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Hacksaw’s Monday Podcast..1:30pm
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…(Baseball)..
(World Series)..Game 3-Monday in Los Angeles
Blue Jays-at Dodgers..Series tied (1-1)…Tyler Glasnow (0.68)-vs-Max Scherzer
Dodgers-W-Toronto (5-1)-Saturday..Yosh Yamamoto retires 20-batters in a row in complete game (4-hitter-9-strikeouts)..Will Smith-Max Muncy HRs..Kevin Gausman has retired 17-in a row before giving up HRs.
Dodgers-L-Toronto (11-4)-Friday..Jays erupted 9R-6th inning..Addison Barger pinch hit Grand Slam HR…Dalton Varsho-Alejandro Kirk 2R-HRs..Jays shelled Blake Snell.
Dodgers..Bullpen problems continue..have (6.16-ERA) in postseason.
Dodgers..Left P-Alex Vesia-Tanner Scott-Ben Casparius off Series roster…Vesia left club-family illness..Scott still plagued by abscess surgery.
Dodgers…Stan Kasten-Andrew Friedman respond to national critics…Report Dodgers total Payroll-Luxury Tax total for the season (509M) including (181M) Luxury Tax Bill…Kasten-Friedman comments:
..Winning is hard
..You cannot buy championships
..You spend to take chance in Best of 3-5-7 series
..No team has won back to back World Series in 25-years..this is hard
..Only 2-teams have gotten to back to back series since 2001
..The rules don’t prohibit what we did
MLB Union..Tony Clark press conference:
..There are opportunities for all teams to be excellent…some invest for excellence..some don’t.
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(MLB Notes)
Phillies..Slugger Bryce Harper ‘upset’ with comments might never be elite again…’I have given everything everyday for this team’
Phillies..President Dave Dombrowski…’Harper not on trading block’
Padres..Sources Albert Pujols 5-hour interview went well last week
Wasington..Interview Brandon Hyde-ex Orioles..Craig Albernaz-Cleveland
Twins..Interview Ryan Flaherty-Cubs
Boston..Hire Justin Horowitz-Pirates-Director of Scouting
Angels..Fire all coaches from Ron Washington staff
Cubs..Report will make free agent contract offer to Padres P-Dylan Cease when World Series ends.
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…(Football)…
Chargers..Mini bye week…hope to have entire Off Line healthy after 10-day break following last Thursday night win
Chargers..OG-Mekhi Becton-strained knee..S-Derwin James-foot bruise
Chargers..Rave reviews THE-Oronde Gadsden..3-games (5-7-8) receptions
Chargers..Workout FA-CB-Daryl Worley-ex Saints..DT-Kyle Peko-ex Bengals..S-Marcus Maye-ex Jets..S-Lewis Cine-ex Vikings.
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(Scoreboard)
Atlanta-L-Miami (34-10)..Tua Tagovailoa (205P-4TD)..Miami (338Y)…Kirk Cousins (173P-0TD) in loss..
Bengals-L-Jets..(39-38)..Cinn loses 14-15-16 point leads..Justin Fields (244P-TD)..RB-Breece Hall (133R-2TD)..Joe Flacco (223-2TD)..J’Marr Chase (12R) in loss..Jets scored on halfback option pass and 2-point conversion-winning 1st game of season
Patriots-W-Browns (32-13)..Drake Maye (282P-3TD)-survived 6-sacks..Pats (422Y) offense..Dillon Gabriel (156P-2TD-2Int) in loss..Wasted 5-sack game-Myles Garret
Eagles-W-Giants..(38-20)..Saquon Barkley (150R)-Tank Bigsby (104R)..Jalen Hurts 4TD passes..Jaxson Dart 5-sacks
Bills-W-Carolina..(40-9)..RB-James Cook (216R-2TD)..Bills defense 7-sacks-3 takeaways in win
Ravens-W-Bears..(30-16)..QB-Ty Huntley (186P-53R)..Ravens (177Y) rushing…Caleb Williams (285P-0TD-2Int) in loss
49ers-L-Houston (26-15)..QB-CJ Stroud (318P-2TD)..Houston (157-rushing)..Mac Jones (192P-2TD) in loss
Tampa-W-New Orleans (23-3)..Bucs defense 5-takeaways..Anthony Nelson TD-interception..Baker Mayfield (152P)..
