Hacksaw’s Headlines-Thursday
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…(Baseball)…
Padres-L-Yankees (4-3) 10-inn…Wednesday…SD (23-13)..Won 6-of-8..Great pitchers duel..New York wins 2-of-3 in series
..Dylan Cease no hitter into 7th..9Ks..gives up HR-injures forearm
..Max Fried-NY-7 innings-1R-5 hits
..Jackson Merrill HR into NY bullpen for early lead
..Cody Bellinger breaks up no hitter-2nd deck HR
..Trent Grisham 2R0-HR in 8th ties game
..NY wins on sacrifice fly in 10th
..Cease suffered cramp in forearm in 7th
..Crease passed all flex tests in clubhouse after game
..Will be re-examined on Thursday
Padres..Off day-Thursday..open series at Colorado-Friday
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Dodgers-W-Marlins..(10-1)…Wednesday…LA (25-12)..Won 9-of-11
..Freddie Freeman 3R-triple
..James Outman 3R-HR
..Landon Knack (5inn-0R)
Dodgers-vs-Arizona..Thursday..Yosh Yamamoto (4-2) 0.90-ERA-vs-Brandon Pfaadt
Dodgers..Clayton Kershaw-rehab start (6-no hit innings-Arizona camp league)…will make 1-more start at Oklahoma City..Could be in LA by next weekend
Dodgers..OF-Teoscar Hernandez-out minimum 2-weeks-groin
Dodgers..Send P-JP Feyereisen back to AAA
Dodgers..Concerned about bullpen-have thrown (157) innings already
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Angels-Blue Jays..Toronto led 4-2 in 8th inning at Press Time..Wednesday..Halos (14-20) coming into the game
..Bo Bichette 2R-single for Jays
Halos-Toronto..Thursday..Jose Soriano-vs-Chis Bassitt
Angels..Sign FA-P-Hunter Strickland-ex Giants-Nats-Reds-Pirates
Angels..Sign FA-P-Andrew Vasquez..had (0.00-ERA-Laredo-Mexico
Angels..DFA-P-Toukie Toussaint
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(Wednesday Scoreboard)
Cleveland-W-Washington..Carlos Santana 3R-double-Guardians
Astros-W-Brewers..Jeremy Pena 3R-HR-4RBI day-Hou
Cardinals-W-Pirates..Sonny Gray 2-hitter..Buccos (12-26)
Giants-W-Cubs…Robbie Ray (5-0) 2.83-ERA-SF (24-14)..Cubs (22-16)
Mariners-W-A’s..Rowdy Tellez 3R-HR-Sea…A;s blew 5-0 lead
Mets-W-Arizona..Juan Soto 2-solo HRs..NY (24-14)
Boston-W-Texas..Alex Bregman HR-2R single-Bost..
Phillies-W-Tampa Bay..Trea Turner HR-RBI-single-Phi
Braves-L-Reds..TJ Friedl 2-solo HRs-Cin
Orioles-L-Twins..Byron Buxton 3R-HR-Minn
White Sox-L-Royals..Bobby Witt 2R-HR-KC…Chi (10-27)
Tigers-Rockies..Javy Baez 4RBIs-Detroit…Led 8-6-Press Time..Det (22-13)..Colo (6-28)
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(Roster Moves)
Red Sox…Talk to FA-1B-Anthony Rizzo about contract-ex Yankees
Texas..Sign FA-P-Corey Abbott-ex Washington
Texas..Sign FA-P-Robert Dugger-ex Cubs
Royals..Sign FA-P-Stephen Nogosek-ex Washington
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(Injuries)
Astros..OF-Yordan Alvarez-sprained hand
Milwaukee..C-William Contreras-chipped finger
Toronto..MRI-P-Bowden Francis-elbow
Reds..DL-3B-Noelvi Marte-oblique
Reds..P-Hunter Greene-groin injury
Cardinals..3B-Nolan Arenado-back spasm
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…(Basketball)
(NBA Scoreboard)
Boston-L-NY Knicks..Celtics blow 20-point lead at home for 2nd game in a row..Mikal Bridges(14P) in 4th quarter-adds key steal for NY in win…Knicks lead series 2-0 going home to Madison Square Garden.
Oklahoma City-W-Denver..Thunder destroys Denver..scored 87-points in first half…Led by 48-points in 4th quarter..Thunder hit 10-3’s in opening half…Led )(124-76) to start fourth quarter…Series tied 1-1 heading to Denver
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(Thursday Schedule)
Golden State-at-Minnesota…Warriors lead (1-0)
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(NBA Notes)
Lakers..Former star Byron Scott sued for sexual assault of high school student in 1987…Woman, who was 15-at time, sued she was raped by Scott at a high school…Scott’s lawyer says player thought she was 18..and asked why no charges ever filed and why lawsuit now 38-years later.
