……………..(Baseball)…………………

(World Series)

Dodgers-Tampa Bay….Game 1-Fall Classic…Globe Life Field in Texas…(5:09pm)….Game 1-starters….Tyler Glasnow-vs-Clayton Kershaw….Kershaw has (11-12) career record in postseason play (4.53-ERA)

Dodgers…in World Series for 3rd time in 4-years
Rays…in Fall Classic 2nd time in franchise history.
Dodgers..(108M) payroll…2nd in baseball
Rays..(28.3M) payroll…28th in baseball

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……….MLB)…………….

Angels….List of candidates they want to interview for vacant Halos-GM job
..Logan White-Padres special assistant…longtime Dodgers exec
..Jason McLeod-Cubs VP Baseball Operations
..Bill Owens-Assistant GM-A’s
..Scott Sharp-Assistant GM-Royals
..Amiel Sawdaye-Assistant GM-Arizona

Washington..Hire Jim Hickey-Pitching coach..ex-Tampa Bay-Cubs
Phillies..Want to interview Mike Harkey-Yankees-bullpen coach
Miami..Want to interview Jim Hendry-ex Cubs-for President’s job
Tigers..Interview Pirates coach Don Kelly for Detroit manager’s job
Reds..Promote Nick Kroll to VP-Baseball Operations
MLB..Create ‘Curt Flood Award’ for Player Advocacy.

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……………..(Football)…………………

(Scoreboard)…Monday Night Football

Chiefs-W-Bills (26-17)…RB-Clyde Hellaire (216R)……KC rushes for (265Y)…Patrick Mahomes (225P-2TD)…..Chiefs held Josh Allen (122P-2TD)…KC now (5-1)….Bills lost 2-in a row.

Cowboys-L-Arizona…Cardinals led (28-3) in 4th quarter at press time….Dallas disastrous start continues…Cardinals defense 4-takeways…..Ezekiel Elliott fumbles twice…Andy Dalton 2-interceptions….Arizona jumps to (21-0) lead in turnovers…Kyler Murray throws 80Y-TD bomb to Christian Kirk enroute to blowout win…..Dallas falls to (2-4)

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(NFL)

NFL…Concludes probe of Covid violations in Tennessee Titans facility…fine coming this week.

Carolina Panthers..Close facility on Monday after player tests positive after game with Atlanta.

Bears…OL coach Juan Castillo-placed in isolation-Covid symptoms

Browns..Will not disciple WR-Odell Beckham for sideline tantrums in loss to Steelers…helmet throwing incident…took shoes off before end of game.

Jets..Coach Adam Gase meets with ownership on Monday in wake of (0-6) start.

Vikings…Not answer questions about status of QB-Kirk Cousins-has 10-interceptions.

Patriots..QB-Cam Newton-says ‘no panic’ despite (2-3) start.

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(Injuries)

Chargers…Activate DE-Melvin Ingram-knee….DT-Justin Jones-shoulder from IR
Cowboys…Activate LB-Leighton VanderEsch-been out collarbone injury

Cowboys…OG-Zach Martin-concussion
Chiefs…OT-Mitch Schwartz-chest injury…LB-Alex Okafor-hamstring
49ers..IR-RB-Raheem Mostert-ankle..C-Ben Garland-calf
Raiders..IR-CB-Damon Arnett-Covid test
Titans..OT-Taylor Lewan-torn ACL
Titans..TE-Jonnu Smith-ankle sprain
Eagles..TE-Zach Ertz-out 4W-ankle
Eagles..RB-Miles Sanders-out 2W-ankle

Saints..Activate RB-Ty Montgomery from IR
Titans..Activate WR-Corey Davis from Covid-list

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(Roster Moves)

Jets-Tampa Bay….Trade…NY deals DT-Steve McLendon to Bucs for #6 pick.
Bengals…Sign FA-DE-Margus Hunt-ex Saints

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(College Football)

Ohio State…confirms no fans…no band…for Big 10-opening game next week against Nebraska.

SEC..100,000-fines to Texas AM-Tennessee-Ole Miss for Covid protocol violations.

Iowa…University rejects claims in lawsuit…8-former Hawkeye players ask for 20M-damages and firing of coach Kirk Ferentz for racial discrimination of black players.

Kansas…Top RB-Pooka Williams leaves program because of Covid concerns.
Tennessee..Fire Def Line coach-Jim Brumbaugh after back to back losses
Miss State..Bench QB-KJ Costello-Bulldogs lost 3-in a row
Ole Miss..Shakeup offense after QB-s threw 6-interceptions Saturday.

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……………(Basketball)………………

NBA…Confirms it lost 694M-in revenues with cancellation of over 260-regular season game.  Top teams:
..Lakers (52.7M) in lost revenue
..Knicks (45.5M)
..Golden State (42.2M)
..Houston (35M)

Oklahoma City…G-Terrance Ferguson-hit with rape lawsuit…incident in 2018.

Aztecs…G-Malachi Flynn drawing praises for individual workouts in pick-and-roll  workouts…has pushed himself into back end of first round of draft.

San Diego Guardians…Minor league basketball team will launch in March of 2021 in 2nd tier “The Basketball League”…League has 17-teams including teams in Tampa Bay..Dallas…Indianapolis….but also small markets Fresno-Dayton-Syracuse.

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……………..(Hockey)……………

Doc Emrick-legendary NBC-TV voice of NHL-retires after 47-years of broadcasting.

Vancouver..Sign FA-D-Jayce Hawryluk-ex Ottawa
Minnesota..Sign FA-D-Ian McCoshen-ex Blackhawks
Buffalo..Sign FA-F-Steven Forgarty-ex Rangers.

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……………..(General)………………….

English Premier League
…Liverpool loses F-Virgil Van Diji for 4-months-knee surgery
…West Brom-Burnley…play (0-0) tie
…Wolverhampton-W-Leeds…(1-0) victory over upstart Leeds side.

Phil Mickelson….wins Dominion Classic-Virginia…2nd win in a row on Champions Senior Tour.

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