..(Baseball)…

Padres…Reports that Korean relief P-Wook-Suh Go arrived in US on Wednesday and signed a FA-contract  (2Y-4.5M) with 3rd year option….Padres owe LG Twins (900,000) posting fee in addition to contract…Signs after spending 7-years with LG-Twins in Korea…Could compete for closer’s role with Robert Suarez.

Padres..Name 12-member coaching staff under Manager Mike Schildt…but will not have a bench coach…Will have 3-hitting coaches led by Victor Rodriguez-ex Cleveland…Promoted 3-coaches from Padres minor league system…Also hired 3B-coach Tim Leiper from Giants.

Padres…Manager Mike Schildt…”Bench coach responsibilities will be distributed to different staff members…”….’Wanted to promote minor league coaches to major league dugout to continue synergy with players who come up in the system”

Dodgers…Will pay a (50.6M) posting fee for P-Yosh Yamamoto…Contract is structured so Yamamoto will make (5M-10M-12M) his first 3-years…rest of contract will average between (26-28M) per year.

Angels..MLB reports show Halos have spent only (6.8M) on free agents this off-season despite clearing (30M) of Shoehei Ohtani salary off team books.
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(Roster Moves)

Arizona..Sign FA-SS-Kevin Newman-ex Pirates-Reds
Arizona..Sign FA-C-Tucker Barnhart-ex Reds
Reds..Sign FA-P-Justin Bruihl-ex Dodgers-Rockies
Milwaukee..Sign FA-P-Bryan Hudson-ex Dodgers
Tigers..Sign FA-C-Chris Marfetler-ex-Reds
Red Sox..DFA-P-Mauricio Llovera
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(MLB Notes)

Cubs..Hire Ryan Flaherty-ex Padres-as Bench Coach
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…(Football)…

Steelers-Ravens…Thursday Night Football…Ravens (13-3)…Steelers (9-7)…
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(NFL Notes)

Chargers…Coach Giff Smith press conference:
..Chargers offense-too many field goals
..Need to get offense on a shorter field
..Mahomes won’t play-does not matter..we play for the scoreboard
..Keenan Allen-Joey Bosa..Bodies have not progressed to be ready to play
..Bosa is snakebit with unique injuries
..Josh Palmer-not out of concussion protocol
..WR-Alex Erickson has seized opportunity-played well
..WR-Jaylen Guyton-not injured-just not targeted much

Chargers…Longtime Director of Security for San Diego Chargers Dick Lewis passes away…Former SDPD official and Vietnam Veteran.

Chargers..LB-Khalil Mack..WR-Keenan Allen voted to Pro Bowl team…Justin Herbert-Derwin James-Derious Davis-Cam Dicker voted alternates

Chargers…TV ratings-drew two lowest ratings of season
..Peacock-Chargers-Bills..drew (7.3M) viewers
..Amazon-Chargers-Raiders-Thursday Night..drew season low (7.8M) viewers

Steelers…QB-Ken Pickett denies reports he refused to serve as backup QB last week…Says team doctors refused to clear him to play coming off ankle surgery…Will serve as Mason Rudolph backup on Thursday.

Rams..Will rest QB-Matthew Stafford this weekend…Carson Wentz will start vs 49ers..Rams will also it Aaron Donald..Cooper Kupp..Kyran Williams

49ers..Will ot play QB-Brock Purdy…Sam Darnold will start

Ravens..Will sit QB-Lamar Jackson..start Tyler Huntley in final game

Chiefs..Will not play QB-Patrick Mahomes against the Chargers..Blaine Gabbert will start

Cleveland..Will rest QB-Joe Flacco this weekend…PJ Walker may start

Tennessee…Reports that Coach Mike Vrabel and GM-Ron Carthon are feuding and GM may exit as team begins rebuild effort.

Patriots..Boston Globe reports since 2013-draft, not one of Bill Belichick’s 1st-2nd-3rd round picks were given contract extensions after initial contracts expired.

NFL..Sends Training video to teams this week reminding players ‘how to report as tackle eligible’ after snails in Detroit-Dallas game last weekend.

CBS-NFL Today…Report of major shakeup on studio set coming…James Brown-Bill Cowher-Boomer Esiason-Phil Simms contracts all expiring

NFL…TV ratings for Thursday Night Football on Amazon are out…TNF games drew (11.8M) this year, a 24%-increase from last year, but well short of the (22M) average all the other networks get for Sunday and Monday Night games.

Chicago…QB-Justin Fields under fire…despite big stats…career record is (8-19) as a starter

Raiders..WR-Davante Adams says entire locker room wants Antonio Pearce to remain as full time coach.

