Baseball

• Padres-L-Dodgers (7-4)..Adrian Gonzalez 3-solo HRs-RBI single…Gonzalez (10-13) 5HRs-in 3-game series…Andrew Cashner roughed up early-walks-errors extend innings…Justin Upton-Will Middlebrooks HRs for Padres..come home (1-2) to start season.
• Padres-Giants…Open Home schedule this afternoon (3:40pm)…Ian Kennedy-vs-Tim Hudson…Giants ailing without 1st baseman Brandon Belt-groin injury…P-Matt Cain-elbow..Jake Peavy-shoulder.

• Angels-W-Seattle (5-3)…Halos get 4-in lst inning…Albert Pujols 2R-HR..Angels win 2-of-3 at Safeco Field..

• Angels-Dodgers…Both off today.

• Giants-WDiamondbacks..Casey McGehee 2R-HR..Nori Aoki 3H for Giants.
• Cubs-W-Cardinals..Jake Arietta (7inn-3H)
• Yankees-W-Toronto..Chase Headley game winning single-had 2-hits..
• Mets-L-Nationals..Ryan Zimmerman 2RHR…Jordan Zimmerman (6inn-1R) allowed.
• Red Sox-L-Phillies…Jeff Francouer 3RHR..Aaron Harang (6inn-0R).
• Pirates-L-Reds..Joey Votto 2-RBI singles in come from behind win..Game delayed nearly 3-hours bad weather-finished 1:50am..
• Braves-W-Miami..Atlanta off to (3-0) start..AJ Pierrzynski 2R-HR
• Orioles-L-Rays….Joe Odorizzi (6inn-0R) for Rays.
• Royals-W-White Sox..Lorenzo Cain 2R-HR..Eric Hosmer 3R-HR.
• Rockies-W-Brewers..Rockies hit 3HRs..Carlos Gonzalez 2RHR.
• Indians-W-Astros..Carlos Carrasco 10K-shutout performance.
• Oakland-W-Texas..Scott Kazmir (7inn-1H-10K) shutout outing..Mark Canha 3R-triple..
• Tigers-W-Twins…Jose Iglesias (4H)..Ian Kinsler 4RBIs…Twins scored (0R-18inn) to start season..

• Tigers..DL-P-Justin Verlander-tricep issues since spring training.
• Tampa Bay..DL-1B-James Loney..Oblique injury
• Giants..DL-P-Matt Cain-forearm issues…MRI-P-Jake Peavy-shoulder problems.

• A’s..Sign FA-OF-Cody Ross-ex Diamondback
• Giants..Sign FA-P-Kevin Correia (5.44ERA) last year-Twins-Dodgers.
• Cubs..Sign FA-P-James Russell-ex Braves…Release OF-Ryan Sweeney.
• Braves..Sign FA-P-Matt Capps-ex Pirates-Nationals.
• Houston..Release P-Alex White.

• Jose Capellan…Former Brewers-Braves pitcher-found dead of heart attack in home (34Y)..had problems with Ambien medications.

Football

• Minnesota…Awaiting NFL-reinstatement RB-Adrian Peterson after 4-hour meeting with Commissioner-New York
• Miami..Visit FA-WR-Wes Welker-Denver.
• Raiders..Sign FA-S-Sean Robinson-Green Bay to offer sheet.
• Tampa Bay..Sign FA-DE-George Johnson-Lions to offer sheet..had 6QBX
• Eagles..Sign FA-WR-Seyi Ajirotutu-San Diego..FA-EJ Biggers-S-Redskins…Visit RB-Ced Peerman-Bengals.
• Jets..Visit FA-LB-Joe Mays-Chiefs
• Denver..CB-Aqib Talib-and-brother questioned in possible assault
• Detroit..WR-Titus Young-ex Lion-pleads not guilty to felony assault and 5-misdemeanor counts..facing 3Y-prison..has had problems with Bipolar disorder.
• NFL..Evaluating use of instant replay cameras in end zone-would cost 20M for purchase installation 31-stadiums.
• NFL..Hires 7-new officials including Sarah Thomas-Conference USA-will be a line judge.

• Art Powell..San Diego icon athlete 1960s..passes away (78Y)..AFL-receiving star with NY Titans-Raiders-Buffalo Bills..caught (81TD)

• SDSU..Schedules home opener against USD-to give Aztecs 12th game on schedule..Pay $350,000 to play 1-AA team-USD gives no scholarships.
• Army…Dropping name Black Knights…will use original term “Cadets”..change uniform colors also.

Basketball

• Indiana…G-Chris Copeland-and-Wife-stabbed combined 6X in bar fight in New York at 4am..Involved in domestic abuse argument..Man tried to intervene-then got into fight resulting in stabbings…Atlanta Hawks players Thebo Sefolosha and teammate arrested for interference with police.
• Phoenix..Brothers F-Marcus-Markieff Morris both questioned in beating of man who had been texting their mother.
• Sacramento..Vlade Divac-longtime NBA star-likely to be named GM of team-already VP-Basketball Operations.

• Lakers-L-Denver (119-101)…Ken Faried-Danilo Gallinari combine (56P) for Nuggets…..LA (20-58)
• Cleveland-W-Milwaukee..Cavs won (32-of-39)
• Houston-L-San Antonio…Spurs get 53rd win of year..Tony Parker (27P)
• Atlanta-W-Brooklyn…Hawks (59-13).
• Memphis-W-New Orleans..Grizzlies win by 36P..Memphis (53-25)
• Indians-W-New York…Knicks (15-62).

• Arizona State..Jeff Capel rejects Sun Devils coaching offer.
• UTEP..former coach Jason Rabedeaux-found dead in Viet Nam..had battled drugs-alcohol problems since losing Miners job-was coaching in Saigon.
• Wisconsin..Coach Bo Ryan continue tirade about NCAA rules..”We don’t do rent-a-player”..angry at 1-and-Done rule.
• SDSU..Malik Pope (6’10-F) will return to school for sophomore season..(5P-2R) coming off bench.

Hockey

• Ducks-L-Dallas…Anaheim manages just 19-shots on goal-shutout at home…ends hopes of getting home ice advantage for all playoffs.(50-24-7) 107P

• Kings-at-Calgary..Must win game tonite..Flames (95P) hold last playoff spot…Kings (93P)…Kings lost 4-of-6….LA (3-15) in overtime-shootout games…Flames won (4-of-5) including 3-on road in push to get playoff spot.

General

• Masters..Tiger Woods-in group with Jimmie Walker-Tees off (10:48am-PDT)…Phil Mickelson-in Rory McIlroy group-goes off (7:41am-PDT).

• Tiger Woods..Tiger ending 9W-layoff due to back issues…has played just 10-tourneys since January 2014…finished just 3-either withdrew-missed cuts in others..Since January 2014…has finished 25th..69th in tourneys…shot an (82) in 1-round…Career marred by broken leg, Achilles injury, elbow, back surgery.

• Phil Mickelson…Last 33-tourneys-has just 2-top 10-finishes…Shooting for 4th Green Jacket.
• Rory McIlroy..Shooting for 3rd straight Grand Slam win…woulc get career Grand Slam if he won Green Jacket.

Best 15 Minutes by Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
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