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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast….1:30-pm
You Tube-Lee Hacksaw Hamilton
Hot Topics on Table..Stay for Fans Forum
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…(Football)…
(NFL)
Hall of Fame…Outrage mounts over snub of Bill Belichick-not being 1st ballot choice
..Robert Kraft..Bill belongs
..Tom Brady..Ridiculous..No coach should be 1st time vote-if not him
..JJ Watt..Irresponsible
..Patrick Mahomes..Insane
..Jimmie Johnson..Who are assholes that voted no
..Bill Cowher…He was standard of excellence
..Bill Polian..I voted for him..some wanted a year’s penalty
..Kurt Warner..Most accomplished coach ever
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(NFL Coaching)
Browns..Hire Todd Monken-Ravens as head coach
Browns..Hire George Warhop-ex Ravens as OL coach
Browns..Def Coord-Jin Schwartz announces he is leaving
Jets..Hire Brian Duker-ex Miami as Def Coord
Jets..Jon Gruden rebuffs offer to interview for Off Coord job
Arizona..Interview Ron Rivera-ex Bears-Cal for head coach job
Raiders..No decision on Klint Kubiak-vs-Davis Webb after interviews
Tampa Bay..Sean McDermott rejects offer to talk to Bucs about job-sit out 2026
Packers..Hire Bobby Babich-ex Bills as Def consultant
Chargers..Hire Butch Barry-ex Miami as OL coach
Chargers..interview Jim Leonhard-Broncos for Def Coord job
Steelers..Offer Patrick Grahame-ex Raiders-Def Coord job
Ravens..Interview Davis Webb-Broncos for Off Coord job
Dallas..Fire 4-assistant coaches on defense
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(NFL Notes)
Chargers..Newly hired Off Coord-Mike McDaniel on QB-Justin Herbert…
..Not ask him to go above and beyond on every snap
..Race for QB to make play-Defense paid well make perfect play too
..Make offense fast-attack defenses ways they cannot cover
NFL..TV Ratings..Championship Weekend
..Patriots-Broncos (48.4M) viewers
..Rams-Seattle (46.1M)
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(College Football)
Miami..lands Duke WR-Cooper Barkate-a day after getting QB-Darien Mensah
Vanderbilt..QB-Diego Pavia arrives at Senior Bowl workouts..listed (5’9″)
PAC 12..Opens AD-President meetings to determine how many conference games..schedule…non conference games…Championship game venue
Big 10..Unveils powerhouse non conference schedule
..Indiana..Plays Ohio State-Michigan back to back
..Ohio State..Road games at Indiana..USC…Iowa..Texas
..Oregon..Face Ohio State-Michigan back to back
..Michigan…Meet Penn State-Indiana back to back
Oklahoma..Confirms 1950s legedary RB-Clendon Thomas…starred for Bud Wilkinson’s teams..played 11Y-NFL-Rams-Steelers as a DB..was (90Y)
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Report team interested in FA-1B-DH Paul Goldschmidt-ex Yankees-Cardinals-Arizona…possible platoon with Gavin Sheets..Would have to sign incentive-laced contract.
Padres…New York Post reports Yankees interested in P-Nick Pivetta..but Padres would ask for OF-Jasson Dominguez-Nelson Jones and P-Clarke Schmidt
Angels..Sign FA-P-Kaleb Ort-ex Astros..had (4.89-ERA) last year
Angels..DFA-OF-Wade Meckler
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(Roster Moves)
Braves…Open talks with FA-P-Lucas Giolito-ex Red Sox..P-Chris Bassitt-ex Toronto
Cubs..Sign FA-P-Charley Barnes-Chiba Lotte Marines-Japana
Brewers..Sign FA-C-Reese McGwire-Cubs
Mets..Sign FA-Ss-Grae Kessinger-ex Arizona
Washington..Sign FA-2B-Serio Alcanta-ex Arizona
Twins-Rockies..TRADE..Colorado picks up 2B-Edouard Julien..P-Person Ohl
Rockies-Yankees..TRADE..NY gets P-Angel Chivilli for SS-TJ Rumfield
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Colorado State…SDSU blew game open early in 2nd half…Led (50-33) at Press Time…Wednesday game…SDSU (15-5)
..Reese Waters hits 4-jumpers in opening half
..SDSU had (11-0) and (8-0) scoring runs
..Aztecs hit 9-straight shots in first half to pull away
USD-W-Pepperdine (92-88)…..Wednesday game…Toreros (10-12)…Toneari Lane-Assane Diop combined for 42-in road win
Lakers-L-Cavaliers (129-99)..Injury depleted Cavs destroy Lakers…Lakers (28-18)
..Cavs outgun Lakers (42-22) in 3rd quarter
..Cavs score (72P) in second half
..Cleveland hits 17-3’s..Donovan Mitchell (25P)
..Luka Doncic (29P)..LeBron James (11P) in ugly loss
..Lakers trailed by 36 in 2nd half
Milwaukee…F-Giannis Antetokounmpo formally asks for trade…has 1-and-half years left on his contract including full no trade
Bucks-Knicks..Trade talks Giannis for C-Karl Anthony Towns and piucks
Bucks-Warriors..Giannis for #1..Jimmy Butler..Jon Kuminga
Bucks-Miami..Giannis in package for #1-#1 and players
Golden State-Miami…Trade talks..Jon Kuminga for Andrew Wiggins
Lakers..Put former #1 pick F-Dalton KInecht on trade block
Bulls..Shopping G-Colby White in trade
Clippers..Give GM-Lawrence Frank-3Y extension.
Cavs..C-Evan Mobley-reinjures calf-out 3W
Houston..Season ending ankle surgery-C-Steven Adams
Alabama…Judge who ruled to give Tide C-Charles Bediako an injunction to play after coming from G-League…recuses himself from the case headed for an appeal.
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…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-Tucson. Roadrunners…Game tied (3-3) in 3rd period at Press Time…Gulls jump to (3-0) lead-let Roadrunners tie game…AHL action-Wedneday…Gulls (18-14-8)
Kings-at-Buffalo..Thursday..Kings (5-6) stretch
Ducks-at-Vancouver..Thursday..Anaheim won 7-of-8
Montreal..Fires both goaltending coaches….Netminders ranked #28 in league stats…save percentage (.884)
Toronto..Possible shakeup coming…Leafs coming off (0-4-1) homestand
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…(General)…
(Golf)…Farmers Open…1st round-Thursday-Torrey Pines
..(9:32am)..Brooks Koepka
..(9:43am)..Xander Schauffele-JJ Spaun
..(10:38am)..Justin Rose-Jason Day
LIV..Report Patrick Reed has negotiated deal to return to PGA-Tour-in August..will forfeit 5Y-Equity Bonus money and Fed X-bonus money…Report that 3-more LIV players are opting out-Pat Perez-Kevin Na-Hudson Swfford but face suspensions
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(Soccer)…Chelsea releases veteran F-Raheem Sterling for free transfer..Chelsea paid (64M) transfer fee to Manchester City…had been benched for 8-months.
Team USA-W-Chile (5-0)..Trinity Rodman goal…USA won 6-friendly matches in a row
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(Tennis)..Australian Open
..Novak Djokovic moves to semi finals after opponent exits with injury
..Jannik Sinner..Jessica Pegula..Iga Swiatek late matches
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(Formula 1)..Mercedes driver Kimo Antonelli runs hottest lap of week (1:17.3)….McLaren-Lando Norris on track for first time….Red Bull-Max Vestappen limited to 25-laps…Ferrari-Lewis Hamilton ran only 27-laps….Team Cadillac debut-Val Bottas ran lap (1:24.6)
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