…(Baseball)…

Padres-Giants..(8-5)..San Diego led at Press Time..Tuesday….Friars (20-14)..

..Friars get 4R-inning early vs Logan Webb

..Sung Mun-Song 2R-double-first MLB hit

..Xander Bogaerts HR

..Miguel Andujar single-double-triple

..Walker Buehler gave up 4-runs early-settled down-retire 10 in a row

San Diego-San Francisco..Wednesday..Matt Waldron (0-1)-9.88-ERA-vs-Adrian Houser

Padres..P-Lucas Giolito-Rehab start San Antonio

Padres..Activate P-Yuki Matsui from DL

Padres..Option P-Kyle Hart to El Paso

Padres..DL-2B-Jake Cronenworth-Concussion symptoms

Padres..Callup SS-Sung mun-Song from AAA

Padres..MLB weekly stats…Team BA (.230) now ranked #27..OPS (.680)-#30

Padres..Dropped Fernando Tatis to 5th in batting order-homerless this year.

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Dodgers-L-Astros (2-1)..Astros hit 2HRs-off-Shohei Ohtani..Tuesday…LA (22-14)

..Ohtani (7inn-2R-4H-8K) in loss

..Christian Walker HR-Houston

LA-Houston..Wednesday..Tyler Glasnow (3-0)-2.56-ERA-vs-Lance McCullers

Dodgers..Send SS-Kike Hernandez to AAA-rehab outing

Dodgers..Shohei Ohtani slump continues..(0-15)..0-HR-18G-69AB

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Angels-White Sox..Halos led (4-2) at Press Time..Tuesday..Halos (13-23)…Had Lost 13-of-15

..Mike Trout solo HR-Jorge Soler HR-Zach Neto HR

Halos-Chisox-Wednesday..Walden Urena (0-3)-vs-Nick Schultz

Angels..P-Ryan Johnson-rehab start-AAA..(3.1inn-7K)

Angels..P-Ben Joyce-rehab relief outing-clocked 103mphn

Angels..Callup P-Kirby Yates from AAA-rehab

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(Tuesday Scoreboard)

Phillies-W-A’s..Bryce Harper HR-2R-HR-Phi

Orioles-W-Marlins..Sam Basillo single-doubel-triple-4RBIs-Balt

Red Sox-W-Tigers..Ced Rafaela 3RHR..Sox hit 3HRs..Bost (15-21)

Tampa Bay-W-Toronto..Rays (24-13) on year

Washington-L-Twins..Byron Buxton 3R-HR-Minn

Yankees-W-Texas…Cody Bellinger 2-doubles-3RBIs..NY (25-11).

Cubs-W-Reds..Michael Busch HR-RBI single..Chi (24-12)

Cleveland-L-Royals..Mike Massey 2R-HR..KC

Cardinals-Brewers..StL (21-14)..Rained out

Atlanta-Seattle..Braves (25-11)..Tied 2-2 at Press Time

Pirates-Arizona..DBacks led 7-0 at Press Time

Mets-Rockies..Rained out

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(Injuries)

Cardinals..DL-P-Steven Matz-elbow

Red Sox..OF-Roman Anthony-sprained wrist

Brewers..P-Brandon Woodruff-to get 2nd opinion-shoulder

Brewers..P-Angel Zerpa-to have elbow surgery

Royals..P-Noah Cunningham-back issue

Houston..DL-C-Yainer Diaz-oblique

Braves..Activate P-Raisel Iglesias from DL

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(Roster Moves)

Tigers..Sign FA-SS-Paul DeYoung-ex Yankees

Miami..DFA-P-Chris Paddack (6.73-ERA)

A’s..Sign FA-C-Jon Heim-ex Braves

White Sox..Sign FA-P-Trevor Richards-ex Phillies

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(MLB Notes)

Pirates..MLB suspends P-Chris Devenski-3G-throwing bean ball

Pirates..Legendary OF-Bob Skinner passes (94Y)-played 12 years MLB 50s-60s

Yankees..Consider putting plaque for John Sterling-in Monument Park

Detroit..Fire AAA-Manager-Gabe Alvarez-Toledo.

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…(Basketball)…

(NBA Scoreboard)

..Lakers-L-Oklahoma City (108-90)..Thunder bomb Lakers 5th time row….Game 1

..Chet Holmgren (24P-12R)..had 18-in first half

..Shai Gilegous-Alexander (18P)

..OKC shot 49%..hit 13-3’s

..Thunder defense forced 17-turnovers-blocked 7-shots

..LeBron James (27P) in loss

..Austin Reaves (3-16) shooting..Marcus Smart (4-15) shooting

..Thunder leads (1-0)

..Cavaliers-L-Pistons (110-101)…Game 1

….Cade Cunningham (23P)..Tobias Harris (20P) in Detroit win

..James Harden-Donovan Mitchell combined (45P) in loss

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(Playoff Schedule)-Wednesday

Knicks-76ers…NY leads (1-0) coming off 39-point win over Philadelphia

San Antonio-Minnesota..Spurs try to regroup after loss to TWolves-first game

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(Basketball Notes)

Dallas Mavericks..New President Masai Lijir says he will evaluate status of Coach Jason Kidd in the next two weeks.

