…(Baseball)…

Padres-White Sox…Friday game…Friars (19-11)..Chisox (14-17)

..German Marquez-vs-Nick Schultz

..White Sox feature Japanese rookie Munetaka Murakami (.236-12HR-46K-110AB)

Padres..off day-Thursday

Padres…Batting struggles continue…Fernando Tatis (0HR-30 Games)..Jake Cronenworth (.146)..Nick Castellanos (.164)..Freddy Fermin (.170)…Jackson Merrill (.200)…Manny Machado (.222)…Gavin Sheets (.233)

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Dodgers-at-St Louis..Friday game..LA (20-11)..Cardinals (17-13)…Emmett Sheehan-vs-Matt Liberatore.

Dodgers…off day-Thursday

Dodgers..Shohei Ohtani slump (1HR-15G)…Freddie Freeman (4-29) slump..Kyle Tucker (.243-3HR)…Teoscar Hernandez (.231).

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Angels-vs-NY Mets..Friday…Walbert Urenas-vs-Chris Scott…Halos (12-20)…Lost 10-of-11…Mets (10-20)…NY on (3-16) skid

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(Thursday Scoreboard)

Cardinals-W-Pirates..Jordan Walker-JJ Wetherholt HRs-StL

Washington-W-Mets..New York has lost 17-of-20..CJ Abrams 2R-HR

Brewers-W-Arizona..Will Contreras (4-4) HR-4RBI-Mil..13-run outburst

Royals-L-A’s..Nick Kurtz 2R-double

Phillies-W-Giants..Kyle Schwarber HR (1st game)

Phillies-W-Giants…(2nd game)..Trea Turner HR-Kyle Schwarber HR

Orioles-W-Astros..O’s hit 2-Grand Slam HRs (1st game)

Orioles-L-Astros..Yordan Alvarez 3H-HR-Hou…(2nd game)

Blue Jays-L-Twins..Ryan Jeffers 2R-HR..Byron Buxton HR-Minn

Tigers-W-Braves..Gleyber Torres 3-hits-Det

Reds-W-Rockies..Nate Lowe-TJ Friedl HRs-Cinn

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(Injuries)

Mets..DL-OF-Luis Robert-injured disc in back

Brewers..Shutdown P-Brandon Woodruff-velocity fell to 85mph

Red Sox..DL-P-Garrett Crochet-shoulder..(6.30-ERA)

Yankees..OF-Jasson Dominguez-bruised elbow

Reds..DL-P-Brandon Williamson-shoulder

Royals..Surgery P-Ryan Bergert-elbow

Orioles..DL-P-Trevor Rogers-viral infection

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(Roster Moves)

Mets..Sign FA-2B-Andy Ibanez-ex A’s

Mets..DFA-P-Carl Edwards

Blue Jays..DFA-OF-Eloy Jiminez

Cleveland..Option 2B-George Valera

Pirates..Callup P-Chris Devenski from AAA

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(MLB Notes)

Tigers…Hire longtime pitcher Kyle Hendricks-as Asst GM

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…(Basketball)…

(Playoff Scoreboard)

..Denver-L-Minnesota..Timberwolves survive loss 3-guards..shock Nuggets-clinch

..Jaden McDaniels (32P)..Terrance Shannon (24P) in first startt

..Nikola Jokic (28P) in loss

..Jamal Murray (4-17) shooting

..Denver had 1-basket in nearly 8-minutes at end of game.

..Celtics-L-76ers..Tyrese Maxey-Paul George combined for (53P) in Sixers win..forcing 7th game back in Boston.

…Knicks-W-Atlanta..NY wins series with record setting road blowout…Knicks led (40-15) after opening quarter…Led (83-36) at half…Shot 64%-in first half…Led by 55-in 2nd half.

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(Playoff Schedule)

..Pistons-Orlando..Magic leads (3-2)

..Cavaliers-Toronto..Cavs leads (3-2)

..Lakers-Houston..LA leads (3-2)..Rockets won 2-in a row

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(NBA Notes)

Lakers..Move G-League team to Palm Springs for next year.

