Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Monday
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Padres-L-Dodgers (6-4)…Justin Turner hits 3R-HR..solo HR..Yasman Grandal 2R-HR…Padres was Corey Spangenberg solo HR-2R-HRs….San Diego finishes 10G road trip (4-6)….Padres now (51-66)….Dogers now (83-34)
Padres-Phillies..Monday night opener of short homestand…Travis Wood (1-1)-vs-Jared Eickhoff (8-7).
Padres..Give Manager Andy Green a 3-year contract extension…(119-160) in year and half of rebuilding.
Padres..P-Miguel Diaz throws 40P-bullpen session.
Padres..Pitching Prospects continue to thrive in minors
..MacKenzie Gore-1st round pick…4-games..(0.75-ERA-12 innings-18K-3W-1R) in Arizona Summer League
..Nick Margeviius..(1-1)..(1.42-ERA-30K-4W-18 innings)..in Arizone Summer League
..Michel Baez..(5-0)..(0.75-ERA..56K-36-innings)..at Ft Wane
..Adrian Morejon..(1-1)..(2.70-ERA..16-innings-13K-5W)..at Ft-Wayne
..Brett Kennedy..(11-6)..(118K in 117 innings)
..Mike Kelly (10-4) combined AA-AAA
..TJ Wier (1.70-ERA)…(50K-47 innings)
..Joey Lucessi..(3-3) 2.08-ERA at San Antonio
..Eric Lauer (3-2)..5.08-ERA at San Antonio
..Cal Quantrill..(1-3)..(3.38-ERA)..at San Antonio
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Dodgers…Off Day Monday
Dodgers…P-Scott Kazmir-Brandon McCarthy not ready to return to LA..both on extended rehab…earning (29M) this year…Dodgers have them under contract for 2018 also.
Dodgers..Expected to keep 1B-Adrian Gonzalez in rehab likely be activaed end of week..(.305-1HR-6RBI-5G) rehab-Oklahoma City
Dodgers..P-Rich HIll-exmained at hospital for bruise to throat after getting hit by pitch on Friday night.
Dodgers..OF-Yasiel Puig-tender hamstring
Dodgers…Legendary retired manager Tommy LaSorda falls and breaks wrist at home…he is 89-years old.
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Angels-W-Seattle (4-2)..CJ Cron HR…Parker Bridwell (7-1) goes (6inn-1R)..Halos won 6-row..and (10-of-13)
Halos…Off Day on Monday
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(Scoreboard)
Yankees-L-Red Sox…Chris Sale 12Ks in 7-innings..Raf Devers HR for Boston.
Giants-W-Washington..Joe Panik 2R-single
Washington-W-Giants..Howie Kendrick grand slam HR in nitecap
Rockies-L-Miami..Giancarlo Stanton HR
Houston-W-Texas..Jose Altuve solo HR
Cubs-W-Atlanta..Javy Baez 3R-HR
Indians-W-Tampa..Corey Kluber 9-strikeout win..Tribe Edwin Encarnarcio HR
Twins-W-Tigers..Miguel Sano 2RHR..Brian Dozier HR
Mets-W-Phillies..Michael Conforto2R-HR..Curtis Granderson 2R-HR
Pirates-L-Toronto..Josh Donaldson 2R-HR..Justin Smoak solo HR
Mariners-L-Braves..Brandon Phillips 2R-HR
Orioles-W-A’s..Ryan Chapman 3R-HR..A’s hit 3HRs
White Sox-L-Royals..KC scores 7R in 2inn off Derek Holland
Reds-L-Brewers..Dom Santana 3R-HR
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(MLB)
Miami Marlins..Owner JeffreyLoria reaches agreement to sell franchise for 1.2B to New York investor Bruce Sherman….Derek Jeter is part of 14-man syndicate that will own team..Jeter will run baseball operations.
Yankees…OF-Aaron Judge slump continues…Since All Star break..hitting (.149)-5HR…Leading into All Star break (.329-30HR)
Houston..OF-Josh Reddick-team is down in the dumps because front office did not make key deals at trad deadline…Astros had lost 10-of-13 heading into weekend.
Milwaukee…Brewers in free fall since trade deadline…entered weekend having lost 18-of-27.
Twins…front office purge continues..fire 2-more scouts…6-scouts have been let go in 2-weeks.
Ken Kaiser…Longtime flamboyant umpire…passes away (72Y) of diabetes….had umped in majors 22-years.
(Roster Moves)
Mets-Brewers…Trade-NY deals 2B-Neil Walker to Milwuakee..was hitting (.264)
Rockies..Sign FA-1B-Ryan Howard-ex Phillies slugger…started season in Braves farm system…hit (.184) when released in May.
Mets…DFA-P-Fernando Salas
Toronto..DFA-2B-Chris Coughlan
Reds..DFA-2B-Aris Alcantra
Tigers..DFA-P-Edwin Mujica
Texas..Release 2B-Peter Kozma
Arizona-White Sox..Trade-Dbacks deal P-Ryan Burr to Sox.(0.72-ERA)
Reds-Arizona..Trade-Cincinnati deals 1B-Kevin FRanklin to Braves.
