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…(Baseball)…
Padres-Brewers..Trade Talks for P-Freddy Peralta stalled…Padres refuse to put C-Ethan Salas in trade..Brewers were demanding pitching prospect as part of deal also.
Padres..Baseball America releases its top 100-prospects..Padres have only 1-prospect rated in top 100…C-Ethan Salas-has fallen to #90 on prospect list
Padres..Release updated Front office list with 9-former players now part of GM-AJ Preller’s inner circle including: Bud Black..Moises Alou..Mark Loretta..Scott Servais..AJ Ellis..Allan Craig…Glen Hoffman..Trevor Hoffman..Hideo Nomo listed as Senior Advisors
Dodgers..Say newly signed Kyle Tucker will likely hit 3rd in batting order with Freddie Freeman moved to 5th spot with Will Smith remaining in cleanup slot..Tucker called Dodgers ‘1st Class-Top to Bottom’.
Dodgers..President Andrew Friedman on Kyle Tucker signing:
..There is an inner fire people do not see-we asked about it
..We will give him chances to drive in more runs
..He wants to win-we win
..We operate within the rules..if rules change (salary cap) we will change
..We win in short term…we plan for long term
..Won in Tampa Bay-small budget…Won in LA big payroll
Angels..Re-sign FA-3B-Yoan Moncada..(1Y-4M)..plagued by injuries last year
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(Roster Moves)
Yankees..Sign FA-OF-Cody Bellinger (5Y-162M) deal…Gets 20M-bonus and salaries of 32-32M first two years…Cannot opt out until after 2nd year.
Mets-White Sox..TRADE..NY gets OF-Luis Robert..sends 2B-Luisangel Acuna and P-Truman Pauley to Sox..Becomes 6th off season acquisition by NY.
Mets-Milwaukee..TRADE….Mets win bidding war…NY deals for Brewers P-Freddy Peralta..Milwaukee gets P-Brandon Sproat-2B-Jett Williams….Mets get Peralta and P-Tobias Myers
Yankees-Milwaukee..Trade talks..NY wanted P-Freddy Peralta in swap for OF-Jasson Dominguez…Could not agree on extra pitcher.
Red Sox-Twins..TRADE..Boston deals 2B-Tristan Gray for C-Nate Baez
Tigers..Sign FA-P-Phil Bickford-ex Yankees-Phillies-Dodgers
Orioles..Sign FA-P-Hans Crouse-ex Phillies
Mets..Sign FA-P-Luis Garcia-ex Dodgers-Padres-Angels-Cardinals
Cardinals..Open talks with FA-OF-Austin Hays-ex Orioles-Reds
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(MLB Notes)
Cardinals..Hire legendary C-Yadier Molina as Asst to President
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-L-Grand Canyon (70-69)..SDSU fierce comeback falls short…..Wednesday…SDSU (12-5)…GCU (12-6)
..GCU-Makahi Williams hits 2-free throws (:01) left
..GCU won despite no baskets final 8-possession
..Aztecs wiped out 12-point deficit in 2nd half with (20-7) run
..BJ Davis scored 9 points in 2nd half to trigger comeback
..Aztecs outscored (20-6) to start second half..went 9-minutes 1-basket
..SDSU was (3-16) shooting in 2nd half till late rally
..Miles Byrd 0-baskets in game
..Elzie Harrington (7-10) shooting kept SDSU in game in first half
..SDSU now (0-3) at GCU
..Magoon Gwath out of game with ongoing hip issues
USD-W-Washington State (96-92)..Wednesday…Toreros (9-12)
..Toreros hit 15-3s
..Ty Johnson (28P) in USD win
UCLA..Coach Mick Cronin rips Big 10-Conference for basketball scheduling policy…Bruins played 5-of-7 conference games on road to start season
Miami of Ohio..Redhawks now (20-0)..crack AP top 25-first time.
Alabama..Judge issues injunction against NCAA…allows former CBA-player Charles Bediako to join Crimson Tide team despite playing 3-years in CBA for 3-different NBA teams.
Lakers-vs-Clippers..Thursday night..Lakers (26-16)…Clippers (13-3) after (6-23) start.
