…(Baseball)…

MLB-Union…Owners make different proposal to Union

..Propose to delay Salary Cap talks until 2028…Adopt phase in formula teams

..Proposed Salary Cap to start at (258M)..Floor to Spending (180M)

..Offer to accept other Union financial proposals

..Raise Minimum Salaries to (1M) for 2nd-3rd year players

..Give early free agency to veteran players with 5-years at age 30

..Eliminate qualifying offers and draft pick compensation

..International Draft-12 rounds-salary slots

..Amateur Draft-12 rounds-salary slots-ban high school players

..Reduce Option Rules

..Full TV Local Revenue Share to be put into effect in 2028

Union…Rejects latest proposal..”Read the Fine Print”…’Blows up System’…’Line Your Pockets Proposal’..’Not discussing anything attached to a Salary Cap any year.

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Padres..Set off season roster..Have only 32-players on 40-man roster because of so many impending free agents

Padres..Reports that ace P-Michael King is expected to receiver free agent contract offers from the Cubs-White Sox-Braves-Red Sox-Mets in addition to the Padres

Angels..Report Stan Kroenke has asked Owners to move up Vote on sale of franchise to December to team can get on with off season moves

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(Roster Moves)

Orioles..Decline option 1B-Ryan Mountcastle (7.5M)

Tigers..Decline option P-Kenley Jansen (12M)

Brewers..Decline P-Antonio Senzatela..C-Gary Sanchez

Houston..Pick up option 3B-Issac Paredes (13.5M)

Arizona..DFA-OF-Pavin Smith

Houston..DFA-OF-Jakes Meyers

Orioles..Release OF-Heston Kjerstad

White Sox..Sign FA-3B-Grahame Pauley-ex Miami

Braves..Sign FA-P-Mitchell Parker-ex Washington

Reds..Sign FA-P-Paxton Schultz-ex Washington

Phillies..Sign FA-2B-Shay Whitcomb-ex Giants

Pirates..Sign FA-OF-Akil Baddoo-ex Tigers-Brewers

Red Sox-Cardinals..TRADE..Boston deals P-Eduardo Rivera for minor leaguer

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(MLB Notes)

Seattle..Hire Jason Kanzler-Manager-Was Director Player Development-Cubs

Texas..Fires Dave Bush-Asst Pitching Coach..Alex Cintron-Asst Hitting Coach

Texas..Promote Nick Hundley-VP-Player Development

Colorado..Hire Ethan Katz-Pitching Coach-ex Rockies

Toronto..David Bell-Asst GM-resigns

MLB-Names Finalist for Post Season Awards

..MVP..(AL) Yordan Alvarez-Junior Caminero..(NL) Peter Crow-Armstrong

..Cy Young (AL)..Cam Schlittler..(NL) Jacob Misiorowski-Chris Sale

..Rookie of Year (AL)..Parker Messick..(NL) Sal Stewart

..Manager of Year..(NL)..Pat Murphy..(AL) Will Venable-Kevin Cash

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…(Football)…

Chargers…NFL reports quoting teams surprised Bolts not returning calls on trade offers for veteran players despite (0-7) start

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(Roster Moves)

Vikings-Colts..Minnesota expresses interest in possible deal for QB-Daniel Jones.

Ravens-Arizona..Trade talks for demoted Cardinals QB-Jacoby Brissett

Bears-Ravens..Chicago rejects trade offer for QB-Tyson Bagent

Ravens..Sign FA-QB-Kedon Slovis from Packers taxi squad

Houston..Sign FA-DT-Naquan Jones-ex Bills-49ers

Jaguars..Sign FA-DT-Austin Johnson-ex Bills

Packers..Sign FA-QB-Cam Miller-ex Raiders draft pick

Bills..Release outspoken S-CJ Gardner-Johnson-coming off suspension

Saints..Release K-Daniel Carlson-missed 4FGs in 6-weeks

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(Injuries)

Bengals..Surgery-DE-Cassius Howell-wrist injury

Jacksonville..Surgery S-Eric Murray-elbow

Ravens..K-Tyler Loop-groin issue

Arizona..IR-RB-Jeremyiah Love-reinjures ankle 3rd time

Chargers..Activate TE-Dave Njoku-knee

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(NFL Notes)

