Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Friday
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…(Baseball)…
Dodgers…Refuse to admit ICE immigration officials twice-trying to enter Parking Lot-at Dodgers Stadium on Thursday morning around 8am…who then tried to enter at another gate at 10am…….Protestors arrived shortly, then the Dodgers asked LA Police to intercede…The ICE officials left at 10am…and 3-other members were escorted away by police. at noon….Reports SUV vehicles at Dodgers Stadium were the same vehicles used in a Home Depot arrest raid earlier in the morning near Dodgers Stadium….ICE officials cannot force their way onto private property-which Dodgers Stadium is……Reports that ICE and Homeland Security wanted to use the Dodgers lot as a staging area and to interview people who were detained in the Home Depot raid.
Dodgers-L-Padres..Friars led (5-3) Thursday night…Friars (40-34)..Dodgers (46-30)..LA-had won 5-in a row and 8-of-10.
Game marred by 9th inning beanball incident…Fernando Tatis hit in back..Manager Mike Shildt raced out of dugout to home plate…Dave Roberts came out of dugout and shoved Shildt leading to a bench clearing incident….Then Shohei Ohtani hit with 100mph Robert Suarez fastball leading to ejection..Wraps up emotional ugly 4-game series..
..Slump ridden Xander Bogaerts line drive HR early..single-double-single..(4-4)
..Jake Cronenworth RBI double-3 hits on night
..Gavin Sheets RBI single-stretches hitting streak to 10-games
..Ryan Berget pitched into the 5th inning for Friars
Padres-vs Royals..Friday game..Nick Pivetta (7-2)-vs-Michael Lorenzen (4-7)
Padres-Detroit..Deny report San Diego offered SS-Xander Bogaerts in possible trade with Tigers…Detroit unwilling to take on contract that stretches to 2033.
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Dodgers…Manager Dave Roberts told team ‘Let’s finish off those guys’ referencing final game with Padres in series.
Dodgers-vs-Washington Nationals..Friday…Clayton Kershaw (2-0)-vs-MacKenzie Gore (3-6)…Nationals have lost 11-of-12 games.
Dodgers..Option P-Emmett Sheehan back to Oklahoma City after strong 4-inning start vs Padres.
Dodgers..Move rookie Hyseong Kim into starting centerfield job-hitting (.382)…move hot hitting Andy Pages to leftfield..Bench Michael Conforto (.168)
Dodgers…Open 12-game stretch of games against bottom feeders in baseball..play Washington-Colorado-Miami.
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Angels-L-Yankees (7-3)-Thursday..Halos get solo HRs-Mike Trout-Jo Adell-Taylor Ward..Yankees snap 6-game losing streak…Halos (36-38)
Angels-vs-Houston..Friday…Yusei Kikuchi (2-6)-vs-Hunter Brown (8-2)
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(Thursday Scoreboard)
Twins-W-Reds..Byron Buxton 2-solo HRs..Minnesota hits 4-HRs
Washington-W-Rockies…James Wood hits 2-2R-HRs-Nats
Tigers-W-Pirates..1st game..Riley Green 3R-double
Tigers-L-Pirates..2nd game..Buccos 4R in 10th for win
Cardinals-W-White Sox..1st game..Will Contreras 2R-HR-StL
Cardinals-W-White Sox..2nd game..Alec Burleson 3R-HR-StL
Cubs-L-Brewers..Issac Collins 3R-HR..Milw 3-HRs..Cubs (45-29)
Royals-W-Texas..Jac Caglianone HR-KC.
Arizona-W-Toronto..Eugenio Suarez HR-4RBI-Az
Giants-W-Cleveland..Wilmer Flores RBI double-SF..Giants (42-33)
Phillies-W-Miami..Kyle Schwarber HR..Phi (45-30)
Mets-L-Braves..Matt Olson 3R-double-Atl…NY (45-30)..Mets lost 7-row
Orioles-W-Tampa Bay..Colton Cowser 3R-HR-O’s
Astros-A’s..Athletics (13-25) home
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(MLB Notes)
Washington..GM-Mike Rizzo-vote confidence Manager Dave Martinez
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(Injuries)
Yankees..DL-P-Yerry DeLos Santos-elbow
Arizona..OF-Corbin Carroll-bruised hand
Arizona..DL-C-Gabe Moreno-bruised hand
Toronto..Shutdown P-Max Scherzer-thumb flareup 3rd time
Royals..P-Cole Ragans-out 4W-strained rotator cuff
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(Roster Moves)
Braves..GM-Alex Anthopolous denies team shopping P-Chris Sale-trade
Miami..DFA-P-Connor Gillespie
Arizona..Sign FA-P-Trevor Richards-ex Twins-Toronto
Phillies..Callup 2B-Buddy Kennedy
Miami..Callup P-Robinson Pena
Yankees..Callup P-Jay Sandridge
Braves..Callup P-Didier Fuentes
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(College World Series)
Coastal Carolina (56-11) face LSU on Saturday in opening game of Best of 3-final round after upsets saw Oregon State-Arizona-UCLA-Louisville all knocked out.
