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Padres-L-Royals (11-3)….Drew Pomerantz gives up 2HRs in 1st inning…6-runs in all…ERA rockets (8.36)…Leonel Compos gets ripped later in game…Padres now (8-19-2).
Padres-Astros..Trade-San Diego sends C-Eric Krantz to Houston for P-Dan Straily (13-13) 4.60-career-A’s-Astros.
Padres-Seattle…Rumors Mariners interested in reliever-Nick Vincent-Kevin Quackenbush-Jon Edwards.
Padres…Roster cuts-option out P-Jose Dominguez-PLhil Humber-Dan McCutchen-C-Rocky Gale.

Dodgers-Tie-Rangers (4-4)..Justin Turner Grand Slam HR..Rougned Odor 3R-HR for Texas

Angels-Tie-Cubs (8-8)…Mike Trout-Albert Pujols HRs….Jason Heyward 3R-HR-Cubs..Andrelton Simmons 3-hits-Halos

(Scoreboard)

Indians-W-A’s..Danny Salazar (6inn-1R)
Royals-L-Mariners..Robbie Cano-Nelson Cruz HRs
Rockies-L-White Sox..Sox hit 4HRs….Jon Danks gives up 3-homers in row to Colorado
Reds-W-Brewers..Joey Votto 3H-HR
Arizona-W-Giants..Kyle Drabek (4inn-1R)..Jean Segura HR
Orioles-W-Boston..Nolan Reimold HR..Mike Wright (5inn-1R)
Twins-W-Pirates..Dan Palka 3R-HR..Danny Santana 3H
Cardinals-W-Mets..Matt Holliday single-HR-2RBI..Carlos Martinez (6inn-1R)
Blue Jays-W-Phillies..Marcus Stroman (4inn-0R)..Vince Velasquez (6inn-0R)
Astros-W-Braves..George Springer 2-HRs..Houston hits 5-HRs..Hector Olivera (3H)..(.411BA)
Yankees-W-Tigers..Mark Teixeira HR…Justin Upton-Ian Kinsler HRs for Detroit

(Roster Moves)

Phillies..Sign FA-OF-Will Venable-ex Padres-Rangers
Toronto..Sign FA-1B-Jesus Montero-ex Mariners
Royals..P-Brian Duensing-opts out of contract
Twins..OF-Carlos Quentin retires rather than go to AAA.
Red Sox..Release P-Carlos Marmol
Tigers..Release P-Bobby Parnell..3B-Casey McGehee
Braves..Release 1B-OF-Nick Swisher.
Toronto..Release P-Roberto Hernandez
Texas..Release P-Jeremy Guthrie.

(Injuries)

Mets..P-Matt Harvey leaves team-heads to see doctors in New York with illness-issue..not related to any baseball injury issues.
Cubs..OF-Dexter Fowler-ribcage injury.

(MLB)

Tampa Bay…Rays fan arrested coming onto field in 7th inning of game and throwing full beer can into Tampa dugout to protest Rays playing exhibition game in Cuba.

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Aztecs-George Washington…Semifinals of NIT tourney-Madison Square Garden..SDSU (28-9)…Colonials (26-10)…GWU has beaten Florida-Monmouth-Seton Hall and early season win against top 5-ranked Virginia…Colonials led by 6’9-F-Ty Cavanaugh (17P)..6’10-C-Kevin Larson (12P-8R).

BYU-Valpariso in other semi-final game at NIT.

UNLV..Open negotiations with Chris Beard-head coach Arkansas Little-Rock
Southern Utah..Hire Todd Simon-UNLV assistant
Santa Clara..Hire Herb Sendeck-former head coach Arizona State-NCarolina State.

UNLV..C-Steve Zimmerman leaving school for NBA draft.
New Mexico…G-Cullen Neal-visits Ohio State-Ole Miss..transfer likely.

(NBA)

Lakers-L-Utah (123-75)…48P-loss is worst in Kobe Bryant era…Bryant (1-11) shooting…Bryant-DeAngleo Russell-Julius Randle combined (4-27) shooting….LA (15-59)
Clippers-W-Boston..LA jumps to 16P lead in first half … (46-27)..Paul Pierce injures knee-ankle
San Antonio-W-Memphs…LaMarcus Aldridge (31P)…Spurs (62-12)
Oklahoma City-W-Toronto..Russell Westbrook (26P-11R-12A)….Thunder (52-22)

Clippers…F-Blake Griffin begins serving 4G-suspension after being cleared to return to play following quad injury.

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New England…Patriots owner Bob Kraft says he believes NFL ready to move on putting expansion team in London.

NFL…Owners vote to continue ‘no blackout rule’ for second year in a row-meaning all teams home games will be on TV

Miami…Dolphins lose title sponsor Sun Life Financial as stadium sponsor-costs team 10M-per year.

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(Free Agency)

Carolina..Sign FA-CB-Brandon Boykin-Steelers.
Packers..Sign FA-TE-Jared Cook-Packers
Saints..Sign FA-DT-Nick Fairley-Rams
Miami..Visit with FA-RB-Arian Foster-Houston
Patriots..Visit with FA-DT-Terrance Knighton-Redskins
Cowboys.. Visit with FA-DE-Jason Jones-Lions..OG-Joe Looney-Titans
Chiefs..S-Hussain Abdulla-retires-concussion issues age 30.

(College)

Texas Tech..Hire former UCLA-RB-DeSean Foster as assistant coach
USC..Hire ex-NFL receiver Kerry Colbert as an assistant

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Kings-L-San Jose (5-2)..Sharks score 3G-3rd period……LA (95P) in Pacific Division
Ducks-W-Edmonton (2-1)…Corey Perry 31st goal of season…Anaheim (94P) in 2nd place

Edmonton…Former lst round pick Nail Yakupov asks for trade.

NCAA…Frozen Four-for Hockey Championships this weekend….Denver University-vs-North Dakota….Quinnipiac-vs-Boston College.

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