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..(Football)…
Chargers-Bills…Saturday NFL game…Bolts (5-9)…Bills (8-6)..Bolts lost 5-of-6
..Giff Smith takes over as interim head coach
..Chargers coming off horrid (63-21) loss to Raiders
..Buffalo-averaging (379YPG) on offense..#4 offense
..QB-Josh Allen (3,939APY)..(26TD-14 Int)
..RB-James Cook (968Y-5.2YPC)
..WR-Stefon Diggs (91R)..TE-Dalton Kinkaid (61R)
..Bills defense (45-sacks-24-takeaways)
..Chargers #29 defense…#30 pass defense..allow (375YPG)
..Bolts defense given up (42TD)
..Bolts OL allowed 34-sacks
..Bolts..WR-Keenan Allen (108R) out with heel
..Bolts will be playing 3rd string OC because of injuries
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(Scoreboard)
Rams-W-Saints (30-22)….Rams jumped out to (30-7) lead..QB-Matthew Stafford (328P-2TD)..RB-Kyran Williams (104R)…WR-Puca Nacua (9R-104Y)…QB-Derek Carr (319-3TD) in loss..Rams now (8-7)
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(Schedule)
Dallas-Miami..Cowboys #6-Offense..#6 Defense..Dak Prescott (104R-28TD-7Int)…Dolphins #1 Off..#1 Passing..(414YPG) offense..Tua Tagovailoa (3,921Y-25TD-106 QBR)..RBs (5.1YPC)..Tyreek Hill (15YPC)..Jaylen Waddle (13YPC)
Ravens-49ers..Baltimore #1-Rushing..#2-Defense..Ravens won 8-of-9..Lamar Jackson (3,846APY)…Defense (287YPG)..50-QB sacks..21-takeaways…Niners #2-Offense (402YPG)…Brock Purdy (29TD-119-QB rating)..Chris McCaffrey (1801APY)..
Raiders-Chiefs..Raiders lost 3-of-4…Chiefs lost 3-of-4…Raiders defense allowed (334YPG)…QBs thrown 18-interceptions..Patrick Mahomes (3,703P-25TD-15 Tovers)….Defense 46-sacks..allow just (293YPG)
Eagles-Giants..Phila lost 3-in a row..Defense allow (349YPG)…QB-Jalen Hurts (3,877APY-33TD)…Tommy DeVito (8TD-3Int)
Steelers-Bengals..Saturday game..Cinn QB-Jake Browning (107-QBR)
..Pittsburgh QB-rating (78)..Steelers lost 4-of-5
Denver-Patriots..New England QB-rating (73)..Russell Wilson sacked 40X
Colts-Atlanta..Falcons benching QB-Desmond Ridder again..Lost 5-of-7
Seattle-Titans..Seahawks lost 5-of-7..Titans QB-Will Levis-ailing ankle
Lions-Vikings..Jared Goff (25TD)
Washington-Jets..Commanders lost 7-of-8..allowed 59-sacks
Packers-Carolina..Jordan Love (3300Y) passing
Cleveland-Houston..Browns 5-come from behind wins this year
Jaguars-Tampa..Jags lost 3-in row..Baker Mayfield (24TD-8Int)
Arizona-Chicago..Kyler Murray (4TD-4Int-5Fu-14 sacks) since return
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(NFL Notes)
Patriots..Boston Globe reports Bill Belichick will not resign nor retire at the end of the season…Has 1-year left on his contract.
Patriots..Report players upset Belichick did not give rookie Malik Cunningham a chance to win quarterback job when they benched Mack Jones twice during the season.
Vikings..Spending (1.3M) to replace deplete turf at US Bank Stadium..Will replace it with ‘Global Turf’.
Mike Williams..Former Tampa Bay-Buffalo WR died of infection on brain and heart disease…passed away on a construction sight in Florida.
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(College Football)
San Diego State..Picks up 26th recruit..RB-Cincere Rainey-decommit from San Jose State
Pac 12…10-outgoing schools agree to forefeit a portion of conference money and use it as an exit fee and will be protected from any future litigation…Oregon State-Washington State will distribute more than 600M in league wide revenues to 10-schools leaving conference.
Florida State..Regents will meet in emergency session on Friday to determine possible exit from ACC.
Colorado…Hiring Warren Sapp as Def Line coach to Deion Sanders staff.
