Baseball

• NL-MVP..Clayton Kershaw completes the sweep..Dodgers pitcher (21-3) wins MVP Award-lst pitcher to get award since 1968-Bob Gibson..Won Cy Young-Wednesday.
• AL-MVP..Mike Trout-Angels-unanimous choice-gets all 30-first place votes (.287-36HR).
• Cardinals..Grief continues over death Oscar Taverez-OF..Dominican Republic police report-Blood Alcohol level (.287) time high speed fatal accident..5X-limit.
• Giants..Mourn passing longtime SS-3B and former manager Alvin Dark (92)..hit over .400 in ’51-’54 World Series..managed SF-A’s-Padres.
• Tampa Bay..Interviews Ron Wotus-Giants..Kevin Cash-Yankees for vacant manager’s job.
• Pirates..Manager Clint Hurdle elects not to have Bench Coach this year.
• Yankees..ex-major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch-battling personality issues..goes on tweet rants-lauding drunk drivers and those in domestic abuse cases.
• Phillies..USA-Today reports P-Cole Hamels now ready to accept trade to Red Sox.
• Boston..Boston Globe reports talks with FA-P-Jon Lester involve (6Y-120M) deal.
• Miami..Cuban slugger Yasmany Tomas flies to Miami to meet with agent Jay Alou amidst reports Phillies-Giants possible signing imminent.
• Miami..Reports slugger Giancarlo Stanton-discussing a 10Y-deal that could have total worth (salary-potential bonuses) 300M.
• Washington..FA-2B-Ian Desmond rejects (7Y-107M) deal.
• Cubs..Meet 3X-FA-C-Russell Martin-Pirates.
• Orioles..Meet P-AJ Burnett-Phillies about contract.
• Football
• Chargers..S-Jahleel Addae practices with team after missing 2W-with concussion..5-injured players-led by RB-Ryan Mathews ready to play..
• Houston..DE-Jadeveon Clowney cleared to start-out much of year with hernia surgery-knee scope surgery.
• Lions..RB-Reggie Bush-reaggravates ankle injury
• Cowboys..IR-DE-Amoebi Okoye-not fully recovered from off season bout Encephalitis.

• Baltimore..Lawyers briefs in Ray Rice case handed in Judge 5pm last night..decision due next week on reinstatement-back pay.
• Minnesota..Adrian Peterson grievance hearing on reinstatement-scheduled next Monday.
• Bears..Players dropping hints if coaching change made-Mike Shanahan should be considered-relinking him with Jay Cutler-Brandon Marshall.
• Miami..Player complaints-abrasive relationship-Offensive Coordinator Bill Lazor has with players.
• Eagles..Coach Chip Kelly says media-fans criticism RB-LeSean McCoy unfair-role changed-other players part of package.
• Arizona..3Y-contract extension-defensive coordinator Todd Bowles.

• Cowboys..Sign-FA-LB-Dakoda Watson-started last week Jaguars-then waived.
• CAA…Agency fires its top player agent Ben Dogra-repped 35 players including Richard Sherman.

• Miami-L-Buffalo (22-9)..Dolphins defense chokes off Bills-holding them 88Y-2nd half..2-sacks Kyle Orton-relentless pressure…Buffalo 3-major penalties scoring drives..win hurts Chargers-gives Miami a 2-game cushion over Bolts with tiebreaker in wildcrd playoff chase.

– Sunday-NFL Schedule –

• Chargers-Raiders..Bolts get 4-injured players on defense back on field-plus RB-Ryan Mathews..Raiders (0-9)..(8-33) last three seasons…Raiders 24th offense-32nd defense…San Diego averaging (331YPG)..Raiders giving up (342YPG)
• Eagles-Packers..Mark Sanchez-vs-Aaron Rogers..Can Philadelphia run ball help Sanchez throwing game.
• Seahawks-Chiefs…Arctic cold weather at Arrowhead..Battle of RBs Marshawn Lynch-Jamal Charles..Both have strong pass rushes.
• Bengals-Saints..Drew Brees fighting for playoff lives..Bengals need win to stay close in battle for lst place in AFC-North.
• Lions-Arizona..Drew Stanton will have to carry Cardinals rest of way to secure homefield advantage for NFC playoffs.