Denver-W-Dallas (44-24)..Bo Nix (247-4TD)..RB-RJ Harvey 40Y-TD run-3TD day..JK Dobbins (111Rushing)..Broncos (426Y) offense….Dak Prescott (188P)..CD Lamb-George Pickens combined 14-receptions-Cowboys never in game..
Colts-W-Titans (38-14)..QB-Daniel Jones (272P-3TD)..RB-Jon Taylor (153R)-80Y TD run…Cam Ward (259P-TD-Int-4 sacks)..
:Packers-W-Steelers (35-25)…..Sunday Nite Game..Jordan Love hits 20-passes in a row (360Y) passing..TE-Tucker Kraft (7R-1452Y-2TD)…Green Bay piles up (454Y) offense..Aaron Rodgers (219P-2TD) in loss..
Chiefs-Washington..Monday Nite Game…Commanders without QB-Jayden Daniels-hamstring-knee
Bye Week..Rams-Raiders-Lions-Arizona-Seattle-Jacksonville
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(NFL Notes)
Jets..Mourn passing of legendary OC-Nick Mangold..passed away (41Y) from genetic kidney disease…was on waiting list for kidney transplant surgery..Played 11-years in NFL
Raiders…Carol Davis-93 year old widow of owner Al Davis-passes away.
NFL..Hands out (315,000) in fines to team and coach Brian Daboll for violation of Concussion protocol-trying to enter Blue Tent to check on QB-Jaxson Dart two weeks ago during game
Vikings..Bench backup QB-Carson Wentz..will go to JJ McCarthy…Wentz (4Int-Fu-14 sacks) in 5-games
Chiefs..OT-Josh Simmons will return to team next week..has missed 3-games with family issues
Hall of Fame..Finalists on Contributors Ballot named..Includes Roone Arledge..Howard Cosell..John Facenda…John Wooten
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(Injuries)
Giants..Rookie RB-Cam Skatteboo suffers dislocated ankle
Broncos..CB-Pat Surtain-bicep injury
Bengals..DE-Tre Hendrickson reinjures hip
Falcons..QB-Michael Penix-bone bruise-knee
Bills..IR-S-Taylor Rapp-knee
Tampa Bay..DT-Vita Vea-strained foot
Houston..WR-Christian Kirk-hamstring..WR-Nico Collins-concussion
Dallas..IR-CB-Trevon Diggs-remains concussion protocol
Jets..QB-Tyrod Taylor-strained knee
Bears..IR-OT-Braxton Jones
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(Roster Moves)
Ravens..Sign FA-DE-Carl Lawson-ex Jets
Steelers-Titans..Trade talks for WR-Calvin Ridley
Raiders..Remove WR-Jakobi Myers from trade block
Rams-Titans..Trade talks for CB-Roger McCreary
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(College Football)
Aztecs-W-Fresno State (23-0)..SDSU now (6-1)-dominant defensive outing
..Defense 3rd shutout of season
..Defense 2-interceptions..1-sack-3 tackles for loss..(5-16) on 3rd down..(227Y)
..RB-Lucky Sutton (130R)..QB-Jayden Denegal (124P)
..K-Gabe Placencia 3FGs
..Aztecs get Bowl eligible
USD-W-Davidson (40-28)..QB-Dom Nankil (280P-2TD)..Defense 2-picks..Toreros (4-4)
USC..Bye week
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(Top 10)
1-Ohio State..bye week
2-Indiana-W-UCLA (53-6) beating..IU (475-201Y)..Bruins 3-turnovers
3-Texas AM-W-LSU..Aggies score 49-in Death Valley..QB-Marcell Reed (310Y)
4-Alabama-W-South Carolina..QB-Ty Simpson (252P-2TD)
5-Georgia..bye week
6-Oregon-W-Wisconsin..Ducks (203R)
7-Georgia Tech-W-Syracuse..QB-Haynes King (395APY-5TD)
8-Ole Miss-W-Oklahoma..QB-Trin Chambliss (3125P)
9-Miami-W-Stanford..QB-Carson Beck (1898P)
10-Vanderbilt-W-Missouri..Vandy now (7-1)
