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Aztecs-L-Gonzaga….San Diego State gets buried in lst half..outscored (18-5) at start..then goes final 6-minutes of first half without basket…Aztecs get 1-basket from starting front line in opening half…G-Jeremy Hensley-Trey Kell combined (4-for-17) shooting….Zags jumped to 17-point lead.

USD-L-Samford (83-65)…Toreros fell behind by 12-in first half never caught up..Samford put 5-in double figures.

(NBA)

Clippers-W-Brooklyn (127-95(….LA goes to (10-1)..jumps out to 22-point lead in lst half…Blake Griffin-Chris Paul combine for (41P) in win.

Lakers…Host Brooklyn Nets tonite…LA off to (6-5) start under Luke Walton.

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Chargers….Lose NT-Brandon Mebane for year with torn bicep-headed to IR-becomes 12th veteran on Injured reserve this year…and 16th player overall….CB-Brandon Flowers put under concussion protocol again for 2nd time this season…Has had 4-head injuries in 2-and-half years in San Diego.

Chargers…Coach Mike McCoy gives (4-6) team a full week off during bye week…players not due back till next Monday.

Chargers…Promote OT-Tyreek Burwell from practice squad-meaning possible shakeup in troubled offensive line coming during bye week…San Diego releases LB-Deon King…

Chargers…McCoy says pounding Philip Rivers took in Sunday loss to Miami was not all on OL-missed chip blocks by RB-TEs also….Rivers 4-interceptions..3-sacks…10-hits…14-pressures….San Diego has allowed 25-sacks and turned ball over 22-times in 10-games this year.

(Scoreboard)

Bengals-L-Giants (21-20)…Eli Manning throws 3Y-TD pass in 4th quarter on 4th down play to get Giants win..Manning (240Y) passing-3TD…Andy Dalton (204Y) passing..but threw interception..took 2-late sacks.in Monday Night Football..Cincinnati falls to (3-5-1) this season.

(NFL)

Bears..WR-Alshon Jeffrey suspended 4G-loses 3.4M-salary for use of tainted supplement.

Browns..Team VP-Sasha Brown gives vote of confidence to coach Hue Jackson despite (0-10) record.

Cowboys..Owner Jerry Jones says he is not giving up suspended DE-Randy Gregory, who had another drug relapse while serving 14-game suspension.

Dallas…Says veteran QB-Tony Romo will serve as backup QB to Dak Prescott next weekend…Cowboys are (8-1).

Green Bay…QB-Aaron Rodgers says there is no “urgency” amongst players to turn losing season around..Reports QB is feuding with Coach Mike McCarthy.

Steelers..QB-Ben Roethlisberger calls defenese “undisciplined without accountability”

Rams..Coach Jeff Fisher stays committed to QB-Case Keenum-team has scored 2-offensive touchdowns in last 12-quarters.

(Injuries)

Falcons..TE-Jacob Tamme gone for year-shoulder
Bills..IR-OC-Eric Wood-broken leg
Carolina..IR-P-Andy Lee-hamstring
Bears..OT-Kyle Long gone for year-leg
Patriots..TE-Rob Gronkowski-possible punctured lung.
Rams..DE-Robert Quinn-still hospitalized-non footblal illness.
Redskins..WR-DeSean Jackson sees specialist-shoulder woes

(Roster)

Chiefs..Sign DE-Jarvis Jenkins-ex Redskins.
Vikings..Audition more kickers-veteran Blair Walsh 3-missed field goals..4-missed PAT kicks.

(College)

Michigan..QB-Wilton Speight-out with possible fractured collarbone.

Florida International..Hires ex-Miami-North Carolina coach Butch Davis.
Carson Newman..Ken Sparks retires as coach-37Y..Won 338-games.

Mount Union..Division III-power has 112-game regular season win streak snapped by John Carroll University…had gone (222-1) in regular season dating back to 1990s.

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——————–(Baseball)————–

Dodgers..SS-Corey Seager named National League Rookie of Year. outdistancing Washington Nationals SS-Treu Turner invoting…Seager hit (.398-26-HRs)

Tigers..P-Michael Fulmer wins American League Rookie of Year honors..(11-7) with 3.06-ERA.

Dodgers..P-Kenley Jansen..3B-Justin Turner-both reject (17.2M) qualifying offers-will become free agents-Dodgers will get 1st round picks if either sign with other clubs…Jansen (47-saves)..1.83ERA….Turner (.296-27HR)

Orioles..Mark Trumbo rejects qualifying offer after (47HR) seson.
Blue Jays..Edwin Encarnarcion (42HR)..Jose Bautista reject offers.
Mets..Yoenis Cespedes rejects qualifying offer (.280-31HR)
Texas..OF-Ian Desmond bypasses offer also.
Cubs..OF-Dexter Fowler rejects offer

Mets..2B-Neil Walker accepts (17.2M) qualifying offer-will stay with New York
Phillies..P-Jeremy Hellickson accepts qualifying offer also.

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————–(Hockey)—————–

LA Kings-at-Colorado…Tuesday night matchup..Kings (7-8-1)
Ducks-Edmonton..Oilers off to (9-6-1) start..Connor McDavid (19P-16Games)

Arizona Coyotes..Negotiate deal to build 16,000 Arena in Tempe Lakes area-southeast of Phoenix…leaving Glendale Arena.

Calgary..Roster shakeup coming..put D-Dougie Hamilton on trade block..Penguins-Arizona interested.

Hall of Fame…Hockey Hall enshrines Pat Quinn..Rogie Vachon and Sergie Makarov…Quinn legendary coach of Vancouver-Toronto…Vachon star goalie for Canadiens-Kings…Makarov-Russian star who played in Calgary.

KHL…Russian 29-team league in serious financial trouble…may fold or merge some of troubled franchises

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————(General)———————

Soccer..Team USA-at-Costa Rica…in must win World Cup qualifying game..US has never won a match on Costa Rican soil…US without G-Tim Howard with leg injury….US lost to Mexico on Friday night in Columbus, Ohio.

Soccer…Report-LA Galaxy-MLS may have interest in signing 31Y-forward Wayne Rooney-contract up with Manchester United.
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