Best 15 Minutes-Sports Radio–Friday
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Chargers…Release LB-Donald Butler-take 6.6M salary cap hit…Release LB-Kavell Connor….RB-Donald Brown…..Butler wound up getting 11.9-Signing Bonus Money….Brown got 3.2M-Signing Bonus money…Another series of costly mistakes by GM-Tom Telesco-burned thru 35M in signing bonus money with failed free agents over the last 3-years.
Houston..Release RB-Arian Foster-Clear (6.5M) cap space..S-Rahim Moore…TE-Garret Graham..Clear total (10M)..Missed 23G in 3Y-with injuries
Ravens..Release DT-Chris Canty…LB-Daryl Smith
Carolina..Release DE-Chares Johnson..DT-Dwan Edwards..OT-Nate Chandlerl…Created (12.3M) cap space.
Jaguars..Release OG-Zane Beedles…DE-Chris Clemons
Patriots..Release WR-Brian Tyums
Redskins…QB-Kirk Cousins signs 20M-franchise tag tender.
(NFL)
NFL…Confirms city of LA is prepared to bid for 2019-or-2020 Super Bowl for new Hollywood Park Stadium.
NFL-Union….Negotiating Ejection Discipline for any player who draws 2-personal fouls in game-Hitting defenseless player..Helmet to Helmet hit….Crown of helmet hit…Roughing QB….
NFL…Appeals hearing before 3-judges on Tom Brady Deflategate 4-game suspension goes badly…3-judges riddle Brady lawyer Jeffrey Kessler about Texts-EMails-Intent and Brady’s handling of questions from Commissioner Roger Goodell.
(College)
SDSU….Athletic Director Jim Sterk-named NACDA-AD of the Year by NCAA…for excellence in Mountain West Conference sports, fundraising, facilities, academics….NACDA is National Association for College Directors of Athletics.
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Padres-L-Seattle (6-5)…Friars drop (0-2) in spring…Carlos Pimental-Jose Torres raked for 6R in less than 2-innings of work…..Seth Smith single-double-Luis Sardinas 2-2R-doubles for Mariners..Hunter Renfroe-Manny Margot each with double…Drew Pomeranz 2K-1 inning…Phil Humber 1-perfect inning.
Padres-Royals…Friday nite game…Colin Rea-Carlos Villanueva will pitch.
Padres…Sign FA-Ps-Matt Thornton (39Y)-situational lefthander-ex White Sox-Red Sox-Yankees-Washington..had (2.13ERA) last year
Padres…Sign FA-P-Christian Friedrich-ex-Rockies 1st round draft pick-career (5.18ERA)
Dodgers-W-Cubs (6-1)..Alex Guerrero HR-Double..Yasiel Puig-Yasi Grandal RBI-singles…Clayton Kershaw (2inn-0R)..Joe Blanton (2inn-0H-3K)
Dodgers-Texas…Friday nite matchup…Scott Kazmir starts for LA.
Dodgers..P-Brett Anderson to miss 5-months-needs immediate surgery for herniated disc-second surgery to the same disc
Dodgers..Have now lost Anderson-Hyun Jin-Ryu-Frankie Montas-Josh Ravin with injuries in 3-weeks span.
Angels-W-A’s (8-3)…Mike Trout-Kole Calhoun combined (6-6)…Ji Man Choi (2-2) 3RBI.
Angels-Cubs…Friday nite matchup-Jared Weaver starts.
Angels…Sit out SS-Andrelton Simmons-sore throwing shoulder.
(Scoreboard)
Rockies-W-Arizona…SS-Trevor Story-3RHR for Colorado.
Brewers-W-Giants..Chris Carter 2R-HR-Milwaukee….Jake Peavy (1.2inn-6R-9H)
Brewers-W-Cubs..Chase Anderson 2-shutout inning for Milwaukee split squad…Cubs-Kyle Hendricks 4Ks-2innings.
Texas-W-Kansas City…Brett Nicholas 2H-HR-3RBI for Texas in (10-0) win.
