…(Football)…
(Super Bowl)..Team Press Conferences
..Seahawks..QB-Sam Darnold praises Off-Coord-Klint Kubiak…’In the building every morning at 4-30am…Fully prepared so I can be fully prepared’
..Patriots..Coach Mike Vrabel…’Seattle ranked top 3-in virtually every defensive category…Expect their best’.
..Seahawks..Coach Mike McDonald..’Every NFL person I spoke to told me to go work for John Schnieder-the Seattle GM’
..Patriots..QB-Drake Maye..”Playing Chargers-Houston-Denver defense prepared me to play the Seahawks defense’
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(NFL Coaching)
Giants..Hire Matt Nagy-ex Chiefs for Off Coord
Ravens..Hire Joe Lombardi-ex Broncos for Passing Game Coord
Tampa Bay..Hire Chandler Whitmer-Indiana Hoosiers as QB coach
Jets..2nd interview Frank Reich-ex Stanford for Off Coord job
Saints..Retain Scott Tolzein as QB coach
Arizona..Interview Don Martindale-ex Michigan for Def Coord job
Bears..Interview Connor Senger-ex Arizona for Off Coord job
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(NFL Notes)
Hall of Fame..Report Robert Kraft-Patriots failed to get enough votes for enshrinement…Bill Belichick got 39-votes..missed by 1 vote
Hall of Fame..Deion Sanders-Criticism…’Hall should be for those Who Changed the Game-just not who were good in the game’
NFL Union…Reject overtures to go to 18-game schedule…’Players Health-Recovery-Compensation-Quality of Game’ must be part of any decision’.
Browns..Head Coach Todd Monken..will have 2nd meeting to try retain unhappy Jim Schwartz as Def Coord
Buffalo..GM Brandon Beane…Responds to heavy criticism over firing Coach Sean McDermott…’F-the outside noise’…Buffalo News survey showed 75% fans against the firing
Atlanta..QB-Michael Penix facing 12-full months recovery from knee surgery…Team attempting to restructure down (68M) cap figure contract for QB-Kirk Cousins-otherwise will release him
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(College Football)
Aztecs..Wednesday Press Conference to detail Final Hi-School signing list and upgrade Transfer Portal list.
Mountain West…Signs 6Y-TV deal with CBS-Fox-CW and Kesive Streaming…School will only get (3.5M) per year in media payments.
College FB Playoffs..Releases Dates for 2026…Rose Bowl will remain on January 1st but will host only Quarterfinal game….Playoff schedule will include unpopular bye week.
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…( Baseball)…
Padres..Fangraphs.com-updates on Payroll…says Padres payroll now sits at (220M) and owes at least 8M-in luxury tax payments…Team maintains it can increase payroll…Sources say it ‘can increase only if they trade payroll-or pickup most of the (14M) owed Yu Darvish
Dodgers..DFA-SS-Andy Ibanez to send him to AAA
Dodgers..Sign FA-OF-Mike Siani-ex Yankees
Angels..Sign FA-3B-Jeimer Candelario-ex Reds..hit (.113) last year
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(Roster Moves)
Yankees..Open talks with FA-1B-Ty France-ex Twins..OF-Austin Slater-ex Giants..DH-Randall Grichuk-ex Angels
Rockies..Sign FA-C-Kyle McCann-ex A’s
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Valente Bellozo-ex Miami
Arizona..Sign FA-1B-Carlos Santana-ex Cleveland
Red Sox..Sign FA-P-Vin Nittoli-ex A’s
Twins..Sign FA-OF-Jackson Kowar-ex Seattle
Twins..Sign FA-P-Eduardo Salazar-ex Washington
Mets..Sign FA-P-Garrett Acton-ex Rockies
Reds..DFA-C-Ben Rortvedt
Tampa Bay..DFA-P-Ken Waldichuk
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(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay Rays…Florida Governor Ron DeSantis-MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred say ‘in favor’ of financing-construction plan for new Baseball Stadium, across the street from NFL-Bucs Stadium and Steinbrenner Legends Field, for Rays…Rays say they would pay 50% of construction fees for Stadium…but need State-County-City support.
