Hacksaw’s Headlines-Tuesday

Posted by on September 19th, 2017  •  0 Comments  • 

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Chargers…coach Anthony Lynn gives vote of confidence to K-Young Koo…will keep rookie from Georgia Southern on roster rather than bring in other kicks for tryouts…Koo is (1-4) on field goals…missed 2-game winners.

Chargers..NFL stats..#32 in run offense (54YPG)…#25 in 3rd down conversions (25%)…#26 total offense…..#32 in Yards per carry (3.0)..RB-Melvin Gordon averaging (2.5YPC).

Chargers..RT-Joe Barksdale-sprained foot

Chargers..TV rating for Miami game in San Diego (12.3)…down from opening weekend (16.9)…down 53% from last years (26.6) rating for 2nd week of season.

Chargers..TV rating in Los Angeles (5.1)…lowest home market TV rating in 30-years…Rams rating in market was equally poor (7.7)

Chargers..home attendance 25,381…Rams drew 56,612…USC had 84,714 for home game vs Texas.

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(Scoreboard)

Detroit-W-NY Giants (24-10)…Jamal Agnew-rookie USD-returns punt 88Y for TD…Matthew Stafford throws 2TD passes…Eli Manning TD-Int-5 QB sacks in loss…Monday Night Football

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(NFL Notes)

Dallas..RB-Ezekiel Elliott criticized for giving up on 2-plays-not attempting to tackle DB who had intercepted passes.

Miami..LB-Lawrence Timmons facing discipline for leaving team on Saturday…was found at LAX trying to board flight home-said he had personal problem at home.

Washington..Put LB-Su’a Cravens on reserve-left squad list…will not be allowed to play in 2017.

Colts..Hire former DE-Robert Mathis as pass rush coach.

Bills..give vote of confidence to QB-Tyrod Taylor-will stay starter despite (176Y) offensive performance by team on Sunday.

(Roster Moves)

Jaguars..Sign FA-QB-Ryan Nassib-ex Giants
Houston..Release WR-Jalen Strong
Montreal…CFL club signs FA-WR-TJ Grahame-ex Carolina
BC Lions..signs FA-LB-Alex Bazzie-ex Arizona Cardinals

(Injuries)

Atlanta..LB-Vic Beasley-out 4W-hamstring..
Atlanta..DE-Courtney Upshaw-concussion.
Baltimore..IR-OG-Marshall Yanda-broken ankle
Carolina..Surgery-TE-Greg Olson-broken foot
Bears..IR-LB-Nick Kwiatkoski-torn pectoral muscle
Bengals..MRI-TE-Tyler Eifert-knee-back
Browns..Surgery-WR-Corey Coleman-broken hand
Denver..MRI-OT-Garrett Boles-bone bruise ankle-not broken
Houston..WR-Will Fuller returns to practice from broken collarbone
Jaguars..IR-S-Calvin Pryor-quad.
Vikings..QB-Sam Bradford has bone bruise knee-no ligament damage
Titans..RB-DeMarco Murray-hamstring injury-no tear.

(College)

Washington State..LB-Peyton Pelleur-gone for year-broken foot
Oregon State..QB-Josh Lufton-possible fracture spine
Auburn..Expels QB-Sean White after arrest public drinking

UTEP..Fire Off Coor-Brent Pease.

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Padres-W-Arizona (4-2)..Hunter Renfroe hits 3RHR in first game back..Austin Hedges HR in win.

San Diego-Diamondbacks..Tuesday matchup Travis Wood (203)-vs-Zach Godley (8-7)

Padres..Call up OF-Hunter Renfroe…OF-Travis Jankowski..3B-Christina Villanueva..from AAA-El Paso.

Padres..DFA-P-Jose Valdez..SS-Dusty Coleman off 40-man roster

El Paso..eliminated from PCL playoffs-losing to Memphis.
Ft Wayne..knocked out of Midwest League playoffs..Adrian Morejon gave up (6R in 1.2inn) in final loss.

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Dodgers-L-Phillies (4-3)..Aaron Altherr hits grand slam HR off Clayton Kershaww

LA-Philadelphia..Tuesday pitchers..Yu Darvish (3-3)-vs-Aaron Nola (11-10).

Dodgers..say Adrian Gonzalez will only pinch hit for final two weeks of season..batting just (.203) since coming off DL.

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Angels….Off on Monday.

Halos-Indians..Open series in Cleveland..Tyler Skaggs (2-5)-vs-Mike Clevenger (10-5).

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(Scoreboard)

Yankees-W-Twins..Aaron Judge hits 44th HR year

Red Sox-Orioles..Mookie Betts 4RBI for Boston..O’s blew (4-0) lead

Pirates-L-Milwaukee..Ryan Braun HR

Tigers-L-A’s..Matt Olson 2R-HR…22nd of rookie season

Mets-L-Miami..Giancarlo Stanton 3R-HR..5-RBIs

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(Injuries)

Reds..P-Drew Storen to have elbow surgery-to miss 2018- season

Washington..OF-Bryce Harper takes limited BP-no running yet on bruised knee.

(MLB)

Orioles..Young pitching prospect Miguel Gonzalez killed in auto accident in Dominican…(21Y) had pitched in DR Summer League.

Minnesota..Fire minor league manager Doug Mientkkewicz.

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…..(Basketball)…….

Milwaukee..Bucks sign FA-G-Brandon Rush

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……(Hockey)……….

Ducks..Open preseason schedule at San Jose on Tuesday night.
Kings..Arrive in China..play preseason game vs Canucks on Thursday.

Las Vegas..Golden Knights debut with (9-4) win in Vancouver against Canucks split squad…Tyuler Wong hat trick…Tkomas Hyka 2G.

Toronto…Veteran F-Joff Lupul wants 2nd opinion on failed physical…wants to play…owed 5M on Leafs contract.

Florida-Arizona..Trade…Panthers deal D-Jason Demers to Arizona for F-Jamie McGinn.

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