Best 15 Minutes Sports-Friday
…(Football)….
Chargers…Kellen Moore-new Off Coord…says ‘Will not drop Dallas Cowboys playbook on table and tell QBs to learn it’…..’Will study and take best parts and add to our playbook’
Aztecs…New Off Coordinator Ryan Lindley says his ‘Experience in the NFL is helping him in the interview process to hire a new RB and WR coach to staff’.
..Will not bring in QB from transfer portal
..Believes SDSU is 5-deep at RB
..Jaylen Maden will be taking all 1st team snaps in spring football
Aztecs…Add 22nd recruit…S-JD Coffey (6’1-190) transfer from Texas Longhorns program..will be on campus for spring football.
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(NFL Notes)
Denver..New head coach Sean Payton to interview ex-Chargers Off Coord-Joe Lombardi for Broncos Off Coord job…worked together for 11-years in New Orleans,,,Wants to retain Ejiro Evero as Def Coord
Detroit..Hire Dre Bly-ex North Carolina..as DB coach
Bills..Hire Joe Danna as safety coach-ex Houston
Bears..Hire Jon Hoke-DB coach-ex Atlanta
Chiefs..QB-Patrick Mahomes says Super Bowl matchup with Eagles-Jalen Hurts will be ‘historical’
Chiefs..WR-JuJu Smith..Mecole Hardman..Kadarius Toney miss Thursday practice for Super Bowl preparation
Chiefs..Activate RB-Clyde Edwards-Helaire from IR list
49ers..Coach Kyle Shanahan says team will not re-sign Jim Garoppolo and will play next year with Trey Lance-Brock Purdy as quarterbacks.
49ers..Kiyle Shanahan says Trey Lance must stay healthy-has played only 4-games in 2-years because of injuries.
49ers..Want QB-Brock Purdy to have elbow-brace surgery-repair injured elbow ligament-rehab takes 3-months.
Miami..Vic Fangio agrees to become Defensive Coordinator
Saints..Interview Joe Woods-ex Cleveland for Def Coord job
Houston..Interview Nick Caley-Patriots coach-for Off Coord job
Arizona..2nd interview with Brian Callahan-Bengals for head job
Colts..Confirm they have interviewed 15-candidates for head coaching job
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(College Football)
North Carolina..Contract extension for coach Mack Brown-runs thru 2027
Ohio..Legendary QB-Cleve Bryant passes away…Led Bobcats to (10-0) record in 1968 and was also head coach…Assistant coach at North Carolina-Texas.
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…(Baseball)….
Dodgers…Team President Stan Kasten…’Our top 4-executives voted unanimously not to retain P-Trevor Bauer….’Will not reveal what was siad inour private meeting with Bauer’…’We made the right decision’…’The information we received from the investigation showed he violated MLB policy about domestica abuse’
Dodgers..President Baseball Operations-Andrew Friedman..’We will not trade any veteran players to get below the (233M) Luxury tax threshold…Dodgers payroll at (238M) invoking a 50%-tax onany amount over (233M)
Dodgers…Believe they have 8-pitchers ready to compete for jobs in the LA starting rotation.
Dodgers..Promote Danny Lehmann to Bench Coach on Dave Roberts staff.
Dodgers…Ranked #1 in Farm system
Padres…Fall to #24 in Farm system rankings
Angels..Ranked 25th in MLB poll
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(Roster Move)
Mariners..Sign FA-P-Kyle Tyler-ex Padres
Pirates..Sign FA-SS-Chris Owings-ex Arizona-Reds-Red Sox
Yankees..Sign FA-P-Gray Fenter-ex Giants
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(MLB Notes)
The Athletic…Ranks teams farm systems going to Spring Training…1-Dodgers (8-top-100) players…2-Cleveland..3-Baltimore…4-Arizona…5-Tampa Bay.
Orioles…Reject 5Y-lease extension at Camden Yards…Want longer term lease that will include upgrade Stadium renovations and business opportunities.
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs-Boise State…Friday night game…SDSU (17-5)..Boise State (18-5)
USD-L-Portland (80-61)…USD shoots only 40% from floor in bad loss..Thursday game..Toreros (10-13)
Clippers-Milwaukee..LA led (8778) in 4th quarter at Press Time…Clippers had 20-point lead early in game…Thursday game
Lakers-W-Indiana Pacers (112-111)…Lakers wipe out 14-point deficit in 4th quarter…Outscore Pacers (14-5)…Anthony Davis hits jump shot (:35) left…LeBron James-Anthony Davis combined (57P)…Won despite Russell Westbrook (2-16) from floor and Pacers hitting 16-3’s in losing effort….Lakers now (25-28)…Thursday game
Clippers-at-Chicago…Saturday game
Lakers-at-NewOrleans..Saturday game
Miami…C-Orlando Robinson-broken thumb
Portland..C-Jusuf Nurkic-calf injury
Portland..F-Jerami Grant-possible concussion
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…(Hockey)….
Kings-Ducks…Off weekend for NHL All-Star festitivites
Gulls-at-Coachella Valley…Open Friday-Saturday road series in Palm Springs..Gulls (12-32) record-worst in AHL
Ducks..Reports they are shopping D-Jon Klingberg and Adam Henrique on trade block…Ducks have 6-picks in the first 3-rounds
New Jersey..Devils assistant coach Andrew Burnette arrested DUI-3 felony accounts drunk driving for operating a golf cart on a street, running stop signs and failing sobriety tests.
Boston..IR-C-Vinnie Lettieri-knee injury
Las Vegas..Successful back surgery on F-Mark Stone
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…(General)…..
NASCAR…Opens season with ‘Clash at the Coliseum’…race on constructed track inside LA Coliseum.
Indy Car…Off season testing begins at ‘Thermal Park’ road course in Palm Springs.
Soccer..Top games-English Premier League:
..Arsenal (16-1-2)-vs-Everton
..Manchester United (12-5-3)-vs-Crystal Palace
..Manchester City (14-3-3)-vs-Hot Spur
Golf…AT&T-Pebble Beach
(-8)..Hank Lebioda…9-birdies-finished with 63
(-7)..Kurt Kitayama heads 3-way tie at 64
(-6)..Adam Badderley in group
(-5)..Scott Stallings in 5-way tie
Golf…Dustin Johnson pulls out of Saudi Invitational with back injury
