…(Baseball)…

(Winter Meetings)

Padres…Report have opened trade talks with Miami for P-Jesus Luzardo (26-34)..4.39-ERA…(559K-512inn)

Padres…NY Post reporting Friars are taking offers on P-Dylan Cease-because he is due (13.9M) in arbitration.

Padres-White Sox…Friars are 1-of-7 teams that have made offers for P-Garrett Crochet…Deal could include Jake Cronenworth and C-Luis Campusano and pitching prospect….Red Sox Sox and Yankees have deeper farm system to make a deal.

Padres..Mandate not to take on additional payroll…not go over the (241) Tax Threshold…Current roster would take team to (244M) tax level.

Dodgers..Open talks with FA-P-Tanner Scott-ex Padres-Marlins..could offer him (12M) per year.

Dodgers-Brewers..Trade Talks for P-Devin Williams…Deal would include C-Diego Cartaya…OF-James Outman and a pitcher.

Dodgers..Announce Mookie Betts has agreed to move back to SS…Tommy Edman will move back to CF in spring training.

Angels..Sources say club is shopping OF-Taylor Ward ijn trade-hit 25HRs-2024…Seeking 3B-P in any deal.

Angels..Want to convert Anthony Rendon to DH role…Still owed (2Y-77M)…has played only 205-games..missed 443-games in four injury riddled seasons.

Angels…Seeking 3B..Agent for Nolan Arenado says he will only waive no-trade clause for teams that will be pennant contenders….Halos lost 99-games last year.
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(Roster Moves)

Roki Sasaki…Agent for Japanese pitcher began taking contract offers at 2pm on Tuesday…will set up meetings with teams as early as next Monday…Agent Joel Wolfe confirmed ‘will consider small market team for a soft landing…had bad experience with Japanese media’

Yankees…Sign FA-P-Max Fried-Atlanta…(6Y-218M) package….Over last 4-years  (2.81-ERA) as anchor of Braves rotation…Yankees outbid Orioles-Red Sox-Blue Jays

Peter Alonso..Mets open contract extension talks with veteran slugger

Cleveland-Toronto..TRADE..Guardians deal Gold Glove 2B-Andres Giminez to Blue Jays for young OF-Spencer Horowitz.

Shini Ogasawara…Veteran pitcher posted by Chunichi Dragons..(3.12-ERA)

Yankees..Made offers to FA-1B-Christian Walker….P-Carlos Estevez

Giants..Meet with FA-P-Corbin Burnes-ex Orioles
Mets..Open talks with FA-P-Jon Loaisiga-ex Yankees
Cubs..Offer contract to FA-P-Kyle Finnegan-ex Washington
Tigers..Meet with FA-1B-Paul Goldschmidt..ex Cardinals
Red Sox..Meet with FA-P-Walker Buehler-ex Dodgers
Toronto..Make contact with FA-P-Max Fried-Kenley Jansen-Carlos Estevez

Red Sox-Seattle..Trade talks..1B-Tristain Casis for P-Bryan Roo
Mets-White Sox..Trade Talks..SS-Jett Williams for P-Garrett Crochet
Yankees-White Sox..NY OF-Spencer Jones-2B-George Lombard-for-Crochet
Yankees-Cardinals..Discuss deal for 3B-Nolan Arenado for pitching
Yankees-Houston…Discuss trade for OF-Kyle Tucker

Texas…Re-sign FA-P-Nathan Eovaldi (3Y-75M)
Twins..Sign FA-P-Huascar Ynoa-ex Braves
White Sox..Sign FA-OF-Mike Tauchman-ex Cubs
Toronto..Sign FA-P-Yimi Garcia-ex Dodgers
Rockies..Sign FA-2B-Thairo Estrada-ex Giants
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(MLB Notes)

MLB Draft Lottery…1-Washington Nationals..2-Angels…3-Seattle…4-Colorado…5-Cardinals

Yankees…Signing Juan Soto…NY gives up 1M-international pool and #2-5 draft picks.

Yankees..never given 3rd meeting with Juan Soto…Last offer was (47M) per year.

Yankees..Move Aaron Judge to RF…Jasson Dominguez-Trent Grisham will platoon in CF.

