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NFL…Commissioner Roger Goodell sends 48-page memo to 32-teams informing them the Committee on LA finds the Stadium proposals from San Diego-St Louis ‘inadequate and unsatisfactory….Goodell memo says St. Louis Governor Jay Nixon, and San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer had 9-and-14 months to put together a package with ‘certainty’ and did not….Report says Dallas owner Jerry Jones will propose on Tuesday that the Rams-Chargers join forces and move into the 1.8B-NFL Campus proposal at Hollywood Park.

 
San Diego…Mayor responds caustically to Dean Spanos cover letter to NFL…Spanos said exhausted all alternative to build a stadium in the home market….Done everything reasonable to find a solution in San Diego….Spent 20M-over a decade in creating 9-proposals…..Mayor says Spanos letter was full of misinformation and falsehoods.

San Diego…County Supervisor Ron Roberts attacks Spanos…”Be a man and stand up and answer questions”…”Spanos is ‘insulting and disingenuous”…..”Chargers never held meaningful dialogue on key issues”….”Spanos end game has been to drive value of franchise up in LA-then sell team”

 
Union-Tribune Poll….Fans (68%) Chargers not negotiate in good faith..(21%) said they did…Who do you blame…(76%) Dean Spanos…(15%) Kevin Faulconer….Would you support efforts to get new team in San Diego…(55%) Yes-(34%) No.

 
Chargers…General Manager Tom Telesco says there was no mandate for Mike McCoy to fire assistants to keep his job….Believes in big picture success McCoy has had….Says firing assistants is part of NFL life…..Says no effort yet to find practice facility in Los Angeles….Says team has plans to hold OTA workouts-rehab players at Chargers Park…..”I make final football decisions-no one else”……Vote of confidence to doctors-training staff….Will discuss contract extension with Antonio Gates….Eric Weddle-closed door.

 
Raiders…Oakland Tribune reports Alameda County offers to give Mark Davis total control over South Parcel of land at Oakland Coliseum sight…Davis must come up with developer and financing.

 
(Playoffs)

 
Steelers-W-Bengals (18-16)..Chris Boswell’s field goal with (:18) left capped a Pittsburgh comeback over their bitter rivals….Ben Roethlisberger, playing with a sprained shoulder after a sack, drove Pittsburgh to midfield, but LB-Vontez Berfect-CB-Pac Man Jones took 2-personal foul penalties on the same play to put Pittsburgh into field goal range….Jeremy Hill had fumbled earlier in the quarter to allow the Steelers to climb back in the game…RB-Giovanni Bernard suffered a concussion on a helmet hit…There were 18-penalties for (221Y) in the angry game….Coach Marvin Lewis (0-7) in postseason….

 
Chiefs-W-Texans (30-0)…Knile Davis 106Y-KR-TD on first play of game….Chiefs defense 4-interceptions-1 fumble recovery-3-sacks of QB-Brian Hoyer…..KC loses WR-Jeremy Maclin-strained knee….Texans-DE-JJ Watt-groin injury.

 
Packers-W-Redskins (35-18)..Aaron Rodgers survives slow start-goes no huddle in 3rd quarter…rallies Green Bay…5-straight scoring drives…Rodgers (210P-2TD)…Packers unleash run game (141R)…Defense 6-QB-sacks of Kirk Cousins…

 
Seahawks-W-Vikings (10-9)..Blair Walsh misses chip shot 22Y-FG with (:18) left in game-costing Minnesota the win…Game played in (-6) weather with (-23) Windchill…Turnovers marred game…Adrian Peterson costly fumble..Russell Wilson fumbled snap…Walsh had been (33-of-34) on kicks inside 30Y-line this year.

 
(Injuries)

 
Houston…DE-Chris Watt undergoes surgery-torn groin-today.
Kansas City…WR-Jeremy Maclin has sprained ankle-not torn knee ligament.
Steelers..WR-Antonio Brown remains in concussion protocol.

 
(NFL)

 
Vontaze Berfect facing suspension-fine for violent helmet hit injured Steelers WR-Antonio Brown….Bengals LB-has been fined (77,000) for in-game incidents this year….(157,000) in career.

 
Pac Man Jones…Bengals CB also facing fine for touching official and shoving Steelers coach on field.

 
Joey Porter-Steelers coach…will be fined for going on field to confront Berfect after violent hit on Pittsburgh player.

 
(Coaching)

 
Miami…Hires-Adam Gase-head coach…Off Coor-Chicago Bears…2Y-Off Coor-Broncos…Will hire Bengals Vance Joseph as Def Coor.

