…(Baseball)…

Padres-W-Braves (1-0)…Monday…Friars (40-37)…Braves (48-29)…Padres halt terrible skid with strong outing

..Manny Machado line drive HR…14th HR..despite lowest BA of any regular baseball..also had double

..Jackson Merrill 3-big catches in centerfield

..Michael King snaps 4-game losing streak with dominant outing (7inn-0R-6H)

..Mason Miller clocked at 103mph in 9th inning

San Diego-Atlanta..Tuesday…Griff Canning-vs-JT Ritchie

Padres..Manager Craig Stammen says he ‘trusts’ Manny Machado will hit…Machado is dead last among all MLB starters in lineups with (.178) average…Stammen says ‘believes’ in starting staff…Current ERA-starters (5.05)

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Dodgers-W-Twins (2-1)..Monday….LA (50-28)

..Shohei Ohtani-Freddie Freeman hit solo HRs

..Eric Lauer 6-no hit innings for LA…

LA-Minnesota..Tuesday..Justin Wrobleski-vs-Joe Ryan

Dodgers..Activate P-Brock Stewart from DL-has had shoulder-elbow issues

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Angels-L-Orioles (6-1)..Monday..Halos (32-48)

..Taylor Ward solo HR..Cody Mayo 3R-HR early for O’s

Angels-Baltimore..Tuesday..Halos with bullpen day-vs-Shane Baz

Angels..Activate OF-Jorge Soler from DL

Angels..DFA-2B-Nick Madrigal

Angels..Send 1B-Trey Mancini outright to Salt Lake City

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(Scoreboard)

Yankees-L-Tigers..Riley Greene HR…Framber Valdez (6inn-1R)..NY (46-31)

Tampa Bay-L-Royals..Michael Wacha (7inn-1R)..Rays (43-32)

Texas-W-Miami..Ezequiel Duran HR-Rangers

Phillies-Washington..Luis Garcia HR-Nats

Houston-L-Toronto..Kaz Okamoto solo HR-Jays 

Mets-Cubs..Rain out

Brewers-W-Reds..Brandon Woodruff 2-no hit innings-Brewers..Milw (47-29)

Cleveland-L-White Sox..Randal Grichuk solo HR…Sox 2R in bottom of 9th

Cardinals-W-Arizona..Alec Burleson RBI-single St L

Red Sox-L-Colorado..Jake McCarthy 3-R triple in bottom of 9th-Colo

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(Roster Moves)

Red Sox..P-Sonny Gray-willing to waive no trade clause

Reds..DFA-P-Chris Paddack (6.05-ERA)

Reds..Callup P-Julian Garcia from AAA

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(Injuries)

White Sox..Activate C-Kyle Teel from 60-day DL

Rockies..Activate OF-Mickey Moniak from DL-ankle

Tampa Bay..Activate P-Michael Grove-DL-shoulder

Yankees..Activate C-Austin Wells-DL-ankle

Reds..Activate SS-Ely DeLaCruz-hamstring

Orioles..Send P-Dean Kremer..P-Cade Povich out on rehab outings

Boston..DL-SS-Isiah Kiner-Falefa-forearm

Texas..DL-P-Jack Leiter-ankle

Miami..DL-P-Liam Hicks-back

Pirates..P-Jared Jones-restrains elbow

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(MLB Notes)

Giants..1B-Raf Devers refused to come off bag when Manager wanted to send pinch runner into game in 1-run game…Finally went to dugout in anger.

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…(Basketball)…

(NBA Draft Day)…NBA Trades may happen before draft:

Milwaukee-Miami…Pull off blockbuster trade at Midnight Monday with F-Giannis Antetokounmpo and F-Bobby Portis going to the Miami Heat….Bucks receive 3-#1 draft picks,

G-Tyler Herro..G-Jaime Jacquez…C-Ka’lel Ware..F-Kas Jakucius  to complete 9-playuer deal…Heat outbid Boston offer.

Bucks-Boston..Milwaukee rejected offer after Boston tried to remove G-Jaylen Brown in the deal….Was expected to move Giannis Antetokounmpo in deal before 5pm start of the draft…Celtics last minute offer included G-Jaylen Brown…G-Hugo Gonzalez…and 2-#1 draft picks..but Boston wanted to pull Brown out of deal Monday night.

