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…(College Football)…
Aztecs..Lose starting QB-Danny O’Neill-enters transfer portal on Thursday morning…Says he wanted to play closer to home…Was not about NIL-money..Early evening report said he would visit Wisconsin….Report new coach Barry Odom-Purdue and Curt Cignetti-Indiana will make a push to sign O’Neill…Will also get strong looks from Mid American Conference schools..Ball State-Western Michigan-Miami of Ohio.
Aztecs..Will have to recruit 2-QBs in transfer portal-having lost Danny O’Neill-Javance Johnson and AJ Duffy who have all left the program.
Aztecs..WR-Jordan Napier-changes mind about transfer portal and will remain at SDSU with boost in NIL money
Aztecs..Meet Friday with Louisville transfer RB-Maurice Turner.
AP Player of Year..Colorado WR-CB-Travis Hunter gets 26-first place votes..Boise State RB-Ashton Jeanty got 16-votes.
Boise State..QB-Malachi Nelson enters transfer portal.
Fresno State.QB-Mikey Keene enters transfer portal.
North Carolina..Bill Belichick-takes over as head coach…’I didn’t come here to leave’….’I have been studying NCAA football and visiting campuses looking at operations and the new rules for 2-years’.
West Virginia..Rich Rodriguez-welcomed back as Mountaineers head coach…Had coached WVU for 7-years before taking Michigan-Arizona jobs…Was (18-8) at Jacksonville State last two years.
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(Schedule)
Army-Navy…125th meeting-Saturday…Army (11-1)..Navy (8-3)..First time two schools been ranked since 1960….Army led by QB-Bryson Dailey-accounted for 37-TDs this year…Navy led by QB-Blaine Horvath (24TD)
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( 1AA Football Playoffs)
Montana State-Idaho..Bobcats (12-0)
South Dakota State-Incarnate Word-Texas
South Dakota-Cal Davis
North Dakota State-Mercer
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(Division II)
Valdosta State (12-0)-vs-Mankato State
Slippery Rock (12-1)-vs-Ferri State (12-1)\
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(Division III)
Mt Union (12-0)-vs-Salisbury State (12-0)
Susquehanna-vs-Bethel
Hardin Baylor-vs-John Hopkins
North Central-Illinois (12-0)-vs-Springfield (12-0)
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(NFL Football)
Rams-W-49ers (12-6)…Josh Karty kicked 4FGs….Rams turned to hard-nosed running game to get momentum for win..RB-Kyran Williams (94R)…Matthew Stafford recovered from bad start to throw (160Y)..Rams defense 3-sacks…1-end zone interception..excellent coverage….Rams have now won 7-of-9 games..Niners take big playoff hit …Thursday Night Football…Rams (8-6)..Niners (6-8)
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(NFL Schedule)
Chargers-Tampa..Battle QBs-Justin Herbert (14TD-1Int)-Baker Mayfield (3329Y-28TD)..
Chiefs-Browns..Kansas City (12-1)..Cleve QB 79-rating..allow 53-sacks
Bengals-Titans..Cinn (5-8) fighting for playoff spot..Joe Burrow (3706Y-33TD) losing season
Washington-Saints..Commanders (8-5)..Jayden Daniels (21TD) this season
Ravens-Giants..Baltimore (8-5)..Ravens offense (422YPG)..Giants QB-74 rating
Cowboys-Carolina..Dallas (5-8)..Cowboys defense allow 42-TDs
Jets-Jaguars..Both teams (3-10)..Jets lost 9-of-10
Miami-Houston..Dolphins (6-7) fighting for playoff spot..Tua (17TD-107 Rating)
Broncos-Colts..Denver (8-5)..Broncos defense giving up (320YPG)
Bills-Lions..Buffalo (10-3)..Detroit (12-1)..Bills score (49TD)..Lions defense (318YPG)
Steelers-Eagles..Pitts (10-3)..Phi (11-2)..Pitts defense 28-takeaways-32-sacks
Patriots-Cardinals..Arizona slipped (6-7)..Cardinals lost 3-in row
Green Bay-Seattle..GB (9-4)..Seattle (8-5)..Packers (396YPG) offense..Geno Smith (3700Y)
Bears-Vikings..Monday Night..Minn (11-2)..Caleb Williams (56QB saks)
Raiders-Falcons..Raiders (2-10)..Atlanta lost 4-in row..Raiders lost 9-in a row
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(NFL Notes)
Chargers..QB-Justin Herbert limited in practice-knee-thigh-ankle issues
Bills..Cancel practice-meet thru Zoom sessions after blizzard hits Western New York
Broncos..Sign LT-Garrett Bowles to (4Y-82M) deal
Raiders..DE-Charles Snowden-arrested DUI charge
Cleveland..owner Jim Haslam-GM-Andrew Berry..Coach Kevin Stefanski will not be fired at end of season..Team devastated by injuries..has gone from (11-6) to (3-10) and might not win any of final 4-games…No decision made on future of injured QB-Deshaun Watson.
Chiefs..QB-Patrick Mahomes…’Questions Wisdom of NFL-make team play 3-games in 11-days’..Chiefs play Saturday-Sunday-Wednesday.