Suns..Owner Matt Ishbia..’Team will not take trade offers for G-Devin Booker’

John Wall-Longtime Washington Wizard..Hired as GM-Howard University

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…(Football)…

(NFL Notes)

Steelers..Owner Art Rooney told QB-Aaron Rodgers-‘Time to wrap up this saga’

Seattle..Report. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg interested in bidding on Seahawks

Cleveland..Desean Watson moved to starting QB job ahead of Shedeur Sanders

49ers..Coach Kyle Shanahan defends decision to trade out of first round…’We wound up with 8-draft picks and the WR-we targeted in 1st round-fell to us in 2nd round’.

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(Roster Moves)

Ravens…Sign FA-DT-Calais Campbell-ex Arizona..has played 18-years.

Ravens..Sign #1-pick-OG-Ola Ioane (4Y-24M)

Eagles..Sign #1 pick-WR-Makai Lemon (4Y-20M)..QB-Cole Payton

Houston.Sign LB-Azeez Al-Shaair (3Y-54M)

Giants..Sign FA-DT-Keki Fotu-ex Houston

Seattle..Sign FA-TE-Harrison Bryant-ex Browns-Houston

Detroit..Sign FA-LB-Joe Bachie-ex Titans..DT-Jay Tuefele-ex Jets

Chargers..Sign FA-OG-Isaiah World-Oregon..Will rehab 2026-knee surgery

Chargers..Sign FA-LB-Nadeem Tucker-Western Michigan..14-sacks last year

Chargers..Sign FA-LB-Lander Barton-Utah

Chargers..Sign FA-WR-Sincere Brown-Colorado

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(College Football)

Cincinnati…UC Bearcats officials said ‘no knowledge QB-Brandon Sorsby had gambling addiction in 2-years he played for school.

Aztecs..Hold spring scrimmage-Saturday morning on campus wrapping up 15-days spring workouts

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…(Hockey)…

(Thursday Playoff Scoreboard)

..Ducks-Oilers..(4-2)….Ducks led middle 3rd period at Press Time…..3rd-4th line get them key goals…Ducks shutdown Connor McDavid…

..Chris Kreider-Ryan Poehling score early goals

..Christian Gauthier scores power play goal

..Troy Terry scores on 2-on-1 break

Dallas-L-Minnesota (5-2)….Wild win series…Quinn Hughes 2-goals and assist in win…..1st time in 11-years Wild advance in playoffs.

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(Friday Schedule)

Montreal-Tampa Bay..Habs lead (3-2)..Can clinch on home ice

Buffalo-Boston..Sabres lead (3-2) going back to Boston

Las Vegas-at-Utah..Knights lead (3-2)

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(NHL Notes)

Maple Leafs..interview Michael Futa-ex Asst GM-LA Kings

Kings..C-Quentin Byfield confirms he played with torn oblique end of year

Seattle..Assistant coach Jessica Campbell-will leave team

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…(General)…

(Kentucky Derby)…152nd Run for Roses-Saturday…’Renegade’ is favorite but has to start on 1st pole position in 20-horse field…Wide open field..No dominant horses coming off 2-year old seasons…No explosive 3-year olds in stakes races.

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(Golf)..Cadillac Open..(-8)..Cam Young-first round lead…(-7)..Jordan Spieth

LIV..Confirms it will cease funding golf tour end of the year…LIV has 7-tourneys left on schedule…Chairman of Board resigns…LIV appoints two Co-Directors to lead fund raising for next year.

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(Soccer)

SDFC-vs-LAFC…Saturday-MLS action..SDFC (3-5-2)..LA (6-2-2).

LAFC…Criticism of MLS for forcing it to play 4-matches in 11-days including league games and Championship Cup matches.

English Premier League-Top games:

..Arsenal (22-5-7)-vs-Fulham

..Liverpool (17-10-7)-vs-Manchester United (17-7-10)

..Manchester City (21-5-7)-vs-Everton

Burnley…Headed to EPL relegation..fires coach Scott Parker

Team USA..Coach Mauricio Pochettino calls it ‘shame’ that Tottenham Hot Spur is on brink of being relegated out on English Premier League

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(Auto Racing)

Formula 1..Grand Prix-Miami..Max Verstappen remains critical of Rule Changes..’Doubt it will work-Lift and Coast racing’

NASCAR…Texas 400-Sunday

Indy Car..Veteran driver Takuma Sato avoids hitting a ‘fox’ that ran on the track in practice on Thursday..did not lead to a crash.