…(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Reds (5-4)..Comeback win..Wednesday…SD (35-32)…Friars (3-8)…(4-12) slide

..Red hot-Fernando Tatis line drive HR in 9th caps comeback win

..Tatis hitting (.397) over last 3-weeks

..Manny Machado RBI double..Gavin Sheets RBI double

Padres…Off day-Thursday..Open road trip in Baltimore on Friday

Padres..Manager Craig Stammen calls Tuesday nights (3-20) with RISP-a ‘low point’

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Dodgers-L-Pirates (9-8)..LA bullpen collapses..Wednesday….LA (43-25)….won 19-of-26

..Spencer Horwitz 2R-HR..Ty Callihan 3R-HR in 8th in big Bucs comeback

..Dodgers relievers give up 5-runs in 8th inning

..Ryan Ward Grand Slam-LA

..Shoehi Ohtani 2R-HR-LA

Dodgers-at-Pittsburgh..Thursday..Justin Wroblewski-vs-Mitch Keller

Dodgers..Consider putting C-Will smith on DL-neck issue

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Angels-Astros…Game tied 2-2 in 9th at Press Time..Wednesday..Halos (26-42)

..Mike Trout-Logan O’Hoppe solo HRs-Angels

Angels..Off day-Thursday..Play Tampa Bay on Friday

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(Scoreboard)

Tampa Bay-W-Boston..Ced Mullens 2R-HR..Rays (40-25)

Yankees-W-Cleveland..Jazz Chisholm 2R-triple..NY (41-26)

Giants-W-Washington..Bryce Eldridge Grand Slam HR..SF 5 in 8th..5 in 9th in win

Orioles-W-Mariners..Jackson Holliday Grand Slam HR-O’s

Marlins-W-Arizona..Miami won 7-of-8 games

Tigers-W-Twins..Byron Buxton 2R-HR-Minn

Phillies-W-Blue Jays..Alec Bohm 3R-HR..Bryce Harper HR..Kyle Schwarber 2R-HR

Mets-L-Cardinals.Jordan Walker 3R-Hr..Cards 3HRs…Mets (29-38).

Braves-L-White Sox..Chisox now (36-31)

Rangers-W-Royals..Texas 2R in 10th

Cubs-L-Rockies..TJ Rumfield 2R-HR-Colo…Cubs lost 18-of-23

Brewers-A’s..Milw (41-24)..A’s led 4-3 at Press Time

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(Injuries)

Braves..OF-Ron Acuna-hamstring

Yankees..Order 2nd MRI-Max Fried-elbow

Pirates..SS-Oneil Cruz-fractured hand

Red Sox..P-Garrett Crochet-reinjures lat muscle-shoulder

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(Roster Moves)

Braves..Callup P-James Karinchak-ex Cleveland

Mariners..Sign FA-P-Carson Fulmer-ex Pirates

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(MLB Notes)

Toronto..Pull Vlad Guerrero out of cleanup…has just 3HR..hitting (.138) in June-moved to leadoff

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…(Basketball)…

(NBA Finals)-Wednesday-Game 4

..NY Knicks-W-San Antonio (107-106).Historic NY win after historic 1st half Spurs

..Knicks come back from 29-point deficit in 2nd half to record a record win

..F-OG Anunoby puts in tip in with (:01) left to cap comeback

..Anunoby (33P)…Jalen Brunson (36P)

..Knicks hit 15-3’s…Had (13-0) run in 3rd quarter..hit 6-3’s in 4th quarter

..Spurs hit 6-3’s early…led by 21-points in opening quarter

..San Antonio hit 13-3’s in first half…shot 60% from floor

..Spurs led by 29-points in 2nd quarter…went 24-minutes without turnover

..Led (76-49) at halftime..

..Knicks lead series (3-1)..Game 5-in San Antonio on Saturday

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(NBA Notes)

NBA-TV-Game 3-TV ratings explode…(23M)

NBA-TV..Game 2-TV ratings…Drew (16.8M)..almost equal to 1st game (17M)

Chicago..Will interview ex Portland coach Tiago Splitter for Bulls head job

Sacramento..Opens trade talks about a deal that would send C-Domantas Sabonis to either Toronto or Charlotte.

