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Super Bowl……Broncos QB-Peyton Manning says he is the healthiest he has been all season long…..Admits doctors have told him he will need hip replacement surgery by age 50……Broncos DT-Antone Smith informed his 55-year old father, imprisoned, died of complications from heart surgery……Ron Rivera praises Panthers WR-group Devin Funchess, Ted Ginn and Jericho Cotchery-most underrated group in league…..Gary Kubiak said he sent young player home because his brother was soliciting prostitutes-Ryan Murphy was not arrested-but was with his brother at time police arrived.

Chargers-Raiders…NY Times Magazine expose says Carson Project fell apart because old-line NFL owners still have dislike of Raiders organization from the Al Davis days…..Magazine says the NFL would never let the Raiders move into the lucrative LA Market.

Raiders…Family of late QB-Ken Stabler says autopsy at Boston University Brain Center showed acute levels of CTE in four different parts of brain lobe.

(Players)

Rams…Have held internal discussions about making a deal for Peyton Manning if the Broncos decide to put him on the trade block…Due 18M-next year..cap figure 21.5M.
49ers..QB-Colin Kaeperneck asking for a trade-not want to play in Chip Kelly offense.
Cowboys…Reportedly interested in QB-Johnny Manziel-if the Browns cut him loose….Owed 4.5M next year.

(Recruiting)

San Diego State….Sign 24-recruits with 3-more likely grayshirts…….Signed 6-OL…2LB…3-DL….4-DBs…..Top recruits include RB-Chase Jasmin-Nevad….Parker Houston-TE-Nevada….Parie Dedeaux-WR-LA Dorsey….Isiah Macklin-WR-Las Vegas….LB-Troy Cassidy-Carlsbad….LB-Dru Mathis-Ventura……TE-Kyle Spalding-McKinleyville……OT-Don Green-6’6-Coffeyville CC-Kansas…OT-Yasir Durant-6’7-Philadelphia….WR-Tayler Hawkins-Palm Springs….Tim Wilson-6’4-WR-Texas….Landed 5-San Diego recruits though lost out on QB-Lucas Johnson-Mira Mesa….RB-Greg Bell-Bonita Vista (2632R) is academic issue and may grayshirt…..OL-Keith Ishmael-San Francisco Sacred Heart-grayshirt……Added Walk-On QB-Jim Walker (55TD)-Cerritos CC…. Grady Vasquez-OL-Ramona-will walk on……

USD….Lost top recruit-RB-Nehemiah McFarlin-decommit-signed at Idaho State after 33-TD season.

UCLA….Top recruit Mique Juarez-LB-Torrance-5-Star….4-WRs-4 star recruits…Damian Owens-Fresno..Damian Alloway-Fontana..Theo Howard-Westlake…Dymond Lee-West Hills….LB-Lukeini Toailou-Rialto-4 star recruit….Finished with 8-OL-DL.

USC….Landed 5-star recruits…DB-Jack Jones-Long Beach Poly…..Ty Vaughns-WR-Bishop Amat……4-Star WRs-Josh Imatorbhebhe-San Jose…..Velus Jones-WR-Alabama….Mike Pittman-WR-Fresno…EJ Price-OT-Georgia-4 star….Wound up with 6-WRs…4-last minute players who flipped to USC..Jameel Clark-CB-Florida State..Valvae Malepeai-RB-decommit Oregon..Connor Murphy-LB-dropped Michigan…Josh Fatu-LB-backed out Boise State

Colorado State..QB-Faton Bauta-Transfer-Georgia..QB-Collin Hill-South Carolina..9-JUCOs
Boise State..Signs 28-DE-Curt Weaver-backed out USC
BYU..Sign 9-Lineman…WR-Jonah Trenniman-Snow JC..S-Troy Warner-Mission Hills
Nevada..RB-Akeel Lynch-Transer-Penn State..Ty Gangi-QB-Ventura CC (22TD)
Wyoming..QB-Chandler Garrett-Illinois..recruits from Iowa-Illinois-Nebraska-NDakota
Hawaii..Signed only 18..Keala Santaigo-Def Player Year Hawaii..Fred Holly-RB-NorteVista..OL-Fred Perry-Transfer UCLA..WR-Marcus Brown-Diablo Valley CC (103R)
San Jose..OT-Mikey Grandy-Long Beach Poly
UNLV..QB-Armani Rogers-LA…QB-John Stanton-Transfer Nebraska..LB-Dave TateFresno
New Mexico..QB-Cam Miller-Las Cruces..Em Joseph-DE-LA Hamilton
Fresno..QB-Quentin Davis-St John Bosco..RB-Deonte Perray-Canoga Park…6-JUCO
Utah State..WR-Rayshad Lewis-Florida-son of Ray Lewis

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Padres….No contact-no contract offers for P-Josh Johnson-Corey Luebke-both recovering from elbow surgery…..Both left Arizona Minor League complex in late fall….will not be offered minor league invite to camp.

