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…(Baseball)…
Padres..Surprise hire of longtime P-Craig Stammen as manager…Spent 13-years as relief pitcher-Washington-San Diego..then last 3-years as Assistant to GM-AJ Preller…Has never managed in career…Went right from major leagues to front office job…Signed 3-year deal
Padres GM-AJ Preller…on hiring of Craig Stammen:
..The person-individual-b background it all fits
..Leadership-Character are amazing attributes
..Knows our culture.
Padres..Will retain Ruben Niebla as pitching coach. Give bullpen coach Ben Fritz a contract extension. Will have to hire hitting coach-1st and 3rd base coach and bench coach.
Padres..Make ‘Qualifying offer-22M’ to both P-Dylan Cease and Michael King…Players have 10-days to accept or decline…If they accept they are frozen on roster…if they decline Padres will get 4th round draft pick compensation.
Padres..Do not make ‘Q-offers’ to Luis Arraez,,Ryan O’Hearn..Robert Suarez.
Padres..Pick up (6.5M) option for LF-DH-Ramon Laureano.
Padres..Silver Slugger award to 3B-Manny Machado..(285-BA)…27-HR..95RBIs
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Dodgers..DFA-P-Tony Gonsolin..P-Michael Grove
Dodgers..Pick up (10M) option for 3B-Max Muncy…(3.5M) P-Alex Vesia.
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Angels..Sign FA-P-Cody Lawensen-ex Twins..had (2.86-ERAO in AA-AAA
Angels..Judge in Tyler Skaggs drug case-criticizes lawyers for slow process in delayed trials…Wants testimony done by December 12th…Told both sides ‘pare liist of witnesses’ down…’we have a time qualified jury to work with’…Skaggs lawyers have 50-witnesses…Angels want to call 30-witnesses still.
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(MLB Notes)
MLB…13-free agents given (22M) qualifying offers…Toronto-Bo Bichette..Cubs-Kyle Tucker..Phillies-Kyle Schwarber…Arizona-Zac Gallen…Cubs-Shoto Imanaga..Brewers-Brandon Woodruff..Phillies-Ranger Suarez. among top names on list.
Toronto..Don Mattingly leaves as bench coach..reportedly will take same job with Phillies.
Giants..Hire Bruce Bochy as Special Assistant to GM-Buster Posey.
Giants..Hire Jace Tingler-ex Twins-as Bench coach for Manager Tony Viello
Rockies..Hire longtime Exec Paul DePodesta as President Baseball Operations…former Dodgers-Padres-A’s-Mets exec…has been with Cleveland Browns-NFL since 2016.
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(Roster Moves)
Tampa Bay..picks up (11M) option 2B-Brandon Lowe
Tampa Bay..Decline option P-Peter Fairbanks
Texas..DH-Joc Pederson picks up option (18M)..hit (.181)
Cubs..Decline option 3B-Justin Turner-hit (.219)
Braves..Decline option P-Pierce Johnson
Tigers..Decline option P-Paul Sewald..Jose Uquirdy
White Sox..Release C-Blake Sabol
Orioles..Sign FA-OF-Pedro Leon-ex Astros
Seattle..Sign FA-P-Ryan Lortos-ex Washington
Rockes..Sign FA-P-Garrett Acton-ex Royals
Braves..Sign FA-OF_Mike Siansil-ex Cardinals
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-OF-Jake Fraley-ex Reds-Braves
Giants..Sign FA-OF-Justin Dean-ex Dodgers
Reds..Sign FA-P-Roddy Munoz-ex Cardinals
Mets..Sign FA-P-Jose Castillo-ex Orioles..OF-Ji Bai-ex Pirates
Tigers..Sign FA-P-Jack Little-ex Pirates
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…(Football)…
Thursday Night Football:
..Broncos-W-Raiders (10-7)…Denver now (8-2) after win in cold-windy conditions…K-Will Lutz boots 32Y-FG thru the wind for victory…Raiders K-Daniel Carlson missed his field goal…Broncos defense 6-sacks…11-QB hits…1-interception of Geno Smith….Denver QB-Bo Nix held to (150Y)-passing in rugged conditions
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(Schedule)
Chargers-Steelers..Sunday night…Bolts (6-3)..Pittsburgh (5-3)
..QB-Justin Herbert (18TD-8Int).taken 28-QB sacks
..QB-Aaron Rodgers (17TD)
..Steelers defense (383Y)..but have 27-sacks
..Chargers OL ripped by injuries at OT-OG
Rams-49ers..Matthew Stafford (21TD-2Int-113R)..Def 27QB sacks..12TDs allowed
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Atlanta-Colts..Indy offense (383Y)..Michael Penix only 8TD passes..Daniel Jones (2404P)
Bears-Giants..Chicago offense (378YPG)..Jaxson Dart (10TD-3Int)..NY lost 3-row
Bills-Miami..Buffalo offense (385YPG)..Miami (2-7)..Tua QB rating (87)
Ravens-Vikings..Balt defense (373YPG)..QB-JJ McCarthy (4TD-4Int)
Browns-Jets..QB-Dillon Gabriel (78QBR)..Off (263YPG)..Jets QBs (8TDs
Patriots-Tampa Bay..Drake Maye (2285P)..115QBR..Baker Mayfield (13TD-2Int)
Carolina-Saints..Carolina won 4-of-5..Saints (1-8)…QBs rating (83R)
Jaguars-Houston..Trevor Lawrence (79-QBR)..CJ Stroud-out concussion
Seattle-Arizona..Sam Darnold (16TD)..116-QBR..Jacoby Brissett starts at QB-Cardinals
Lions-Washington..Jared Goff (17TD-3Int)..Commanders lost 4-in row
Eagles-Packers..Monday Nite..Jalen Hurts (15TD-1Int)..Jordan Love (13TD-3Int)
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(NFL Notes)
Dallas Cowboys…Shocking suicide death of LB-Marshawn Kneeland-former 2nd round pick…report he had mental health issues…was involved in hi speed chase-eluded police..crashed…ran from scene…shot himself in wooded area.
