…(Football)…

Chargers..QB-Justin Herbert will have surgery on Tuesday on fractured knuckle on index finger on his right hand….Met with doctors at 8am and 1pm…Easton Stick will take #1-snaps preparing for Thursday game against the Raiders in Las Vegas.

Chargers..Coach Brandon Staley comments:
..Justin Herbert long term health is 100% of our focus
..This is the tough side to the NFL-quarterback injuries
..Max Duggan-rookie from TCU will move up to backup quarterback

Chargers…Honored legendary TE-Antonio Gates on Sunday-inducted to Chargers Hall of Fame…No member of Spanos family was on stage to honor Gates..no one from Spanos family saluted Gates on the produced halftime highlite video either.

Chargers…DB coach Will Harris leaves team to take coaching job at Florida.
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(Monday Night Football)

Packers-L-Giants (24-22)…Randy Bullock 37Y-FG (:02) in NY win..QB-Tommy DeVito led final minute game winning drive…DeVito (158P-71R)…Jordan Love threw TD pass with (1:33) left to get lead for Green Bay…Love (218P)…Packers turned ball over 3-times in ugly loss…Giants won 3-games in a row with 3rd string QB….

Miami-L-Tennessee (28-27)..Rookie QB-Will Levis leadsTitans on 2-TD drives in final 3-minutes in road win…Levis (327P-TD) in win…Defense had 5-sacks and 4th down stop at end of game…Tua Tagovailoa (240P-0TD)…..Teams combined for (32) points in fourth quarter..

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(NFL Notes)

Chiefs…Coach Andy Reid said offside call was ’embarrassing’ to NFL referees but Monday admitted WR-Kaderious Toney needed to check with ‘down judge’ if he was lined up off side..Reid says NFL refs normally warn coaches about players being offside,but did not happen on Sunday.

NFL…Report salary cap next year will rocket to record 240M from 224M this year because of record revenue.

Eagles..Players say team has to find out ‘Who Are We?’ after second straight blowout loss…Eagles have given up 109-points in last 3-games.

Vikings..QB change coming…Turnover prone QB-Josh Dobbs benched again after taking 5-QB sacks.

Carolina…Coaches say Frank Reich’s playbook was ‘too complicated’ for rookie QB-Bryce Young…Panthers are (1-11)

Saints..Head coach Dennis Allen on hot seat…(13-17) with Saints..Career record (21-38).

Cowboys…Winning streak at home-ATT Stadium, now 15-games in a row

Rae Carruth…former Carolina Panther receiver…the man he hired to shoot a pregnant girl friend, Van Watkins, died of cancer in prison..Watkins was serving 50-years in prison…Carruth served 19-years on murder conspiracy but was released from prison a year ago.
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(Roster Moves)

Colts..Sign FA-OG-Jared Veldheer-ex Packers-Raiders
Raiders…Sign FA-OG-DJ Fluker-ex Chargers-Seattle
49ers..sign FA-CB-Jason Verrett-ex Chargers-Saints-returns to SF
Giants..Activate QB-Tyrod Taylor from IR

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(Injuries)

Miami..WR-Tyreek Hill-ankle injury in Monday Night game
Raiders…RB-Josh Jacobs has quad injury
Ravens..S-Kyle Hamilton-sprained knee
Cleveland..OT-Dawand Jones-season ending knee surgery
Denver..OG-Quinn Meinerz-hospitalized overnight-heartbeat issue
Houston..QB-CJ Stroud-in concussion protocol
Washington..Surgery LB-Jamin Davis-shoulder
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(College Football)

Aztecs…S-Dez Malone transfers to Oklahoma
Aztecs..TE-Cam Harpole transfers to Arizona State
Aztecs..OG-Cade Bennett transfers to TCU

Boise State..QB-Talen Green transfers to Arkansas
Oregon State..QB-Alden Chiles transfers to Michigan State
Notre Dame..Lands QB-Riley Leonard-transfer from Duke
Ohio State..Loses QB-Kyle McCord-transfers to Nebraska
Washington..Picks up QB-Will Rogers-transfer from Mississippi State
Arizona State..Lands Michigan State QB-Sam Leavitt

North Carolina..Record setting QB-Drake Maye files for NFL draft..threw for (7929Y-62TD) in 2-years with Tar Heels

Notre Dame…QB-Sam Hartman pulls out of Bowl Game-will get ready for NFL

TCU..Hires fired Boise State head coach Andy Avalos-Def Coord
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…(Baseball)….

