Lee Hacksaw Hamilton – Thursday August 28th, 2014

Thursday August 28th, 2014

Chargers..Close out preseason schedule with Arizona Cardinals-Game blacked out on TV..San Diego must cut 22–players to get to 53-man limit by Saturday…Toughest roster cuts likely WR-injured Vincent Brown trying to hold off Seyi Ajiratutu, CFL import-Donnie Inman…OT-who survives as backup tackle Willie Smith or Mike Harris…TE-does John Phillips survive at 4th tight end..RB-Brandon Oliver-can he produce as KR man…LB-Thomas Keiser-vs-Tourek Williams…CB-Stevie Williams survive after two bad games.

NFL..16-preseason games tonite around the league…Top storylines…Raiders-Seahawks-QB-Derek Carr will play with chance to unseat starter Matt Schaub…Steelers-Carolina-Pittsburgh defense very poor this preseason…Browns-Bears-Cleveland QB been poor and so has its defense…Broncos-Cowboys-Dallas defense has been horrid all camp.

Cleveland…NFL suspends Browns WR-Josh Gordon for entire 2014 season for positive marijuana test..5th incident of his career.
Pittsburgh..Union says it will file grievance if Steelers try to suspend top two RBs for marijuana arrest.
Seattle..NFL says 300,000-fines handed to Seahawks for repeated violations in off season training workouts second year in a row.
St Louis..Angry coach Jeff Fisher rips ESPN for doing feature on gay LB-Michael Sam showering habits-unethical-unprofessional.
Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones says his franchise faces ‘uphill battle’ to fix its woeful defense.
Buffalo..Consultants narrow new stadium sights down to final 4 in and around city.

Arizona..Sign-FA-DT-Tommy Kelly-New England….Visit-LB-James Harrison-ex Steelers.
Baltimore..Signs-FA-CB-Derek Cox-ex Charger starter.
Kansas City..Signs-FA-OG-Mike McGlynn-ex Redskin.
Tennessee..Work out FA-K-Jay Feely-Ryan Lindell.

NFL..Mounting criticism new rules on defense made mockery of games..In 49-preseason games (313) penalties called for Defensive holding-illegal contact-pass interference…up 45% from last year preseason games.

USC..Suspends captain-S-Josh Shaw for lying to school how he badly injured both ankles..
College Football…Season starts tonite…Texas AM-vs-South Carolina-what will life after Johnny Manziel be like for Aggies….Boise State-Ole Miss.

Padres-W-Brewers (3-2)..Rene Rivera crashed game tying HR in 9th inning…won game RBI-single in 10th inning…Take 2-of-3 from lst place Brewers.
Padres..Off day today…lst place Dodgers in town on Friday night.
Padres..Agitated President Mike Dee responds to heated criticism of naming Palm Court-Bud Selig Hall of Fame..saying Commissioner was responsible for bringing John Moores-Larry Lucchino together to save Padres baseball in the mid-1990s…Deserve accolades.

Dodgers-W-Diamondbacks (3-1)..Ace Clayton Kershaw 10-strikeout performance…goes (16-3) on year..Matt Kemp 2R-double…
Angels-W-Miami (6-1)..Gord Beckham-Mike Trout HRs for Halos…(79-53) on year…

Giants-W-Rockies..Buster Posey walkoff 2R-HR for win…stay 5-games back of LA.
Nationals-L-Phillies..Grady Sizemore 2R-Pinch Hit HR for Philadelphia.
Reds-W-Cubs..Mat Latos 5th win of year-strikes out 10….Cubs rookie Jorge Soler HR in lst major league at bat.
Braves-W-Mets..Jason Heyward leads off game with HR.
Pirates-W-Cardinals..Ike Davis 2R-HR for Buccos.
Texas-W-Seattle..Rougned Odor hits grand slam homer to lead 12R-outburst for Rangers.
Yankees-W-Tigers..New York jumps on David Price for 8R in 3rd inning..Chase Headley on base 3X.
Tampa Bay-W-Baltimore..Rays-Evan Longoria 3H.
Toronto-W-Boston..Danny Valencia grand slam HR for Jays.
White Sox-W-Indians..Cuban rookie Jose Abreau 2-run scoring singles.
Royals-W-Twins..KC erupts for 6R-8th inning.
A’s-W-Astros..Coco Crisp-Sam Fuld HRs for Athletics

Angels-Diamondbacks…Talking trade about P-Trevor Cahill..Halos want Arizona to pay some of 13M-owed next year to Cahill.
Toronto..Release-OF-Nolan Reimold.

Mets..3B-David Wright-neck spasms..2B-Daniel Murphy-calf both out of lineup.
Pirates..1B-Pedro Alvarez-foot…OF-Andrew McCutcheon ribs..both remain out.
Cubs..DL-OF-Ryan Sweeney-hamstring..OF-Justin Ruggiano-ankle.
Rockies..DL-P-Boone Logan-elbow…C-Will Rosario-wrist
Braves..Shutdown P-Johnny Venters-Elbow soreness-3rd time this year-has had 2-elbow surgeries.
Brewers..P-Matt Garza gets thru 2nd bullpen outing-no problems with oblique.

Kansas City..Manager Ned York ripped for criticizing fans when only 13,000 show up for home game in pennant race.

Minnesota…Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor rips star forward Kevin Love for demanding trade..says he won’t be happy in Cleveland playing as 3rd wheel in offense.
Clippers..Doc Rivers given 5Y-contract extension.

Vancouver Province says NHL has made deals to put expansion teams into Las Vegas and Quebec City for 2017…Waiting for arena approval for Seattle-Southern Ontario.

US Open Tennis..Serena Williams needs just 55-minutes to win lst round match…Maria Sharapova rallies to win her match..Sloane Stevenson upset victim first round.
PGA Golf…NBC-TV analyst Johnny Miller rips Tiger Woods…”Time quit trying to change swing to find power-injuries robbed you of ability hit it long”

FIFA-US Soccer..Hit with Class Action lawsuit demanding rule changes that would ban young players from heading balls in play-causing major concussions in youth soccer.
NASCAR…Police in upstate New York head into 4th week of investigation into Tony Stewart racing tragedy-yet to file charges.

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