Hacksaw’s Headlines-Friday
===============
Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast
‘March Madness-Final 4..Padres..Larry Lucchino..NFL Notes”
You Tube Channel-Lee Hacksaw Hamilton.
Look-Listen-Subscribe-Share
===============
..(Baseball)…
Padres-at-Giants..Friday…Dylan Cease-vs-Jordan Hicks..Padres (4-5)
Padres..Off day-Thursday
Padres..Longtime Asst GM-Fred Uhlman retires after 29-years with club
———
Dodgers-at-Cubs..LA opens road trip..Bobby Miller-vs-Kyle Hendricks…LA (7-2) start
Dodgers..off day-Thursday
——–
Angels-vs-Red Sox..Halos home opener..Griff Canning-vs-Keith Crawford
Angels..won 4-in a row..now (4-2)
Angels..off day Thursday
——–
(Scoreboard)
Tigers-W-Mets..1st game..Riley Greene HR-2H
Tigers-L-Mets..2nd game…Peter Alonso HR-Mets..Detroit (5-1)..Mets (1-5)
Pirates-W-Washington …Conor Joe 2R-HR..Rowdy Tellez 2R-single..Buccos (6-1)
Cleveland-W-Minnesota..Jose Ramirez RBI single…Guardians (6-2) start
Cardinals-W-Marlins..Ian Herrera HR-RBI single…Miami (0-8)
White Sox-L-Royals..Seth Lugo (6.2inn-1R) in 10-1 win
————
(MLB Notes)
A’s..sign 3-year deal to move home games to AAA-ball park-Sacramento starting next year…AAA park seats (10,624) fans…NBA-Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive brokered the deal….Team will be known as ‘A’s with no city designation.
Orioles..Top minor league prospect Jackson Holliday…hitting (.400) at Norfolk..had (4-6) games..5-runs scored..2-RBI in (26-11) win over Charlotte.
———-
(Injuries)
Reds..3B-Jeimer Candelario-strained elbow
Washington..OF-Vic Robles-hamstring
Miami..P-Eury Perez-elbow surgery
Cardinals..2B-Matt Carpenter-oblique
Houston..P-Justin Verlander-rehab start on Sunday
=====================
…(College Basketball)
NCAA-Womens Final 4-Friday
..Iowa-vs-UConn..Matchup Caitlin Clark-vs-Paige Buechers..both average (21P)
..South Carolina-vs North Carolina State in other semi finals
NCAA-Men’s Final 4-Saturday
U-Conn…(33-4)…(24-1) since January..led by (7’2-C) Donovan Clinghans and 3-guards
Purdue..Led by (7’3-C) Zach Edey and 3-shooting guards
North Carolina State…Led by (6’9-C) DJ Burns and 2-backups with 15-fouls to use
Alabama..Led by hot shooting G-Mark Sears.
USC..Hires Eric Musselman-Arkansas..went (111-59) with Razorbacks..(110-34) Nevada
UCLA..Lands G-Kobe Johnson-transfer from USC..averaged (15P)
USC..Bronny James denies report he is going into transfer portal..averaged (4P)
Utah State..C-Great Osobor enters transfer portal (17P-9R)
San Diego State..Will talk to Sam Scholl-Montana State..Justin Houston-ex Fresno State about assistant job opening on Brian Dutcher staff.
SDSU…Announce plans for a ‘renovation study’ to upgrade Viejas Arena..changes in concourse upper level and other amenities.
Caitlin Clark-Iowa..Player of Year-got 35-of-36 votes
Dawn Staley-South Carolina..Coach of Year
———-
(NBA)
Clippers-Denver..Nuggets jumped to (27-13) lead early in 1st quarter at Press Time….Thursday night
Clippers-vs-Utah..Friday game
Lakers-vs-Cavaliers..Saturday game..Lakers (44-33) still in 9th place in West..Won 10-of-13)
Lakers-vs-Minnesota..Sunday game
Clippers-vs-Cavaliers..Sunday game
Boston..clinches home court for playoffs with (60-16) record
Knicks..F-Julius Randle-season ending shoulder surgery
Pelicans..C-Zion Williamson-sprained finger-no broken bones
Detroit..Malachi Flynn-ex Aztecs..scores (50P) in game
Basketball Hall of Fame…to name NBA stars Vince Carter-Chauncey Billups as enshrinees this weekend.
