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Chargers-Saints….Shootout Sunday coming…Philip Rivers-vs-Drew Brees….Chargers offense (367YPG)…Saints (423YPG)….Rivers has thrown (286TD) in career…Brees (436TDs)-Brees 3X-thrown for over 5,000Y-in season….Both defenses poor…Chargers allowing (403YPG)….Saints give up (448YPG)…allow QB-70% completion ratie….Allow WR (12YPCatch)…RB (5YPC) rushing….Chargers (1-2)…Saints (0-3)

Chargers…Injuries issues grow…OG-Orlando Franklin misses workout with back issues…OT-King Dunlap remains out with migraines….OT-Joe Barksdale-limited in practice foot issue….TE-Antonio Gates remains out with hamstring….DE-Joey Bosa limited with hamstring

Chargers…OT-Chris Hairston hit with 24,000-for leaning on officials-facemask touching refs head while protesting 15-yard major penalty.

(Scorboard)

Cincinnati-W-Miami (22-7)..Andy Dalton (296P-TD)..Bengals Defense 5-sacks-1 interception..held Miami (2-11) on 3rd downs..Had (69-43-play advantage)…..Thursday Nite Football

(Schedule)

Bills-Patriots..Jacoby Brissett-vs-Rex Ryan defense.

Chiefs-Steelers..Pittsbugh defense vs Alex Smith

Giants-Vikings..Sam Bradford-vs-improved NY defense

Carolina-Atlanta..Red hot Matt Ryan-vs-Cam Newton.
Colts-Jaguars..Teams combined (1-5) going to London

Titans-Houston..Texans without DE-JJ Watt

Browns-Redskins..Cleveland at (0-3)

Seahawks-Jets..QB-Russell Wilson-bad ankle-vs Jets deefense.

Lions-Bears..Chicago beset by injuries-Lions struggling

Broncos-Tampa Bay..Denver (3-0) going on road

Rams-Arizona..Cardinals off to (1-2) start..Rams (2-1)

Cowboys-49ers..Dallas without Dez Bryant-Blaine Gabbe
Raiders-Ravens..Derek Carr goes for 3rd road win of season

(NFL)

Cleveland…WR-Josh Gordon leaves team-enters rehab clinic for evlauationof alcohol issues…was about to come off suspended list in week 5-after missing last year.

Dallas…Fines WR-Dez Bryant for missing 2-medical appointments for MRI on injured leg

Dallas…DE-Randy Gregory handed full 10-game NFL suspension-out till December-just exited drug rehab center.

Cincinnati…Reinstates LB-Vontaze Burfect after serving 3G-suspension for personal foul hits in playoff games last year.

Carolina…RB-Mike Tolbert-feuding with car repair service…pays 3,900 bill in coins.

Jacksonville..Coach Dirk Koetter-under fire for having QB-Jameis Winston throw 142-passes in 3-games-ignoring run game.

Steelers..Activate RB-Le’Veon Bell from suspended list.

Denver…Police arrest mentally ill man-gained entrance to practice facility-tried to see GM-John Elway.

CFL….Fines Hamilton Ti-Cats coach Kent Austin 10,000-suspended 1G-for touching official during on field argument

Iowa…Former Hawkeyes QB-Randy Duncan passes away-(79Y)…led Iowa to Rose Bowl win over Washington 1968-in College Football Hall of Fame.

(Roster)

Seattle…Sign FA-RB-CJ Spiller-ex Bills-Saints

(Injuries)

Giants..S-Nat Behre-out with concussion in practice.

Houston..LB-Brian Cushing-returns after missing all of camp.

(College Football)

Aztecs-South Alabama…SDSU takes 13-game winning streak on the road …Jaguars beat SDSU last year…and have beaten Mississippii State this year…They are averaging (394YPG) on offense.

USD…Takes (2-1) record on road to play at Butler (2-2

(Mountain West Conference)

Air Force-vs-Navy…Matchup of wishbone offenses

San Jose-New Mexico…Lobos vastly improved.

Boise State-Utah State…Broncos offense rolling with QB-Brett Rypien
Wyoming-Colorado State..Border War..Rams must stop RB-Brian Hill

Fresno State-UNLV…Both teams struggling on offense.

