Hacksaw’s Headlines-Tuesday
…(Baseball)…
Dodgers-Braves…Game 3-Tuesday night…LA trails (2-0)…Walker Beuhler-vs-Charley Morton.
Red Sox-W-Astros (12-3)…Boston had lead at press time..Kyle Schwarber Grand Slam HR triggers 6R-second…JD Martinez-.Christian Arroyo 2RHRs…Monday night…Sox lead (2-1 in series
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(MLB Notes)
Padres..Will interview Mike Schildt-just fired by Cardinals..(252-199) record..took St Louis to playoffs 3-times in 4-years.
Padres…Report have decided not to interview Ron Washington-Atlanta 3rd base coach and ex Rangers manager.
Milwaukee..Deny Mets permission to interview GM-David Stearns for Director of Baseball Ops job.
Oakland..Billy Beane-withdraws name from consideration for Mets GM job
Angels..Fire Brian Butterfield-3rd base coach
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…(Football)….
Chargers…Coach Brandon Staley-team reaches bye week…”We now know what we have to improve on” after team was battered in Baltimore.
Raiders..Owner Mark Davis believes NFL ‘targeted’ coach Jon Gruden by leaking his EMails to Bruce Allen.
Raiders..Former President Amy Trask old CBS she went to owner Al Davis multiple times to confront Jon Gruden-Bruce Allen about their treatment of her and female employees in the organization when they worked together.
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(Scoreboard)..Monday Night Football
Buffalo-L-Titans (34-31)…7-lead changes in wild game…Tennessee goal line stand on 4th and 1 with (:02) left stopped Josh Allen…Bills had 100-kick return wiped off the books by holding call..RB-Derek Henry (143Y) rushing…QB-Ryan Tannehill (216Y-passing)….Josh Allen (353P-1TD-1 Int) in loss..
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(Injuries)
Browns..RB-Kareem Hunt-calf injury…
Browns..QB-Baker Mayfield-MRI-2nd shoulder dislocation
Browns..LB_Jeremiah Konamoah-calf injury
Titans..OT-Taylor Luwan-concussion
Arizona..DT-Corey Peters placed on Covid list..4-players-3 coaches out
Denver..LB-Alexander Johnson-torn pectoral
Denver..IR-CB-Mike Ford-hamstring
Packers..CB-Josh Myers-knee injury
Packers..Activate OT-David Bakhtiari from IR
Houston..CB-Terrance Brooks-hospitalized lung issue
Houston..OT-Marcus Cannon to have back surgery
Colts..WR-Parris Campbell-broken foot
Chiefs..TE-Jody Fortson-torn Achilles
Chiefs..S-Tyrann Mathieu-broken foot
Vikings..IR-CB-Patrick Peterson-hamstring
Patriots..S-Adrian Phillips-broken foot
Patriots..DT-Christian Baymore-shoulder
Patriots..LB-Chase Winovich-hamstring
Giants..DT-Danny Shelton-pectoral injury
Steelers..CB-Sidney Jones-chest issue
Seattle..DE-Darrell Taylor-strained neck but no disc damage
Patriots..Activate OT-Isaih Wynn from IR
Carolina..Activate CB-Stephon Gilmour
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(Roster Moves)
Seahawks..Confirm they have contacted FA-QB-Cam Newtwon
49ers..Sign FA-LB-Mychal Kendricks-ex Browns
Giants..Sign FA-LB-Ben McKinney-ex Houston
Ravens..Workout FA-OT-James Carpenter-ex Seattle-Jets
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(NFL Notes)
Raiders..Rave about DE-Maxx Crosby..3-sacks-5QB hits-1 tackle loss
Broncos..QB-Ted Bridgewater blames himself for 4-turnover-5 sack game
Chiefs..Bench LB-Daniel Sorenson..to start LB-Juan Thornhill
Houston..WR-Brandin Cooks-calls Texans players ‘undisciplined’
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(College Football)
LSU…Negotiating 17M-buy owed fired coach Ed Ogeron..removed after team went (9-8) in last 2-seasons since (15-0) National Championship season.
Washington State…Fires coach Nick Rolovich and 4-assistants after they refuse to get state university mandated Vaccine…Were not given ‘religious waivers’ by the University…Rolovich in his 2nd year with Cougars
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…(Basketball)…
NBA…Season Opening games-Tuesday
Lakers-Golden State…Lakers debut rebuilt roster with 12-new players around LeBron James-Anthony Davis.
Brooklyn-Milwaukee..Kyrie Irving not with team..Matchup Giannis Antetokounmpo-vs-Kevin Durant
Suns..Give 4Y-extension to F-Mikel Bridges
Suns..Do not give max extension to C-DeAndre Ayton
Spurs..Release F-Al Aminu
Boston..Release F-Jabari Parker
Orlando..5Y-extension to F-Wendell Carter
Washington..Sign FA-G-Joel Ayayi-ex Lakers
Sportico..Highest paid NBA Players:
..LeBron James (111M)..will make 41M-salary..80M-business deals
..Kevin Durant (88M)…35M-salary
..Giannis Antetokounmpo (80M) salary-endorsements
..Russell Westbrook (70M) combined incomes
College Basketball-Preseason Poll
1-Gonzaga..2-UCLA..3-Kansas …..
Aztecs..did not get any votes for the top-25 poll
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…(Hockey)…
Buffalo-Las Vegas..Open trade talks for C-Jack Eichel…Sabres asking for #1-#1 picks and D-Nick Hague…Las Vegas wants Buffalo to pay some of 10M per year salary still owed Eichel over next four years.
NHL…Suspends San Jose F-Evander Kane 21-games without pay for using a forged-fake Covid card to bypass his physical
Vancouver..Suspends Travis Hamonic-never reported to camp-refused to take vaccine.
Winnipeg..Lose F-Blake Wheeler-Covid
Avalanche..C-Nathan McKinnon still tests negative Cover test
Las Vegas..Lose F-Mark Stone-knee injury..already lost Max Pacioretty
Tampa Bay..Lose F-Nikita Kucherov-knee injury
Columbus…Lose F-Max Domi-4W-fractured rib
Toronto..Activate C-Auston Matthews from IR list
Islanders..Place F-Leo Komarov on waivers-take 3M-cap hit
Russian Olympic Team..Name longtime NHLers Ilya Kovalchuk as GM
Boston..Family of Bruins forward Jimmy Hayes-say he became addicted to painkillers because of injuries…entered successful rehab program…Died of Cocaine-Fentanyl overdoses in August…Family unaware of current drug problems.
Scoreboard:
Ducks-Calgary…Monday game
Schedule:
Ducks-at-Edmonton
Kings-at-Nashville
Gulls..off till Friday opener with Stockton at Sports Arena
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…(General)…
English Premier League:
..Arsenal-Tie-Crystal Palace..Gunners score in 8′-95′ to earn tie
..Chelsea…Doctors refuse to clear F-Christian Politic-continuing ankle problems.
Breeders Cup…Signs agreement to allow suspended trainer Bob Baffert to enter horses in Breeders Cup Classic in November…his horses will go thru enhanced drug testing program in October and week before Breeders Cup.
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