Bucks-Miami..Trade talks stalled on Heat 5-for-1 offeer

Bucks-Minnesota..Trade talks end-Wolves refused to put both Naz Reid-Jaden McDaniel in

Milwaukee-Toronto..Bucks-Raptors trade talks for C-Myles Turner

Minnesota-Brooklyn..TRADE..Wolves ship F-Julius Randle to Nets for 2nd round pick

Brooklyn-Chicago..TRADE..Nets send C-Nic Claxton to Bulls for 2nd round pick

Oklahoma City-Atlanta..TRADE..Thunder deal G-Aaron Wiggins (9P) for 2-#2 picks

Oklahoma City-Dallas..Trade Talks..Mavs would deal #9 pick for #12-17 choices

Memphis..Still shopping G-Ja Morant

Cleveland..Discussing Evan Mobley trade

Lakers..Possible Sign and Trade deals-Austin Reaves-Rui Hachimura-LeBron James

Clippers..Rumors continue about Kawhi Leonard trades

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(NBA Draft)

1-Washington..Expected to take G-Darryn Peterson-Kansas

2-Utah..Likely to pick F-AJ Dybantsa-BYU

3-Memphis..Might take C-Cam Boozer-Duke

4-Chicago..Interested in Cam Boozer

5-Clippers..Might take G-Keaton Wagler-Illinois

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Draft Board:

..Memphis picks 3-16-32

..Bulls draft 4-5

..Atlanta has 8-23

..Dallas 9-23

..Oklahoma City drafts 12-17-37

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(NBA Notes)

Washington..Signs G-Trae Young to new deal (4Y-212M)

Dallas..Hires Dusty May-Michigan as head coach..Was (64-13) with UM

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…(Football)…

NY Jets..Police-Davie, Florida investigate QB-Geno Smith for domestic abuse fight with wife on Sunday afternoon…she posted social media video of getting punched and chased out of house…Accused him being hooked on sex sights and abusing her children.

Washington..WR-Brandon Aiyuk-posts another video expressing interest in signing with Washington Commanders once released by 49ers.

Texas Tech..QB-Brendan Sorsby will hold a Pro Passing Day for NFL scouts on July 10th in Lubbock leading into Supplemental draft.

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…(Hockey)…

Ottawa Senators…Say C-Brady Tkachuck demanded to be traded over the weekend…Senators shipped him to Florida Panthers for #1-1-1 picks.

Ottawa Sun..Reports Senators have opened trade talks with Anaheim Ducks…offering a first round pick for C-Mason McTavish (17G)

Ottawa Civic..Reports Senators-NY Rangers trade talks..Ottawa interested in Rangers F-Alex Lafreniere.

Hall of Fame…Names new members for 2026-Enshrinement…Longtime NHL GM-Brian Burke…Legendary 18-year veteran New York Ranger-Walt Tkachuk….Record setting Boston Bruins star Patrice Bergeron….Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price

Toronto..Report Leafs preparing offer to FA-goalie Sergeir Bobrovsky-Florida Panthers when free agency starts on July 1st

Oilers…Sign D-Connor Murphy (5Y-20M) extension.

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…(General)…

(World Cup Soccer-Monday)

..Argentina-W-Austria (2-0)..Lionel Messi scores 2-goals..set Cup record with 17th-18th

..France-W-Iraq (3-0)..Kylian Mbappe 2-goals in win

..Norway-W-Senegal (3-2)..Erling Haaland 2-goals for Norway

..Jordan-Algeria…Late Game-Monday night

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(World Cup Schedule-Tuesday)

Portugal-Uzbekistan

England-Ghana

Panama-Croatia

Colombia-Congo

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(Soccer Notes)

USA..Christian Pulisic goes thru full running drills in Monday workout to test hamstring…USA plays Thursday vs Turkey.

Manchester United..Purchases 25-acres of land to build 2B-Stadium-seat 100,000 to replace the ancient Old Trafford

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(Auto Racing)

NASCAR..Will negotiate a possible July 4th holiday date next year for Coronado 250 street race…Slot used to be for the Firecracker 400-at Daytona.

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(Golf)

PGA..Scottie Scheffler criticizes New York golf fans who jeered US Open winner Wyndham Clark and cheered when he hit bad shots..and ignored him after he won on 18th hole…Clark had thrown tantrum last year at US Open at Oakmont.

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