Baseball

• Padres-Giants…Open series in San Francisco…Odri Despaigne (3-5)-vs-Madion Bumgarner (7-4)…Padres lost (6-of-8) and (9-of-13)…Giants-riddled by injuries-won (4-of-6)…Despaigne-Career-Road (2-9) record (6.50ERA)…72inn-52R-88H-14HR-14-Games.
• Padres..Hire Xavier Nady-hitting coach Lake Elsinore-15Y major league career-ex-1st round pick…Hire-Brandon Wood-coach-Arizona Rookie League
• Dodgers-L-Cubs (4-2)..Kris Bryant solo HR-2R-HR…Clayton Kershaw falls to (5-5)
  LA-Chicago..Tuesday night matchup…Zack Greinke (5-2)-vs-Jason Hammel (5-2)..Anthony Rizzo (.309-18HR)..Kris Bryant (.277-9HR)I
• Angels-W-Astros (4-3)..Albert Pujols solo HR-2R-HR…Has 15-homers in last 24-games…
  Halos-Houston..Tuesday night matchup CJ Wilson (5-5)-vs-Collin McHugh (7-3)..Astros lead baseball (103HR)..(665-Strikeouts)
• Yankees-L-Phillies…Maikel Franco solo HR-2R-HR-2R-Double…(4-5) 5-RBI in win.
• Tigers-W-Indians…Yoenis Cespedes RBI-double, solor HR, Sac Fly for Detroit..
• Jays-W-Rays…Dionner Navarro solo HR..
• White Sox-L-Twins..Kennys Vargas (4-4) 4RBI for Minnesota…
• Royals-W-Mariners…Joe Blanton (6inn-1R) for Kansas City..
• Texas…MLB mourns shooting murder-suicide death of MLB-Network anchor Darryl Hamilton…girlfriend shot him-then killed herself in domestic abuse.
• Cincinnati..ESPN receives unsealed documents show Pete Rose bet on baseball games while playing for Reds…Notes bets over 30-day period…Lost 15,000 in one day gambling on games….Lost 23,500 in one week….Gambling notebook uncovered in indictment against Mike Bertolini-Gambling ties in NYork-Long Island whom Rose placed bets with.
• Braves..Acquire P-Bronson Arroyo from Diamondbacks in trade for minor leaguers.
  Marlins..Put P-Tom Koehler-Brad Hand on trading block
• Dodgers..P-Brandon Beachy-rehab assignment (2inn-1H-45P)…P-Brandon League (1inn-1R)
• Phillies..P-Cole Hamels-cleared start-working back from hamstring issue.

Football

• Chargers…Mayor Kevin Faulconer holds 45-minute conference call with Roger Goodell to detail what City has attempted to do in Financing plans for Chargers Stadium-discusses Chargers lack of cooperation….NFL confirms City negotiator Chris Melvin is in New York and will meet today with Eric Grubman to discuss the city stance on the Environmental issue and the timeline for financing and a vote….The NFL will allow the City to make another presentation to owners before the August 11th meeting in Chicago-where the NFL will get updates on all the stadium issues.
• Chargers-Carson…Team lawyer George Mihlsten takes part in Public Hearing before 400-people in Carson, detailing 50M made avaklable to finish toxic cleanup at Carson Land Site…Tells officials the new Stadium will pay 6M per year in rent and taxes to Carson over the next 40-years.
• NFL…Tom Brady appeal hearing infront of Roger Goodell-Deflate-Gate is this morning…Brady will testify as will investigator Ted Wells.
• Raiders..Developer Floyd Kephart makes financial presentation to build Raiders Stadium at Coliseum sight without public money…wants to sell off piece of land at Coliseum sight to raise funds for football only stadium…Mayor’s Office not yet revealing financing plan..Kephart also includes way to pay off 100M-remaining debt for Mt-Davis, last Coliseum upgrade-expansion.
• Saints..QB-Drew Brees makes 1M-Donation to Purdue Football program.
• Saints..Video surfaces of Junior Galette hitting woman with belt during domestic abuse incident at beach…Under investigation now for 2nd incident.
• Broncos..RB-CJ Anderson will be starter coming to camp..Montee Ball-Ronnie Hillman-Juwan Thompson behind him on depth chart.
• Giants..Visit-Evan Mathis-OG-Eagles
• Jets..Visit John Moffitt-OG-ex Seahawks-coming back after layoff drug issues.
• Cinn..Release QB-Terrelle Pryor even after he announces he is ready to move to TE-WR.
• Bills..Sign FA-TE-Matt Mulligan-ex-Jets.
• Vikings..Sign FA-OT-Baba Aiyegbusi-Poland (6’9-350)

Basketball

• NBA-Draft-Thursday
• Lakers…May bypass Jahlil Okafor with 2nd pick..take 7’1-C-Kristaps Porzingas-Spain-much better athlete-bigger wingspan.
• Knicks..Contemplating trading out of 4th slot-bypass G-DeAngelo Russell-to stockpile more picks.
• Clippers-Denver..Trade Talks-Jamal Crawford-CJ Wilcox to Nuggets for Wilson Chandler.
• Clippers…Interest in Paul Pierce-Washington..Aaron Aflalo-Portland…already acquired Lance Stephenson-Charlotte-upgrade bench.
• Dallas..Meets with 7′-C-Greg Oden..Former 1st round pick has had 5-knee operations-3 microfracture surgeries-missed 3Y action-played briefly Miami.
• Miami..Meet G-Dwayne Wade-considering opting out of 16M-final year of contract
• Minnesota..Put F-Anthony Bennett on trade block-former 1st pick of Cavaliers.
• Porltand..Veteran F-Aaron Aflalo opts out of contract-to test FA market.
  76ers..F-Dario Saric-Croatia-last years 1st round pick-rejects overtures to come to NBA-buyout price-stays in Europe.
• Nets..G-Thaddeus Young opts out of 10M-contract to become free agent.

Hockey

• NHL..Owners meetings in Las Vegas-Begin Talks about NHL Expansion blueprint…Interest in Las Vegas-Quebec City-Seattle-Portland…Owners to be updated on Arizona Coyotes lease crisis…GMs discuss Overtime rule changes to cut down on shootouts….Coaching Challenge for Goaltender interference on goals….Compensation rules for GMs-Coaches who change teams.
• Team USA…Kings GM-Dean Lombardi named to head USA-front office for 2016-World Championships

General

• World Cup…US-W-Colombia (2-0)..Carli Lloyd scores on penalty shot..US women move to the round of 16-quarterfinals.
• Argentina…Soccer icon Diego Maradona to run for FIFA Presidency against Michel Platini-France.

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