Raiders..Tom Brady confirms he will be a consultant in search for new QB either in draft or in free agency.
BC Lions..CFL team hires Buck Pierce as head coach..spent 9-years at QB in Canada, then as an assistant coach
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(Roster Moves)
Washington..Sign FA-WR-KJ Osborn-ex Patriots
Browns..Sign FA-TE-Tre McKitty
Bears..Sign FA-RB-Royce Freeman
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(Injuries)
Bears..IR-WR-KR-DeAndre Carter-knee
Seattle..Activate CB-Artie Burns
Green Bay..Activate TE-Luke Musgrave
Houston..Surgery-S-Jalen Pitre-torn Pec
Minnesota..CB-Stephon Gilmour-hamstring
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…(Baseball)…
Padres..Says Orioles P-Juan Nunez will be given shot at making rotation-came in Rule 5-draft..had (2.45-ERA) in AA.
Padres..Trade Talks-Red Sox for Dylan Cease stall…Boston may send 1B-Tristan Casas to Seattle instead.
Padres-Orioles..Trade Talks for Cease to Orioles deal stall..Baltimore not want to take on 14M-contract.
Angels..Open trade talks with Cardinals for 3B-Nolan Arenado-who would waive no trade clause..Halos would have to take on 34-35M the next two years.
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(Roster Moves)
Giants..Meet 2nd time with FA-P-Corbin Burnes-ex Orioles
Giants..Make offer to Japanese FA-P-Tomo Sugano
Yankees..Meet 2nd time with FA-3B-Alex Bregman
Yankees-Cubs..Trade talks continues for 1B-Cody Bellinger..is owed (2Y-54M) on deal
Yankees-Red Sox..TRADE..NY deals C-Carlos Narvaez to Sox for International money
Mets..Put OF-Starling Marte on trade block..is owed (19.7M) next year
Red Sox-Mariners..Open trade talks..P-Luis Castillo for 1B-Tristan Casas
Pirates..Put P-Mitch Keller on trade block
Phillies..Meet with ex-Angels P-Patrick Sandoval-recovering from elbow surgery
Reds..Meet with Red Sox FA-P-Nick Pivetta
Arizona..Sign FA-P-Jeff Brigham-ex Twins
Twins..Sign FA-P-Darren McCaudhan-ex Cleveland
Brewers..Sign FA-P-Garrett Wolfram-ex Texas
A’s..Sign FA-P-Ben Bowden-ex Rockies
Red Sox..Open talks with FA-P-John Means-ex Orioles..has missed 2-years with injuries
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(MLB Notes)
Mets..Juan Soto-press conference…Said all 5-offers were close-believed he could get multiple World Series rings with Mets..Met privately twice with owner Steve Cohen at his mansion in Hollywood and in Florida.
Tampa Bay…Sex trafficking trial SS-Wander Franco moved back to June from January start date…Trouble getting 36-witnessed scheduled….Franco remains on Commissioner’s Exempt List
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers..LeBron James misses 2nd straight practice-strained foot
Lakers..Tell Bronny James he will play home-road game in NBA G-League
Lakers-at-Minnesota..Friday..LA (13-11)..have lost 7-of-10
Clippers-at-Denver..Friday..LA (14-11)
Golden State..Coach Steve Kerr facing fine for calling refs calls ‘unconscionable’ in loss to Houston
Miami..G-Jimmy Butler-would waive no trade clause to accept deals to Golden State-Dallas-Houston-Suns
NBA Cup..Saturday tourney semi final games
..Atlanta-Bucks
..Oklahoma City-Houston
NCAA..Confirms meeting with TV Partners-discussing expansion March Madness from 64 to 76-teams
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-L-Toronto (3-2)…Max Pacioretty 2-goals-Leafs…Anaheim(10-13-4).Thursday
Kings-L-New Jersey Devils (3-1)…Give up shorthanded goal…Kings had won 6 in a row…heading into Thursday game
Ducks..Lose C-Trevor Zegras-surgery-torn meniscus-out 6 weeks
Ducks..Send F-Sam Colangelo back to AHL-San Diego Gulls
Gulls-San Jose Barracuda..Saturday night game..Gulls (7-12-3)
Vancouver..Reinstate Captain JT Miller-had left team 3-weeks ago with personal issues.
Oilers..Sign FA-D-Alex Regula-ex Boston
Carolina..D-Jack Drury-shoulder surgery
Detroit..Activate G-Cam Talbot-from IR
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…(General)…
(Golf)..Tiger Woods..confirms another nerve impingement back surgery…says PGA-LIV merger talks still stalled ‘how to bring back LIV players’…says Saudi PIF has proposed investing money into European Tour to allow LIV players in Euro Tour…says Ryder Cup should pay USA players (400,000) and have them donate money to charity
LIV-PGA…The ‘Showdown’ this weekend in Las Vegas..Brooks Koepka-Bryson DeChambeau-vs-Rory McIlroy-Scottie Scheffler.
(Soccer)..English Premier League..top games:
..Manchester City-vs-Manchester United
..Arsenal-vs-Everton
..Chelsea-vs-Brentford
..Liverpool-vs-Fulham
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