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Hacksaw’s Super Bowl Preview Podcast
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…(Super Bowl)…
Seahawks-Patriots…Sunday
..Red hot teams..Patriots have won 16-of-17 games…Seattle won 13-of-14
..Seattle built power house…13-of-22-starters come thru the draft
..Seahawks traded for veterans Cooper Kupp-Rashid Shaheed-DeMarcus Lawrence-Leonard Williams-Earnest Jones-Uchenna Nwasu-Julian love
..Patriots signed 9-veteran free agent starters including Milton Williams-Robert Spillane-Harold Landry-Carlton Davis
..Patriots..2nd year starting QB..3-top draft picks starting
..Sam Darnold-Playoffs..(4TD-0Int-0Fumbles-5 sacks)..(122QBR)
..Drake Maye (4TD-2Int-6Fu-15 sacks) in playoffs
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(NFL Notes)
NFL-Honors Night Celebration
..MVP..Rams QB-Matthew Stafford..Got 24-1st place votes-Drake Maye-23
..Coach of Year..Pats coach Mike Vrabel
..Offensive Player Year..Seattle WR-Jaxon Smith-Njiba
..Defensive Player Year..Myles Garrett-DE-Browns
NFL Hall of Fame Inductees:
..Drew Brees-Saints-QB
..Luke Kuechly-Carolina-LB
..Larry Fitzgerald-Arizona-WR
..Adam Viniatieri-Patriots-K
..Roger Craig-49ers-RB
Rams..GM-Les Snead says WR-Puka Nacua expected to ask for a (40M) a year contract..has (313Rec) in 3-years…QB-Matthew Stafford could ask for a (40M) deal for 2026…Stafford announces at honors night he will play in 2026.
Raiders..National reports that DE-Maxx Crosby has asked to be traded..Raiders refuse to answer questions
Patriots…Former New England players critical of QB-Tom Brady-refused to pick a Super Bowl winner…’Should be a Patriot for life’
Green Bay…QB-Malik Willis says he will test free agency
Minnesota..FB-CJ Ham retires
NFL..Announces Rams-49ers will play in season game-Melbourne, Australia
NFL..Chooses Cowboys to play in season game in Rio DeJaniero, Brazil
Patrick Mahomes-Senior..Father of Chiefs QB-arrested at probation hearing for violation of Alcohol consumption…has numerous DUI arrests.
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(NFL Coaching Notes)
Eagles..Remove OL-coach Jeff Stoutland
Washington..Hire Eric Henderson-DL coach-ex USC
Arizona..interview Dino Vasso-Houston for Def Coord job
Eagles..Hire Ryan Mahaffey-TE coach-ex Green Bay
Giants..Interview Marcus Arroyo-QB coach job-at Arizona State
Bears..Hire Eric Studesville-ex Miami-RB coach
Vikings .Hire Matt Thomas-VP FB Operations..ex Seattle
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(College Football)
Montana..Veteran head coach Bobby Hauck retires-‘no longer fun coaching this environment of Transfers-NIL…Built Grizzlies into 1AA-power (151-43) record.
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…(Basketball)…
(NBA Trade Deadline)…Record 27-trades made in 3-days
Clippers-Pacers..LA deals C-Ivica Zubac-F-Kobe Brown to Pacers for G-Benn Mathurian-F-Isaiah Jackson and #1-1-2 pick
Clippers-Cavs..LA dealt G-James Harden for G-Darius Garland
Clippers-Toronto..LA send G-Chris Paul in 3-team deal
Golden State-Atlanta..Warriors send F-Jon Kuminga-G-Buddy Hield to Hawks for F-Kristaps Porzingas.
Dallas-Washington..Blockbuster deal F-Anthony Davis to Wizards in 13-player deal
Bulls-Charlotte..Chicago moves Colby White in 9-player package
Atlanta-Lakers..Hawks send F-Luke Kennard to LA for G-Gabe Vincent-#2 pick
76ers-Thunder..Phi moves G-Jared McCain to Oklahoma City
Cleveland-Utah..Cavs send G-Lonzo Ball for draft picks
New Orleans-Knicks..NY gets G-Jose Alvarado for F-Dalen Terry and #2-2
Boston-Utah..Jazz get G-Chris Boucher
Knicks-Bulls..NY ships C-Guerschon Yabusele for F-Dalen Terry
Golden State-Toronto..Warriors send C-Tayce Davis for #2 pick
Orlando-Charlotte..Magic move G-Tyrus Jones for draft pick
Charlotte-Dallas..Hornets send G-Tyus Jones for G-Mal Branham
Suns-Bulls..Phoenix moves C-Nick Richard to Bulls
Chicago-Milwaukee..Bulls send C-Onus Dieng to Bucks
76ers-Memphis..Grizzlies get G-Eric Gordon and #2 pick
Boston-Brooklyn..Celtics send C-Josh Minnota to Nets
Boston-Charlotte..Boston ships C-Xavier Tillman to Hornets
Denver-Nets..Nuggets G-Hunter Tyson to Brooklyn for #2 pick
Bucks-Suns..Milw moves G-Cole Anthony-G-Amir Coffey to Suns for C-Nick Richards-F-Nigel Davis
Bulls-Timberwolves..Chi sends G-Ayer Dossunue-F-Julian Phillips to Minnesota for G-Rob Dillingham-F-Leonard Miler and 4-#2 picks.
