…..(Baseball)…………..

(Scoreboard)

Dodgers-W-Rockies (5-2)…Cody Bellinger 2R-HR…Max Muncy 2R-HR….P-Walker Beuhler limits Colorado to 1-hit in 6.2-innings-shutout ball…Dodgers win NL-West…will move on to face Atlanta Braves in Divisional Play in LA…….Rockies play the Cubs in Chicago on Tuesday in wildcard play-in game.

Brewers-W-Cubs (3-1)…Lorenzo Cain-Ryan Braun 8th inning RBI singles…Orlando Arcia (4-4)…P-Josh Hader two shutout innings out of bullpen…Brewers win NL Central..will face wildcard winner in Divisional play.

(Schedule)

NL-Wildcard Game…..Rockies-vs-Cubs on Tuesday
AL-Wildcard Game…..A’s-vs-Yankees on Wednesdy

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(MLB)

Padres…GM-AJ Preller recap of (66-96) season…”Time to climb out of development mindset-move out of bottom part of standings-look to compete next year”….Padres (279-369) since Preller took over as GM…90-games under .500.

Giants..Want to interview ex-Red Sox GM-Ben Cherrington-now Toronto
Mets..Will consider Omar Minaya-John Rocco as GM candidates

Arizona..Fire hitting coach Dave Magadan-team hit (.214) in September.
Pirates..Fire hitting coaches Jeff Branson-Jeff Livesay
Seattle..Fire pitching coach Mel Sottlemeyer Junior-had been with the team 4-years.

Toronto..Will interview managerial candidates from outside
Reds..Want to interview ex-Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
Orioles..Buck Showalter expected to be removed as manager
Royals..Give manager Ned Yost-1 year contract extension

Angels..DH-Shohei Ohtani has elbow ligament surgery-can DH in 2019

MLB…Draft Order for 2019….1-Orioles..2-Royals..3-White Sox…4-Marlins….5-Tigers…6-Padres…

TBS…MLB studio host Ernie Johnson to miss playoffs-blood clot issues.

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……..(Football)…………

Chargers…Rookie LB-Kyzer White-knee scope surgery-out 2-weeks
Chargers..Suspended DE-Corey Liuget reports back to team after 4W
Chargers..Considering workouts for FG kickers-Caleb Sturgis 5-missed kicks…2-missed field goals…3-missed point after attempts

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(Scoreboard)

Kansas City-W-Denver..(27-23)…QB Pat Mahomes leads Chiefs on 2-TD drives in 5-minutes late in 4th quarter…..Mahomes (302P-3TD)…..RB-Kareem Hunt (125Y-rushing)….Tyreek Hill-Travis Kelce combine for 16-receptions in win…..Chiefs pile up (446Y) offense in going (4-0)….Broncos QB-Case Keenum (245P-0TD-Interception-4 sacks) in loss.

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(Teams)

Seattle…Coach Pete Carroll tells media to ‘cut him some slack’ referring to S-Earl Thomas giving the bench a finger as he was carted off field with broken leg….Teammate Bobby Wagner…’let him have his emotions’

Pittsburgh…RB-LeVeon Bell says he will report in week seven of season..ending franchise tag holdout…will have forefeited 5.1M-in game checks…Will sign Franchise Tag and play out season-then become free agent.

Buffalo..RB-LeSean McCoy-upset-only 7-carries in Sunday loss
Bears..QB-Mitch Trubisky cites ‘hard work’ why he’s gotten good
Bengals..QB-Andy Dalton says team is growing
Atlanta..Coach Dan Quinn says his (1-3) squad-will be good team

Browns..QB-Baker Mayfield says 4-turnovers-too aggressive downfield
Patriots..QB-Tom Brady says WR-Josh Gordon becoming student of game
Saints..Say blitz package made Eli Manning ‘scared’ on Sunday
Raiders..Coach Jon Gruden says tough love made Derek Carr red-hot QB

Colts..Activate RB-Robert Turbin-coming off 4W-drug suspension
Patriots..WR-Julian Edelman reports to camp after 4G-suspension
Saints..RB-Mark Ingram reports to team after 4W-suspension

Tampa Bay…Names Jameis Winston-starting QB in place of Ryan Fitzpatrick

Seattle..Owner Paul Allen confirms lymphoma has returned…battled disease in 2009.

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(Injuries)

Rams..DE-Dom Easley-knee surgery-likely out for year
Bears..LB-Sam Acho-torn pectoral
Browns..CB-Terrance Mitchell-broken forearm.
Houston..CB-Aaron Colvin-sprained knee
Miami..OC-Dan Kilgore-torn tricep
Miami..CB-Bobby McCain-knee
Vikings..RB-Dalvin Cook-more hamstring issues
Seattle..TE-Will Dissley-torn knee patella tendon
Tampa Bay..TD-AJ Howard-sprained knee
Titans..S-Ken Vacarro-dislocated elbow.

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(College Football)

U-Mass…Suspends coach Mark Whipple for saying ‘refs raped up on bad penalty calls’ in loss to Ohio University…U Mass gave up (664Y) offense-allowed Bobcats to score on 9-straight possessions.

Mountain West Conference..Suspend official Jim Adams-shoved Nevada employee on sideline in Saturday Wolfpack-Air Force game.

Clemson…Exam QB-Trevor Lawrence for concussion and strained neck.

Texas Tech…QB-Alan Bowman still hospitalized with collapsed lung.

New Mexico..Lose QB-Tevala Tuioti-broken collarbone.

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…..(Basketball)….

Lakers-Denver….Preseason game on Tuesday night…Lakers gave up 127-points in Sunday loss to Nuggets.

New Orleans…F-Jahlil Okafor-exam for major ankle injury in camp

Minnesota-Milwuakee…Trade talks-Bucks refuse to give up F-Khris Middleton for F-Jimmy Butler.

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…..(Hockey)……..

TSN-Canada….reporting that Gulls coach Dallas Eakins will replace Ducks coach Randy Carlyle if in season coaching change made.

Ducks…Acquire veteran LW-Pontus Aberg from Oilers…scored 76-goals in AHL.

Kings…Send D-Kurt McDermid-G-Cal Peterson to Ontario-AHL

Gulls-Ontario…AHL exhibition game..

Washington…F-Tom Wilson ordered to NHL hearing for head hit injured Blues player…viewed as repeat offender-could get 10-game suspension

Bruins..D-Torry Klug-out 3W-ankle injury

Calgary-Montreal…Flames deal D-Brett Kulak to Habs
Toronto-Dallas…Leafs send F-Connor Carrick to Stars.
Oilers-Blues..Edmonton trades D-Akub Jerabek to St Louis

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……(General)………

Golf-Ryder Cup…Outspoken Patrick Reed rips Captain Jim Furyk for breaking up pairings with Jordan Spieth…Reed-Spieth were combined (8-1-3) in international play…Report Spieth did not want Reed as a partner because of his outspoken criticisms of team and players.

English Premier League
..Bournemouth-W-Crystal Palace (2-1)…Jon Stanislaus scores on penalty shot in 87th minute to break tie..

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