Baseball

• Padres-L-Brewers (8-5)..Jonathon Lucroy 2R-HR triggers 4R-lst inning vs Ian Kennedy-Shane Peterson adds 2R-triple….Brewers score 4-more in 8th against reliever Marcus Mateo-hold on for win…Kennedy threw 33-pitches in opening inning…then found his stuff-finished with 122-pitch outing but bullpen faltered second night in row….Padres fall 7-and-half behind Giants for last wildcard spot……
• San Diego-Milwaukee…Getaway Day Game..Odri Despaigne-vs-Matt Garza…Despaigne just (3-10) road games in career.

• Padres…Open 6-game home stand with Phillies-Reds on Friday night.
• Brandon Morrow….Doctors in LA say he has a shoulder impingement…will meet on Friday-decide on Scope-debridement surgery-4 months rehab-or continued rest-rehab work-Has not pitched since May.
• Josh Johnson..Throwing from 120’…next up Bullpen sessions…the Simulated  Game…running out of time for rehab assignment….maybe Arizona Summer Rookie League outing.
• Corey Luebke…Continues rehabbing flexor tendon-elbow in Arizona…

• Dodgers-W-Phillies (4-3)…Yasiel Puig 3R-HR…..LA won 8-of-12.
• LA-Philadelphia….Zack Greinke-vs-David Buchanan in Thursday matchup.
• Dodgers….Greinke-Kershaw….Since June 23rd….Combined ERA (0.37)….(95-innings-4 runs allowed)

• Angels-W-Indians (4-3)..CJ Cron 2R-9th;…Halos score winning run on wild pitch.
• Halos…Off on Thursday.
• Angels…Officials refuse to say whether they have been in contact with ex-Tigers GM-Dave Dombrowski.

• Giants-W-Braves…Matt Duffy 2R-double…
• Arizona-W-Washington…Wellington Castillo 3R-HR….Dbacks score 9-runs off Nats relievers…
• Yankees-L-Boston..David Ortiz solo HR for Sox..Yanks rookie Luis Severino (5inn-2R) allowed lst start…
• Mets-W-Marlins..Juan Uribe 3R-HR…Luca Duda 2R-double…Mets won 9-of-11.
• Houston-L-Texas..Chris Giminez HR for Rangers…
• Royals-L-Tigers…Rookie P-Matt Boyd (7inn-1R) in debut for Detroit..
• Blue Jays-W-Twins…Jose Bautista Grand Slam HR..Josh Donaldson 2R-HR…Jays won 7-of-8..
• Orioles-W-A’s..Chris Davis Grand Slam HR.
• Mariners-L-Rockies…Carlos Gonzalez 3R-HR..Mike McKenry 2R-HR for Colorado .
• Rays-L-White Sox..Avisail Garica 3R-HR in 11th.
• Pirates-W-Cubs…Andrew McCutchen HR..Greg Polanco HR for Bucs…
• Cardinals-Reds..Randal Grichuk RBI-double…solo HR in 14th for St. Louis..Redbirds now (68-39)

• Boston Globe…Reports ex-Tigers GM-Dave Dombrowski-hot candidate for Angels-GM…Blue Jays-President…Red Sox-VP Operations.

• Giants…P-Madison Bumgarner admits abusive use of smokeless tobacco since teenage years…Curt Shilling tells him he will get cancer of mouth.

• Tampa Bay..Sign FA-OF-Daniel Nava-Red Sox.
• Mets-A’s…Waiver..New York acquires P-Eric O’Flaherty.
• Texas..Release P-Wandy Rodriguez
• Yankees..Re-signh FA-DH-Garrett Jones.

• Cubs..DL-P-Ralf Soriano-shoulder

Football

• Chargers…LA Times reports owner Dean Spanos paid 375,000-Cash payment to finance Carson2gether Stadium project…Spanos did not give the city a penny when San Diego formed CSAG-committee to created Stadium plans.

• Chargers…On field workout in 94-degree heat….LB-Melvin Ingram beats RT-DJ Fluker twice for sack-forced fumble…

• Chargers…Travel day for family of Junior Seau-fly into Canton for Hall of Fame luncheon on Friday…Induction ceremonies on Saturday night…Seau Foundation announces donation of $500,000 to Rady Children’s Hospital in North County

• Hall of Fame…Weekend induction for Seau, Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Will Shields, Charles Haley, Bill Polian…Ron Wolfe.

• Steelers-Vikings…Hall of Fame game on Sunday night at Fawcett Stadium-Canton, Ohio.

• NFL…Report NFL trying desperately to have Dodgers open Stadium as interim home for NFL club for 2016…LA Coliseum would be other sight.
• NFL…Giants owner John Mara says he expects two teams to play in Los Angeles market in 2016.

• Arizona..WR-Michael Floyd-3 dislocated fingers in practice-out 4W….OT-DJ Humphries-top draft pick-strained knee.
• Carolina..DT-Kawaan Stewart-back injury…already with DT-Star Lotulelei.
• Packers..RB-Eddie Lacy-misses practice foot soreness.
• Bills..RB-Antoine Dixon-calf injury-out 4W
• Browns..WR-Terrelle Pryor-hamstring…will miss scrimmage this weekend at Ohio State Stadium.
• Chiefs..CB-Eric Berry-works 4-days in row…but not taking part in 11-on-11 drills..coming back from cancer treatments..
• Rams..RB-Todd Gurley-cleared to practice…will not play in preseason games yet…coming off knee surgery.
• Ravens..K-Justin Tucker hits 54Y-FG
• Browns..Bench CB-Justin Gilbert-last year 1st round pick..demoted to 3rd team.
• Bills..Rey Ryan calls QB situation ‘purgatory’
• Jets…Erratic play QB-Geno Smith-just ordinary player
• Redskins..Jay Gruden-Coach…Heavy duty of pocket plays QB-RGIII….Will not run Read-Option much….”He must learn to be pocket passer”..
• Tampa Bay…QB-Jameis Winston throws 3-interceptions on 5-play sequence in blitz package.
• Titans..QB-Marcus Mariota…(0-Interceptions-75 passes) in workouts this week.

• Texans…Visit RB-Pierre Thomas-ex-Saint..not sign him yet…working with Chris Polk-Albert Blue at RB.
• 49ers..Release CB-Chris Cook.
• Miami..Talk to FA-OG-Evan Mathis-ex Eagles.
• Carolina..CB-Chris Houston-retires.
• Lions..Sign FA-DT-Jerel Worth-ex Packers.

Basketball

• Cavaliers..Sign FA-F-Richard Jefferson-ex Mavericks-Spurs
• Clippers..Sign FA-G-Pablo Pregioni-Houston..38Y-old guard.
• Utah..G-Dante Exum suffers torn knee ligament working out in Serbia.

• Donald Sterling…ex-Clippers owner files for divorce from wife Shelley after 60Y-stormy marriage.
• Wisconsin…Governor signs bill authorizing spending 250M-state funds to help build new NBA-Arena for Bucks.

• Basketball Hall of Fame…Names 11-for Enshrinement…Dikembe Mutombo…Lisa Leslie…Spencer Haywood…John Calipari…Dick Bavetta….Tom Heinsohn…George Raveling.

Hockey

• Arizona…Hires-Claude Loiselle as Assistant GM…had been with Maple Leafs.

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