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…(Baseball)…
Padres-Dodgers…Friday…Friars (20-20)…Dodgers (26-13)..LA won 7-row..14-of-16
..Tyler Glasnow starts for LA..(6-1)-2.70-ERA..Opp BA (.182)..(63K-50Inn)
..Michael King starts for SD (3-3)
..Dodgers (.270)-Team BA..54-HRs..133-Extra base hits
..Dodgers starting pitchers (3.00)-ERA
..Padres pitching staff (4.11)-ERA
..Dodgers BA (.260-54HR)
..Mookie Betts (.346)
..Shohei Ohtani (.355)-11HR
..Freddie Freeman (.301)
..Will Smith (.331)
..Max Muncy (.256)-9HR
..Teo Hernandez (.265)-10HR
Padres BA (.260)-41 HR
..Jurickson Profar (.328)
..Jake Cronenworth (.292)
..Jackson Merrill (274)
..Fernando Tatis (.255)
..Manny Machado (.250)
..Xander Bogaerts (.219)
..Ha Seong-Kim (.211)
Padres-Dodgers both off on Thursay
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Angels-L-Royals….KC led (9-0) in 7th at Press Time…Royals hit 2-2R HRs in same inning for early lead…..Thursday game…Halos (14-24)
Angels-Kansas City..Friday matchup Griff Canning-vs-Abe Marsh
Angels-Braves..TRADE…Halos acquire IF-Luis Gillorme-hitting (.150)
Angels..DL-1B-Brandon Drury-hamstring
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(Scoreboard)
Arizona-W-Cincinnati..Corbin Carroll RBI-single in 8th
Mariners-L-Twins…Twins 5R-in 1st..Ryan Jeffers-Max Kepler HRs.
Giants-L-Rockies…Cal Qunatill (6inn-1R)..Colo (9-28)
Yankees-L-Houston..Yordan Alvarez-Jon Singleton HR..NY (25-14)..
Cleveland-L-White Sox..Erik Fedde..(6inn-0R)..Cleve (24-14)..Sox (10-28)
Cardinals-L-Milwaukee..Brewers hit 3HRs off Sonny Gray
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(Injuries)
Giants..DL-DH-Jorge Soler-shoulder (.202)
Arizona..P-Eduardo Rodriguez-MRI-continuing lat problems
Giants..OF-Jung Hoo-Lee-foot issue
Reds..P-Ian Gibault-surgery-nerve damage hand
Seattle..P-Matt Brash-moved to 60-day DL-elbow
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(Roster Moves)
Texas..Sign FA-P-Kyle Barraclough-ex Miami-Boston
Texas..Release P-Danny Duffy
Red Sox-Atlanta..TRADE..Boston deals SS-Zach Short
Miami-Cleveland..TRADE..Marlins ship P-Darren McCaughan to Cleve
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(MLB Notes)
Dodgers…Federal officials say Ippei Mizuhara will receive a 33Y-jail term, be fined (1.2M)..and must pay 17M-restitution for his theft of 17M- from Shohei Ohtani and 4M-fraud of IRS.
Pirates..1st round draft pick Paul Skenes makes his debut-Saturday..Had (0.78-ERA) in AAA…could match the debut of Stephen Strasburg-Washington Nationals.
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…(Basketball)…
(NBA Playoffs-Scoreboard)
Boston-L-Cleveland…Cleveland road win upset..(118-94)….Cavs 6-double figures..shot 54%-from floor..hit 13-3’s…Tied 1-1 series
Oklahoma City-Dallas..Mavs led (99-95) in 4th quarter at Press Time…Mavs hit 16-3’s….Thunder led 1-0 in series heading into game
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(NBA Schedule-Friday)
Knicks-at-Indiana..NY leads (2-0)
Denver-at Minnesota..Nuggets trail (0-2)
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(NBA Notes)
Indiana..Coach Rick Carlisle files 79-video clips of blown refs calls in first two games of Pacers-Knicks playoff games…Says ‘Pacers deserve a fair shot from refs’……’This should not be big market-NY-vs- small market Indiana’…
New York..Knicks fans screamed ‘F-You’ at TBS broadcaster Reggie Miller
Milwaukee..NBA fines G-Pat Beverly (154,000) and suspends him for 4-games for confrontation with Indiana Pacers fans in playoffs.
Boston..Former 1st round pick Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis sentenced to 3-years in prison for stealing money from NBA Players Association.
