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…(Baseball)…
Padres-Dodgers…Open NLDS-Saturday evening…Dylan Cease-vs-Yosh Yamamoto..Dodgers flip Jack Flaherty with Yamamoto…so Japanese star can make start in Game 5-on regular rest….Flaherty will pitch on Sunday night
Padres…P-Joe Musgrove was having MRI-on right forearm after admitting he had discomfort all week heading into playoff start with Braves..Lost 9-mph off his pitches in 4th inning when he was pulled…To be determined is this a UCL strain or related to bone spurt in elbow….Said ‘discomfort felt different from bone spur issues in season.
Padres…95-wins on season…(48-33) on road..2nd best MLB
Padres..(8-5) vs Dodgers in regular season
Dodgers..Hit (233HR)-2nd most in baseball
..Shohei Ohtani (.310-54HR-130RBI-59AB)
..Mookie Betts (.289)..Freddie Freeman (.282)..Teo Hernandez (.277-33HR)
..Will Smith (.244-20HR)..Max Muncy (16HR)
Dodgers..Manager 1B-Freddie Freeman takes live BP-to test ankle sprain.
Dodgers..Fans upset with Padres announcement no playoff tickets will be sold to fans with zip codes outside of San Diego County or from Baja California.
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(Scoreboard)
Mets-W-Milwaukee..(4-2)….Peter Alonso hits 3R-HR in 9th inning to give Mets lead and victory in game..to move onto NLDS…Milwaukee finished first with 93-wins then loses at home…Mets played 11-straight road games to earn way into postseason
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(Schedule)-Saturday
Phillies-Mets…NLDS..Zach Wheeler to start Phi..Mets starter undecided
..Phillies (198HR)..Kyle Schwarber (38HR)..Bryce Harper (30HR)
Yankees-Royals..ALDS-Gerritt Cole-vs-Michael Wacha
..Aaron Judge (55HR)..Juan Soto (41HR)..Giancarlo Stanton (27HR)
Cleveland-Detroit..ALDS-Tanner Bibee-Tigers possible bullpen day
..Guardians (.238-BA)..Jose Ramirez-Josh Naylor combined (70HR)
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(MLB Notes)
Angels..GM-Perry Masnanian-End of season press conference
..Small picture-frustrating 99-loss season
..Big picture-encouraged by young players learning on job
..176M-budget this past year-not ready decide on 2025 budget
..3B-Anthony Rendon-not productive (.231-4Y)..owed (76M)
..Will meet with Mike Trout to discuss possible DH role
Houston..Jose Altuve says ‘time to pay Alex Bregman what he deserves’
Houston..Reportedly ready to offer Bregman (5Y-151M) extension
Houston..P-Justin Verlander says he will pitch next year despite (8.10-ERA)
Orioles..Say payroll will increase from 144M
MLB..Lottery Draft..Colorado-Miami-Angels-Toronto will have most balls in MLB lottery for draft.
Baltimore..3B-Colton Cowser will face surgery for fractured hand in playoff game
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…(Football)…
Chargers..Bye week practices continued..QB-Justin Herbert remains in therapy for reinjured ankle.