Dodgers…MLB sources say signing of Shohei Ohtani will pay him just 2M per year salary…the rest deferred….Will account only 48M towards this year’s Luxury Tax totals…Ohtani agreed to defer (680M) of the (700M) contract…will be paid out from 2034-thru-2043……Dodgers payroll now at (181M)for 2024….giving them (56M) to use towards additional free agent signings…Dodgers expected to go a bit over (237M) payroll threshold for 2024.

Dodgers-Yankees…TRADE…LA deals relief P-Victor Gonzalez (3.22-ERA) and minor leaguer infielder Jorbet Vievus (.283) to Yankees for minor league infielder Trey Sweeney (13HR).

Dodgers..MLB sources say the deferral money clause for Shohei Ohtani will defer 300M over a 20-year period….Dodgers also owe Mookie Betts (115M) and Freedie Freeman (51M) in deferred money.

Padres…Payroll at (155M)…have 45M-budget space to try and find a starting pitcher..two relievers..a LF-CF.

Padres..Facing big financial challenge to sign FA-OF-Jung Hoo-Lee…Agent Scott Boras seeking 90M-package.

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(MLB Notes)

Yankees…Met Monday with Japanese FA-P-Yosh Yamamoto-seeking 200M deal

Giants..Met Sunday with Yosh Yamamoto

Royals..Meet with FA-P-Michael Wacha-ex Padres..Marcus Stroman-ex Cubs…Jack Flaherty-ex Cardinals-Orioles

Cubs..Meet with FA-1B-Josh Naylor-ex Cleveland.
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(Roster Moves)

Royals..Sign FA-P-Will Smith-ex Texas Rangers
Texas..Sign FA-P-Jesus Tinoco-Seibu Lions-Japana
Mets..Sign FA-2B-Dylan Bannon-ex Astros-Orioles
Pirates..Sign FA-P-Ryder Ryan-ex Seattle
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…(Basketball)…

Clippers-Portland…Clippers led (66-65) at halftime at Press Time in Monday game…late start

Lakers-at-Dallas..Tuesday game
Clippers-Sacramento..Tuesday game

Detroit Pistons…Lose 20th game in a row
San Antonio Spurs…Drop 17th straight game

Lakers..G-Gabe Vincent-cleared to play-been out with bruised knee
Knicks..C-Mitch Robinson-ankle surgery-out 8-weeks
Clippers..Put F-PJ Tucker on trade block-unhappy with role

Indianapolis Star reports legendary ABA-Indiana Pacers star George McGinnis is critically ill and on life support.

AP Poll…1-Arizona..2-Kansas..3-Purdue..4-Houston..5-UConn

Aztecs…Fall out of AP poll…was ranked 25th last week..fell to #35
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…(Hockey)…

Gulls…Return home after successful (4-1) road trip..don’t play till Saturday

Kings..F-Ryan Strome facing suspension for knee check that injured Kyle Connor-Winnipeg Jets

Seattle..Lose G-Philip Grubauer-knee issue
Blackhawks..Put D-Jarrod Tinordi back on injured list-oblique-2nd time

Blues..Shop F-Jakub Vrana on trade market.

Detroit..F-David Perron hit with 6-game suspension for cross check to head that injured Ottawa player..will lose 141,000-in salary

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…(General)…

PGA Tour..Revokes tour card of Jon Rahm who is jumping to LIV-Saudi Golf

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