Hacksaw’s Headlines–Tuesday
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World Series….Off day on Monday….Game 6-Tuesday…Dodgers lead series (3-2) and can clinch Fall Classic with a win….Tony Gonsolin-vs-Blake Snell in Tuesday matchup.
MLB…Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball lost nearly 3B in revenue this season…and has a debt of 8.5B debt now…Says concerned about how baseball weathers additional losses if fans cannot attend games next year.
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(MLB)
Tigers..Interview Phil Nevin for manager’s job….Longtime coach Yankees-Giants-Arizona….A’s coach Mark Kotsay.
White Sox…Interview AJ Hinch for managerial job.
Phillies..Fire Assistant GM-Pete Mackaninen
Cincinnati…P-Dan Straily finishes season with Lotte Giants-Korea (2.50-ERA)…205K-in-194 innings…says he wants to return to MLB next year.
Red Sox..DFA P-Zac Godley..Andrew Triggs
Mets..Sign FA-Of-Robert Garcia-ex Reds
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………….(Football)…………..
Chargers….Lose TE-Virgil Green-high ankle sprain..out 6W.
Chargers…Despite (2-4) record…defense continues to be an issue…blew (16-0) lead to Jaguars…have blown 10-17-17 point leads in prior losses.
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(Scoreboard)
Rams-W-Chicago…LA led (24-3) in 4th quarter at Press Time…QB-Jared Goff (219P-2TD)….Rams defense Interception…3-sacks of Nick Foles…Rams win would make them (7-3_
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(NFL)
Patriots…No decision on QB-Cam Newton status as starter…has 1-TD..6-Interceptions in his last 3-games…QB ratings last 3-weeks gone from 71…53…to 39 rating.
Jets..Head coach Adam Gase gave up play calling on Sunday to assistant Dowell Loggains.
Raiders..facing 500,000-fine for 4th set of violations of NFL covid protocols.
Washington..LB-Jon Bostic faces suspension for helmet hit on Cowobys QB-Andy Dalton.
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(Injuries)
Browns…WR-Odell Beckham to miss rest of season-torn ACL.
Arizona..MRI on RB-Kenyan Drake-ankle-out 6W
Seattle..MRI on RB-‘Chris Carson-sprained foot
Denver..IR-DT-Mike Purnell-fractured foot
Jets..IR-DE-Kyle Phillips-knee
Dallas..QB-Andy Dalton placed in concussion protocol.
Packers..S-Raven Green-oblique injury
Jaguars..IR-RB-Raquell Armstead-covid issues
Jaguars..WR-Dede Westbook..torn knee ligament
Patriots..LB-Brandon Copelan-torn pectoral muscle
Patriots..WR-N’Keal Henry-concussion issue
Saints..OT-Trron Armestead-forearm injury
Carolina..Activate RB-Christian McCaffrey
Washington..Coach Ron Rivera completed his 8W-treatment program for skin cancer…Got a standing ovation from doctors and rang the ‘Cancer Bell’ exiting the hospital.
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(College Football)
Wisconsin…QB-Graham Mertz-tests positive for Covid-24 hours after going (20-21) 5TDs in win over Illinois….Could face 21-day quarantine from team according to Big 10-Protocol.
USC…Sources say multiple Trojans players have been subpoenaed for their part in a count of fraud filed against a wide receiver involving Pandemic fund money.
AP Poll…1-Clemson..2-Alabama..3-Ohio State…4-Notre Dame…5-Georgia.
Mountain West Conference..Moves New Mexico Lobos home game to San Jose State as a road game because of unchecked virus outbreak continues.
Jackson State…Legendary coach WC Gorden passes away (90Y)…had (119-47-5) record at 1-AA school then became Athletic Director.
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………………..(Basketball)………..
NBA-Union….Facing cut by 11M in next year salary cap…Could go from 101M to 90M next year because of enormous loss of revenue during pandemic….Union proposes a 1-year rule that increases luxury tax from 132M to 145M for one year only….Teams facing salary increases without benefit of revenue increase.
Arizona…Daily Star reports UA hit with 9-NCAA violations…including 5-Level 1-violations for school’s part in Adidas Slush Fund…Athletic Department and Coach Sean Miller cited for ‘lack of institutional control’.
NCAA….Plans for Disney-Orlando to host 8-different preseason tournaments running into problems…Disney wants to invoke ‘protocols’….that any player who tests positive goes into 14-day quarantine with his team…and school has to pay costs of housing for 14-days…Also disagreement of what system of testing should take place….Disney-Orlando was to host Diamond Head Classic…preseason NIT…Jimmy V-Classic…Wooden Heritage Classic.
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……….(Hockey)…………..
Arizona Coyotes…2nd round draft pick Mitchell Miller confirms he was implicated in ‘racial bullying case’ while a high school student in Sylvania, Ohio..Miller has been in counseling.
Penguins..Fire Jason Karmanous-Assistant GM…Hire Trevor Daly-former NHL goalie as Assistant GM.
New Jersey Devils…Backup G-Zane McIntrye signs to play for Dynamo Riga-KHL-Russia.
Detroit..Bring D-Jared McIssac….2nd round pick…home from Finland..suffered severe shoulder injury in first game.
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……………….(General)……………..
NASCAR….Rain delayed Texas 500…plagued by more wet weather on Monday…postponed again..to be run on Tuesday.
English Premier League…
..West Brom-Brighton…play to (1-1) tie..West Brom scores in 81′
..Hot Spur-W-Burnley…So Min scores 76′ for Tottenham in win
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