…(Baseball)…

Padres..Begin search for a backup catcher…with defection of Kyle Higashioka to Texas…Interested in talking to Gary Sanchez-ex Brewers-Twins-Yankees-Padres…Elias Diaz-ex Rockies-Padres…Carson Kelly-ex Arizona

Dodgers..Blake Snell free agent contract details revealed…(5Y-182M)..but Dodgers own a 6th year club option if Snell is injured for extended period of time…Contract contains (66M) deferred money without interest.

Dodgers..P-Blake Snell press conference…’This is the place to be..this lineup..this pitching staff’

Dodgers..Report team will owe 7-players a total of 1B in deferred salaries without interest to be paid from 2028-thru-2046)…Money owed to Shohei Ohtani-Mookie Betts-Freddie Freeman-Blake Snell-Will Smith-Tommy Edman-Teoscar Hernandez

Angels..Make contact with FA-P-Mike Siroka…once highly regarded Braves prospect..spent last year with White Sox.
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(MLB Notes)

Commissioner Rob Manfred…Owners discussing a ‘Golden At Bat Rule’…Teams would be allowed to use 1-of their top hitters to have an ‘extra at-bat’ anywhere during the game during a rally-batting out of turn.

Toronto..Hire Lou Iannotti-ex Dodgers-as assistant hitting coach
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(Roster Moves)

Mets..Open contract talks with FA-P-Clay Holmes-ex Yankees (2.69-ERA)
Mets..Open negotiations with FA-P-Walker Buehler-ex Dodgers
Red Sox..Sign FA-P-Aroldis Chapman-ex Pirates (14-saves)
White Sox..Sign FA-2B-Nick Maton-ex Orioles
Cardinals..Sign FA-Of-Ryan Vilade-ex Rockies

Phillies-Royals..Trade talks for 3B-Alec Bohm
Giants-Royals..Trade talks for OF-Mike Yastremzki

Red Sox-Cardinals..Trade talks stall for 3B-Nolan Arenado over remaining (74M) owed in his contract…Boston wants St-Louis to pay some of each years salary.

Chiba Lotte Marines-Japan..sign P-Tayron Guerrero-ex Angels
Kiwoon Heroes-Korea..Post SS-Hyseong Kim..(.314) career hitter
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…(Football)…

NFL..Suspends Houston LB-Azeez Al-Shaair for 3-games..Fined (235,000) for knocked helmet hit on Jaguars QB-Trevor Lawrence…3rd time disciplined this year for personal fouls…NFL Letter..’Showed lack of sportsmanship-respect for player-rules-safety’

Houston..GM-Nick Caserio faces fine for calling NFL-‘hypocrites’ for suspension of Al Shaair-when other players have only been fined.

Hall of Fame..Names Mike Holmgren as Coaching Candidate finalists..ex Packers-Seattle coach..3X in Super Bowl..12X in playoffs

Hall of Fame..Final 3-players in Senior Category include TE-Sterling Sharpe-ex Green Bay..LB-Maxie Baughn-ex Eagles…OT-Jim Tyrer-ex AFL-Chiefs

Chargers..Coach Jim Harbaugh says big money FA-WR-DJ Chark yet to play..’has to earn playing time..meritocracy here’

Colts..Stay with QB-Anthony Richardson as starter despite (47%) completion rate.

Cleveland..Stay with K-Dustin Hopkins despite 7-missed field goals and 2-PATs

NFL-TV..Thanksgiving Day broadcasts…Bears-Lions game drew (37.5M) viewers…Cowboys-Giants had (38.8M) viewers.
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(Injuries)

Chargers..WR-Ladd McConkey misses practice-knee issues
Raiders..IR-WR-DJ Turner-knee injury
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(Roster Moves)

Chiefs..Activate OT-DJ Humphries-ex Arizona..move him into starting job
Eagles..Release WR-Parris Campbell
Seattle..Release KR-La Shenault
Rams..Release CB-Charles Woods
Denver..Release WR-Josh Reynolds
Jaguars..Sign FA-QB-John Wohlford-ex Rams-Miami
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(College Football)

College Football Playoff Poll is out
..1-Oregon..2-Texas..3-Penn State..4-Notre Dame..5-Georgia..6-Ohio State..7-Tennessee..8-SMU…9-Indiana..10-Boise…11-Alabama…12-Miami

Aztecs..Expected to sign 17-high school recruits on Wednesday

SDSU…LB-Brady Anderson..DE-Dom Oliver latest to announce going into transfer portal.

