Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
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…(Football-TV)..
Ohio State-Notre Dame…TV ratings falter on Monday night…Buckeyes win over Irish viewed by (22M)…5th lowest college playoff game in history…Down 12%….Believe big drop because ESPN is viewed now in only 65M-homes…down from a peak of (90M)..because of Cord Cutting.
NFL Playoffs…TV ratings drop for all 4-playoff games:
..Chiefs-Houston..Drew (32.7M) viewers-down 11%
..Bills-Ravens..(42.2M)..but down 16%
..Rams-Eagles..(37.8M)..down 6%
..Lions-Washington (34.6M))..down 12%
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(NFL-Coaching Moves)
Jaguars..Fire GM-Trent Baalke-after 3-candidates turned down 2nd interview requests…Baalke had been GM-with 49ers.
Jets..Hire Aaron Glenn as head coach…was Detroit Def Coord
Jets..2nd interview with Lance Newmark for GM job-ex Lions-Washington Asst
Jets..Interview Marc Brunell for Off Coord job-was Detroit QB coach
Jaguars..Elevate Liam Coen to Asst Head Coach-Off Coord-rejected Jaguars
Bengals..Hire Al Golden as Def Coord-was at Notre Dame
Patriots..Hire Josh McDaniels-Off Coord..Terrell Williams-ex Detroit-Def Coord
Raiders..2nd interview with John Spytek-GM..Was Asst GM-Tampa Bay
Dallas..2nd interview with Brian Schottenheimer for head job..current Off Coord
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(NFL Notes)
Chargers…LB-Khalil Mack says he will play in 2025-becomes a free agent…Has (31-sacks) 3-years with Chargers and (107) sacks in career.
Houston..RB-Joe Mixon fined (25,000) for criticism of refs in Texans loss to Chiefs.
Cincinnati…Police arrest 4-gang members from Colombia-part of South American gang who targeted rich people’s homes…Charged with armed robbery of home of Bengals QB-Joe Burrow.
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(College Football)
Nick Saban…says if he were to coach again-would be in NFL..not in college football because of the changing landscape of business.
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…(Baseball)…
Dodgers…P-Roki Sasaki-introductory Press Conference..says he chose Los Angeles….’Because of Stability in the front office’.
Dodgers…Shopping veteran relief pitcher Ryan Brasier…had (3.54-ERA)
Angels..Sign FA-SS-Tim Anderson-ex White Sox-Miami…career (.278) hitter…tailed off to (.245-.214) last two years.
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(Roster Moves)
Cubs..Open talks with FA-P-Kenley Jansen-ex Red Sox..37-saves
Cubs-Astros..Chicago talks about possible trade for P-Ryan Pressley (112-saves)
Toronto..Opens talks with FA-1B-Peter Alonso-Mets
Toronto..Sign FA-P-Richard Lovelady-ex Cubs-A’s
Toronto..Sign FA-C-Christian Bethancourt-ex Cubs-Miami-Padres
Cleveland..Signs FA-P-Paul Sewald-ex Arizona..84-saves in career
Mariners..Sign FA-P-Will Klien-ex A’s
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..(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Air Force (77-76)-OT….SDSU wins despite a miserable team performance on the road…….Wednesday game…SDSU (12-5)…Air Force (3-16)
..Wayne McKinnie goes length of floor driving layup (:01) for win
..McKinnie earlier had 4-baskets in (2:47) span early 2nd half
..Aztecs lost 9-and-7 point leads
..SDSU had 31-fouls and 10-missed free throws but won
..Miles Byrd-Nick Boyd went combined (4-19) shooting and (1-11) on 3s
..Air Force went (30-44) on free throws..survived 15-turnovers
..Ethan Taylor (21P) in loss…7’C-Wayne Celichowski (22P)
UCSD-UCSB…Thursday game…Tritons (15-4)
USD-Portland….Thursday game….Torerors (4-16)
Clippers-Boston…Celtics led 109-103 in overtime…Jason Tatum-Jaylen Brown had combined for (46P) in game….Clippers played without Kawhi Leonard-Norm Powell-James Harden…….Heading into game..LA (24-18)…Celtics (30-13)Wednesday game
Lakers-vs-Celtics..Thursday…LA (23-18)
Clippers-vs-Washington Wizards
Lakers..G-LeBron James implores franchise..’be aggressive’ in trade market
Miami..Suspend G-Jimmy Butler for 2-games after he missed team flight…Butler had just completed a 7-game suspension for insubordination.
Suns-Milwaukee-Miami…Open trade talks about 3-way deal…Suns would send G-Brad Beal to Bucks…Bucks-Suns would send #1 picks to Heat…Miami would send G-Jimmy Butler to Suns.
Dallas..C-Derrick Lively-fractured foot-out 3 months.
Miami..G-Tyler Herro-groin injury
Lakers..Activate F-Jaden Vanderbilt-has been out all year with ankle surgeries.
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…(Hockey)…
Kings-Florida…Wednesday game…LA (25-14-5)
Ducks-Pittsburgh..Thursday game…Anaheim (18-23-6)
Ducks-San Jose..TRADE..Ducks send disappointing F-Pavol Regenda to Sharks for veteran F-Justin Bailey…Regenda had just 4-goals this year.
Vancouver…Taking trade offers from Rangers-Devils-Carolina for captain JT Miller.
Colorado..F-Val Nichushkin-reinjures knee-remains out
Ducks..Activate C-Trevor Zegras from IR
Minnesota..Activate F-Karill Kaprisov…Jared Spurgeon from IR
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…(General)…
(Golf)..1st round Farmers Open-Torrey Pines
..(63)..Ludvig Aberg reels off 8-birdies and eagle
..(65)..Danny Walker
..(66)..Zach Johnson leads 4-way tie in 2nd place
..(67)..Hidecki Matsuyama among 10-tied in 3rd place
Justin Thomas..Member of Tour Policy Board criticizes marketing of players…says Tour needs to make players more available to media during rounds played including interviews and live mic
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(Soccer)..Marcus Rashford opens talks with FC-Barcelona
Team USA-W-Costa Rica (3-0)….Coach Mauricio Pochettino now (5-1)…Friendly game-Wednesday night
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(Tennis)…Australian Open…Jannick Sinner blows out Alex DiMinaur in straight sets on Wednesday….Thursday top match Madison Keys-vs- Iga Swiatek in a semifinal match
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(Auto Racing)..Lewis Hamilton-begins first tests with Team Ferrari.
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