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-Wyoming..Tuesday…SDSU (15-6)
Lakers-W-Brooklyn Nets..(125-109)…Lakers had 30-point lead in 2nd quarter in Brooklyn…led (69-40) at half….Luka Doncic-LeBron James combined (49P)…Nets fall to (13-36)…Lakers go (5-3) on 8-game road trip..Tuesday game
Clippers-vs-Cleveland-Wednesday…Clippers won 17-of-last-21-games..but will be without James Harden following trade.
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(NBA-Trading Deadline)…Wednesday
Golden State-Milwaukee…Trade talks…Warriors add F-Draymond Green to trade offer with F-Jon Kuminga-#1-1 for F-Giannis Antetokounmpo…Pull F-Jimmy Butler out of the deal.
Clippers-Cavaliers..TRADE..LA deals G-James Harden (25P) to Cavs for G-Darius Garland (18P).and #2 pick….Cavs would inherit Harden’s (48M) contract option for next year..Garland has struggled coming back from toe surgery.
Clippers…Report that Clipper players ‘shocked-disappointed’ by trade
Memphis-Utah..TRADE..Blockbuster 11-player-pick trade
..Utah gets F-Jaren Jackson (19P)..C-Jock Landale..G-John Konchar..G-Vin Williams
..Grizzlies get #1-1-1..G-Walter Clayton..F-Kyle Anderson..F-Taylor Hendricks..C-Georges Niang…Memphis has now stockpiled (12) #1 picks over next 7-years.
Detroit-Chicago-Minnesota..TRADE..Pistons send G-Jaden Ivey-G-Mike Conley to Bulls..Detroit gets F-Kevin Huerter-C-Dario Saric-#1…Timberwolves get salary cap relief.
Boston-Chicago..TRADE..Celtics move G-Anfernee Simons for Bulls C-Nikola Vucevic.
Trade Rumors:
Lakers..shopping F-Rui Hachimura
Sacramento..shopping C-Damontas Sabonis
NY Knicks..shopping C-Karl Anthony Towns
Memphis..shopping G-Ja Morant
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…(Hockey)…
San Diego Gulls-vs-Henderson Silver Knights..AHL action-Wednesday
Ducks-Seattle Kraken..Cutter Gauthier 25th goal of season…Ducks led (2-0) in 3rd period at Press Time….Tuesday…Ducks won 8-of-10
LA Kings-vs-Seattle..Wednesday game…Kings on (5-8) skid
Montreal..Longtime NHL-D-Jim Morrison-passes away (94Y)..played from (1952-1971) in NHL…Habs-Leafs-Boston-Detroit
Southern Alberta Mustangs..Tier 2-team in Canada mourns death of 3-teenage players killed in snowstorm accident on way to practice south of Calgary.
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…(General)…
(Olympics)…Downhill ski star Lindsey Vonn says she will compete in Italy despite torn knee ligament and meniscus in crash last week in Switzerland
(Soccer)…SDFC-Pumas…SDFC trailed 1-0 at halftime at Press Time…SDFC controlled ball 72-28% in opening half…Had 8-1 shot advantage but only 1-shot on goal…Pumas-Robert Morales scored at 11′ mark in first half on their only shot in opening 45-minutes of match….1st round match in Champions Cup-Tuesday
(Soccer)..USOC announces Snapdragon Stadium will host group play and knockout round games in 2028-Olympics…one of 6-sights in US to host games.
(Formula 1)..Haas-F1..signs driver Jack Doohan-as test driver-was with Alpine last year
(Golf)..LIV..Phil Mickelson will miss start of the season this week in Saudi Arabia-family illness..Will not play in first two stops on LIV schedule.
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