Nevada-Hawaii…Rainbow Warriors very tough at Aloha Stadium

(PAC-12)

UCLA-Arizona…Josh Rosen-vs-Wildcats improving defense

USC-Arizona State…Trojans in free fall at (1-3)…Devils troubled offense.

Stanford-Washington..RB-Christian McCaffrey-vs-QB-Jake Browning

Utah-California…Big play QB-Davis Webb vs Utes defense.

Oregon State-Colorado..Buffs big play offensve vs Beavers defense.

(Top 20 Games)

1-Alabama-vs-Kentucky..Tide (4-0)

2-Ohio State-Rutgers…Buckeyss QB-JT Barrett explosive

3-Clemson-5 -Louisville..QBs DeShaun Watson-vs-Lamar Jackson

4-Michigan-8-Wisconsin…2-power run games

9-Texas AM-vs-South Carolina

15-Tennssee-vs-25-Georgia..Vols QB-Josh Dobbs red hot
21-TCU-vs-Oklahoma…Frogs QB-Kenny Hill big numbers.

(Scoreboard)

6-Houston-W-U Conn….QB-Greg Ward (389P-65R)-5TD in Cougars win…

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Padres-L-Dodgers (9-4)…Justin Turner 3H..Joc Pederson 3RBI…Dodgers rock Padres bullpen…San Diego (68-91)

San Diego-at-Arizona..Edwin Jackson (5-6)-vs-Brandon Shipley (4-5)…Final weekend series of season.

Padres…Honor Broadcaster Dick Enberg…says the UCLA-Houston basketball game-Elvin Hayes-vs-Lew Alcindor-greatest sporting event ever broadcast.

Dodgers-Giants…LA opens final series on road…Rich Hill (12-5)-vs-Madison Bumgarner (14-9)

Dodgers..P-Hyun Jin-Ryu undergoes elbosw surgery for bone particles..has pitched in 1-game since 2014-season.”

Angels-off night last night

Halos-Houston…Dan Wright-vs-Brad Peacock

Angles…P-Garrett Richards-throws 20P-simulated game-test elbow after stem cell injection-no setbacks.

(Scoreboard)

Indians-Tigers..Rained Out
Washington-W-Arizona..Nats hit 2-HRs…Joe Ross goes 4-solid innings in start
Red Sox-L-Yankees..Starlin Castro-Jacoby Ellsbury RBI-doubles

Cubs-Tie-Pirates..Rain in 6th inning ends game in (1-1) tie-first tie since 2005-won’t be made up

Orioles-W-Blue Jays..Ubaldo Jiminez 6-shutout inniings.
Phillies-L-Atlanta..Matt Kemp HR.
Twins-W-Royals…Ken Vargas HR..Byron Buxton 2R-HR.
Cardinals-W-Reds..Yadier Molina-Jed Gyorko HRs
White Sox-L-Tampa Bay..Alexi Ramirez RBI-single
Mariners-W-A’s…Mariners hold feint hope wildcard slot
Giants-W-Rockies…Johnny Cueto 10K-in 6-innings.

(MLB)

Fox TV…Hires ex-Yankee Alex Rodriguez to work pre-post on TV playoffs

Toronto..1B-Jesus Montero hit with 50G-suspension-stimulants in system

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Minnesota….T-Wolves hire Ed Pinkney as assitant coach.

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World Cup…..Canada-W-Europe. (2-1)….Brad Marchand scores with (:43) left to rally Canada for win of World Cup…Canada scored 2-goals late to wipe out 1-0 lead…

Ducks…Negotiate with D-Hampus Lindholm..wants (8Y-48M) deal

Nashville…D-Steafan Elliott-signs to play in KHL in Russia.

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Ryder Cup Golf….Hot-Hazy weather possible at Hazeltine National Course-Chaska, Minnesota….1st morning rounds “Four Ball…US-looks loaded…US leads series (25-13-2)

…Phil Mickelson-Ricky Fowler vs Rory McIlroy-Andy Sullivan

…Jordan Spieth-Pat Reed-vs-Justin Rose-Henrik Stenson

…Dustin Johnson-Matt Kuchar-vs-Lee Westwood-Tom Pieters

…Zack Johnson-Jimmy Walker-vs-Sergio Garcia-Martin Kaymer

NASCAR…Delaware 400-at-Dover…Field cut from 16-to-12 after Sunday race

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