…(Baseball-Wildcard Playoffs)…

Padres-W-Braves (4-0) in 1st game of series
..Michael King dominant (7inn-0R-5H-12K-0W)
..Fernando Tatis 2R-HR on lst pitch in 1st inning
..Kyle Higashioka solo HR-late in game.
..Braves had base runners 1st-3rd..1st-2nd..2nd base-did not score

San Diego-Atlanta..Game 2-Wednesday..Joe Musgrove-vs-Max Fried.

Padres..Remove P-Martin Perez from postseason roster..Yukei Matsui stays on roster.

Braves..Did not include P-Chris Sale on playoff roster..back spasm issues
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Brewers-L-Mets..Game 1…NY Mets pull off schocker (8-4) win in Milwaukee
..Mets erupted for 5R-5th inning
..Jess Winker 2R-triple
..Mark Vientos 2R-single
..JD Martinez 2R-double
..Mets have now won 21-of-30 games in startling bounceback

Tigers-W-Houston..Game 1..Detroit pulls off (3-1) upset win in Houston
..Trey Sweeney-Matt Vierling RBI singles
..Jason Heyward lines out with bases loaded in 9th after Astros threat
..Tigers won 16-of-21 games

Orioles-L-Royals..Game 1…Bobby Witt RBI single in 6th in (1-0) upset win at Camden Yards…
..Cole Ragins (6Inn-4H-0R)
..Corbin Burns  (8nn-4H-1R)
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(MLB Notes)

Pete Rose…Family in Nevada says legendary Reds star passed away from Coronary Disease..high blood pressure and diabetes at age (83Y)…Coroner said he had 3-heart surgeries in 5-years…diabetes and extremely high blood pressure…Rose had been in a wheelchair-and could not walk..he appeared at an autograph signing show in Nashville with other Reds players on Sunday….Fans adorned the Pete Rose statue outside the Great American Ballpark with Hats-Jerseys-bats-balls-pennants-pictures and dozens of roses.

MLB..Commissioner’s office says ‘No consideration about Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame…He had a ‘permanent ban from baseball’…not just a ‘lifetime ban’…Rose had said last week..’they’re probably waiting for me to die’.

Arizona..Owner Ken Kendrick says team made ‘horrible signing’..paying FA-P-Jordan Montgomery (1Y-20M) on final day of spring training…Montgomery went (8-7)..had (6.23-ERA)..fired agent Scott Boras.

MLB…Says Year-2 Pitch Clock lowered game times to (2:36) from (2:40) last year and (3:06) in 2022-before rule changes implemented.
MLB..Report record (3,617) stolen bases..most since 1915
MLB..Team BA dropped to (.243) despite new rules..lowest since 1968 (.237)
MLB..Attendance (71.3M) fans..highest since 2011.

Giants..New President Buster Posey removes GM-Pete Putila
Seattle..Announce will increase payroll in off season..missed playoffs 1-game
Toronto..Fire 4-coaches including hitting coach Guillermo Martinez
Cubs..Fire 3-coaches including Mike Napoli-Darren Holmes.
Twins..Fire hitting coach Dave popkins

Houston..Does not include P-Justin Verlander on playoff roster-neck issues
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…(Football)…

Raiders..WR-Davontae Adams implies there is a ‘disconnect’ with Coach Antonio Pierce and his critical comments about players…Adams name mentioned in trade rumors with NY Jets.

Buffalo..NFL suspends LB-Von Miller-4 games for domestic abuse incident last season.

Cleveland..NFL suspends DT-Mike Hall-5 games for domestic abuse incident in training camp.

Miami..QB-Tyler Huntley under fire for missing Tyreek Hill on what could have been 70-80Y-TD passes.

Miami..QB-Tua Tagovailo continues cardio workouts with no setbacks..could be back to play by Week 8.

Chiefs..Reports talking to Browns about possible trade for Cleveland WR-Amari Cooper or Titans WR-DeAndre Hopkins.
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(Roster Moves)

Seattle..Sign FA-OT-Jason Peters-ex Eagles
Dallas..Sign FA-DT-KJ Henry-ex Bengals
Carolina..Sign FA-CB-Caleb Farley-former #1 pick-Titans
Steelers..Sign FA-OG-Max Scharping-ex Washington
Chargers..Release S-Tony Jefferson
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(College Football)

Pac 12..Adds Gonzaga University as 8th member for basketball and all other sports…Pac 12-still searching for 8th football school…Zags leave WCC after 2025 season. ..

Mountain West..Adds Texas El Paso as 7th member-UTEP leaves Conference USA….MWC still talking to New Mexico State..Texas State.
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…(Basketball)…

Lakers..G-D’Angelo Russell apologizes for his ‘unprofessional attitude’ last year under coach Darvin Ham.

Clippers..Open preseason workouts in Hawaii…Kawhi Leonard does only Cardiovascular workouts…not scheduled to play in preseason games.

Chicago..G-Lonzo Ball begins preseason workouts after 2Y-therapy for knee surgery..Will be on minutes limit and not play back to back games

Miami..GM-Pat Riley goes public-telling G-Jimmy Butler..’Keep your mouth shut’ and ‘stay on the floor’.

Portland..Veteran C-Robert Williams cleared for full workouts after missing most of last year with knee surgery after trade from Celtics.

Memphis..G-Ja Morant returns to team after shoulder surgery…Played only 17-games of last 102-games in Memphis because of suspension and surgeries.
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…(Hockey)….

NHL..Informs Columbus Blue Jackets they will be given dispensation to start the season below the salary cap threshold…but informed the team the 2M-signing bonus given to Johnny Goudreau will count against the salary cap despite the death of the star player.

Anaheim Ducks-Utah..Preseason game-Wednesday

Ducks..1st round pick Bennett Sennecke begins skating after recovering from a fractured foot.

Gulls…3-more players sent down from NHL-Ducks
..Yego Sidorv-LW-scored 50-goals in Junior hockey
..Jan Mysack-F-scored 14-goals for Laval in AHL
..Carson Meyer-F-Columbus Blue Jackets
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…(General)…

Formula 1…Renault exits as Engine Builder..after Alpine Racing cancels its contract.

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