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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Re-sign FA-OF-Jurickson Profar…(1Y-1.1M)…with (1.5M) incentives..hit (.236) Colorado..(.243) Padres last year..Will slot in as starting LF.
Padres..Relief pitchers Wandy Peralta..Luis Patino yet to report to camp-Visa issues.
Dodgers..DH-Shohei Ohtani-first full batting practice..hit 10HRs in 21-swings on Monday
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(Roster Moves)
Phillies..Sign FA-P-Spencer Turnbull..ex Tigers..(12-29) career record
Pirates..Sign FA-C-Yasmani Grandal-ex White Sox
Mets..Sign FA-OF-Ben Gamel-ex Brewers-Pirates-Padres
Giants…Sign FA-P-Amir Garrett…ex Reds-Royals
Pirates..Sign FA-P-Connor Sadzik-ex Twins
Twins-Marlins..TRADE..Minnesota sends 2B-Nick Gordon (.178) to Marlins for P-Steve Okfert
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(MLB Notes)
MLB..Hire Jen Pawol to work full slate spring training games…Would be on track to be first woman to work regular season MLB games…has been minor league umpire since 2016.
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…(Football)…
UCLA..Hires DeSean Foster as head coach replacing Chip Kelly-who quit over weekend…Foster spent 10Y as an assistant at UCLA under Jim Mora and Kelly….Had just left UCLA to become Raiders running back coach
Aztecs…Hire Inoke Breckterfield-Def line coach…worked at Washington-Oregon State-Wisconcin-Pitt-Vanderbilt-Oregon State
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(NFL)
NFL…Preliminary TV ratings for Super Bowl..(115.1M)..a slight increase…Halftime viewership of Usher performance had (120M) viewers…Final ratings due out on Tuesday
Chargers..Hire Mike Devilin-Off Line coach-ex Ravens
Ravens..Hire Doug Malloryi-CB coach-ex Michigan
Washington..Hire Bobby Johnson-OL coach-ex Giants
Browns..Open contract extension talks-Kevin Stafanski
Eagles..Put LB-Hassan Reddick on trade block
Steelers..Interested in FA-QB-Ryan Tannehill-ex Titans
New England-Atlanta-Vikings…Open trade talks..Pats shopping #3 pick…Falcons draft #8..Minnesota #11-both looking to trade up for QB
New England..Shopping former starting QB-Mac Jones
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…(Basketball)…
Clippers-Minnesota..Clippers led (53-49) at halftime at Press Time…Clippers needed (20-6) run in 2nd quarter to climb back into game….Monday game…Clippers (35-16)
Lakers-Detroit…Tuesday game…Lakers (28-26)
Aztecs-Colorado State…Tuesday game at Viejas..SDSU (18-6)..Rams (19-5)…CSU led by G-Isaiah Stevens (16PPG)
AP Poll…1-UConn..2-Purdue..3-Houston…4-Marquette…5-Arizona…Aztecs fall to #29 in rankings
Charlotte…Remove Mitch Kupchack as GM…Team (11-41) this season…In 6-years working with Michael Jordan as owner-Hornets had 1-winning season…record (168-259)
Washington…Wizards attempt to complete land deal to build new Arena in northern Virginia seems to have collapse…Virginia politicians not willing to cut land deal
76ers..F-Tobias Harris-hip issue
Miami..G-Josh Richardson-dislocated shoulder
Miami..G-Terry Rozier out with sprained knee
Miami..G-Jimmy Butler takes leave of absence-family issues
Portland..G-Mel Brogdan-elbow injury
New Orleans..G-Dyson Daniels-torn meniscus
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-at-Montreal…Tuesday game…Ducks on (5-12) skid
Ducks-Montreal…TSN reports Montreal-Ducks trade talks for C-Trevor Zegras…Canadiens have 2-first round picks and 2-second round picks for the June draft…Zegras has had 3-injuries the last year and a half…but has (146P-in-200 Games) in Anaheim.
NHL..Disciplinary hearing for Maple Leafs D-Morgan Reilly for cross check to head of Ottawa Senators players on weekend….Facing 5-to-10 game suspension
IIHF..International federation extends ban on Russia-Belarus into 2026..banned again from participating in World Junior Championships and World Championships…Discipline continued for invasion of Ukraine.
San Jose..C-Tomas Hertl..knee scope-out 2-to-4 weeks
Buffalo..D-Owen Power-possible concussion in practice
Vancouver…Callup D-Jett Woo from AHL.
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…(General)…
Soccer…Team USA loses F-Daryl Dike-torn Achilles..playing for West Brom in England Championship League…Missed last year-torn hamstring.
NASCAR…Opens season next weekend among major feud over revenue sharing as part of new (7.7B) Media rights deal…Owners of teams want bigger cut of pie.
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