SDSU..3-Aztecs make all Mountain West first team honors..RB-Marquez Cooper..DE-Trey White..P-Ty Pastula….K-Gabe Plascencia voted to 2nd team.

SDSU..Devastating turnout at Snapdragon Stadium…Drew just (10,429) fans for final home game..Average season attendance in stadium (16,759)

USC..Mounting criticism Lincoln Riley…Former QB-Matt Leinart..’No clue to who we are’…QB-Matt Barkley..’This is not USC football’

UCLA..Lose potential starting QB-Justyn Martin-will go into transfer portal

UCLA..May go after ex-USC QB-Miller Moss in transfer portal

Dana Dimel..former head coach Wyoming-Houston-UTEP..longtime Kansas State assistant..passes away in sleep (62Y).

Kennesaw State..Hire Jerry Mack as head coach-ex Jaguars assistant coach
Northern Iowa..Hire Todd Stepsid-ex Drake head coach
Florida Atlantic..Hire Zach Kittley-head coach..former Off Coor Texas Tech-W Kentucky

Alabama AM..Fire coach Connell Maynor..went (6-6)..(40-32) career
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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-at-Fresno State…SDSU opens Mountain West Conference schedule on road after getting 2-wins in Players Festival in Las Vegas…State (4-2)..Bulldogs (3-4)

USD-L-Arizona State…Tuesday game..Sun Devils led (61-44) early in 2nd half at Press Time in Tempe
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Clippers-Portland..Tuesday game…Clippers (13-9) heading into late starting game at Press Time.

Lakers-at-Miami..Wednesday game…LA (12-8)
Clippers-vs-Minnesota..Wednesday

Lakers..Deny LeBron James is playing with injury…(0-15) from 3-point range in recent games…is shooting just (39%)…averaging (16P) in last six games.

Spurs..Meet with ailing coach Greg Popovich…recovering from minor stroke..not ready to return to NBA bench yet

Dallas..G-Kyrie Irving sued by therapist..Irving has failed to pay 450,000-bill for a family-friends ‘retreat’ the therapist set up for 150-people Irving had come to South Dakota for off season seminars.

Suns..C-Jusef Nurkic-thigh injury
Golden State..F-Draymond Green-calf
Lakers..C-Jared Vanderbilt-water on knee-out additional 6-weeks

New Orleans..Release G-Elfrid Payton
Sixers..Sign FA-C-Peter Nance-ex Cavs
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…(Hockey)…

Ducks-vs-Las Vegas..Wednesday…Anaheim (10-10-3)
Kings-vs-Dallas..Wednesday..LA (14-8-3)

Gulls-vs-San Jose..AHL action..Gulls (4-14) record

Red Wings..IR-F-Patrick Kane-shoulder
Colorado..F-Ross Colton on long term IR
Winnipeg..IR-F-Nick Ehlers

Carolina..Callup G-Chris Dreidger
Montreal..Activate RW-Patrick Laine-out all year..sprained knee
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…(General)…

Formula 1…Team Red Bull fires driver Sergio Perez..could be headed to new Andretti-Cadillac-Formula 1-team

Formula 1…Says it would not have added 11th team-Andretti-Cadillac team-unless GM made a commitment to build engines for 2026-cars

Soccer..USA-W-Netherlands (2-1)..Women’s team wins on Dutch own goal and a goal in 71st minute in friendly action…Goalie Alyssa Naeher made 6-saves in the game played in the Hague-Holland…USA had tied England on weekend at Wembley Stadium

Soccer..San Diego Wave fire President Jill Ellis-completing disastrous season…she will go to work for FIFA…Stormy career…won NWSL championship one year…Fired GM and Coach last year…team went (6-13-7) this summer…Sued for Toxic workplace environment by 5-female employees…Franchise was recently sold by owner Ron Burkle.

Boxing..Mexican two time featherweight champion Ismael Vasquez passes away (46) from cancer…was (44-5) with 32-knockouts in career.
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