Best 15 Minutes in Sports-Thursday
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…(College Football Playoffs)
Miami-vs-Ole Miss..Thursday matchup..Canes fierce defense faces challenge to shutdown Rebels QB-Trinidad Chambliss…Miami loaded pass rush led by DEs-Ruben Bain-Akhiem Mesidor…Secondary paced by CB-Kelonte Scott…Rebels big play WRs Harrison Wallace-DeZaun Stribling…Rebels defense led by LB-Sun Perkins will try to shutdown RB-Mark Fletcher..Thursday game
Indiana-vs-Oregon…Friday matchup…Big time throwers at QB..Fernando Mendoza-vs-Dante Moore…The Hoosiers defense won line of scrimmage war in mid season meeting…Ducks have injury problems at WR heading into this game..Oregon will have to spread the field and go tempo and get scores early in game.
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(College Football Notes)
U Washington..says it will take legal action against QB-Demond Williams who put himself into the transfer portal 4-days after signing an NIL-extension with Huskies….Williams made announcement while his teammates were at funeral service for Husky athlete-who died of cancer.
Arizona..QB-Noah Fafita enters transfer portal..started 3Y-for Wildcats.
Alabama..QB-Tyler Simpson files for NFL draft
UNLV..Lands QB-Jackson Arnold-Auburn in transfer portal
Nebraska..Picks up QB-Anthony Colandrea-ex UNLV-as transfer
Ohio State..WR-Carnell Tate..S-Caleb Downs both file for NFL draft
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(NFL)
Ravens..Baltimore Sun reports John Harbaugh refused to make coaching staff changes that led to firing…Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken had ‘disconnect’ with QB-Lamar Jackson this past year about practice habits amid reports Jackson ‘checked out’ on team because of injuries…Harbaugh also battled about changes to defensive staff -despite 10-blown leads in games this year
Baltimore…Report that 7-different NFL teams have contacted John Harbaugh for head coaching interviews in first day since firing
Giants..Interview Kevin Stefanski-Wednesday-ex Browns coach
Giants…interview next Tuesday with ex-Cowboys-Packers-Mike McCarthy
Browns..Interview Tommy Rees-Off Coor-Jim Schwartz-Def Coor-Thursday
Browns..Get permission to talk to Seattle Def Coor-Adam Durde
Ravens..Get permission to interview Jess Minter-Chargers..Brian Flores-Vikings
Raiders..Will interview Vance Joseph-Denver-Matt Nagy-Chiefs-Thursday
Raiders..Will interview Klint Kubiak-Seattle-Friday
Raiders..Did interview Davis Webb-Broncos-Wednesday
Titans….Interview Steve Spagnuolo-Chiefs-Thursday..
Titans..Will interview Rhaheem Morris-ex Atlanta.;.Jason Garrett-ex Cowboys
Arizona..Will interview Matt Nagy-Chiefs
Detroit..Interviews David Blough-Washington for Off Coor job
Washington..Fire OL coach Bob Johnson..3rd coach fired in 24-hours
Tampa Bay..Coach Todd Bowles will return next season
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(NFL Notes)
Chargers…11-players either missed practice or were limited as game prep began for playoff game in New England…LT-Austin Deculus-oblique..LT-Jamaree Salyer-hamstring did not practice…RB-Omarion Hampton-ankle remained out of workouts as was WR-KeAndre Lambert Smith-hamstring.
Cleveland..Police arrest 3 men for armed robbery of Shedeur Sanders home in November in Medina, Ohio…Stole 200,000 in valuables from home
NFL..Announces record TV ratings for 2025 season
..Averaged (18.7M) viewers per game..2nd highest all time since 1989
..NBC-Sunday Night Football (23.5M)
..Thursday Night Football (15.3M)-Amazon Prime-record
..CBS (21.3M) season record
..ESPN-Monday Night Football (16.5M)
..Fox (19.6M) viewers
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…(Baseball)…
Dodgers..MLB reports LA will only entertain contract talks with OF-Kyle Tucker or Bo Bichette on short term-high average free agent contracts…Would be willing to offer 3-4-or-5 deals.
