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…(Super Bowl)
Seahawks-W-Patriots…(27-19)…Seattle defense destroys New England offense in lopsided win..Built (27-9) lead
..Seattle defense 6-sacks..2-Interceptions..1-fumble recovery..4-QB pressures..5-QB hits
..Seattle outgained Pats (297-78) into the 4th quarter
..K-Jason Myers 5-FGs in win
..RB-Kenneth Walker (135Y) rushing
..QB-Sam Darnold (202P)
..Drake Maye (295P-2TD-2Int-2Fu..added (35Y) rushing
NFL-TV Ratings..Waiting for NBC-TV numbers for Game-played without Kansas City Chiefs-Taylor Swift.
White House..President Trump ripped NFL on weekend for selecting ‘Bad Bunny’ to play at halftime..’Sows Hatred-Anti American Propaganda’…Alternate halftime show Trump supported featured ‘Kid Rock’
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(NFL Coaching Notes)
Cleveland..Jim Schwartz resigns as Defensive Coord…Team owns his rights for 1-year left on contract…Could ask for draft pick if Schwartz wants to go to another team.
Rams..Hire Kliff Kingsburgy-ex Washington-Offensive Consultant
Rams..Hirte Harland Bower-ex Duke-LB coach
Giants.Hire Greg Roman-ex Chargers-Off Consultant
Giants..Hire Mike Bloomingren–ex Browns-OL coach
Ravens..Hire Marcus Brady-ex Chargers-Passing Game Coord
Ravens..Fire Chuck Pagano-DB coach
Chargers..Interview Adam Gase-ex Jets..Max McCaffrey-ex Miami for Off Coaching jobs under Mike McDaniel.
Chargers..Fire RB-coach Keil McDonald-been with Jim Harbaugh 2-years
Eagles..Interview Greg Olson-ex Raiders for QB coach job
Packers..Hire Noah Pauley-ex Penn State-WR coach
Packers..Hire Terrance Johnson-ex Illinois-DL coach
Packers..Hire Lou Esposito-ex Michigan-DE coach
Jets..Hire Karl Dunbar-ex Steelers-DL coach
Jets..Hire Alfredo Roberts-ex Steelers-TE coach
Arizona..Hire Matt Merritt-ex Miami Hurricane-RB coach
Bears..Promote Press Taylor to Off Coord
Atlanta..Fire Ryan Pace-VP-Football Operations
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(NFLNotes)
Washington…Legendary QB-Sonny Jurgensen passes (91Y)..Played 18Y-Eagles-Redskins…(255TD-189 Int)..then broadcast games 38-years
NY Jets..DT-Harrison Phillips…says ‘team locker room full of cancers last year’
Hall of Fame..Will evaluate ‘change of categories’ to put candidates in separate categories…will release Vote totals and Individual ballot votes next year.
Hall of Fame..Unanimous praise for Drew Brees (571TD)..Roger Craig (13,100APY)..Larry Fitzgerald (121TD)…Luke Kuechly (27-Tkways)…Adam Viniatieri (599FG) as enshrinees.
Hall of Fame..New names eligible for 2027-Ben Roethlisberger..Rob Gronkowski..Adrian Peterson.
Hall of Fame..Legendary Coach Bill Parcells say ‘Voters made a mockery of vote..made it personal-not professional’
Hall of Fame…Star WR-Randy Moss rips media…’You didn’t play the game-coach the game-you don’t deserve a vote’
NFL..Says it will reopen research to make facemasks on helmets safer…Says 44%-of concussions this year came from facemask blows.
NY Jets..Former 1st round pick LB-Daron Lee-arrested Murder charges-Tennessee in death of girlfriend…History of domestic abuse incidents
Atlanta..Police arrest DE-James Pierce in violent struggle on major domestic abuse case..rammed his car into girlfriends car-blocking her from gong to police..then sped away in poolice chase-hitting police car and officer…Took 7-officiers to bring him under control…Facing 7-to-10 different charges..Being held on (20,000)-bail
NFL Union..Former Union Chief DeMaurice Smith…’Tired of Word Salad’ from NFL about how Rooney Rule works.