Golden State..F-Jon Kuminga scores 21P in 20-minutes after being benched for 14-games in a row…GM-Mike Dunleavy…’Kuminga demanded trade-we don’t see demand from other teams wanting to trade for him’
Lakers..Ex-F-Cam Reddish returns from Europe-will sign in NBA-G League.
Lakers..Ex star Pao Gasol named as Consultant by NBA to help with formation of NBA-Europe league.
NY Knicks..Team meeting…called by G-Jalen Brunson..’solution must come from within this room’…Knicks had (23-9) start..lost 9-of-11
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…(Football)…
(Coaching Moves)
Bills..Interview Brian Daboll-ex Giants for head job
Bills..Will interview Anthony Weaver-ex Miami..Grant Udenski-Jaguars
Ravens..Open negotiations with Jesse Minter-Chargers for head job
Chargers..Hire Mike McDaniel-ex Miami..as Off Coor
49ers..Interview Gus Bradley for Def Coor job
Arizona..Interview Anthony Campanile-Jaguars on Thursday
Arizona…Interviewed Joe Brady-ex Bills on Wednesday
Raiders..Will wait to interview Klint Kubiak-Seattle..Davis Webb-Denver
Raiders..Complete 2nd interviews with Jess Minter-Chargers..Ejero Evero-Carolina
Eagles..Interview Matt Nagy-ex Chiefs for Off Coor job
Green Bay..Interview Jon Gannon-ex Arizona for Def Coor job
Tampa Bay..Interview Tommy Rees-ex-Cleve..2nd time-for Off Coor job
Atlanta..Hire Tommy Rees-ex Cleveland-Off Coord job
Tampa Bay..Hire Danny Smith-ex Steelers for Spec Teams job
NY Giants..ask permission to interview 11-coaches-staff members from John Harbaugh staff in Baltimore.
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(Roster Moves)
49ers..GM-John Lynch says WR-Brandon Aiyuk has ‘played last game for team’…will be traded or released…has missed year and half with knee injury..stopped rehabbing and communicating with team last fall..violated contract-lost 27M in guaranteed options
Buffalo..Owner Terry Pegula says ‘Team had hit a playoff wall under Sean McDermott-knew change had to be made after seeing players weep in locker room.
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(Injuries)
Bills..Say QB-Josh Allen is contemplating foot surgery in off season
Seattle..Activated RB-George Holani from IR
Denver..WR-Troy Franklin..WR-Pat Bryant..RB-JK Dobbins..OC-Luke Wattenberg all practiced on Wednesday
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(College Football)
Aztecs…Land 22nd transfer via the portal (6’6-309-OG) Evan Lawrence-Indiana..was backup-played little in 2025.
Duke..Visits with San Jose State QB-Walker Eget-in transfer portal
Duke..Report QB-Darian Mensah must invoke buyout before allowed to transfer
Indiana..QB-Albert Mendoza transfers to Georgia Tech
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…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-W-Tucson Roadrunners (5-3)…Gulls score 3-goals in 7-and-half minute span in 1st period….Jan Mysak 2-goals in win….AHL-action-Wednesday..Gulls (18-12-8)
Gulls-W-Tucson (3-2)-Tuesday..Nikita Nesterenko overtime game winning goal
Ducks-W-Colorado (2-1)..Shootout..Wednesday…Big upset win on road…G-Lukas Dostal makes 39-saves…Avs outshot Ducks (40-16)…Mikhail Granlund scores 2-goals..Cutter Gauthier shootout goal also….Ducks beat an Avs team (34-6-8)…Anaheim won 5-in a row..
Ducks..D-Jackson LaCombe named to Team USA-Olympic roster.
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…(General)…
Tennis..Australian Open..Novak Djokovic stormed into 3rd round with straight set win…..Iga Swiatek-late match Wednesday…Alex Zverev won 2nd round match.
PGA-LIV…Rory McIlroy says ‘Merger not possible…Worlds too far apart…Business and golf models’
LIV..Signs NCAA champion Michael LaSasso-Ole Miss..gives up final year and spot in Masters as US Amateur champion to go to Saudi League
PGA..Tour moves to La Quinta-1st round ‘The American Express Classic’
Soccer..Historical upset in Champions League game..Manchester City-L-Bodo-Norway (3-1) in group play in game play above Arctic Circle.
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