Reds-W-Indians..Adam Duvall 2RBI
Phillies-W-Yankees..Darin Ruff (2H-3RBI) for Phillies…Alex Rodriguez 2RHR in first game.
Tigers-W-Braves…Ian Kinsler 3R-HR…Victor Martinez HR.
Washington-W-Mets…Trea Turner HR for Nats..Max Scherzer (2in-0R).
Houston-W-Phillies..George Springer single-double for Astros.
Cardinals-W-Miami…Jose Peguro 2H-RBI for St Louis.
TBay-W-Orioles..Corey Dickerson 2R-HR-rolled 579’…Orioles Miguel Gonzalez gives up 7R in 2-inning.s
Jays-W-Pirates…Gavin Floyd (2inn-1R) in lst start…Buccos Jon Neise (2inn-4R)…Justin Smoak HR.
Red Sox-W-Twins…Marco Hernandez 2RBI for Boston.
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(Injuries)
Tigers..OF-Cam Maybin-breaks wrist-hit by pitch-out 6W
Miami..P-Carter Capps visits Dr. James Andrews-ailing elbow.
Royals..OF-Jarrod Dyson-6W-oblique injury
(MLB)
ESPN…Curt Shilling facing discipline for saying on air-Hillary Clintons hould be buried under a jail….has been suspended twice in career already for rude comments.
South Carolina…Memorabilia collectors confirm 7-Ty Cobb baseball cards (1905) and a Honus Wagner card-discovered in attic of ancient house…worth 1M apiece.
(College)
SDSU-Fresno….Aztecs open Mountain West Conference season after disappointing (1-8) non conference start….Problems everywhere…hitting (.240)…just 2HR…ERA (5.58).
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Aztecs-UNLV….San Diego State closes out regular season at home tomorrow nite….SDSU (22-8)…(15-2) conference…Rebels (17-13).
USD-Loyola…..Toreros open play in WCC tourney….USD (9-20) in disappointing season.
Golden State-W-Oklahoma City….Thunder lose 9-point lead in 2nd half…Steph Curry-Klay Thompson combine (54P)….Thunder-Russell Westbrook held (8-24) shooting…Warriors (55-5)…(26-0) home….Thunder (42-20)-lost back-to-back leads in two nights in losses.
San Antonio-W-New Orleans…Spurs (52-9)..LaMarcus Aldridge-Kawhi Leonard combine (56P-19R)
Lakers-Atlanta….Friday night game….LA (12-50)
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San Diego Gulls-Stockton Flames…..AHL-Friday nite action…Gulls won 8-of-11.
Gulls….Lose LW-Stefan Noesen-called up by Anaheim Ducks
Ducks-W-Arizona (5-1)…Corey Perry 28th goal..Jamie McGinn scores 2nd in 2-nites..Ducks won 10-row…(17-1-1)….(24-4-2) since Christmas…Game marred by 27-penalties-82 minutes…ugly brawl with Nick Ritchie-Jarrod Tinordi in 3rd period.
Kings-W-Montreal (3-2)….LA score 2-goals in first 3-minutes of game make it hold up….Kings remain tied for 1st place in Pacific Division with 80-points with Ducks.
Dallas…..Stars have lost 7-of-8…..Lose F-Patrick Sharpe-Jordy Binn with injuries.
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San Diego Sockers-Tacoma Stars…….Sunday Nite game at Sports Arena….Sockers won lst playoff game in Tacoma (8-7) in 2-OT……If Sockers win Sunday-go to championship round.
NASCAR…..Kobalt Las Vegas 400-Sunday afternoon….Jimmie Johnson heads field-won 76th career victory last weekend in Atlanta.
PGA-Cadillac Championships-Doral….Phil Mickelson reeled off 7-birdies, and shot a 67-to sit in 2nd place, 1stroke behind Scott Piercy and Marcu Fraser (66)….Adam Scott heads a group at(68)…..Jordan Spieth (69)….Ricky Fowler (70)…Rory McIlroy (71).
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