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…(Baseball)…
Padres..P-Yu Darvish says he will spend all of 2026-rehabbing and is not convinced he will return to pitch in 2027…Darvish is likely out 15-months to rehab..He has 3Y-43M left on his contract…Darvish has (208) career wins between Japan and MLB.
Dodgers..MLB sources say the team has 9-players with deferred money and owes a total of (1.064B) running thru 2036…Shohei Ohtani owed (680M)..Mookie Betts (115M)..Blake Snell (66M)..Freddie Freeman (57M)…Will Smith (50M).
Angels..Jury deliberations began late Monday afternoon after closing arguments from lawyers in Tyler Skaggs-drug death lawsuit…Skaggs family is asking (118M) in damages plus punitive damages over (600M).
..Prosecution..’Angels negligent in handling of drug troubled PR-Director Eric Kay-who supplied drugs to Skaggs.
..Defense..’Skaggs was selfish-secretive-addicted-who manipulated Eric Kay to be his drug courier…5-players testified Skaggs supplied pills to them and introduced Kay to them’.
..LA Times…Reported that Tower Insurance-4 companies-have proposed out of court settlements that caps how much the Angels could lose-but guarantees the Skaggs family and their lawyers do not run the risk of getting nothing if a jury rules for the team.
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(Roster Moves)
Phillies..Sign FA-OF-Adolis Garcia-ex Rangers..hit (142HR) in Texas
Twins..Sign FA-OF-Josh Bell-ex Nationals
Mets..Sign FA-OF-Christian Pache-ex Braves
Red Sox..Sign FA-P-Chris Martin-ex Texas
Rockies..Sign FA-2B-Chad Stevens-ex Angels
Yankees..Put 2B-Jazz Chisholm on trade block (31HR-31SB)
Phillies..Put DH-Nick Castellanos on trade block
Chunichi Dragons..Sign ex-Twins-Angels 1B-DH-Miguel Sano
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(MLB Notes)
Rockies..Hire Ian Levin-Asst GM-ex Mets exec
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…(Football)…
Chargers..S-Tony Jefferson faces suspension for ejection..2-helmet hits..obscene gesture in Sunday game in Kansas City
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(Monday Night Football)
Steelers-W-Miami (28-15)…Played in bitter cold (16-degree) weather..Aaron Rodgers (224P-2TD)..Steelers (135Y) rushing in win..Tua Tagovailoa (254Y-2TD-Int)..Steelers defense had 4-sacks
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(NFL Notes)
Raiders..Coach Pete Carroll-defiant..’We will fix this’…Team is (2-12)
Jets..Fire Def Coord-Steve Wilks..Defense gave up (82P) last two losses
Cleveland..Shedeur Sanders criticized after 3-pick-5 sack outing in Chicago
Colts..Philip Rivers will stay as starting QB next week despite (120Y) passing game
Tennessee..DT-Jeff Simmons-victim home invasion..6-robbers cleaned out house-Sunday
49ers..Coach Kyle Shanahan..’Brandon Aiyuk-not been here for a month’-not wanted be here
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(Injuries)
Chiefs..QB-Patrick Maholmes-faces 8-to-10 months rehab-knee surgery..only 1-ligament damaged…Had surgery Monday night in Dallas.
