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…(Baseball)…
Padres-W-Pirates (4-0)..Padres sweep series..Sunday..Friars (22-11)
..Xander Bogaerts RBI single-2R double in win
..Manny Machado 3H
..Elias Diaz solo HR
..Stephen Kolek (5.1-inn..0R-4H)
..Padres pitching 8th shutout of season-lead MLB
Padres-W-Pirates (2-1)-Saturday..Manny Machado HR..Fernando Tatis scored on wild pitch
Padres-W-Pirates (9-4)-Friday..Luis Arraez RBI-single..RBI double
Padres-vs-Yankees..Open 3-game series in New York..Nick Pivetta (5-1) 1.78-ERA-vs-Carlos Rodon (4-3)-3.43-ERA..Aaron Judge (.432)..Paul Goldschmidt (.389) lead Yankees…NY (19-15)
Padres..Activate OF-Brandon Lockridge from DL
Padres..Option OF-Connor Joe to El Paso..was (0-9)
Padres..Call up C-DH-Luis Campusano (.329)
Padres..Option OF-Tirso Ornelas to AAA ..P-David Morgan to AA
Padres..OF-Jackson Merrill gets 2-hits in first rehab game-San Antonio
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Dodgers-L-Braves (4-3)..Sunday…LA (23-11)..Had Won 7-in row
..Austin Riley hits 2-2R-HR off Dustin May
Dodgers-W-Braves (10-3)-Saturday..Freddie Freeman 3R-HR..Rain delay (3:06)
Dodgers-W-Braves (2-1)-Friday..Mookie Betts HR..Yosh Yamamoto (6inn-0R)
Dodgers-vs-Miami-Monday..Bullpen Day-vs-Sandy Alcantara
Dodgers..DL-2B-Tommy Edman-ankle
Dodgers..Callup 2B-Hyseong Kim (.252)-AAA
Dodgers..P-Shohei Ohtani throws 35-pitch bullpen
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Angels-L-Tigers (13-1)..Sunday..Halos (13-20)..Angels (2-10) skid
..Colton Keith 2R-HR
..Kerry Carpenter 3R-HR
..Trey Sweeney 3R-HR
Angels-W-Tigers (5-2)-Saturday..Kyle Hendricks (7inn-1R)
Angels-L-Tigers (9-1)-Friday..Detroit 8-runs in 9th inning
Angels DL-P-Garrett McDaniels-bicep
Angels..Send 1B-Yoan Moncada on rehab outing
Angels..Callup P-Touki Toussaint-ex Braves
Angels..DL-OF-Mike Trout-bruised bone-left knee
Angels..Callup 1B-Niko Karvadas from Salt Lake City
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(Sunday Scoreboard)
Mets-L-Cardinals..1st game..Will Contreras 3RBI-StL
Mets-L-Cardinals..2nd game..Alec Burleson 2R-HR for sweep
Orioles-L-Royals..Royals hit 7-HRs off Balt pitching..Os (13-20)
Red Sox-L-Twins..Harrison Bader RBI double-Minn
Yankees-L-Tampa Bay..Jonathon Aranda HR-3RBI-Rays
Cleveland-W-Toronto..Dan Schneeman RBI-double-Cleve
A’s-W-Marlins..Gio Urshela 2R-double..A’s (19-16)
Phillies-L-Arizona..DBacks survive 3-Phillies HRs..Az 11R-outburst
Cubs-L-Brewers..Brewers cool off Cubs (21-14)
Astros-L-White Sox..Luis Robert RBI-single-rain shortened game
Reds-L-Washington..CJ Abrams 2R-double
Giants-W-Rockies..Willy Adames 2-solo HRs..German Marquez (9.90-ERA) Col
Mariners-L-Texas..Corey Seager 2R-single-Texas
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(Injuries)
Red Sox..DL-1B-Tristan Casas-ruptured knee tendon-gone for year
Orioles..DL-3B-Ramon Urias-hamstring
Red Sox..DL-P-Walker Buehler-shoulder
Giants..DL-2B-Tyler Fitzgerald-fractured rib
Yankees..DL-2B-Jazz Chisholm-out 6W-oblique
Colorado..DL-P-Ryan Feltner-back
Arizona..Shutdown P-Corbin Burnes-shoulder pain
Yankees..SS-Anthony Volpe-shoulder strain
Yankees..P-Clarke Schmidt-ribcage
Pirates..DL-SS-Isiah Falifa-hamstring
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(Roster Moves)
Giants..Sign FA-1B-Daniel Johnson..hitting (.429) Caliente-Mexico
Texas..Sign FA-Ty Blach-ex Giants-Pirates
Toronto..Sign FA-P-Spencer Turnbull-ex Tigers-Phillies
Toronto..Sign FA-P-Jose Urena
Royals..Release 2B-Nick Gordon
White Sox..DFA-OF-Bobby Dalbec
Texas..Option 1B-Jake Burger to AAA-hitting (.186)
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(Roster Moves)
Texas..Fires hitting coach-offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker as team continues to struggle at home plate
MLB..April Attendance jumps to (27,261)-highest in 7-years…Dodgers (51,364) leads baseball…Padres (42,155)…Mets (36,198) up 56%
Phillies..Send starting P-Taijuan Walker- to bullpen
Cardinals..Demote P-Steven Matz to bullpen
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers..Begin off season evaluation roster…Have (5.7M) mid level extension to use on free agent…Have 2031-first round pick and F-Dalton Knecht-Rui Hachimura to use as trade chips
Lakers..Expressing interest in Atlanta Hawks C-Clint Capela as possible shot blocker in the paint.
