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HAPPY THANKSGIVING…Podcast on Holiday..Will Return Monday..1:30
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-L-Baylor (91-81)…Shootout in first half…grind of game in 2nd half..
..10-lead changes in opening half…SDSU ran out of gas in 2nd half
..Aztecs had (10-0) run early…Bears came back with (9-0) and (7-0) bursts
..Baylor led (40-36) at half…
..Bears had 16-2 run to blow game open..Aztecs went scoreless 6-minutes
..Baylor put 4-in double figures..hit 9-3’s in win
..Magoon Gwath-Miles Heide had no points and foul trouble
..SDSU comes home (3-3) after losing two of three game…Played 3G in 3-nights.
Michigan-W-Gonzaga (101-61)…Won the Players Festival..Wolverines won their 3-games by 40-30-40.
UCLA..coach Mick Cronin continues criticism of his team…’We are not tough-we have a glass jaw’.
Lakers-Clippers…off for Thanksgiving holiday
Clippers..F-Kawhi Leonard upset at (5-13) season..’We need better talent…We need get a better lineup’.
Lakers..Now (13-4)…Luka Doncic averaging (35P-8R-9A) in blazing start
Oklahoma City. goes to (18-1) with 4th quarter spurt vs Minnesota…Shai Gilegous-Alexander erupts for (40P) in win..
Detroit..Pistons winning streak snapped at 13-row-vs-Boston..Jaylen Brown-Derrick White combined for (60P)..outgunning Detroit’s Cade Cunningham (42P)
Orlando..G-Jalen Suggs faces suspension-3-shoving incidents vs 76ers
Toronto..G-RJ Barrett-strained knee-out 2W
Boston..C-Neemias Queta-sprained ankle
Miami..F-Norm Powell-groin issue
Knicks..G-Landry Shamet-out 4W-sprained shoulder
Sixers..F-Trenton Watford-groin issue
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…(Baseball)…
Padres…Former manager Mike Shildt hired as Baltimore Orioles Consultant-Minor League Development…was (183-141) when he quit as manager 6-weeks ago.
Angels…Want to buyout contract of 3B-Anthony Rendon..owed (38M) on final year of contract…Has played only 257-games in 6-years…Missed 715-games with Halos.
Dodgers…Set up Zoom interview with Japanese FA-P-Tatsuya Imai…has also had meetings with Mets-Yankees-Toronto-Red Sox-Giants
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(Roster Moves)
Toronto…Stun baseball world…sign Padres FA-P-Dylan Cease to a (7Y-210M) package-outbidding the Cubs-Astros-Braves….Deal includes significant deferred payments…Cease was (22-23) with Padres (3.98-ERA)…Career record (65-58)…Known for durability…Never been on disabled list-has averaged (32) starts a year…Had a bloated (4.55-ERA) last year with Friars
Toronto Star..Reports Blue Jays have entered bidding for FA-OF-Kyle Tucker.
Mets-Blue Jays..Make contract offers to FA-Framber Valdez.
Arizona..Open trade talks with Blue Jays-Phillies for 2B-Ketel Marte
Pirates..Open contract talks with Ryan O’Hearn-ex Padres..Japan FA-3B-Kaz Okamoto
Kenta Maeda..Signs with Rakuten Eagles..ex Dodgers-Tigers-Twins (68-56) career
Dez Cameron..FA-2B-signs with Doosan Bears-Korea
Texas..Sign FA-2B-Jonah Bride-ex Miami
Mets..Sign FA-P-Robert Stock-ex Cubs
A’s..Sign FA-P-Wander Suero-ex Mets
Colorado..Sign FA-P-Parker Mushinski-ex Cleveland
Toronto..Release P-Easton Lucas
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(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay..Open talks with Brandon Hyde-ex Orioles..about front office job
Houston..Hire Ethan Katz-pitching coach-ex White Sox
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…(Football)….
(NFL Schedule)-Thursday
Lions-Packers..QB-Jordan Love (15TD-3Int)..Jared Goff (108QBR)
Chiefs-Cowboys..QB-Patrick Mahomes (3200APY-22TD)..Dak Prescott-Offense (387Y)..Chiefs (6-5)…Dallas (5-5-1)
Ravens-Bengals..Baltimore won 5-in a row-Defense given up (67P)-5-games..Joe Burrow starts for Cinn-Lost 8-of-9
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(Injuries)
Colts..QB-Daniel Jones-admits he has bruised shin
Patriots..IR-OT-Will Campbell-sprained knee
Chiefs..TE-Jonah Gray-concussion
Carolina..CB-Corey Thornton-broken fibula
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(Roster Moves)
Lions..Sign FA-OC-Frank Detrow-comes out of retirement
Carolina..Sign FA-CB-Robert Rochelle-ex Dallas
Titans..Sign FA-S-Kaiir Elam-ex Cowboys
Seattle..Sign FA-RB-Cam Akers-ex Vikings-Saints
49ers..Sign FA-LB-Eric Kendricks-ex Vikings-Chargers-Cowboys
Patriots..Sign FA-OT-Thayer Munford-ex-Raiders-Cleveland
Raiders..Sign FA-DE-Boogie Bersham-ex Giants
Bills..Release WR-Elijah Moore
Seattle..Release Derion Kendricks
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(NFL Notes)
Chargers…Off Coord Greg Roman-under fire for poor protection problems with QB-Justin Herbert…”You can chip block-but you rob Peter to pay Paul-you cannot do it all the time”.
Raiders..Criticism that Tom Brady pushed hard for hiring of Chip Kelly.
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(College Football)
Arkansas …Hires Alex Golesh-head coach South Florida
Colorado State..Hires Jim Mora..ex UCLA-U Conn…(73-53) in career
USC..Coach Lincoln Riley denies-‘No interest in any job’..is (36-16) Trojans
Oregon State..Loses hot candidate when Brett Vigen elects to stay at Montana State..Last night Beavers lost Jim Mora-who took job at Colorado State….New candidate surfaces-Alabama assistant JaMarcus Shepard.
Oklahoma State…Given permission to talk to North Texas State-QB-Drew Mestemaker (3469Y-26TD)
U-Mass…Criticism of school for going Division1-football..Team is (26-134) since 2012
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…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-W-Tucson Roadrunners (5-3)….Gulls big road win…Score 2-goals in (1:23) span at end of 3rd period..Sam Colangelo scores 3rd goal in a week…G-Vya Buteyets 39-saves…Tucson had 42-shots on goal…Wednesday-AHL action
Anaheim Ducks-L-Vancouver Canucks (5-3)…Canucks score 2-goals in 3-minutes late in 3rd period for win…Ducks outshot Vancouver (41-28)… …Wednesday game
Ducks..Callup G-Ville Husso from San Diego Gulls
Ducks..G-Lukas Dostal-out with minor injury
Colorado Avalanche…Avs won 10th in row with 6-0 shutout of San Jose
Montreal-Nashville..Trade talks-Habs want C-Ryan O’Reilly.
Colorado..Callup F-Ivan Ivan from AHL-Colorado Eagles
Florida..Signs FA-G-Louis Dominguez-started season in KHL-Russia
Las Vegas..Will call up G-Carter Hall from AHL-was out 2-years on rape trial
Calgary…President Don Maloney denies team will hold firesale of veterans Nadri Kazim-Blake Coleman-Rasmus Anderson.
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