…(Baseball)…

Padres-L-Dodgers (4-0)…LA wins 2-of-3 …Wednesday..Friars (29-20)…Dodgers (31-19)

..Shohei Ohtani leadoff HR on 1st pitch…throws 5-shutout innings

..Teoscar Hernandez second deck  HR

..Freddy Freeman multi hit game

..Dodgers had 2-homers..4-doubles..10-runners in scoring position-4 innings

..Randy Vasquez knocked around (4inn-3R-9 Base Runners)

..Jackson Merrill comes out of game with back tightness-tweaked it in 1st inning

Padres…Off day-Thursday..Open series with A’s on Thursday

Padres..Early season slumps continue: 

..Manny Machado..(.178)

..Fernando Tatis..(.239)

..Jackson Merrill..(.203)

..Ramon Laureano..(.215)

..Nic Castellanos..(.194)

..Jake Cronenworth..on DL..(.144)

Padres..2B-Jake Cronenworth-not making progress-still in concussion protocol

Padres..P-German Marquez-begins limited throwing program-coming off elbow issue

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Dodgers…Shohei Ohtani will return to dual role..Will pitch and DH at same time

Dodgers..Will look for starting pitching help with injuries to Blake Snell-Tyler Glasnow-Edwin Diaz

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Angels-A’s..Halos led (5-4) at Press Time..Wednesday..Halos (17-32)..A’s (5-18) skid

..Jorge Soler-Jo Adell-Josh Lowe HRs

Angels-vs-A’s..Thursday ..Jose Soriano-vs-Luis Severino

Angels..Remove P-Alex Manoah from 40-man roster

Angels..Callup P-Taylor Saucedo…Option P-Ryan Johnson to AAA

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(Scoreboard)

Reds-W-Phillies..Nate Lowe 2-doubles-3RBIs

Tampa Bay-W-Orioles..Rays 4R-in 8th..Tampa (33-15)

Twins-W-Astros..Joe Ryan 12-strikeout outing

Texas-W-Colorado..Jake Burger HR..Rockies fall to (19-31)

Arizona-W-Giants..Ketel Marte 2R-HR…Giants now (20-30)

Seattle-W-White Sox..Jhonny Paredes HR-M’s

Atlanta-W-Miami…Austin Riley-Dom Smith hit 3R-HRs…Braves (34-16)

Cleveland-W-Detroit..Jose Ramirez RBI double..Angel Martinez RBI triple-Cleve

Mets-L-Washington..CJ Abrams 3R-HR-Wash

Yankees-Blue Jays..Toronto led 2-0 Press Time..NY (30-19)

Red Sox-W-Royals..Jarren Duran 2R-HR-Bost

Brewers-W-Cubs..Brewers 2R-on Errors..Mil (29-18)..Chi (29-21)

Pirates-W-Cardinals..Buccos wrap out 15-hits

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(MLB Notes)

Jeff Moorad…Former CEO-Padres-Arizona linked now to Rose Bowl lawsuit against UCLA and LA Rams…Lawyer says Moorad shared ‘privileged communications’ that UCLA was going to sue to get out of Rose Bowl lease that was supposed to run till 2043.  Earlier in the week, Rams President Kevin Demoff was named in amended lawsuit for advising UCLA how to break lease and move to So Fi Stadium

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(Injuries)

Yankees..P-Gerrill Cole-activated off DL

Seattle..P-Matt Brash-activated-been out with lat injury

Atlanta..Activate OF-Eli White-concussion list

Cardinals..Activate P-Steven Matz-elbow

Astros..Send P-Hunter Brown out on rehab outing

Astros..DL-P-Lance McCuller-shoulder

Rockies..DL-P-Vic Vodnik-forearm

Orioles..P-Cade Povich-cortisone shot-elbow

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(Roster)

Mets..Callup top P-Zach Thornton (3.16-ERA)

Mets..Callup top reliever P-Anderson Severino (1.08)

Sox..Sell P-Oswaldo Bido to Yokohama Bay Stars

Tampa Bay-White Sox..TRADE..Rays deal P-Joe Rock for OF-Oliver Dunn

Cubs..DFA-P-Ty Blach 

Rockies..Callup P-Keegan Thompson

Pirates..Callup P-Wilber Dotel

Twins..Release P-John Brebbia

Braves..DFA-OF-Jose Azacar

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…(Basketball)…

Oklahoma City-W-San Antonio (122-113)..Thunder tied series (1-1)…Game 2.

..Shai Gilegous-Alexander (30P)

..Thunder slowed down Victor Wembenyama (21P-14R)

..Stephon Castle-Devin Vessel combined (45P) loss

..Thunder defense forced 21-turnovers

..Spurs lost despite 16-3’s

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(Playoff Schedule)-Thursday

NY Knicks-Cleveland…Knicks lead 1-0 after coming from 22-points back to win.