Lakers..G-LeBron James suffered sprained knee in final playoff game-might have been out 3-weeks if Lakers had moved on in playoffs.
Clippers..Limp home after losing playoff series in Denver..G-James Harden had 2-baskets in 35-minutes in Game 7-loss..Trailed by (33P) at one point
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(Playoff Scoreboard)
Golden State-W-Houston..Game 7..Warriors bury Rockets on road to advance in playoffs….Warriors hit 19-3’s..Buddy Hield (30P)..Steph Curry (22P)..Jimmy Butler (20P)..Rockets shot only 40% from floor at home in elimination game
Cleveland-L-Indiana…Game 1..Pacers blazing hot early pull off upset…Indiana hits 19-3s..Ty Haliburton-Andrew Nembhard combined (45P)..overcame Donovan Mitchell (33P) in Cavs loss.
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(Schedule-Monday)
Boston-NY Knicks..Game 1-series..Knicks (0-4) vs Boston in regular season
Denver-Oklahoma City..Game 1..Thunder coming off week’s rest
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(NBA Notes)
NBA..Saluting Greg Popovich-retiring because of complications from stroke..Won 5-NBA rings in Hall of Fame career.
Golden State..Coach Steve Kerr questioned about sitting F-Jon Kuminga for 4-of-6 playoff games with Houston
Sacramento..Fire all 5-assistants on Doug Christie’s coaching staff
Memphis..Promote Tuomas Iisalo-to head coach job
Cleveland..G-Darius Garland-ailing toe issue
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(College Basketball)
Arizona..lands 6’11-C-Sidi Gueye-from Senegal
Gonzaga..lands F-Adam Miller-transfer Arizona State..5th Sun Devil to exit
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…(Football)…
Bill Belichick…Report he is hiring PR-firm to handle his book tour after disastrous TV interviews with CBS and with Boston Globe…Girlfriend Jordan Hudson interfered in both interviews and sent angry Emails to both the network and the paper.
Shedeur Sanders..Arrived in Cleveland to meet with coaches….’I will prove people wrong…I will compete for QB1-job.
Andrew Berry-Browns GM…’Shedeur Sanders too much of a value to pass up in 5th round’…’We will find a way to get snaps for all four active QBs’
Steve Smith..Former NFL WR-sued for 100,000 for having affair with Baltimore Ravens band member
Giants.. Will not un-retire #11 of retired QB-Phil Simms to give it to DE-Abdul Carter.
Titans..will give equal snaps to Cam Ward-Will Levis for starting QB job
Denver..Police say they do not believe alcohol was a factor in golf cart accident that claimed life of John Elway’s agent at LaQuinta last week
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(Roster Moves)
Raiders..Set up interviews with FA-WR-Keenan Allen-Bears..CB-Asante Samuel-ex Chargers..LB-Kyzir White-ex Arizona
Chargers..Elect not to pick up 5th year option of former #1 pick-Zion Johnson-OG
Browns..Meet with FA-RB-Nick Chubb-coming off two knee surgeries..Cleveland drafted RBs Quinshon Judkins-Dylan Sampson.
