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Chargers….1st day teams can announce NFL-Free Agent signings….Bolts seem ‘not ready’ to spend Salary Cap money on the outside yet…..Re-sign OT-Joe Barksdale (4Y-22M) extension-10M-Guaranteed…Fairly cost efficient signing…Does not upgrade OL at all though….Chargers seem hesitant on extending big money offers to Browns-OC-Alex Mack-seeking 8M a year or Cleveland-S-Tashaun Gibson-seeking 5M per season.

 

 

(Free Agency)

 

 

Jaguars..Sign FA-DE-Malik Jackson-Broncos (6Y-85M) 42M-guaranteed….Sign FA-RB-Chris Ivory-Jets
Miami..Sign FA-DE-Mario Williams-Bills (2Y-15M)..had 43-sacks in Buffalo in 4Y
Raiders..Sign FA-OT-Kelechi Osemel-Ravens (5Y-60M)..Sign FA-LB-Bruce Irvin-Seahawks
Broncos..Sign FA-OT-Donald Stephenson-Chiefs
Eagles..Sign FA-CB-Leodis McKelvin-Bills (2Y-6M)
Ravens..Sign FA-TE-Ben Watson-Saints.
Titans..Sign RB-DeMarco Murray (5Y-25M) restructured deal after trade from Eagles…Sign FA-C-Ben Jones-Houston.

 

 

(Roster)

 

 

Falcons..Visit with Browns FA-WR-Travis Benjamin.
Bears..Visit with Broncos FA-LB-Danny Trevathan
Green Bay…Visit with Bears FA-RB-Matt Forte
Houston..Visit with Miami FA-RB-Lamar Miller
Jets..Visit with FA-CB-Pac Man Jones-Bengals….FA-DT-Nick Fairley-Rams

 

 
Broncos..Release OG-Louis Vasquez-was due (6.5M) …TE-Owen Daniel
Colts..Release DE-Bjorn Wernerj-former 1st round pick
Tampa Bay..Release LB-Bruce Carter

 

 

(Signings)

Giants…Sign DE-Jason Pierre Paul-new 1Y-deal
Buffalo..Sign OG-Richie Incognito-3Y deal
Carolina..Sign DE-Charles Johnson-1Y deal
Chiefs..Sign LB-Tamba Hali-3Y deal
Steelers..Sign CB-William Gay-3Y deal
Seattle..Sign DT-Ahtyba Rubin-3Y deal

 

 

(Teams)

 

 

Lions..WR-Calvin Johnson-retires-9Y career….(731R)….played in only 2-playoff games in career in Detroit.
Cowboys..QB-Tony Romo-undergoes 4th collarbone surgery-shaving portion of bone-8W-rehab

 

 

(College)

 

 

Erin Andrews…Awarded 55M-wins lawsuit against Marriott Hotel-Nashville and Man who videotaped her naked in hotel room 5-years ago.

 

 

SDSU…Micah Holder-Eric Judge impressive in WR-workouts in spring ball….QB-Maxwell Smith-offered opportunity to be Grad Assistant QB-coach if he stays with program.
USC..Opens spring football-QB battle between Max Browne-Sam Darnold to replace Cody Kessler…Tee Martin-Clancy Pendergast assume Off-Def Coordinators jobs…7-new assistants on Clay Helton coaching staff.
Illinois….Bill Cubit-removed as football coach after just signing 2Y-deal…says he is upset that new assistants he had hired will be removed too with hiring of Lovie Smith-head coach.

 

 

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Padres-Arizona….Trade Talks….Diamondbacks say Padres offered to deal P-Andrew Cashner for OF-Ender Inciarte in off season…refused to deal P-Tyson Ross.
Padres-Tie-Arizona (8-8)….Brandon Mauer gets shelled (1.1inn-5R-8BR) before being pulled…P-Carlos Villanueva-Casey Janssen combined (4inn-0R)…..Austin Hedges 2HR-5RBI

 

 

Dodgers-W-Cubs (7-3)…Clayton Kershaw (3inn-1R-5H)…OF-Trayce Thompson 2R-Triple..Andre Ethier 2H…Kyle Hendricks (3-inn-0R) for Cubs
Dodgers..P-Brandon Beachy (2-inn-0R-1H) in B-game..coming off elbow issues
Dodgers.P-Hyun Jin-Ryu begins soft toss trying to overcome shoulder stiffness-soreness
Dodgers..P-Juliu Urias will make 1st spring traing start on Friday.