Cardinals..3B-Nolan Arenado tells club will waive ‘no trade clause’

Ryne Sandberg…Legendary Cubs-Phillies 2B-confirms Cancer has returned..was declared Cancer free in August from Prostate Cancer…New cancer has spread.

A’s…Union may file grievance against team…Received 70M-full revenue share…has only (51M) payroll.

White Sox..Hire Joel McKeithan-Asst Hitting Coach..ex Reds
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…(Football)…

(NFL Notes)

Bengals…Joe Burrow suburban Cincinnati home ransacked by robbers while he was playing Monday Night game in Dallas…In October-Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes-Travis Kelce’s homes were also burglarized.

Dallas..LB-DeMarvion Overshow-suffered 3-torn knee ligaments-MNF
Titans..K-Nick Folk-hamstring
Rams..CB-Kobi Durant-bruised lung
Giants..LB-Tre Hawkins-bruised spine
Giants..OT-Jon Runyon-ankle
Raiders..IR-RB-Zamir White-quad
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(Roster Moves)

Tampa Bay..Sign FA-LB-Deion Jones-ex Falcons
Browns..Release WR-Kadarius Toney-taunting penalty-muffed punt
Patriots..Release WR-KJ Osborn
Patriots..Sign FA-K-John Parker Romo-ex Vikings
Vikings..Release K-John Parker Romo..was (11-12) on FG
Browns..Sign FA-K-Riley Patterson-ex Washington
Saints..Sign FA-QB-Ben DiNucci-ex Cowboys
Titans..Sign FA-K-BraydenNarverson-ex Rams
Carolina..Sign FA-WR-Velus Jones-ex Bears-Jaguars
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(College Football)

Aztecs..Coach Sean Lewis says he is willing to revisit with his players who are in transfer portal…Last year he told players if you go in the portal-you are no longer part of the program.

Aztecs..Announce schedule for next season…
..Home games-Boise-Colorado State-San Jose-Wyoming-Stony Brook-Cal
..Road-Fresno-Hawaii-Nevada-New Mexico-Washington State-N Illinois

Colorado State..Coach Jay Norvell rips Transfer Portal…’Top 26-players have been tampered with by agents….Agents are taking 10-20% of NIL payments from players’

Georgia..QB-Carson Beck has elbow damage-may not be ready for College Football Playoff games.

Michigan..Star DT-Mason Graham files for NFL draft
Duke…Star QB-Malik Murphy enters Transfer Portal..threw 26TD passes

Syracuse..Coach Fran Brown says Orange playes who go into the transfer portal are ‘Snakes’

Michigan..Hires North Carolina Off Coord-Chip Lindsey
Kansas..Hire Matt Lubick-Off Coord-ex Nevada
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-vs-Cal Baptist…Wednesday..SDSU (6-2)

USD-Long Beach..Tuesday…Torerors (3-6) heading into that game…late start

Clippers..Play just 6-games in next 21-days..Will ramp up F-Kawhi Leonard practice schedule…Leonard went thu first full workout on Tuesday running plays and doing defensive drills…Did not scrimmage.

Golden State-Brooklyn..Trade Rumors..Warriors interest in G-Denis Schroeder
Golden State-Miami..Trade talks begin for F-Jimmy Butler
Indiana..Release C-Moses Brown

Cleveland..Activate G-Max Strus from IR
Toronto..G-Scottie Barnes-sprained ankle
Oklahoma City..F-Adam Fingler-fractured hand
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…(Hockey)…

Kings-W-Islanders (3-1)….Kings win 6th game in a row…Adrian Kempe key goal…G-Darcy Kuemper makes 6-key saves in 3rd period in road win…..Tuesday game

Ducks-at-Ottawa..Wednesday game

Gulls-Henderson Knights..AHL action-Wednesday…Gulls (6-15)

Oilers..Veteran D-Kevin Shattenkirk-retires after 14Y-career
Oilers..Activate F-Victor Arvidsson from IR
San Jose..Put rookie F-Will Smith on IR-shoulder
Maple Leafs..Activate F-Max Domi from IR
Kings..Send F-Alex Kaliyov to AHL-Ontario on conditioning move
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…(General)…

MLS..Holds expansion draft to stock San Diego FC team

Formula 1…Andretti-Cadillac team signs deal with Ferrari for engines in 2026.

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