Angels..Sign FA-OF-Wade Meckler-ex Giants..hit (.311) in minor leagues over last 3-years
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(Roster Moves)
Cubs-Miami…TRADE…Marlins send P-Edward Cabrera to Cubs for top prospect OF-Owen Caissie and two lower minor league outfielder.
Mets-Washington…Trade Talk…Report Mets trying to put package together to get P-Macknezie Gore…Mets offer involves 3B-Mark Vientos..P-Josh Tong..OF-Ron Mauricio..2B-Luis Acuna
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Michael Lorenzen-ex Royals
White Sox..Open talks with FA-P-Griff Canning-ex Angels-Mets
Astros..Sign FA-P-Christian Roa-ex Miami
Rockies..Sign FA-P-Keegan Thompson-ex Cubs
Royals..Sign FA-2B-Josh Rojas-ex Arizona
Cubs..Sign FA-P-Ryan Rollison-ex White Sox
Orioles..Sign FA-Of-Marco Luciano-ex Pirates
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(MLB Notes)
MLB…Main Street Sports-owner of Fan Duel Network-may forefeit TV rights to 9-clubs it owns after missing rights fees payments to teams in December….Cardinals reportedly will turn its rights over MLB to stream games after missed payments…Main Street Sports lost 225M-last year with crumbling regional sports networks.
Padres..Announce 2026-season tickets are sold out-for 4th year in a row…Season tickets capped at 35,000 per game…Rest of tickets will be sold on single game basis for the season starting February 3rd.
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………(Basketball)…..
Aztecs….Off till Saturday game with Fresno State..SDSU (9-4)
USD-Pepperdine…Thursday game..Toreros (6-10)
Lakers-L-San Antonio (107-91)…Shorthanded Lakers run out of gas in 2nd half…Luke Doncic (38P) in loss…Lakers without LeBron James-Rui Hachimura-Austin Reaves…Keldon Johnson (25P) in win…Victor Wembenyama (16P-14R)……Wednesday…LA (23-12)
Clippers-L-NY Knicks (123-111)..Jalen Brunson (26) led 6-Knicks in double figures…Knicks hit 14-3’s in win….NY pulled away in 2nd half…Wednesday…LA (13-23)
Golden State..F-Jon Kuminga-will be traded January 15th-had not played in 9-straight games
Atlanta-Washington…TRADE…..G-Trae Young dealt to Wizards in 2-for-1 swap for veterean G-CJ McCollum and F-Corey Kispert…Young has a (49M) option for next year-but Wizards will have top 4-lottery pick and cap space to continue long rebuild.
Dallas..Pulls F-Anthony Davis off trade block-wants to see what team would look like with Davis paired with healthy Kyrie Irving and rookie Cooper Flagg.
Michigan State..Coach Tom Izzo says former star player Paul Davis apologized to team-university-referee for verbal abuse from stands at refs in weekend game..Davis was removed from the arena
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…(Hockey)……
Anaheim Ducks..In midst of 7-game losing streak-called up San Diego Gulls leading scorer Tim Washe (12G) in rookie season in AHL.
Ducks..Put F-Nikita Nestorenko on waivers to send him to Gulls.
Ducks-at-Carolna-Thursday
Kings-San Jose..Tied 1-1 at Press Time in 2nd periodWednesday
San Diego Gulls-San Jose Barracuda…AHL action-Wednesday
Gulls..Called up G-Vya Buteyets from ECHL-Tulsa
San Diego Gulls..Anaheim Ducks hit with sexual harrassment lawsuit by former IT-employee-Rose Harris charging 3-years of abusive treatment by a PR official-Nick Aguilera-who worked for Ducks….A Nick Aguilera has been PR-Director with Gulls the last 3-years…Suit alleged also that Ducks tried to blackball her when she went to Human Resources and tried to take a job with NHL League office.
Kings..Lose F-Anzi Kopitar..Joel Armia with injuries-Tuesday night
Winnipeg..F-Hayden Fleury-hospitalized-possible concussion-hit into boards
Toronto..Activate D-Brandon Carlo-from IR
Sabres..Activate F-Jason Zuker from IR
NJ Devils…Coaching staff leavesG-Jakob Markstrom in nets for entire game in 9-0 loss to NY Islanders.
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