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(Mountain West)
Boise-W-Nevada..Boise defense 3-interceptions-2 fumble recoveries
New Mexico-W-Utah State..Lobos (228R)
Wyoming-W-Colorado State..Cowboys defense 3-picks
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(Scoreboard)
Washington-W-Illinois..QB-Demond Williams (346APY)-4TD
ASU-L-Houston..Cougars QB-Connor Weigman (302Y)
Utah-W-Colorado..Utes (53-7) win..(587-140Y) edge offense
Cal-L-Virginia Tech..Hokies (357Y) rushing
Washington State-W-Toledo..QB-Zevi Ekhaus 3TD
BYU-W-Iowa..QB-Bear Bachmeier (356Y-3TD)..Cougars (8-0)
North Carolina-L-Virginia..QB-Gio Lopez 3-turnovers..Tar Heels (2-5)
North Texas..Freshman QB-Drew Mestmaker (608P-4TD)
VMI..Gives up (834Y) in 62-0 loss to Mercer
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(Notes)
LSU..fires coach Brian Kelly late Sunday night after a (45-29) loss at home..Is owed 53M on contract…was (34-14) as head coach-ex Notre Dame-Cincinnati coach…Talent level of program had dropped..was (19-10) in SEC…school tired of his tantrums as head coach..will miss playoffs for 4th year in a row
Texas..QB-Arch Manning..Concussion end of Longhorns game
AP Poll..1-Ohio State..2-Indiana…3-Texas AM..4-Alabama..5-Georgia..6-Oregon..7-Ole Miss…8-Georgia Tech…9-Vanderbilt…10-BYU-Miami
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…(Basketball)…
Lakers-at-Portland…Monday game
Lakers-W-Sacramento (127-120)..Austin Reaves career best (51P)..Deandre Ayton (21P-14R)…Lakers without Luka Doncic in win..Sunday..
Clippers-W-Portland (114-107)..Kawhi Leonard (30P)..James Harden (20P-13A) in win..Sunday
Lakers..F-Luka Doncic-minor sprained finger..scored (41-49P) first two games
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(Injuries)
Charlotte..F-Brandon Miller-shoulder strain
Oklahoma City..C-Chet Holmgren-sprained thumb
Oklahoma City..G-Alex Caruso-concussion
Atlanta..C-Zach Risachier-ankle
Indiana..G-Andrew Nembhard-shoulder
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(NBA Notes)
NBA..Reeling after arrests of Portland head coach Chauncey Billups…Miami G-Terry Rozier..ex Lakers assistant Damon Jones on gambling charges
..FBI says Billups took part in rigged poker game-man lost (1.8M) in holdings
..Rozier tipped off friends he would come out of game..made 200,000-bets
..Jones leaked Lakers injury info..gamblers won 250,000
NY Times..Reports Billups might have been ‘innocent bystander’ in rigged poker game..invited to play not knowing 2-other people at table were mobsters-who rigged game
NBA..says it could not prove Rozier influenced games in 2023 probe
Miami..says never informed Rozier in probe when traded for him
Cleveland..Jones lost all his earnings and filed bankruptcy twice-gaming debts
Boston..G-Jaylen Brown..’NBA must better protect players gambling influences’
Dallas..Fans chant ‘Fire Nico’..anger at GM-Nico Harrison after (0-2) start
New Orleans..Sign FA-C-DeAndre Jordan-ex Denver
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…(Hockey)…
Gulls-L-Henderson Knights (5-2)-Saturday..Knights score 4-goals in a row..Gulls (1-4)
Gulls-L-Henderson (3-2) OT-Friday..Braedon Bowman 2-goals for Knights
