Best 15 Minutes

Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday

..(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Arizona (5-1)..San Diego wins 3rd in row…Eric Hosmer 2R-single..Ty France RBI double..Eric Bauer (7inn-1R-4H)…Padres now (27-24) climb back into 2nd place in NL-West.

Padres…Travel day to Toronto…open road trip vs Blue Jays on Friday.

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Dodgers-L-Tampa Bay (8-1)..Avisail Garcia-Ken Kiermaier hit 3R-HRs off Dodgers relievers in Rays win…….LA won 15-of-22….(32-18) on season.

Dodgers….off day on Thursday….head to Pittsburgh to open series with Pirates on Friday.

Dodgers..P-Julio Urias to throw 2-bullpen sessions before being cleared to pitch…had been away from club for 7-days during administrative leave for probe of domestic incident.

Dodgers..P-Pedro Baez-bruised kneecap-hit by line drive

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Angels-Twins……Rained out in Minnesota…..Halos lost 5-of-7…..Twins (32-16)

Angels..off day Thursday…open series with Texas on Friday.

Angels..DL-C-Kevan Smith-concussion…callup C-Dustin Garneau from Salt Lake City.

Angels..P-Andrew Heaney throws (4inn) in rehab start-coming off arm issues.

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(Scoreboard)

Brewers-W-Reds..Ozzie Arcia 3RBI…Yasmani Grandal 2R-HR…Mike Moustakas HR…..Milwaukee won 12-of-18.

A’s-W-Indians..Nick Hundley HR-RBI double..Mark Canha HR…A’s won 6-in row.

Royals-W-Cardinals..Jorge Soler 3R-HR in 1st game twin bill
Royals-L-Cardinals..Marcel Ozuna-Kolten Wong combined 6RBIs in Cards win in nitecap…St Louis just (5-14) last 3-weeks…Royals now (17-32).

Texas-W-Seattle…Hunter Pence HR….Mariners lost 18-of-23

Rockies-W-Pirates..Daniel Murphy 3R-HR…Tony Wolters 3R-HR…Buccos had won 12-of-17

Yankees-W-Orioles..Gleyber Torres 2-solo HRs…Gary Sanchez HR…DJ LeMaheiu 2R-HR….NY (22-7) over last month….Baltimore (15-34)

Red Sox-W-Blue Jays…Mookie Betts-Michael Chavis hit HRs in 12th and 13th innings for win…Boston won 12-of-16

Miami-W-Detroit…Brian Anderson-Neil Walker combined 4RBIs….Marlins (15-31)…Tigers lost 8-in row

Washington-L-Mets….Juan Laggers 3R-HR for NY….Nationals (8-18) skid…Mets lost 5-of-8

Phillies-L-Cubs….Anthony Rizzo 3R-HR….Philadelphia won 9-of-15..Cubs on (19-6) run

Houston-L-White Sox…Charley Tilson grand slam HR for Chicago…..Astros won 14-of-18

Giants-L-Braves….Dansby Swanson 3R-HR…Freddie Freeman HR

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(Injuries)

Yankees…Put Giancarlo Stanton back on DL with calf injury
Mets..DL-OF-Brandon Nimmo with hamstring
Cubs..DL-P-Wade Davis-oblique
Texas..DL-OF-Willie Calhoun-quad..was hitting (.435)
A’s..DL-OF-Khris Davis-oblique
Indians..DL-C-Roberto Perez-concussion
Mets..Put SS-Jed Lowrie on 60-day DL-knee problems
Orioles..Put P-Alex Cobb on 60-day DL-forearm-shoulder
Toronto..DL-P-Ryan Tepera-elbow
Reds..DL-P-Zach Duke-calf
Phillies..Surgery OF-Dylan Cozens-toe
Tampa Bay…SS-Matt Duffy-Reinsure hamstring while on rehab

Texas..SS-Elvis Andrus-sent out on rehab assignment

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(Roster Moves)

Cardinals..Release veteran reliever Luke Gregorson.
Toronto..Release OF-Ben Revere
Twins..Release P-Addison Reed

Indians..DFA-OF-Carlos Gonzalez
Mets..DFA-P-Paul Sewald

Orioles..Sign FA-OF-Keon Broxton-ex Mets
Orioles..Acquire P-Chandler Shepard from Red Sox

Mets..callup OF-Raji Davis from AAA

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San Diego State-UNLV…Aztecs open Mountain West Conference tourney in Reno-2pm…SDSU finished 2nd in league play….SDSU went (32-23) this season…Rebels (27-27)….Justin Brown (6-4) will start for SDSU…Relief ace Casey Schmitt (3.95-ERA)..8-saves….has 41-strikeouts in 41-innings…allowed just 2-home runs.

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……..(Hockey)……….

