Baseball

• Padres-L-Mets (4-0)…San Diego opens road trip with loss…Noah Syndegaard throws 6-perfect innings..Luca Duda-Curtis Granderson hit 2R-HR…Padres waste strong 7-innings from James Shields….Padres shutout for league leading 15th time this year…Padres fall into 4th place in NL-West.
• Padres…Slumps continue…Justin Upton in (5-36) hole-hitting (.154) July after hitting (.168) June….Jedd Gyrroko is (2-22) hole…Derek Norris now hitting (.161) in July after (.168) in June…Padres now worst hitting team in major leagues….Padres now (22-34) vs teams with winning record…..(25-19) teams with losing record….Wil Myers shutdown another week-still has general soreness in wrist tht had surgery.
• San Diego-New York…Wednesday night matchup Tyson Ross (6-8)-vs-Bartolo Colon (9-9)..Ross 1-loss-last 7-starts…(2.57-ERA) in last 7-outings.
• Padres-0rioles..Trade talks expanded involving OF-Justin Upton and P-Andrew Cashner…Baltimore balking including P-Kevin Glausman in deal.
• Dodgers-L-A’s (3-0)..Sonny Gray 9-strikeout-3 hit shutout (11-4) on season.
  LA-Oakland..Tonight..Clayton Kershaw-vs-Jesse Chavez..Kershaw (8-6)-has thrown 29-straight shutout innings.
• Dodgers-Phillies..Trade Talks involving Cole Hamels-now may include Yasiel Puig and Alex Guerrero.
• Dodgers-Reds…Trade Talks involving P-Mike Leake.
• Angels-L-Houston (10-5)…..Chris Carter-Carlos Correia HRs for Houston
• Halos-Astros…Tonight matchup-Garrett Richards-vs-Lance McCullers.
• Angels…Mike Trout to have MRI on suddenly ailing wrist.
• Giants-L-Brewers…Adam Lind 2-RBI for Milwaukee…Giants won 12-of-14
• Arizona-W-Seattle…David Peralta RBI-single-RBI-double,…
• Rockies-W-Cubs..Nolan Arenado 2R-double
• Cardinals-L-Reds…Joey Votto 3R-HR for Cincinnati…StL (64-36)
• Yankees-W-Texas…NY scores 11R in 2nd inning…Chris Young Grand Slam HR…NY won 13-of-16..Yankees 20-hits-10-walks in (21-5) win
• Orioles-W-Braves..Chris Davis HR-3R-HR for Baltimore
• Blue Jays-L-Phillies..Cody Asche 2R-double
• Red Sox-L-White Sox…Jose Abreau RBI-double-2R-HR for Chicago.
• Royals-W-Indians…Eric Hosmer HR-RBI-single… KC (61-38)
• Washington-L-Miami…Jose Fernandez (4-0)….(15-0) at home in his career…
• Tigers-L-Tampa Bay…Crhis Casali HR-2R-HR….Tim Beckham 3R-double..
• Pirates-W-Twins….Jung Kang HR in 9th……Pitts (58-41)
• Rockies-Toronto…Trade..SS-Troy Tulowitzki and P-LaTroy Hawkins go to Blue Jays…Colorado receives SS-Jose Reyes..P-Miguel Castro..P-Jesus Tinoco..P-Jeff Hoffman…Blue Jays take on all 52M-left on Tulowitzki contract…Rockies inherit 44M-left on Reyes deal.
• A’s-Royals…Trade…Oakland ships 2B-Ben Zobrist to Kansas City for young P-Aaron Brooks..P-Sean Manaea.
• Washington-Phillies….Trade-Nats acquire P-Jon Papelbon (1.59ERA)….
• Angels-Tampa Bay…Trade…Halos acquire OF-David DeJesus for minor leaguer.
• Angels-Indians…Trade…Angels pick up OF-David Murphy for minor leaguer.
• Phillies..Place Wednesday night deadline on trade offers for Cole Hamels…Push back Cole Hamels scheduled Thursday start to Friday after trading deadline…8-clubs interested in Hamels.
• Arizona-Reds…Discussing deal that would bring P-Aroldis Chapman to Diamondbacks.
• Yankees-Miami…Marlins talking about dealing OF-Martin Prado to New York.
• Red Sox..Sign FA-P-Jean Machi-ex Giants.
• Boston..P-Clay Bucholz placed on 60-Day-DL..forearm injury-likely out for season.
• Arizona..SS-Dansby Swanson-#1 pick draft-suffers concussion-14 stitches in mouth-beaned in 1st game in Arizona Summer League.
• NYM…P-Jenrry Mejia hit with 162G-suspension for 2nd positive drug test…just weeks after finishing 80-game suspension…2-illegal drugs found in system.
• Baseball Hall of Fame…Change Voting procedure…Any Voter-who has not covered the game in the last 10-years-no longer eligible to vote…650-BWAA members…only about 300-still active covering baseball.

