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Hacksaw’s Thursday Podcast..1:30-pm
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Hot Topics on Table..Stay for Fans Forum
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…(Baseball)…
Padres..Mourn passing of P-Randy Jones…1st star pitcher…had fought throat cancer
..Won Cy Young Award-1976
..Had back to back dominant seasons (20-12),,(22-14) in 1975-76
..Career record (100-123) between Padres-Mets
Dodgers..,Report team would consider a meeting with FA-SS-Bo Bichette of Blue Jays and would then move Mookie Betts back to the outfield.
Angels..GM-Perry Manasian says team has cleared about (51M) in budget space to upgrade the roster in aftermath of trade for P-Grayson Rodgriguez….Manasian says ‘yes there is risk in a deal for a pitching coming off bone chip surgery-but we get potential 4-years of rewards with Orioles pitcher’..MLB consensus Angels won the trade…Rodriguez told reporters…’healthy for first time in 4-years after bone spur surgery and lat should treatment issues’….Was (20-8) in a year and a half before surgery…has not pitched in 14-months.
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(MLB Notes)
MLB announces new TV deals with 3-networks for next 3-years
..NBC-TV gets Sunday Night Baseball package..(200M-a year)
..Netflix gets Opening Day..HR Derby..Field of Dreams game..(50M-yearly)
..ESPN..Buys MLB-TV platform and 30-game schedule..(550M-year)
..MLB takes in (800M) yearly..after ESPN opted out of (550M) deal.
Mets..Hire Justin Willard-pitching coach-ex Red Sox
Giants..Hire Justin Meccage-pitching coach-ex Pirates
Miami..Hire Craig Driver-1st base coach-ex Dodgers coach
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(Roster Moves)
Blue Jays..open talks with FA-OF-Cody Bellinger-ex Yankees
Braves..Re-signs reliever Raisel Iglesias-turned down Dodgers offer
Houston-Atlanta..TRADE..Astros deal 2B-Mauricio Dubon to Atlanta
Phillies..Sign FA-SS-Leover Peguero-ex Pirates
A’s..Sign FA-C-Abraham Guitierrez-ex Pirates
Colorado..DFA-1B-Mike Toglio..had 42HRs-373K in 3-years
A’s..DFA-OF-JJ Bleday
Tampa Bay..DFA-3B-Christian Morel
Reds..DFA-OF-Jake Fraley
Texas..Sign FA-P-Declan Cronin-ex Miami
Colorado-Braves..TRADE..Rockies deal P-Ryan Rolison to Atlanta
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…(Basketball)…
Aztecs…Shell Shocked at (108-107) overtime loss to Troy State…SDSU needs to regroup as they head to Las Vegas to play in the Players Festival Tourney-next Monday against highly ranked Michigan..National media headlines…’Disaster’….”How do you lose to #135th ranked Kenpom team’…’Buy Game Loss’
Lakers-at-Orlando..Thursday game…Lakers off to an (11-4) start.
Detroit..Pistons on 11-game win streak..Oklahoma City (15-1)
Indiana Pacers now (2-13) tailspin..Washington (1-12)…Pelicans (2-12)..Nets (2-11)..Sacramento (3-12)..
Dallas..NBA reports team considering total rebuild-put Anthony Davis on trade block immediately and rebuilding around Cooper Flagg
Michael Jordan..legendary star gives (10M) to North Carolina Medical Center in Wilmington in honor of his mother.
WNBA..Offers Union record pay hike in new Collective Bargaining deal
..Max pay will go from (249,000) to (1.1M)
..Max salaries can be given out to 2-players on each team
..Minimum salary will go from (66,000) to (200M) per player
..Average salary will go from (87,000) t0 (460,000)
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…(Football)…
LA Rams..S-Quentin Lakes goes on IR following elbow surgery-out 6W
LA Rams..IR-OT-Rob Haverstien-knee issue..TE-Tyler Higbee-ankle injury
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(Roster Moves)
Saints..Release WR-Brandin Cooks…Career (729R-60TD)
Atlanta..Sign FA-QB-Kyle Trask-ex Jaguars
Seattle..Sign FA-WR-Brenden Rice-ex Chargers-Patriots
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(NFL Notes)
Bills-Houston Texans..Thursday Nite Football..Josh Allen-vs-Texans pass rush
Jets..Bench QB-Justin Fields..NY ranked #30 offense..#30 scoring..#32-passing
Jets..Confirm S-Kris Boyd upgraded stable-shot in lung in argument Sunday
Jets..Confirm two teammates were with Boyd but not wounded
Cleveland..QB-Bernie Kosar given kidney of 21-year old Browns fans-who died this weekend…Kosar in stable condition
Hall of Fame..Names 9-finalists for ‘Senior Candidates vote’…Group includes Bengals QB-Ken Anderson..ex-49ers-RB-Roger Craig…AFL-Chiefs star Otis Taylor…plus holdovers OL-Joe Jacoby..Jim Tyrer-LB-Maxie Baughn.
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(Injuries)
Bengals..QB-Joe Burrow-full practice on Wednesday
Bengals..QB-Joe Flacco-misses practice-bruised shoulder
Giants..QB-Jaxson Dart-cleared for practice after minor concussion
Atlanta..QB-Michael Penix-season ending surgery on torn ACL
Chiefs..RB-Isiah Pacheco-returns to practice-shoulder issue
Colts..Activate CB-Charvarius Ward from IR
Arizona..Activate RB-Trey Benson from IR
Raiders..Activate QB-Aidan O’Connell from IR
Falcons..Activate LB-Divine Deablo from IR
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…(Hockey)…
Ducks-W-Boston Bruins (4-3)…Ducks survive 39-shots on goal by Boston..Rookie D-Ian Moore scores game winner with 3-minutes left…Ducks (13-6-1)…Wednesday
LAKings-at-San Jose-Thursday
Ducks-vs-Ottawa Senators-Thursday
San Diego Gulls-L-San Jose Barracuda…(5-4) OT….San Jose scores 2-goals in (:66) early….Justin Bailey-Judd Caufield scored goals for San Diego….AHL action…Gulls (6-5-3) after loss
Dallas..NHL will not suspend F-Mikko Rantenan after dangerous hit against NY Islanders Alex Romanov-who crashed head first into the boards
Florida Panthers..Lose F-Eetu Luostarinen-hand burns in house accident…Surgery F-Cole Schwindt-broken arm
Minnesota..F-Ryan Hartman-out 3-weeks-leg injury…3rd major injury in 2-weeks
Toronto..F-Matthew Knies-knee strain
Boston..D-Charley McAvoy-surgery for severe facial-mouth fractures.
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…(General)…
(Soccer)…SDFC..Major injury scare..F-Chucky Lozano-reinjured hamstring in Mexico game over weekend…Leading scorer Anders Dryer-sidelined in Denmark with virus…Both could be impacted in Monday’s MLS-playoff game.
Team USA…Credit given to Coach Mauricio Pochettino for turnaround…USA won 5-straight matches after struggles in Nations League and Gold Cup play.
(Golf)..LIV veteran Henrik Stenson leaves tour..Pays1M-in fines to return to the European tour for 2026
LIV..Signs red hot European player Victor Perez-France to join Saudi tour
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