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Padres..Pitchers-Catchers first full workout in Spring Training
Padres..Manager Craig Stammen-met with Media:
..We have a great group of players
..This is not the final roster
..AJ always has something up his sleeve
..This is an individual game-Challenge the players-How can I improve
..Work attitude..Stacking brick by brick
..Joe Musgrove..Be smart about his progression-hasn’t pitched in a game yet
..Jason Adam..Throwing off the mound..Will pace his progression..No timeline
Padres..Sign FA-P-Daichi Maoriki-ex Hanshin Tigers (6.87 ERA)
Padres..USA-Today report Padres trying to create contract for FA-P-Zac Gallen-Arizona…He turned down (1Y-22M) Qualifying offer from Arizona..Padres would have to give up 2nd-5th round draft picks and 1M-in International Money if they were to sign Gallen…Has (66-52) 3.58-ERA and is repped by Scott Boras.
Padres..Full roster reports to camp end of week…Padres have now signed 23-free agents in off season-virtually all of them minor leaguers.
Dodgers..Former P-Julio Uris-found working out in Rosales, Chihuahua-Mexico..Has not pitched since 2023-after 2nd suspension for domestic abuse..Was reinstated by baseball last July…Not known if still represented by Agent-Scott Boras..Refused to talk to media…Career record (60-25) at time of suspension.
Dodgers..Sign FA-P-Jordan Weems-ex Washington
Dodgers..Sign FA-C-Seby Zavala-ex Red Sox
Dodgers..Sign FA-OF-Nick Senzel-ex Reds-Washington-White Sox
Dodgers..15-new free agents will report to camp by Friday
Angels..Sign FA-P-Hunter Strickland-ex Giants-Washington
Angels..Have signed 24-free agents-all reporting by Friday
Angels..Sign deal to take TV package to MLB-controls 15-teams now
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(Roster Moves)
Tigers..Sign FA-P-Justin Verlander-ex Giants (1Y-13M)
Tigers..Sign FA-OF-Austin Slater-ex Giants-Yankees
Braves..Sign FA-C-Jon Heim-ex Rangers
A’s..Sign FA-P-Adam Civale-ex Cubs
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Tomoyuki Sugano-ex Orioles
White Sox-Mets..TRADE..Sox deal P-Bryan Hudson to NY
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(Injuries)
Arizona..P-Corbin Burns goes on 60-day-DL..out till July-elbow surgery rehab
Braves..60-day DL-C-Sean Murphy-rehab labrum surgery
Braves..60-day DL-P-Spencer Schwellenback-rehab elbow problems
Rockies..60-day DL-DH-Kris Bryant-back disc problems continue
Red Sox..60-day DL-P-Tanner Houck-rehab elbow surgery
Mets..SS-Francisco Lindor-needs surgery-fractured hamate bone-out 6W
Blue Jays..OF-Alex Santander-surgery torn labrum
Blue Jays..P-Bowden Francis-elbow surgery
Blue Jays..Shutdown P-Shane Bieber-shoulder fatigue
Tigers..P-Reece Olson-season ending shoulder surgery
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(MLB Notes)
Mets…Move Juan Soto from CF-to-LF to open the season.
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…(Football)…
Raiders..Sign Klint Kubiak to 5Y-contract as head coach
Raiders..Klint Kubiak tells Maxx Crosby he wants him to be part of team
Raiders..Report Kubiak will talk to ex Browns Def Coord-Jim Schwartz
Raiders..Report will target Deebo Samuel-Washington..Romeo Doubs-Packers in free agency
Giants..interview Brian Callahan-ex Titans for Off Coord job
Browns..interview Aubrey Pleasant-Rams for Def Coord job
Browns..Hire Bryan Storer-ex Green Bay-Special Teams coach
Jets..Hire Bill Musgrave-QB coach-ex Browns
Chargers..Fire Anthony Bischoff-TE coach..5-offensive assistants left team-3 weeks
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(Roster Moves)
49ers..Will reject trade offers for backup QB-Mac Jones
Browns..TE-David Njoku-will leave team as free agent
Ravens..Report Jesse Minter will make offer to Chargers LB-Khalil Mack
Rams..Veteran OT-Rob Havenstein-retires after 11-years with team.
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(NFL Notes)
NFL..Considers proposal to do away with onside kick entirely-replace it with 4th-and-13 play for teams to try and retain possession after a score.
NFL..Will consider changing Draft pick rule…Would allow teams to trade draft picks in a 5-year window rather than limiting them to deal just picks in a 3-year span
Patriots..LT-Will Campbell confirms he played the second half of season with torn ACL.
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(College Football)
Pac 12-Mountain West…Report both conferences will not get big bumps in TV Media deals…Pac 12-teams will receive just (6M) per school…MWC teams will get (3.5M).
Pac 12..To announce it’s 2026 schedule with ‘flex schedule plan’ on Wednesday.
Illinois..Hires Bobby Hauck-Def Coord…ex head coach Montana.
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-L-San Antonio…Lakers shorthanded get destroyed by Spurs….San Antonio led (84-55) at Halftime at Press Time….Victor Wembenyama had (25)-in 1st quarter…(37P) at halftime…Spurs shot (68%) in first half…Lakers played without Luka Doncic-LeBron James-D’Andre Ayton….Tuesday game…LA (32-21)
Clippers-L-Houston (102-95)..Kevin Durant (26P)..Alp Sengun (22P)……Tuesday game…LA (25-28)
Aztecs…off night-don’t play till Saturday
USD-vs-Portland..Wednesday night game..Toreros (10-16)
Lakers…LeBron James…’We are not a Title Team…Not a 48-minute energy team’
Lakers…Shut LeBron James down for All Star break-arthritis flares in foot.
Detroit-Charlotte…Suspensions coming after 4-players ejected for fighting during Pistons-Hornets game…Fite involved head-butts…slap…punches…players coming off the bench.
Oklahoma City..G-Nikola Topic cleared to play after cancer surgery
Boston..C-Jayson Tatum-coming off Achilles surgery-workouts with G-League team
Dallas..Report Mark Cuban is part of a group that wants to buy-back the Mavericks.
Indiana University..Announces it will build statue for Bobby Knight outside Assembly Hall.
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…(Hockey)…
Olympics…Team USA-W-Canada (5-0)..Hanna Bilka 2-goals in win..USA now (4-0)
Team USA..Maple Leafs-Auston Matthews named Captain
Vancouver…Legendary broadcaster Jim Robson passes away (91Y)..Longtime Voice-Canucks and Hockey Night in Canada.
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…(General)…
(Soccer)…SDFC-Pumas…2nd match in League Cup played…Played in (7,500′) altitude in Mexico City.
(NASCAR)..Teams head into Daytona for practice runs leading to Sunday-Daytona 500.
(Formula 1)..Mercedes driver Kimo Antonelli uninjured-crashed car on Italian highway in San Marino on Sunday.
(Olympics)..International Ski Federation rebuffs criticism it should have had doctors examine Lindsey Vonn’s knee injuries before downhill ski accident on Sunday…’It is athletes decision whether to compete with injuries’..Vonn crashed-hitting first gate-fracturing leg in 3-places.
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