****Program Note******

Hacksaw-on-TV….Special Chargers-Aztecs Report Friday morning (6:25am) on CW6-XETV-Channel 6
Hacksaw-on-TV….Saturday & Sunday Night Sports Package…(10:35pm) both nights on CW6-XETV-Channel 6

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Chargers….Final walkthru practice today…then fly to Kansas City for Sunday Morning NFL Opener.
Chargers…DE-Joey Bosa has mild hamstring strain….suffered in his only workout a week ago Tuesday…Has had just 1-practice in 10-days…GM-Tom Telesco-we are not going to cram 4-weeks of work into 2-days-just to get him on the field.

Chargers-Chiefs…Bolts are have lost 8-games in a row to teams in AFC-West….San Diego is just (2-11) vs AFC-West teams since mid season of 2013-season….Coach Mike McCoy is just (5-14) vs AFC West teams as Chargers head coac….McCoy is (23-27) as a head coach……Road (10-16)….Home (13-11)…..Lost 8-games last year by TD or less….In 3-years, McCoy has lost 16-games by a TD-or less…..Chargers have won just 1-playoff game in 8-year span despite having Philip Rivers as QB….Rivers is (12-8) career vs Chiefs…(5-5) at Arrowhead….Has 29TD-22-Intrceptions-50-sacks in 20-games vs KC.

Chargers….Need to attack down the field and get early lead to get Kansas City out of its run game mentality….Look for Bolts to throw to Melvin Gordon and Danny Woodhead out of spread formations also in single coverage…..Chiefs ran for (302Y) in 2-wins over San Diego last season….Chiefs without LB-Justin Houston and limited work from DE-Tamba Hali-so pass rush will not be the same….S-Eric Berry in camp for just 1-week after summer long holdout…..Kansas City expected to play power ball with RB-Spencer Ware and Chandrick West….Chiefs won 11-in row with those two as lead backs after Jamal Charles injury…..Charles will not play….Also lost LB-Josh Mauga for season with knee injury.

(Scoreboard)-NFL Opener

Carolina-L-Denver (21-20)…Grahame Gano misses 50-yard field goal with (:09) left…Broncos survive 3-turnovers to win…Denver QB-Trevor Siemian leads 2-TD drives in 2nd half…CJ Anderson scores twice off those drives….Denver rallied from (17-7) deficit….Siemian (178P) TD-2 Int…CJ Anderson (139Y) rushing-receiving…Cam Newton (194P-54R) in loss…sacked 3-times…Officials missed 4-penalty calls on blows to the head suffered by Newton.

(Schedule)

Raiders-at-New Orleans…Derek Carr-vs-Drew Brees-both expected to throw deep in game.
Packers-Jacksonville…Aaron Rogers gets WR-Jordy Nelson back after knee injury…Jaguars vastly improved defense.
Bills-Baltimore….Joe Flacco returns after knee injury…Bills defense plagued by injuries-suspensions
Bears-Houston..Brock Osweiler debuts…Chicago offense begins life after RB-Matt Forte.
Browns-Eagles..Carson Wentz starts at QB..Robert Griffin III starts for Browns..Griffin 25th different starting QB since 1999.
Atlanta-Tampa Bay…Matt Ryan gets Julio Jones back from injury..Dirk Koetter debuts as coach-upgrade Jameis Winston-offense
Vikings-Titans…Shaun Hill to start at QB…Tennessee debuts power run game-DeMarco Murray-Derrick Henry.
Bengals-Jets…Andy Dalton faces very tough Jets defensive front seven.
Miami-Seattle..Adam Gase unveils new offense with QB-Ryan Tannehill…Life after Marshawn Lynch begins for Seattle.
Lions-Colts…Detroit without Calvin Johson…Colts secondary torn up with injuries…QB-Andrew Luck returns after injuries last year.
Giants-Cowboys..Ben McAdoo debut as NY coach…Cowboys start Dak Prescott at QB with loss of Tony Romo..Cowboys defense a mess.
Patriots-Arizona..Jim Garappolo starts at QB on road…Rebuilt Cardinals defense…Carson Palmer-vs-Belicheck defense.
Steelers-Redskins…Monday night football…Pittsburgh withtout Le’Veon Bell-Martavis Bryant-suspensions
Rams-49ers…Monday night football…LA with Case Keenum at QB…Chip Kelly era begins as San Francisco coach

(Roster Moves)

LA Rams..Sign FA-CB-Stevie Williams-just released by Chargers.
Titans..Sign FA-OG-Josh Klien-starter last year-New England.

(Injuries)

Patriots..TE-Rob Gronkowski-hamstring issue-gametime decision.
Bears..WR-Kevin White-hamstring injury in Thursday workout
Jaguars..DE-Jared Odrick put in concussion protocol
Seahawks..OG-Germain Ifidi-sprained ankle in practice.

(NFL)

Seattle…Seahawks players reportedly will knee down in ‘unity display’ for National Anthem on Sunday..
Miami..Coach Adam Gase-will travel with team to Seattle on Thursday…2-full days there before playing Seahawks .
Falcons..Matt Ryan denies he is feuding with Offensive Coordinator Kyle Shanahan on play calling.

