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Hacksaw’s Great Sports Weekend Podcast
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…(Football)…
(AFC-NFC Championship Games)
Patriots-at-Denver…New England has never won a playoff game in Denver…Face Broncos team (8-0) at home…Jarrett Stidham replaces Bo Nix as starting QB-has not started a game in 3-years…Drake Maye comes off big wins against strong defenses of Chargers-Houston…Biggest questions: Can Broncos run ball vs Pats defensive front? Can Stidham put drives together against Pats talented secondary? Can Maye not turn ball over against Orange Crush Defense (71-sacks)?
Rams-at-Seattle..Seahawks QB- Sam Darnold playing with oblique issue for 2nd week in a row…Seahawks down to 1-veteran RB-Kenneth Walker…Darnold sacked 9-times in Rams playoff last year..has turned ball over 6-times this year against LA…Matthew Stafford (6TD-2Int) inm 4-games in Seattle..including 37-point game they lost…Biggest questions: How close to 100% health is Darnold?…Can Stafford hold up against Seahawks blitz package? How does Seattle defense holdup against Puka Nacua-Davante Adams and Rams TEs?..
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(Injuries)
Rams..OT-Rob Havenstein returns to practice
Patriots..WR-Mac Hollins practices for lst time in 2-months
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(NFL Coaching Moves)
Ravens..Hire Jesse Minter-ex Chargers..Signs 5Y-contract.
Steelers..Report Rams assistant Nate Scheelhaase impressed-interview
Raiders..Will wait till next week to interview Klint Kubiak-Seattle
Bills..Interview Lou Anarumo-Colts for head job
Bills..Interview Anthony Lynn-Washington for head job
Tampa Bay..Hire Zac Robinson-ex Atlanta..for Off Coor job
Tampa Bay..Will hire Ken Zampese-TJ Yates-Atlanta for Asst jobs
Dallas..Hire Christian Parker-ex Eagles..as Def Coord
Chargers..Ask for permission to interview Rams Asst Head Coach Aubrey Pleasants for Def Coord job once Rams season is over
Chargers..Will interview Don Martindale-ex Ravens-Michigan Def Coord..Chris Hewitt-Colts-DB coach..Steve Clinkscales-Chargers DB coach for Bolts Def Coord job
Titans..Interview Kliff Kingsbury-Washington for Off Coor job
Washington..interview Al Harris-Bears DB coach-for Def Coor job
Giants..Interview Willie Taggart for Off Coor job-ex Ravens
Eagles..Interview Declan Doyle for Off Coor job-ex Bears
Titans..Fire Dennard Wilson-Def Coord
Giants..Fire Kevin Abrams..spent 27-years as VP-Football Operations
Giants..Coach John Harbaugh fires 5-defensive coaches
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(NFL Notes)
Indianapolis Colts..Confirm FBI has begun a probe into drug related death of late owner Jim Irsay and a Hollywood doctor who gave him Pain Meds and Ketamine and was with him at time of his death last spring.
NFL TV Ratings-Last weekend
..Broncos-Bills (39.3M) viewers
..49ers-Seattle (32M)
..Patriots-Houston (37.9M)
..Rams-Bears (45.4M)
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(College Football)
USC..Offers Def Coord job to Gary Patterson-ex TCU coach
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…(Baseball)…
Washington-Texas…TRADE..Nationals deal P-Mackenzie Gore in (5-for-1) deal…Rangers send #1 pick SS-GavinFien and 4-other lower level minor leaguers….Gore (26-41)-4.19-ERA in career.
Twins..sign FA-P-Taylor Rogers-ex Cubs
Cubs..sign FA-OF-Chas McCormick-ex Astros
White Sox..sign FA-1B-LaMont Wade-ex Giants
Braves..sign FA-P-Sean Reid-Foley-ex Mets
Washington..sign FA-P-Gus Varland-ex Arizona
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-L-Clippers (112-104)…..Thursday game…Lakers (26-17)….Clippers won 14-of-17 games…Lakers on (7-10) skid..Clippers built 17P-lead at halftime
..Kawhi Leonard (24P)…Clippers 7-in double figures
..Clippers (20-21) FT…had (49-28) edge rebounds
..Luka Doncic (32P)..LeBron James (23P) in loss
Lakers-at-Dallas..Saturday
Clippers-vs-Brooklyn Nets..Sunday
Aztecs-at-UNLV..Saturday…SDSU (12-5)
USD-vs-Santa Clara..Saturday..Toreros (9-12)
Milwaukee..F-Giannis Antetokounmpo rips team..’don’t play hard-selfish roster’…Bucks (18-25)
Indiana-New Orleans..Trade talks..G-Ben Mathurian for C-Yves Messi
Toronto-Sacramento..Trade talks..Raptors shop C-Jakob Poelti-F-RJ Barrett for F-Keon Ellis-C-Damontas Sabonis
Houston..Shopping F-Dorian Finney-Smith..looking for a guard
NY Knicks…Beat Brooklyn Nets by 54-points after having lost 9-of-11 games.
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…(Hockey)..l.
San Diego Gulls-at-Abbotsford Canucks…Open Friday-Saturday weekend series on road..Gulls (18-12-8).
Ducks-at-Seattle..Friday game..Ducks won 5-gmes in a row
Kings-at-St Louis..Saturday game
Ducks..C-Mason McTavish-out with shoulder issue
Kings..G-Darcy Kuemper rejoins team after neck issue
Minnesota..D-Jonas Brodin-surgery-knee
Ottawa..F-David Perron-surgery sports hernia-out 7W
Leafs..D-Oliver Eckman-Larsson-back
Sabres..Sign F-Josh Doan to (7Y-48M) extension
Seattle..Put C-Shane Wright-#1 pick-on trade block
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…(General)…
(Golf)..American Express Classic-LaQuinta..
(-10)..Min Lee..Pierce Cordy
(-9)..Scott Scheffler-Patrick Cantlay lead 9-way tie
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(Soccer)..English Premier League-Top games:
..Arsenal (15-2-3)-vs-Manchester United
..Manchester City (13-6-4)-vs-Wolverhampton
..Liverpool-vs-Bournemouth
MLS..Announces it will move its Transfer Windows to match windows with teams in Europe….Signing window (Jan 26-Mar 26)…(July 13–Sept 2)
Manchester United…Veteran 21-goal scoring star Casemiero announcing he will leave team as free agent at end of year
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(Tennis-Australian Open)
..Top seed Jannik Sinner wins straight set…Daniil Medved wins
..Carlos Alcarez-late night match
..Top seed Aryna Sabalenka-Naomi Osaka win
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