Football

• Chargers-City….NFL-VP-Eric Grubman-3-and-half hour meeting with Mayor-Jan Goldsmith-Ron Roberts…detailing plans financing of stadium…and updates on EIR report….Grubman compliments Mayor for having 90-man task force working on EIR plans….Says City has answered and upgraded areas in new stadium NFL thought important…State Assembly Speaker Tony Atkins joins Mayor promising Sacramento will give support on fast-track EIR issues…..Mark Fabiani-sends out Email full of opinions about why the EIR report will fail before meeting even begins..Mayor tells Grubman City cannot present financial report when Chargers refuse to come to negotiating table to discuss facts and figures.
• Chargers…90-Players report to training camp today-team meal-lst workout on field tomorrow morning.
• NFL..Commissioner Roger Goodell rejects Tom Brady appeal of 4G-suspension for ‘Deflate-Gate’…Says new evidence shows Brady destroyed his cell phone-contained 10,000-messages, a day before his hearing with NFL lawyers….Destroyed evidence intentionally-refused to cooperate in probe…with-held information….Union will likely file suit and ask for an injunction allowing Brady to play this season.
• NFL Union….Ruling does not address “deficiencies” in due process procedure involving appeals…NFL maintains CBA continues to give Commissioner the right to investigate-discipline and hear players appeals.
• Denver..Broncos not taking discipline action yet against DT-Antonio Smith-investigation continues complaint Criminal Child Sexual Abuse.
• Atlanta..Visit with FA-OT-Jake Long-ex Dolphin-has had two torn ACLs-knee.
• Dallas..Release RB-Ryan Williams-former Virginia Tech star-on going knee problems.
• Miami..Re-sign FA-QB-Josh Freeman-former lst round pick Tampa Bay.
• Rams..Sign OT-Isiah Battle-Clemson-picked in NFL supplemental draft earlier in month.
• Rams..1st round pick RB-Todd Gurley passes physical-full practices-had bad knee injury last year at Georgia
• Buffalo..WR-Sammy Watkins-cleared practice-recovered hip injury.
• Browns..OC-Alex Mack..pass physical-injury problems two years in row.
• Chiefs…CB-Eric Berry-cleared to practice to team…8-month battle against lymphoma mass in chest.
• Colts..DE-Robert Mathis-likely PUP list-still recovering Achilles injury last year
• Jaguars..Put DT-Sin Marks on PUP-recovering knee injury.
• Patriots..Put DT-Dominique Easely on PUP-knee issues…PUP-WR-Brandon LaFell-Matt Slater
• Raiders..PUP-LB-Sio Moore coming off hip surgery.
• Tampa Bay..QB-Jameis Winston reports to camp at hefty (238lbs)
• Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones recovering from hip replacement surgery
• Mountain West Conference…SDSU picked to win Western Division race…Boise State picked to win
• Mountain Division raced….Surprisingly.RB-Donny Pumphrey not preseason pick as Conference Offensive Player of Year.
• SDSU…Aztecs top recruit..WR-Desean Holmes-Los Angeles failed to report to school for off season workouts-refuses to communicate with Coaching staff..Family refuses to discuss his whereabouts.
• Pioneer League…USD, returning top RB and 4-OL, picked to win Pioneer League football race under Coach Dale Lindsey.

Basketball

• Lakers..Coach Byron Scott says he will move G-Kobe Bryant to power forward-allowing Jordan Clarkson-DeAngelo Russell to be starting guards.
• Clippers…FA-C-Ekpe Udoh-leaves team to sign in Turkey.
• Milwaukee Bucks..State Legislators approve financing for new Arena for NBA-Bucks.

Hockey

• Penguins-Canucks…Trade…Pens send F-Brandon Sutter (21G) and #3 to Canucks for RW-Nick Boningo (15G)..D-Adam Clendenning and #2 pick.
• Penguins..Sign FA-D-Eric Fehr-Washington.
• Minnesota Wild..Sign FA-C-Ruslan Fedetonko played last year in KHL.
• Winnipeg…Talking to FA-C-Nikolai Antropov about returning to NHL..plays in KHL last year.

General

• France…Legendary soccer icon Michel Platini files to run for FIFA Presidency.
• Mexico…Fires World Cup Coach Miguel Herrera…had assaulted journalist last weekend in
• Philadelphia Airport following Gold Cup victory..

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