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…(Basketball)…
(NBA Finals)
Oklahoma City-L-Indiana (108-91)…..Pacers blowout win force Game 7-on Sunday in OKC
..Indiana hit 8-of-10 shots early in 1st quarter
..G-TJ McConnel ignites team with 8P-3A in opening quarter
..Pacers had (17-2) run in 2nd quarter
..Indiana defense forced 12-turnovers-8-steals-3 block shots-1st half
..Indiana had 22-point lead at halftime
..Thunder went (1-11) from 3’s in opening half
..OKC had 12-turnovers in opening half
..Pacers built 30-point lead in 3rd quarter
..Indiana hit 15-3’s in game..Put 6-in double figures
..Obi Toppin (20P) off bench
..OKC finished (6-30) on 3s..had 21-turnovers in ugly loss
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(NBA Notes)
Houston..Gives Coach Ime Udoka 3Y-extension after (52-30) season
NY Knicks..Report interested in bidding on veteran Boston FA-C-Al Horford and San Antonio G-Chris Paul.
76ers..Upset that high draft pick Ace Bailey canceled out workout and meeting with team..Rutgers guard dropping on draft boards.
Miami-Sacramento…Heat interested in trading for F-DeMar DeRozan-Kings
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…(Football)..
Cleveland..Report rookie QB-Shedeur Sanders has been arrested twice for speeding…doing (91mph) in Brunswick, Ohio and then (101mph) in Strongsville, Ohio.
Chiefs..TE-Travis Kelce says he will not make a decision on future till end of season…Has (1Y-17M) left on contract
Dallas..LB-Micah Parsons asking for (3Y-140M)-43M average in extension talks…Cowboys want to sign him to 5Y-deal.
Jets..Veteran LB-CJ Mosely-retires because of injuries
Dallas..Release veteran S-Luq Barcoo-ex Aztecs.
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(College Football)
Michigan..Lands transfer QB-Jake Garcia-ex Miami-East Carolina..will backup freshman star Bryce Underwood
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…(Hockey)…
Dallas Stars-Seattle..TRADE…Stars trade 23-goal scorer Mason Marchment to Kraken for 3rd and 4th round draft picks.
NJ Devils-Nashville..TRADE…Devils deal LW-Eric Huala to Predators for D-Jeremy Hanzel and #4 pick.
Vancouver-Minnesota..Report Canucks offer 1st round pick and a player to Wild for C-Marco Ross (24-goals)
Dallas..Sign veteran C-Matt Duchene to (4Y-18M) extension.
Washington..Grants veteran D-Ethan Bear-free agent status
Oilers..Confirm F-Ryan Nugent Hopkins had broken hand in final round playoffs
Flyers….Hire Todd Rierden-ex Washington-Pittsburgh coach
Guido Tenesi..former Penguins draft pick-who starred in the movie ‘Slapshot’ as Billy Charlebois-passes away (71)…he actually played for Johnstown Jets-portrayed as the Charleston Chiefs.
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…(General)…….
(Soccer)
Team USA-vs-Saudi Arabia-Friday
USA-vs-Haiti..Gold Cup game-Sunday
Real Madrid..Star Ky Mbappe-hospitalized with acute gastro-virus-playing in Club World Cup
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(Auto Racing)
NASCAR..Pocono 400-Sunday
Indy Car..Road America race
Formula 1…Off weekend
Formula 1-Movie with Brad Pitt debuts on June 25-features reality video of 3-bad crashes…Producer of Movie put out Days of Thunder and Top Gun
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(Golf)..Travelers Championships-1st round
(-8)..Scottie Scheffler tied with Austin Eckroat…Scheffler 7-birdies-eagle
(-6)..Rory McIlroy heads up a 3-way tie
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