 
49ers…Interested in offering job to Bengals Off-Coor-Hue Jackson..5-Hour interview with Jackson on Sunday….also interviewed Dirk Koetter-Miami Off Coor….Have talked to Mike Shanahan and Mike Holmgren….No confirmation interview with Chip Kelly.

 
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Eagles…Will interview ex-Giants coach Tom Coughlin today…already interviewed Giants Off Coor-Ben McAdoo.

 
Browns..Interview Teryl Austin-Def Coor-Lions….Sean McDermid-Carolina Def Coor…Matt Patricia-New England Def Coor.

 
Lions…New GM-Bob Quinn-New England-meets today with Jim Caldwell…also interested in Patriots Off Coor-Josh O’Brien if change is made….Detroit hires longtime exec Ernie Accorsi as Assistant to President

 
Bucs…Interview Harold Goodwin-Arizona-Off Coor for head job…Ask permission interview Sean McDermid-Carolina-Def Coor also..

 
Colts…Name Rob Chudzinski-Off Coor…Fire-LB Coach-Jeff Fitzgerald.

 
Jaguars…Hire Marquez Manuel-Def Coor

 
Jets..Hire Keith Armstrong-Special Teams coach-from Atlanta.

 
Tennessee….Interview Ted Sundquist-ex Denver GM…Mark Ross-Giants Player Personnel Director….Chris Polian-Jaguars for vacant Titans GM post.Falcons…Give Vote Confidence-GM-Tom Dimitroff.

 
Bart Starr…Legendary Packers QB recovering from broken hip-has fought stroke issues for last year.

 
(College Football)

 
Clemson-Alabama…..Monday Nite NCAA-Championship game….Tigers led by QB-Deshaun Watson….Tide led by RB-Derrick Henry.

 
Tide (422YPG)-Offense..Tigers (510YPG)….Defense-Alabama allows (258YPG)…Clemson gives up (295YPG)…..QB-Jay Coker (2489P-17TD)…RB-Derrick Henry (1,986R) rushing….Clemson QB-Deshaun Watson (4100APY-44TD)….RB-Wayne Gallman (1332Y) rushing.

 
Alabama…Lane Kiffin-Off Coor-talks to ex-USC head coach Steve Sarkisian to show support for battle with alcoholism….invites him to come visit….says team should hire him as QB-Coach.

 
Tennessee…Hire Bob Shoop-Def Coor-from Penn State

 
1-AA…North Dakota State wins championship game (37-10) over Jacksonville State-Alabama…Bison QB-Casey Wentz (197P-79R)-3TDs…Defense 2-interceptions.

 
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Padres…Sign FA-1B-OF-Adam Rosales-Texas Rangers…hit (.227) last year.

 
St. Louis…Chris Corriea-Former Director of Scouting-Indicted-Pleads Guilty-Hacking into Houston Astros Computer system to steal vital draft information-contract information-scouting reports-draft rankings-Emails to other teams…Faces 200,000-fine and 2-to-5 years in prison….Cardinals may face a fine from MLB.

 
(Deals)

 
Washington-Toronto…Trade-Nationals deal P-Drew Storen for OF-Ben Revere…Storen (83-Saves) in 3-years before arm issues developed.

 
Blue Jays…Reportedly put P-RA Dickey on trade block.

 
Yankees-Indians…Trade..NY acquires OF-Kirby Yates.
Yankees..Sign FA-OF-Don Solano-ex Miami
Royals…Sign FA-P-Chien Ming-Wang-ex Yankees.
Royals…Sign FA-P-David Huff-ex Indians-Giants-Angels.
Reds..Sign FA-OF-Carlos Truinfel-ex-Royals.
Braves..Sign FA-P-Rob Wooten-ex-Brewers.
Cardinals…Sign FA-P-Seung Oh…(33Y)…41-saves-Hanshin Tigers

 
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Lakers-L-Utah…..Kobe Bryant sits out with soreness-rests…Lakers shoot 28% from floor in first half-trail by 13-never recover. LA (8-31)

 
Clippers-W-New Orleans…Chris Paul-Jamal Crawford combine (46P)…LA wins 9th in row…LA now (25-13)

 
Cavs-W-Philadelphia…LeBron James (37P)…Cleveland won 7-in row..76eers (4-36)

 
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LA Kings-Detroit…..Monday Night action.

 
Ducks-L-Detroit (2-1)…Goalie Petr Mrazek 30-saves in road win for Wings….Ducks 20th time this season scored 1-goal or less in game….Goal drought continues. . .
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