Houston..Face Friday deadline picking up (44.9M) option-G-Fred Van Vleet
Houston..Says off season goal-‘Add veteran tough guy big man’
Minnesota..Coach Chris Finch..’Anthony Edwards light went out-as leader’
Minnesota..Wolves NBA record futility (12-76) on 3 pointers in 2-games
Warriors..G-Steph Curry will miss Games 2-3 with hamstring issue.
NBA..TV ratings jump for 1st round (4.4M) viewers per game..up (14%)
Sacramento..Hire Bobby Jackson-ex 76ers as Asst Coach
Sacramento..Hire BJ Armstrong as Asst GM..was Player Agent
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…(Football)…
(Roster Moves)
Cowboys-Steelers…TRADE..Pittsburgh deals WR-George Pickens to Dallas for #3-5 draft picks in 2026..Pickens will become free agent after 2025.
Denver..Works out FA-QB-Desmond Ridder-ex Atlanta-Raiders
Jaguars..Release WR-Gabe Davis-take (20M) cap hit
Seattle..Meet with FA-CB-Shaq Griffin-ex Vikings
Bears..Meet with FA-RB-Nick Chubb-ex Browns
Chiefs..Release CB-Rob Rochell
Saints..Meet with QB-Derek Carr-evaluate need for shoulder surgery…possible release…reduction contract to facilitate trade
Steelers..Interested in Jets WR-Allan Lazard
Eagles..TE-Dallas Goedert takes paycut (14M-to-10M)
Cleveland..QB-Joe Flacco may ask for release..Kenny Pickett would take snaps at #1-QB…Shedeur Sanders-Dillon Gabriel would compete for #2-3 QB-jobs.
Steelers…Official says dealing with QB-Aaron Rodgers is like dealing with learning about “AI”
Rams..Move June Mini Camp to Maui-Hawaii as part of marketing plan
Steelers-Chargers…Will add 2nd helmet to uniforms…Steelers will wear Gold helmet with Rush Uniforms…Chargers will wear solid Blue helmet with Rush uniforms
Patriots..Report Mike Vrabel holding ‘Liquidation Sale’…purging roster and front office of people linked to Bill Belichick era.
CFL..Suspends Winnipeg Blue Bombers QB-Zach Collaros for no-show at Drug Test
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(College Football)
Notre Dame..Sign 12Y-home and home schedule with Clemson.
Penn State..Lands LB-Amare Campbell-transfer from North Carolina
Akron..Barred from Bowl game for APR-academic violations..Zips scored (914) on 4-year average in football…well below NCAA minimum (930)
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…(Hockey)…
(Playoff Scoreboard)
Maple Leafs-W-Florida..Leafs take 2-0 lead in series…Mitch Marner 3rd period game winning goal for Toronto…William Nylander scored again for Leafs…Joseph Woll made 25-clutch saves..Series goes to Florida for games 3-4
Winnipeg-Dallas…Stars led 3-2 in 3rd period on road. at Press Time..Mikko Rantanen scored all 3-goals for Stars…. Series heads to Dallas for games 3-4.
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(Playoff Schedule-Thursday)
Carolina-Washington..Hurricanes lead 1-0
Oilers-Las Vegas..Edmonton up 1-0
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(NHL Notes)
Toronto..G-Anthony Stolarz out with concussion from two hits in 1st playoff game
Florida..NHL remains silent on hit (forearm to neck) Sam Bennett made on Leafs goalie in first game
Utah..Team selects ‘Mammoth’ as nickname effective for 2025-26 season
LA Kings..President Luc Robitaille says Jim Hillier will return as coach.
Sabres..Hire Eric Staal as Assistant GM
NHL..Confirms it will not hold All Star Game next February but instead a Team USA-vs-World game leading into Winter Olympics.
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…(General)…
Formula 1..TV ratings for Miami Grand Prix falter..dipped to (2.1M) down from (3.1M) viewers last year
Team Alpine..Demotes rookie driver Jack Doohan after just 6-races
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Soccer..Champions League:
..Inter Milan eliminates FC-Barcelona in semi final on 7-6 aggregate score
..Paris St Germain-W-Arsenal..PSG wins semi finals 2-1-sweeping series
Hotspur..EPL team loses James Madisson for year-knee injury
LA Galaxy..Defending MLS champion sets record with (0-8-3) start to year
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Golf..Rory McIlroy defends title in 1st round of Truist Open in Philadelphia.
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