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(College Bowl Scoreboard)
Frisco Bowl..UTSA-W-Marshall..QB-Owen McCown (251P-2TD)
Boca Raton Bowl..South Florida-W-Syracuse..hand Orange (45-0) thrashing
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(Bowl Schedule)
Gasparilla Bowl…Georgia Tech-vs-UCF
Birmingham Bowl..Troy State-vs-Duke
Cameillia Bowl..Northern Illinois-vs-Arkansas State
Armed Forces Bowl..James Madison-vs-Air Force
Idaho Bowl..Georgia State-vs-Utah State
Mobile Bowl..South Alamaba-vs-Eastern Michigan
Las Vegas Bowl..Utah-vs-Northwestern
Hawaii Bowl..Coastal Carolina-vs-San Jose State
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…(Baseball)…
Dodgers..Win bidding war for Japanese star P-Yosh Yamamoto (12Y-325M) package..outbid Yankees-Mets on Thursday…Dodgers yet to confirm details…NY Post report 50M-signing bonus..no deferrals….Dodgers luxury tax payroll number now in excess of 280M.
Padres..Make contract offer to ex-Yankees FA-P-Domingo German.
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(Roster Moves)
Seibu Lions..Sign FA-DH-Jesus Aguilar-ex Marlins
Pirates..Sign FA-3B-Jake Lamb-ex Arizona
Twins..Sign FA-OF-Nico Goodrum-ex Tigers
Reds..Sign FA-2B-Hernan Perez-ex Brewers
Reds..Sign FA-P-Brooks Kriske-ex Royals
A’s..Sign FA-P-Mike Otanzez-exArizona
Yankees..Sign FA-OF-Luis Gozalez-ex Giants
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Nick Burdi-ex Cubs
Chunichi Dragons..Sign FA-Alex Dickerson-ex Padres
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(MLB Notes)
MLB-Implementing new rule changes :
..Pitch clock will be at (:18) with runners on base
..Widen runners lane (18″)
..Cut mound visits from 5-to-4
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Stanford (74-60)…Aztecs run off 40-point burst in 2nd half to pull away…Lamont Butler (18P) in win…State held Stanford to (40%) shooting and (3-20) on 3s…SDSU (9-2)
USD-W-South Dakota..(69-66)…Wayne McKinney (21P)..Toreros (9-4)
Old Dominion..Veteran head coach Jeff Jones-hospitalized-heart attack
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(NBA)
Lakers-L-Minnesota (118-111)..Anthony Edwards (27P)..TWolves shoot 50% from floor..Hit 14-3’s…Anthony Davis (31P) in loss…LeBron James misses game with on going ankle issues…Lakers have lost 5-of-6…and 4-in row.
Clippers-L-Oklahoma City (134-115)…Shea Alexander (31P)….Thunder put 6-in double figures…Shoot 58%…hit 16-3’s in win…Kawhi Leonard sits out with hip issue….Snap Clippers 9-game win streak
Orlando..G-Jalen Suggs-wrist injury
Knicks..C-Mitchell Robinson will miss rest of year-ankle surgery
Washington..Report Wizards may fire Wes Unseld-Junior..(4-22) record
Detroit..Pistons losing streak hits 25-games in a row with loss to Utah
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-Rockford Ice Hogs…Friday game…Gulls (6-2-1) hot streak
Ducks-L-Flames..(3-0) shutout on road..Ducks now (12-20)
Ducks-vs-Seattle..Saturday
Kings-vs-Calgary..Saturday
NHL..Reaches agreement with Diamond Sports RSN for partial payments to 11-teams they still own rights too..NHL will take over control of broadcasts for 2024-25 season if Diamond defaults on future payments.
Las Vegas…Lose both goaltenders Aiden Hill..Logan Thompson with lower body injuries
Toronto…Maple Leafs reeling after (9-3) beating by Buffalo Sabres.
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…(General)…
English Premier League-Top games:
..Arsenal-vs-Liverpool
..Hot Spur-vs-Everton
..Wolverhampton-vs-Chelsea
European National Court…Hands down ruling that FIFA-UEFA violated anti-trust law blocking formation of 9-team Super League two years ago…Rules in favor of FC Barcelona-Real Madrid have right to form a Super League to play special tournament games with top teams in addition to games that teams play in the top European League….The ruling threatens the Champions League format
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(Radio)
Padres flagship station Fan 97.3…Fires longtime host John Kentera…replacing him with soccer announcer Craig Elsten…Kentera was star at 690-Mighty 1090 doing talkshows and extended coverage of high school sports on radio.
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