============================
…(Football)…
Arizona Cardinals…Owner Michael Bidwill hit with (10M) defamation lawsuit filed by former VP-Terry McDonogh…Suing team, owner, PR firm, lawyer for putting out press release McDonogh was terminated because of off field issues with domestic abuse, child abuse, adultery, alchol and drug issues. NFL arbitrator found Cardinals violated contract-ordered Bidwill to pay 3M-termination fee.
Chiefs..WR-Rashee Rice confirms he was at whell of 250,000-Lamboirgini when it racing Corvette when to cars clipped each other creating 6-car chain reaction accident on Dallas highway…Facing multiple charges including ‘Leaving scene of accident’…likely facing NFL suspension to start the season
NFL Network…Lays off NFL talent including longtime host Andrew Siciliano..reporter James Palmer.
Bears..Long time DT-Steve McMichael-rehospitalized with blood infections..he has ALS.
Kansas City…Patrick Mahomes-Senior found guilty of felony DUI-facing 10-to-20 years in prison
Miami…Longtime 1970’s LB-Mike Kolen passes away (76Y)
LA..Longtime columnist TJ Simers-family confirms he has serious brain tumor issue
Raiders..Worked out QB-Michael Penix-Thursday…will workout Bo Nix-Friday
——
(Roster Moves)
Denver..Sign FA-C-Sam Mustipher-ex Ravens-Bears
Saints..sign FA-Special Teams star-Khaleke Hudson-ex Washington
Bills..sign FA-OT-La’el Collins-ex Cowboys-Bengals
Ravens..Re-sign LB-Kyle Van Noy
Eagles..Extension (3Y-66M) OT-Jordan Mailata
Houston..Restructure WR-Stephon Diggs..will give him (24M)salary this year..allow him to be FA in 2025.
—————
(College Football)
NCAA…Open meetings with NFL to discuss how to form “80-Team Super Conference”…would have 8-divisions of 10-teams each…16-team playoffs…would dissolve all football conferences…70-team conference with 10-teams that would be promoted in or relegated out each year.
Ole Miss..Lane Kiffin hires longtime NFL coach Joe Judge to his staff..was with Patriots-Giants over 12Y-NFL career.
============================
…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-SanJose….(0-0) in first period…late start…at Press Time.
Ducks-vs-Seattle-Friday
Kings-vs-Vancouver-Saturday
Ducks-vs-St Louis-Sunday
Gulls-vs-Tucson Roadrunners-AHL action-Saturday-Sunday
Columbus..Team captain Boone Jenner leaves team after still born birth of baby
Florida..D-Aaron Ekblad-out for year-shoulder injury
San Jose..Sign top- college star Collin Graft-FA-F-Quinnipiac-scored (22G)
Winnipeg..Sign college D-Dylan Anhorn-St Cloud State
Devils..Sign F-Dylan Windt-Western Michigan-scored (23G)
============================
…(General)…
(Soccer)..English Premier League-Friday
..Liverpool-W-Sheffield…Liverpool score 76-90’..Now (21-2-7)
..Chelsea-W-Manchester United…Cole Palmer scores 3-Penalty Shots
EPL-top games this weekend
..Manchester City (20-3-7)-vs-Crystal Palace
..Arsenal (26-4-5)-vs-Brighton
..Liverpool (21-2-7)-vs-Manchester United
————
(Golf)..Valero Open-Texas-1st round
..(-9)..Ak Bhatia..9-birdies in strong late afternoon finish
..(-6) Brenden Todd
..(-4)..Max Homa
————
(Auto Racing)
Formula 1..Japanese Grand Prix..Max Verstappen won 18-of-20 races
NASCAR..Martinsville 400
Indy Car..Off weekend
————–
(Horse Racing)
Santa Anita Derby-this weekend
Kentucky Derby…Team owner Amr Zedan files lawsuit-asks for injunction against Churchill Downs-allowing his Bob Baffert trained horses to run in the Derby….Baffertt has been suspended for 2-years then had 3rd year added on…owner calls the extended discipline illegal and wants 5-Baffert trained horses cleared to run on Derby Day.