Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday
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…(Basketball)…
LA Lakers…Franchise majority control is soid…Jeannie Buss and Family sell (66%) majority to Mark Walter-owner of TWG Global Holdings for record (10B)…Walter is co-owner of Los Angeles Dodgers along with Guggenheim Group…Jerry Buss bought the Lakers in the 1979 from Jack Kent Cooke after he relocated the team from Minneapolis in the 1960s…Walter also owns part of Chelsea-English Premier League…Jeannie Buss will remain on the Board of Governors for the NBA team…The Lakers have won 12-Championships in LA..5-prior in Minneapolis…Lakers have just 1-championship in 13-years and just 6-winning seasons in that span with Jeannie Buss at the helm of the franchise…Under the Dodgers-Mark Walter & Guggenheim have set a record 1-B in revenue, spent a record (380M) payroll…signed Shohei Ohtani to a (700M) contract and invested (500M) in renovations of Dodgers Stadium.
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(NBA Finals)
Oklahoma City-Indiana…Game 6..Thursday Night…Pacers G-Tyrese Haliburton has MRI on strained calf..Game time decision…Thunder lead (3-2)
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(Basketball Notes)
WNBA..to hand out fines for Flagrant Fouls and Technical fouls in Indiana Fever-Connecticut Sun game-Tuesday in which Caitlin Clark was hit in the eye, then shoved to the floor…The Fever responded with a headlock and hard foul on a layup…Referees did not eject anyone from the game.
Denver..Criticism of Nuggets ownership…Team has yet to hire a General Manager with the draft a week away.
Oklahoma City…Ownership is working a deal to acquire land around the area for business expansion-would sign a lease extension thru 2053.
Cleveland..Hire Jiwad Williams-Asst Coach-ex Sacramento Kings
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Dodgers (4-3) ..9th inning walk off HR for LA…Wednesday game…SD (39-34)..LA (46-29)..on (4-10) skid…Padres are (6-15) against best teams in baseball this year…Padres now 6-games out of first place
..Will Smith pinch hit opposite field HR in bottom of 9th for LA win-3rd row..
..Padres rallied to tie game in 9th inning at (3-3)
..Dodgers pitchers retired 18-batters in a row in game
..Dalton Rushing 2R-single LA
..Starter Emmett Sheehan (4inn-1R-3H-6K) in first start in 13-months
..Reliever Justin Wroblewski 4-shutout innings
..Gavin Sheets stretched hitting streak to 9-games in a row
..Xander Bogaerts 2R-double in 9th tied game
..Padres P-Stephen Kolek (6inn-3R-6H)
Padres-LA..Thursday game matchups..Ryan Berget (1-0)-vs-Yosh Yamamoto (6-5)..Yamamoto-last 3-starts (14inn-9R-27 BR)..lost 3-games
Padres..P-Yu Darvish to throw bullpen-simulated game Friday in San Diego
Padres..Manager Mike Shildt chirped at Dodgers CF-Andy Pages..’Who the F-are you’…Dodgers Max Muncy-responded…’He went 4-for-4 against you and threw out a runner from CF-that’s who he is’
Dodgers..Manager Dave Roberts-after ejection-Padres threw at Shohei Ohtani twice-beaning him…’Own it’.
Padres-Angels…Report San Diego inquired about possible trade for Angels LF-Taylor Ward (18HR-43RBI) this years
Dodgers..Activated P-Emmett Sheehan after 13-months rehab (4-1) career
Dodgers..Option P-Matt Sauer to AAA
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Angels-W-Yankees (3-2)…Nolan Schaunel HR-Joe Adell HR…Halos win 3rd in a row in New York…Jazz Chisholm-Cody Bellinger HR-sNY……Wednesday…Halos (36-37)…Yankees (42-31)…Lost 5-in row
Halos-New York..Thursday..Tyler Anderson (2-4)-vs-Carlos Rodon (8-2)
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(Wednesday Scoreboard)
Red Sox-W-Seattle..Trevor Story 2R-HR-Bost
Phillies-W-Miami..Bryson Stott 2R-HR…Phi (44-30)
Tigers-Pirates..Det (47-27)..Rained out
Rockies-W-Washington..Mike Toglia HR…Nationals lost 11-in row
Blue Jays-W-Arizona..Vlad Guerrero 2R-double-Tor
Twins-L-Reds..Spence Steer 2R-HR-Cinn.
Mets-L-Braves..Ron Aunca HR-Atl..NY (46-28)
Orioles-L-Tampa Bay..Os 8R in 2nd..Rays scored 12-runs in row-win..
Cardinals-White Sox..Rain..
