Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
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…(Basketball)…
(March Madness)..1st round games-16 on Thursday
..Louisville-vs-Creighton..Battle of 8-vs-9
..Texas AM-vs-Yale
..Michigan-vs-UCSD..5th seed-vs-3 point bomb artists
..Auburn-vs-Alabama State..War Eagles seeded #1 overall
..Purdue-vs-Hi Point University
..Houston-vs-SIllinois-Edwardsville…Cougars (30-4)-seed #1
..Clemson-vs McNeese State
..Gonzaga-vs-Georgia..Huge 8-vs-9
..Tennessee-vs-Wofford..Vols strong #2 seed
..UCLA-vs-Utah State..Bruins (22-9)
..Wisconsin-vs-Montana
..BYU-vs-VCU..6-vs-11 matchup
..Kansas-vs-Arkansas..Bill Self-vs-John Calipuri matchup
..Missouri-vs-Drake
..St Johns-vs-Nebraska-Omaha…Rick Pitino hottest team in nation
..Texas Tech-vs-UNC-Wilmington
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(NIT)..1st round games
Kent-W-St Bonaventure
Chattanooga-W-Middle Tennessee..(109-103) shootout
St Louis-L-Arkansas State
Oklahoma State-W-Wichita State
Stanford-W-Cal State Northridge..CSUN loses by 17
Santa Clara-W-UC Riverside..49-point blowout
St Joes-L-UAB..Blazers pull off upset
George Mason-W-Samford..Patriots continue hot run
Dayton-W-Florida Atlantic
Bradley-W-North Alabama
Furman-L-North Texas
SMU-W-Northern Iowa
Cal Irvine-Northern Colorado..UCI now (29-6)
Utah Valley-USF…Dons had 10-point lead late
San Jose State-Loyola
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(College Notes)
Aztecs..Limp home after (95-68) blowout loss to North Carolina..finished (21-10)
Indiana..Hires Darian DeVries-West Virginia..was (19-13) in one year-Mountaineers
North Carolina State..Hires Will Wade-McNeese..(36-2) in conference last 2-years
Navy..Ed DeChellis-retires after 14-years at Annapolis
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(NBA)
Lakers-W-Denver…Lakers led 116-100 late in 4th quarter at Press Time….Wednesday game…LA (43-25)
..Lakers jumped out to 14-2 lead-3 minutes into game
..Lakers had 73 points at halftime
..Luka Doncic had 31-points when pulled in 4th quarter
..Denver without Nikola Jokic-Jamal Murray with injuries
..Coach Mike Malone angry exchange with media before game about player injuries
Lakers-vs-Milwaukee..Thursday game
Clippers..Now (39-30) with both Kawhi Leonard and Bog Bogdanovic scoring at high clip
Oklahoma City..Get both centers back in lineup..Chet Holmgren-Ike Hartenstien (40P-20R)
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…(Baseball)….
Padres-vs-Texas..Thursday..Friars (9-16-1)
Padres…Off day Wednesday
Padres..P-Yu Darvish will test tender elbow in soft toss at end of week
Padres..Looking at Stephen Kolek-Kyle Hart-Randy Vasaquez for starting slots 4-5
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Dodgers-W-Cubs (6-3)..Sweep Tokyo Series
..P-Roki Sasaki-rocky start (3inn1R-5W-2SB)..threw 25-strikes-31 balls
..Sasaki walked 3-batters in a row..bases loaded walk..had 30-pitch 3rd inning
..Freddie Freeman-still discomfort in rib area-held out of game again
..Shohei Ohtani long distance HR
..Kike Hernandez 2R-HR
..Tommy Edman HR
Dodgers..Travel day from Tokyo
Dodgers..Recalled P-Matt Sauer from AAA-Oklahoma City
Dodgers..Option P-Justin Wrobleski to AAA
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Angels-W-Cleveland (6-3)..Wednesday..Halos (10-14-2)
..Jo Adell (3-4) 2R-HR
..Jorge Soler 2H
..Tyler Anderson (6inn-1R)
Angels-White Sox..Thursday game
Angels..Manager Ron Washington bans cell phones use by players in clubhouse and in stadium….’This team needs focus’…Will fine players (500) for violating rule.
