Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Wednesday
…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Creighton (71-53)..SDSU blitzes 21st ranked Blue Jays in Players Festival
..BJ Davis-Miles Byrd combine (34P)
..SDSU hits 8-3’s
..Aztecs shoot 48% from floor..grab 40-rebounds
..Jays shot 33%-from floor..just (6-31) on 3’s
..SDSU now (3-1)
..Aztecs play Oregon in 2nd round of Las Vegas Tourney
Lakers-Phoenix..Suns led (62-60) at Halftime-Press Time….Anthony Davis (16P)..Kevin Durant (14P)….Tuesday game…LA (10-6)
Lakers-at-San Antonio-Wednesday
Clippers-at-Washington-Wednesday
Houston..NBA fines G-Fred Van Vleet (50,000) for angry exchange with 3-refs
Atlanta..NBA fines Hawks (100,000) for not playing G-Trae Young in NBA Cup game
Sacramento..Coach Mike Brown fined (35,000) for tirade against refs
Denver..Coach Mike Malone rips team for lack of effort-allowed (145P) by Knicks
UConn..coach Dan Hurley facing discipline for angry outbursts against refs two games in a row in Maui Classic.
AP Poll..1-Kansas…2-UConn..3-Gonzaga..4-Auburn…5-Iowa State
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…(Baseball)…
Dodgers…Late night report, Blake Snell goes on ‘social media’ saying he is signing with Dodgers…(5Y-182M)…36M-average…but deal includes deferred money meaning average value could drop to (25M) per season…Chose Dodgers over Mets-Red Sox.
Padres-Cardinals…St Louis reports Padres interest in 3B-Nolan Arenado and would move him to 1st base…Cardinals want mix of young pitching and top prospects
Dodgers..World Series shares (477,441) per man…Yankees get (354,572) each
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(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay…Rays refuse to sign documents to begin construction of new stadium because ‘we don’t have financial partners with City-County backing out of funds as shared cost’
Tampa Bay..MLB changes 2025-schedule..MLB research shows 30-games of Tampa Tarpons were postponed or delayed-suspended by rain last summer….MLB says Rays will play 19-of-22 at home to start the season…will play 69-of-103 on road in final 3-months of season…Rays will play 10-and-12 game road trips in July.
Mariners..Hire Kevin Seitzer-hitting coach-ex Braves
Mariners..Hire Manny Acta-bench coach..Eric Young-1st base coach
Texas..Hire Luis Ureta-ex Marlins-Bench Coach
Marlins..Hire Carson Vitale-ex Seattle..as Bench Coach
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(Roster Moves)
Red Sox-Cardinals..Continue trade talks for 3B-Nolan Arenado
Phillies..Open talks with FA-SS-Willy Adames-Milw…FA-3B-Alex Bregman-Hou
White Sox..Put OF-Luis Robert back on trade block-want 2-for-1 deal
White Sox..Talk to 5-teams about Garrett Crochet trade-want 3-for-1 trade
Kiwoom Heroes..Korean team will put SS-Hyeseong Kim on posting block-Monday
Kiwoom..Sign fAP-Ken Roseberg-ex Angels
Doosan Bears..Korean team signs FA-OF-Jake Cave-ex Rockies
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…(Football)…
Chargers..Vote confidence for WR-Quinton Johnston after 4-botched plays-Monday NFL loss
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(NFL Notes)
Jets..QB-Aaron Rodgers says ‘if he plays in 2025-it will be for Jets’
Miami..WR-Tyreek Hill-2 traffic charges dropped-Police officer fails to show up court
Rams..WR-DeMarcus Robinson-DUI-Arrest..Monday 5am..doing 105mph hight
Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones calls Mike McCarthy-Super Bowl coach-might retain him
Cleveland..Vote confidence-Coach Kevin Stefanski will return next year
CFL..BC Lions-Calgary Stampeders..TRADE..Lions deal QB-Vernon Adams to Calgary for #2-2-4 picks.
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(Injuries)
Denver..Activate LB-Drew Sanders from IR
Washington..IR-K-Austin Seibert-quad injury
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(Roster)
Washington..Looking for FG kickers…have had 6-kickers on roster since April
Giants..Sign FA-TE-Greg Dulcich-ex Denver
Eagles..Sign FA-DE-Charles Harris-ex Carolina
Seahawks..Sign FA-S-AJ Finley-ex Chargers
Patriots..Sign FA-OG-Lester Cotton-ex Miami
Miami..Release S-Marcus Maye
Lions..Release LB-Justin Houston
Washington..Workout RBs-Boston Scott-ex Eagles..James Robinson-ex Jaguars
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(College Football)
North Carolina..Fires Coach Mack Brown with (6-5) season..Tar Heels (113-78) record
Rice..Hire Scott Abell-ex Davidson coach (47-28)..former coach Washington & Lee
Houston..Fires Off Coord-Kevin Barbay
College Football Playoff Poll:
1..Oregon..2-Ohio State..3-Texas..4-Penn State..5-Notre Dame..6-Miami..7-Georgia..8-Tennessee…9-SMU…10-Indiana..11-Boise…12-Clemson
Colorado..Deion Sanders says QB-Shedeur Sanders..CB-Travis Hunter will play in Buffs bowl game.
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-at-Seattle..Wednesday..Ducks (8-10-3)
Vancouver..F-Brock Boeser returns after sitting a month with concussion
New Jersey..NHL suspends F-Timo Meier 1-game for head hit
San Jose..Send G-Yaro Askarov to AHL
Paul Bissonette..Assaulted by 6-men outside Scottsdale Restaurant..Bissonette had tried to intercede in argument with restaurant manager when he was attacked..Police arrested all 6-attackers.
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…(General)…
Soccer…UEFA-Champions League
..Manchester City-Ties-Rotterdam (3-3)…City now winless in last 6-International matches
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