Rangers-L-Royals..Mkhail Garcia 3R-HR
Cubs-Brewers..Chi (45-28)..Rain
Giants-L-Cleveland..Dan Schneeman 3R-HR-Clev..SF (41-33)
Astros-W-A’s..Jose Altuve 3R-HR..Vic Caratin 3R-HR..A’s (13-25) at home
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(MLB Notes)
Tampa Bay..Owner Stuart Sternberg to sell team to Jacksonville financial group headed by Pat Zalupski for (1.7B)..opening chance team could move
Phillies..Bench OF-Nick Castellanos after spat with Manager Rob Thompson
Orioles..Confirm minor league 2B-Luis Guevara-dies in Jet Ski accident (19Y)
Giants..Move Raf Devers to 1B
Royals..Yet to callup P-Rich Hill (45Y)-despite (3.38-ERA) in AAA
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(Injuries)
A’s..Activate P-JT Ginn from DL
A’s..Send 2B-Zach Gelaf to AAA on rehab outing
Yankees..Activate P-JT Brubaker
Toronto..2B-Jon Clase-knee injury..OF-Myles Straw-shoulder injury
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(Roster Moves)
Arizona..Report team shopping 1B-Josh Naylor
Pirates..Listening to offers for P-Andrew Heaney (3.33-ERA
Twins..P-Rich Lovelady opts out minor league deal..had (1,31-ERA) AAA
Phillies..Sign FA-P-Nolan Hoffman-ex Texas
Milwaukee-Houston..TRADE..Brewers send 1B-Wes Clarke to Astros
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(College Baseball)
Aztecs..Name Kevin Vance-as Baseball Coach
..AD-JD Wicker..SDSU is a ‘Sleeping Giant’…’We have history-want consistent history’…Thanks Bud Black-Stephen Strasburg-Tony Gwynn Junior for input’
..Kevin Vance..’High credentials….Want to win in Year one…Retain our players and enter Transfer Portal’.
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…(Football)…
Rams..Trade talks with Miami for CB-Jalen Ramsey stall over remaining (48M) on his contract…Rams want restructure and Dolphins to pay a portion of deal.
Rams..OT-Alaric Jackson ruled out off season workouts..has blood clot in leg.
Giants..OT-Andrew Thomas-continued issues with Lisfranc foot rehab..has missed 16-games in two years.
Ravens..Sign FA-CB-Jaire Alexander-ex Packers
Houston..Sign FA-CB-Damon Arnette-ex #1 pick-Raiders
Dallas..Sign FA-CB-Robert Rochelle-ex Packers
Denver..Sign FA-CB-Mario Goodrich-ex Eagles
Chargers..Sign FA-OT-Elijah Ellis (67-330)-Marshall University
Atlanta..Sign FA-RB-Jashaun Corbin-played in UFL
Jets..Release K-Anders Carlson
Jets..Sign FA-K-Harrison Mevis-went (20-21) FG-in UFL
Cleveland..QB-Shedeur Sanders-arrested speeding..was doing (101-in-60 Zone) on I-71 in Strongsville, Ohio
Chiefs..Former player-employee Ramzee Robinson files racial discrimination suit saying Chiefs hired ‘white’ employees and paid them double what he received as a scout…then was terminated after he asked for permission to interview with Houston Texans..had been with the team nine years.
Raiders..Former WR-Henry Ruggs apologizes to family of woman he killed in 156mph-DUI accident in 2021..Serving 10-years in prison-wants early release after 4-years.
Seattle..Former CB-Richard Sherman charged with DUI in arrest in 2024 incident.
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(College Football)
Sacramento State…Exits Big Sky Conference….Will move Basketball to Big West Conference…will try to play as Independent in football.
College Football Commission…Preparing proposal to go to Transfer Portal to 1-time per year…and create OTA workouts in June.
PAC 12..Report close to announcing 4-network TV deal for 2026…Each school could get 7.8M-per year in the Media deal.
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…(Hockey)…
Florida Panthers..Outpouring compliments to GM-Bill Zito for roster building…Traded or signed 9-kay veteran players…Had only 3-draft picks on ice in winning Stanley Cup.
Oilers..Star LW-Connor McDavid boils over after another playoff loss…’Never changed our F-ing game plans…kept doing same F-ing thing”
Oilers..G-Stuard Skinner under fire for going (7-7) in playoffs with (.889) save percentage
Chicago..Buyout D-TJ Brodie
Seattle..Lose G-Ales Stezka-signs in Czechia
Blackhawks..Re-sign RW-Ryan Donato (4Y-16M)
Ducks..sign F-Nikita Nestorenko to 2Y-extension
Penguins..F-Nick Bonino retires to become Asst coach
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…(General)…
(Golf)..PGA-Tour heads into Connecticut for Travelers Championships.
(Auto Racing)..NASCAR fines driver Carson Hocevar (50,000) for critical comments he made about the Mexico City Grand Prix.
(NASCAR)….Files legal action against Executive Michael Jordan 23X-team that he made calls to other teams trying to get them to Boycott Daytona 500 as part of Antitrust lawsuit over team Charters.
(Soccer..Criticism mounts about FIFA-Club World Cup…Crowd of only (3,700) for game in Orlando and 3-crowds under (10,000) in NFL Stadiums
USA-Women…Welcome veterans Rose Lavelle (ankle surgery) and Crox Bethune (meniscus surgery)-cleared to play in friendly games.
(Gold Cup)
..Mexico-W-Suriname (2-0)..Cesar Montes scores 57-63′ in win..El Tri (2-0) in group play…Wednesday game
..USA-vs-Saudi Arabia..Thursday group play..USA (1-0)
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