Best 15 Minutes-Sports–Friday
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Hacksaw’s Award Winning Podcast
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-at-Arizona..Friday series opener…Dylan Cease starts…Friars (16-18)
..Jurickson Profar (10-16) since move to top of batting order
..Fernando Tatis in long slump (.147)
..Ha Seong-Kim hitting (.214)
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Dodgers-Atlanta..Friday matchup..Gavin Stone-vs-Charley Morton..LA (20-13)..Atl (20-9)
Dodgers..Callup P-Walker Beuhler-final rehab (6inn-1R)-will start Monday
Dodgers..Reliever Blake Treinen back to back out of bullpen on rehab-looks ready
Dodgers..P-Joe Kelly-groin issue
Dodgers..P-Yosh Yamomoto (6G..33inn-6R-40K)
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Angels-at-Cleveland..Friday..Jose Soriano starts for Halos..Angels (11-20)
Angels..Pitching staff (5.08-ERA)…Bullpen (5.61-ERA)
Angels..Release OF-Aaron Hicks
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(Scoreboard)
Miami-W-Colorado (5-4)..Josh Bell HR..Marlins (9-24)..Rockies (7-24)
Orioles-W-Yankees (7-2)..Ryan Moundcastle HR..Balt (20-11)..NY (20-13)
Mets-W-Cubs (7-6)..Francisco Lindor 2-2 run doubles in NY win
Giants-W-Boston (3-1)..Mike Yastrzemski HR-SF
Texas-W-Washington (6-0)..Nathan Eovaldi (5inn-0R-2H)-Texas
Cleveland-L-Houston (8-2),,Jon Singleton 2RHR…..Guardians (20-11)..Astros (11-20)
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(MLB Notes)
Dodgers..P-Julio Urias plea bargains Domestic Abuse case..Sentenced 3Y-probation..Fined-Pay all Legal Fees…30-days community service..1-year counseling program..Obey restraining order…Still facing MLB suspension.
Houston..P-Josh Hader-struggling (6.39-ERA…2-saves in 13-games
White Sox..Pitching staff (5.52-ERA)
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(Roster Moves)
Miami..P-Mychal Givens-opts out for free agency
Giants..Option P-Daulton Jeffries to AAA
Giants..Callup P-Randy Rodriguez
A’s..Send 1B-Ryan Noda to AAA-was hitting (.128)
White Sox..Option P-Devi Garcia to AAA
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(Injuries)
Twins..OF-Byron Buxton-knee
Texas..P-Nathan Eovaldi-groin
Orioles..Activate P-Kyle Bradish
Mets..Send P-Tylor Megill on rehab
Reds..Send OF-TJ Friedl on rehab
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…(Basketball()…
(Thursday Scoreboard_Playoffs)
Indiana-W-Milwaukee..Pacers win (120-98) eliminate battered Bucks…Indiana hit 13-3’s..shot 54% from floor..Win series (4-2).
Knicks-W-76ers.(118-115)…Jalen Brunson hits 5-baskets and 2-free throws in final 6-minutes..Knicks hold off Phila comeback to eliminate Sixers..Brunson (41P)…Joel Embiid (39) in loss.
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(Friday Schedule)
Clippers-at-Dallas..Mavs lead (3-2)
Cavs-Magic..Cleveland leads (3-2)
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(NBA Notes)
Suns..Owner Matt Ishbia-decision coming on status Coach Frank Vogel after playoff failure…owes him 4Y-on contract.
Lakers..Magic Johnson apologizes to tweet that Lakers ruined season by Load Maintenance..then apologizes…Anthony Davis-LeBron James missed a combined 17-games with 4-injuries…was not load management.
Miami…Eric Spoelstra confirms team used 37-different lineups because of injuries
Charles Barkley…rips competing media..calls them Punks-Idiots-Jackasses-can’t do their job
WNBA star Brittney Greiner says she contemplaed ‘suicide’ the first two weeks she was held on drug charges in Moscow…says she was forced to write an apology to Russian leader Putin-begging for release to go home.
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(College Basketball)
USC…Land G-Desmond Claude-transfer Xavier (16P)…9th transfer Eric Musselman brought in. USC also picked up 2-decommits from Arkansas plus::
..G-Chib Agbo-Boise State
..G-Terrance Williams-Michigan
..F-Saint Thomas-Northern Colorado
..F-Josh Cohen-UMass
..G-Bryce Pope-UCSD
SDSU..Lands PG-Wayne McKinnie-transfer USD (13P)
LMU..Transfer F-Javon Porter-arrested DUI..averaged (16P) Pepperdine
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…(Football)…
(Roster Moves)
Jaguars..sign Division III-All American WR-Wayne Ruby-Mt Union (364R-74TD)
Patriots..sign FA-K-Joey Slye-ex-Jacksonville
Giants..sign FA-CB-David Long-ex Rams
Billx..sign FA-LB-Deion Jones-ex Falcons-Carolina
Steelers..not pick up 5th year option-RB-Najee Harris
Dallas..not pick up option QB-Trey Lance
Chargers..may make contract offers to WR-Tyler Boyd-Bengals…or Marquez Scantling-Chiefs.
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(College Football)…
Colorado..Coach Deion Sanders-defiant about NY Times article criticizing him for running off (87) players in 14-month span.
Georgia..Gives coach Kirby Smart-extension and upgrade to (13M) a year
Texas..Coach Steve Sarkisian pay hike (10M) a year
Aztecs…SDSU has lost 41-players since Sean Lewis hired in early December..players who have gone into transfer portal.
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…(Hockey)…
(Playoff Scoreboard)
Bruins-L-Maple Leafs (2-1)..Leafs F-William Nylander scores 2-goals…G-Joseph Wall makes 22-saves..most in final 25 minutes…Leafs stay alive in playoffs with win..forcing Game 7-back in Boston..
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(Playoff Schedule-Friday)
Vancouver-at-Nashville…Canucks lead (3-2)
Dallas-as Las Vegas..Stars led (3-2) have won 3-in a row.
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(NHL Notes)
Ottawa…Wants to interview Travis Green for head job-ex New Jersey Devils coach
Arizona Coyotes..GM-Bill Armstrong says Salt Lake City franchise will have (43M) cap space and will spend it
Vancouver..Former #1 pick Cody Hodgson retires after blood circulation issues
Kings..Begin exit meetings after getting knocked out of playoffs…Edmonton scored 9-power play goals and went (12-12) on penalty kill.
Toronto..68-goal scorer Auston Matthews missed Leafs-Boston playoff game with continuing sickness issues
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…(General)…
PGA-Byron Nelson Classic-Ft Worth
..(-8) Matt Wallace atop leaderboard…4-golfers-tied for 2nd (-7)
Peter Oosterhaus..Legendary British golfer-broadcaster…passed away (75Y)…was Ryder Cup Champion..won 20-events in career…CBS-TV analyst for 17-years.
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(Kentucky Derby)..150th race at Churchill Downs
..Fierceness-favorite-starts far outside post position 17
..Sierra Leone-second favorite-starts inside 2
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(Soccer)
English Premier League-Scoreboard:
..Chelsea-W-Hotspur…(2-0) upset win
English Premier League-Top weekend games:
..Arsenal-Bournemouth
..Manchester City-Wolverhampton
..Liverpool-Hot Spur
Manchester United..Discussing (68M) transfer of Michael Olise from Crystal Palace
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(Auto Racing)
NASCAR…Kansas 400…William Byrom-Denny Hamlin-each have 3-wins this year
Indy Car…off weekend
Formula 1..Miami Grand Prix..Max Verstaoppen has won 19-of-22 races last year and half
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