Washington..Longtimes Redskins S-Barry Wilburn perishes in house fire in Tennessee…was (62Y)
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(Roster Moves)
Pittsburgh…Interested in talking to QB-Derek Carr about comeback-is free agent-recovered shoulder surgery.
Arizona..Report Cardinals putting QB-Kyler Murray on trade block..has (58M) cap figure
Miami..Report Dolphins willing to pay down contract Tua Tagovailoa to make a trade..has a (99M) cap figure
Atlanta..QB-Kirk Cousin will be released before mid-March…has (68M) cap figure
Dallas..Will franchise tag WR-George Pickens (28M) rather than let him get to free agency
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(College Football)
UCLA..Report school received (61M) in Big 10-Media Revenue but still had (21M) Athletic Department deficit added on to (216M) from last 4-years.
Mountain West Conference..Opens talks to add 1AA-power North Dakota State to join league as football only member.
Sacramento State..Report-offers (10M) to buy way into a football-basketball conference-possibly Mountain West.
Arizona..Contract extension thru 2030 for Coach-Brent Brennan
Aztecs…SDSU athletics mourns passing of longtime cheer leader-fan-graduate-Chet Carney…had been around the program since the late 1970s…2nd more popular Aztecs fan next to the late Tom Abel.
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Watch workout of FA-P-Griff Canning-at UCLA…Ex Angels-Mets starter coming off Achilles injury
Dodgers..Release relief P-Anthony Banda despite (5-1) 3.18-ERA last year
Dodgers..Sign FA-C-Ben Rortvedt-ex Reds
Dodgers..Hire David Dahl-ex Rockies to be AAA-coach
Padres..Sign FA-OF-Jake Cunningham-ex Orioles prospect..hit ju
(st (.217)
Padres…Fangraphs.com-which researches all teams-predicts Padres will go (80-82) and finish in 4th place.
Angels..Release P-Cody Laweryson
Angels..DFA-P-Kaleb Ort
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(MLB Notes)
FBI..Expands gambling probe with indicted Cleveland relief ace-Emmanuel Clase..reports he rigged pitches in as many as 48-games over two seasons…MLB security finds ‘Excessive bets’ placed for people that won (460,000) on bets on Clase pitches.
Yasiel Puig..Ex-Dodger slugger found Guilty of lying to grand jury and reneging on Plea Deal…Place 899-bets with gambling ring on sports in 3-month span…Lost (283,000)…Facing 15-years in prison.
A’s..Hire Mark McGuire-legendary slugger-as hitting consultant
Kansas City..Journeyman OF-Terrance Gore-passes away (34Y)..Spent 8-years in major leagues..passed away during emergency surgery
Toronto..Longtime catcher-broadcaster Buck Martinez-retires..Voice of Blue Jays on Sportsnet-Canada..also worked on XM-ESPN from 1987-2024
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(Roster Moves)
Yankees…Sign FA-DH-Paul Goldschmidt to new 1-year deal
Red Sox..Sign FA-2B-Brendan Rogers-ex Rockies
A’s..Sign FA-SS-Andy Ibanez-ex Tigers..just released by Dodgers
A’s..Sign FA-P-Scott Barlow-exReds
Cardinals..Sign FA-2B-Bryan Ramos-ex Orioles
Braves..Sign FA-SS-Kyle Farmer-ex Rockies
Texas..Sign FA-P-Ryan Brasier-ex Dodgers-Cubs
Cubs..Sign FA-SS-Owen Miller-ex Rockies
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Air Force (88-54)-Saturday…Aztecs go on (23-2) run in first half…led by as many 34 points in blistering outmanned Falcons…BJ Davis hit his first 7-shots…Aztecs shot 60% from floor..5-SDSU in double figures……SDSU (17-6)..Falcons (3-20)
USD-L-Loyola Marymont..(83-63)…-Saturday..LMU jumps out to (17-3) lead at start-USD never recovers…Steve Lavin team started (1-9) shooting..Toreros (10-16) on late season skid.
Lakers-W-Golden State (105-99)…Lakers lose 12-point lead…then reel off (11-0) run and post win…Lakers without Luka Doncid..Warriors without Steph Curry…Saturday…LA (32-19)..Won 8-of-11
Lakers..F-Luka Doncic-hamstring issue-MRI showed strain
Clippers-W-Minnesota (115-96)…Kawhi Leonard erupts (41P)..hits 5-3’s…Clippers hit 14-3’s in road win…Sunday..