Angels..Sign FA-OF-Andrew Brown-ex-Mets-Rockies…played last year Korea….Yunesky Moya-P-ex-Washington National…played in Korea.

Dodgers-White Sox…Open trade talks for OF-Andre Ethier-owed 35M-LA would have to pick up half of salary to make deal…hit (.294) last year.

Mariners…Sign FA-1B-Dae-Ho Lee-Korea to 4M-contract…(33Y)…hit (.282-31HR) for Soft Bank Hawks.
Royals..Veteran DH-Jonny Gomes signs to play with Rakuten Eagles-Japan…hit (162HR) in major league career
Phillies-Pirates….Trade…Phillies ship P-Jess Biddle to Bucs for future player…Biddle former lst round pick.
Giants..Sign FA-C-Miguel Olivo-played in Mexico…ex-Dodger who attacked SS-Alex Guerrero in a biting incident in dugout fite two years ago.
White Sox..sign FA-OF-Vinny Rottino-ex A’s-Indians.
Phillies..Sign FA-P-Edgar Ibarra.-ext A’s
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Tyson Cloud-ex Phillies
Tigers..Sign FA-2B-Leonardo Lafitta-hit (.280) in Mexican League.
Braves…Prepared to offer big money contract to Cuban OF-Lazarito-who becomes free agent-February 10th
Mets-Blue Jays…Trade-New York deals OF-Darrell Ceciliani to Jays-hit (.295) in AAA last year.
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Houston…C-Dwight Howard suspended 1-G for touching official in argument…coach BJ Bickerstaff fined 10,000-for abuse of officials.
Boston-Houston….Celtics reportedly interested in trade for Dwight Howard at trade deadline.
Oklahoma City-Clippers…Rumors that Thunder might consider a Kevin Durant-for-Blake Griffin swap at deadline…Durant headed to free agency.
Boston…Puts veteran C-David Lee on trade block.
Suns…Lose F-TJ Warren for year-broken foot…(11P-3R) per game.
Charlotte Hornets…G-Kemba Walker out with knee woes.

Clippers-L-Minnesota (108-102)..Andrew Wiggins (31P)….Bad loss by Clippers (32-17)…losing to (14-36) team.
Golden State-W-Washington (134-121)..Steph Curry (51P)..Klay Thompson (24)…Warriors hit 21-3’s…Warriors (45-4).
Oklahoma City-W-Orlando…Thunder (38-13)..Kevin Durant-Russell Westbrook combine (61P)
San Antonio-W-New Orleans…LaMarcus Aldridge-Kawahi Leonard combine (62P)..Spurs (41-8)…(27-0) at home.

Lakers-New Orleans…..LA (10-41) this season heading onto Pelicans floor tonite.

USD-Pacific…..Toreros (7-14)….UOP Tigers (6-14) heading into game tonite.
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NHL…..Suspends Calgary D-Dennis Wideman (20G)…loss of 564,515-salary….for cross checking an official last week during game.
Colorado…G-Semyon Varlamov wins 126,000-damages in lawsuit…abused by his girlfriend in fite last October.
Kings…Broadcaster Bob Miller recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery.
Arizona Coyotes….Senior VP-Darcy Regier leaves team in his 1st year with personalproblems…had been Sabres GM-17 years.
Rangers…D-Kevin Klien out 4W-fractured thumb.

Ducks-at-Kings…..Anaheim is 3-points out of 2nd place…..Kings (65P)…3rd most in NHL.
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NASCAR…Tony Stewart injures back in ATV-off road incident-hospitalized for exam in Arizona..might not be ready to practice at Daytona next week.
NASCAR…Hall of Fame ceremonies-Induct-Bruton Smith-owns 8-Super Speedways…..Terry Labonte-2 time points champ…..Bobby Issacs-won 37-races in 1960s…..Curtis Turner-driving star in 50s…..Jerry Cook-won 362-Modified races.

Roger Federer…Surgery for torn meniscus in knee-out 4W-hurt at Aussie Open.

Chelsea….Soccer star John Terry leaving after 18Y career with Lions.
Manchester City…Hires Spanish coaching star Pep Guardiola from Braca-Spain.

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