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(MLB Notes)
MLB-Outrage at Trump Administration for ‘Scrubbing’ Historical story about Jackie Robinson’s military history as part of White House Anti-DEI campaign…Uproad led to White House to reinstate the Robinson segment on Department of Defense website..Outrage also about scrubbing features on Navajo Code Breakers-Tuskegee Airmen-who were included in ‘Sports Heroes Who Served’
MLB Union…Wants meeting with Miami Marlins owner Bruce Sherman about Team taking Revenue Sharing and TV money and starting the season with (87M) payroll.
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(Injuries)
Phillies..P-Ranger Suarez-back tightness
Pirates..Shutdown P-Jared Jones-elbow
Giants..MRI-OF-Jung Ho Lee-ongoing back issues
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(Roster Moves)
Braves..Release P-Jake Diekman
Yankees..Calling up P-Carlos Carraso
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…(Football)…
(NFL Notes)
NFL..Confirms Owners Meeting agenda in West Palm Beach
..Seeding Proposal..Top record team in Division gets #1 seed..rest playoff team seeded on record regardless of where finished in Division race.
..Overtime Proposal..Regular season overtime-each team gets possession
..Replay Review..Coaches Challenge for roughing QB-or-facemask hit
..Expanded Replay..Booth to inform Coaches if penalty flag should have been thrown
..Tush Push..Outlaw Eagles goal line play as too dangerous
..Kickoff rule..Adjustment-Touchback moved out to 35Y-line
..On side kick rule..Debate over using 4th and 15 play in place of onside kick
Cleveland..Browns owner Jim Haslam proposes he will spend 2B-own money to build Brookpark Stadium but wants City-County to kick in 1.4-B-allowing team to leave downtown Lakefront Stadium
New Orleans..Woman charged with Murder in drug related death of Kansas City Super Bowl reporter-died of drug overdose…Woman charged with possession of drugs and stolen credit cards and phone of Telemundo sports reporter.
Green Bay..Longtime TE-Bob Long-passes (83Y)..star with Vince Lombardi team
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(Roster Moves)
Vikings..Turn down request to meet 2nd time with QB-Aaron Rodgers
Packers..Sign FA-WR-Mecole Hardman-ex Chiefs
Chargers..Sign FA-OC-Andre James-ex Raiders
Houston..Sign FA-LT-Cam Robinson-ex Vikings (1Y-12M) deal
Patriots..Sign FA-LB-Jack Gibbens-ex Titans
Jaguars..Sign FA-OT-Fred Johnson-ex Eagles
Bears..Sign FA-WR-Devin Duvernay-ex Jaguars
Denver..Sign FA-P-Matt Haack-ex Colts
Falcons..Sign FA-S-Jordan Fuller-ex Chiefs
Miami..Sign FA-LB-Willie Gay-ex Saints
Steelers..Sign FA-DT-Esezi Otomewo-ex Jaguars
Falcons..Sign FA-TE-Felipe Franks-ex Carolina
Giants..Setup visit with FA-QB-Jameis Winston-ex Browns-Saints-Bucs
Patriots..Shop backup QB-Joe Milton for late round draft pick
Cleveland..Will meet with FA-QB-Carson Wentz-ex Chiefs
Rams..Re-sign CB-Ahkello Witherspoon
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-L-San Jose (4-0)..AHL action..Barracudas outshoot Gulls (36-18)..Gulls lost 3-in a row…Scored (1-goal in 3-games)…now (23-27-8)..Playoff hopes slipping away
Ducks-vs-Nashville..Thursday game
Kings-vs-Chicago..Thursday game
NHL..Will open CBA talks with Union on April 1st
NHL..Commissioner Gary Bettman says he will meet with Owners-discuss new format for All Star Game…Possible North America-vs-World game..Will also discuss 10-minute overtime rule (3-on-3) rather than 5-minute overtime….Discuss drop Wildcard playoff format..just take Teams 1-thru-8 in Conference standings.
Dallas..F-Ty Seguin cleared to practice-coming off hip surgery
Colorado..D-Josh Manson-out 4W-shoulder injury
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Valspar Challenge-Palm Harbor, Florida
(Soccer)…USA-vs-Panama..Thursday night-So Fi Stadium..Semi Finals-Nations League.
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