Hacksaw’s Headlines-Tuesday
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San Diego Gulls….Name Kevin Dineen as head coach….former head coach Florida Panthers for 2-plus years (56-62-28)….spent 6-years as assistant to Joel Quennville-Chicago Blackhawks….coached AHL-Portland Pirates when they were Ducks farm club….Scored (355G) in 19-years as NHL player….son of legendary WHA-coach Bill Dineen-Houston Aeros-Hartford Whalers.
LA Kings..D-Slava Voynov signs to play in Russia for KHL-Avangard Omsk….had been suspended by NHL for coming season in aftermath of ugly domestic violence incident 4-years ago….Kings retain his rights-refuse to sign him-found no takers on trade market.
Columbus….Open talks with Maples Leafs restricted free agent Mitch Marner….could sign an 11M offer sheet that Toronto cannot match.
Colorado..D-Sergei Boykov signs with KHL-Moscow Dynamo.
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………(BASEBALL)…………
Padres-at-Miami….Friars open 9-game road trip….Chris Paddock (5-4)-vs-Jordan Yamamoto (3-0)……Padres lost 3-in row…including 7-straight at home…Team is now (45-48)…..San Diego is (34-43) since (11-5) start…..Marlins have lost 8-of-10…..11-of-15….now (34-57) in rebuilding year under Derek Jeter.
Padres…Off day on Monday.
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Dodgers-W-Phillies (16-2)…..Cody Bellinger (4-6)…2-solor HRs….Max Muncy HR…..Alex Verdugo 2R-HR…..LA (63-33)….30-games over .500
Dodgers-Phillies…Tuesday pitchers ..Walker Beuhler (8-1)-vs-Vincent Velasquez (2-5)
Dodgers..Callup P-Casey Sadler (3.26-ERA) at AAA
Dodgers…DL-SS-Chris Taylor-fractured forearm-hit by pitch on Sunday.
Dodgers..DFA-P-Zach Rosscup
Dodgers..Callup 2B-Mat Baty from AAA
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Angels-Astros……Tied (3-3) at Press Time…Andrelton Simmons HR for Angels…Halos had won 3-in row…..Houston (54-35)
Halos-Houston…Andrew Heaney starts on Tuesday-Astros starter TBD.
Angels…OF-Mike Trout-ailing calf
Angels..Callup OF-Mike Hermosillo from Salt Lake City.
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(Scoreboard)
Tampa Bay-W-Yankees..Travis D’artaud 3R-HR…2-solo HRs….Rays (56-40)…Yankees (18-6)
Boston-W-Toronto….Michael Chavis Grand Slam HR….Sox won 7-of-10…..Toronto now (35-60)
Reds-W-Cubs….Yasiel Puig HR….Cubs just (7-9) in last 2-weeks
Braves-W-Milwaukee…Freddie Freeman 3R-HR for 2nd day in row….Braves won 14-of-17…Milwaukee in (2-8) tailspin
Royals-W-White Sox…..Hunter Dozier RBI-double….KC (33-62)
Cardinals-W-Pirates…..Tyler O’Neill hits 2-2R-HRs for St Louis
Giants-W-Rockies…1st game twin bill..Brandon Crawford 2R-HR..3R-HR…(5-6)..8RBIs in wild (19-2) win.
Giants-W-Rockies..2nd game…Brandon Crawford HR in twin bill sweep
Indians-W-Tigers..Jose Mercado 2-solo HRs….Mike Freeman 2R-HR…Detroit now (29-60)….Tribe (52-40).
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(Injuries)
Cardinals..OF-Marcel Ozuna-shutdown-swelling returns to injured hand
Cardinals..3B-Jedd Gyorko…surgery for wrist issue…3rd different injury this year
Reds…OF-Jess Winker sits with back strain
Mets..DL-P-Zach Wheeler-shoulder fatigue
Giants..DL-3B-Evan Longoria-arch injury
Phillies..DL-SS-Sean Rodrigquez-hamstring
Tampa Bay..P-Tyler Glasnow-out 2-months forearm-suffers setback in rehab
Indians..P-Dan Otero begins rehab outings
Mariners..Activate P-Sam Tuivailata from DL
Arizona..C-Nick Hundley sent out to rehab games
Orioles…P-Nate Karns goes out on rehab
Giants..P-Nick Vincent begins rehab assignment
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(Roster Moes)
Royals-A’s..Trade….KC deals P-Homer Bailey to Oakland
Houston-Phillies..Open trade talks with Diamondbacks for P-Robbie Ray.