Braves-Mariners..Trade…Atlanta sends P=Andrew Albers to Seattle.
Pirates-Rangers..Bucs deal 1B-Phil Gosselin to Texas
Angels..Recall SS-Jef Marte
Yankees..Recall P-Jordan Montgomery
Rockies..Recall 1B-Ryan McMahon
A’s..Recall OF-John Powell
A’s..Option 1B-Mark Canha
Seattle..Option C-Tuffy Gosewisch
Texas.Option OF-Ryan Rua
Seattle..Recall P-Christian Bergman
Mets..Recall P-Kevin McGowan
(Injuries)
Washington..Devastating injury OF-Bryce Harper…hyperextension and deep bone bruise to left knee when he hit the 1st base bag and slipped trying to beat out a hit…did not dislocate knee..did not tear ligaments..but out indefinitely.
Yankees..DL-P-CC Sabathia-arthritic knee
Yankees..DL-P-Masahiro Tanaka-shoulder
Mariners..DL-P-James Paxton-pectoral injury-4W
Boston..DL-2B-Dustin Pedrosa-Knee joint…3rd time on DL
Cubs..DL-C-Will Contreras-hamstring-4Wk
Phillies..DL-P-Vince Velasquez-forearm-2nd time this season
Pirates..OF-Greg Polanco-injured hamstring
Tampa Bay..3B-Evan Longoria-thumb injury
Blue Jays..DL-DH-Russell Martin-oblique
Reds..Activate P-Scott Feldman-from DL-out with knee
Mets..P-Matt Harvey sent out on rehab
Giants..P-Marc Melanin sent out on rehab
Milwaukee..DL-P-Brent Suter-rotator cuff
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(NFL)
Dallas..RB-Ezekiel Elliott suspended for 6G-for his role in domestic abuse case last July…5-incidents in 6-day period with ex-girlfriend….NFL files included pictures of injuries in 4-different parts of women’s body
NFL Union…Eric Winston says he believes QB-Colin Kaeperneck is being blackballed by teams and says Union willing to help QB out.
(NFL Weekend Scoreboard)
Chargers-L-Seattle (48-17)…Miserable defensive performance by Bolts..Seahawks piled up (469Y) in offense…Backup QB-Trev Boykin (189P-39R)….Seattle had 9-plays of 20-yards or more….Chargers offense turned it over 4-times…Philip Rivers-Anthony Gates TD pass on first drive..Seattle owned rest of game…Backup QB-Kellen Clemens 2-interceptions..fumble..took a sack and 7-other hits…Offensive line horrible..Backup QB-Cardale Jones (2-9) passing…Mike Berkovici fumbled…Chargers 1st string defense strong pass rush for 2-series with Joey Bosa-Melvin Ingram…after that Seahawks hit big play after big play….Rookie S-Deon King had interception and pass deflection…DE-Damian Square had effective pass rush night and tackles of backs.
Chargers..Injuries..LB-Denzel Perryman went out on 1st series with ankle injury that might involve achilles…spikes seem to catch in turf as he turned to run in pass coverage..LB-Jerry Attaochu went down in 2nd quarter with hamstring…
Chargers…Only 21,054 showed up at Stub Hub Center…Soccer stadium seats 27,000.
Raiders-L-Arizona (20-10)..Drew Stanton (112P-TD)..Carson Palmer TD….Raiders EJ Manuel (10-12) 107Y…Raiders defense 4-sacks-1 fumble recovery.
Rams-W-Cowboys (13-10).Sean Mannion (144P)..RB-Justin Davis (9C-70Y) 2-fumbles…Dallas QB-Cooper Rush (9-11) 104Y….RBs Darren McFadden (11C-39Y)
Jets-W-Titans (7-3)…Christian Hackenberg (18-25) 127-yards….Jets defense 8-QBX-2-takeaways.
Colts-L-Lions (24-10)..QB0Jake Rudoch (142P-2TD)…Lions defense 5-QBX
Steelers-W-Giants (20-12)..Pittsburgh QB-Josh Dobbs (100P)-2 Intc-3QBX…Steelers defense 7-QB sacks…Giants QB-Geno Smith (114P) Int-3QBX.
Bengals-W-Tampa Bay (23-12)..QB-Jeff Driskell (97P-34R)-2TD…RB-Joe Mixon (6C-32Y)…Bucs QB-Jameis Winston (99P)
49ers-W-Chiefs (27-12|…QB-Matt Barkley (168P)…CJ Beathard 2TD passes…Niners run for (288Y)….Chiefs QB-Pat Mahomes (7-9) 49Y…KC had 2-turnovers.
