Hacksaw’s Headlines-Friday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-A’s (6-4)..Matt Waldron (3inn-0R-1H)…A’s score 4R-off Tom Cosgrove…Darrell Hernaz 3R-triple for A’s..Forrest Wall HR for Padres..Friars (3-4)
Padres-vs–Mariners…Friday night game (5:40pm)
Padres..Sign FA-P-Russ Knehr-sat out last year recovering elbow surgery
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Dodgers-L-Cleveland (2-0)..7-Guardians pitchers shutout LA…Kirby Yates-Tanner Scottr give up 2-runs late…Dodgers now (2-6)
Dodgers-Angels..Friday night game
Dodgers..Shohei Ohtani debuts as DH-in Friday game
Dodgers..1B-Freddie Freeman confirms still having pain in surgically repaired ankle..May be more DH than play at 1B to start season
Dodgers..P-Roki Sasaki will pitch in preseason game-Tuesday-vs-Reds
Dodgers..P-Evan Phillips throws 3rd bullpen session
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Angels-Tie-Cubs (4-4)..Caden Dana throws 3-perfect innings..Tim Anderson solo HR..Kyren Paris 2R-HR in loss..Halos (3-2-1)
Angels..SS-Zach Neto will be place on DL to start season to continue to rehab shoulder.
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..DFA-OF-Stone Garrett
Miami..Sign FA-P-Brett DeGeus-ex Pirates
Mets..Sign FA-P-Jose Urena-ex Marlins-Rockies-Rangers
Twins..Sign FA-P-Brady Fiegl-ex P_irates
Atlanta..Option P-Wander Suero to AAA
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(Injuries)
White Sox..OF-Andrew Benetendi-broken hand-hit by pitch-out 6W
Yankees..P-Scott Effross-Plasma injection-hamstring-out 6W
Orioles..SS-Gunnar Henderson-oblique injury
Arizona…P-Thyra Vieria-season ending elbow surgery
Arizona..P-Josh Winder-elbow surgery
Royals..P-Carlos Estevez-back issue
Tigers..SS-Javy Baez plays Friday-been out with hip rehab
Houston..P-Lance McCullers-will throw bullpen session-Friday-shoulder rehab
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(MLB Notes)
Twins..Former draft pick C-Derek Bender denies he tipped off pitches to opposing batters at end of season last year in Class A-Ball in Florida…Was released by Twins..teams refused to sign him
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…(Football)…
NFL..Announces 2025-Salary Cap will go from (255M-to-279M)…24M jump
NFL..Monday-1pm-Franchise Tag deadline
Chargers…Coach Jim Harbaugh criticized by players in Union poll..ranked him #32-in coaching rankings in time efficiency of players-too many long meetings…#26-being willing to take player feedback.
Ravens..K-Justin Tucker denies for 2nd time sexual misconduct with 16-women
New Orleans..Hire Bo Davis-Def Line coach-ex LSU
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(Roster Moves)
Chiefs..TE-Travis Kelce says he will play in 2025
Chiefs..Franchise Tag OG-Tre Smith to retain him (23M)
Giants..Meet with Agent Jimmy Sexton to discuss Matthew Stafford trade
Raiders..Tom Brady met privately with Matthew Stafford to discuss contract
Cleveland..DE-Myles Garrett-rejects request of contract extension-wants trade
Rams..Put OG-Jonah Jackson on trade block
Seattle..Put S-Rayshawn Jenkins on trade blocki
Lions..Release LB-Jalen Maybin
Colts..Reopen contract talks with OC-Ryan Kelly
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(College Football)
Colorado..CB-WR-Travis Hunter will not workout at Draft Combine
Penn State..DE-Abdul Carter has stress reaction in foot-will not workout
Nebraska..Hire Pat Stewart-Patriots as GM-football program
Larry Scott..Disgraced PAC 12-Commissioner negotiating to become LPGA-Commissioner.
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs…G-Miles Byrd announces he will not enter the transfer portal…if he plays college basketball-he will return to San Diego State.
