Hacksaw’s Headlines-Friday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres.GM-AJ Preller meets with Media after acquiring Nick Pivetta and Kyle Hart
..We now have a strong 4-man rotation
..We are still looking to add offense
..We have versatility in our lineup and batting order
..This roster will remain intact
Padres..Sign FA-P-Kyle Hart-ex Red Sox prospect..went (13-3) 2.69 for KC-Dynos in Korea…has 1-year deal with second year option.
Padres..Roster Resource now reports is up to (207M)..Roster Payroll Tax is now (259M)…Padres will be taxed 20% on payroll ovrerage of 18M-if team makes no other moves.
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Dodgers..P-Clayton Kershaw will start season on 60-day DL…Signs (1Y-16M) deal.
Dodgers..Manager Dave Roberts tells Media..’Dodgers baseball is now Epicenter in baseball’
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Angels…Halos sign FA-P-Shaun Anderson-ex Texas-Miami
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(Roster Moves)
Red Sox..Confirm Alex Bregman contract (3Y-120M) contains (30M) in deferred payments.
Tigers..Sign FA-P-Johnny Brebbia-ex White Sox-Braves
Braves..Sign FA-OF-Jake Marisnick-ex Angels-Cubs-Astros-Padres
Phillies..Sign FA-3B-Christian Arroyo-ex Tampa Bay-Boston
Yankees..P-Marcus Stroman leaves camp-club has not been able to trade his 18M a year contract
Arizona..P-Jared Montgomery-Eduardo Rodriguez report to camp-both are on the trade block
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(Injuries)
Orioles..P-Trevor Rogers-will miss start of camp-knee rehab
Toronto..P-Eric Swanson shutdown-shoulder fatigue
Washington..P-Josiah Gray-begins flat ground throwing-recover elbow surgery
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Aztecs…Open season on Friday vs Seton Hall in MLB Desert Invitational Tourney in Phoenix…Shaun Cole starts 2nd season as head coach coming off a crushing (17-37) season in 2024
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…(Football)…
NY Jets..Inform QB-Aaron Rodgers he will be released…Went (6-12) as starter,,,Jets will split cap hit over 2-years..(14M-35M)
Bills..RB-James Cook asks for (15M) per year in contract extension.
Saints..Future of QB-Derek Carr status unresolved..has (51.4M) cap figure
Lions..Hire Tashard Choice as RB-coach..was a U-Texas
Seattle..Hire Justin Outten-ex Titans-as RB coach
Saints..Interview Darone Jones-Vikings DB coach for Def Coor job
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(College Football)
West Virginia..Hire Patrick White as QB-coach..ex Mountaineers star.
Colorado..Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter told he will be evaluated at NFL-Combine strictly as a CB.
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…(Basketball)…
Clippers-W-Utah Jazz (120-116)…Norm Powell (42P)..James Harden (31P) in wild game in overtime…LA now (31-23)…Thursday game
Lakers…On NBA All Star break
UCSD-W-Cal State Bakersfield (73-54)…Tritons hit 16-3s in win…..Thursday..Tritons (21-4)
USD-L-Pepperdine (88-81)…Wave hit 12-3’s in victory..Thursday…USD (4-23)
Aztecs-vs-Boise State…Saturday game…SDSU (16-6) as they come home
UCSD-vs-Cal Davis..Saturday
USD-vs-USF…Saturday
NBA All Star festivities begin with Rookie tournament games on Friday to determine which team moves to Sunday’s 4-team tourney.
NBA..Cancels NBA-WNBA 3-Point shooting contest between Steph Curry-vs-Sabrina Ionescu…Was supposed to be played at All Star game.
Sacramento Kings..Sign FA-G-Markelle Fultz-former #1 pick-Orlando Magic
Dallas..F-Anthony Davis does not need surgery for abductor muscle injury
76ers..G-Paul George booed at home..went (1-7) in 37-minutes
Pelicans..F-Herb Jones-season ending labrum surgery
Denver..G-Jamal Murray..(55P) vs Portland
Knicks..F-Karl Anthony Towns (44P) vs Atlanta
Dallas..G-Kyrie Irving (42P)
Patrick Beverly..Veteran NBA-guard released by team Tel Aviv after public mocking of head coach.
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…(Hockey)…
4-Nations Tourney: Thursday
..USA-Finland..Matthew -BradyTkachuk combine for 4-goals as USA got stronger and stronger in 2nd and 3rd period and exploded to (6-1) win in their first game in tourney
..USA-vs-Canada..2nd round game Saturday
..Finland-vs-Sweden..Saturday
Anaheim Ducks..Reports GM-Pat Verbeek is shopping G-John Gibson..F-Ryan Strome and D-Brian Dumoulin heading to trade deadline
Blues-Penguins..TRADE..St Louis sends D-Corey Andovoski to Pittsburgh for F-Mathius Laferriere.
San Diego Gulls-at-Coachella Valley..Saturday
Gulls-vs-San Jose..Sunday at home
Gulls (14-24-7) on season
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…(General)…
NASCAR…Daytona 500-Sunday…Chase Briscoe-Austin Cindric will start in the front row…Bubba Wallace starts in 2nd row.
Daytona Twin 125..Qualifying races-Thursday..Bubba Wallace won first race…Indy 500 star Helio Castroneves finished 22nd-ran only 16 laps….Austin Cindric caught Eric Jones and went on to win second qualifier….Jimmie Johnson ran upfront early..finished 14th to qualify for race
NASCAR…Suspends 2-crew chiefs…Front Row Racing..Ware Racing..because cars used illegal weights and failed inspection.
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(Golf)…Genesis Open-Torrey Pines-1st round-played in rain
..(68)..Denny McCarthy
..(69)..Patrick Rogers
..(70)..Scottie Scheffler leads big group-had 4-birdies in firs 7-holes
Rory McIlroy…says it is time PGA-LIV…;Move forward-merge the sports0-calls the crisis created ‘Unsustainable’ as two leagues begin 3rd year of war.
LPGA..Invoke sanctions against players for slow play…’Fine’ if players do not take shot within (:05) of time limit….Lose 1-stroke if players don’t take shot within (:15) rule….Will hand out 2-stroke penalty if delay is longer than (:16).
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(Soccer)
Arsenal…Loses F-Kai Havertz-rest of season-torn hamstring
English Premier League: Top weekend games:
..Arsenal (14-2-8)-vs-Leicester City
..Liverpool (17-1-5)-vs-Wolverhampton
..Nottingham Forest (14-5-5)-vs-Fulham
..Manchester City-vs-Newcastle
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