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…(Baseball)..
Padres-L-Rangers (8-2)..Friars skid continues..now (1-9-1)
..Dylan Cease (3inn-2R-4H) in first start
..Ron Marinacchio (0.2inn-3R-4H) in loss
..Eguy Rosario HR..Jackson Merrill HR
Padres-vs-Brewers..Friday game…Kyle Hart makes his first start for Friars after going (13-3) in Korea.
Padres..Send 11-prospects to minor league camp including C-Ethan Salas (1-9) and SS-Leonardo DeVries (2-16)
Padres..FA-SS-Jose Iglesias reports to spring training..Free agent contract contains 3-opt out dates if he is not on major league roster.
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Dodgers-W-Texas (8-4)…Dustin May 3-shutout innings..Freddie Freeman-Will Smith-Tom Edman HRs…Kirby Yates-Blake Treinen (2inn-2R-6H) allowed
Dodgers-vs-Seattle..Friday game
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Angels-Seattle..Thursday night game
Angels-vs-Arizona..Friday game
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(MLB)
Rob Manfred..Tours Steinbrenner-Legends Field..call it ‘intimate-quaint-charming’…Rays will play 81 home games in heat-humidity and summer rain.
Seattle..Former Mariners 3B-Justin Turner criticizes team…’Finished 1-game out of playoffs with great pitching staff..never added a bat to lineup’
A’s..Name Mark Badain as Team President…ex President of NFL-Las Vegas Raiders..oversaw their move from Oakland.
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(Injuries)
Yankees..DH-Giancarlo Stanton receives two more Plasma Platelet injections in ailing elbows.
Yankees..P-Luis Gil-out till June with lat shoulder strain
Yankees..3B-DJ LeMahieu-calf issue
Twins..P-Justin Topa-shutdown-shoulder
Royals..C-Sal Perez-eye injury
Orioles..SS-Gunnar Henderson-out 3W-intercostal strain
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(Roster Moves)
Atlanta..Contacts FA-C-Yasmani Grandal-ex White Sox..James McCann-ex Balt
Cleveland..Sign former OF-Tyler Naquin-will convert to pitcher
Leon..Mexican League team signs P-Jay Jackson-ex Giants-Twins
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-vs-Nevada….Final regular season game-Saturday…Magoon Gwath likely to sit out to continue to rehab hyperextended knee.
USD-W-Pacific (81-77)…Toreros pull off upset in opening game…WCC tourney Tony Duckett-Kody Clouet combined (41P)…..Torerors (6-26) record on season
UCSD-W-Long Beach State (70-63)…Ty McGhie hits 5-3’s in win..Tritons now (27-4)
USD..Vote confidence Coach Steve Lavin..will return with upgraded NIL-funds to recruit..(34-62) record with Torreros.
UCSD-at-Cal Davis..Final Big West game of season..Tritons (26-4)
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Lakers-NYKnicks..Thursday….Wild war in LA…LA (113-109)…LA wins 8th in a row…Lakers won 13-of-15..(39-21) on season
..LeBron James (31P)
..Luka Doncic (32P)
..Lakers hit 14-3’s in win
..Jalen Brunson (39P)-leaves with ankle injury
..Lakers lost 9-point lead in 2nd quarter
..Knicks had 13-point lead disappear in 4th quarter
Clippers-vs-Knicks..Friday game…LA have lost 6-of-8..James Harden coming off (50P) game in win over Detroit.
Lakers..coach JJ Redick says Luka Doncic has a ‘non cadence way of playing’…not as much structure as other players.
Charlotte..Coaching staff under fire..Hornets have lost 17-of-19 games
Toronto..Sign FA-backup C-Colin Castleton..was averaging (17P-9R) in NBA G-League
Miami..Lose assistant coach Alex Jensen-hired as head coach University of Utah.
Clippers..F-Norm Powell-out 10-days-hamstring
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…(Football)…
49ers..Setup visit with FA-DE-Joey Bosa-just released by Chargers.