Miami…WR-Tyreek Hill and family escape fire that severely damaged his gated community mansion on Wednesday afternoon
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(Roster Moves)

Browns..sign FA-OG-Roger Saffold-ex Rams star-ex Jets
Cowboys..Sign FA-LB-Damien Wilson-ex Carolina
Detroit..Release veteran LB-Bruce Irvin
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(Injuries)

Arizona..Lose OT-DJ Humphries-torn ACL
Jaguars..QB-Trevor Lawrence..WR-Christian Kirk-cleared to practice
Jets..QB-Zach Wilson-not cleared to practice-conducssion
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(College Football)

ESPN-TV…College Football Ratings rocket-Best since lst year playoffs
..Rose Bowl..Michigan-Alabama had (27.2M) viewers for playoff game
..Sugar Bowl..Washington-Texas had (18.4M) viewers for night game

Georgia…TE-Brock Bowers files for NFL draft..(175R-26TD)

Aztecs..Land two more transfers..bringing for 14-joining team
..LB-Tano Letuli-transfer from Army
..K-Nick Lopez-transfer from Louisville

LSU..Coach Brian Kelly fires Defensive Coordinator and 3-assistants…LSU was ranked #105…Gave up (416YPG)…including (706Y) in loss to Ole Miss

North Carolina…Fires Def Coordinator Gene Chizek
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-W-Fresno State (74-47)…State torches Bulldogs in 2nd half…Jaedon LeDee went off for 21-points after poor start…….SDSU holds Bulldogs to (1-10) shooting early in opening half…jumped out to (18-7) lead eventhough  Jaedon LeDee went 9-minutes without a basket.-1 basket in 15-minutes in first half….LeDee then reeled off 8-points in 3-minutes….Bulldogs shot just 26% in much of first half-Aztecs shot 50% in opening 12-point early lead…Mountain West opener…SDSU (12-2)…Plays UNLV next

Aztecs…G-Reese Waters injures right ankle in first half-could not walk off the floor

USD-St Mary’s…West Coast Conference opener on Thursday

Lakers-L-Miami.(110-96)…Heat blowout Lakers with 3-point shooting in 2nd half….Lakers dreadful home court performance losing to Heat team without G-Jimmy Butler…..Heat put 8-players in double figures…Tyler Herro-Dwight Lowery combined (41P)….Lakers 22-turnovers….Lakers (4-30) on 3’s……Wednesday game…Lakers (17-18)….Lakers have lost 9-of-12 since winning Las Vegas tournament.

Clippers-W-Phoenix (131-122)….Paul George (33P)…Kawhi Leonard (30P) in blowout win..James Harden added (22P)…Clippers hit 18-3’s in win..Devin Booker (35P) in Suns loss…..Wednesday….Clippers (21-12)

Golden State…Lose F-Gary Payton-injured hamstring 2nd time
Golden State..Coach Steve Kerr-team not ready to reinstate F-Draymond Green
Spurs..Lose F-Zach Collins (4W)-ankle

NCAA-Women..Record set..Grambling Lady Tigers beat College of Bible Studies by record (159-18) game…Led (34-0) early…(46-6)…and (82-10) at halftime.
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…(Hockey)…

Anaheim Ducks-L-Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1) OT…Auston Matthews scores game winner early in OT…Lukas Dostal makes 55-saves in loss…Leafs had 57-28) shots on goal edge……Wednesday game…Ducks (13-24)

LA Kings-vs-Detroit Red Wings…Thursday game

Gulls-L-Henderson Knights (6-3)…Knights score 3-goals in 3rd period to put game away……AHL action….Gulls (9-16-5) on season as injuries and lack oif goals from young players continue to plague team.

Kings..Callup D-Brandt Clark from AHL-Ontario…Send D-Tobias Bjornfot to AHL

Chicago…Sign FA-D-Jaycob Megna-ex Seattle

Devils..F-Timo Meirer-core injury
Minnesota..Put OF-Kirill Kaprizov-rib injury
Vancouver..F-Phillipe DiGiuseppe-shoulder
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…(General)…

PGA…Sentry Tournament of Champions-Kaapalua-Maui…Tees off Thursday in Hawaii…Viktor Hovland-Xander Schaufele head the field…Rory McIlroy not in field…Jon Rahm-suspended.

PGA-LIV…Report March will be new deadline to workout a merger.

Rory McIlroy…backs off criticism of LIV….want LIV to ‘reinvest money’ to grassroots-golf is USA and Europe and not just give it to ‘buy talent’.

PGA Player of Year…Scottie Scheffler wins Players Vote over Jon Rahm…Rahm won 4-tourneys and Grand Slams..some golfers may have penalized him for jumping to LIV.

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