Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast…1-30pm
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…(Baseball)..
Angels…Lose big money 3B-Anthony Rendon for at least half the season-needs immediate hip surgery…Has played only 205-games…missed 438-games in Angels career…Has been on the Disabled List 12X-since signing with Halos…Has hit just (.242-22HR)
Padres…Late night free agent raid…Sign Red Sox P-Nick Pivetta to (4Y-55M)..back end loaded contract with 2-opt out clauses…Was (6-12) last year but has big strikeout totals in career…Padres give up #2 draft pick and 500,000 in International signing bonus money. Team also moves further above Luxury Tax and will have to pay 20%-tax on overage at end of the season.
Padres..Will move relief P-Steven Kolek into starting rotation in the spring to compete with Randy Vasquez-Matt Waldron for spots in rotation….Keeping Bryan Hoeing as long reliever, Adrian Morejon as setup reliever and will look at Sean Reynolds as setup man out of bullpen.
Dodgers..Manager Dave Roberts opening spring training press conference:
..Shohei Ohtani will throw full bullpen this weekend
..Ohtani will not pitch in any Cactus League games
..Ohtani does not have full range of motion in left shoulder yet-but takes BP
..Relievers Michael Kopech-Evan Phillips are behind others-could start on DL
Roster Resource Report:
..Dodgers payroll now at (383M)..Luxury Tax payroll at (385.9M)
..Padres payroll now at (218M)..Luxury Tax number at (245.5M)
..Angels payroll now at (202M)..Luxury Tax total (219.3M)
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(Roster Moves)
Red Sox..Sign FA-3B-Alex Bregman-Astros..(3Y-120M) deal..(40M) average-includes opt outs
Marlins..Sign FA-P-Cal Quantrill-ex Rockies
Braves..Sign FA-P-Dylan Covey-ex Mets-Phillies
Braves..Sign FA-P-Jake Diekman-ex Mets
Brewers..Sign FA-P-Tyler Alexander-ex Tampa Bay
White Sox..Sign FA-OF-Michael Taylor-ex Pirates-Twins
Texas..Sign FA-P-JT Chargois-ex Miami
Cardinals..Sign FA-P-Curtis Taylor-ex Mexico
Brewers..Sign FA-OF-Gil Celestino-ex Twins
Tigers-Tampa Bay..TRADE..Detroit deals P-Mason Englert for P-Drew Sommers
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(Injuries)
Tigers…P-Alex Cobb-shutdown-setback with hip surgery recovery
Pirates..OF-Spencer Horwitz-wrist surgery-out 8W
Brewers..P-DL Hall shutdown-Lat strain
Brewers..P-Brandon Woodruff-recovering shoulder surgery-not ready start
Texas..P-Robert Garcia-injures forearm
Tampa Bay..P-Shane McClanahan throws first bullpen coming off surgery
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-L-Utah Jazz (131-119)…Jazz ripped off a (24-4) run and built a 24-point lead….Laurie Markkanen (32P)..Walker Kessler (18P)…..Jazz shot (52%)….Lakers (20-50) on 3s…LeBron James (18P)…Luka Doncic (16)……Wednesday night….Lakers had won 6-in a row…and 12-of-14..Lakers lost C-Jaxon Hayes-eye injury
Clippers-Memphis…LA led (85-70) in 3rd quarter at press time…LA (29-23) coming into the game…Wednesday game
Clippers-at-Utah..Thursday game
UCSD-vs-UC Davis..Tritons (20-4)..Thursday game
USD-vs-USF..Toreros at (4-22)..Thursday
Lakers..Sign FA-C-Alex Lin..ex Washington-Sacramento-Suns (6P-5R)
Lakers..Release C-Christian Wood-has been rehabbing knee surgery
Dallas..C-Daniel Gafford-sprained knee
76ers..Joe Embiid met with 3-doctors-determine need knee surgery
Detroit..Piston destroy Chicago Bulls..Led by 42-points at halftime.Malik Beasley hit 7-3’s in win…Bulls went (0-20) from the arc into 3rd quarter.
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…(Football)…
Eagles..RB-Saquon Barkley says fans should not have booed Taylor Swift at the game.
Bengals..QB-Joe Burrow says he will restructure his contract but team must re-sign its top free agents..Burrow has (46M) cap figure
Jets-Packers..Trade talks about WR-Davante Adams
Bengals..LB-Germaine Pratt-leading tackler-asks for a trade
Chiefs..TE-Travis Kelce not ready to decide on playing in 2025-has 19M-cap
Kadarious Toney..Arrested on charges of strangling woman…Held on 50,000-bail…ex Giants-Chiefs-Browns WR.
Miami..Hire Bobby Slowick-ex Houston-as passing game coord
Seattle..interview Ric Dennison-ex Saints as RB coach
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(College Football)
Ohio State..Hires longtime Patriots coach Matt Patricia as Def Coord
USC..Hires Chad Bowden as GM-Football..will handle recruiting-NIL
BYU..Longtime AD-Tom Holmoe reetires after 20-years
UNLV..OT-Ben Christman-found deceased in apartment-had transferred from Kentucky
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…(Hockey)…
4-Nations Tourney-opening night
..Canada-vs-Sweden..Team Canada wins (4-3) on Mitch Marner overtime goal…Swedes came back from (3-1) deficit to tie game and force OT.
..Teams USA-vs-Finland..Thursday game
San Diego Gulls-Abbotsford Canucks..Gulls led 4-1 in 3rd period at Press Time…Sasha Pastujov 2-goals for San Diego….AHL action-Wednesday…Gulls (13-24-7)
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…(General)…
(Golf)…1st round Genesis Open at Torrey Pines:
..Rory McIlroy tees off (10:14)
..Ludwig Aberg goes off (11:09)
..Scottie Scheffer heads out (11:20)
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(NASCAR)…Qualifying for Daytona 500 on Sunday…Twin 125-qualifying races on Thursday night…Chase Briscoe (182mph)..Austin Cindrich (181mph) are top two qualifiers and will start on the front row on Sunday after single lap qualifying
NASCAR…Files appeal of Judge’s ruling in Anti Trust lawsuit…Judge ruled that Michael Jordan 23X-team and Front Row Racing teams had right to purchase ‘Charter’ from Stewart-Haas teams to compete this season-guaranteeing them a starting spot on Grid each race……NASCAR appealed ruling saying Jordan-Front Row had refused to buy Charter in off season from Governing Body-therefore not eligible to buy their way into race…NASCAR filed the appeal 1-hour before qualifying began on Thursday night
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(Soccer)
English Premier League: Wednesday game
..Everton-Tie-Liverpool…(2-2)..Everton scores in 98′ to earn tie
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