…(Baseball)…

Padres-at-Milwaukee…Saturday-Game 1-NLDS…Walker Buehler-vs-Jacob Misiorowski

..Brewers (103-59)…(55-26) at home..tied for best home record in MLB

..Milwaukee won 93-97-103 last 3-years

..Brewers (,258-Team BA)…(154-HR)

..Misiorowski (16-5)..(252K-179-innings)

..Misiorowski has (339K-240-Innings) in year and half career

..Pat Murphy-ex Padres manager (293-193) in Milwaukee

..Padres won 19-of-22 games in hot streak since September

Padres..Roster decision-will likely include Randy Vasaquez and Wandy Peralta back on 26-man roster.

Dodgers-vs-Braves..Saturday…Game 1-NLDS

..LA (100-62)..coming off bye week

..Blake Snell likely starter in lst game

..Braves starter yet to be named

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(Scoreboard)

Braves-W-Phillies (6-2)….Final wildcard game-Atlanta to NLDS

..Michael Harris 3R-HR-1st inning

..Ozzie Albies HR

..Matt Olson HR

..Braves won using a bullpen day

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(MLB Notes)

Boston..Red Sox P-Sonny Gray upset at being pulled in 1-0 game…after (4.2inn) despite being dominant all season long…1B-Will Contreras criticized over-reliance on analytics…’Need players to win games-not stats’….Red Sox bullpen blew both games against the Yankees.

Cubs…In state of shock-top of batting order went (0-25) in playoff series loss to Padres.

Arizona..will retain Torrey Lovullo as manager despite missing playoffs 3rd year in a row

Houston..might not retain Joe Espada after playoff failure-loss to White Sox.

Reds..Fire pitching coach-Derek Johnson

A’s..Fire hitting coach Chris Cron

Tigers..Will move Kevin McGonigle to starting 3B next year

Toronto..GM-Ross Atkins says ‘changes will be made to roster in off season’

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(Injuries)

Red Sox…OF-Roman Anthony will have off season wrist surgery

Houston..Surgery OF-Daulton Varsho -wrist

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…(Football)…

(Thursday Night Football)

Steelers-L-Browns (27-24)

..Andre Szmyt 56Y-FG (:10) left ends shootout

..Jaleel McLaughlin 28Y-TD run-Cleve

..Harold Fannin 2Y-TD catch-Cleve

..QB-Deshaun Watson (268Y–TD-Int-2 Fumbles) Cleveland

..Browns defense 5-sacks..

..QB-Aaron Rodgers  threw TD pass-ran for 2 point conversion (1:42) left

..Rodgers (299Y-3TD)-sacked 5-times in loss

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(Schedule)

Chargers-at-Seattle…Bolts (0-3)..Seattle (2-1)

..QB-Justin Herbert (73R)..(3TD-4Int-3Fu) 

..QB-Sam Darnold starts for Seattle

..WR-Jaxson Smith Njigba (27R-15YPC)

..Seahawks (367Y-offense)..Giving up (228-defense)

Bills-Patriots..Buffalo offense (401YPG)..Pats (1-2)

Colts-Washington..QB-Jayden Daniels may start-Commanders

Bears-Jets..Case Keenum led offense (408YPG)..Jets defense (258YPG)

Bengals-Jaguars..Matchup Joe Burrow-vs-Trevor Lawrence

Arizona-Giants..Jameis Winston 0TD-2-games

Rams-Eagles..WR-Davante Adams (19YPC)-LA

Packers-Tampa Bay..Bucs without QB-Baker Mayfield

Ravens-Titans..Baltimore (398YPG)..Titans 4TD in 3-games

Cowboys-Houston..Dallas defense (387YPG)..Texans (0-3) start

Minnesota-Miami..Vikings (3-0)..Dolphins (0-3)

Chiefs-Raiders..Battle (3-0 teams..KC (416YPG)..Raiders defense (311YPG)

Broncos-49ers..Brock Purdy (9TD-1Int)..133-QB rating

Lions-Carolina..Jared Goff-vs-Bryce Young QB battle

Atlanta-New Orleans..Monday Night..Tyler Shough 8TD-Saints

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(Injuries)

Saints..IR-RB-Travis Etienne-hamstring injury

Giants..DT-Brian Burns has torn meniscus-MCL ligament

Titans..IR-OT-Fernando Carmone..OG-Jackson Slater

Eagles..LB-Zach Baum-concussion

Chargers..RB-Keaton Mitchell-ankle issue

Chargers..S-Derwin James misses practice-hamstring

Raiders..OG-Jackson Powers-Johnson-groin injury

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(Roster Moves)

Steelers-Dallas..TRADE..Pittsburgh ships CB-Joey Porter to Cowboys for #2-6 picks

Giants..Sign FA-LB-Jihad Ward-ex Vikings

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(NFL Notes)

Chargers..Mike McDaniel…’Blame me for the team’s poor offensive start…now Justin Herbert or Jim Harbaugh.

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(College Football)

Aztecs-vs-Texas State…SDSU (1-3) vs Bobcats QB-Brad Jackson (10TD-3Int)..Aztecs without 14-players-sidelined with mumps..Coach Sean Lewis…’God not do us any favors…We have to step into the storm’

USC-at-Washington..Matchup of QB-Demond Williams-Huskies-vs-Jayden Maiava

UCLA..off weekend

USD-vs-Davidson..Toreros (1-3)

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(Top 10)

1-Texas..Bye Week

2-Georgia-Vanderbilt

3-Notre Dame-North Carolina

4-Miami-Clemson

5-Ohio State-Iowa

6-Indiana-Rutgers

7-Alabama-Mississippi State

8-Florida-Missouri

9-Ole Miss..Bye Week

10-BYU-TCU

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Stanford-Wake Forest

Cal-UNLV

ASU-Baylor

Arizona-Cincinnati

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(Pac 12)

Boise State-Utah State

Oregon State-Colorado State

Washington State-Fresno State

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…(Basketball)…

LA Clippers-vs-Golden State..Sunday preseason game

Lakers-vs-Sacramento Kings..Monday

Lakers..Shop F-Dalton Knecht…owed (4.5M) on final year deal

Denver..Sign FA-G-Ryan Nembhard-ex Dallas

San Antonio..Veteran F-Kelly Olynyk signs with BC Roma-Italy

Miami..Lose G-Dru Smith-ankle

Sixers..C-Tako Fall-hip injury..C-Adem Bona-foot sprain

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…(Hockey)…

Ducks-at-Las Vegas..NHL season opener-Friday

Kings-at-San Jose..Saturday game

San Diego Gulls..Open AHL season with road games-Saturday-Sunday vs San Jose Barracudas

Ducks..Sign young D-Travis Luneau to (6Y-42M) extension

Dallas..IR-D-Matt Duchene-knee

Sabres..IR-D-Olen Zellweger-concussion

Toronto..IR-F-Max Domi-Dakota Joshua-rehab from surgery

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…(General)…

(Soccer)

Cristiano Ronaldo-walks out on Team Portugal-when said he would not be starting vs Denmark in Nations League tourney game

Team USA-vs-Mexico..Saturday friendly in Glendale, Arizona

SDFC…off weekend

English Premier League…off weekend

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