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…(Football)…

NFL..Sources say outspoken WR-Brandon Aiyuk has become ‘untradeable’ because of his antics and criticisms of the 49ers leadership…Compared him to WR-Antonio Brown who self destructed.

Minnesota..QB-Kyler Murray…’Cannot get up to speed with split reps in OTA workouts’

Browns..Coach Todd Monken says he wants a defined depth chart at QB-at end OTAs

Raiders..Coach Kirk Cousins praises ‘Great Football Minds in QB-room-Coach Klint Kubiak

Browns..QB-Deshaun Watson-not offended by Jim Haslam ‘big swing-miss’ signing QB

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(Roster Moves)

Seahawks-Packers..Both interested in FA-RB-Nick Chubb

Patriots..Reject overtures…’Not interested’ in WR-Stefon Diggs

Eagles..Sign FA-DE-EJ Epenesa-ex Bills

Rams..Sign FA-LB-Tomon Fox-ex Giants

Chiefs..OT-Wanya Morris asks for trade

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(NFL Notes)

NFL..Files suit against 5-lawyers who teamed with doctors to ‘Defraud’ NFL out of (87M) in the Concussion Fees due players for treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.

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(College Football)

Texas Tech..AD-Kirby Hocutt puts out statement on QB-Brendan Sorsby…”We support him in his recovery….We played no part in his Lawsuit nor Injunction…Our integrity is helping him with health’.

Texas Tech..Coach Joey McGuire comments..’We are not engineering his eligibility…It’s not murder’

Big 12…Executive Board meets Thursday to discuss sanctions against Texas Tech….

Big 12..Conference calls President’s-Chancellor’s meetings on Monday

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……(Hockey)….

San Diego Gulls…Loses Head Coach Matt McIlvane-Becomes Assistant Coach-Boston Bruins…Led Gulls for 3-years and got team to playoffs…Had just signed 3-year extension with Anaheim Ducks last month-but asked to be released after Boston job opened.

NHL Playoffs…Las Vegas-at-Carolina..Thursday..Game 5 of series..Tied (2-2)…Backup goalie Brandon Bussi expected to start again.

Colorado..Veteran Gabe Landeskog named winner of Masterton Trophy for sportsmanship-perseverance…Spent 3-years recovering from knee graft surgery.

NHL Union…demands NHL investigate Coach Mike Babcock and his ‘treatment of players that led to his Columbus Blue Jackets firing’…Edmonton Oilers want permission to hire him.

Vancouver..Fires..Dale Tallon as Senior Advisor…longtime Player-Coach

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…(General)…

(World Cup)…FIFA President Giannini Infantino defends World Cup Policies

..Done nothing wrong with pricing..what is being done in US

..Right to do ‘Dynamic Pricing’-change prices based on he market

..Not dictate to USA whom they should admit

..Iran is playing in tourney because they deserve to be in it

..Refused to address (180,000) unsold tickets because of prices

World Cup…Opening day of game for 48-teams playing in 12-groups

..Mexico-vs-South Africa (12-noon)

..South Korea-vs-Czechia (7pm)

Team USA…Legendary star Landon Donovan…speaking about Christian Pulisic..’It’s Captain America’s Time…Face-Heart-Soul of team’.

Team USA…D-Chris Richards expected to start in Friday game vs Paraguay

Everton…Judge orders EPL team to pay Burnley (47M) in damages for violations of Financial bylaws…Everton was found guilty..stripped of 10-points in standings…won appeal…penalized just 4-points….Burnley dropped in  standings and was relegated-costing franchise (250M) in TV-marketing contracts from EPL. 

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(Golf)

LIV..CEO-Scott O’Neil says ‘cannot guarantee final 4-tourneys on the schedule will be played in 2026’

PGA…1st round of Canadian Open Tourney in Toronto.

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