Friday April 3rd, 2015
—PROGRAMMING NOTE—
Join Hacksaw on Saturday & Sunday Nights (10:40) pm for his new TV Sportscast…on XETV-San Diego 6.
—SUNDAY NIGHT—
Join Hacksaw & Derek Staahl for their “Padres Preview”…(10:30pm) this Sunday on XETV-San Diego 6.
Baseball
- Padres…Close out spring training and head to San Diego…Off day today…Fan Fest Saturday morning…Saturday afternoon game vs Mexico City Red Devils.
- Padres-W-Brewers (6-5)..Tyson Ross (3inn-0R)..Matt Kemp 2H (.370BA)..Ryan Braun-Jon Lucroy HRs..Padres (17-12) Cactus League..
- Padres..Release P-Jose Valverde (8inn-4R)..did not want to accept assignment to El Paso to start the season…Option P-Chris Rearick to minor league camp
- Dodgers-L-Angels (3-2)…Freeway Series..Game stopped Yasiel Puig tweaks neck in collision with Howie Kendrick on flyball.
- Angels..Option P-Nick Tropeano-Salt Lake City
- Angels..MLB informs team discipline decision on drug troubled Josh Hamilton will be next week
- ESPN..Picks NL-West…1-Dodgers..2-Padres.
..3-Giants…4-Rockies…5- Diamondbacks
- A’s…Surgery-OF-Coco Crisp–8W-Bone Spurs Elbow.
- Tigers..DL-P-Justin Verlander-bicep issue
- Reds..DL-P=Homer Bailey-still recovering forearm surgery
- Yankees..DL-SS-Brendan Ryan-calf injury
- Arizona-Atlanta..Trade..Dbacks deal P-Trevor Cahill (3-12) to Atlanta for minor leaguer.
- Toronto..Sign FA-P-Felix Doubrant-ex-Cubs.
- Seattle…Sign FA-P-Joe Beimel-just released by Texas…
- Texas..Sign FA-P-Logan Verrett-ex-Orioles.
- Astros-Yankees…Trade..
Houston sends 3B-Gregorio Petit to NY for minor leaguer - Pittsburgh-Milwaukee..Trade.
Bucs acquire 1B-Hunter Morris for minor leaguer. - Rockies..Promote P-Rafael Betancourt to major league roster..sat out last year recovering elbow surgery.
- Boston..Option OF-Rusney Castillo-to AAA-gave him 72M-deal last year…hit (.310) in spring.
- Reds..Option P-Sam LeCure-AAA
- Nationals..Assign OF-Tony Gwynn..3B-Ian Stewart to Syracuse.
- White Sox..Assign P-Brad Penny..P-Jesse Crain to AAA.
- Cubs..1st round draft pick Kris Bryant-extremely disappointed shipped back to minors after hitting (.425)
Football
- Chargers…Stadium Task Force says if team insists on moving stadium downtown-it should sign 7Y-lease to stay at Qualcomm…and help buy land in and around MTS sight..Task Force say it’s ideas on PSLs would be for most expensive seats and cover only 10% of money needed.
- Baltimore..Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti says NFL was ‘stupid’ for not having plan in place for Domestic Abuse Arrests.
- Boston..Prosecution rests in Aaron Hernandez Murder trial…40-Days of testimony..125-Witnesses…
Defense takes over on Monday.
- Raiders..Sign FA-OT-J’Marcus Webb-ex Bears.
- Miami..Sign FA-QB-Josh Freeman-ex lst round pick-Tampa Bay.
- Broncos..Sign FA-DT-Antonio Smith-ex Raiders.
- Vikings..Sign FA=QB-Mike Kafka-ex Eagles.
- Bears..Sign FA-OC-WIll Montgomery-Broncos..Release OC-Robert Garza.
- Lions..Sign FA-LB-Brandon Copelan-Titans
- Bengals..Sign FA-QB-Josh Johnson-ex Bucs-49ers..Visit FA-WR-Denarius Moore-Raiders.
- Seahawkis…OC-Stephen Shilling retires-was slated to be starting center.
- Jaguars..Visit FA-OC-Stefan Wisniewski-Raiders.
- Dolphins..Visit FA-LB-Spencer Paysinger-Giants
- Eddie LeBaron…Longtime QB-Redskins-Cowboys-passes away (85Y)..small college star College of Pacific.
Basketball
- Final 4-Weekend upon us…Semi-final games Saturday..Championship-Monday.
- Kentucky-Wisconsin..UK (38-0)…led by 6-11-F-Karl Anthony Townes (10P-6R)…7-C-Will Stein (9P-6R) and G-Aaron-Anthony Harrison…Badgers (35-3)…paced by C-Frank Kaminsky (18P-8R)…F-Sam Dekker (14P-5R) and a host of 3-point shooters.
- Duke-Michigan State..Blue Devils (33-4)…with big men Jahlil Okafor (17P-8R) and Justise Winslow-4 players averaging in double figures…Spartans (27-11) on a roll with G-Travis Trice (15P)-Denzel Valentine (14P) and 6’9 bangers Brian Costello-Garik Shilling.
- Florida..Reports coach Billy Donovan would consider taking an NBA job this offseason.
- Syracuse..Orange F-Chris McCullogh files for NBA draft…3rd underclassmen to leave since NCAA sanctions in early March.
- Cleveland-W-Miami..Cavs have won 30-of-37 games.
- Houston-W-Dallas..Rockets (52-26)…
- Golden State-W-Phoenix..Warriors (62-13) win on last second shot…
- NBA-Tonite..Clippers-at Denver..LA (50-26)…Golden State-at-Dallas….Atlanta-
Brooklyn-Hawks (56-18). - Lakers..G-Wayne Ellington-miss rest of season-seperated shoulder…averaged (10P)
- Portland..G-Dorrell Wright-fractured hand.
- Sacramento..Sign FA-C-Sim Bhullar (7’5-C) New Mexico State..in NBA-D-League (10P-8R-4BS).
Hockey
- LAKings…D-Slava Voynov-Felony Domestic Abuse trial postponed again-Wife refuses to testify.
- Kings-W-Edmonton…LA scores 3-goals in lst period-goes on to blow out Oilers..Kings (90) points-1-point behind Calgary-final playoff spot in West..
- Calgary-L-St Louis..Flames (91P) still 1-point ahed of Kings in playoff chase..Flames 4-games left to play…Kings have 5-games..
- NY Rangers-W-Minnesota…Rangers (105P)..move within 2 points of lst place Ducks in battle for home ice advantage…
- Montreal-L-Washington..
Canadiens stalled at (102P) - Tampa Bay-L-Ottawa..Lightning remain at (101P)
- Tonite…Ducks (107P)-face-Colorado.
General
- Off weekend in auto racing…NASCAR runs next week at Texas…Indy-Car runs at Louisiana….Formula 1-runs at Grand Prix of China.