Packers..LB-Micah Parsons-will have knee surgery-torn ligament
Packers..WR-Christian Watson..does not have lung injury
Ravens..LB-Teddye Buchanan-surgery-torn ACL
Rams..WR-Davante Adams-hamstring strain
Arizona..WR-Andre Baccallia-hospitalized-neck issue
Vikings..LB-Jon Greenward-season ending shoulder injury
Jets..IR-CB-Isaiha Oliver-knee surgery
Broncos..CB-Brandon Jones-surgery-torn pec
Jaguars..RB-Bhay Tuten-finger surgery
Houston..DT-Mario Edwards-surgery-torn pec
Tampa..CB-Zy McCollum-IR-hip issues
Bills..K-Matt Prater-quad injury
Seattle..OT-Charles Cross-hamstring issue
Colts..QB-Anthony Richardson-cleared to practice-out two months-head injury
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(College Football)
SDSU..A University committee-via a zoom in a closed meeting-recommended to the President…a 41%-price hike of Student Fees-to raise money to help the financially troubled Athletic Department…The Student Fee would go from (580-to-820) a year per student…The fee increase would stretch over a 4-year period…The Athletic Department has a (29M) deficit not counting the incurred costs for the building of Snapdragon Stadium…A public hearing two weeks ago was met with strong resistance from students-who were offended when College Athletes came in and made comments in favor of the hike…Students responded ‘You are scholarship athletes-you are not paying the fee yourself-this is disgusting’
Aztecs..CB-Chris Johnson-named 2nd team All American
Aztecs..Lose LB-coach Roy Manning-hired at Nebraska
USC..WR-JaKobi Lane-will file for NFL Draft..(49R) this year
Florida..QB-DJ Langway enters transfer portal
Nebraska..QB-Dom Raiola enters transfer portal
Sacramento State..Hires Alonzo Carter-Arizona LB coach-as Hornets head coach
South Carolina..Former QB-Steve Taneyhill passes away (52Y)
Mike White..Former coach Illinois-Cal-Raiders..passes away (89Y)
Michigan..Players say they feel ‘betrayed’ by actions Coach Sherrone Moore
Bob Stoops..Legendary Oklahoma coach-will stay retired..not interested in Michigan job
Vanderbilt..QB-Diego Pavia apologizes for crude display around Heisman Trophy events
Veterans Bowl…Troy State-vs-Jacksonville State..Tuesday game
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…(Basketball)…
Clippers-Memphis…Grizzlies led (40-32) in 2nd quarter in late start at Press Time…Monday game…Clippers (6-19)
Clippers..Window opens to take trade offers for G-Chris Paul
NBA Cup Final…San Antonio Spurs-vs NY Knicks..Tuesday night
NBA..Report League will move NBA Cup final out of Las Vegas-lack of fan support
Cleveland..Fans rip team after home loss to bad Charlotte Hornets team..Cavs went (0-10) shooting in overtime in loss…Lost 6-of-9
Milwaukee..In house meetings with Coach Doc Rivers after 43-point loss to Nets
Atlanta..Lose F-Kristaps Porzingas with viral infection-out 2-weeks
AP Poll..1-Arizona..2-Michigan..3-Duke..4-Iowa…5-UConn
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-W-NY Rangers (4-1)…Cutter Gauthier 2-goals-Anaheim….Monday game
Kings-L-Dallas Stars (4-1)…,Matt Duchene Goal-Assist in Dallas win..Monday game
Buffalo..Fires GM-Kevyn Adams…5Y in row without playoff appearance…Names ex-Blue Jackets GM-Jarma Kekkalainen to replace him.
Chicago..IR-C-Connor Bedard-out 4W-shoulder sprain
Blues..F-Dylan Halloway-out 6W-sprained ankle
Red Wings..F-Patrick Kane-wrist issue
San Jose..IR-F-Will Smith-shoulder injury
Rangers..Activate F-Matt Rempe from IR-out 2-months-shoulder injury
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…(General)…
MLS-NY Red Bull..Hires former USA star Michael Bradley as coach
SDFC-Red Bull..MLS-TRADE..SDFC acquires F-Lewis Morgan-scored 27G in NY..former. star for Celtic in Scotland.
Team USA..Tyler Adams suffers MCL injury-playing for Bournemouth in EPL
Manchester United-Tie-Bournemouth (4-4) in EPL game-Monday
Formula 1..Announces 2026-Preseason Testing….11-teams…22-cards…will have 3-weeks early testing…6-days in Bahrain and 4-days closed workouts Barcelona
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