(Roster Moves)
Bills-Rams-Eagles…3-way trade…Bills acquire #2-#3 picks plus WR-Jordan Matthews and CB-EJ Gaines….Rams acquire WR-Sammy Watkins…Eagles pick up CB-Ron Darby….Bills now have 6-picks in the first 3-rounds next year…Rams get big play wideout for QB-Jared Goff…Eagles pick up help in troubled secondary.
Houston..Sign FA-WR-Bruce Ellington-ex-49ers
Saints..Sign FA-DE-Jason Jones-ex Lions-Miami..FA-John Hughes-DT-ex Benglas
Bills..Sign FA-CB-Jomal Rolle
Jaguars..Release RB-Tyler Gaffney
Carolina..Sign FA-OT-Tyrus Thompson-ex-Panthers
Vikings..Sign FA-RB-Bronson Hill-ex Jaguars
Tampa Bay..Release veteran K-Robert Agayuo-former 2nd round pick
Saints..Workout FA-CB-Leodis McKelvin
(Injuries)
Broncos..DT-Billy Winn-torn ACL-gone for year
Miami..LB-Raekown McMillan-torn ACL-out for year
Redskins..LB-Trent Murphy-torn ACL-gone for year
Ravens..LB-Sua Cravens-sprained knee ligament
Colts..C-Ryan Kelly-out 4W-sprained foot
Jaguars..WR-Marquise Lee-ankle..RB-Leoanrd Fournette-foot sprain
Lions..CB-Kary Hyder-torn ligaments
Broncos..KR-Carlos Henderson-surgery-thumb injury
Bears..WR-Markus Wheaton..broken finger
Steelers..WR-JuJu Smith-concussion
Miami..RB-Jay Ajayi-concussion symptoms return 2W after injury
Vikings..RB-Bishop Sankey-torn ACL
Denver..DE-Derek Wolfe-high ankle sprain
Ravens..WR-Tim White-broken thumb.
Ravens..OG-Alex Lewis-knee
Cleveland..S-Ibraheim Campbell-concussion
Patriots..DE-Dietrich Wise-head injury
Vikings..CB-Trae Waynes-shoulder
(College)
San Diego State….Searching for a 3rd party to take over operation of Qualcomm Stadium to operate and handl4e 562-events in stadium and parking lot…Seeking to reduce the 12M-in maintenance costs the city takes on…may approach AEG-Los Angeles about a possible management contract.
SDSU…Concern 3-players have come down with chicken pox..including starting RT-Ryan Pope…10-other players under observation.
UCLA…QB-Josh Rosen sounds off that Division 1-schools are not doing enough to help athletes in academics…says scheduling is a problem…says school need to do more than just keep athletes eligible.
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Louisville..Turns in 68-page appeal of severe NCAA-sanctions in aftermath of Sex Party Scandal involving an assistant coach…UL put on 4-years probation…banned from NCAA tourney…ordered to repay 4-years NCAA tournament money…Coach Rick Pitino suspended for 4-games…ordered to vacate 2013-NCAA title and forefeit 123-victories….Pitino did not have knowledge of incidents….Assistant coach who ran escort parties suspended by NCAA for working anywhere in college athletics for 10-years.
Aztecs…Get lst commitment for next year…6’10-C-Joel Mensah…Serra Catholic-San Juan Capistrano…from Ghana
(NBA)
NY Knicks-Houston…reopen trade talks about possible deal for F-Carmelo Anthony…still must involve a 3rd or 4th team to make salary cap work.
Dallas..F-JJ Hickson signs to play in China
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………….(Hockey)…………….
Ottawa…Longtime NHL Coach-GM-Bryan Murray passes away (74) of colon cancer…Coached Senators..Mighty Ducks…Red Wings…Florida ..Washinton in outstanding careeer.
Jaromir Jagr….Still unsigned FA-looking at possible deal in Russal.
Nashville..Lose F-Bobby Butler..signs in KHL.
Edmonton..Signs lst round pick Kell Yamamoto-F-scored 42G-in Spokane on WHL.
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…………….(General)……………..
PGA Championships…Justin Thomas wins first grand slam event..shot (68) on final day to win at Quail Hollow…Thomas finished at (276)..Francisco Molinaro (278)…Ricky Fowler rallied (279)…Phil Mickelson failed to make cut-had only 4-birdies in 36-holes-never recovered from horrible (79) on first day.
English Premeir League…Stunning upsets in lst weekend
..Arsenal scores goals in 82nd-84th minutes to beat Leicester City
..Chelsea loses opener to Burnley.
..Everton gets game winning goal from Wayne Rooney beat Stoke City
..Tottenham Hot Spurs win over Newcastle in lst game in Wembley Stadium
..Manchester United-steamrolls West Ham (4-0)
NASCAR-Michigan 400….Kyle Larson wins-made pit stop to get 4-fresh tires with 12-laps left..ran away from Martrin Truex…Larson came from 8th place to win after final pit stops.
Indy Car…Weekend off
Formula 1..Weekend off
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