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Best 15 Minutes in Sports–Tuesday

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…(Football)…

(Scoreboard)

Chiefs-W-Tampa Bay. (30-24) OT…KC now (8-0)..Monday Night Football
..Kareem Hunt TD run in overtime..(106Y)
..Patrick Mahomes (291P-3TD)
..Travis Kelce (14R-100)
..DeAndre Hopkins (8R-86)
..Baker Mayfield (200P-2TD) in loss
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(NFL Notes)

Saints..Fire coach Dennis Allen-lost 7 in a row..(18-25) record in New Orleans..Career record (26-53)

Raiders..Head Coach Antonio Pierce fires Off Coord-Luke Getsy plus OL-coach James Cregg and QB-coach Rich Scangarello…Raiders have lost 5-in a row…ranked #28-offense…#31-rushing…#26 scoring.

Raiders..May promote Scott Turner to play-caller on offense..Report talking to longtime NFL coach Norm Turner as a possible consultant for offense.

Dallas..Owner Jerry Jones holds team meeting to express support for team despite mounting losses and injuries.

Dallas..RB-Ezekiel Elliott to be reinstated after missing 3-meetings last week.
Dallas..Name Cooper Rush as starting QB in place of injured Dak Prescott

Chargers..coach Jim Harbaugh upset with NFL officiating-not throwing ‘roughing the passer penalties’ on hits taken by QB-Justin Herbert-who has been sacked 21-times.  Harbaugh has sent video clips to the league showing helmet hits, hits to knee, and facemask incidents officials missed on hits on Herbert.

Rams..WR-Puka Nacua faces fine for ejection-throwing punch in Sunday game
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(Roster Moves)

Denver-Arizona..Broncos trade LB-Barron Browning to Cardinals for #6 pick.
Detroit-Cleveland..Lions offer #4 pick for Browns DE-ZaDarius Smith
Chiefs-Saints..Trade talks continue for New Orleans CB-Marshon Lattimore.
Raiders..shopping WR-Jakobi Meyers
Cleveland..shopping S-Greg Newsome-TE-David Njoku
Titans..shopping DE-Arden Key
Jaguars..release S-Tashaun Gipson-coming off NFL suspended list
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(Injuries)

Dallas..Lose QB-Dak Prescott-3-to-5W-hamstring injury
Dallas..WR-Cee Dee Lamb-shoulder injury-minor bruise
Titans..S-Quenton Diggs-season ending lisfranc foot injury
Titans..C-Lloyd Cushenberry-strained achilles
Bengals..TE-Eric All-torn ACL-out for year
Bengals..RB-Zach Moss-neck injury
Bills..DE-Duwaine Smoot-on IR list-wrist damage
Vikings..LB-Andrew DePaola-surgery hand
Houston..Activate DE-Jerry Hughes-CB-Jeff Okudah from IR
49ers..Activate RB-Christian McCaffrey-will play next weekend
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(College Football)

Aztecs..Coach Sean Lewis-on Boise State loss
..You coach long enough you have games like that get out of control
..The key is the message on how you bring your players back after that loss
..We realize it’s a process-the players believe in the process
..We are not in rebuilding mode-we want to win our final 4-games
..Danny O’Neill-taking hits not like the hits that Shedeur Sanders took at Colorado
..We don’t have to change our blocking schemes

SEC..Fine South Carolina (250,000) for fans storming field after win over Texas AM

UL-Monroe..Say they will discipline OL coach Cam Blankenship for storming on field to shove and curse one of his offensive lineman.
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…(Baseball)…

Padres…Do not comment as to if they gave signing bonus money to a Dominican teenager who lied about his age to get a ‘futures contract’..MLB voided the deal because player was actually 19-years old but forged documents that said he was 14-years old

Dodgers..P-Joe Kelly says he wants to pitch next year…has been on the DL-10 times in his career with arm problems.
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(MLB Notes)

MLB..Free Agency opened for 156-players at 2pm Monday afternoon

MLB…13-players offered 20.8M-qualifying offers that would provide draft pick compensation…Players getting Q-offers include Juan Soto-Yankees..Corbin Burnes-Orioles..Alex Bregman-Astros..Max Fried-Braves..Willy Adames-Brewers..Pete Alonso-Mets..Teo Hernandez-Dodgers..Christian Walker-Arizona…Luis Severino-Sean Manaea-Mets…Surprise offer Nick Martinez-Reds.

