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…(Baseball)…

Padres-Cubs…Trade talks open…Cubs interested in P-Dylan Cease…Offering OF-Owen Caissie (.278) minor league hitter..P-Jordan Wicks (6-5) 5.02-ERA in 2-for-1 swap.

Dodgers…Have 23-pitchers with major league experience on roster..some have options…others are being shopped in potential deals before spring training opens.

Angels..Tell veteran Anthony Rendon he will be part time 3B-1B-DH when camp opens…
Angels..Rookie Chrisitan Moore will be given a chance to win starting 2B-job..hit (.347) AA.
Angels..P-Robert Stephenson will not be ready to start spring training-elbow setback
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(Roster Moves)

Toronto..Sign FA-P-Max Scherzer (1Y-15M)..Career record (216-112)..3.95-ERA

Giants-Reds..TRADE..SF sends P-Taylor Rogers to Reds
Reds-White Sox..Trade talks fail for OF-Luis Robert-has 17M left on contract

Royals..Sign FA-Carlos Estevez-ex Phillies (2Y-22M)..(2.45-ERA)
Reds..Sign FA-P-Albert Abreu-Seibu Lions-Japan (2.39-ERA)
A’s..Sign FA-P-Elvis Alvardado-ex Pirates
A’s..Sign FA-C-Jhonny Peredes-ex Miami

Mets..Contact FA-P-Kenley Jansen-ex Red Sox..has (447-saves) career
Mets..DFA-P-Dylan Covey
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…(Football)…

Rams..QB-Matthew Stafford-announces will play in 2025..has two years left on contract that does not contain guaranteed money or incentive clauses…Has a 49M-cap figure

Bengals…Open contract talks with WRs-Ja’Marr Chase-Tee Higgins…Might cost team 25-to-35M each to sign.

Eagles..Activate LB-Brandon Graham and TE-CJ Uzomah from IR list

Baltimore..Report K-Justin Tucker is under investigation for sexual misconduct with charges filed by 6-massage therapists at 4-different clinics.

NFL..Reports for 2024-season…(182) concussions…down 17%…..Kickoff concussions down (43%) after new rules used this year….Concussions have dropped from (275) in 2015 when new rules-equipment installed around the NFL.
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(Coaching Hires)

Ravens..Interview Ken Dorsey for QB-job-ex Browns-Bills

Packers..Hire DeMarcus Covington-Def Line coach-ex Patriots
Packers..Promote Sean Mannion to QB-coach

Lions..Hire David Shaw-ex Stanford-as Passing Game Coord

Jets..Hire Steve Heiden-ex Lions to offensive line coach
Jets..Hire Steve Wilks-Def Coord-ex Arizona-Carolina
Jets..Hire Chris Banjo-Special Teams-ex Denver

Bears..Hire Press Taylor-ex Jaguars as Passing Game Coord

Carolina..Hire Renaldo Hill-ex Chargers as Safety coach
Carolina..Hire AC Hill-Rams as Def Line coach

Jaguars..interview Tavita Pritchard-Washington-for Off Coord job
Dallas..interview Klayton Adams-Arizona for Off Coord job
Raiders..Retain Patrick Graham-Def Coord

Baltimore..Fire Chris Hewitt-was Asst Head Coach
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(College Football)

Senior Bowl…Alabama QB-Jalen Milroad-very poor practice…Colorado CB-Travis Hunter-poor workouts

Paul Finebaum..ESPN…rips Jim Harbaugh-Chargers…”Disingenuous Fraud” at Michigan…”Michigan officials did not want to retain him:….Illinois coach Brett Bielema-“Question his Ethics-Integrity at Michigan”

ESPN..Reworks TV contract with ACC that will make avaialable ‘bonus’ payments to top schools for top bowl games and revenue streams…May lead to Clemson-Florida State dropping lawsuit and seeking to leave ACC.
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…(Basketball)..

Lakers-W-Washington (134-96)…Lakers explode for 78P in first half against hapless Wizards…LeBron James (24P)..Rui Hachimura (22P)..Shake Milton (21P)….Lakers shot 51%…Wizards shot 31%…Lakers hit 15-3’s……Thursday…LA (27-19)…Wizards now (6-41)

Lakers-at-NY Knicks…Saturday game

Clippers-at-Charlotte..Friday game..LA (27-19)
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Aztecs-vs-Wyoming..Saturday…SDSU (14-5)

UCSD-Hawaii…Late game Thursday. nite after 9pm..Tritons (17-4)

USD-Pepperdine..Wave led (85-74) middle of 2nd half at Press Time..Thursday..Toreros (4-19) with loss…Pepperdine shot 53%…hit 20-of-22 free throws into 2nd half

UCLA-Oregon..Bruins jumped out to (40-26) halftime lead…Bruins (15-6) heading into game
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(NBA Notes)

Lakers..Trade talks stall….Refuse Utah Jazz request of #1-#1 picks for C-Walker Kessler.

Lakers..Continue trade talks for Indiana C-Myles Turner…Washington C-Jonas Valenciunas…Toronto C-Jakob Poeltl….Atlanta C-Clint Capela.

Detroit..F-Isaiah Stewart faces fine-suspension for violent foul of C-Thomas Bryant.

Miami..NBA confirms investigation of G-Terry Rozier for high amounts of bets placed on him in a Charlotte Hornets game played in December 2023..Looking at irregular betting

Miami..Longtime NBA G-Dwayne Wade confirmed he has surgery for a cancerous tumor on kidney in December 2023.
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…(Hockey)…

Anaheim Ducks-L-Calgary Flames (4-1)….Matt Coronito 2-goals…Flames scored 4-in a row for win…..Thursday…Ducks (21-24-6)

Kings-L-Tampa Bay (3-0)….Kings scoring drought continues…LA scoreless 8-periods in a row….Kings have lost 8-of-10 games….Thursday…

Kings-at-Carolina..Saturday

San Diego Gulls-vs-Toronto Marlies..Friday game..Gulls (12-22-6)..Marlies (23-11-5)

Vancouver..Activate F-Dakota Joshua and D-Noah Juleson
Calgary..IR-D-Kevin Bahl-concussion
Toronto..IR-R-Matthew Knies-shoulder

Boston..Send veteran F-Max Jones to AHL
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…(General)…

(Golf)..ATT-Pebble Beach Open
..(-8)..Russ Henley-9 birdies to take first round lead
..(-7)..Justin Rose-Viktor Hovland in 6-way tie
..(-6)..Rory McIlroy in 7-way tie…McIlroy had an ‘ace’ on Spyhill Course

LIV..Signs Irish golfing sensation Tom McKibben
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(Olympics)..Washington DC plane crash killed 2-Russian Olympic Gold medal skaters-who became coaches…and 6-skaters from Boston Skating Club…plus parents who had been in Wichita,Kansas for Olympic training camp…Olympic legend Nancy Kerrigan wept at press conference discussing tragedy that hit her skating club

Dick Button…America’s first great Olympic figure skater Gold Medalist in the 1940s-50s, and then went on to a brilliant Broadcasting Career, passes away (95Y).
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(Soccer)..English Premier League…top games:
..Liverpool (16-1-5)-vs-Bournemouth
..Arsenal (13-2-8)-vs-Manchester City (12-6-5)
..Nottingham Forest (13-5-5)-vs-Brighton

Paris St Germain..offers (25M) to sign Team USA-Ricardo Pepi (18G)-at West Ham
Hot Spur..Offers (60M) to sign German star Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich
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SDSU…Snapdragon Stadium will host 50-soccer-football events in 2025…readjusts its scheduling to include a ‘Maintenance Calendar’ to help keep football fields in top condition.
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