Kings-W-Chicago..(3-1)…Kings score 2-goals in (:85)…Kevin Fiala scores 5th goal of season…Kings now (4-3-3)…Sunday game
Kings-L-Nashville (5-4)-Saturday..Ryan O’Reilly 2-goals-Preds..Kings had 40-shots
Ducks-L-Tampa Bay (4-3)-Saturday..Jake Guentzel 2-goals-Lighthing..Ducks had 40-shots but lost
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(NHL Notes)
Chicago-Vancouver..TRADE..Hawks deal F-Luke Reichel for #4 pick
Montreal..Lose F-Patrick Laine-4 months-sports core surgery
Penguins..Lose F-Rikard Rakell-hand surgery-out 8W
Devils..Lose C-Cody Glass-neck
Ducks..Lose F-Mikail Granlund-LBI injury
Ducks..Lose D-Radko Gudas-knee
Nashville..Lose-D-Roman Jusi-LBI injury
Seattle..Lose F-Jared McCann-leg
Washington..F-Dylan Strome-hip
Kings..Activate F-Anzi Kopitar
Toronto..Activate G-Joseph Wall..had left team-personal problems
Washington..Release F-Sheldon Rempal
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…(General)…
Formula 1…Grand Prix-Mexico City…Lando Norris storms to win from the pole..and jumps into points lead past teammate Oscar Piastri…outran Charles LeClerc…Max Verstappen struggled at start and finished 3rd…Piastri came home 5th…Norris has 357 points..Piastri 356..Verstappen hot streak stopped-remains 3rd in points
NASCAR…Martinsville 400..William Byron powerful run…held off field on restart with 11-laps left to earn win and qualify for Final 4-in championship race next week in Phoenix…Byron led for 305 laps but had to fight off Ryan Blaney after pit crash brought out yellow caution with 11-laps left…Blaney came from 31st to finish 2nd in race.
NASCAR…Owner Michael Jordan scoffs in ourt at NASCAR lawyer-who told teams..’if you don’t like Charter system-go race in Indy Car or F1’…Judge returns to court after 2-days of Mediation fail to reach settlement for second time in Antitrust lawsuit.
Formula 1..Driver Lewis Hamilton says FIA should be concerned about the ‘cut throat’ driving style of Maxx Verstappen-indicating his moves in traffic are dangerous.
Formula 1..Indy car driver Pato O’Ward-hospitalized in Mexico City-acute food poisoning while doing testing in F1 cars on weekend before Grand Prix-Mexico City.
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(Soccer)
MLS Playoffs..SDFC-W-Portland Timber (2-1)..1st round game..Anders Dreyer scored in 30′ for game winner…20th goal of season…Portland played shorthanded for 32-minutes after red card at 66’…Game 2-of series will be in Portland
SDFC..F-Chucky Lozano public apology for lockerroom outburst-got him banned…Did not suit up for Sunday playoff game.
Team USA..Lose D-Cam Vickers-5 months-Achilles surgery
English Premier League: Scoreboard
..Arsenal-W-Crystal Palace..Eber Eze-game winning goal
..Manchester City-L-Aston Villa..Matt Cash goal in upset win
..Liverpool-L-Brentford..Liverpool loses 4th in row-tumbles to 6th place
..Chelsea-L-Sunderland..Sunderland now (5-2-2)
..Newcastle-W-Fulham..United scores in 90′
..Manchester United-Tie-Brighton..Brighton scores in 24-34′
..Nottingham Forest-L-Bournemouth
..Burnely-W-Wolverhampton..Wolves winless in 9-matches
..Hot Spur-W-Everton..Mark Van deVen 2-goals for Tottenham
..Leeds-W-West Ham..Brendon Arenson scores at 3′ mark
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