 

 
Angels-W-Arizona (5-3)…
Angels..P-Huston Street-calf issues resurface

 

 

(Scoreboard)

 

 

Giants-W-Reds..Joe Panik 3H…Jarrett Parker HR-3RBI
Royals-W-Rockies..Edinson Volquez (3-inn-0R)..Bubba Starling 2R-inside park HR
Rangers-W-A’s…Delino DeShields, single-double-2RBI
Indians-W-Mariners…Mike Napoli 2H..Juan Uribe triple
White Sox-W-Brewers…Avisail Garcia triple-HR..Jimmy Rollins HR.
Red Sox-W-Orioles..David Murpny 2H-2RBI….Birds (0-8-1)
Tigers-W-Tampa…Victor Martinez single-double
Cardinals-W-Twins…Aledmys Diaz 4-hits for St. Louis..Ricky Nolasco (3-inn-0R)
Braves-W-Mets..Matt Harvey (3-inn-1R)
Washington-W-Houston..Max Scherzer (2-inn-1R)….Doug Fister (3-inn-1R)
Phillies-W-Pirates..Darin Ruff 2R-HR
Miami-W-Yankees…Tom Koehler (3-inn-0R)…CC Sabathia (2inn-0R) 1st start since leaving team for alchol rehab..Yankees (2-5)
Blue Jays-W-Twins.. Darrell Cecilliani Grand Slam HR for Toronto

 

 

(Roster Moves)

 

 

Orioles..Sign FA-1B-DH-Pedro Alvarez-ex-Pirates
Braves..Sign FA-P-Phil Coke-ex Tigers-Yankees-Cubs
St L-Mets…Talk possible trade for SS-Ruben Tejada
StL-Atlanta..Talk trade for SS-Eric Aybar
StL…Might talk to SS-Evreth Cabrera-ex Padres-still unsigned.

 

 

(Injuries)

 

 

Tigers..OF-Nick Castellanos-back issue
Cubs..2B-Tom LaStella-calf
Miami..P-Carter Capps to miss season-torn elbow ligmanet
Miami..1B-Giancarlo Stanton out of line-knee swelling.
Tigers..P-Jeff Farrell-shoulder issues
Boston..P-Mike Kopech-breaks hand in fite with roomate in spring training..missed 50G-last year drug suspension.
Houston..P-Luke Gregorson-oblique
Atlanta..P-Mike Foltynewicz-throws 20P-bullpen session…missed end of last year-blood clot shoulder.

 

 

(MLB)

 

 
Rockies…Will not announce discipline on Jose Reyes-Domestic Abuse case till April 4th trial is resolved.
Astros…Manager AJ Hinch-extension thru 2018.

 

 
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Lakers-W-Orlando (107-98)….Lakers explode for (39P) in 3rd quarter…DeAngelo Russell-Jordan Clarkson-Julius Randle combine (74P) …LA (14-51)-won back to back games

 
San Antonio-W-Minnesota…..LaMarcus Aldridge scores (29P)…Spurs (54-10)

 

 

Clippers-Oklahoma City…LA (41-21)…Thunder (43-20)
Golden State-Utah…Warriors (27-0) at home…have won 49-straight at home dating back to middle last season…(56-6) overall.
Cleveland-Sacramento…Cavs (44-18) heading into tonight’s game

 

 

Spurs..Coach Greg Popovich to miss tonight’s game..family illness issue.
Boston…Fine-15,000-G-Marcus Smark-obscene gesture at fans.

 

 

Mountain West Conference….Post season tourney starts tonite….
Wyoming-Utah State…Cowboys (14-17)…Aggies (15-14)
UNLV-Air Force…Rebels (17-14)…Falcons (14-17)
CSU-San Jose State…Rams (16-15)…Spartans (9-21)

 

 

Aztecs….Thursday Noon game against winner of Wyoming-Utah State game.

 

 
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Gulls-at-Bakersfield….San Diego has won (9-of-13)…..but plays (6-of-9) on road starting tonite.

 

 

Ducks-at-Colorado…..Anaheim (18-1-2) last 21-games
Kings-Washington…LA goes for 40th win of year…Capitals going for 50th win of season.

 

 
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Tennis…Maria Sharapova faces 1-year suspension…tested positive for illegel drug banned just last December…has used medicine that increases Oxyget in blood flow-had been legal the last four years-but was banned in December just before start of season..Sharapova said she never opened EMail from WADA with informaiton on ban….Loses 3-of her top corporate sponsors

 

 

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