Chargers..OT-Joe Alt-returned to Thursday bye week workouts
Chargers..LB-Nick Nieman activated from IR list
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(NFL Scoreboard)..Thursday Night Football
..Tampa Bay-L-Atlanta (36-30)..Kirk Cousins throws for career best (504Y-4TD) in shootout win..Cousins engineered game tying drive that resulted in FG with (:01) left..Cousins threw TD pass to Kyle Pitts in OT…Baker Mayfield (180P-3TD) in loss…Falcons piled up (550Y) in wild win
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(NFL Schedule)
NYJets-Minnesota..Sam Darnold (4-0)-vs-Aaron Rodgers
Chicago-Carolina..Caleb Williams now (2-2) as starter
Ravens-Bengals..Baltimore won 2-in a row..Bengals (1-3)
Miami-Patriots..Both teams (1-3)
Cleveland-Washington..QB-Jayden Daniels with (115-QBR)
Colts-Jaguars..Joe Flacco may start QB-Indy
Bills-Houston..Josh Allen-vs-CJ Stroud
Raiders-Denver..Bo Nix-vs-Raiders improved defense
49ers-Arizona..Injury ravaged Niners vs (1-3) Cardinals
Packers-Rams..LA (1-3) faces QB-Jordan Love
Seattle-Giants..Seahawks (3-1)
Dallas-Steelers..Pittsburgh (3-1) face Dak Prescott
Chiefs-New Orleans..Monday Night Football..Chiefs (4-0)..Saints lost 2-in row
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(NFL Notes)
NFL-TV Ratings..Chargers-Chiefs last Sunday drew (24.2M) viewers
Raiders..NCAA hands down 8-year suspension to coach Antonio Pierce for being ‘ringleader’ of NCAA violations during Covid blackout period in 2020..Arizona State put on 4Y probation-stripped of scholarships…Pierce brought in 35-recruits during a Covid blackout period..Said Pierce lied to NCAA..refused to turn over documents..intimidated staffers
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(Roster Moves)
Raiders-Jets..Trade talks change..Discuss Davante Adams-for-Garrett Wilson swap
Washington..workout FA-C-JC Hassenauer-ex Steelers
Saints..workout FA-KR-Jamal Agnew-ex Jaguars..WR-Dante Pettis-ex Giants
Colts..sign FA-DT-Adam Gotsis-ex Jaguars
Chiefs..Activate RB-Clyde Hellaire
Arizona..sign FA-K-Chad Ryland-ex Cowboys
Miami..sign FA-LB-Ty Bowser-ex Seattle
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(College Football)
Aztecs-Hawaii..Saturday Mountain West Conference game..SDSU will start QB-Danny O’Neill..but may use RB-Cam Davis-Jalen Armstead because of knee issues with RB-Marquez Cooper
Aztecs..OL riddled with injuries..OG-Myles Murao-strained knee…OC-Brayden Bryant sprained ankle…LB-Tano Letuli-broken thumb.
USD-vs-Presbyterian…Torerors (3-2) on season
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(Top 10-Schedule)
1..Alabama-Vanderbilt
2..Texas..Bye week
3..Ohio State-Iowa
4..Tennessee-Arkansas
5..Georgia-Auburn
6..Oregon-Michigan State
7..Penn State-UCLA
8..Miami-California
9..Missouri-Texas AM
10-Michigan-Washington
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(West Coast)
USC-Minnesota
UCLA-Penn State
Stanford-Virginia Tech
Oregon State-Colorado State
Washington-Michigan
Arizona State-Kansas
Arizona-Texas Tech
California-Miami
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(Mountain West)
Aztecs-Hawaii
UNLV-Syracuse
Colorado State-Oregon State
Boise State-Utah State
Nevada-San Jose State
Air Force-Navy
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-Minnesota…Preseason game in Palm Springs
Lakers..Center Anthony Davis-responding to Coach JJ Redick intense practices based on analytics..’Numbers aren’t anything’…Redick response ‘analytics-information is everything in preparation’.
Lakers..Rookie G-Bronny James hits 3-3’s in scrimmage
Pelicans..Lose F-Trey Murphy-out 3W-hamstring
Pacers..C-James Wiseman-groin injury
Bulls..Sign FA-G-Josh Prmu-ex Clippers..(16P) in G League
Knicks..Sign FA-F-TJ Warren-ex Minnesota
Bucks..Sign FA-G-Terrance Davis-ex Sacramento
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…(Hockey)….
Las Vegas…Agrees to deal with NHL-Union to pay troubled G-Robin Lehner (4.4M) salary but salary will not count against salary cap…Lehner is on Long Term Injured Reserve with a wide variety of Mental Health issues, and coming off hip surgery.
Colorado..Release veteran F-Pierre Bellemare
Calgary…Send veterans Martin Frk-Justin Kirkland to AHL.
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…(General)..
NASCAR…working with FEMA…turns Charlotte Speedway…Bristol Speedway and North Wilkesboro as staging areas for Search-Rescue and supplies for flood victims in the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee in aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
NASCAR…Playoffs continue with Talladega 399-race on Sunday
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Soccer..Teams USA Women, under new coach Emma Hayes, schedules road game friendly matches in November at England and at Netherlands.
English Premier League: Top games
..Liverpool (5-0-1)-vs-Crystal Palace
..Arsenal (4-0-2)-Southampton
..Manchester City (4-0-2)-Fulham
..Chelsea (4-1)-vs-Nottingham Forest
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