Indianapolis Star..Suspended columnist Gregg Doyle for his condescending conduct in dealing with WNBA-star Caitlin Clark.
Charlotte..Hornets hire Charles Lee as head coach..Former Assistant Atlanta-Milwaukee-Boston
76ers..GM Daryl Morey says ‘changes coming’…Team has 10-unsigned free agent
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(College Basketball)
UCLA…lands 8th transfer..G-Trent Perry-ex USC..joins former Trojan transfer Kobe Johnson
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…(Football)….
(Roster Moves)
Chargers..Visit with FA-LB-Bud Dupree..ex Steelers-Houston-Tennessee
Saints..Release QB-Kellen Mond
Giants..Sign FA-WR-Allen Robinson-Steelers-Bears
Rams-Houston..TRADE..LA deals TE-Ben Skowronek for #6-7 picks
(NFL Notes)
49ers..Legendary CB-Jimmy Johnson passes (86Y)..played 15-years Niners
Washington..Fire Director Player Personnel-Eric Stokes
NFL..Names longtime ref Ramon George-Senior VP-officiating
Patriots..OT-Calvin Anderson-missed last year malaria-cleared to play
Jets..Fire 3-sports medical assistants because injuries issues on team
Boston Globe..Reports ‘serious tension’ during Tom Brady 3-hour roast last week
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(College Football)
Northwestern..Lands QB-Mike Wright-transfer Vanderbilt
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…(Hockey)…
(NHL Playoff Scoreboard)
NY Rangers-W-Carolina (3-2) OT…Artemi Panarin scores in overtime…G-Igor Shesterkin (45-saves) in spectacular road win……NY leads series (3-0)
Colorado-Dallas…Stars bolt to (4-0) lead in 3rd period at Press Time……2-power play goals..1-shorthanded goal…..Colorado had come from behind win in first game….Series would be tied 1-1.
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(Playoff Schedule-Friday)
Boston-Florida..Series tied (1-1)
Edmonton-Vancouver..Oilers trail (1-0)
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(NHL Notes)
Maple Leafs..Fire coach Sheldon Keefe after playoff failures…Career record (212-97-40)..but Leafs have failed to win a playoff series 3-years in a row.
Maple Leafs…Top candidate may be former Blackhawks-Florida-head coach Joel Quenneville.
New Jersey Devils..Will interview Sheldon Keefe
Winnipeg-San Jose-New Jersey-Seattle-Toronto..5-teams with coaching vacancies
Utah..New owners Arizona Coyotes will stage a year long ‘name the team contest’…Among 20-names fans will vote on in 2024 are “Frost-Ice-Blizzard’
Ottawa..Top D-Thomas Chabot has wrist surgery-will need 4-months rehab
San Jose..Lose F-Oscar Lindblom-signs in Brynas-Sweden
Montreal..Lose F-Oliver Kapanen..2nd round pick signs with Timra-Sweden
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…(General)…
Indy Car…Grand Prix-Indianapolis…Saturday…opens up month of May at Speedway
NASCAR..Runs Darlington 400
NASCAR…Front Row Racing fires driver Mike McDowell-has 2-wins in 228-races
Formula 1..Off weekend
Formula 1..Confirms it will test ‘spray guards’ for races in rain
TV Ratings..F-1-Miami Grand Prix draws (3.1M) viewers…NASCAR-Talladega 500-drew (2.8M) viewers
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(Golf)…Wells Fargo Championship
(-7)..Xander Schauefele…6-birdies and eagle for lst round lead
(-5)..Rory McIlroy-
(-4)..Colin Morikawa in big group ties for 34d
(-3)..Justin Thomas
Tiger Woods..Confirms he will join PGA Negotiating team with LIV merger talks
Rory McIlroy..Changes mind-will not rejoin Tour Policy Board
Hidecki Matsuyama..pulls out Wells Fargo tourney-back injury
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(Soccer)
English Premier League-top games:
..Arsenal (26-5-5)-vs- Manchester United
..Liverpool (23-4-9)-vs-Aston Villa
..Manchester City (25-7-3)-vs-Fulham
FIFA…Facing player revolt trying to expand global schedule in 2025 into an already jam packed calendar..Trying to add ‘Club World Cup’ tourney…..Inter Continental Cup…and expand Champions League and Europa League tournaments with additional first round games.
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