Hacksaw’s Headlines-Wednesday
…(Baseball)…
Padres..Lose P-Joe Musgrove for 2-to-4W with fractured big toe on left foot…Dropped ‘Kettle Weight’ on his foot in weight room accident…Will be off his foot for 2-weeks and not allowed to throw during that period setting him further behind in throwing routine and building strength for start of the season….Blake Snell will move into the #2-slot in rotation… with Michael Wacha-Nick Martinez moving up to the #3-4 slots…Seth Lugo will elevate into #5 spot…Adrian Morejon-Julio Teheran will be insurance policies…Cole Hamels will reamin in extended spring training till April.
Padres..Juan Soto scratched from lineup again-calf tightness
Padres..Fernando Tatis goes (0-2) with a walk in DH spot vs Giants
Padres-W-Giants (7-5)..David Dahl 3RHR..Jake Cronenworth RBI triple…Jackson Merrill RBI double in win..Jay Groome (2inn-0R)
Padres-Texas..Wednesday game vs Rangers split squad.
Padres…Manny Machado-Press Conference
..Have learned so much in talks with Peter Seidler
..Ownership has gone ‘above-beyond’ to put this team together
..We have 26-All Stars in this clubhouse
..I was always ready to be a Padres
..This is a signal of a championship organization.
Dodgers…Lose SS-Gavin Lux for the year…Tore ACL and LCL ligaments when spikes caught while running bases….Surgery next week…faces 8-months rehab…Veteran Miguel Rojas-ex Marlins-will replace him in starting lineup.
Dodgers..Sign FA-SS-Bryson Brigman-ex Marlins for orgizational depth
Dodgers-L-Reds (7-1)..Noah Syndegaard (2inn-0R)-clocked at 93mph…Julio Urias (2.2inn-1R) allowed…Reds scored 6-runs off minor league relievers in 8th-9th innings.
Dodgers-Texas Rangers…Wednesday game
Angels-W-A’s (11-5)…Jake Lamb 3RHR..Logan O’Hoppe 2RHR…Shohei Ohtani (2.1inn-0R) in Halos win.
Angels-Brewers..Wednesday game
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(Injuries)
Cubs..OF-Seiya Suzuki-out 4W-oblique issue
Tampa Bay..P-Tyler Glasnow-miss 8W-oblique injury
Orioles..P-Anthony Santander-knee bruise
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(Roster Moves)
Arizona..P-Stephen Crishton-retires
White Sox..Sign FA-P-Ricardo Sanchez-ex Cardinals
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…(Basketball)………
Lakers-L-Memphis (121-109)…Grizzlies explode for (75P) in 2nd half…Ja Morant goes for (39P)…Anthony Davis (28P) in loss…LeBron James out of game…Tuesday game…Lakers (29-33)
Clippers-Minnesota…LA trailed (95-89) in 4th quarter at press time…Clippers had only 2-players in double figures-Kawhi Leonard-Paul George…Tuesday game
Lakers-at-Oklahoma City…Wednesday game
Lakers…LeBron James will be out at least 2W-with sprained right foot-then re-examined to see how much longer may be out…Sprained right foot after left ankle sprains twice this season.
Lakers..G-DeAngelo Russell remains out of lineup with sprained ankle.
Suns..F-Kevin Durant will make debut on Wednesday after rehabbing foot injury for 4W.
Charlotte..G-LaMelo Ball-out fractured ankle..was averaging (23PPG)
Indians…F-Kendall Brown-surgery fractured tibia
Knicks..Sign FA-G-Duane Washington-NBA G League
Miami..Release G-Goran Tragic
Detroit..C-James Wiseman goes (10P-10R) and (23P-7R) in first two games
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Aztecs-L-Boise State (66-60)…SDSU blows 9-point lead-outscored(14-0) in final 5-minutes at end of game
..Max Rice-Broncos scores 12 points in a row-3-3s and a layup
..Broncos survived (2-11) shooting from Marcus Shavers
..Boise had 4-straight offensive rebounds end of game
..Boise out rebounded State (36-25)
..Nathan Mensah 1-basket-3 rebounds
..Derrion Trammell-Lamont Butler only 3-baskets.