Milwaukee-Giants…Brewers prepare trade offer for SF relief ace Will Smith
Kansas City…Puts OF-Billy Hamilton on trading block.
Red Sox…DFA-3B-Eduardo Nunez-hitting (.228)
Texas..Release P-Zach Curtis
Mets..Release P-Arqui Caminero
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……………(BASKETBALL)……………..
LA Clippers-LA Lakers….Make trade offers for Memphis Grizzlies F-Andre Iguodala.
Lakers…FA-C-Dwight Howard-Memphis…says he’d like to be dealt to Lakers.
76ers..F-Ben Simmons signs (5Y-170M) extension.
Cavaliers…Release G-JR Smith…gets (4.3M) buyout…club tried to deal his (15.9M) contract.
New Orleans…Release C-Christian Wood
Dallas…NBA fines owner Mark Cuban 50,000 for leaking information about owners meetings on rule changes.
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…………(FOOTBALL)………..
Chargers…RB-Melvin Gordon continues public comments about demands for huge pay raise of contract….”You cannot replace great running backs”.
Arizona…WR-Larry Fitzgerald praises the simpler language in playbook of new coach Cliff Kingsbury.
Dallas..Report RB-Ezekiel Elliott contemplating holdout…still has 2-years left on his contract.
Atlanta…Sign DT-Grady Jarett to (4Y-86M) extension.
49ers..Sign K-Robbie Gould to (2Y-10M)
Houston..Jadaveon Clowney files grievance against team….They franchise tagged him as a linebacker (13.9M)…he played 60% of time as defensive end and believes his tag number is (16.9M).
Kansas City…No contract talks for DT-Chris Jones-threatening holdout…due to make just (1.2M)…despite 15.5-QB sacks last year…
Baltimore…RB-Alex Collins breaks foot in off season workout…is unrestricted free agent.
Miami..DT-Kendrick Norton has 6th surgery for severe injuries in auto accident…had arm amputated last week.
Giants…S-Kam Moore arrested on domestic abuse charges
Raiders..WR-Martavis Bryant files for NFL reinstatement…has been disciplined 3X by NFL for drug issues.
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(Roster Moves)
Bengals…Starting LG-Clint Boling retires because of injuries.
Raiders..Sign FA-OF-Johnathon Cooper-former 1st round pick Arizona Cardinals.
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(NFL Notes)
Raiders…Hit with 2.8M-lawsuit from sub-contractor on new stadium for failure to make payments on steel purchase.
Nfl-Union….To hold 4th meeting this week on stalled CBA Talks.
NFL…Newspaper poll of fans shows (62%) want NFL to stay at 16-game schedule……(24%) want 18-game schedule….(18%) want 18-games with limit of 16-games for each player.
Ricky Williams….Longtime NFL running back urges league to adapt Medical Marijuana to help players with pain management.
CFL…Montreal Alouettes Fire GM-Kavis Reed-but refuse to say whether it was personal or professional issues with new information they received…..Team was (10-30) in his tenure….Reed fired Coach Mike Sherman-opening week of the season.
CFL…BC Lions quarterback Mike Reilly confirms he is suffering from anxiety attacks…Highest paid free agent QB-Lions off to dismal (1-4) start.
Ryan Leaf…former NFL-quarterback…hired to be TV analyst with ESPN 2-ESPNU on college games this year.
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…….(GENERAL)…………..
Pernell Whitaker….4X-champion-killed when hit by car while walking on a highway in Virginia Beach late at night….Was (40-4-1) in career…fights against Roger Mayweather…Felix Trinidad…Julio Cesar Chavez in lightweight career.