Best 15 Minutes

Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Tuesday

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Chargers…Lose starting LB-Denzel Perryman for year…torn LCL ligament and torn hamstring-facing surgery.

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(Scoreboard)

Giants-W-49ers (27-23)…Eli Manning throws TD pass to Sterling Shepard with (:53) left to rally NY to win….Manning (188P-3TD)…Saquon Barkley (100APY)….Niners RB-Nick Mullens (250P-TD)…RB-Mark Brieda (101R)…TE-George Kittle (9R-83)…Robbie Gould 3FGs………Monday Night Football

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(Teams)

Bengals..Fire Def Coor-Teryl Austin..Bengals allowed 44-straight points and (509Y) to Saints on Sunday.
Bengals…Hire back Hue Jackson as an offensive consultant…fired last month as coach of Browns.

Jets…Ownership gives vote of confidence-Coach-Todd Bowles …Jets (3-7).

Tampa Bay..coach Dirk Koetter takes over play-calling..demotes Todd Monkey.

Raiders..Owner Mark Davis defends Jon Gruden over roster decisions…says team twice offered Khalil Mack max contracts-twice rejected-decided to trade him….Agent Joe Segel also represented Amari Cooper and was going to use same tactic-holdout next year.

Steelers…Holdout RB-Le’Veon Bell faces 1pm deadline to report to team or cannot play this year and loses a season towards free agency.

Rams…announce will play preseason game at Aloha Stadium-Honolulu next summer.
Rams-Chiefs…Concerns about field conditions next weekend Mescio City.

Bills..No decision on starting QB yet-Matt Bsrkley or Josh Allen
Tampa Bay..Ryan Fitzpatrick remains starter..Team has 25-turnovers this year.
Colts..Praise Off Line…Andrew Luck (14TD-0Int) last 4-tames
Saints..Scoring on 61% of possessions this season-best in team history

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(Roster Moves)

Carolina..Release RB-CJ Anderson
Bills..Release QB-Nathan Peterman…threw 13-interceptions in 8-games with team

Tampa Bay..Sign FA-K-Cairo Santos-ex Chiefs
Carolina..Sign FA-RB-Travaris Cadet-ex Saints
Denver..Sign FA-C-Gino Gradkowski-ex Ravens
Saints..Sign FA-WR-Brandon Marshall-ex Seattle

Tampa Bay..Release K-Chandler Catanzaro-missed 8-kicks this year.

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(Injuries)

Denver..IR-C-Matt Paradis
Jaguars..IR-C-Brandon Linder-knee surgery
Miami..CB-Bobby McCain-concussion protocol
Miami..MRI-WR-DeVante Parker-knee…WR-Jakeem Grant-achilles
Patriots..WR-Julian Edelman-ankle..TE-Dwayne Allen-knee..OT-Trent Brown-back
Raiders..IR-DT-Eddie Vanderdoes-remains out-knee surgery rehab
Eagles..IR-CB-Ron Darby-knee
Rams..WR-Cooper Kupp-torn ACL

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(College Football)

Kansas State…10-former player criticize coach Bill Snyder for not giving them “Bowl rings” from prior season after those players transferred to other schools.

Louisville….Fire 4-staff members from Bobby Petrine’s staff a day after they buyout Petrine contract

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……..(Baseball)……….

Dodgers…P-Hyun Jin Rya bypasses free agency…will accept (17.9M) qualifying offer.
Dodgers…C-Yasmani Grandal rejects offer-will test free agency.
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(MLB)

Free Agency….Bryce Harper..Dallas Keuchel…Craig Kimberly…Patrick Corbin…reject (17.9M) contract qualifying offers…will go on the open market..

Rookie of Year…
..American League…Angels DH-P Shohei Ohtani wins award….outvoting Yankees rookies Miguel Andujar-Gleyber Torres…Ohtani (.285-22HR) as DH…(4-2) 3.31-ERA as pitcher-had torn elbow ligament towards end of season.

..National Legue…Braves OF-Ron Acuna (I.293-26HRs) in just over two thirds of a season…got 27-of-30 first place votes in landslide victory.

Phillies…Manager Gabe Kaplar confirms his off season home burned to ground in Malibu on the weekend.

Seattle…Former Director of Player Development-fired from job-charges that GM Jerry DiPoto-Manager Scott Servais and scouts racially slurred Latin players in their organization this past season…Mariners deny allegation

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(Teams)

Atlanta-Cubs….Open trade talks about possible deal for 3B-Kris Bryant.
Yankees-Seattle..Continue trade talks for P-James Paxton

Milwaukee..Sign FA-P-Angel Perdomo-ex Toronto.

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……..(Basketball)………..

Clippers-W-Golden State (121-116)……Lou Williams and Montreal Harrells combine for 48-off bench in win…..Klay Thompson-Kevin Durant (67)..but went )(23-54) shooting….Warriors played without Steph Curry-DeMarcus Cousins. .

Lakers-vs-Portland…Wednesday matchup….Lakers now (7-6) on season

Houston…Reports Carmelo Anthony may ask for release from his contract…team not yet decided on releasing.

Brooklyn Nets..Carls Wert suffers possible broken leg…was averaging (19PPG)
Memphis…G-Dillon Brooks -sprained knee-out 4W

Jimmer Fredette…former BYU star scores record 75P-for Shanghai Sharks in Chinese League game…had 40-poiints in 4th quarter..

AP Poll…1-Duke…2-Kansas…3-Gonzaga….4-Virginia…5-Tennessee.

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(Scoreboard)

USD-L-Washington (66-63)….Huskies hit 15-of-17 free throws in win….Jay Norwell 18-points in win…..Ollin Carter (17) in loss for Toreros…..USD came from 8-points back to tie game late……

Aztecs…host Texas Southern on Wednesday.

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………(Hockey)………..

Ducks-W-Nashville (2-1) on shootout….Rikard Rakell scores on shootout goal…..G-John Gibson made 3-point blank saves late in overtime with Predators having power play to force game into shootout………Monday Night game…Ducks win 2nd in a row…had lost 9-of-11
Ducks…Send 18Y-old C-Isac Lundestrom to Gulls…last year’s 1st round draft pick
Ducks..Callup C-Kalle Kosilla from San Diego

Kings-Toronto….Leafs high scoring frontline led by John Tavares-Mitch Marner.

Kings..G-Jack Campbell-Surgery-6W-torn meniscus
Kings..Callup rookie G-Cal Peterson from Ontario-AHL
Rangers..F-Pazve Buchnevich-surgery-broken thumb-out 6W
Winnipeg..D-Dmitry Kulikov-out 4W-shoulder

NHL…reaches 19M-settlement with 200-players who filed concussion lawsuit against the league…guarantees cash payments to players…baseline testing….and a ‘Common Good Fund’ for retired players

Hall of Fame…Willie O’Reel..Garry Bettman…Martin Brodeur…Martin St-Louis enshrined in Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto on Monday night.

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……..(General)……..

Soccer…Team USA calls up G-Jon Klinsmann from German team…to play with US World Cup team in friendlies with England and Italy in the net week….son of former coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

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