…(Baseball)…Playoff Scoreboard:

Padres-L-Dodgers (5-3)…LA jumped on starter Mike Clevinger early, getting 5-extra base hits, knocking him out in the 3rd inning…Trea Turner HR..Will Smith-Gavin Lux RBI doubles..Max Muncy RBI single as LA jumped to 5-0 lead…Wil Myers solo HR as Padres tried to rally…San Diego bullpen retired 14-batters in a row, but Padres could not drive home runners in 6th and 7th innings..

Phillies-W-Braves (7-6)..Nick Castellanos RBI-single..2R-single…Phillies jumped to (7-1) lead by roughing up P-Max Fried (3Inn-6R-8H)…Survived 3R-HR in 9th by Matt Olson to win game…Phillies lead 1-0 in series

Yankees-W-Cleveland (4-1)….Anthony Rizzo 2RHR..Harrison Bader HR off Cal Quantrill gave NY early lead…Gerritt Cole survived a shaky start.

Seattle-L-Houston (8-7)…Jordan Alvarez 3RHR-bottom of 9th off Robbie Ray fuels Astros come from behind win…Trailed 7-3 then chipped away at lead…Mariners pulled closer put in Ray-who had given up 32-homers this year-served up home run ball..Ty France 3H in Seattle loss…

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Padres-Dodgers…Game 2-Yu Darvish-vs-Clayton Kershaw
Padres..Playoff roster excluded P-Craig Stammen again
Dodgers..Playoff roster excluded struggling reliever Craig Kimbrel
Dodgers..Add P-Dustin May-Blake Treien to playoff roster
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(MLB Notes)

Angels…Former PR-Director Eric Kay sentenced to 22-years in prison for selling fentanyl pills that led to the drug overdose death of P-Tyler Skaggs in 2017 while on a road trip to Texas……Kay was convicted to dealing drugs to at least 5-Angels players and for purchasing drugs on-line and from an Orange Couty woman.

Giants..Hire Pete Putila-General Manager…worked for Astros since 2011
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(Injuries)

Astros..Lose P-Phil Maton-broken hand surgery-punching locker
Yankees..P-Scott Effross-Surgery-Elbow
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…(Football)….

NFL…Competition Committee to hold meeting to discuss possible rule change on ‘Roughing Passer Calls’….Might consider Video Booth Replay…Decision comes after 4-controversial penalty calls that influenced outcome of games this weekend.

Chiefs..Coach Andy Reid says NFL must ‘protect QBs’ but must also let Defense ‘play the game.’

Kansas City…Outrage from lawyers that Prosecuting Attorney is seeking only 4-years prison sentence against former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid after his guilty plea to DUI charges following SUV crash that critically injured a 5-year old child and 5-other people in rear end collision….Family wants the max sentence of 7-years and no plea bargain.

Raiders…WR-Davante Adams apologizes for shoving TV cameraman with 2-hands on way to lockeroom after loss to Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium…Cameraman went to hospital with injuries and filed police report.

Carolina..Owner David Tepper gives Vote-Confidence to GM-David Tepper

Arizona..Coach Kliff Kingsbury under fire-team has lost 8-home games in a row

Washington..Coach Ron Rivera apologizes for commenting that the difference in teams in NFC-East and his team is a ‘Quarterback’….making reference to turnover prone QB-Carson Wentz.

Miami..QB-Tua Tagovailoa remains in concussion protocol for 2nd straight week

Green Bay..QB-Brett Favre says Media ‘smearing reputation’…says he had no knowledge State Funds he was granted for athletic departments were from a Welfare Fund in the state.

Vikings…Former  DT-Frank Youso passes away (86Y)…1st player team every signed.
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(Roster Moves)

Bills-Carolina…Trade talks for Panthers RB-Christian McCaffrey
Browns..Sign FA-DT-Tyler Davison-ex Atlanta
Denver..Sign FA-WR-Kendall Hinton
Seattle..Sign FA-RB-Tony Jones-ex Saints
Titans..Release LB-Kenny Young
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(Injuries)

Broncos…Activate S-Justin Simmons from IR
Jaguars..IR-LB-K’Lavon Chaisson-knee issue
Raiders..TE-Darren Waller-hamstring injury
Rams…OG-David Edwards-returns to concussion protocols
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…(Basketball)…

Charlotte..G-LaMelo Ball-ankle injury
Spurs..Sign FA-G-Chaundre Brown-ex Lakers
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…(Hockey)…NHL Scoreboard-Opening Night

Kings–L-Las Vegas (4-3)…Knights Mark Stone scores with (:24) left in game for Las Vegas win…William Carrier key goal in 3rd period got Knights the lead…Kings G-Jon Quick looked at 51-shots on goal..47-saves

Rangers-W-Tampa Bay…Mikael Zibanejed Power Play-Shorthanded Goals for NY
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Ducks-Seattle…Tuesday opener…Debut of FA-D-John Klingberg..RW-Ryan Strome..RW-Frank Vatrano…#1 draft pick C-Mason McTavish.

Ducks…Send RW-Glen Gawdin to AHL-San Diego Gulls…had 15-goals and 50-points with Stockton Heat in AHL last year.
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Vancouver..Place 3-players on Long Term Injured Reserve…F-Ilya Mikheyev..D-Tyler Myers..D-Travis Dermott

Washington..LW-Carl Hagelin-surgery-hip…D-Kody Clark-surgery-quad

Hockey Canada…President-CEO Scott Smith and Board of Directors resign in wake of failed investigation into sexual assault cases…and secret payments of 7.6M-to victimes over to last 7-years.
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…(General)….

Soccer…Paris St-Germaine….Star Ky Mbappe asks team to workout a trade to Real Madrid…Signed 128M-transfer deal but has not fit into system with PSG.
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