Best 15-Minutes-Wednesday
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Padres-Seattle…Open Cactus League schedule Noon-Today….Robbie Erlin will start for Friars with rookie Luis Perdomo to follow…..Padres-Intrasquad Game..Jabari Blash 2Hits…P-Ryan Buchter 2-strikeouts in 1-inning of work…Austin Hedges RBI-single.
Dodgers….P-Josh Ravin suffers broken left forearm in auto accident in Glendale….The righthander is out indefinitely.
Dodgers…Open Cactus League play on Thursday vs White Sox.
Angels…Cactus League opener today vs Giants…Hector Santiago-Garrett Richards will pitch.
(MLB)
Yankees..P-Aroldis Chapman hit with 30G-suspension and loses 1.8M-in salary for domestic abuse incident-hitting girlfriend and then firing 8-shots from gun in his garage….Union will not appeal discipline.
Tampa Bay….MLB schedules Rays exhibition game vs Cuban WBC team-March 23rd at Grande Stadium in Havana…President Obama invited to attend.
Texas…Moves FA-Ian Desmond to LF after reporting to camp.
Blue Jays…SS-Troy Tulowitzki rips Colorado Rockies for lying to him about trade.
Royals..Sign C-Salvatore Perez to 5Y-36M-extension.
(Injuries)
Tigers…P-Anibal Sanchez shutdown with tricep inflammation…OF-Cam Maybin out of workouts with shoulder problem.
Mets..OF-Curtis Granderson leaves camp with pink-eye infection.
Marlins..P-Carter Capps-MRI-elbow issue
Phillies-3B-Cody Asche-Oblique
(Scoreboard)-1st Day Spring Training Games
Pirates-W-Tigers..Francisco Cervelli-Jodyu Mercer HRs for Buccos
Orioles-Tie-Braves..Ryan Flaherty HR-RBI single for Baltimore
Blue Jays-W-Phillies..Darwin Barney (3-3)O 5RBI for Toronto
Reds-W-Indians..Joey Votto 2H..Eugenio Suarez 2-doubles..Scott Schlleber HR for Cinn
Forbes…Ranking wealth of owners…Ted Lerner-Washington (5.5B)…Charles Johnson-Giants (4.6B)…Mark Walter-Dodgers (2.2B)….Arte Moreno-Angels (1.2B)
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Forbes Magazine….Lists richest owners in NFL….Paul Allen-Seattle (17B)….Steven Ross-Miami (12B)….Stan Kroenke-Rams (7.8B)….Shad Khan-Jaguars (5.9iB)….Jerry Jones-Cowboys (5B)…Robert Kraft-Patriots (4.8B)…..Chargers Dean Spanos ranked 17th-with value (1.7B)
NFL….8-Players Franchise Tagged taken off free agency.
Redskins…QB-Kirk Cousins-tagged (20M)
Denver..LB-Von Miller-tagged (15M)
Carolina..CB-Josh Norman-tagged (14M)
Rams..CB-Trumaine Johnson-tagged (13.9M)
Bills..OT-Cordy Glenn-tagged (13.7M)
Jets..DE-Mo Wilkerson-tagged (13M)
Chiefs..S-Eric Berry-tagged (10.8M)
Miami..DE-Olivier Vernon-transitioned tagged (10M)
Ravens..K-Justin Tucker-tagged (4.5M)
Eagles..QB-Sam Bradford signs 2Y-36M-extension-comes off free agent market
Bills..Release DE-Mario Williams..G-Kraig Urbik..FB-Anthony Dixon-clears (13M) cap
Denver…Agent Tom Condon says QB-Peyton Manning wants to continue to play-Broncos face March 9th deadline-keep him at 19M salary or release him to free agency.
Cleveland..WR-Josh Gordon-suspended 2Y by NFL-admits he hits rock bottom-drinking-weighed 255-while suspended-now at 230lbs-seeking reinstatement.
(Obit)
Rudy Bukich….Strong armed QB under George Halas-‘Chicago Bears-1950s-passes away at (85)
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Aztecs-W-New Mexico (83-56)….SDSU wiped out 12-point lead early-stops potential blowout with tremendous defense-triggers (23-6) scoring run middle of first half….Held Lobos without basket on 10-possesions in row….forced 7-turnovers in that stretch….turned (16-4) deficit into a 10-point lead-blew New Mexico out in the 2nd half….Malik Pope (20P)….Aztecs hit 9-3’s….Defense forced 20-Lobo turnovers….State (22-8)…Lobos drop 4th in row in late season collapse.
(NBA)
Forbes Magazine…Owners list-richest….Clippers-Steve Ballmer (23B)….Paul Allen-Portland (17.5B)….Mikhail Prokohorov-Brooklyn (7.8B)….Mickey Arison-Miami (7B)
Lakers-W-Brooklyn (107-101)…D’Angelo Russell has best game of rookie season (39P)..hits 8-3’s…goes (14-for-21) shooting..LA (12-49)
Golden State-W-Atlanta…Warriors (54-5)…(25-0) at Home…Warriors struggle all night without Steph Curry-out with ankle issues…had to rally to get game into OT…Klay Thompson-Draymond Green hit 3’s in overtime to get Golden State the lead finally…Thompson hit 6-3’s….Andrew Bogut scored 19P in win.
Spurs-Detroit..San Antonio (50-9)…(28-0) at home heading into Wednesday game.
Lakers-at-Denver tonight
Clippers-Oklahoma City…LA (39-20)…Thunder (42-18)
Cleveland…LeBron James upset at media portrayal on downside of career…ESPN says he is lazy-used to be ‘ultra effort guy’….ESPN stat….LeBron (5-47) shooting when trying to final shot in game or overtime.
Miami..Release G-Beno Udrah-knee surgery
Denver…F-Ganilo Gallinari-surgery-2-torn ankle ligaments
Houston..Release-G-Ty Lawson in buyout.
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Ducks-Montreal….Anaheim (16-1-1)…..(24-4-4) since Christmas…Habs started (19-4-3)…since then (11-24-2).
Forbes…Ranking wealth NHL owners….Phil Anschutz-Kings (9.7B)…Mike Ilitch-Detroit (4.8B)
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