..(Baseball)…

Dodgers..Reopen contract talks with FA-OF-Teoscar Hernandez..Asking (3Y-75M)…rather than (3Y-90M)…Dodgers interested in only (2Y-deal)
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(Roster Moves)

Cubs-Yankees..TRADE…Cubs deal OF-Cody Bellinger and 5M-to Yankees for relief P-Cody Poteet…Bellinger (.266-18HR)…Poteet (3-0) 2.22-ERAfor NY.

Orioles..Win bidding war against Giants..Sign FA-P-Tomo Sugano-Yomiuri Giants (1Y-15M) contract…Had (15-3)-1.67-ERA in Japan…(35Y)..Career record (136-75)..Won 2-MVP Awards in Japan.

Royals..Sign FA-P-Kyle Wright-ex Braves
Braves..Sign FA-P-Jordan Weems-ex Washington
Astros..Sign FA-C-Joe Hudson-ex Mets
Toronto..Sign FA-C-Ali Sanchez-ex Miami
Mets..Sign FA-P-Brandon Waddell-ex Doosan Bears-Korea
Detroit..Sign FA-C-Brian Seren-ex Blue Jays
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Colton Brewer-ex Cubs
A’s..Sign FA-Ilde Vargas-ex Washington

Yomiuri Giants..Sign FA-1B-Trey Cubbage-ex Pirates-Houston
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(MLB Notes)

MLB..Releases 62-page Report on Pitching Injury Crisis
..Interviewed 200 former pitchers-coaches-managers-trainers-doctors
..Says 110-pitchers suffered injuries and went on DL in spring training
..Total 350-pitchers on DL with arm problems from Opening Day-to-October
..Most significant injuries caused by use of ‘sweeper pitch’ and weighted balls
..Theory by reducing starters to 5-inning outings-pitchers more max effort
..Average fastball has gone from 91mph to 94 mph
..Pitch clock has no relation to injuries
..Interviews with pitchers..’Risk-Outweighed by Redwards’
..Pitchers..’Will get it fixed if it gets hurt’
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…(Football)…

Chiefs..QB-Patrick Mahomes goes thru full practice despite high ankle sprain
Chiefs..Coach Andy Reid says team believes Carson Wentz can win for them
Tennessee..Bench QB-Wil Levis (12TD-12Int-4 Pick Six TDs)
Titans..Mason Rudolph takes over as starting QB
Cleveland..Bench QB-Jameis Winston (13TD-12Int-24 Sacks) in 12-games
Browns..Will start Dorian Thompson Robinson at QB
Atlanta..Will start rookie Michel Penix..benching QB-Kirk Cousins (1TD-9Int-5G)

CFL..Montreal Alouettes trade QB-Cody Fajardo to Edmonton Elks for QB-McLeod Bethel Thompson…Fajardo won CFL-Grey Cup MVP last year…Thompson threw (24TD)….2nd big QB-trade in a month…BC Lions dealt QB-Vernon Adams to Calgary Stampeders for high draft picks.
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(Injuries)

Lions..Have 6-defensive lineman..4-linebackers…4-cornerbacks on IR

Rams..Activate TE-Tyler Higbee from IR
Chargers..Activate TE-Hayden Hurst from IR
Miami..IR-WR-Grant DeBose-head-neck injuries-will miss rest of year
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(College Football)

Colorado State-Utah State…File suit against Mountain West Conference and Commissioner…CSU-USU charge Conference is withholding NCAA-TV and Tournament money owed to 5-schools as punishment for those schools for leaving to join the Pac 12-Conference…Says Conference  also refusing to pay Bowl Game bills for conference schools….and are trying to force outgoing schools to pay 38M-in exit fees…And have frozen 5-schools out of Board meetings.

Frisco Bowl…Memphis led West Virginia (2817) in 3rd quarter at Press Time

Colorado..lands top DT-Jaheim Oatis-transfer from Alabama

Indiana..Coach Curt Cignetti wins AP-Coach of Year..ASU-Ken Dillingham finished 2nd..Oregon-Dan Lanning was 3rd.

