…(Football)…
Chargers..Introduce Mike McDaniel as new Off Coord-Won Press Conference
..Fired up…Geeked up..High Spirited guy
..I am selfish-want to be a better coach
..Justin Herbert has a hunger..not near his ceiling..aspires to be great..driven
..Will adopt my skillset to his talents
..Will run a no hostage offense..will be relentless
..Motion packages make defenses overplay
..This offense is about angles..windows..quick throws
..We want a trophy today
..Miami experience ended because of injuries at QB-it is part of game
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(NFL Notes)
Bill Belichick…Sources say legendary Patriots head coach did not get voted into Hall of Fame as a 1st time ballot…Was not named on 40-of-50 votes-needed 80% vote..Belichick stunned-said it was all politics..’6-Super Bowls not enough’…Sources say the 2-cheating scandals…’Spygate-Deflategate’ that led to (750,000-fines-Suspensions-loss of #1 draft pick) worked against Belichick..6-Super Bowl rings…(333-178) record…17-AFC East titles..Hall of Fame finalists to be announced this week…Vote to be taken on Super Bowl Saturday.
Denver..Coach Sean Payton says QB-Bo Nix had degenerative condition in his ankle from college football and that fracture would have happened in career…Rehab should allow him back on field in May at OTA workouts.
Rams..Coach Sean McVay told team ‘Be Proud of Your Season’
Jets..Former front office employees say Coach Aaron Glenn ‘never changed the culture of the team…that players quit on him…punched time-clock…lost the team’
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(NFL Coaching)
Bills..Hire Joe Brady as head coach..been Off Coord-4 years
Bills..Will interview Jim Leonhard-Denver for Def Coord job
Raiders..Narrow field to Nate Scheelhaase-Rams..Davis Webb Broncos
Browns..Ownership meeting Tuesday night to decide on head coach
Titans..Hire Brian Daboll-ex Giants as Off Coord
Washington..Hire Darone Jones-ex Vikings-as Def Coord
Ravens..Hire Dwayne Latford-ex Falcons for OL job
Jaguars..Retain Grant Udinski-Off Coord..Anthony Campenile-Def Coord
Steelers..New head coach Mike McCarthy…’Singular focus-return the trophy to this city-this family…Honor being a Greefield boy-Art Rooney’s hometown-to come home…Yes I would like Aaron Rodgers back at QB…This was meant to be in Pittsburgh…Pittsburgh is my world..Team is hard wired into this city’
Steelers..Interview Patrick Graham-Raiders for Def Coord job..Lunda Wells-Dallas for Off Coord job
Arizona..Interview Mike LaFleur-Rams-2nd time in 3-days
Eagles..Interview Sean Mannion-Packers for Off Coord job
Denver..Fire Off Coord-Joe Lombardi despite getting to AFC-title game..Also fires WR-coach Kerry Colbert and DB-coach Addison Lynch
Jets..Fire Off Coord-Tanner Engstram..8th assistant on Aaron Glenn staff-get axed
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(Roster Moves)
Broncos..Sign FA-RB-Deuce Vaughn-ex Cowboys
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(College Football)
Duke…Reaches out of court settlement with QB-Darian Mensah-who will transfer to Miami Hurricanes..Mensah will pay upwards of 3M-buyout in damages for violating 6-different clauses in his NIL-deal.
Rutgers..Scarlet Knights Athletic Department ran up (70M) deficit last year despite getting (72M) in Big 10-Media rights.
Aztecs..Open off season winter workouts with 43-new players…22-from transfer portal…9-early enrollees and 10-walkons added on to returning veterans.
Quinton Aaron..Hollywood actor who played Michael Oher-NFL in movie ‘Blind Side’ on life support system..suffered stroke at home…is just (41Y)
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-vs-Colorado State…Wednesday-Viejas..SDSU (14-5)..Rams (12-8)
USD-at-Pepperdine..Wednesday..Toreros (9-12)
Clippers-Utah…Tuesday…..Jazz led (54-53) at Halftime at Press Time…Heading into game…LA won 15-of-18 games
Lakers-at-Cleveland..Wednesday…LA (28-17)
Golden State..GM-Mike Dunleavy..’Not going to make a bad deal so I can say I made a deal for Jon Kuminga’
Golden State…No conversatation about in-division trade with Lakers for Kuminga.
Washington..Sign FA-C-Skal Labissiere (17P-9R) in G League
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…(Baseball)…
Angels..Sign FA-P-Osvaldo Bido-ex A’s..(5.87-ERA)
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Pat Weigel-ex Washington..had (1.19-ERA) in Winter League
Royals..Sign FA-P-Aaron Sanchez-ex Blue Jays
Royals..Sign FA-P-Hector Neris-ex Astros
Cardinals..Sign FA-2B-Nelson Velasquez-ex Pirates
Reds..Sign FA-P-Anthony Misiewicz-ex Twins
Tampa Bay..Sign FA-P-Cam Booser-ex White Sox
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Dom Hamel-ex Texas
Seattle..Sign FA-C-Jhonny Pareda-ex Twins
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…(Hockey)…
Kings-W-Detroit Red Wings (3-1)…Andre Kuzmenko scores key goal in road win..Corey Perry-empty net goal……Tuesday….Kings on a (4-6) skid trying to fight way back into playoffs.
Vancouver-Dallas..Trade talks for Canucks LW-Evander Kane
Minnesota..Wild put G-Jesper Wallstedt on trade block
Rangers-Islanders..TRADE..D-Carson Soucy goes to Isles for #3 pick
Vancouver..Lose G-Thatcher Demko-season ending hip surgery
Vancouver..D-Brock Boeser-concussion..D-Zeev Biuim-concussion
Penguins..D-Bryan Rust-3G suspension for cross check to head Canucks player.
Toronto..William Nylander (5,000) fine for obscene gesture on TV
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…(General)…
(PGA)…Farmers Insurance Open…Brooks Koepka-Press Conference:
..Nervous coming to Torrey Pines-not know how I will be treated
..This is a very different feel
..I came home for family..wife lost a baby during pregnancy
..Family did not travel with me last year
..I don’t regret the move to LIV
..Don’t know how this can be solved..not a political guy
..LIV is a travelling circus
..Yes I believe there will be tough conversations ahead
..Tiger Woods opened the path for me to come back to Tour
..Has not talked to Woods-comment ‘You turned your back on tour made you great’
..Confirms he cannot play in any of the 20M-elite events unless he qualifies..in addition to (5M) Charity Donation..Forfeiture of Fed X-bonus money and PGA Equity bonus money.
Justin Rose..The PGA players benefited despite the Chaos created by LIV….We now have equity in golf…The talent needle has tilted back to us
PGA..Sports Illustrated is reporting the PGA may cut as many as 8-tournaments off the 2027-Tour Schedule in attempts to get star players to play in as many USA-based tourneys…Torrey Pines has hosted a PGA event every year since 1952-does not feel it is in jeopardy.
(Tennis)..Australian Open
..Carlos Alcaraz storms to 3-set win to get to semi finals
..Novak Djokovic-Iga Swiatek-Jessica Pegula play late night Tuesday matches
..Coco Gauff blow out loss..3-double faults to start in loss-on court tantrum losing
(Soccer)..Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter says there should be Global boycott of World Cup in US because of Donald Trump
(Formula 1)…Testing in Barcelona..Maxx Verstappen..Charles Leclerc..Lewis Hamilton all tested in the rain…Young driver Isak Hadjar-Red Bull-crashed in the rain
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