Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
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…(Football)…
Chargers..Head Coach Jim Harbaugh to have hip replacement surgery and Ablation heart procedure for irregular heartbeat.
Rams..Begin Game Prep for NFL playoff game with Eagles
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(Coaching Notes)
Dallas..Not interested in paying 8M-exit fee to hire Colorado’s Deion Sanders
Dallas..Will interview Robert Saleh-ex Jets coach
Dallas..Micah Parsons..’Players devastated over firing Mike McCarthy’
Dallas..Dak Prescott..’Mike McCarthy was a builder of things’
Raiders..Reports that Tom Brady’s choice for Head Coach is Ben Johnson-Detroit
Raiders..Will interview Lance Newmark-ex Lions exec for 20Y for GM job
Jaguars..Interviewed Robert Saleh-ex Jets for head job on Wednesday
Jaguars..Interviewed Liam Coen-Tampa Bay-for head job on Wednesday
Jets..Interview Vance Joseph-Denver for head job
Falcons..Interview Steve Wilks for Def Coord-ex Arizona head coach
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(NFL Notes)
NFL Competition Committee…Discussing proposal for Instant Replay Challenge on Face Mask penalties for 2025
Cleveland..City files lawsuit against Browns owner Jim Haslam…Violated ‘Modell Law’ that franchise agreed to when it returned to NFL in 1999…’Cannot leave downtown Stadium without offering to put team up for sale’
NFL..TV Ratings for Wildcard Weekend fall a combined (9%)..Averaged (28M) down (31.1M)
..Chargers-Houston (25M)..up 2% from same time slot last year
..Ravens-Steelers (22M)..down 3%
..Bills-Broncos (31M)..equal to last year
..Eagles-Packers (35M)..down 11%
..Tampa-Washington (31M)..down 19%
..Rams-Vikings (25.4M)..down 13%
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(Roster Moves)
Bills..sign FA-QB-Anthony Brown-ex Ravens
Ravens..sign FA-WR-Diontae Johnson-ex Texans
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(Injuries)
Ravens..WR-Zay Flowers-misses workouts-bruised knee
Detroit..OG-Kevin Zeitler-hamstring..OT-Taylor Decker-knee-miss workouts
Houston..WR-Robert Woods-hip-misses practice
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(College Football)
James Madison..Lands QB-Matt Sluka-transfer UNLV
Texas..QB-Quinn Ewers files for NFL draft
Utah..QB-Cam Rising-leaves program for transfer portal after 2-years injuries
North Carolina..Bill Belichick-Hires longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer
NCAA…Says it will consider Coaches Proposal to change Transfer Portal to 1..10-day period in January 2026.
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Sign FA-P-JB Wendelken-Yokohama Bay Stars (1.67-ERA)..ex A’s-Arizona
Dodgers..Lose 3-top International players whom they withdrew offers to:
..Pirates sign SS-Darel Morel
..White Sox sign OF-Oscar Patino
..Twins sign OF-Talon Serrano
Angels..sign 18-international free agents including highly rated C-David Davalillo-14th ranked player in the world from Venezuela.
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(Roster Moves)
Cubs..Meet with FA-3B-Alex Bregman-willing to discuss a 3Y-deal with an option
Giants..Open talks with FA-OF-Randal Grichuk-ex Arizona
Washington..Sign FA-OF-Franchy Cordero-ex Seibu Lions-Padres-Pirates-Indians
Rockies..Sign FA-OF-Nick Martini-ex Reds-Orioles
Rockies..Sign FA-2B-Kisten Hiura-ex Angels-Tigers-Brewers
Mets..Sign FA-P-Austin Warren-ex Giants
Seattle..Sign FA-C-Blake Hunt-ex Orioles
Pirates..Sign FA-P-Brent deGeus-ex Toronto
White Sox..Sign FA-P-Jon Heasley-ex Orioles
Phillies..Sign FA-2B-Raf Lantigua-ex Blue Jays
Yankees..Sign FA-P-George Arias-ex Cubs
Giants-Red Sox..TRADE..SF deals C-Blake Sobel for Boston signing pool money
Giants-Marlins..TRADE..SF sends P-Will Kuemper for Miami signing pool money
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-Miami..Tyler Herro goes (7-7) with 5-3’s in first half…(22P-15Minutes)….Miami led 66-54 at halftime at Press Time on Wednesday….LA lost 3-in a row..(20-17)
Clippers-Brooklyn…Tied 21-21 in 2nd quarter-late starting game at Press Time..Wednesday…LA (21-17)
Clippers..F-Kawhi Leonard-will remain on a Minutes Cap (21M) as comeback continues
Dallas..G-Kyrie Irving-cleared play with bulging disc in back
Dallas..Lose C-Derek Lively-sprained ankle
Hornets-Suns..TRADE..Charlotte deals C-Nick Richards and #2 pick for C-Josh Okogie and #2-2-2 picks
Miami..Suspended G-Jimmy Butler will meet with Owner Mickey Arison to discuss his trade request…Butler 7-game suspension ends on Friday.
Boston..6-financial groups have put in final bids to purchase 51%-control of franchise.
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-Iowa Wild…Game tied (2-2) in 2nd period at Press Time…Jan Mysak power play goal triggers comeback from 2-0 home ice deficit…Wednesday game…Gulls (11-19-5)..have gone (6-2-2)
LA Kings-at-Vancouver…Thursday game…Kings (24-12-5)
Ducks-at-Tampa Bay…Thursday..Anaheim (18-21-5)
Penguins..G-Tristan Jarry placed on waivers..has (3.31-GAA…886 save percentage)
Sabres-Calgary..Open trade talks for Buffalo F-Dylan Cousins
Nashville..Report Predators put C-Ryan O’Reilly on trade block
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…(General)…
(Soccer)
Arsenal…Top team loses F-Gabriel Jesus-torn ACL
English Premier League-Scoreboard
..Newcastle-W-Wolverhampton..Alex Isak 2-G…United now (11-5-5)
..Arsenal-W-Hotspur..Gunners win on Sopur own goal
..Aston Villa-W-Everton…Upset win in debut Coach David Moyes
..Chelsea-Tie-Bournemouth..Reece Jones free kick goal (95′) for tie
..Crystal Palace-W-Leicester…City moves closer to relegation zon
EPL-Thursday top game..Manchester United-vs-Southampton
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(PGA)..1st round American Express Classic-LaQuinta..Colin Morikawa heads the star studded field.
Farmers Open-Torrey Pines…Only 20-of-top 40-golfers on money winning list have signed up to play.
(LIV)..Young golfing star Eugenio Chacarra leaves LIV tour-not retained..won 1-tourney in 3-years..Facing 1Y-ban on PGA Tour..Called it ‘learning lesson….win on PGA Tour-changes your life forever…win on LIV-it’s just about money-whether you finish 1st or 30th’
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