Hacksaw’s Headlines-Wednesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Phillies (2-0)….Zach Wheeler throws 1-hitter-in 7-dominant innings-8K…….The Phillies bullpen gets thru 8th-9th inning….Yu Darvish gave up 2-home runs in a strong outing…..Bryce Harper opposite field HR early…Kyle Scwarber record setting HR-488′ into 2nd deck in right field…Padres held to 2-base runners on in 8-innings….Had 2-on in 9th on walk-error but could not score….Phillies lead series (1-0)..Game 1-NLCS
Padres-Phillies..Wednesday game…Blake Snell-vs-Aaron Nola-in afternoon game.
Padres..Playoff roster for NLCS remained the same…Craig Stammen-Nebil Crismatt remain off the roster.
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(Scoreboard)
Yankees-Guardians (5-1)…Yankees win series…Giancarlo Stanton 3RHR in 1st inning…Aaron Judge HR in 2nd inning…Yankees hit 9-HRs in series..but batted only (.182) in series vs Cleveland pitching.
(ALCS)
Yankees-at-Houston….Game 1-Justin Verlander-vs-Jameson Taillon-Game 1-on Wednesday….Astros beat Yankees 5-of-7 in regular season.
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(Injuries)
Phillies..Activate P-David Robertson-calf issues
Yankees..OF-Andrew Benetendi-cortison shot in ailing wrist
Yankees..OF-Aaron Hicks suffers knee injury in Tuesday game
Orioles..P-John Means begins off season throwing program-had elbow surgery
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…(Football)…
Aztecs…Name Jalen Mayden-starting QB…Starting QB- Braxton Burmeister (3-injuries in 5-weeks) is moving to WR in certain packages and will remain as backup QB…Mayden volunteered to move back to QB…Burmeister volunteered to go to WR.
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(NFL)
Chargers..Demoted CB-JC Jackson after he gave up 39-47Y-passes in Monday win over Broncos
Chargers..RB-Joshua Kelly-sprained ACL-out 4W
Chargers..K-Dustin Hopkins-out 4W-strained hamstring
Chargers..TE-Donald Parham-placed into concussion protocol
Chargers..OC-Corey Linsley-cleared to practice-had food poisoning
Chargers..OC-Will Clapp-has bruised quad but will play
Coach Brandon Staley:
..Broncos defense forced us into things we did not do well
..CB-JC Jackson-we will stay with him..His strength is press coverage
..He has made too many mental errors..Learn to play different coverages
..K-Dustin Hopkins will be out 4-weeks with hamstring injury
..K-Taylor Bertolet will replace Hopkins
..Will look at Larry Rountree-Ike Spiller for #3 RB job
..We had to play tough football
..Justin Herbert made smart decisions with the ball in tight throws
..He kept us out of trouble
..OG-Zion Johsnon-3 penalties-was late off the ball-has had good season
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(NFL Notes)
NFL Owners..Vote that Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay 571M-share of damages over move of Rams from St Louis to Los Angeles…Other teams already paid 219M-in legal fees
Washington…Owner Daniel Snyder sends 5-paragraph letter to Roger Goodell-and all owners..’Denies all allegations in ESPN report….Never hired investigators to dig up dirt on fellow owners….Never made comments derogatory of Roger Goodell…Willing to meet with individual owners to discuss malicious lies’.
Colts..Owner Jim Irsay says there are 24-voes in place to remove Washington owner Daniel Snyder if league decides to call a ‘special vote’
Arizona…Head coach Kliff Kingsbury considering giving up play-calling with struggling Cardinals
Carolina..Trade talks for RB-Christian McCaffrey-asking for a #1 draft pick as part of the deal
Steelers..Report WR-Diontae Johnson had violent argument with QB-Mitch Trubisky o Sunday during game after being targeted 1-time in gaame with Tampa Bay
Washington…Names backup QB-Taylor Heinicke as starter in place of injured Carson Wentz.
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(Roster Moves)
Ravens..Sign FA-WR-DeSean Jackson-ex Eagles-Raiders-Rams
Rams..Sign FA-OG-Ty Nsekhe-ex Colts-Cowboys
Rams..Release DE-Takk McKinley
Browns..Release LB-Dakota Allen
Arizona..Release K-Matt Ammendola
Arizona..Workout FA-K-Rod Blankenship-ex Colts
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(Injuries)
Atlanta..IR-CB-Casey Hayward-shoulder
Denver..QB-Russell Wilson-MRi on hamstring issue
Lions..DT-Levi Ornwugurike-surgery-back issue-gone for year
Tampa Bay..IR-S-Logan Ryan-fractured foot
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…(Basketball)…
NBA-Opening Night:
Lakers-Golden State..Warriors led (39-31) in late starting game in Oakland.
76ers-L-Boston…Jayson Tatum-Jaylen Brown combined for 70-in lopsided Celtics win.
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NBA-Schedule:…12-games on schedule
Brooklyn-New Orleans..Pelican C-Zion Williams returns after year’s layoff
Dallas-Suns..Phoenix in midst of ownership turmoil
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(NBA Notes)
Boston..C-Robet Williams-Plasma Platelet Injection in knee
Utah…3Y-Extension-GM-Justin Zanik
Hawks..4Y-Extension G-DeAndre Hunter
Miami..G-Vic Oladipo-miss start of season-knee issues
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Aztecs..Coach Brian Dutcher…Says team needs to have scrimmage with UCLA to answer questions about his own roster…Needs to see how his team reacts to adversity that a quality team like UCLA can present
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…(Hockey)…
Kings-Nashville….Predators led (3-1) in 2nd period at Press Time…Tuesday Night
Ducks-L-New Jersey (4-2)…Anaheim had 2-0 lead-Jakob Silfverberg 2-goals…Devils rally for win..Dougie Hamilton key goal for Devils in 3rd period….
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Vancouver…Calls players only meeting after (0-3) start with 3-blown needs..’We need to learn how to win’
Vancouver..Activate D-Tyler Myers..F-Ilya Mikheyev from IR list
Kings…Lose D-Alex Iafallow-knee injury
Maple Leafs..Lose D-Jake Muzzin-neck injury
Washington…F-Evgeny Kuznetsov-suspended 1-game for cross check incident.
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…(General)….
PGA Tour…Adds 4-more tourneys to ‘Elite Events’ with 20M purses…including Phoenix Open…RBC-Hilton Head..Travelers-Hartford….Does not elevate Farmers Insurance Open-Torrey Pines
NASCAR…Spire Race Team..Signs Ty Dillon-Petty Motorsports.to race fulltime next year
NASCAR…Suspends driver Bubbw Wallace for 1-race for triggering bad crash last weekend and then attacking-shoving driver Kyle Larson after the race in Las Vegas…charging Larson could have been tee-boned by other drivers after he was hit by Wallace intentionally
Formula 1..Haas USA-Team…wants to talk to Daniel Ricciardo about driving for them next year.
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