Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Friday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres..Sign FA-C-Martin Maldonado-ex Astros-Reds-White Sox..Hit (.119) last year
Dodgers..Shohei Ohtani donates (500,000) to LA Fire relief.
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(MLB Notes)
Bob Uecker…Legendary Brewers broadcaster passes away (90Y)…Lifetime backup catcher-Brewers..(.200) career hitter…Hall of Fame broadcaster for Brewers from 1971-2024…Became popular TV personality and historian.
Tommy Brown…Longtime OF-Brooklyn Dodgers-Phillies..passes away (97Y)..played in 1940s-50s.
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(Roster Moves)
Mets..Breakoff talks with FA-1B-Peter Alonso…Had offered (3Y-70M) deal…Alonso wanted (3Y-93M) with opt outs
Cubs..Sign Kyle Tucker (1Y-16.5M) extension..will test free agency at end of year.
Blue Jays..Open contract talks with Peter Alonso
Red Sox..FA-3B-Alex Bregman will not take short term contract..Wants 6Y-deal
Mets..Sign FA-OF-Jess Winker-ex Washington
Mets..Open talks with FA-P-Tim Hill..ex-Royals-Yankees-Padres reliever
Brewers..Sign FA-C-Jorge Alfaro-ex Phillies-Marlins-Padres
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Andrew Wantz-ex Angels
Tigers..Sign FA-C-Tom Nido-ex Cubs-Phillies
Braves..Sign FA-P-Dany Jiminez-ex A’s
Pirates..Sign FA-OF-DJ Stewart-ex Mets
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…(Football)…
(NFL Playoffs)
..Chiefs-Houston..Saturday..Patrick Mahomes (15-3) playoff games…Chiefs starters coming off bye week and week rest during final game of the season…Texans may be without RB-Joe Mixon-ankle issue…Key matchup how Chiefs LT-RT hold up to fierce Houston pass rush (53QB sacks-33 takeaways)
..Detroit-Washington..Saturday game..Rookie QB-Jayden Daniels (4763APY-33TD) facing Lions defense…The Commander’s defense must cope with QB-Jared Goff (72%-4700-37TD)..RB-Jahmyr Gibbs-David Montgomery-WR-Amon St Brown.
..Rams-Eagles..Sunday game..Key issues-Can Matthew Stafford hold up to Eagles front seven rush..Can Cooper Kupp-Puka Nacua get open against young-athletic Philly secondary…Can Rams stop RB-Saquon Barkley-who had (302APY) when they met early in the season…Barkley (2124R-13TD)
..Ravens-Bills..Sunday game…MVP matchup..Lamar Jackson (5343APY-49TD-4Int)-vs-Josh Allen (4562APY-42TD-6 Tovers)…Baltimore has heavy duty RB-Derrick Henry (2107R-16TD).
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(Injuries)
Chiefs..Activate CB-Jalen Watson from IR…WR-Mecole Hardman remains out injuries
Rams..Activate LB-Troy Reeder
Detroit..CB-Carlton Davis-will not play this weekend-recovering broken jaw
Houston..LB-Azeez Al-Shaair-knee issue..RB-Joe Mixon-ankle-may not play
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(NFL Notes)
Chargers…Will have 30-free agents on roster…Want to re-sign LB-Khalil Mack..DE-Joey Bosa (37M) cap figure may be release
Vikings..Open contract talks with head coach Kevin O’Connel (34-18)
Seattle..Interview Klint Kubiak-2nd time for Off Coord job-ex Saints
Dallas..Will interview Kellen Moore-Friday for head coaching job-with Eagles now
Jets..Interview Pitts Off Coord-Arthur Smith for head coach job
Titans..Interview GM-candidate John Spytek-2nd time
NFL..Confirms it will meet to discuss changes Playoffs..Go to Seeding formula rather than allowing Division winners to get homefield advantages.
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(College Football)
National Football Foundation Hall of Fame..Will enshire Urban Meyer-former head coach Bowling Green-Utah-Florida-Ohio State (187-32) 3X-champion….Nick Saban (292-71)-7X champion..ex Toledo-Michigan State-LSU-Alabama…former Virginia Tech QB-Michael Vick and Texas Southern DE-Michael Strachan.
Northern Illinois…Proposes to NCAA..Transfer Fee to be paid by teams that take other players from other schools in Transfer Portal.
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…(Basketball)…
USD-L-Washhington State (65-61)..Thursday game…Toreros (4-15) headed for worst season in decades
UCSD-W-Long Beach State (80-54)…Tyler McGhie (26P)….Thursday game..Tritons (15-3)
Aztecs-UNLV…Saturday game…Aztecs (11-4)
USD-at-Loyola Marymont..Saturday
UCSD-at-Cal Riverside
Clippers-Portland…LA led (113-82) lead in 4th quarter…on road…Thursday..LA (23-17)
Lakers-Nets…Friday game…LA (21-17)
Lakers-Clippers..Sunday game
Minnesota..G-Anthony Edwards rips team…’We terrible-we coaches-we players’
Indiana..NBA suspends G-Ben Mathurin-1 game-physical issue with
Seattle..Former star G-Gus Williams-passes away (71Y)..led them to NBA title
Knicks..C-Karl Anthony Towns-bone chip in thumb
Oklahoma City..C-Isaiah Hartenstien-calf issue
Bucks..G-Andre Jackson-hip bruise
76ers..G-Brad Beal-ankle issue
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-Vancouver…Kings led (5-1) 3rd period at Press Time…Kings scored 3-goals in opening 10-minutes…2-goals from Alex TurcotteThursday…Kings (24-12-5)
Ducks-L-Tampa Bay (4-3) shootout…Jake Guentzel scores game winner-shootout….Thursday…Ducks (18-22-5)
Kings-at-Seattle..Saturday
Ducks-at-Florida..Saturday
Gulls-vs-Calgary Hitmen..AHL action..Saturday…Gulls (11-20-5)
Congress…Proposes giving ‘Congressional Gold Medal’ to Team USA-Hockey Team for 1980 win over USSR.
Penguins..Send former All Star goalie Tristan Jarry to AHL
Maple Leafs..Activate D-Jake McCabe
Maple Leafs..IR-C-John Taveras-knee issue-caught skates in ice
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…(General)…
(Auto Racing)…Former Indy 500-driver-TV analyst Townsend Bell loses 3-houses in Pacific Palisades fires.
(PGA Golf)…American Express Classic-LaQuinta
..(62)..JT Poston shoots 10-under
..(63)..Justin Lower-2nd place
..(64)..Jason Day heads 5-way tie
..(65)..Charley Hoffman leads 10-way tie
LIV Golf..Signs 3Y deal to put tourneys on Fox and FS1-Networks
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(Soccer)-English Premier League
..Manchester United-W-Southampton..Arnad Diallo-3 goals in win
..Brighton-W-Ipswich Town..2-0 win
EPL-Schedule..Top Weekend games
..Newcastle United-vs-Bournemouth
..Liverpool-vs-Brentford
..Arsenal-vs-Aston Villa
