…(Baseball)…

Padres…Lose Front Office Exec…AJ Ellis-Assistant GM-leaves to become a coach on Andy Green’s staff-NY Mets.

Padres..NY Post report P-Michael King has 5-different FA-contract offers-other teams including deals from Cubs-White Sox-Boston-NY Mets-Atlanta…Most offers are 3Y-deals-King may be seeking 5Y-package-25M per year average.

Dodgers-Reds..Trade talks…LA interested in SS-Ely DeLaCruz-but deal could involve 4-for-1 and Cincinnati asking for C-Dalton Rushing..2B-Charles Davalan..P-Justin Wrobleski-P-Landon Knack…Dodgers rejected request Roki Sasaki be in deal.

Dodgers-Angels..Trade talks..LA interested in SS-Zach Neto for starting pitching and prospects.

Angels..MLB will vote November 16th on sale of franchise to Stan Kroenke….John Mozeliak says team has a ‘ready list’ of GM-candidates but has not interviewed anyone yet till sale is finalized.

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(Roster Moves)

Cubs..DFA-1B-Tyler Austin

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(MLB Notes)

Cleveland..Opening day statements in Emmanuel Clase pitching tipping scandal..Lawyers presented evidence of 18-games in which Clase tipped off gambling friend with pitch he’d thrown in dirt…Gambler made (460,000) profits on betting on those pitches..Clase got kick backs..Presented evidence of text messages with code names for what type of pitch to be thrown.

Astros..Will interview Albert Pujols for vacant managerial job

Astros..Setup interview with Morgan Ensberg-Tampa Bay-for manager’s job

A’s..Hire Cam Castro-ex Brewers-as General Manager-will work under new President Baseball Ops Taylor Smith

Cardinals..Hire Joel McKeithern-hitting coach-ex White Sox.

Reds..Hire Joe Torres-pitching coach-ex Guardians assistant 

Houston..Interview Luis Urueta-ex Texas Rangers for Astros manager’s job

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…(Football)…

Rams-Chargers…Rams S-Quentin Lake rips QB-Justin Herbert..’Seeing Ghosts out there’…Herbert ranked #32 in passing…Offense #28…Herbert (5TD-10Int-2Fu-23 QB sacks-QBR 68)..Chargers have scored 9-TD in 7-games on offense

Rams..Lose CB-Jaylen Watson for season..shoulder surgery

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(Thursday Nite Football)

Jaguars (5-2)-vs-Baltimore (4-4)..Ravens will start 3rd string QB-in game

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(Roster Moves)

Arizona-Baltimore..TRADE..Cardinals deal QB-Jacoby Brissett for late round draft pick..Brissett (10TD-7 Int) this year with wins over Chargers-Rams

Detroit..Sign FA-LB-KJ Britt-ex Patriots

Denver..Sign FA-RB-Jaret Patterson-ex Chargers

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(Injuries)

Cleveland..QB-Deshaun Watson put in concussion protocol with headaches-Tuesday

Ravens..Surgery QB-Ty Huntley-Turf Toe

Washington..Surgery DT-Javon Kinlaw-knee

Lions..LB-Jack Campbell-sprained neck-has some movement in arms-full use legs

Falcons..IR-DE-Samson Ekuban-hamstring

Seattle..QB-Sam Darnold-quad bruise

Patriots..Activate WR-Mack Hollins-OG-Greg Van Routen from IR

Packers..LB-Micah Parsons goes thru first full practice-comes off knee surgery

Saints..Activate WR-Jordyn Tyson-hamstring

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(NFL Notes)

Eagles..Will start Joe Milton-QB this weekend-4th different starter

Seattle..Drew Lock starts at QB in place injured Sam Darnold.

Cleveland..Shedeur Sanders will start in place of Deshaun Watson

49ers..Brandon Aiyuk applies for NFL reinstatement from reserve list..Wants meeting with team on Friday..Left club-breached contract last year-rehabbed knee surgery outside team medical care-forfeited guaranteed roster bonuses..Insulted organization on social media in off season

Chargers..Coach Jim Harbaugh blows off questions about deals at trade deadline..’I want Khalil Mack here’

Hall of Fame..Finalists for Contributors Ballott…Patriots owner Bob Kraft…Bears founder Virginia McCaskey..NFL executive Ralph Hay…Browns OG-Coach John Wooten..Bucs QB-Doug Williams

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(College Football)

North Carolina State…Interviewed legendary QB-Philip Rivers in Alabama on Wednesday for Wolfpack head coaching job

Colorado..Boulder Daily Camera reports boosters moving to put together package to buyout Coach Deion Sanders …Buffs are (19-26)

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…(Basketball)…

Lakers-Sacramento…LA led (61-54) at Halftime-Press Time…Luke Doncic scores 11 in. a row…Had 23-at halftime…Wednesday…LA (6-2)

Clippers-Miami…LA led 36-35-in 2nd quarter vs Heat at Press Time…Wednesday…LA (1-6)

Golden State..Confirms it has stopped payment on (20M) contract F-Kristaps Porzingas-who left team in camp with viral infection problems and is refusing treatment from team doctors

Toronto..F-Kawhi Leonard cleared to begin limited ramp up practice after dealing with left knee issue

WNBA..Record (3.3M) viewers for 7th game of playoffs on weekend.

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…(Hockey)…

LA Kings-San Jose…Adrian Kempe 2G in lst period….Kings led (3-0) at Press Time…Wednesday…Kings (4-7-2)

Ducks-at-Edmonton..Thursday…Ducks (7-7-1)…Oilers (11-2-3)..Connor McDavid on record scoring spree (9G-31A-40P) in 16-game

Gulls (5-4-2)..Off till Friday-Saturday road games vs Henderson Silver Knights

Dallas..Voters reject a Hotel-Rental Car tax by 55-45% vote-would have helped fund new hockey Arena in Plano, Texas for Stars.

Winnipeg..G-Connor Hellebuyck writes ‘Thank You Letter’ to Jets-fans-city of Winnipeg for his career…Says request to be traded to team is USA..’Family Health Matter’

Detroit..G-John Gibson-groin issue

Blackhawks..D-Bowen Byram-placed on IR.

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…(General)…

(Golf)…BC Partners…hired to bail out financially troubled LIV-Golf-pulled out of a (300M) deal-Wednesday night…’Golfers would not commit to LIV 2.0 concept…London Times reports only Bryson DeChambeau and 4-rookies signed up…Dustin Johnson and 11-others are suing LIV and PIF fund for money owed..and 16-golfers terminated contracts

DP-European Tour…Confirms its golfers are against letting LIV defections onto their tour without players paying a penalty…DP execs…’They bragged about destroying the European tour for 4-years..and now they want to be allowed to play here’

(Soccer)…Team USA releases roster for Nations League Tourney games next week vs Haiti…Christian Pulisic..Weston McKennie..Gia Reyna and rookie Cavan Sullivan on roster.

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