…(Baseball)…

Padres-L-Brewers (7-1)..Friars lose 2-of-3 in Milwaukee….SD on (6-9) skid

..Griff Canning walks 4-in a row in 43-pitch 1st inning (1.2inn-6R-9 Base runners)

..Bryce Turang RBI Double..Gary Sanchez RBI Double..Luis Rengifo 2R-single

Padres-at-Seattle..Friday..Randy Vasquez (4-1)-vs-Evan Hancock

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Dodgers-Giants..LA led (5-2) at Press Time on Thursday..LA (26-18)…LA is (6-9) last two weeks

..Will Smith solo HR

..Alex Call 2R-single

Dodgers-vs-Angels..Friday..Justin Wroblewski (5-1)-vs-Jack Kochanowicz

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(Thursday Scoreboard)

Pirates-W-Cubs..Ryan O’Hearn 2R-HR-Bucs

Reds-W-Nationals..JJ Bleday 3R-HR..Matt McLain 2R-HR..Reds 15-run outburst

Mets-W-Detroit..Mets hit 4HRs in win

Twins-W-Miami..Minnesota 5R-2nd inning

Seattle-W-Houston..Luke Raley 3R-HR-Mariners

St Louis-W-A’s..Jordan Walker HR-RBI double-StL

Red Sox-L-Phillies..Kyle Schwarber 2R-HR-Phi

Braves-L-Cubs..Ian Happ HR…Cubs cool off Braves..Atl (30-14)

White Sox-W-Royals..Randal Grichuck HR-4RBIs-Sox

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(Injuries)

Seattle..DL-C-Cal Raleigh-oblique

Mets..X-ray Juan Soto-bruised foot

Rockies..Shutdown P-Chase Dollander-forearm

Rockies..DL-P-Jimmy Herget-elbow

Miami..DL-P-Rob Snelling-elbow

Mets..Surgery C-Francisco Alvarez-out 8W-meniscus

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(Roster Moves)

Twins..Option OF-Matt Wallner to AAA-hitting (.167)

Twins..Callup P-Zebby Matthews

Reds..Option C-PJ Higgins-

A’s..Sign FA-P-Jose Suarez-ex Seattle

Miami..Callup P-Braxton Garrett

Washington..Sign FA-P-Alex Young-ex Reds

Matt Mervis..ex-Cubs 1B-signs FA-deal Union Laguna-Mexico

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(MLB Notes)

Texas..Sits SS-Corey Seager in (0-27) slump

Tampa Bay..Signs deal for (2.6M) domed Stadium..includes (967M) in local funding.

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(NFL)

(2026) Schedule Released:

Chargers

..Open with home games vs Arizona Cardinals-Raiders

..5-game stretch at Buffalo..at Seattle..Denver..at Kansas City..at LA Rams

..Late season games at Baltimore-at Tampa Bay

..Play 9-road games

Rams..

..Open with 49ers in Australia-and-Giants-at home

..3-game stretch at Denver..at Philadelphia..home-Buffalo

..Home games mid season vs Packers-Chiefs-Dallas

..Late season..at Seattle..at Tampa..home-Seahawks

Raiders..

..Open with easy games vs Miami-Saints

..5-games in 6-weeks vs Chargers-Chiefs..at New England..Bills-Rams

..Late season home games with Seattle-Chargers-Denver

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(Opening Weekend)-Top matchups:

..Patriots-at-Seattle..Sam Darnold-vs-Drake Maye..Super Bowl rematch-Wednesday

..Broncos-at-Kansas City..Bo Nix-vs-Patrick Mahomes-both coming off surgeries-MNF

..Rams-49ers in Australia..19-hour road trip-Thursday

..Cowboys-at-NY Giants..John Harbaugh debut

..Buffalo-at-Houston..Josh Allen-vs-CJ Stroud

..Packers-Vikings..Vikings uncertainty at QB

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(NFL Notes)

Giants..WR-Malik Nabers-Surgery-Scar Tissue-knee

Raiders..Sign FA-DT-Benito Jones-ex Miami

Chargers..Sign small college FA-WR-Marte Morrow-Upper Iowa (153R-28TD)

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…(Basketball)…

(NBA Schedule)-Friday

Cavaliers-Detroit..Cleveland leads (3-2)

San Antonio-Minnesota..Spurs leads (3-2)

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(NBA Scorecard)-Thursday…Off night.

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(NBA Notes)

NBA..Commissioner Adam Silver..New ‘3-2-1’ Lottery will be a mandate to all teams-you have to win…New Lottery system will cover 27-28-29 draft.

Bulls..Hire Stephen Mervis-GM-ex Orlando Magic exec….Acie Law-Director Player Personnel

Boston..Hire Isaiah Thomas-ex NBA player-as a scout

Memphis..Report team shopping G-Ja Morant and #16 pick for another 1st round pick

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…(Hockey)…

(NHL Playoff Scoreboard)-Thursday

..Montreal-W-Buffalo (6-3)..Habs lead series  (3-2)..Sabres scored 3-goals on 3-straight shots…G-Jakub Dobes makes 31-saves in a row after a bad start…Montreal scores 2-goals in 2-minutes to start comeback…Habs reel off 4-goals in a row in huge road win…Habs can win series Saturday on home ice.

..Ducks-L-Las Vegas..(5-1)..Knights win series over young Ducks…..Mitch Marner scores on breakaway…Brett Howden scores shorthanded-Vegas adds power play goal….jumped to (3-0) lead in first 10-minutes..Ducks run out of gas…Knights G-Carter Hart spectacular 6-game series

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(Playoff Schedule)-Friday..No games

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(NHL Notes)

Edmonton..Fires coach Kris Knoblauch…owes him 3-years on contract…Was (166-99-21) in career..got Oilers to Stanley Cup finals-failed to win…Knocked out 1st round playoffs this year.

Toronto..Deny reports star Auston Matthews was consulted before team fired Craig Berube as coach

Vancouver..Names Ryan Johnson as GM-from their AHL farmclub…Promotes Daniel-Henrick Sedin to Co Presidents.

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…(General)…

PGA Championships-Philadelphia..1st round

(67)..Scottie Scheffler surges to top-late afternoon..leads 7-way tie

(68)..Xander Schauffele-Shane Lowrey in 7-way tie

(69)..Jon Rahm-Brooks Koepka-Jason Day..19-golfers tied for 3rd

(70)..Patrick Cantlay-JJ Spaun

(72)..Dustin Johnson

(74)..Rory McIlroy (5-bogeys in 6-holes)

(76)..Bryson DeChambeau (5-bogeys-1 double bogey)

South African golfer Garrick Higgo hit with 2-stroke penalty for showing up late for (7:18am) tee time

Tiger Woods…returns to Palm Beach after 4-week stay in Zurich rehab center.

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(Auto Racing)

Indy Car…Saturday qualifying for Indy 500…Sunday qualifying for pole.

NASCAR..Delaware 400-Sunday

Formula 1..Off weekend.

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