..(Baseball)…

Padres..Open competition for starting LF job..with 5-competing for job
..Jason Heyward…longtime Braves-Cubs-Dodgers-Astros
..Connor Joe..ex Rockies-Pirates
..Gavin Sheet..ex White Sox-some power
..Brandon Lockridge..ex Yankees-finished up with Padres
..Tirso Ornelas..hit 23-HRs at El Paso
..Oscar Gonzalez..ex Indians backup OF with power
..Yon Perlaza..former Cub-played in Korea
..Forest Wall..ex Astro-White Sox-Braves..great speed

Dodgers..Re-sign FA-P-Clayton Kershaw-coming off knee-back surgery…Will be placed on 60-day DL to start the season…Signs (1Y-10M)

Dodgers..Re-sign SS-Kike Hernandez (1Y-6.5M)

Dodgers..Dodgers payroll now reaches (334M)..Luxury Tax payroll close (390M)

Angels..Sign FA-P-Kenley Jansen (1Y-10M)..ex Red Sox-Braves-Dodgers..(447) saves
Angels..Sign FA-P-Michael Petersen-ex Royals
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(Roster Moves)

Twins..Sign FA-1B-DH-Ty France-ex Seattle-Reds
Reds..Sign FA-P-Scott Barlow-ex Royals-Padres-Cleveland
Reds..Sign FA-0P-Josh Staumont-ex Twins
Yankees..Sign FA-Tyler Matzek-ex Rockies-Atlanta
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Brett Headrick-ex Twins
Yankees..Sign FA-C-Ronaldo Hernandez-ex Arizona-Detroit
Houston..Sign FA-2B-Luis Guillorme-ex Angels-Arizona
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(Injuries)

Cubs..Shutdown P-Javier Assad-oblique injury
Yankees..Shutdown P-Jake Cousins-forearm strain
White Sox..P-Kyle Bush-surgery-elbow
White Sox..P-Drew Thorpe-cleared  to begin throwing after cortisone shot
Reds..MRI-P-Rhett Lowder-elbow tightness
Mets..OF-Ron Mauricio will be held out game-knee rehab
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(MLB Notes)

Royals..Hire Ned Yost as Assistant GM to JJ Picollo
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…(Football)…

Saints..Hire Kellen Moore-Eagles as head coach…Former Off Coord-Eagles-Chargers-Cowboys…Will talk to Brandon Staley-ex Chargers-49ers about Def Coord job

Fox TV..Announces record Super Bowl TV ratings-viewership (127.7M) including (13.1M) with new streaming service…Broke last year’s record (123M) viewers…High point was (137M) who tuned into game in 2nd quarter before it became a blowout

Bengals..May franchise tag WR-Tee Boyd (26.8M) for a second year in a riow.

Carolina…War of Words after ex QB-Cam Newton called Panthers ‘losers’…team he inherited was (2-14)..eventually got to Super Bowl with (15-1) record..Newton finished up career (68-60)…Legendary WR Steve Smith ‘insulted’ Newton would call teammates ‘losers’

Jaguars..Continue search for new GM..interview Terrance Gray-VP-Player Personnel-Buffalo and Josh Williams-49ers exec.
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(College Football)

Ohio State..Interviews longtime Patriots assistant Matt Patricia-for Buckeyes Def Coord job.
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-W-San Jose State (68-64)…SDSU saves season with fierce comeback in 2nd half…Tuesday game…SDSU (16-6)
..Aztecs went on (17-0) scoring spurt to start 2nd half to take lead-held on
..SDSU pounded ball inside in 2nd half-attacked rim..had 11-layup baskets
..Slumping Miles Byrd hit 2-jump shots in final 2-minutes
..G-Nick Boyd-BJ Davis combined (29P) in win-most of it in 2nd half
..Aztecs survived 11-3’s from Spartans
..SDSU misery filled opening half..went (10:03) without a basket
..Aztec guards shot (3-20) in first half
..SDSU shot (6-27) in first half..went (0-13) from 3 point line
..San Jose State had (14-1) spurt and led (37-20) at halftime

Lakers-at-Utah..Wednesday game…Lakers (32-19)..LA in 4th place
Lakers..Looking for backup C-talking to Alex Lens-ex Washington-Suns
Lakers..G-Luka Doncic-admitted ‘rusty’..was (5-14) shooting..(1-7) 3’s in last game

LA Clippers-vs-Memphis..Wednesday game…Clippers (29-23)..in 6th place

Toronto..Sign newly acquired F-Brandon Ingram (3Y-120M) extension
Sixers..Sign FA-F-David Roddy-ex Atlanta Hawks

Minnesota..Arbitration panel approves sale of large amount of stock to Alex Rodriguez-Marke Lore after raised an additional (950M) to meet (1.5B) sales price of owner Glen Taylor
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…(Hockey)…

San Diego Gulls-L-Abbotsford Canucks (3-2)…Gulls lose eartbreaker on road..Sam Colangelo scores 17th-18th goals of season…but Canucks rally to score late in win…..AHL action-Tuesday night..Gulls (13-24-7)

Ducks..Mid season break for 4-Nations Tourney..Ducks (24-24-6)…first time team at .500 mark in 6-years as rebuilding effort hits high water mark.

4-Nations Cup…1st game of tourney…Canada-vs-Sweden…Team Canada loaded roster includes goal scorers Connor McDavid-Nathan McKinnon-Sidney Crosby…Sweden led by G-Linus Ullmark.

Vancouver-Colorado..Canucks open trade talks for Avalanche C-Casey Middlestadt or Sabres C-Dylan Cozens.

Florida Panthers..Sign FA-LW-Jesse Puljujarvi-ex Oilers-Penguins
Nashville..Sign FA-D-Andreas Englund-ex LA Kings

Dartmouth College..Bidding war breaks out for C-Luke Haymes..has scored 25-goals in a year and half..will become a college free agent next month.
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…(General)…

(Golf)..PGA-Genesis Invitational donates 8M-to fire relief in LA.
Genesis Invitational…11-of-12 top money winners will tee off on Thursday-Torrey Pines

British Open…announces it will offer 1-slot in field to an LIV Golfer who is in the Top 5-money winners this spring….US Open last week made 1-slot available to a Top 3-money winner on LIV tour.

(NASCAR)..Mourns passing of longtime writer Ed HInton (76Y)…covered Motorsports for 47-years in career.

(NASCAR)…Speed Week begins at Daytona with Twin 125-races on Thursday leading to the Daytona 500 on Sunday.
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