Hacksaw’s Headlines-Tuesday

Posted by on November 21st, 2017  •  0 Comments  • 

……(Football)……

San Diego State…Reports the Holiday Bowl may be trying to execute a swap where they could match the Aztecs against either a Pac 12 or Big 10-team here…rather than have SDSU go to a New Mexico Bowl or Arizona Bowl game……Holiday Bowl normally slots Big 10-vs-Pac 10…but has worked out trades before…..Arizona and Washington could represent the Pac here…..Michigan appears to be led team from Big 10.

Aztecs…RB-Rashaad Penny gets snubbed…not on final list for Doak Walker Award-top running back….or Maxwell Club Award top player in nation….Hoping for Heisman Trophy bid to be on the podium.

UCLA…Being linked with Chip Kelly-who is also hot candidate for Florida and possibly Tennessee coaching jobs.

Oregon State…Interview Beau Baldwin-Off Coor-California….and Johnathon Smith-Off Coor-Washington for vacant Beavers head coaching job….Baldwin coaches and won at Eastern Washington…Smith played in Corvallis but has moved up the track as a coordinator in Big Sky and Pac 12.

South Alabama…Coach Joey Jones resigns in wake of (4-7) season…has coached Jaguars since 2008.

Oklahoma…Strips QB-Baker Mayfield of captaincy and benches him from starting against West Virginia in wake of obscene crotch grab against Kansas bench after Jayhawks players refused to shake hands of Sooners players at coin-flip.

Arizona..Former Wildcats player Orlando Bradford sentenced to 5-years in prison on 3-convictions of domestic abuse.

Michigan…Starting QB-Brandon Peters has concussion issue-may not play against Ohio State…Wolverines have lost 2-other starters with injuries.

Texas Bowl….officials say they would like to math Texas-vs-Texas AM…since the two schools no longer play each other during the regular season since the Aggies went to the SEC.

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(NFL)

(Scoreboard)

Atlanta-W-Seattle (34-31)..Seahawks Blair Walsh misses 52Y-FG on final play-fell just short snuffing out wild comeback attempt…Matt Ryan (195P-2TD)…Adrian Claiborne 10Y-TD-Fumble recovery for Falcons…Russell Wilson (258P-86R) ..Seattle failed to score on fake field goal at end of first half….

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(NFL)

Chargers-Bills…Sunday TV rating in San Diego hits all time low….10.4 rating-lowest since 1998-when ratings were made available……Chargers TV ratings have been as high as (31.4) in San Diego in the 200’s.

Denver..Fires Off Coor-Mike McCoy-ex Chargers coach..team has 23-turnovers and 31-sacks this season…Bill Musgrave replaces him.

Dallas…Jerry Jones is proposing a secret ballot of 32-owners on Roger Goodall 5Y-contract extension…Compensation Committee says it was given power to make deal by 32-owners in the spring…Not willing to reopen dialogue involving all owners.

Dallas…Former Cowboys-Patriots wide receiver Terry Glenn killed in auto accident in Texas at age 44…Caught (453-passes and 44TDs) in career playing mostly for Bill Parcels.

Raiders..QB-Derek Carr says he does not see value of Raiders giving up a home game to play in Mexico City…lost home field advantage despite playing infront of 77,357-at Azteca Stadium.

Steelers..OT-Marcus Gilbert suspended for 4-games..tested positive for a PED supplement.

Packers…RB-Aaron Jones was arrested in early October-week of his first NFL start-smoking marijuana…was caught in traffic stop…has not been disciplined by NFL yet.

Arizona…QB-Blaine Gabbert will remain as starter.

Miami..Coach Adam Gase says QB-Jay Cutler remains starter despite 9-picks this year.

Ravens…Deactivate #1 pick-Brxeshard Perriman-has just 7-receptions this year.

Browns..Coach Hue Jackson staying with QB-DeShone Kizer despite 5-TDs-18 turnovers this season.

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(Injuries)

Raiders..1st round pick Gareon Conley-surgery-shin problem
Bills..WR-Kelvin Benjamin-MRI clean-does not have ligament damage
Arizona..WR-John Brown-turf toe
Bears..MRI on DE-Leonard Floyd-does not have torn knee ligaments
Dallas..MRI on LB-Anthony Hitches to seen if he has torn groin
Packers..DE-Ken Clark has high ankle sprain-could be out 4W
Saints..CB-Marshon Lattimore-ankle injury
Saints..LB-Alex Okafor-torn achilles
Rams..WR-Robeert Woods-shoulder bruise
Rams..CB-Kayvon Webster-concussion
Redskins..WR-Terrelle Pryor-surgery-ankle bone spur
Seattle..RB-Mike Davis-groin
Tampa Bay…QB-Jameis Winston-miss 3rd game in a row-shoulder

Carolina..TE-Greg Olson-cleared to practice after broken foot rehab for 8-W
Carolina..C-Ryan Kalil returns to practice-out 6W-neck.