Portland..Report Tom Thibodeau-ex Knicks-Bulls head coach-interested in Blazers job.

Orlando..Wants to interview ex-Bulls coach Billy Donovan

Adrian Smith..Longtime-Cincinnati Royals G-Adrian Smith-passes (89)..Spent 10Y-in NBA after career at Kentucky

Jose Ortiz..Former Oregon State-Utah Jazz star from Puerto Rico-passes (62Y)..Longtime Olympic star also

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(Football)…

Lawrence Taylor..NY Giants legend released from hospital after treatment-pancreatitis.

Stephon Diggs..Jury returns not-guilty verdict on strangulation trial after 2-days testimony marked by stormy exchanges between women he had relationship with who was his personal Chef.

Marcellus Wiley..Ex-Charger-Bill named in 7-different counts of sexual misconduct or sexual assault by different women…Former player worked for ESPN-Fox.

Ravens..Hire ex-Chargers Player Personnel Director JoJo Wooden

Chiefs..GM-Matt Veech says QB-Patrick Mahomes ‘way ahead of schedule-rehab’

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(Roster Moves)

Seattle..Sign FA-LB-Dante Fowler-ex Cowboys

Giants..Sign FA-DT-DJ Reader-ex Lions-Bengals

Steelers..Sign FA-TE-Jaheim Bell-ex Patriots

Cowboys..Workout FA-CB-Adoree Jackson-ex Titans

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(College Football)

AFCA…Football College Coaches Association votes to recommed to NCAA:

..Ending Conference Championship games

..Expand playoffs from 12-teams

..Start season on Week Zero-last week August

..Each team gets 1-bye week

..College Football Playoff ends on 2nd Monday-January

..Army-Navy game given TV exclusivity day in December

Appalachian State..Hire longtime NFL coach Steve Wilks as DB coach

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…(Hockey)…

(Playoff Scoreboard)

..Colorado-W-Minnesota Wild (5-2)…Avs lead series (2-0)..Game 2

..Nathan MacKinnon-Gabe Landeskog score goals early for Avs

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(Playoff Schedule)

..Montreal-at-Buffalo…2-surprise NHL teams open 2nd round playoffs

..Ducks-at-Las Vegas..Matchup of two high powered offenses.

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(NHL Notes)

NHL Draft Lottery..Tuesday..

1,,Maple Leafs win lottery-get chance at C-Gavin McKenna-Penn State

2..San Jose Sharks..continue rebuild with hi choice

3..Vancouver..drop 2-slots get high pick

4..Chicago..Blackhawks get another high pick

5..NY Rangers..begin overhaul of roster

Tampa Bay..D-Victor Hedman says he missed 22-games with mental health issues..credits longtime NHL star Steve Stamkos with helping him get help.

Toronto..Canadian media criticizes Maple Leafs ownership for hiring John Chayka as GM because of his ‘Tainted history’ when he was GM-Coyotes.

Toronto..Star C-Auston Matthews says ‘want to wait and see if new leadership can put better team around me’…His name coming up in trade rumors.

Tampa Bay…Ownership says John Cooper not in jeopardy as head coach despite being eliminated 4-years in a row in 1st round playoffs

Federal League…Class A-minor league says it will put expansion team into Oceanside-Frontwave Arena…League has 14-teams-stretches from Port Huron, Michigan to South Carolina…Topeka to Biloxi…Play 56-game schedule.

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…(General)…

(Tennis)…WTA-insurrection…Aryna Sabalenka..Coco Gauf..Elena Rbyakina want to lead boycott of Grand Slam events because Women are not getting enough of big money purses.

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(Golf)..Report-Just over 100-fans showed up Sunday for final round of Cadillac Open on Trump-Doral Course in Miami…in boycott against President

Jon Rahm…’I see no way out for the LIV players…LIV won’t release us..PGA won’t allow us back in’

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(Auto Racing)..Mercedes leading an F1 push to go back to V8-engines to replace Hybrid V6-engines…wants vote…would put new engines into effect in 2030

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(Soccer)..Report that coach Arne Slot could be removed at Liverpool in EPL…Team has 19-losses overall this year…lost twice to Man U-first time in a decade…and lost twice to Manchester City-first time since 1936…and feuding with star Mo Salah.

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(Horse Racing)….Kentucky Derby drew all time high TV rating-Saturday..Drew (19.6M)-viewers.

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