Seattle..Workouts FA-CB-Asante Samuel-ex Chargers
Houston..Workouts FA-RB-Ny Himes-ex Colts..RB-Chris Evans-ex Bengals
Ravens..Sign FA-OT-Joe Noteboom-ex Rams
49ers..Sign FA-TE-Ross Dwelling-ex Falcons
49ers..Sign FA-K-Ken Almendares-SW Louisiana..was (26-for-28) FG
Chiefs..Release LB-Blake Lynch..DT-DJ Thompson
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(College Notes)
Aztecs…Survey show 19-SDSU players who entered the Transfer Portal have yet to sign with another school..Included in group are promising WR-Baylin Brooks..RB-Kenon Christon..RB-Jaylen Armstead..RB-Cam Davis..Only 3-Aztecs who have landed elsewhere..WR-Louis Brown-Colorado State…QB-Danny O’Neil-Wisconsin..QB-Javance Johnson-North Dakota
UNLV..Lands QB-Derek Garcia-who decommitted last week from SDSU
BYU..Lands QB-Bear Backmeir-transfer from Stanford
Iowa State..NCAA suspends 5-football staffer for betting on Pro-College games thru website..Placed (6200-bets) worth (101,000) on Cyclones games and other college and pro games
U-Wheeling..LB-Kavan Markwood-identified as Pirates fan who fell out of 2nd deck onto playing field at PNC Park…Has neck-back injuries-has regained consciousness and speaking…Was not alcohol related…Jumped up out of seat and lost balance and fell over railing
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…(Hockey)…
(NHL Playoff Scoreboard)
Winnipeg Jets-W-St Louis Blues..Game 7..Jets rally from 3-1 deficit with 2-goals in final 2-minutes with extra attacker to force overtime…then win on Adam Lowrey deflection in 2nd overtime…Blues G-Jordan Bennington had 43-saves in losing effort…Blues had come from 2-0 deficit to force a game seven..
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(NHL Schedule-Monday)
Maple Leafs-Florida..Game 1..battle of high scoring front lines -Auston Matthews-William Nylandeer-Mitch Marner…and hot goalies-Sergie Bobrovsky-vs-Anthony Sularz
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(NHL Notes)
NHL..Draft Lottery-Monday night..San Jose-Chicago-Washington-top 3-teams who could get top pick
NY Rangers..Hire Mike Sullivan-ex Penguins as Head Coach (5Y-35M) deal
Vancouver..Will interview Peter Laviolette-ex Rangers and Todd Nelson-ex Oilers head coach and AHL-coach Manny Maholtra
Ducks..Hold 2nd interview with ex Blues-Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville
San Jose..Young F-William Eklund-hospitalized-stable condition-suffered severed vein in wrist by skate cut working out for Team Finland preparing for World Hockey Championships
Dallas..Moves onto 2nd round NHL playoffs after Mikko Rantanen scores 3-goals in 3rd period against old team-Colorado
Winnipeg..Tough decision on G-Connor Hellebuyck-has (7.20GAA) in playoff series vs St-Louis…Gave up 4-goals in (5:23) in one period…20-goals in 6-games vs Blues…Pulled from 3-starts.
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…(General)…
(PGA)..Byron Nelson Classic-Ft Worth..Scottie Scheffler-1st win of year
(-31) under par..Scheffler ties PGA record with lowest score for 4-day tourney..Scheffler had 8-birdies and an eagle on Sunday..over 4-days had 29-birdies-3 eagles in spectacular win
Jim Dent..Legendary Black Golfer Jim Dent-passes away (85Y)..played on pro Tour for 16-years…won 12-Senior Tour events.
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(Kentucky Derby)…Sovereignty came from 6th place in the mud to outrun favorite Journalism to win the race…Citizen Bull set too hot a pace coming from inside post position and faded…
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(Auto Racing)
(F1)..Miami Grand Prix…Oscar Piastus roared to victory..building (:12) lead..coasted to win…Lando Norris-Max Verstappen daring battle for 2nd place thru mid-race..could not catch Piastus-who won 3rd race in a row
Ferrari..Lewis Hamilton has team needs a ‘reset’ strategy after qualifying 12th for Miami Grand Prix..Chose wrong tires in qualifying race.
F-1..Lewis Hamilton says drivers should consider ‘unionizing’…Need to have Drivers Seat at the table when discussions rule changes and business decisions’
ESPN-TV..Has not opened talks to extend it’s F1-TV Deal..Paid (3Y-90M) TV rights..but have seen ratings flatten out the last two years.
(Indy Car.)..Grand Prix-Alabama…Alex Palou dominates the road course…Wins 3rd race in 4-races this year.
(NASCAR)…Texas 400..Joey Logano races from 27th spot to win race on late restarts…holds off Ross Chastain…Mike McDowell had big lead but field caught up and he hit two walls on worn tires and lost chance…12-caution flags in wild race.
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(Soccer)
SDFC-W-Dallas FC (5-0)..Chucky Lozano 2-goals-2 assists in big win..Snap 3-match losing streak
English Premier League-Scoreboard:
..Manchester City-W-Wolverhampton..Kevin DeBruyne goal
..Aston Villa-W-Fulham..Winning goal o header 12′
..Everton-Tie-Ipswich..Ipswich ties on goal at 79′
..Leicester-W-Southampton..Jamie Vardy goal
..Arsenal-L-Bournemouth..1st win ever on Gunners turf
..Manchester United-L-Brentford…Kevin Schade 2-goals
..Newscastle-T-West Ham
..Liverpool-L-Chelsea..Blues goals on own goal-penalty shot..Liverpool (25-3-7)
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