49ers..Say they will match 1M-donation Colin Kaeperneck made to diversity foundations in Bay Area.
49ers..Police hit TE-Bruce Miller with 7-felony assault charges for beating of 70-year old man and son in drunked hotel rage.
Giants…Longtime NY kicker Cary Blanchard passes away of heart attack (47) while at mother’s funeral in Texas…spent 9Y in NFL.
Fox TV…Former official Mike Periera says Commissioner Roger Goodell shoved him in argument over officials calls when both worked in league office in 2001.

(College Football)

San Diego State-California….Aztecs defense to be tested by Bears QB-Davis Webb-has thrown for 50-TDs in just over 2-seasons college football.
USD-Cal Poly…..Toreros head out on road to face 1-AA team.

(Schedule)

1-Alabama-vs-Western Kentucky….2-Clemson-vs-Troy State…3-Florida State-vs-Charleston Southern…4-Ohio State-vs-Tulsa…5-Michigan-vs-Central Florida…..13-TCU-vs-Arkansas

UCLA-vs-UNLV….USC-vs-Utah State….Boise State-vs-Washington State…Utah-vs-BYU

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Padres-W-Rockies..Ryan Schimpf hits 3-run home run…Padres score 7-unearned runs in 3rd inning after an error opened flood gates….Built a (12-0) lead
San Diego-Colorado…Friday night matchup…Luis Perdomo (7-8) 5.92…vs..Tyler Chatwood (10-9)
Padres…Owner Ron Fowler says he hopes team can be a .500 team within two years..Team has spent 89M in signing bonus money for 66-draft picks and international players this summer.

Dodgers-Off last night
Dodgers..Weekend series at Miami…Clayton Kershaw (11-2)-vs-Jose Fernandez (13-8)

Angels-Had last night off
Halos-Texas…Tyler Skaggs (3-3)-vs-Yu Darvish (5-4) tonight matchup.

(Scoreboard)

Astros-L-Indians..Tribe scores 2-runs on a bases loaded wild pitch..Houston argued it was foul tipped-umps never saw it….Replay showed foul tip.
Yankees-W-Rays..Brian McCann hits 2-solo homers..Tyler Austin wins it with 9th inning walkoff solo homer.
Washington-L-Phillies..Ryan Howard 3R-HR.
Reds-L-Pirates…Jung Kang hits 2R-HR for Pittsburgh
Cardinals-L-Brewers…Hernan Perez (4-5)-3RBI for Milwuakee
Rangers-Mariners…Chris Ianetta 2R-double for Seattle

(Injuries)

Washington…P-Stephen Strasburg seeks 2nd opinion…MRI-elbow show flexor strain-no tear of ligament
Twins..3B-Trevor Plouffe-oblique injury

(Roster)

Mets..Sign FA-Tim Tebow to minor league contract….will send him to Port St-Lucie for Insturctional League work….Will try 29-year old as corner outfielder.
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-SS-Alexi Ramirez-just released by Padres.

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Miami Heat…Meet with Doctors to try special blood thinners, that would allow Chris Bosh to practice and play next season despite blood clots last two years.
New Orleans Pelicans….C-Anthony Davis cleared by doctors for camp-coming off knee surgery…had 3-different injuries last year.

San Diego State…Aztecs unveil 2016-17 basketball schedule…Play at Gonzaga…at California…at Diamond Head Classic….home game with Arizona State.

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——————————————–(Hockey)—————————–

Team USA-vs-Team Canada….exhibition game tonite in Columbus-tuneup for World Cup Tourney that starts in 10-days….Kings goalie Jon Quick starts for Team USA….Montreal’s Carey Price-who missed most of last year with a knee injury-starts in goal for Canada.

Flyers..Mourn passing of veteran D-Bob Daily-start of 1970s defense…died (63) of cancer….Team lost Rick MacLeish just last month.

Tampa Bay…F-JT Brown criticizes Team USA coach John Tortorella for saying ‘if you sit during the National Anthem-you’ll sit for the game”…say it drives home the Colin Kaeperneck point of oppression of blacks.

San Diego Gulls…Sign AHL-free agents Scott Sabourin (6’3-F)–played for Iowa last year….FA-F-Nic Tanarsky-scored 15-goals for Hartford last year.

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———————————————-(General)———————————-

US Open Tennis…..Serena Williams-L-Karo Pliskova…..Williams-plagued by hamstring issues-had 4-double faults and lost in straight sets.. ………Anna Kerber beat Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to move to Women’s finals against Pliskova

US Open….Off day on Friday

NASCAR…Richmond 400-final race before Chase for Championships….3-slots up for grabs 14-15-16….Ryan Newman-Greg Biffle-Jamie McMurray-Austin Dillon-all winless could guarantee a spot with they win race.

Formula 1-off weekend
Formula 1…Liberty Mutual-owned by Rupert Murdoch-to buy contract of F-1 Race-run by Bernie Ecclestone for 4.4-B deal…goal is to expand series into USA

Indy Car-off weekend

Tiger Woods…says he is ready to return to tour…wants to play in the Safeway Classic-October 13th…Out for a year and half following 3-back surgeries.

Ryan Lochte…hit with 10-month international suspension by US-Swimming for arrest on drunken-vandalism spree at Rio Olympics.

University of Minnesota…Fires legendary Wrestling Coach J-Robinson for covering up drug scandale…4-Gophers wrestlers were running drung ring-selling Xanax-Anti Depressent pills to 10-other wrestlers…then also dealing them on campus to students….Police redovered over 1,000-pills…..Robinson was head coach 30-years…won 3-NCAA titles…involved in signficant controversies with administration over his tenure.

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