Utah..Release G-Lonzo Ball
Charlotte..Release G-Michael Conley
76ers..Sign FA-F-Patrick Baldwin-ex Clippers
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(Scoreboard)
Lakers-W-76ers (119-114)…Austin Reaves (35P)…6-Lakers in double figures…Lakers shot (55%)..hit 22-of-27 free throws..Lakers won 6-of-9 games
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(Basketball Notes)
Aztecs-at-Air Force..Saturday game..SDSU (16-6)..Falcons (3-19)
USD-at-Loyola Marymont..Saturday..Toreros (10-15)
U-Houston..Coach Kelvin Sampson says UH-Athletic Department is ‘Cash Poor’ cannot compete in NIL world.
Gonzaga..Stunning road loss at U-Portland..1st loss to road team with losing record since 2011.
Oklahoma State..upset at their fans for chanting ‘Mormon slurs’ to BYU players
Grand Canyon University…Will meet with ex UCLA player Amari Bailey-attempting to re-enroll in college after playing 10-games in the NBA before being released.
Pat Knight-fired as coach NAIA-Marian College-Indiana..son of Bob Knight..was (16-34) at school
Michigan State..Coach Tom Izzo says he will sit G-Jeremy Fears for flagrant kicking fouls.
Kareem Abdu Jabbar…has sold 4-NBA rings and 3-MVP trophies and donated proceeds (2.8M) for Child education programs in LA.
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…(Baseball)…
Padres..Sign FA-P-Justin Yeager-ex Atlanta Braves system
Padres..Sign FA-1B-Leandro Cedeno-Seibu Lions-Japan (.292-19HR)
Angels..Sign FA-P-Brent Suter-ex Reds (42-24) 3.57-ERA-career
Angels-Braves..Report teams trying to create Regional Sports Network to air games
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(Roster Moves)
Pirates..Sign FA-P-Jose Urqiuidy-ex Astros-Tigers
Giants..Sign FA-P-Michael Fulmer-ex Tigers-Cubs
Toronto..Sign FA-P-Josh Fleming-ex Mariners
Texas..Sign FA-P-KMason Thompson-ex Washington
Cubs..Sign FA-P0-Vince Velasquez-ex Phillies
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Oswaldo Bido-ex Angels
Washington..Sign FA-P-Ken Waldichuk-ex Tampa Bay
Arizona-Orioles..TRADE..Dbacks deals OF-Blaze Alexander to Baltimore
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(MLB Notes)
Detroit..Tigers lose Arbitration case..ordered to pay P-Tarik Skubal (32M)..club had offered (16M)
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…(Hockey)….
San Diego Gulls…Off weekend…(21-14-9) in 6th place in Pacific Division
Gulls..NHL-Ducks send Sam Colangelo-Tim Washe back to AHL for 3-week Olympic break
LA Kings-L-Las Vegas..Golden Knights scored 4-goals in first period-coasted to win…Thursday game
Kings..Artemi Panarin reports to team after trade from NY Rangers
Washington..Activate C-Pierre Luc Dubois from IR list
Montreal..Activate RW-Patrick Laine from IR
Calgary..Season ending hip surgery to F-Jonathona Huberdeau
Craig Patrick..Legendary GM-Penguins-Rangers..hospitalized in critical condition with stroke complications
Gavin McKenna..Penn State star…threw two punches that fractured jaw of a man in 3-places coming out of a bar after weekend game…McKenna facing felony assault charges.
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…(General)…
Olympics…Opening ceremonies-Friday night-Cortina, Italy
Olympics..Hockey.-Women…Team USA-W-Czechi (5-1) in group play..Score 2-goals in (:83) to break game open
Canada-Finland..Opening game cancelled..13-Finnish women quarantined in hotel with flu outbreak.
Olympic Arena..IOC criticism continues…Upper deck of Arena not finished-black curtains drape portions of upper deck…Locker-rooms not completed…Fans concourse unfinished….18,000-seating reduced to below 14,000 by unfinished work
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(Golf)..Phoenix Open..1st round
(-8)..Chris Gutterup shoots (63)..6-birdies-1 eagle
(-6)..Matt Fitzpatrick
(+2)..Scottie Scheffler bad round 5-bogeys-1 double bogey
(+4)..Brooks Koepka-5 bogey day
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(NASCAR)…Busch Clash-Winston Salem..Ryan Preece wins race delayed 3-times by sleet and extended fuel stops and cautions because of bad weather.
Denny Hamlin-veteran driver-reinjures shoulder in fall while going thru burned out home that killed his father last month.
Greg Biffle…NTSB-says Nascar driver was not at controls when his private jet crashed-killing all 7-on board in North Carolina….Retired airline pilot was at controls when jet had control panel failure on takeoff…Crashed and burned trying to get back to the airport
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(Soccer)..Top games English Premier League:
..Arsenal (15-5-3)-vs-Sunderlando
..Manchester City (14-5-4)-vs-Liverpool
..Manchester United-vs-Hotspur
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