…(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Rockies (3-1)..Wednesday…Friars (55-53)..Colo (42-67)

..Friars win 5th in a row

..Griff Canning-Kyle Hart combined (5.2inn-0R)

..Jackson Merrill RBI single

Padres-Giants..Thursday..San Diego starter TBD-vs-Robbie Ray

Padres..DFA-P-Matt Waldron..have 7-days to trade him, release or outright to El Paso

Padres..Activate P-Jeremiah Estrada from DL

Padres..P-Nick Pivetta-Joe Musgrove both throw bullpens after throwing to hitters

Padres..Promote C-Ethan Salas to AAA-El Paso..hit (286-7HR)-AA-San Antonio

Padres..P- Kash Mayfield (7.771)..Kruz Schoolcraft (5.77) both tail off in Class A

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Dodgers-W-Seattle (4-0)..Wednesday…LA (68-40)

..Eric Lauer (6inn-0R-1H)

..Andy Pages HR

..Shohei Ohtani RBI-double

Dodgers-vs-Mariners..Thursday…Roki Sasaki-vs-Bryce Miller

Dodgers..Confirm P-Shohei Ohtani has bicep flareup a 2nd time in addition to setback with knee discomfort…Dodgers considering putting him on 15-day DL

Dodgers..Activate closer Edwin Diaz from DL.

Dodgers..Option SS-Alex Freeland to AAA

Dodgers..Activate OF-Kike Hernandez from DL

Dodgers..C-Will Smith takes batting practice and does throwing drills.

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Angels-Astros…Houston led (6-4) at Press Time..Wednesday…Halos (42-67)

..Jeremy Pena HR..Yan Diaz HR-Houston

..Vaughn Grissom 2R-double-Halos

Halos..Off Thursday-face Milwaukee on Friday

Angels-Texas…TRADE..Halos deal C-Logan O’Hoppe and P-Chase Silseth to Texas for Class A-power hitting 2nd baseman-SS Angelo Arredondo (17HR)…O’Hoppe (.209) hitter…Silseth (2.93-ERA)

Angels..Release P-Alex Manoah…had (24.23)-ERA at Salt Lake City

Angels..Release P-Alex Manoah-ex Blue Jays

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(Wednesday Scoreboard)

Phillies-L-Marlins..Griff Conine HR..Marlins rally from 5 run deficit

Pirates-L-Arizona..Eduardo Rodriguez 8-shutout inn-Arizona

Toronto-W-Washington..Kaz Okamoto 3H-2RBI-Jays

Braves-L-Mets..1st game..Carson Benge RBI-double-NY

Braves-W-Mets..2nd game..Chris Sale 9K-in-6inn in win

Tigers-L-Orioles..O’s trailed 7-0..scored 10-runs in win

Brewers-L-Giants..Luis Arraez 4-hits..Giants 17-hits in win

Texas-L-Tampa Bay..Yandy Diaz HR-Rays

Cleveland-W-Reds..Kyle Manzardo HR-2RBI-Cleve

Twins-L-Royals..Randy Dobnak 7-inn-0R-KC

Yankees-White Sox..Spencer Jones 3R-HR..4-4 tied at Press Time

Cubs-L-Cardinals..Peter Crow-Armstrong 2R-HR-10th..Ivan Herrera 2R-double-10th-StL

Red Sox-A’s..Tied 2-2 at Press Time

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(MLB Notes)

National League-Wildcard Race..7-teams fighting 2-spots..separated by 3-games

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(Injuries)

Giants..OF-Harrison Bader-sprains foot in motor scooter accident

Red Sox..OF-Curtis Mead-fractured wrist in 1st game after trade-HBP

Toronto..1B-Vlad Guerrero-hamstring issue

Pirates..P-Seth Hernandez-out 8W-oblique injury

Atlanta..P-AJ Shaver-Activate from DL

Washington..P-Trevor Williams-Acctivate from DL

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(Roster Moves)

Brewers-Tampa Bay…Put in bids for Tigers P-Tarik Skubal

Twins..Pull P-Joe Ryan and C-Ryan Jeffers off trade block

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…(Football)….

