Best 15 Minutes-Sports-Radio–Friday
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Super Bowl….Carolina-Denver…Panthers 3-and-half point favorites….QB-Cam Newton (5,069APY-50TD)….Peyton Manning-No Interceptions last four games after throwing 17-in first 9-weeks…Panthers receiving game led by Ted Ginn-Greg Olson (77R)-Devin Funchess…..Broncos RBs CJAnderson-Ronnie Hillman (1,781Y) combined…..Denver WR-Demaryius Thomas (105R-1300) during season…
Defense..Broncos defense enters game 59-QB sacks..40-takeaways….Carolina defense 52-sacks-56-takeaways…..
Defense..Postseason-Denver defense-3rd downs-holding teams (4-27) 15%…Carolina (8-21) 37%
Offense…Postseason-Broncos offense averaging just (284YPG)….Panthers offense (385YPG)….
Red Zone…Carolina (43TD-16FG-59 scores-63 trips)…Denver (21TD-19FG-40 Scores-44-Trips)
QBs…Cam Newton (1-2) in postseason…Peyton Manning (13-13) in career with 1-Super Bowl ring.
Injuries..Carolina-DE-Jared Allen will play (foot)..LB-Thomas Davis will play (cast on forearm)
Injuries..Denver..OG-Louis Vazquez will play (hamstring)..S-Darius Stewart (knee)..TJ Ward (ankle) will start.
My pick…Carolina wins (31-20)
(Hall of Fame)
Vote-Saturday….Hottest candidates QB-Brett Favre (508TD-72,838Y)…WR-Terrell Owens (153TD)…WR-Marvin Harrison (1,102Rec)…QB-Kurt Warner (208TD)….LB-Kevin Green (160-Sacks)….Coaching category-Don Coryell….Tony Dungy……Senior category-Dick Stanfel…..Builder category-49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo-Junior
(NFL)
NFL…Negotiating to have Raiders-Houston Texans play regular season game in Mexico City in 2016.
NFL…Adopts use of ‘Rooney Rule’-interview Female candidates for jobs.
ESPN…Outside the Lines show accuses NFL of pulling 30M-research grant for CTE-brain damage, from National Institute Health-not like Doctor chosen to head team….Says NFL also handed out 16M grants to favored doctors who had past business relationships with the league
(Players)
Cleveland..Dallas police say no charges will be filed against Johnny Manziel for domestic incident with girlfriend….report says Manziel slapped her 3-times….threatened to kill himself…she refuses to cooperate with police….Manziel father refuses public comment and does not cooperate.
Pittsburgh..WR-Antonio Brown-suffered concussion in playoff game-says he has lost all respect for Bengals Vontaze Burfict-Pac Man Jones for style of play and antics after injury.
San Diego…Chargers owner Dean Spanos grants interview to KUSI only with agreement they not ask him about LA negotiations, Houston vote, Carson project, or club’s treatment of city-county-CSAG leadership.
(College Football)
Aztecs…Add 2-more late signing recruits…LB-Kaelin Himphill-Oregon-turned down Utah….OG-Keith Ismael-San Francisco Sacred Heart…SDSU has now signed 26-recruits plus 3-grayshirts and 3-walkons.
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Padres-Orioles….Trade-Friars ship P-Odrisamer Despaigne (5-9) 5.80-ERA to Birds for P-Jean Cosme (19Y).. (4.74ERA)-Class A ball.
Padres…Suspension..Top Class A-P-Ryan Butler-50G suspension for 2nd positive street drug test…had (1.96-ERA) Lake Elsinore.
Padres..Fire Trainer Todd Hutcheson-18Y…Hire Mark Rogov-Head Trainer-from Navy Seals-had worked in past with Mets-Pirates.
Mets..Open contract talks with FA-P-Ty Clippard.
Orioles..Sign FA-P-Hedecki Okajima (40Y)..pitched in Japan..former Red Sox-A’s reliever.
Royals..Release P-Louis Coleman.
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Lakers-W-New Orleans (99-96)…Kobe Bryant (27P)…hit 3-key 3-point shots in final 6 minutes…..LA (11-41)….
Clippers-at-Orlando….LA (32-17) heading into tonight’s game.
Spurs-at-Dallas…San Antonio (41-8) this season.
San Antonio…G-Manu Ginobli undergoes surgery on testicle area for rupture after hard fall in game.
Aztecs-New Mexico…Saturday night….SDSU (10-0) in Conference….(17-6) overall….Lobos won 4-in row….(14-8)……Lobos getting (51P) big three…Elijah Brown-Tim Williams-Cullen Neal…coming off impressive wins at Boise-Nevada Las Vegas.
USD-W-Pacific (54-43)…Vasa Pusica (8-for-8) shooting..19P in win ….Torerors (8-14)
USD-St Mary’s….Saturday matchup…Gaels-top team in WCC with (18-3) record.
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Kings-L-Ducks…Ryan Getzlaf Goal-Assist…Ducks score 2-goals in 4-and-half minutes in lst period..ride hot goaltending John Gibson….
Ducks-Arizona Coyotes….Anaheim hosts Yotes tonight.
Jack Riley…Coach of 1960-US Olympic Gold Medal hockey team-passes away at (95Y)….US won 7-Games with Amateur players from colleges and semi-pro leagues
Gulls….Busy schedule ahead-Host Stockton tonight…Milwaukee Admirals tomorrow….Play 5G-in-9 Days…after playing just 1G-in-12 Days.
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Phoenix Open….(65-6 under)…Ricky Fowler shares lead with Shane Lorey…Fowler 6-birdies-1 Eagle…..(66) Anir Lahiri leads group….(67)…James Hahn heads group….(68)..Phil Mickelson….(69)-Webb Simpson….Keegan Bradley…Ben Crane and others.
NASCAR…Tony Stewart has surgery for fractured back-injured in ATV off road accident early this week….will miss Daytona 500-could be out 2-months.
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