…(Baseball)…

Padres…Decline 20M-Option OF-Wil Myers-Give him 1M-buyout…Finished career (.258-98 HRs) in San Diego

Padres…OF-Jurickson Profar-opts out of (7.5M) contract..hit (.2.48)
Padres..P-Robert Suarez-opts out of (5M) contract..had (2.38-ERA)

Dodgers…Meet to determine what to do with (16.7M) option on 3B-Justin Turner

Angels..Phil Nevin makes changes to coaching staff
..Hire Marcus Thames-hitting coach-ex Yankees-Marlins
..Hire Phil Plantier-Assistant hitting coach-ex Padres-Red Sox
..Hire Bill Hezel-Assistant pitching coach

Angels…GM-Perry Mamasian says club will not entertain any trade offers for Shohei Ohtani
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(Roster Notes)

Red Sox…SS-Xander Bogaerts-opts out of (3Y-60M) contract
Phillies..P-Zach Eflin opts out of contract..had (1.78-ERA) as reliever
Mets..P-Jacob deGrom opts out of (12M) contract
Mets..P-Tijuan Walker opts out for free agency
Giants…P-Carlos Rodon opts out (2.38-ERA)
Twins..Decline Options SS-Miguel Sano..P-Chris Archer-P-Dylan Bundy
Boston..Decline Option OF-Tommy Pham-hit (.236)
White Sox..Decline Option 2B-Josh Harrison
Arizona..Declines option P-Zach Davies-had (4.05-ERA)

Phillies..Pick Up option P-Aaron Nola (16M) next year
White Sox..Pick up option SS-Tim Anderson (12M)
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(MLB Notes)

MLB..Finalists for MVP named
..AL-Aaron Judge (62HRs)…Shohei Ohtani (34HRs-(2.33-ERA)
..NL..Paul Goldschmidt (35HR)…Nolan Arenado (30HR)…Manny Machado (32HR)

Rockies..Hire Hensley Meulens-Hitting coach-ex Giants
Rockies..Hire Warren Schaeffer-3B coach-ex Cubs

Fenway Sports Group…Owner of Red Sox-Pittsburgh Penguins…put Liverpool-Soccer team up for sale..asking price 5.6B
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…(Football)….

(Scoreboard)…Monday Night Football

Ravens-W-Saints (27-13)…Baltimore defense 4-sacks-Interception…QB-Lamar Jackson (133P)…Ravens rush (188Y)…
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(NFL Notes)

Chargers….Lose DT-Austin Johnson for the year-fractured kneecap and ligament damage
Chargers..OT-Trey Pipkens-reinjures ligament in knee

Indianapolis…Fires Coach Frank Reich (3-5-1)…beset by QB-injury problems to offense…Colts had (121Y) in Sunday loss….Colts have gone thru 6-starting quarterbacks in 5-years…Reich (40-33-1)…Bypassed former NFL head coach Gus Bradley…..Named longtime player  Jeff Saturday as interim coach

Rams..Coach Sean McVay promises lineup changes in wake (3-5) collapse
Rams..S-Jalen Ramey rips team’s offense-‘Get some dogs to get after it’
Rams..Had 8-series of 3-and-out in loss to Tampa Bay

Raiders…QB-Derek Carr-where’s the urgency-we should not be losing
Raiders..WR-Davante Adams..’it’s a 60-minute game’

Titans..QB-Malik Wilson will remain starter despite (5-15) passing game
Carolina..QB-PJ Walker remains starter despite (0.0) rating-Sunday
Carolina..Coach Steve Wilks fires assistants..DL-coach Paul Pasqualoni…CB-coach Evan Moore

Fox-TV…Under fire-Terry Bradshaw comment some of QBs playing so bad-‘consider suicide’

Amazon Prime…Thursday Night TV ratings continue to falter….Thru 8-weeks of season averaging 10.2M….Fox TV last year averaged 12.6M
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(Roster Moves)

Carolina..Activate QB-Sam Darnold from IR
Browns..Activate LB-Chase Winovich..RB-Jerome Ford from IR
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(Injuries)
Buffalo…QB-Josh Allen undergoing tests on straight ligament in right elbow-shaken up late in 4th quarter Sunday loss
Titans..LB_Bud Dupree-hip injury
Packers..DT-Rashaun Gary-torn ACL
Ravens..WR-DeSean Jackson-hamstring injury in first game
Saints..DE-Marcus Davenport-calf injury
Giants..CB-Xavier McKinney-hand injury in ATV accident-Mexico
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(College Football)

College Playoff Ratings…Due out Thursday….major shakeup coming after 3-of-top 6-teams lost on Saturday
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…(Basketball)….

Lakers-Utah…Jazz scored a season high 76-points in first half….Led 76-72 at halftime at Press Time….Anthony Davis (19P)…Russell Westbrook (18P) in first half..LA (2-7) heading into game

Lakers..Injuries pile up…G-LeBron James-out with foot soreness…G-Patrick Beverly-Lonnie Walker tested for Covid

Clippers-Cavaliers…Game tied (64-64) at halftime…Paul George (18P)_ for Clips….LA (5-5)…Cavs won 8-in row

Portland..G-Damian Lillard activated off IR list
Pacers..Lose G-Chris Duarte-6W-ankle sprain
Toronto..G-Pascal Siakam-2W-oblique

Brooklyn…Report Nets players not in favor of hiring of ex-Celtics coach Ime Udoka-serving suspension for sexual misconduct while head coach Boston
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(College Basketball)

Aztecs-W-Cal State Fullerton…Aztecs led (61-35) early in 2nd half. at Press Time…..blowing game open…Transfer guard Darrion Trammel (18P) including 4-3’s in explosive debut….

USD-Sonoma State…Toreros led (45-28) early in 2nd half at Press Time…in Steve Lavin’s debut
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…(Hockey)…..

Kings-Minnesota…LA (7-5-1)…Tuesday game

Gulls-at-Henderson…Tuesday-AHL action…Gulls (3-6) struggling to score goals

Boston..Bruins void contract of rookie Mitch Miller after new information surfaces about bullying incidents while playing in Junior Hockey….was drafted by Arizona-released while investigation continued into 2016 incidents of racial abuse of disabled student.

Red Wings..F-Felip Zedina-possible broken leg

Ottawa..Vote confidence to Coach DJ Smith (4-7) start

Boston..Legendary goal scorer Peter McNabb-passed away-Cancer-Age (70)..Scored 323-goals with Bruins then became popular NHL broadcaster for Colorado Avalanche.
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…(General)…

USA-Soccer….Names its World Cup Team roster on Wednesday

Southampton..English Premier League team-fires coach Ralph Hasenhuttl as team falls into 18th place in league tables.

Golf..Tiger Woods says he will play Rory McIlroy in the televised ‘The Match’ play tourney on December 10th

NASCAR…Mourns passing of Coy Gibbs…son of owner Joe Gibbs…died hours after team won NASCAR title with Joey Logano at wheel on Sunday afternoon.
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