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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-Off day Wednesday
Padres-vs-White Sox..Thursday…Friars (12-11)
Padres..Facing possible opt outs with P-Walker Buehler-Ty France in the next week
Dodgers-W-Giants (5-1)…LA now (18-8) in Cactus League
..Shohei Ohtani (4inn-1H-4K) in first start..clocked at 99mph
..Nick Senzel 2R-HR..Freddie Freeman HR
Dodgers..off day Thursday
Dodgers..Sign FA-P-Logan Allen-ex Korea
Dodgers..Option P-Kyle Hurt to AAA
Dodgers..2B-Alex Freeland in (3-35) slump
Dodgers..Mookie Betts-confirms he weight fell to 160lbs last year-back up to 180.
Angels-W-Reds (7-4)..Jack Kochanowicz (5inn-1R)..1.98-ERA..Josh Lowe Grand Slam HR-RBI triple…Angels now (14-14)
Angels-W-Brewers (4-3)..Ryan Johnson (5inn-1R)..Jemieir Candelario 3R-HR-4th homer of spring
Angels-vs-Royals-Thursday
Angels..P-Alex Manoah faltering in camp (15inn-14walks)..9.39-ERA
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(MLB Notes)
Fox TV…Ratings for USA-Italy WBC game (7M-viewers) in semifinals
Fox TV…Ratings for USA-Venezuela due out late Thursday
Yankees..Gerrit Cole-spring training debut after a year rehab (1inn-1H)..97mph
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(Injuries)
Blue Jays..P-Jose Berrios-stress fracture elbow in WBC
Seattle..SS-JP Crawford-cortisone shot-shoulder
Cubs..OF-Seiya Suzuki-sprained shoulder from WBC injury
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..option C-Harry Ford to Syracuse
Cardinals..option P-Richard Fitts to AAA
Rockies..option P-Tanner ‘Green to AAA
Tampa Bay..option OF-Jacob Melton to AAA
Cleveland..Release P-Pedro Avila
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…(Basketball)…
(March Madness)..1st round games:
..Duke-Siena..Blue Devils ranked #1 in nation
..Michigan-Howard..Wolverines ranked #2
..Gonzaga-Kennesaw State..Zags (30-3)
..Houston-Idaho..Cougars strong second half-ranked #5
..Ohio State-TCU
..Troy-Nebraska
..Louisville-South Florida
..Wisconsin-High Point
..Vanderbilt-McNeese State\
..Michigan State-North Dakota State
..Arkansas-Hawaii
..North Carolina-VCU
..Texas-BYU
..St Marys-Texas AM
..Penn-Illinois
..Georgia-St Louis
NCAA-Play in Game:
..Miami-Ohio-W-SMU…Red Hawks torch Mustangs…10-3’s-first half..16-3’s for game
..Prairie View-W-Lehigh..PV score 40 in 2nd half-come from behind win
NIT-1st Round
..Navy-L-Wake Forest..Juke Harris (26P)-Deacons
..Kent-L-Illinois State..Redbirds 21-point win
..Utah Valley-L-George Washington..GWU hit 11-3’s in win
..Dayton-W-Bradley..Flyers had 17-point lead early
..New Mexico-W-Sam Houston..(107-83) win..Tomislav Bujan (22P-10R)
..Murray State-L-Nevada..Vaughn Weems (23P) Wolfpack
..Colorado State-L-St Josephs..Rams held to 38% shooting..St Joes makes 7-FT late
..Cal-W-UIC…Golden Bears win 22nd game of season
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(College Notes)
Alabama..Police view G-Aden Holloway as ‘drug dealer’..found 2-pounds marijuana and drug cutting utensils and large amount of cash in cottage apartment.
Eastern Michigan..Hires Bill Donlon-Clemson asst
Air Force..Hires Joe Crispin-Penn State as Falcons head coach
Louisville..G-Mikei Brown-out with back issues
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(NBA)
Lakers-W-Houston (124-116)…Red hot Lakers win 7th in row… LA (44-25)
..Luka Doncic (38P)..LeBron James (30P)
..Lakers shoot (61%) from floor
..LA hits 15-3’s
Clippers-L-New Orleans (124-109)…Saddeq Bey (25P)…Pelicans hit 16-3’s…LA (34-35)
Bucks..F-Giannis Antetokounmpo-rejects plan to sit out rest of season
Pistons..G-Cade Cunningham-back issue
Clippers..G-Benn Mathurin-toe issue
WNBA…Reaches agreement on new CBA after 9-straight nightes of talks.-deal 3am-Wednesday morning
..Owners give players 20%-gross revenue
..Union gets 7M-salary cap
..2-Max contracts per team (1.4M) each
..Players get paid housing
..Average salary (600,000K)
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…(Football)…
Raiders…Surgeon who performed operation on DE-Maxx Crosby says
..Significant meniscus tear
..Stress fracture reaction to bone on knee
..Cartilage deterioration
..Sources says Ravens were made aware of issues with knee by 3-doctors
Browns..Sign FA-DE-AJ Epenesa-ex Bills
Lions..Sign FA-WR-Greg Dortch-ex Arizona
Raiders..Sign FA-OG-Spencer Burford-ex 49ers
Carolina..Sign FA-RB-AJ Dillon-ex Green Bay
Colts..Sign FA-CB-Cam Taylor Britt-ex Bengals
Colts..Sign FA-WR-Nick Ikhine-ex Miami
Bears..Sign FA-DT-James Lynch-ex Titans
Vikings..Sign FA-P-Johnny Hekker-ex Saints
Chargers..Re-sign S-Tony Jefferson
Lions..Visit with FA-OG-Ben Bartch-ex 49ers
Dallas..LB-Logan Wilson retires from NFL
Carolina-Eagles..TRADE…Panthers deal QB-Andy Dalton for #6 pick
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(NFL Notes)
AJ Green..Longtime star says NFL Union has failed players who have mental health issues…Says WR-Rondale Moore killed himself after deep depression because he was struggling to come back from two knee surgeries…’NFL Union needs to help players cope with mental setbacks when they get hurt’
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-L-Flyers (3-2)….Flyers cool off Ducks with win in Anaheim…Wednesday….Anaheim won 9-of-14 games
Ducks…Longtime radio broadcaster Steve Carroll-retires-been with team since 1998
LA Kings-Flyers..Thursday…Kings trying to stop (5-9) slide
Gulls-W-Colorado Eagles (6-5) shootout win on road
Newfoundland…18-players-2 coaches suspended after (572-penalty minutes) in junior hockey league playoff game
Penguins…activate Sidney Crosby from injured list
Florida…D-Brad Marchand on long term IR
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…(General)…
(Golf)…TPC-Sawgrass had (4.4M) TV viewership
(PGA)…1st round Valspar Championships-North Carolina
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(Olympics)…WADA rips Trump Administration-failing to pay (7.3M) in fees owed for membership in drug testing program Olympic sports.
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