…(Baseball)…
(Winter Meetings)..Day 3
Padres…National media says GM-AJ Preller is taking phone calls from teams on OF-Fernando Tatis and P-Nick Pivetta…Padres trying to hit ‘reset’ button on payroll and fill holes on roster and in farm system….Tatis has ‘full no trade clause’
Padres…GM-AJ Preller said Tuesday…’Teams calling about our relievers-not going to weaken our bullpen’….’Rumors everywhere-99% of them don’t happen’
Padres-White Sox..Trade talks on OF-Luis Robert who has (2Y-40M) left on deal.
Padres..Craig Stammen rounds out coaching staff..Hires Bob Henley-ex Washington as 3rd base coach..Ryan Goins-ex Arizona-infield coach…Kevin Plawecki-elevated from farm system…Now has 11-man coaching staff
Dodgers..Sign FA-P-Edwin Diaz-ex Mets (3Y-69M) with deferred money…(23M) average…had (1.63-ERA-28 saves)..Dodgers will also pay (25M) tax on contract…Also forfeit #2-5 draft picks and 1M-in international signing bonus money…Dodgers have now spent (141M) on relievers last winter and this…
Dodgers..Hire Rocco Baldelli-Assistant to President Andrew Friredman-ex Twins manager
Dodgers..Andrew Friedman..’There will be delicate dialogue with Team Japan officials about use of Shohei Ohtani-Roki Sasaki-Yosh Yomamoto in World Baseball Classic…Dodgers do not want Ohtani to pitch in WBC.
Angels-Red Sox..TRADE..Halos acquire 2B-Vaughn Grissom for minor league OF-Isaiah Jackson…Grissom was hot prospect who hit everywhere in minors but not in majors
Angels..Hite Daryl Scott-ex Rockies as Asst pitching coch…Promote Dom Chiti from minors as pitching consultant.
Angels..Tyler Skaggs-Drug Trial testimony continued:
..P-Cam Bedrosian testified he bought painkillers from Skaggs
..Bedrosian..Skaggs introducted him to Erick Kay who sold him oxycontin
..P-Eric Smith-Arizona..Did oxycontin with Skaggs as far back as 2011
..OF-Mike Olt..Skaggs asked him to buy him painkillers
..P-Matt Harvey revealed he gave Percocet pills to Skaggs-nite before he died
..Harvey testified he was given oxycontin by Eric Kay-but threw it away-when Skaggs died
..Harvey said he was scared it might contain fentanyl
..Carli Skaggs..Shown texts Skaggs bragging about popping pills on wedding day
..Texts-Blacking out on drugs on honeymoon
..Texts about snorting Percocet in clubhouse
..Texts from Skaggs to a drug dealer
..She was asked why she had no knowledge drug addiction with all texts he had sent
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(Roster Moves)
Phillies..Re-sign DH-Kyle Schwarber (5Y-150M)..outbid Mets-Reds-Pirates
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Steven Matz-ex Cardinals
Pirates..Sign FA-P-Greg Soto-ex Orioles-Mets
Red Sox..Open talks with FA-SS-Bo Bichette-ex Jays
Mets..Meet 2nd time with FA-P-Michael King-ex Padres
Mets..Set up visit with FA-closer Robert Suarez-ex Padres
Tigers..Meet with FA-closer Kenley Jansen-ex Angels
Mets..Put P-David Peterson on trade block
Astros-Red Sox..Trade talks for Houston 3B-Issac Paredes
Houston-Tampa..Trade talks for P-Shane Baz
Giants..Put minor league 1B-Bryce Eldridge on trade block
Tigers..Visit with FA-SS-Ha Seong-Kim
White Sox..Meet with FA-P-Dustin May-ex Dodgers-Red Sox
Braves..Sign FA-P-James Karinchak-ex Cleveland
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(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay…Judge in Dominican orders retrial of Wander Franco on sexual misconduct case with 14-year old girl…Franco’s lawyers want 2Y-suspended sentence dropped…Prosecution wants 5-year prison sentence for sexual trafficking
Mets..Manager Carlos Mendoza denies clubhouse was poisoned in late season collapse because of feud with Juan Soto-Francisco Lindor.
MLB-Draft Lottery…1-White Sox..2-Tampa Bay…3-Twins
Colorado..Hire Gabe Ribas-ex Tigers as Asst Pitching coach
Colorado..Hire Matt Buschman-ex Cubs as Bullpen coach
Arizona..Hire Jeremy Bleich-ex Pirates as Director of Pitching
Blue Jays..Hire Drew Butera-catching coach-ex White Sox
Blue Jays..Hire Cody Atkinson-asst hitting coach-ex Texas
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…(Football)…
NFL..Miami Herald reports League opens probe of another Tyreek Hill-Domestic Violence incident…could be facing 2026-suspension..Missed much this season-wrist surgery
Quentin Jammer..revealed he played 11-games while drunk with San Diego Chargers…says a bitter divorce drove him to drinking and out of the NFL…Played 12-years with Bolts.
