…(Baseball)…
Padres..Lose P-Yu Darvish for 2026-season..Undergoes brace repair surgery on his right elbow in Texas…3rd elbow surgery in his career…Repaired UCL ligament and tendon in elbow…Elbow issues for 3rd year in a row…Padres owe Darvish (3Y-46M) on contract…Recovery time 12-to-15 months.
Padres..Face massive overhaul of starting rotation with Dylan Cease-Michael King heading to free agency, and Joe Musgrove coming off elbow surgery…Nick Pivetta will return as #1 starter….Rest of rotation right now involves Randy Vasquez-JP Sears-Matt Waldren
Padres…Mayor Todd Gloria and Padres unveil signs naming street alongside Petco Park ‘Peter Seidler Way’ in honor of the late-legendary owner.
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Angels..Week 3-of Tyler Skaggs drug trial resumes…Human Resource official of Angels testified that PR-Director Eric Kay asked for help for drug addiction….Team put him in contact with 2-specialists..who admitted him into Rehab program…HR official said ‘no idea he was dealing drugs to players…believed his issues were for medical prescription problems he had for depression-bi polar-anxiety issues’….Presented texts that team helped him get help at Kaiser drug rehab center and provided medical leaves from his job.
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(Roster Moves)
Cubs..P-Shoto Imanaga opts out of (15M) contract…(24-11) in 2-years-Chicago
Red Sox..SS-Trevor Story opts out into contract (25M)
Tigers..P-Jack Flaherty-opts in to remain (20M)
Blue Jays..P-Shane Bieber elects to stay in Toronto (16M)
Phillies..OF-Harrison Bader opts out
Red Sox..Opts out on P-Liam Hendricks
White Sox..P-Martin Perez opts out
Milwaukee..Not pick up option on P-Jose Quintana-1B-Rhys Hoskins
Rockies..Release SS-Kyle Farmer
Rockies..Release 2B-Thairo Estrada
Giants..Release C-Tom Murphy
White Sox..Pick up (20M) option OF-Luis Robert
Mets..P-Frankie Montas picks up (17M) option to return
Tampa Bay-Mets..TRADE..Rays deal P-Joey Gerber in cash deal
Cubs-Orioles..TRADE..Chi ships P-Andrew Kittredge to Balt in cash deal
Reds..Sign FA-P-Keegan Thompson-ex Cubs
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(MLB Notes)
Rockies..Talk to ex relief pitcher Adam Ottavino about front office job
Reds..Longtime bench coach Brad Mills retires
White Sox..Hire Zach Bove-pitching coach-ex Royals
White Sox..Hire Derek Shoman-hitting coach-ex Miami
Victor Conte..Chemistry who devised ‘clear-cream steroids’ and was part of Balco steroid scandal-passes at (75Y)
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…(Football)…
(NFL Trade Deadline)
Chargers-Saints..TRADE..Bolts acquire RT-Trevor Penning for #7 pick..Penning former #1 pick..failed at RT…moved to RG-benched…career plagued by injuries…Chargers have had 7-OL go down with injuries in 9-weeks
Chargeres-Jets..TRADE…Bolts trade S-JaSir Taylor to Jets for #7 pick
Bengals-Cowboys..TRADE..Cinn sends LB-Logan Wilson for #7 picks
Jets-Cowboys..TRADE..NY ships DT-Quinnen Williams for #1-2-DT-Mazi Smioth
Jets-Colts..TRADE..NY sends CB-Sauce Gardner for #1-1-WR-AD Mitchell
Saints-Seattle..TRADE..NOrl moves WR-Rashid Shaheed for #4
Titans-Ravens..TRADE..Tenn sends LB-Dre Mont Jones for #5
Raiders-Jaguars..TRADE..Jax gets WR-Jakobi Myers for #4-6 picks
Browns-Bears..TRADE..Chi picks up DE-Joe Shoyinka for #6 pick
Atlanta..Sign FA-K-Zane Gonzalez-ex Cardinals
Patriots..Sign FA-WR-Brendan Rice-ex Chargers
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(Injuries)
Chargers..OG-Mekhi Becton out with knee issue
Chargers..LS-Rick Lovato retires
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(Notes)
Washington..NFL-suspends LB-Frankie Luvu 1-game-loses (508,000) game check for 3rd violation of hip-drop tackle that injured a player.
NFL..Midseason report shows new Kickoff return rule…79%-kickoffs return this year compared to (31%) last year
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(College Football)
College Football Playoff Poll…1st poll of season released:
..1-Ohio State..2-Indiana..3-Texas AM..4-Alabama..5-Georgia…6-Ole Miss
7-BYU..8-Texas Tech..9-Oregon..10-Notre Dame
..All Top 25-teams in rankings came from Power 4-Conferences
..Memphis is top team from Group of 5-schools.
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-W-Long Beach State…SDSU season opener..Led 71-43 at Press Time
..SDSU blows open game after a 20-20 tie by ripping off 12-2 run
..Miles Byrd hits back to back 3’s..scored 11-points early
..Miles Heide hits 2-straight baskets and free throw in rally
..Tae Simmons scored 10-points early
..Elzie Harrington had 13-points-4 assists off the bench
..SDSU went from tie midway thru half tro 15-points lead in 8-minutes
..Aztecs had 28-point lead late in 2nd half
LA Clippers-Oklahoma City…James Harden scored the first 12-points of the game for Clippers….LA led 33-23 in first half at Press Time..
Lakers-vs-San Antonio Spurs..Wednesday..Spurs (5-1)…C-Victor Wembenyama (26P-13R) per game…Spurs averaging (118P)…all 5-starters double figures…Shooting (49%) from floor…averaging (47R) per game
Clippers…11-investors in Asperation Green Company have filed 133-page lawsuit that includes owner Steve Ballmer-charging he invested 50M-with investor Joe Sanberg as a way to funnel money to circumvent salary cap to retain Kawhi Leonard…Suit says Ballmer’s additional investment allowed Sanberg to continue to defraud all investors.
Sacramento..Kings G-Russell Westbrook says he was ready to pickup option clause in his contract to return to Denver-but Nuggets told him they did not want him back despite averaging (13P) a game lasrt season…Westbrook is averaging (26P) with Kings.
Memphis..Angry G-Ja Morant says ‘no joy’ playing for Grizzlies any longer..coming off team imposed suspension
Atlanta Hawks…A former finance exec in front office-arrested for stealing nearly 4M-in club accounts by shady bookeeping-computer activity-hiding incoming revenue.
Houston..G-Jabari Smith-out-ankle issue
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…(Hockey)…
Kings-Winnipeg..Tuesday…Kings led 1-0 at Press Time
Ducks-Florida..Tuesday..Cutter Gauthier scored 3-goals early…Ducks led 4-3 at Press Time.
NY Islanders..1st pick in draft…D-Matthew Schaefer sets NHL record-youngest defenseman to score 2-goals in game as 18-year old…broke record set by Bobby Orr in 1966
Blues..Release veteran RW-Milan Lucic
Edmonton..Veteran G-Louis Domingue-asks for release from KHL-Sibir team in Russia
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…(General)…
(Soccer)…SDFC-goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos-diagnosed with fractured cheekbone.
Wolverhampton..Coaching search..interviews ex Manchester United coach Eric ten Hag.
David Beckham…’Knighted’ in royal ceremony at Windsor Palace by King Charles.
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(Golf)
LIV..Announces it will change format from 54-holes-3 day tourney…to 72-holes over 4-days in 2026…hoping to reopen merger talks with PGA Tour…Still insistent they be allowed to continue ‘Team Play’ in events in Europe however.
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