Chargers..Longtime NFL LB-Woody Lowe-passes away (71Y)..played in 1970s.
Pittsburgh..Ex Steelers WR-Antonio Brown-arrested on murder charges in Dubai-transported to New Jersey…wanted for shooting in Miami in spring
Hall of Fame..9-finalists for Contributor category..led by Patriots owner Robert Kraft..AFL-Houston Oilers owner Bud Adams..NFL founder Ralph Hay-1920s…Coach Clark Shaughnessy-founded the Wing-T offense.
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(Roster Moves)
Chiefs-Jets…KC says NY backed out of deal for RB-Breece Hall after accepting a 4th round pick offer.
Arizona..Sign FA-QB-Jeff Driskell-ex Bengals
Steelers..Sign FA-DT-Brod Rhodes-ex Chiefs
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(Injuries)
Seahawks..WR-Cooper Kupp-heel issue
Houston..LB-Will Anderson-quad…K-Kai Fairbairn-quad
Vikings..RB-Aaron Jones-toe
Denver..WR-Marvin Mims-concussion
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(College Football)
Aztecs-at-Hawaii..Saturday night game..SDSU won 6-in row..(7-1)
..SDSU defense giving up (246YPG)…26%-on 3rd downs
..Hawaii offense (405YPG)…QB-Mike Alajedo (307YPG) passing
..Aztecs lose LB-Tano Letuli-torn ACL
USD-Valparaiso..Toreros (5-4)
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(Top 10)
1-Ohio State-Purdue..Buckeyes (8-0)
2-Indiana-Penn State..Hoosiers take (9-0) record to Happy Valley
3-Texas AM-Mizzou
4-Alabama-LSU..SEC grudge match
5-Georgia-Mississippi State
6-Oregon-Iowa..Ducks go on road
7-Ole Miss-Citadel
8-BYY-Texas Tech…Big 12 matchup of 1-vs-2
10-Notre Dame-Navy
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(Mountain West Conference)
UNLV-CSU..Rebels lost 2-in row
Nevada-Utah State
Air Force-San Jose State
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(Schedule)
USC-Northwestern
UCLA-Nebraska
Washington-Wisconsin
Cal-Louisville
Stanford-North Carolina
Arizona-Kansas
Oregon State-Sam Houston State
Colorado-West Virginia
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(College Notes)
Wisconsin..Vote confidence Coach Luke Fickell..Badgers (2-6)
Northwestern..Ex coach Pat Fitzgerald says he wants to return to coaching after settling a lawsuit out of court over termination.
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…(Basketball)…
Clippers-L-Suns (115-102)…LA rocky start continues…fall to (3=5)….Brad Beal-Brook Lopez-Chris Paul only scored 13-points in 48-minutes…Kawhi Leonard held out of game….Thursday game
Lakers-at-Atlanta..Saturday
Clippers-Suns..Saturday
Aztecs-vs-Idaho State..Sunday afternoon game
USD-vs-Idaho State..Friday game
Miami..3M-home of coach Eric Spoelstra burns to ground midweek while he is on road trip.
Indiana..Sign FA-G-Monte Morris-ex Suns
Pistons..Sign FA-C-Issac Jones-ex Sacramento
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-Ontario Reign…Friday AHL-game at Pechanga Arena
Gulls-Ontario..Saturday game
Kings-L-Florida Panthers (5-2)..Brad Marchand 2-goals for Florida
Ducks-W-Dallas (7-5)..Chris Kreider 2-goals..Cutter Gauthier 11th goal of season..Leo Carlsson shorthanded goal…Ducks are (9-3-1)
Ducks-at-Las Vegas..Saturday game
Ducks-Winnipeg Jets-Sunday
Kings-Pittsburgh-Sunday
Carolina-Calgary..Trade rumor..Flames shopping C-Nazim Kadri
Toronto..Suspend C-David Kampf-walked out on AHL contract
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…(General)…
Formula 1..Brazilian Grand Prix-Sunday..Lando Norris leads teammate Oscar Piastis by 1-point in championship.
Formula 1..Bruce McLaren..founder of Team McLaren..Family says vandals defaced his tombstone in New Zealand…Founded F-1 team in 1963
Indy ..Closing statements in 20M-lawsuit filed by Team McLaren demanding damages after driver Alex Palou reneged on contract to leave Team Ganassi to join McLaren.
Soccer..SDFC-vs-Portland Timber-Sunday night in 3rd game of best of 3-MLS playoff series.
Team USA..Coach Mauriccio Pochettino says he ‘misses’ coaching in English Premier League..may want to return there after World Cup.
Atlanta United..MLS hires longtime coach Tata Martino..former Inter Miami head coach