• USC-W-California (38-30)…Cody Kessler 2TD passes in 2-half minute span 1st quarter leads to 21-point explosion..Kessler (379P-4TD)..Nelson Agholor (16R-214Y)..Bears mounted furious 2nd half passing drive to climb back into game…

– Saturday Schedule –

• (1)-Mississippi State at (5)-Alabama…QB-Dak Prescott against Tide defense…Dan Mullen (0-5) vs Alabama.
• (3) Florida State-Miami..Tough road game for Seminoles against improving Hurricanes.
• (8) Ohio State-Minnesota…Buckeyes (8-1) with QB-JT Barrett…Golden Gophers (7-2)
• Arizona State-at-Oregon State…Sun Devils superb defense needs to shutdown Beavers QB-Sean Mannion.
• Washington-at-Arizona…Anu Solomon explosiveness carrying Wildcats.
• San Diego State-at-Boise..Bitter cold weather..Aztecs must stop QB-Grant Hedrick (3028APY-21TD) and RB-Jay Ajayi (1146R)..DJ Pumphrey (1215R-13TD)
• Nevada-at-Air Force..Wolfpack QB-Cody Fajardo vs Falcons wishbone package.

Basketball

• Aztecs..Open season hosting Cal State-Northridge…SDSU loaded return Sky Spencer-JJ O’Brien-DeWayne Polee on front line..Winston Shepard-G..newcomers Angelo Chol-Trey Kell-Kevin Zabo.

• Lakers-San Antonio…Lakers (1-7) face Spurs (4-3)…Kobe Bryant averaging 27P…Lakers defense dismal.
• Cavaliers-Boston…Cleveland off to (3-3) start.
• Houston-76ers…Rockets (7-1)…Sixers (0-8)-torn roster down to win another lottery pick.

• Golden State-W-Brooklyn Nets..Warriors (6-2)
• Memphis-W-Sacramento..Grizzlies (8-1)
• Bulls-W-Toronto..Chicago (7-2) with ailing Derrick Rose.
• Dallas-W-76ers…Philadelphia loses by 53-Points in game.

• NBA..New Union leader calls the Player’s Salary Cap rules-reduction in pay over last 5-years “Un-American”…NBA shutdown coming in 2015-16 season.
• NYKnicks…Phil Jackson rejects criticism “Triangle” is failure..NY not score 100Pts in any game this season.

Hockey

• Ottawa..Sad news-longtime GM-Bryan Murray confirms he has stage 4-cancer cannot be cured…ex-Ducks GM..long-classy career.
• Kings-Dallas..Leg weary Kings beaten by Ducks on Wednesday-show fatigue on Thursday.
• Montreal-W-Boston..Habs (12-4-1)
• Friday night games..Vancouver (12-5) vs Arizona…Pittsburgh (10-3-1)-vs-Maple Leafs (9-5-2).

General

• NASCAR…Miami 400-1M prize money in final race Chase for Championship..Joey Logano-Kevin Harvick-Denny Hamlin-Ryan Newman…Logano had hot streak cooled off…Harvick coming off win in Phoenix..Hamilin-history of wrecks incidents..Newman did not win race this year-but qualified running up front all year.

• Formula 1…Off week-final race next weekend-Grand Prix Abu Dahbi.
• Formula 1..Driver Marcus Ericsson terminates contract with bankrupt Canterham team…headed to Sauber Racing-which says it will run with new backers next year…last week Marussia team laid off 200-employees-folding operation….Lotus could be next team to go under.

• New York..FBI reportedly has begun a global probe of corruption in FIFA in selling of votes for the 2018-2022 World Cup soccer games..FIFA President Sepp Blatter-target of probe as well as other top execs.

• Olympics..Suzy Favor-Hamilton…Distance running star-who became Call girl in Las Vegas, writing 320-page tell-all book.
• Soccer…Brazilian icon Pete hospitalized-surgical procedure for kidney stones.

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