Jaguars-Houston..TRADE..Jags deal WR-Christian Kirk for 7th round pick
Jaguars..Release TE-Evan Engram..WR-Devin Duvernay..6M-Cap Savings
Jaguars..OC-Mitch Morse-retires
Cincinnati-Washington..Open trade talks for Bengals DE-Tre Hendrickson
Seattle..Asking for #1 pick for WR-DK Metcalf
Rams..Re-sign FA-WR-Tutu Atwell
Colts..Release DT-Raekwon Davis..clears 7M-cap sapce
49ers..Release DT-Javon Hargrave
Bears..Sign FA-TE-Durham Smythe-ex Miami
Cleveland..Restructure QB-Deshaun Watson contract for 3rd time..Give teams(36M) cap space..Is still owed (46-46M) final two years of deal…Has played only 19-games in 3-years with Browns.
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…(Hockey)….
NHL..Trade Deadline..12-noon-Friday
..LA Kings-Carolina…Big trade talk..Kings trying to acquire former 49-goal scorer Mikko Rantanent…(27-goals) this year..(289-goals) career…Steep price tag
..Ducks-Devils..TRADE..Anaheim deals D-Brian Dumoulin for #2 pick and Swedish F-Herman Traff
..Islanders-Colorado..TRADE..NY sends C-Brock Nelson-F-William Dufour for #1-2..F-Calum Richie..D-Oliver Kylington.
..Islanders-Las Vegas..TRADE..NY ships F-Reilly Smith to Thunder for #3
..Islanders-Ducks..TRADE..NY sends D-Oliver Kylington to Ana for pick
..San Jose-Oilers..TRADE..Sharks deal D-Jake Wallman for #1 pick
..Vancouver-Rangers..TRADE..Rangers get D-‘Carson Soucy for #3
..San Jose-Florida..TRADE..Sharks trade C-Nico Sturm for #4 pick
..Florida-Winnipeg..TRADE… G-Chris Dreidger for Jets G-Kappo Kahkonen
..Bruins-Minnesota..TRADE..Bos sends F-Justin Brazeau for D-Jakub Lauko and #6 pick
Nashville..Sign FA-F-Jakov Vrana-ex Caps
Boston..Sign FA-F-Tyler Pitlick-ex Montreal
Ducks..G-John Gibson-neck-shoulder injury on hit in game in Vancouver
Devils..D-Dougie Hamilton-knee injury
Blues..Lose F-Colt Parayko-6W-knee
Ducks-vs-St Louis..Friday game..
Kings-vs-St Louis..Saturday…Kings lost 5-games in row
Gulls-vs-Ontario Reign..Friday night…Gulls (9-2-2) hot streak
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Arnold Palmer-Bay Hill Invitational
..(-5)..Wyndham Clark
..(-3)..Keegan Bradley
..(-2)..Rory McIlroy
..(-1)..Scottie Scheffler
..(+5)..Xander Schauffele…had 4-birdies in a row in lst tourney back-injuries
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(Auto Racing)
NASCAR..Phoenix 400-Sunday
Formula 1..Off weekend-Australian Open next weekend
Indy Car..Off weekend..Therman Grand Prix next weekend
NASCAR..Fine Austin Cindric..(50,000)..deduct 50-points for crashing out Ty Dillon last week.
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(Soccer)
SDFC..MLS club will not have F-Chucky Lozano for this weekends game in Salt Lake City-with hamstring injury
English Premier League: Top games
..Nottingham Forest (14-7-6)-vs-Manchester City (14-8-5)
..Arsenal (15-3-9)-vs-Manchester United
..Liverpool (20-1-7)-vs-Southampton
FIFA..Confirms proposal made to expand 2030-World Cup to 64-teams from current 48-team field
Brazil..Adds Neymar to World Cup qualifying roster..has been out since 2023 with knee surgery
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