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Chargers….Purchase 5-acre tract of land in Santa Ana to build Practice Facility and Fields for club if it moves to Los Angeles…..The Chargers are purchasing a building that housed United Health Care on Lake Center Drive in Santa Ana-will renovate that into offices-facilities…and build 2-practice fields.

Chargers….NFL Committee on LA meets a 2nd time with LA Coliseum Commission to negotiate lease terms on use of Coliseum along with Rams for 3-years….Coliseum and USC officials were informed the 2nd team would not be the Raiders.

Chargers…NFL Sources indicate Chargers-Rams deal for ‘tenant partnership’ could be announced this weekend by league office…..Chargers will not become equal partners with Stan Kroenke…..Spanos family does not have the resources to pay 850M as their share of construction plus 550M-territorial fee.

Chargers….Hire Dave DiGuglielmo-Assistant Off Line coach…Had been OL coach-Patriots.

Raiders…Owner Mark Davis to meet today with CEO-Sands Hotel-wants to build 1M-football stadium for NFL-UNLV.

Carolina….DE-Jared Allen-out with strained foot-practiced…..LB-Thomas Davis-cleared for practice following arm surgery.
Raiders…WR-Amari Cooper-limited 4-receptions-final 3-games…played end of season with sprained foot.
Browns…Owner Jim Haslem says club willing to try and rescue Johnny Manziel career…coach Hue Jackson wants clear commitment from player though.
Giants..Hire Patrick Graham-DL coach…was LB-coach Patriots

(College)

Wisconsin…Hire Justin Wilcox-USC-as Badgers new Def Coor.

 
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Padres-Brewers….Trade-San Diego ships promising OF-Rymer Liriano (.292-El Paso) to Brewers for P-Trevor Seidenbeger (3.77-ERA-AA)….Liriano is only player from the Padres Dominican academy, opened in 2008, every to make the major league roster.

(Roster)

Rockies-Tampa Bay….Trade-Colorado deals OF-Corey Dickerson (.319-BA) to Rays for P-Jake McGee (2.77-ERA)…P-German Marquez
Astros..Sign FA-P-Doug Fister-Washington (1Y-7M) with 5M-incentives.
Washington..Reopen contract talks with SS-Ian Desmond-top unsigned free agent.
MLB…Declares Korean 1B-Dae-ho Lee-free agent…(33Y)…(.282-31HR) last year.
MLB…Declares Cuban 3B-Luis LaO-free agent (24Y)..hit (.329) last year.

(MLB)

Dodgers..City Council proposes naming Elysian Way-Vin Scully Boulevard.
Angels.. .Albert Pujols-recovering Plantar Foot surgery-cleared to begin hitting off tee-no running yet.
White Sox..Walt ‘No Neck’ Williams-outfield star 1960s-70s-dies (72) heart attack in Houston.

 
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Lakers-L-Chicago (114-91) …Lakers drop 8th in row-longest streak of season and (14-of-15)….Defense giving up 111-points a game during streak…Bulls get 18P-lead in lst half-coast rest of way.

Lakers-Clippers…Friday Night Matchup….LA (9-39) on season….Clippers (30-16)

NBA…Begins internal probe of Clippers-Blake Griffin assault on assistant equipment manager….Punched him in face in restaurant then in parking lot….Employee told Toronto police he would not press charges.

 
Lakers..Announce will build statue saluting Shaquille O’Neal outside Staples Center.

 
Pistons..Owner Tom Gores pledges 10M to help Flint,Michigan rebuild its water system.

USD-L-Pepperdine …Wave score 45P in first half…Stacy Davis (25P)…..Toreros (6-14) on season.
USD-Loyola….Saturday afternoon matchup.
Aztecs-UNLV…Saturday night Mountain West game on road….Aztecs (15-6)…(8-0) conference…Rebels (13-8)…won 4-of-5 since firing of Dave Rice as coach.

 
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NHL-Suspends Calgary D-Dennis Wideman indefinitely for cross-checking referee Don Henderson from behind-causing neck-head injury and concussion…..NHL bylaws says minimum suspension is 10-20 games for attack on on-ice official.

NHL…Off night heading to All Star Weekend festivities.
NHL…Awards 2017-All Star Game to LA Kings.

San Diego Gulls-Ontario Reign………Gulls host LA Kings top farm club…..Gulls get lst round draft pick Shea Theodore-back on defense after 13G-stay with Anaheim Ducks.

 
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Farmers Insurance Open-Torrey Pines…..Scott Brown birdies 17th-18th holes to tie for league with Andrew Loupe (6-under-66)……Bill Hoerschel heads 5-way tie (69)…..KJ Choi amongst 7-golfers (68)….Phil Mickelson hits 3-birdies in row to overcome double bogey at the start (69) in 17-way tie……Dustin Johnson (70)……Defending champ Jason Day (72)

Australian Open…Novak Djokovic hits 33-winners to knock out Roger Federer in men’s semifinals……will face winner of late nite Andy Murray-Will Raomic match……Serena Williams battles Angelique Kerber in women’s finals.

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