Clippers-W-Sacramento (114-111)-Friday..Kawhi Leonard (31P)..Clippers (18-6)
Clippers..F-Kawhi Leonard-reaction to house cleaning on roster…’It’s over..Guys are gone..Trust front office to rebuild roster’
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(NBA Notes)
Washington..F-Anthony Davis-‘No knowledge Dallas was about to trade him’…Report will not play rest of season-rehab from 2-different injuries.
Houston..Suspended C-Alp Surgurn apologizes for calling a female ref a ‘bitch’ in ejection
Lakers..Sign FA-G-Kobe Bufkin..was averaging (24P) in NBA-G League
Clippers..Sign FA-G-Delando Banton-ex Dallas
Denver..Brings G-Lonzo Ball-ex Chicago..in for physical
Nets..Release G-Cam Thomas
Memphis..Release G-Eric Gordon
Minnesota..Sign FA-G-Mike Conley
Knicks..Surgery G-Miles McBride-core muscle injury
Denver..Lose G-Payton Watson-4W-hamstring
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls..Get to AHL All-Star break with impressive (24-14-9) record
Kings-Ducks..Get to Olympic break for next 3-weeks
Ducks..G-Lukas Dostal arrives at Olympic Center-Italy with Team Sweden
Oilers..Connor McDavid leads Team Canada into Milan for Olympics
Team USA-Team Canada arrive in Milan..Have not been in Olympics in 12-Years because of boycott-Covid.
Penn State..Felony assault charges against possible 1st round pick Gavin McKenna-reduced to simple assault after fight outside bar.
Seattle..NHL report that ex Ranger-Artemi Panerin turned down a (14M) a year offer from Kraken-instead accepted an (11M) offer and trade to LA Kings.
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-G-Jon Gillies to AHL-contract-ex Calgary Flames.
St Louis..Sign FA-F-Jack Finley-ex Tampa Bay
NY Rangers…Get to Olympic break with (22-29-6) record..worst since 1945
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Phoenix Open…Chris Gotterup roars from behind on Sunday..birdies 5-of-6 holes late and then wins on playoff hole over Hidecki Matsuyama to win the tourney……had 9-birdieson the day…Matsuyama hit bad tee shots on the 18th hole and then the overtime hole to lose the tourney.
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(Olympics)…Women’s Downhill-Sunday..Lindsay Vonn-crashes (:13) into first run…Vonn missed turn and hit the first gate-flipped sideways and skidded some 100-yards down the slope fractured her left leg and injured knee….Had surgery at hospital 80-miles from sight……Screams of pain as rescuers got to her….Helicopted out to a hospital in ‘stable condition’. …2nd crash in 9-days-torn knee ligament-meniscus-skied with heavy knee brace after accident in Switzerland….Facing end of career…84-wins…3-Championships
USA..Breezy Johnson won Women’s downhill ski event
Chris Lillis-Mikaela Shiffren-Ski team…critical of President Donald Trump…calling him a ‘National Disgrace’ …saying Athletes are embarassed by his antics
Donald Trump-Sunday…called Olympic athletes who criticized him ‘losers’
Hockey…USA-Women blitz Finland (5-0)..2nd win in group play
Olympics…Vice President JD Vance booed for 3-straight minutes during opening parade of American athletes.
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(Soccer)..English Premier League-Scoreboard
..Manchester City-W-Liverpool..Erling Haaland penalty shot 93′
..Crystal Palace-W-Brighton..Palace snaps 12-match winless streak
..Manchester United-W-Hotspur..Man U (12-5-8) in bounceback season
..Arsenal-W-Sunderland..Vik Gyokeres 2-goals..Gunners (16-5-2)
..West Ham-W-Burnley..West Ham scores 13-26′
..Everton-W-Fulham..Win on own goal 83′
..Chelsea-W-Wolverhampton..Cole Palmer scores 2-Pen Shots
..Brentford-W-Newcastle United..Game winning goal 83′
..Leeds-W-Nottingham Forest..Dom Lewin key goal
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