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…(Football)…NFL Free Agency-Day 4…29-Thursday signings..179-total signings
Vikings..Sign QB-Kyler Murray-Arizona
Chargers..Sign RB-Keaton Mitchell-Ravens
Miami..Sign WR-Tutu Atwell-Rams
Bengals..Sign DT-Jonathon Allen-Vikings
Tampa Bay..Sign LB-Al Muhammad-Lions
Tampa Bay..Sign ST-Miles Killebrew-Steelers
Bills..Sign CB-CJ Gardner-Johnson-Bears
Washington..Sign RB-Rachaad White-Tampa Bay
49ers..Sign LB-Dre Greenlaw-Denver
Steelers..Sign S-Jaquon Brisker-Bears
Arizona..Sign DE-Jonah Williams-Saints
Giants..Sign WR-Calvin Austin-Steelers
Chargers..Re-sign LB-Denzel Perryman
Cleveland..Release OT-Jack Conklin..TE-David Njoku..OG-Wyatt Tellor
Baltimore..Release QB-Cooper Rush
Denver..Release LB-Dre Greenlaw
Dallas..Release QB-Will Grier
Raiders..Setup visit with FA-QB-Kirk Cousins-ex Atlanta.
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(NFL Notes)
Eagles..DB-Jaire Alexander repays team (889,000) after refusing to report to team following trade from Ravens.
Atlanta..DE-James Pierce facing 5-felonies for violent actions against his girlfriend-WNBA player…Police report-Threatened to kill her…Chased her car-crashed it twice…Fought with police trying to arrest him..Police report had gone to Pierce home 9-times to investigate incidents with girlfriend.
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…(Basketball)…
(Mountain West Tournament)
Aztecs-W-Colorado State (71-62)…SDSU blazing hot start-survives Rams 3-point shooting to move to semi finals in tourney.
..Miles Byrd-Reese Waters-Pharoah Compton 11-points each
..Aztecs (43-31) edge in rebounds
..State has scoring spurts (10-0) and (11-0) in first half
..SDSU defense forced 15-turnovers..5-blocked shots
..Aztecs survived going (22-42) from free throw line
..Rams hit 13-3’s in game
..SDSU built 16-point lead…CSU cut lead to 8 and to 7 in 2nd half…
..Aztecs would face winner of New Mexico-San Jose State game.
Utah State-W-UNLV (80-60)..Mason Falsev (24P)..MJ Collins (20P)..
New Mexico-San Jose….Late game at Press Time
Nevada-W-Grand Canyon (84-80)..Wolfpack explode 50-points in 2nd half in upset
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(Big 10 Tournament)
UCLA-W-Rutgers (72-59)…G-Donovan Dent (12P-10R-12A)…Bruins now (22-10)..
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Syracuse..Ex Orange coach Jim Boeheim says school did not give enough resources to Coach Adrian Autry before firing him…SU fired rest of basketball staff on Thursday
Arizona State..Athletic Director removed Bobby Hurley an hour after Big 12-tournament loss..telling him not to report back to University-putting him on paid leave for 90-days
Miami of Ohio…Redhawks (31-0) gets upset by U-Mass in first round of Mid American Conference tourney.
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Lakers-Chicago Bulls..LA led (67-62) at halftime at Press Time…Luka Doncic (24P)…LeBron James 1-basket in first half in first game back…Thursday game…Lakers (41-25) heading into game.
Clippers-vs-Bulls..Friday…LA now (33-32)
Nets..G-Day’Ron Sharpe-thumb surgery
Pacers..C-Ivica Zubak cleared to play 1st game since Achilles injury
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Royals..(10-1)..Trailed at Press Time….Thursday..Friars (10-10)
..P-German Marquez bombed in 1st inning..(1.1inn-5R-4H-3W)…ERA explodes (12.14)
Padres-vs-A’s..Friday
Padres..P-Brian Hoeing to have surgery for torn tendon flexor-forearm-gone for year
Dodgers-W-Reds (10-5)..Thursday…LA (14-6)
..Teoscar Hernandez 2R-HR..Max Muncy 2R-HR in win
Dodgers-vs-Seattle..Friday
Dodgers..Confirm P-Shohei Ohtani throws 59-pitch bullpen session with Team Japan…struck out 7-batters in workout
Dodgers..Will not visit White House when they make trip to play Washington Nationals in April.
Angels…Off day-Thursday
Angels-vs-Cleveland..Friday
Angels..May pull starters Grayson Rodriguez-Alex Manoah from rotation-both have ERAs over (7.00)…Jack Kochanowicz-Sam Addegheri may be forced into rotation.
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(Injuries)
Orioles..1B-Ryan Mountcastle-hand injury
Brewers..P-Quinn Priester-wrist issue-headed to DL
Seattle..P-Bryce Miller-reinjures rib cage
Yankees..P-Brock Selvidge-elbow surgery
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(Roster Moves)
Texas..Sign FA-P-Jalen Beeks-ex Arizona
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(WBC)
USA-vs-Canada…Knockout round game in Houston on Friday
Korea-vs-Dominican Republic…Knockout game in Miami on Friday
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…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-vs-Colorado Eagles…Open Friday-Saturday series at Sports Arena
Gulls-L-San Jose (4-1)…Gulls (25-19-12)
Ducks-L-Toronto (6-4)….Leafs rally for 3-goals in 3rd period to win in Toronto…Thursday..Anaheim won 8-of-11
Kings-at-NY Islanders….Friday game
Detroit…C-Dylan Larkin-out 2W..toe injury..C-Andrew Copp-knee
San Jose..Calls up F-Igor Cherneplov-13 goals in AHL.
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…(General)…
(Golf)…TPC-Sawgrass…1st round
(-5)..Mav McNealy-Sepp Straka-Sahith Thegala part of 5-way tie
(-4)..Justin Thomas leads 4-way tie
(-3)..Xander Schauffele part of 7-way tie
Colin Morikawa pulls out back issue
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(Soccer)
SDFC-W-Toluca (3-2) in Champions Cup game…SDFC survived 2-red cards..Anders Dreyer key goal shorthanded…SDFC played 87-minutes shorthanded…G-Duran Furee faced 20-shots in lopsided game.
English Premier League-Top games
..Arsenal (20-3-7)-vs-Everton
..Manchester City (18-5-6)-vs-West Ham
..Liverpool (14-9-6)-vs-Hotspur
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(Auto Racing)
F1..Chinese Grand Prix…Lando Norris leads field with continued criticism about the new cars they are racing this season.
NASCAR…Las Vegas 400..Tyler Reddick-Ryan Blaney lead the field.
Indy Car..Grand Prix-Arlington..Alex Palou leads field into Texas
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(Tennis)
Indian Wells..2nd seed Iga Swiatek upset…Jannik Sinner 10-aces in win…Novak Djokovic 3-set win….Top seed Aryna Sabalenka posts win….Carlos Alcaraz late Thursday match
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