Buffalo..Police arrest a man hiding in woman’s dorm…Charged with attempted murder of Jets S-Kris Boyd-3 weeks ago outside of NY niteclub
Atlanta..Report Coach Raheem Morris in trouble..Team is (12-18) over last year and a half
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(Injuries)
Steelers..IR-TE-Darnell Washington-concussion
Browns..IR-RB-Jerome Ford-shoulder
Arizona..OT-Parris Johnson-PCL-knee injury
Colts..QB-Riley Leonard..PCL-knee injury
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(Roster Moves)
Colts..Sign FA-QB-Philip Rivers to Taxi squad..will use 3-week exemption to get ready to possibly play if Colts make playoffs.
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(College Football)
Atlantic Coast Conference..responds to harsh criticism from Notre Dame…’You are not part of the ACC-we promoted our Conference members’
LSU…Will allow 5-assistants-who came with Lane Kiffin-to return to coach Ole Miss in its playoff games.
Aztecs..Name Demetrious Sumler as Interim Def Coordinator for bowl game-replacing Rob Aurich…Has been on SDSU staff for 8-yearsl
Heisman Trophy…4-finalists invited to New York for Saturday night ceremony including QBs-Fernando Mendoza..Jaylin Sayin…Diego Pavia and RB-Tremayne Love.
Liberty…Top RB-Ethan Dickers (1,362Y) enters transfer portal.
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-Lamar..Wednesday non conference game..SDSU (5-2)..Lamar (5-3)
USD-L-USC..(94-81)…Trojans blow tie game open in 9-minutes to start 2nd half…Ezra Ausar scores 18P in those 9-minutes….Finishes night 8-for-9 from floor…Chad Baker Mazzara adds (31P) in win…Tuesday game…Torerors (3-6)..Trojans (9-1)
Lakers-San Antonio….Wednesday-NBA Cup game…Lakers (17-6)..Spurs (16-7)…LeBron James will play…Victor Wembenyama-practiced-still dealing with calf issue
Oklahoma City-vs-Suns..Wednesday..Thunder (24-1) start to season
Dallas…Morning News reports Mavs are discussing Anthony Davis trade with both Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons.
Miami..Arbitration hearing set for December 17th for ex-Heat G-Terry Rosier to determine if he is entitled to his (26M) salary after being hit with Felony gambling-game fixing charges.
Toronto..G-RJ Barrett-PPR injection in knee
Orlando..C-Franz Wagner-out 6W-high ankle sprain
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-at-San Jose..Wednesday game…Gulls off to (8-6-6) start
Ducks-W-Pittsburgh (4-3) OT-Shootout…..1st round pick Beckett Senneke scores with (:01) left to tie…Leo Carlsson scores in shootout for win…Ducks now (19-10-1)…G-Ville Husso (44-saves) in road win…..Tuesday game
Kings-at-Seattle..Wednesday game
Peguins..IR-F-Evgenyi Malkin-neck issue..C-Blake Lizotte-shoulder
Sabres..F-Jason Zucker-knee injury
Tampa Bay..Activate F-Brayden Point from IR
Utah..F-Logan Cooley-ankle sprain
Tampa Bay-Flyers..TRADE..Lightning deal D-Roman Schmidt for D-Ethan Samson
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…(General)…
MLS…Lionel Messi-Inter Miami named MVP-scored (29G) in 28-matches..SDFC-Anders Dreyer was second in balloting…Messi got 70% of vote
FIFA…Ethics Committee files 8-page complaint against President Giannini Infantino for 4-breaches of conduct in dealing with President Donald Trump…Allegations Infantino violated the ‘Neutrality Rule’ by pressuring Nobel Peace Committee into giving Trump ‘Nobel Peace Prize’…Also created FIFA Peace Medal for Trump as global recognition with ‘no nomination..no criteria…no judge..no process for award’….Also criticized for public pronouncement backing Trump for his international involvements in countries conflicts’.
NASCAR…Economist testified that Jim France-NASCAR violated 3-Anti Trust Laws by intimidating use of ‘Charters’ for racing teams…Estimates NASCAR will owe (364M) in damages to the 23X-Michael Jordan team and Frontrow Racing…Said NASCAR made 1B-in revenues over 4-years and the France Family Trust took in 400M of those profits while 13-of-15 teams were losing money…Richard Childress said he signed Charter ‘under duress’ or would be forced out of racing business.
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