..SDSU (23-6) had won 10-of-11 games…6 game win streak snapped
College of Charleston..Gives Coach Pat Kelsey 2Y-contract extension..(28-3) this season
Holiday Bowl-Ready Children’s Hospital…Announced Thanksgiving Invitational Tourney…to be played November 23rd-24th at UCSD…..Tourney will include USC-Iowa-Seton Hall-Oklahoma…
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…(Football)……
Chargers..Coach Brandon Staley-Media session at Combine:
..We will get thru the cap without cutting key players
..Off Coord-Kellen Moore-premeire production with Cowboys
..We will get QB-Justin Herbert on the move
..We want difference makers at WR..3rd speed level
..Jam Salyer-proved his worth..will be a starter
..Trey Pipkins-will be a market force
..Nassir Adderly-became a commander on defense
..JC Jackson-significant patella injury-see how he responds
Chargers….21M-over NFL salary cap…Have roster cuts to make by March 15th…May ask WR-Keenan Allen-Khalil Mack to take pay cuts….Allen’s cap figure is (21.7M)…Mack (16.7M)
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(NFL Notes)
Washington Post…Reports FBI-IRS investigation underway into Daniel Snyder taking on an illegal 55M-loan from Bank of America without informing his Board of Directors and the NFL League office…Reports NFL owners considering move to force Snyder to sell the struggling franchise because of his off the field business dealings.
NFL..Announces Browns-Jets to play in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton.
Broncos…Say they made mistake in giving Russell Wilson and office last year on the floor with the coaching staff.
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(Roster Moves)
Atlanta..Release QB-Marcus Mariota -12M-cap savings
Browns..Release S-John Johnson-11M cap savings
Giants..Release WR-Ken Golladay…take 14.7M-cap hit
Tampa Bay..Release RB-Leonard Fournett..4M-cap savings
Washington..Commanders get (26M) cap savings-release QB-Carson Wentz
Washington..Franchise Tag DT-Daron Payne..will earn (18.9M)
Eagles..Will let RB-Miles Sanders head to free agency..had (1,269Y) rushing
Carolina…To meet with QB-Derek Carr at the Combine
Buffalo..Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier to take leave of absence for 2023 season…Not determined if he will return in 2024
Browns..Meet 2nd time with Matt Patricia-Patriots for Assistant coaching job
Lions..Hire John Scott-ex Penn State-as Def Line coach
Eagles..Promote Brian Johnson to Off Coord job
Washington..Hire Tavita Pritchard-ex Stanford as QB coach
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(College Football)
NCAA..Rules Committee proposes change in 1st down rule…Propose clock will continue to run after 1st down is made…Hope to reduce game time by 8-minutes per game with new 1st down rule..College games went (3:21) last yaar and averaged 180-snaps per game.
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…(Hockey)….
Gulls-Henderson Knights…Wednesday game-AHL…Gulls (15-38-1) in 9th place in Pacific Division…Knights (19-29-5)
Kings-W-Winnipeg (6-5) OT-shootout…Anzi Kopitar scored 4-goals leading Kings comeback…Adrain Kempe scored only shootout goal in LA win on road….Tuesday game
Ducks-Washington Capitals..Wednesday game
Blackhawks-Rangers..TRADE..Chicago deals F-Patrick Kane (446G) for #1-4 picks
Oilers-Carolina…TRADE..Edmonton ships F-Jess Puljujarvi to Hurricane for rights to player in Sweden.
Washington-Minnesota..TRADE..Caps send F-Marcus Johansson to Wild for #3 pick
Leafs-Washignton..TRADE..Toronto deals D-Rasmus Sandin to Caps for #1 pick and F-Eric Gustafsson.
Leafs-Islanders..TRADE..Leafs deal F-Pierre Engvall for #3
Vancouver-Leafs..TRADE..Canucks send D-Luke Schenn for #3
Nashville-Oilers..TRADE..Preds send D-Mattias Ekholm-#6 for #1-4..D-Byson Barrie-F-Reed Schaefer
Columbus-Minnesota..TRADE..Jacks send F-Gustaf Nyquist for #5
Rangers-Nashville..TRADE..NY sends F-Austin Ruschoff for #4
Ducks-San Jose..TRADE..Ducks deal unsigned D-Henry Thrun for #3 pick..Thrun refused to sign with Anaheim out of Harvard
Ducks..Sign FA-D-Scott Harrington-ex Devils
NHL..Suspends Rangers F-K’Andre Miller 3-games spitting incident
NHL..Fines Dallas D-Colin Miller (5,000) for elbow penalty
NHL..Fines Vancouver D-Chris Wolanin (2,000) for slash penalty
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…(General)….
Golf…TV Ratings out for the PGA-Honda Classic-vs-LIV’s opening tourney
..Honda Classic on CBS averaged (2.3M) viewers
..LIV-Mexico Tourney on CW (288,000) viewers
English Premier League…Wednesday games
..Arsenal (18-3-3)-vs-Everton
..Liverpool-vs-Wolverhampton_
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