Hall of Fame…Veterans ballot released  for vote for 2025…List includes Dick Allen (.292-351HR)…Dave Parker (.290-339HR)…Luis Tiant (229-172)..Tommy John (288-231)

Texas..Hire Ross Fenstermaker-GM-promoted from VP-International Operations…Cole Figeroa-Asst GM-ex Tampa Bay.

Cleveland..OF-David Fry has elbow surgery..will have to play as DH next season.
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(Roster Moves)

Yankees..P-Gerritt Cole decides to opt in to remain on (4Y-155M) contract…Yankees told Cole they would not negotiate an extension if he opted out

Braves..Pick up (16M) option OF-Marcel Ozuna
Braves..Decline option C-Travis D’Arnaud
Texas..P-Nathan Eovaldi-opts out of (20M) deal
Brewers..P-Frankie Montas opts out of (20M) deal
Texas..Not pick up option P-Andrew Chafin (6M)
Brewers..Do not pick up option P-Colin Rea (5.5M)

Tigers-Phillies..TRADE..Detroit deals P-Devin Sweet to Phillies
Yankees-Houston..TRADE..NY ships OF-Taylor Trammell to Astros
Pirates..Sign FA-1B-Trey Cabbage-ex Astros
Mets..Sign FA-P-Kevin Herget-ex Brewers
Phillies..Sign FA-P-John McMillon-ex Miami
Cubs..Sign FA-P-Rob Zestryzyny-ex Milwaukee
Arizona..Sign FA-P-Seth Martinez-ex Braves
Mets..Decline option P-Phil Maton
Angels..Release P-Ken Rosenberg
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…(Basketball)…

Lakers-L-Pistons (115-103)…blowout loss to bad team…Monday game…Lakers (4-3)
..Cade Cunningham (25P-11R-11A) in win
..Jaden Ivey (26P)
..Detroit 6-in double figures
..Anthony Davis (37P) in loss

Clippers-Spurs…San Antonio jumped to (40-14) lead in opening quarter in LA. at Press Time…..Shot 57% in first period..Monday….LA (2-4) entering the game

Spurs..Coach Greg Popovich leaves team with health issue…Assistant Mitch Johnson will coach team indefinitely

76ers…Ownership says C-Joel Embiid was ‘wrong’ for putting his hands on a Philadelphia columnist while cursing him over a critical column

Milwaukee..F-Bobby Portis confirms his home was broken into and personal memorabilia was stolen.

Atlanta..G-Dyuson Daniels denies he made a ‘gun’ gesture towards New Orleans Pelicans bench.

Sacramento Kings..G-DeAaron Fox out with sprained hand and possible ligament damage.

NY Knicks..Sign FA-F-Matt Ryan-ex Oklahoma City

Aztecs..Coach Brian Dutcher says he expects Jaedon LeDee to play his way into NBA once he establishes himself in the NBA-G League…Says he expects Malachi Flynn and Nathan Mensah to play theier way back into NBA after starting in G League

Aztecs..Longtime G-Matt Bradley says he is retiring from basketball to begin his life’s work in a business career…Decided not to play in the CBA.

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…(Hockey)…

LA Kings-W-Nashville (3-0)…Anzi Kopitar goal…Darcy Kuemper 16-saves in win….LA now (7-3-3) on season…Monday game

Kings-at-Minnesota..Tuesday game
Ducks-Vancouver..Tuesday game

Boston..sign FA-F-Tyler Johnson-ex Tampa Bay Lightning
Blues..Lose D-Philip Broberg-6W-leg injury
Colorado..lActivate F-Valeri Nichushkin-has been in Substance Program since spring
NY Islanders..Callup D-Sam Boduck from AHL

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…(General)…

(Soccer)..English Premier League-Scoreboard
..Fulham-W-Brentford…Hugh Wilson scores in 92-97′ in Fulham win

Arsenal..GMK-Edu Gaspar resigns..will be hired by Nottingham Forest
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(Autro Racing)…Team Williams loses 3-cars in wrecks in Brazilian Grand Prix

F-1..Fines driver Charles LeClerc (10,000) for swearing at Press Conference.
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