Aztecs-at-Wyoming…Saturday game in Laramie..SDSU (19-7)
UCSD-vs-Fullerton..Saturday game
USD-Portland..Toreros final game regular season
UCSD-W-Cal Northridge (77-71)…Tritons hit 13-3’s…..Thursday game…Tritons (25-4)
USD-L-Washington State (93-86)…Cougars jumped to (53-25) halftime lead…WSU shot 59% from floor……Thursday game…USD (4-26)
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(NBA)
Lakers-W-Minnesota. (111-102)….Lakers stormed out to (27-10) lead at start of game…LeBron James (33P-17R)…Luka Doncic (21P-13R)…Doncic (6-20) shooting..Thursday….Lakers (36-21) heading into back to back games with Clippers.
Lakers-Clippers..Friday matchup
Spurs..Coach Gregg Popovich holds emotional meeting with players..discussing his return to health from stroke..will not return to coach this season.
Pistons..win streak is now 8-in row after win vs Boston
Golden State..(6-1) since Jimmy Butler trade
Knicks..Lose C-Ariel Hukporte with torn meniscus
Suns..G-Brad Beal reinjures calf.
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(Hockey)
Ducks..Callup F-Sam Colangelo..had 19-goals with Gulls
Ducks..IR-F-Robbie Fabbri for 2nd time this season
Kings-Minnesota..TRADE..Kings deal F-Ty Madden to Wild for D-Joe Cecconi
Kings..D-Drew Doughty-out of lineup with ankle issues
Rangers..IR-D-Adam Fox-shoulder
Boston..IR-F-Trent Frederick-knee issue
Vancouver..Surgery D-Noah Juulsen-sports hernia
Penguins..Surgery F-Michael Bunting-appendectomy
Ducks-W-Canucks (5-2)…Cutter Gauthier 12th goal of season..Troy Terry G-2A in win….Ducks have won 8-of-11 games…Thursday game….Anaheim (26-25-6)
Kings-at-Dallas..Friday game…Kings (31-18-7)
Kings-at-St Louis..Saturday game
Ducks-Blackhawks..Saturday game
Gulls-vs-Coachella Valley..Friday…Gulls (8-1-1) hot streak
Gulls-vs-Bakersfield..Saturday game
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Cognizant Classic-Palm Beach
(59)..Jake Knapp birdies 5-holes in row at start…12-birdie day
(63)..Daniel Berger leads group in 2nd place
(64)..Ricky Fowler in tie
(65)..Charley Hoffman
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(Indy Car)..Season opening race-Sunday-St Petersburg Grand Prix..Alex Palou, Pato O’Ward, Josef Newgarden head the field.
(Formula 1)..Carlos Sainz-Team Williams had fastest time in 2nd day of testing in Bahrain…Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton-Charles LeClerc were 2nd-3rd.
(NASCAR)…Head to Texas-Circuit of Americas race.
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(Soccer)
San Diego FC-vs-St Louis…MLS action at Snapdragon Stadium-Saturday night…SDFC coming off opening day win vs LA Galaxy…Record crowd close to (35,000) expected for MLS opener.
Team USA…Coach Emma Hayes-coming off loss to Japan…’Development is not Linear…need to step off the path and see where you are’….She is (15-1-2) with young team…Have April games scheduled vs Brazil in Califonira.
English Premier League…Off weekend for FA-Cup games
EPL..West Ham-W-Leicester..Thursday…City now (4-18-5)-danger of relegation.
Coach Jose Mourinho-Fined 44,000-suspended 3-games for questioning ‘integrity’ using ‘racial slur’ talking about refs in Turkish League.
Team Mexico..Opens negotiations to sign Richard Ladezma-dual citizenship could sign to play for El Tri in Nations League tourney this spring…Has been left off the USA negotiating list.
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ESPN-Bet in financial trouble-lost 109M in last quarter…Ownership group Penn National may walk away from 10-year deal because ESPN-Bet has not made inroads vs Draft King-Fan Duel.
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Newspaper Industry…Alliance for Audited Media reports LA Times and San Diego Union-Tribune had the biggest Press Circulation losses of any newspapers in the country. in 2024…LA Times lost 27,000 subscribers-dropped 25% of circulation in one year…Union Tribune lost 30,000 circulation-down 22%….Both papers owned by Alden Global Capital.
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