…(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Cardinals (6-1)..Friars (38-35)…are on (6-11) skid..just (7-15)-last 3-weeks

..Fernando Tatis RBI-single..RBI-double on (3-for-5) day

..Jackson Merrill 2R-HR inside foul pole..(3-for-5) day

..Griff Canning (4.1inn-1R)..Bullpen 4-innings-0R)

Padres..off day-Thursday..open weekend series in Texas on Friday

Padres..P-Ron Marinaccio beanball suspension reduced to 2-games

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Dodgers-W-Tampa Bay (5-4)..LA (48-27)…season high 21-games over .500…Won 24-of-34

..Freddie Freeman 2R-HR..RBI-single

..Shohei Ohtani (6inn-4R)

Dodgers..Off day-Thursday-host Orioles on Friday

Dodgers..Monitoring hamstring issue with Shohei Ohtani-may limit his starts.

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Angels-L-Arizona (8-1)…Halos fall to (30-44)

..Corbin Carroll-Grand Slam HR-triggers 5R-5th inning

Angels-vs-A’s..Thursday..Jose Soriano will start for Halos

Angels..DFA-OF-Trey Mancini…despite hitting (.308)

Angels..Activate 2B-Vaughn Girrsom from DL

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(Wednesday Scoreboard)

Giants-W-Braves..1st game..Raf Devers-Willy Adames-Jung Lee solo HRs

Giants-W-Braves..2nd game..Luis Arraez-Willy Adames-Bryce Eldridge HRs

Royals-W-Washington..KC hits 4-HRs in game

Miami-W-Phillies..Kyle Stowers…2HRs-5RBIs-Marlins

Astros-W-Tigers..Jeremy Pena HR-RBI single

Red Sox-L-Blue Jays..Vlad Guerrero 2RBIs-Tor

Yankees-W-White Sox..Cody Bellinger 2RHR..Paul Goldschmidt 3RHR..NY (45-27)

Milwaukee-W-Cleveland..Chris Yelich HR-RBI single-Milw (45-26)

Cubs-W-Rockies..Dansby Swanson 2R-HR..Peter Crow Armstrong HR-Chi

Mariners-Orioles..Balt led 4-1 at Press Time

Pirates-W-A’s..Ryan O’Hearn 2R-double-HR-Bucs

Mets-W-Reds..Bo Bichette 3-hits..Juan Soto 2RBIs

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(Injuries)

Cubs..DL-Daniel Palencia-elbow

Blue Jays..DL-P-Max Scherzer-back issue

Tigers..DL-SS-Gleyber Torres-oblique

Phillies..DL-P-Brad Keller-forearm

Seattle..DL-OF-Randy Arozarena-hamstring

Cleveland..DL-OF-Angel Martinez-fractured foot

Cleveland..DL-OF-Chase DeLauter-fractured foot

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…(Roster Moves)

Cleveland..Release P-Koby Allard

Washington..Release P-Julian Fernandez

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…(World Cup Soccer)

England-W-Croatia (4-2)..Harry Kane scored on penalty shot and a header…Jude Bellingham-Marcus Rashford also scored in opening win.

Portugal-Congo…Tie (1-1)…Portugal scored at 6′ mark-never scored again…Ronaldo missed on 2-wide shots.

Ghana-W-Panama (1-0)..Ghana scores in 95′ for win

Colombia-Uzbekistan..Colombia led 2-1 at 95′ mark at Press Time

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(Schedule)-Thursday

Mexico-vs-South Korea

Canada-Qatar

Switzerland-Bosnia

Czechia-South Africa

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(World Cup Notes)

USA..F-Christian Pulisic-private workout running and cutting to test ailing calf

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…(College Football)…

NCAA-Congress….The NFL-MLB-NBA sent letters to Congress and the NCAA saying they back the Bill to grant an Anti-Trust exemption to the NCAA…saying the move would ‘Restore the NCAA to health-stability-and ability to thrive’…..They also urged the Big 10-SEC to look beyond their own conference for the good of all athletics

Texas Tech…The agent for QB-Brendan Sorsby, Ron Slavin, says the University of Cincinnati knew for 2-years that Sorsby had a gambling addiction and did nothing about it.

Big 12…Report the Conference laid out plans to fine Texas Tech (40M) in penalties if they played Sorsby against league bylaws…the sanctions included stripping them of Conference TV money, blocking them from the Conference championship game, and denying them any share of Conference playoff shared revenue.

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(Football)

Titans..Sign FA-OC-Aaron James-ex Raiders-Chargers

Titans..Sign FA-DE-Jaylen Holmes-ex Washington

Denver..QB-Bo Nix-confirms he had a second ankle surgery-this for bone spurs.

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…(Basketball)…

Lakers..Open talks about contract extension for G-LeBron James…Team offering 1-year Mid-Level Exemption (15M)….James wants (30M)

Utah…Jazz C-Walker Kessler rejects a (5Y-140M) extension…may go on trade block

Lakers-Utah..Report Lakers might offer Rui Hachimura and #1 pick for Walker Kessler.

Utah..G-Darryn Peterson-rejects offer for private meeting with Jazz-hold #2 pick

Milwaukee..Report Bucks want two #1 picks plus 3-players in Giannis Antetokounmpo deal

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…(Hockey)…

Toronto..Surprise hire-Jim Hillier as head coach..was fired by Kings (93-58-24) record

Las Vegas..Say they have given 1-team permission to interview fired head coach Bruce Cassidy

Las Vegas..Hire Ryan Craig as head coach-was coach at AHL Henderson Knights

Las Vegas..RW-Mitch Marner says ‘I had alot of dark moments’ playing in Toronto…’was blamed for teams failures by media and fans…’was addicted to social media’….says he ‘learned it is okay not to be okay and ask for help’

Sabres-San Jose…Buffalo deals #1 pick and D-Mike Kesselring for Sharks #1 pick.

NHL..TV ratings for Stanley Cup…record (1.8M) viewers per game in Finals.

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…(General)…

US Open…1st round-Shinneock-Southampton, Long Island…Tee Times top names:

..(7-30am)..Brooks Koepka

..(7:52)..Rory McIlroy

..(8:14)..Scott Scheffler

..(1:25)..Bryson DeChambeau

..(1:36)..Wyndham Clark

..(1:42pm)..Xander Schauffele

..(2:04)..Justin Rose-Jon Rahm

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(Auto Racing)

TNT..Hires legendary driver Jimmy Johnson-to be Studio Analyst for featured races.

NASCAR…Drivers take over Coronado-North Island for this weekends San Diego Grand Prix.

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(Boxing)

Floyd Maywether charged with 2-felonies for writing (200,000) in bad checks to buy jewelry in Las Vegas…Mayweather has a history of bad debts-4 lawsuits and a (7.2M) IRS tax lien.

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