(Roster Moves)

Arizona..Release RB-Andre Ellington
49ers..Sign FA-DT-Sheldon Day-ex Jaguars
Saints..Sign FA-CB-Sterling Moore.
Bears…Actrivate K-Cairo Santos-ex Chiefs

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……..(Baseball)…………

Padres…40-man roster due at midnight on Monday-players to be protected from Rule 5-draft….Decisions to protect 3-hurlers… P-Carter Capps…Robbie Erlin….Colin Rea-all coming off surgeries…..and minor leaguers Ryan Schimpf and Chtistian Villanueva also protected..

Dodgers-Braves…2-deals…LA trades P-Josh Ravin for a minor leaguers…..Braves claim P-Grant Drayton whom LA tried to send to AAA.
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(MLB)

Hall of Fame…..2018 Ballott released…new names eligible for Hall…Braves star Chipper Jones…..Indians slugger Jim Thome……..Top retiring names…Padres relief ace Trevor Hoffman….Expos-Angels-slugger Vlad Guerrero…..Mariners DH-Edgar Martinez……controversial stars Barry Bonds-Roger Clemens.

MLB…Orders meeting with Braves top minor leaguer Kevin Maitlan-SS…who may have his contract voided for illegal violations of International cap rules..Sources say MLB may declare a number of minor leaguers free agents for those violations..
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(Roster Moves)

Miami-Giants…San Francisco makes formal offer to slugger Giancarlo Stanton and Dee Gordon….willing to offer 2B-Joe Panik…top prospects OF-Chris Shaw-P-Tyler Beede.

Miami-Cardinals…St Louis formal offer to Marlins for Stanton…3B-Jed Gyorko..OF-Randal Grichuk…P-Sandy Alacantra…Alex Reyes.

Red Sox..make formal offer to Indians FA-1B-Carlos Santana
Milwaukee..meets with FA-P-Jake Arirreta-Cubs

Tigers..Sign FA-OF-Edwin Espinal..hit (.294)-Pirates farm system.
Tigers..Sign FA-P-Ryan Carpenter-ex Rockies

Yankees-Miami…Trade…New York deals minor league 1B-Garrett Cooper (.359-BA) and P-Caleb Smith to Marlins for minor league P-Mike King.

Texas..Acquires Yankees minor league P-Ron Herrera
Toronto..Acquires Pirates 2B-Gift Ngoepe

Giants..DFA-2B-Micha Johnson

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……(Basketball)………

Aztecs-W-Eastern Illinois (94-63)…Freshman F-Matt Mitchell hits 7-3’s…(31P)….SDSU hits 13-3’s..shooting 52% in blowout win.2…

USD-W-Arkansas Little Rock (65-52)…F-Isiaha Pineiro (20P)…G-Isaiah Wright (12P)….Toreros hit 10-3’s…now (3-0) on season…..

UCLA….President Trump calls LaVar Ball ‘ungrateful’ after US-China presidents worked to get his son out of jail on shoplifting charge.

Clippers-L-New York Knicks (107-85)…Clippers lose 9th in a row…Kris Porzingas (25P)….NY had 17-point lead-cut to 2-then blew game open building lead back to 26-points. ….

Boston-W-Dallas…Celtics storm to 16th win in a row

Lakers-Chicago Bulls….Tuesday night matchup at Staples Center.

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……..(Hockey)……..

Ducks-W-SanJose (3-2)….Antoine Vermette scores on 9-man shootout to give Ducks win…G-Reto Berra had 38-saves then made 6-saves in shootout also ……Monday Night

Gulls…Head to Tucson for Wednesday night game-

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…(General)……..

Wrestling…’Battle of Midway’….Wednesday night downtown San Diego….Army-vs-Fresno State on the deck of USS-Midway.

Pancho Segura…Tennis legend…passes away (96)….starred in the 1940s-50s in era with Pancho Gonzalez and Ken Rosewall.

Danica Patrick…retiring from racing…talking to NBC-TV about become Nascar analysts in studio…for 2018 season.

Jana Novotna…..Czech tennis world mourns passing of former Wimbledon star-had breast cancer at age (49)
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