Chargers…Mourn the passing of star LB-Billy Ray Smith…Passed away after short hospice stay at age (64Y) after 10-year battle with Dementia…#1 pick of Bolts in 1983 as part of rebuild of defense in the Dan Fouts era…Played 10-years…had 15-picks…14-fumble recoveries and 26-sacks alternating between LB-DE…Starred at Arkansas…Son of Baltimore Colts DE-Billy Ray Smith.

Rams..QB-Stetson Bennett took all snaps with #1 pick..QB-Tyler Simpson-worked #2 unit

Chargers..LB-Tuli Tulapolutu ‘holds in’-does not practice with team on Wednesday

Raiders..QB-Kirk Cousins-named starting QB..Rookie QB-Fernando Mendoza-#2 unit

Atlanta..RB-Bijan Robinson..Detroit..RB-Jahmyr Gibbs-stage hold in during drills.

Cleveland..Sign CB-Denzel Ward (2Y-62M) extension

Detroit..Coach Dan Campbell..’Unfortunate’ released #1 pick-CB-Terrion Arnold

Chiefs..Wife of Eric Bienemy removed from ICU after being shot by son

Washignton..Hire Wes Welker as TE-coach

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(Injuries)..Bad day of injuries in early workouts:

Atlanta..QB-Tua Tagovailoa-shutdown with back issue

Bengals..DE-Shemar Stewart-serious knee injury

49ers..WR-Ricky Pearsall-shutdown-knee swelling PCL

49ers..RB-Jordan James-fractured ribs

Carolina..WR-Chris Brazzell-knee injury

Saints..OG-Bryan Bresee-torn ACL

Chiefs..DE-Ethan Downs-ACL injury

Tampa Bay..OT-Tristan Wirfs-hamstring

Eagles..LB-Jon Greenard-pectoral injury

Bills..WR-Tyrell Shavers-placed on PUP-knee rehab

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(Roster Moves)

Cleveland..Visit with FA-DE-Jadaveon Clowney-ex Dallas

Miami..Visit with FA-RB-Clyde Helaire-ex Chiefs

Washington..Visit with FA-P-Thomas Milstead-ex Jets

Washington..Visit with FA-WR-River Cracraft-ex Miami

49ers..Sign FA-LB-Quinton Bell-ex Miami

Jaguars..Sign FA-CB-Corey Ballentine-ex Giants

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(College Football)

Ole Miss..Files 1-M-Lawsuit against 2-former Rebel players who signed NIL deals-took bonus money-then jumped to LSU.

Northern Illinois..Mourn passing of legendary coach Joe Novak (81)..rescued program and built them into Mid American Conference passing.

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…(Basketball)…

Clippers-76ers..TRADE..LA acquires F-Jhoni Broome and #2 pick for cash…Broome (21P-8R) in G-League last year.

Clippers-Chicago…Discuss Sign-Trade deal with Bulls for LA-G-Benn Mathurin

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…(Hockey)…

San Jose..Sharks sign star Macklin Celebrini to (5Y-94M) extension..Record (18.8M) deal

Columbus-Montreal..Jacks discuss deal to send F-Karill Marshenko (27G) for #1 pick

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…(General)…

(Golf)..’The Sentry-Torrey Pines’…confirms it will be part of PGA-Championship schedule in 2028.

PGA…Rocket Classic-Detroit…1st round on Thursday.

LIV..Associated Press reports LIV team captains have been told the (40M) Team Championships at ‘The Cardinal” course in Michigan could be cancelled.

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(Soccer)…FIFA facing near revolt from 211-Federations…’Dead set against approving a 20B-marketing deal to give World Cup rights to a Private Equity Company…Soccer Federations to hold Emergency Zoom Call on Thursday to discuss

FIFA..Begins ‘Assault Investigation’ against 3-Argentine players and a coach for incidents at the end of World Cup loss to Spain.

Team USA…USA-Today reporting Coach Mauricio Pochettino meetings this week to discuss specifics of possible ‘buyout’ on a 4Y-contract offer made by USSF to retain him.

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(Auto Racing)…Formula 1-approaches Austin, Texas about hosting a late season race to replace possible cancelled races at end of the year in Middle East because of Iran War….F1 is putting one race in Malaysia…and talking to Italy and Portugal about picking up cancelled races also…F1 has 4-races in jeopardy.

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