Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Dodgers…LA jumped to (5-0) lead..Won (8-0) lead-forcing 5th game-Friday..LA used 8-pitchers in Bullpen day.
..Dylan Cease-working on short rest goes (1.2inn-3R-4H)
..Bryan Hoeing (.2inn-2R-3H)
..Mookie Betts 1st inning HR..RBI single
..Shohei Ohtani RBI single
..Will Smith 2R-HR-LA
..Gavin Lux 2R-HR
..Top of LA batting order on base 7X in 6-innings.
..Dodgers bullpen day kept Padres locked down
..LA won without 1st baseman Freddie Freeman-SS-Miguel Rojas
..Jackson Merrill huge catch over fence robs LA of HR
..Manny Machado throws out Ohtani at home after ball hit ump
Padres..Say Yu Darvish will start Friday game on short rest. The NLCS starts on Sunday.
Padres..MLB not respond to video showing Manny Machado ran out of the baseline on potential double play ball that led to 6R-2nd inning on Tuesday night. Umpires did not call it..Dodgers did not protest it.
Dodgers..Snapped 7-road game playoff losing streak with win…LA has been knocked out of playoffs in opening round 3-years in a row.
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(Playoff Scoreboard)
Mets-W-Phillies (4-1)..Francisco Lindor Grand Slam HR off Carlos Estevez…..Mets eliminate Phillies in shocking series…
Tigers-W-Cleveland (3-0)..Riley Green RBI single..Spencer Torkelson RBI-double..Tigers used 6-pitchers in bullpen day..Detroit leads (2-1)
Yankees-W-Royals…(3-2)…Giancarlo Stanton HR-RBI double..NY leads series (2-1)
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(Schedule)..Thursday
Tigers-Guardians..Game 4-in series
Yankees-Royals..Game 4-in series
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(MLB Notes)
Tropicana Field…Hurricane Milton ripped off chunk of roof of Tampa Bay Rays home Stadium late on Wednesday night.
Houston..OF-Mauricio Dubon..major thumb surgery
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…(Football)…
Chargers…16-Players on Injury report
..QB-Justin Herbert-limited in practice
..DE-Joey Bosa..RB-Gus Edwards..CB-Kris Fuller..S-Derwin James-not practice
..OT-Rashawn Slater..OT-Joe Alt-limited in practice
Chargers..Release LB-Shaq Quarterman
Rams..Off day-Bye week ahead
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(NFL Schedule)..Thursday Night Football
49ers-at-Seattle..SF (2-3)..Seahawks (3-2)..Matchup QBs-Brock Purdy-Geno Smith
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(NFL Notes)
NFL..Put Patriots S-Jabrill Peppers on Exempt List after arrest for strangulation abuse and possession of cocaine.
Jets..QB-Aaron Rodgers angry at NY media for reporting he had input into firing of Coach Robert Saleh..’Farthest thing from truth-I resent that’
Raiders..Name Aiden O’Connell-starting QB-rest of season
Saints..Rookie QB-Spencer Rattler starts in place Derek Carr.
Ravens..Bring in longtime coach Dean Pees as defensive consultant
Raiders..Trade talks that would send WR-Davante Adams to Ravens-Chiefs collapse..Both teams refuse to deal #2 pick in trade..Both demand Raiders pay a portion of 13M-owed to Adams…Saints-Steelers still in talks
Jets..Longtime DT-Abdul Salaam-part of sack exchange-passes away (71Y)
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(Roster Moves)
Tennessee..Signs FA-QB-Trevor Semien-ex Broncos-Eagles-Jets
Arizona..Release WR-Chris Moore
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(Injuries)
Saints..QB-Derek Carr-may have torn oblique
Giants..DE-Kayvon Thibodeaux-surgery-shoulder
Houston..IR-WR-Nico Collins..hip issue
Jaguars..Activate CB-Tuspm Campbell from IR
Dallas..Activate CB-DaRon Bland from IR
Browns..S-‘Grant Dulpit-in concussion protocol
Bills..RB-James Cook-foot issue
49ers..IR-S-Tala Hufnaga-ACL issue-2nd time this year
Colts..WR-Michael Pittman-injured back in practice.
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(College Football)
NCAA..Changes Transfer Portal Window for football
..Create 20-day window that opens in December
..Will allow a 10-day window in April
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-at-Milwaukee..Thursday….Lakers (0-2)..Shooting just 27%-from 3 point range.
Clippers-W-Nets (115-106)..6’11 C-Kai Jones (13P)..Clippers-6 in double figures
Toronto..G-RJ Barrett-shoulder sprain
Chicago..G-Lonzo Ball out of practice-has minor case Covid
Dallas..G-Dante Exum-surgery–wrist-out 3-months
Knicks..Sign FA-C-Moses Brown-ex Portland
Charlotte..Release G-Duane Washington-Junior
Spurs..G-Malachi Flynn..(9P-2A-2BS) in 8 minutes of action
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…(Hockey)…
LA Kings-at-Buffalo..Season opener on Thursday
..Debut of veteran G-Darcy Kuemper in next
..D-Brandt Clark moves into starting lineup in place of Drew Doughty
Ducks..Full practice for Saturday opener at San Jose
Gulls..Full roster practice-preparing for AHL opener-Saturday-at Toronto
Rangers..G-Igor Shesterkin rejects record (8Y-88M) contract extension..will become full free agent end of year
Ottawa..Sign G-Linus Ullmark to (4Y0-33M) extension
Florida..Sign F-Carter Verhaege (8Y-56M)
Oilers..Re-sign FA-F-Ralphie Lavoie-ex Las Vegas
Montreal..Sign FA-D-Gustav Lindstrom-ex Ducks
Toronto..Name Anthony Stolarz-starting goalie-ex San Diego Gull
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…(General)…
(Soccer)…Legendary Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp hired as Director of Soccer Operations for Team Red Bull camps across the globe.
(Racing)..Formula 1..Discussing staging a special end of season race ‘Rookie All Star Race’ for top 10-young drivers on F-1 series at end of 2025-season.
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