Eagles..Coach Nick Sirianni-vote confidence Off Coord-Sean Mannion despite 6-game losing streak

Packers..Will retain RB-Josh Jacobs-despite new NFL probe-domestic issues

Ravens..Say rookie QB-Joe Fagnano will start this week

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(College Football)

CFP Poll..1st poll of season released:

..1-Miami…2-Georgia..3-Utah…4-Indiana..5-Alabama…6-Kentucky…7-Texas…8-UCLA…9-BYU..10-Ole Miss…11-Notre Dame..12-Ohio State

..Reaction to poll..Ohio State 2-losses and loss of QB-Julian Sayin…Alabama ranked higher than Tennessee even with loss to Vols…UCLA strength of schedule in question…Notre Dame-who have you played?

North Carolina State…Interviews ex NFL-QB-Russell Wilson for Wolfpack vacant head coaching…Joining former NFL-QB star Philip Rivers as candidate.

Oklahoma..Former Cowboys TE-Jason Witten will call plays after firing of Off Coord on weekend

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…(Basketball)…

Aztecs-W-Fullerton (102-78)…Aztecs pulled away from a tie 15 minutes into game and dominated rest of the way..Tuesday…

..G-Latrelle Davis (25P)..Elzie Harrington (13P)

..F-Tae Simmons-C-Bear Cherry combined (29P-18R)

..Aztecs (28-34) from FT line…SDSU 50-rebounds

..SDSU defense held Titans (7-31) shooting from 3’s

Lakers-at-Sacramento..Wednesday..Luka Doncic averaging (44P) per game over last 5-games..Lakers (6-2) start

Clippers-Miami…LA (1-6)..F-Brandon Ingram rejoins team in practice-rehabbing Heel-Achilles surgery

Clippers..Sign FA-G-Dalen Terry-ex Golden State

Cleveland..F-Peyton Watson-hamstring issue

Indiana..11-players on injury list..suited up 6-players for game on Monday

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…(Hockey)…

Ducks-W-Vancouver (5-3)….Cutter Gauthier had trick…Tuesday

Montreal-L-Winnipeg (5-4)..Stunning loss..Jets snap 9-game losing streak-wipe out 4-0 deficit..score 5-goals in a row to win in OT

LA Kings-vs-San Jose-Wednesday

Calgary..Report legendy Flames star Jarome Iginla has severed health issues…

‘Blood Poisioning-Metal Toxins-from Hip surgery’….Scored (525G) in career.

Detroit..NHL reports Wings trying to pull off Dylan Larkin trade to Washington

Detroit-San Jose..Discussing major trade for Wings D-Simon Edvinsson.

NY Islanders..Sign FA-D-Ben Hutton-ex Las Vegas-Otta

Chicago..LW-Patrick Kane-shoulder

Ducks..IR-F-AJ Greer–possible concussion

Boston..F-Matt Poitras-concussion

Finland…Confirms 16-teams ready to boycott World Championships after Court of Arbitration ruled Russia can return to International Tournament play…16-teams would refuse to play in tourneys or would refuse to play Russia because of the war in Ukraine.

Canada…Government invokes ban of Russian-Belarus teams from playing in the World Junior Championships in 2027.

LA Kings..Callup F-Kenny Connors from Ontario Reign-AHL

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…(General)…

Soccer…Spain conducting probe into death of star F-Jesus deMiguel-died of heart attack after a Red Card incident on field in game-ran intio goaltender.

Golf..Jon Rahm-leaving LIV-said he would agree to 1-year suspension and 5M-fine to rejoin PGA Tour..same penalty handed out to Brooks Koepka on his return last year.

Auto Racing…Formula 1-drivers expess concern F1 is inviting a terrorist threat from Iran and other Middle East extremists if final 2-races of season are held in Qatar and Abu Dhabi…Drivers want races moved to Italy as alternate sight

NASCAR..Suspends controversial driver Carson Hocevar from final race in Miami in Chase for Championship…Involved in 7th crash incident this year-including back to back crashes that put Joey Logano airborne at Talladega and a bad crash at Martinsville where he brake-wrecked another driver.

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