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(Basketball Notes)

Portland..New owner Tom Dundon lays off 70-employees..’We are reorganizing-reinvesting’

Cleveland..Coach Ken Atkinson criticized for not using timeouts while Knicks ran off a (30-8) scoring run in 4th quarter of first playoff game.

Dallas..House Cleaning continues-Fire Director Player Personnel-Matt Riccardi

Indiana..Veteran C-James Wiseman signing with Maccabi Tel Aviv

Atlanta..Veteran F-Jacob Toppin offered deal by Tel Aviv Hapeol

Mark Cuban..Turns down offer to buy NBA-Europe franchise for 1M-‘Not going to operate under Soccer club ownership.

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LSU..College coaches up in arms over Will Wade recruiting 25-26Y old recruits playing pro bowl in Europe…Offered player (5M) to come to LSU from Europe.

USC…(6’10-F)- Jacob Cofie withdraws from draft-will return to Trojans

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…(Football)…

Chiefs…WR-Rashee Rice will not be afforded privileges to rehab from knee surgery while in jail on 30-day sentence for probation violation

Steelers..QB-Aaron Rodgers says he will retire after the 2026-season

Chargers..QB-Justin Herbert not at voluntary workouts for 2nd week in a row

Raiders..Coach Klint Kubiak calls TE-Brock Bowers-‘Football Robot’

Giants..QB-Jaxson Dart says team will ‘run the ball first-throw second under Harbaugh’

Browns..Give Dillon Gabriel snaps as backup QB..Sheder Sanders to 3rd string

NFL..Report NFL will opt out of TV contracts and will seek 50% increase from each network

Rams..Coach Sean McVay says he ‘mishandled’ the Jared Goff trade..’Should have been upfront with the player’…’Players deserve honesty’

NFL..Votes to expand to 10-International games next year…Goal is to get to 16-games.

Brian Flores..Lawyers Subpoena hiring records of 25-teams to show systemic racism in hiring…He is suing NFL for racism in hiring  minorities.

Minnesota..2nd round of interviews for vacant GM-job..include John McKay-Rams exec..Terrance Gray-Bills.

Chicago..Commissioner Roger Goodell says Bears have 2-viable offers for Stadium…’They will decide between Arlington Heights and Hammond, Indiana.

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(College Football)

Texas Tech…Judge in Brandan Sorsby Lawsuit against NCAA-withdraws-recused from case…Was a graduate of Texas Tech…Sorsby’s lawyer says ‘NCAA has weaponized Gambling Facade while taking millions in revenue from Gambling sponsorships’

NAACP…calls on Black athletes to boycott schools in ACC-SEC-whose states are trying to eliminate Black Congressional districts in the south.

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…(Hockey)…

(NHL Playoffs)

Colorado-L-Las Vegas (4-2)..Game 1-Playoff series

..Knights score 2-goals in (2:33) late in 2nd period

..G-Carter Hart (36-saves) for Las Vegas

..Avs played without star defenseman Cale Makar

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(NHL Schedule)-Thursday

Montreal-at-Carolina..Game 1-Eastern Conference finals…Canadiens coming off back to back 7-game series..Hurricane have been off 11-days.

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(NHL Notes)

Colorado…Star D-Cale Makar to miss start playoffs-arm injury

Buffalo..F-Jiri Lerlish-confirms surgery for blood clot

Buffalo..2Y-extension Coach Lindy Ruff.

Las Vegas..Under fire for not allowing former head coach Bruce Cassidy to interview for head coaching jobs with Oilers-Canucks-Kings.

Oilers..Make contact with former head coach Mike Babcock-ex Wings-Ducks coach

Anaheim..GM-Pat Verbeek-season ending Press Conference:

..’Group understands players in tight series-matter’

..’We now understand what winning takes…we have seen what winning looks like’

..’This experience has been priceless for our young guys’

..’We won’t sneak up on anyone next year’

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…(General)…

(Golf)

LIV..CEO-Scott O’Neill trying to raise 250M-investors…Wants to move to USA-declare Bankruptcy-Reorganize for 2027.

PGA..1st round Byron Nelson Golf Classic-Ft Worth

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(Soccer)

Arsenal-Wins EPL championship after Manchester City winds up in 1-1 tie game.

Southampton..Expelled from Championship League playoffs after found guilty of illegally scouting opponents this year…Was in finals of playoffs to get promoted to EPL…Ban means they lose out on (270M) TV-Marketing  revenues.

World Health Organization orders FIFA to shut down Congo-World Cup workouts because of Ebola outbreak in that country.

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(Auto Racing)

Indy 500..Alex Rossi confirms he had surgery on ankle and hand on Monday after crash in practice…Will run in 500-on Sunday.

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Netflix..Announces (12.4M) viewers in MMA..watched (:17) victory of Ronda Rousey over Gian Carano over weekend

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