Ohio University…Interviews Deland McCullogh-Notre Dame assistant head coach..Ty Tittleton-Assistant Jacksonville Jaguars for vacant Bobcats coaching job.
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…(Basketball)…

UCSD-W-Utah State (75-73)….Tritons erupt for 43P in second half…Defense holds Aggies to 40% shooting…Tyler McGhie hits 6-3’s..finishes with (26P)…UCSD goes (23-27) free throw line….Tuesday…Tritons (10-2)..Aggies (10-1)..knocked from unbeaten ranks.

Aztecs..coach Brian Dutcher..preparing team to play California on road:
..We are a young team getting better at (7-2)
..You think you’re playing hard-you’re not..yet
..This is a tough 3-game stretch…Cal-Utah State-Boise
..Need to be realistic with this team
..Coach them hard-not wear them out

Lakers..Report talking possible trade to acquire Utah Jazz C-Walker Kessler…Portland C-Robert Williams…Washington C-Jonas Valanciunis.

Lakers..Rookie G-Bronny James invited to play in NBA G-League Showcase in Orlando this weekend..averaging (20P) for South Bay Lakers.

NBA..Announces radical changes to All Star Game
..4-team tourney…3-teams NBA players…1-Team Rookies
..All Star teams to be chosen by Shaq O’Neill..Charles Barclay..Kenny Smith
..Each game will be -40-Point Wins
..Winning players get (125,000)..Runnerup (50,000)

Charlotte..F-Brandon Miller-goes down sprained ankle
Knicks..G-Landry Shamet activated-has missed year shoulder dislocation

Clippers..off night after (144-107) win over Utah..James Harden (41P)..Clippers shot 59%-hit 21-3’s in win

Lakers..off till Thursday game with Sacramento.

NBA Cup Final…Oklahoma City-L-Milwaukee..(97-81)…Thunder get blown out…Went (1-17) in first half from 3’s…finished (5-32)…OKC shot 33% from floor…Bucks hit 17-3’s…Giannis (26P) in Bucks win.

Memphis..Former high draft pick F-Janis Timmire-passes away in Russia..5-time All Star in Euro League..Russian police say he committed suicide.

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…(Hockey)…

San Diego Gulls-at-Tucson..Wednesday..AHL action

San Diego Gulls-L-Tucson (2-0) on road…Gulls (8-13-3)

LA Kings-L-Pittsburgh (3-2) OT…Robert Rackell scores 1-minute into OT on deflection for Penguins win….Tuesday game…Kings (18-10-3)

Anaheim Ducks-Winnipeg Jets..Wednesday..Ducks (11-14-4)

Maple Leafs..G-Anthony Stolarz-out 8W-knee meniscus surgery
NY Islanders..G-Semyon Valamov-put on IR-knee

San Jose..NHL fines coach Ryan Warsofsky (25,000) for abuse of officials.
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…(General)…

(Golf)…Showdown PGA-LIV in Las Vegas
..Rory McIlroy-Scottie Scheffler win all 3-matches against Bryson DeChambeau-Brooks Koepka
..McIlroy beat DeCharmbeau 1-up
..Scheffler beat Koepka 2-up
..PGA team beat LIV team 1-up in other match

Ryder Cup…Approves bonus plan to give each player (500,000) ..a (200,000) stipend and a (300,000) donation to Charity.

LIV Golf..Opens negotiations to move its 2025-telecasts from CW Network to Fox TV in 2025.
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(Soccer)…Manchester United veteran Marcus Rashford  says he will leave the team at end of season…Was benched by coach for Manchester City match because of poor training..poor diet..missed meetings…Has been with Man U-for 9-years.

London Guardian-Telegraph…Report a newly proposed European Super League document has been presented to FIFA..A22-Sports Management in Spain is negotiating a proposed 96-team “UNIFY” League…32-Teams would be in an upper division…there would be 64-teams in lower division leagues from countries across Europe….The original ESL-Euro Super League was created in 2021 by FC Barcelona and Real Madrid and would have involved just 16-elite teams…but FIFA-UFEA threatened ‘expulsion’ of the teams that would join league-killing the proposal.

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