Hacksaw’s Headlines-Friday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-Dodgers..Game 5-Friday for right to go to NLCS
..Yu Darvish to start for Friars ..17-starts vs LA (2.35-ERA)
..Dodgers..Yet to decide Yosh Yamamoto-Jack Flaherty or Bullpen Day
..Padres..Collective Batting Average (.165) vs LA relievers in series
..Padres (7R-34Innings) vs those 8-relievers in 3-games
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(Playoff Scoreboard)-Thursday
Cleveland-W-Tigers (5-4)..David Fry pinch hit 2R-HR..RBI on bunt single in Guardians win..Series tied 2-2..Tarik Skubal will start for Detroit in 5th-deciding game on Saturday..
Yankees-W-Royals..(3-1)..Juan Soto-Giancarlo Stanton RBI singles..Gerritt Cole (7inn-1R)…NY wins series (3-1) to move to ALCS finals starting Monday
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(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay…Rays may have to move home games after disaster at Tropicana Field..Hurricane Milton ripped off 22-of-24 panels in roof and damaged support trusses on Wednesday night..Could cost in excess of 50M to replace.
Twins..Jim Pohlad says family considering putting team up for sale
MLB Union..Says qualifying offer for free agents will be (21M) for contract.
Red Sox..Alex Cora fires 6-coaches from his staff.
Braves..Fire 3-coaches including hitting coach Kevin Seitzer..Sal Fasano
Mariners..2B-Jorge Polanco-knee patella tendon surgery.
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…(Football)…
Chargers-Denver Broncos..Sunday…Justin Herbert says he ‘feels close to 100%-with brace on ankle’…RT-Joe Alt to start…LT-Rashawn Slater limited in practice..RB-Gus Edwards-ailing ankle…Bolts (2-2) but banged up despite bye week..Denver QB-Bo Nix (3-2) as starter.
Chargers..Off Coord Greg Roman rebuffs criticism over play calling, limiting QB-Justin Herbert..”not chasing numbers-chasing wins.
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(Scoreboard)..Thursday Night Football
49ers-W-Seahawks (36-24)..Big lead late in 4th Q-Press Time…Niners jumped out to 16-0 lead…SF (3-3)..Sea (3-3)..Seattle loses 3rd in a row
..QB-Brock Purdy (255P-3TD)
..WR-Deebo Samuel 76Y-TD pass
..TE-George Kittle TD catch
..Niners (484Y) total offense
..Niners defense 2-interceptions-fumble recovery
..QB-Geno Smith (288P-1TD) in loss
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(Schedule)
Jaguars-Bears..QB-Caleb Williams back to back 300-yard games..Jags (1-4)
Packers-Arizona..Green Bay (3-2)..Cardinals (2-3)
Colts-Titans..Joe Flacco may start in place of Anthony Richardson
Houston-Patriots..Drake Maye makes NFL starting debut at QB-Pats
Tampa Bay-Saints..Bucs (3-2)..New Orleans QB-Derek Carr-out-oblique
Browns-Eagles..Deshaun Watson (74QBR)..Browns (1-4) start
Washington-Ravens..Jayden Daniels (4-1) as starter..Lamar Jackson (9TD-1Int)
Steelers-Raiders..Aidan O’Connell replaces Gardner Minshew at QB
Lions-Cowboys..JKared Goff-Dak Prescott QB duel
Falcons-Carolina..Kirk Cousins has Atlanta (3-2)
Bengals-Giants..Joe Burrow (1-4) team
Bills-Jets..Monday Night Football..Josh Allen-vs-Aaron Rodgers
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(NFL Notes)
Jets..Demote Off Coord-Nathan Hackett play calling duties..QB coach Todd Downing takes over.
Jon Gruden..Nevada Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments that Gruden-vs-NFL lawsuit should be heard in court-not NFL arbitration.
Jim Trotter..Settles Racial Discrimination lawsuit out of court against NFL..Taking NFL award and will turn it into scholarships for Black Students in Journalism at HBUC schools.
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(Injuries)
Packers..Put TE-Luke Musgrove back on IR-ankle issues.
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(College Football)
Aztecs-at-Wyoming..SDSU (2-3)-vs-Cowboys team (1-4) in Laramie
USD-vs-Northern Iowa…Torerors (3-2) facing 1AA school
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(Top 10)
1-Texas-Oklahoma..Red River Valley matchup
2-Ohio State-3-Oregon..Matchup QBs Dillon Gabriel-vs-Will Howard
4-Penn State-USC..Battle QB-Miller Moss-vs-Drew Allar
5-Georgia..bye week
6-Miami..bye week
7.-Alabama-South Carolina
8-Tennessee-Florida
9-Ole Miss-LSU..Rebels QB-Jaxon Dart on record setting TD spree
10-Clemson-Wake Forest
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(West Coast)
USC-Penn State
UCLA-Minnesota
Arizona State-Utah
Stanford-Notre Dame
Cal-Pitt
Arizona-BYU
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(Mountain West)
UNLV-Utah State
Colorado State-San Jose State
Air Force-New Mexico
Fresno-Washington State
Nevada-Oregon State
Boise State-Hawaii
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…(Basketball)…
76ers..G-Danny Green retires..Won 3-rings with different teams.
Memphis..Praise C-Zach Edey-changing teams defensive concepts
Hall of Fame..Sunday-Enshrines Jerry West-legendary Lakers player-coach-GM in Springfield,Massachusetts ceremony.
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-W-Buffalo (3-1)…Win season opener vs Sabres..Anzi Kopitar 3-goal hat trick…G-Darcy Kuemper 32-saves on road…
Ducks-at-San Jose..NHL opener..debut of rookie sensation Cutter Gauthier
Gulls-at-Toronto..AHL opener-Saturday-Sunday..Debut of NHL veteran G-Oscar Dansk and rookie goal scorer Yegor Sidorov.
Gulls..brutal road schedule..play 7-of-8 on road to start season…Play only 3-home games in first 35-days of season…10-of-13 on road to start
Columbus..Captain Boone Jenner-shoulder surgery-out 5-months
Montreal..Longtime 1950s D-Donnie Marshall-passes (92Y)
:LA Kings..Chosen to host 2025-NHL Draft
Tampa Bay-Carolina..Cancel season opener-Saturday because of Hurricane damage.
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…(General)…
(Soccer)
Team USA-vs-Panama…Friendly game-Saturday..Debut Coach Mario Pochettino
San Diego Wave..5-former Employees file suit against team and NWSL for allowing Toxic Workplace Environment to exist.
English Premier League…Off weekend
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(Auto Racing)
NASCAR…Playoffs continue with Charlotte Roval..Road Race.
Formula 1..Toyota signs deal with Haas-US team to design new cars..Returns to F1 for first time since 2009
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(Tennis)
Rafael Nadal..Retires with hip surgery…22-Grand Slam victories in legendary career
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