San Diego Gulls-Chicago Wolves……Gulls led (3-1) in 3rd period……Sam Steele shorthanded goal….Corey Tropp goal and assist…..Game 3-AHL playoffs….was tied (1-1) in series…

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Ottawa..Senators meet for 2nd time with Patrick Roy about vacant head coaching job.

Edmonton..Oilers meet with Dave Tippett for 2nd time about coaching job.

Arizona Coyotes…Lead owner Andrew Barroway putting his share of team up for sale…has owned it for just 2-years.

Nashville..Preparing NHL free agent offer to Columbus Blue Jackets star Matt Duchess.

NY Rangers…RW-Peter Holland leaves team to sign with KHL-Avtombolist-in Russia.

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…..(Basketball)……..

(Schedule)

Toronto-Milwaukee…Game 5-of series…tied (2-2) heading into Thursday game.

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LA Clippers….NBA sources say Kevin Durant-Kawhi Leonard interested in coming to the Clippers as ‘max’ free agents in off season.

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Michigan…Hires Juwan Howard as head coach…former Michigan star….was assistant for Miami Heat after 16-year NBA-career.

Aztecs…Lose out on another recruit….Jaden McDaniels signs at University of Washington rather than SDSU….brother of Jalen McDaniels-played 3-years at SDSU…..4th recruit to decide not to choose SDSU in last 3-weeks.

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……..(Football)………..

Chargers…Owner Dean Spanos says team will offer Philip Rivers-contract extension….Rivers counts (23M) against this year’s cap in final season of deal….Likely looking for (3Y-60M) contract with 30M guaranteed.

Kellen Winslow…Day 2-of rape trial….2nd victim testified on Wednesday….said Winslow offered her 50-dollars for sex…she refused….drove by homeless shelter-picked her up for coffee…instead drove her to dark road-raped and choked her…….1st woman testified on Tuesday she was raped in super market parking lot and Winslow threatened to kill if she talked to police…..3rd victim to testify on Thursday…..2-other women charging him with lewd behavior for exposing himself to them..

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(Roster Moves)

Saints..Sign FA-OT-Marshall Newhouse-ex Cowboys
Saints..Sign FA-OC-Ryan Groy-ex Bills
Saints..Release OT-Derek Newton

Raiders..Sign FA-TE-Eric Swoope-ex Colts
Raiders..Release backup QB-Landry Jones
Atlanta..Sign FA-DT-Terrell McClain-ex Redskins
Bills..Sign FA-OT-Deondre Wesley-ex Colts
Bengals..Sign FA-OT-Justin Evans-ex Cardinals

Browns..Open talks with FA-DT-Gerald McCoy-ex Tampa Bay
Colts…Open talks with FA-DT-Gerald McCoy

Lions..Workout FA-WR-Jermaine Bearse-Ex Jets

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(Injuries)

Atlanta..DE-Steven Means-ruptured Achilles in OTA

Carolina..QB-Cam Newton-not cleared to throw in OTA
Carolina..TE-Greg Olson cleared full practice-foot injuries

49ers..QB-Jim Garoppolo-cleared-full throwing in camp in July.

Bengals..OG-Alex Redmond-suspened 4G-PED violation

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(NFL)

Commissioner Roger Goodell….says newly formed Pain Management committee will meet with medical research people to discuss medical marijuana use to combat pain.

NFL..Competition Committee given approval to formulate plan for Instant Replay use on Offensive-Defensive Pass Interference.

NFL..Tables any decision on changing OT rule until the 2020-season.

NFL..says it will not render decision Chiefs-WR-Tyreek Hill status till Johnson County-Kansas police make a decision any charges in child abuse probe.

NFL…says it will not decide discipline on Patriots owner Robert Kraft until his Solicitation case in Jupiter, Florida is resolved.

Kansas City…Family member arrested of S-Tyrann Mathieu arrested for trying to extort 5M-cash from player-threatened to reveal Mathiew adulterous and domestic abuse incidents to TMZ.

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(College Football)

UCLA…Legendary coach Terry Donahue confirms he has undergone cancer surgery and is in chemo treatment….won 151-games in 20-year career with Bruins.

Mississippi State…4-year contract extension to coach Joe Moorhead.

Missouri…QB-Shawn Robinson transfers in from TCU
Minnesota..CB-Ben St-Juste transfers in from Michigan
Jackson State…Lands QB-Jalon Jones-transfer from Florida..had been involved in 2-sex assault probes in Gainesville.

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……(General)……..

NASCAR…..Announces merger with International Speedway Corporation which runs 12-tracks around the country…including Daytona, Talladega, Auto Club Speedway…12B-deal.

PGA….Charles Schwab Challenge tees off in Ft-Worth…..Justin Rose-Ricky Fowler head the field.

Soccer…Championship League…..Austin Villa-Derby to play for title on Monday…winner gets elevated into English Premier League this fall.

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