fines school (50,000) and puts Trojans on 1Y-probation-Coach Lincoln Riley violated Assistant Coaching staff rules 2-seasons in a row.

Gerry Faust..Former Notre Dame coach-passes away (81Y)..Faust was (30-21-1) with Irish with 1-bowl win…Legendary Cincinnati Moeller high school coach (174-17) in career.

John Robinson…Praises pour into Heritage Hall over the passing of Trojans head coach John Robinson-who died in Louisiana of pneumonia on Monday.
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…(Hockey)…

San Diego Gulls-at-San Jose..Wednesday…Gulls (4-8)

Kings-at-Colorado…Kings (9-5-3)..on Wednesday
Ducks-vs-Las Vegas…Anaheim (5-7-2)..on Wednesday

Ducks..Put G-James Reimer on waivers-hope to send him to San Diego Gulls..ex-Sabres-Red Wings starter

Ducks..Put D-Cam Fowler and F-Rob Fabbri on NHL-IR list
Ducks..C-Mason MacTavish-misses practice with injuries

Penguins-Washington..TRADE..Pittsburgh deals D-Lars Eller to Caps for #3-5 picks

Jets..Sign FA-G-Kaapo Kahkonen-ex Colorado Avs

Ken Holland..Longtime Oilers-Red Wings GM..hired by NHL League office as Hockey Operations Consultant

Detroit..Ex Red Wings G-Mike Hutchinson-signs to play with Sai Pa-Finland
Buffalo..Lose LW-Tage Thompson-knee issue..has 11-goals
Calgary..F-Anthony Mantha-knee surgery-will miss rest of year
Toronto..C-Auston Matthews-goes thru full practice-not yet cleared to play in game

Hockey Hall of Fame..Emotional enshrinement
..Jeremy Roenick..legendary 16Y-career-Blackhawks star
..Pavel Datsyuk..Detroit Red Wings captain
..Shea Weber…Longtime Nashville-Montreal defenseman
..Colin Campbell…NHL defenseman..NHL-VP operations
..David Poile..Founded NHL-Nashville Predators

Chicago…Last year’s #1 pick-Connor Bedard-struggling..has 3G-in 18-games this year

Winnipeg Jets-NY Rangers..Jets blitz Rangers for 6-goals in win…Tuesday…Jets (15-1) on season..facing back to back games with Stanley Cup defending champion Florida Panthers next on the schedule
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