…(World Series)…

Brewers-Rays..Game 1-Friday..Milwaukee (7-1) playoffs..Tampa (7-2) playoffs

..Jacob Misiorowski (16-5) starts..has pitched (8inn-182 pitches) in playoffs

..Nick Martinez may make lst start ahead of Drew Rasmussen

..Brewers..hitting (.333) RISP playoffs…Pitching staff (2.03-ERA)..bullpen (.133)

..Rays…Power laden lineup led by 42HR-hitter Junior Caminero-Jon Aranda

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(MLB Notes)

Dodgers..President Andrew Friedman dropping hints ‘Wishing him well’…referencing impending free agency of P-Tarik Skubal.

Dodgers..Prepared to change roster in off season-have 6-of-top 100 prospects in MLB

Dodgers..Surgery-relief P-Will Klein-elbow bone chip

Dodgers..C-Dalton Rushing-elbow brace surgery

Yankees..Owner Hal Stienbrenner says ‘teams postseason failure falls on players’

Reds..Former 1B Todd Benzinger passes away..Played 9-years in MLB in 1990s…career (.257) hitter.

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…(Football)…

(Thursday Night Football)

..Patriots-L-Bears..(30-24)..Chi jumps to (20-7) lead

..Caleb Williams (308P-2TD)..Bears add (116Y) rushing

..Drake Maye (321P-2TD-1Int)

..Bears (5-2)..Patriots fall to (4-3)

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Chargers…Bye week…Return to practice field on Monday

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(Schedule)

Steelers-Saints..Pittsburgh defense 16-sacks..Aaron Rodgers (12TD)

49ers-Falcons..QB-Brock Purdy (188 QBR)..Nineers 20-TD offense..8-TD defense

Browns-Titans..Deshaun Watson-24-sacks..only 30%-3rd downs

Colts-Vikings..Vikes defense (259YPG)-17 sacks-10-takeaways

Miami-Jets..Dolphins QB-Malik Willis (68-QBR)

Tampa Bay-Carolina..QB-Bryce Young (11TD-2Int)..Caro (404YPG) offense

Bengals-Ravens..Joe Burrow (11TD-104 QBR)..Ravens defense 15-sacks

Giants-Houston..Texans defense 18-sacks-6-takeaways..JJ McCarthy starts QB-NY

Denver-Arizona..Bo Nix (79-QBR)..31%-3rd downs

Packers-Lions..QB-Jordan Love (1684Y-11TD)..Jared Goff (12TD-0Int)..

Rams-Raiders..Matthew Stafford (1794Y)..Kirk Cousins (1592U-14TD)

Chiefs-Seattle..KC (414YPG) offense..Patrick Mahomes (104QBR)..Sea 12-turnovers

Cowboys-Eagles..Dallas defense (382YPG)..Eagles without Jalen Hurts-Monday Nite

Bye week..Chargers-Bills-Washington-Jaguars

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(Injuries)

Rams..WR-Puka Nacua goes down with calf injury-Thursday

Chiefs..IR-OT-Josh Simmons-disc issue-upper back

Steelers..IR-DT-Sebastian Joseph Day-tricep

Chargers..OT-Joe Alt-begins ramp up-neck issue

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(Roster Moves)

Steelers..Release S-Rayshawn Jenkins

Colts..Taking trade offers for RB-Jonathon Taylor

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(NFL Notes)

Marshall Faulk…Hall of Fame star running back-now head coach at Southern University-confirms he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at age (53)…Will continue to coach despite hand trembling issues

Denver..LB-Jonathon Cooper apologizes for domestic abuse arrest…’Relationships are tough..No excuses..Will never happen again’

Bengals..Players ignore VP-JD Vance-refuse to shake his hand-invited to workout by owner Mike Brown.

NFL..(250,000) fines to Nick Sirianni-Eagles..Mike Vrabel-Patriots..Aaron Glenn-Jets for abuse of refs.

CBS..Signs lead analyst JJ Watt to extension-replacing Tony Romo

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(College Football)

Aztecs-Colorado State…Matchup 2-worst defenses in country…SDSU #133 defense (449YPG)…Rams #137 (530YPG)…Stone Saunders likely to make first start at QB-due to Jayden Denegal sprained knee.

USD-at-Dayton..Toreros (3-4)-Flyers (5-1)

USC-vs-Wisconsin

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(Top 10)

1-Miami-vs-Pitt..Damien Mensah continues push Heisman Trophy

2-BYU-vs-UCF

3-Ohio State-bye week

4-Notre Dame-bye week

5-Georgia-bye week

6-Indiana-vs-Michigan

7-Ole Miss-vs-Texas..Longhorns may bench Arch Manning-QB

8-Texas Tech-vs-Cincinnati

9-UCLA-vs-Michigan State..Bruins (6-0)

10-Utah-vs-Houston

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Oregon-vs-Illinois

Cal-vs-SMU

Stanford-vs-North Carolina State

Arizona State-vs-Kansas State

Arizona-vs-Iowa State

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(Pac 12)

Boise State-Washington State

Utah state-Texas State

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(Mountain West)

Wyoming-Air Force

Northern Illinois-Hawaii

Nevada-San Jose State

New Mexico-North Dakota State

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(College Notes)

Maryland…Brian Kelly-ex LSU-Notre Dame atop list of candidates Terps might interview

Ohio State..Lose RB-JaKobi Jackson-football

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…(Basketball)…..

Aztecs-vs-USC..Friday night exhibition game

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Lakers-vs-Clippers..Friday game

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(NBA Notes)

Golden State-Milwaukee…Trade Talks..Kristaps Porzingas for C-Myle Turner

Lakers..Former #1 pick Dalton Knecht talking to Toronto-Sacramento

Denver..Meets up with FA-G-Kevin Walker-ex Bucks

Sacramento..Criticism G-Darius Acuff-(5-24) shooting in debut

Lakers..G-Collin Sexton-calf issue..G-Cam Carr-oblique issue

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…(Hockey)…

(Scoreboard)

Ducks-L-New Jersey Devils (4-1)…Ducks drop 5th game in a row..Thursday

Kings-W-NY Islanders (3-2) OT..Artemi Panarin scores 2G..Kings win 2nd in a row

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Gulls-vs-San Jose Barracudas-Saturday..Gulls (3-5) in AHL action

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(NHL Notes)

Pittsburgh..1st round pick Ben Kindel placed on IR-heart arrythmia

Pittsburgh..Lose D-Bryan Rus-knee-out 6W

Montreal..Lose C-Mac Suzuki-broken hand-out 6W

Ottawa..IR-G-Linus Ullmark-groin

Sabres..IR-C-Sam Carrick-core injury

Carolina..Activate C-Seth Jarvis from IR

Oilers..Activate LW-Ryan Nugent Hopkins from IR

Rangers..Mourn passing Ron Duguay (69Y)..fought bitter battle cancer..(274G)

Boston..Former Bruins D-Jay Miller joins CTE-Reserach group-Boston University

Florida..NHL fines Matt Tkachuck (5,000) for 3rd man in fight-vs-Ottawa

Winnipeg..Friday..Possible trade G-Connor Hellebuyck

LA Kings..Open talks with FA-RW-Patrick Laine-ex Montreal-Winnipeg

Detroit..Former GM-Jim Devellano may do intervention-meet with Dylan Larkin to discuss his trade demands

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…(General)…

LIV..Sunday deadline for players to commit to play in new LIV-2.0 format

LIV..Louis Oosthuizen becomes latest to exit LIV-will play on European tour

LIV..Hot young golfer Cam Smith asks Bankruptcy judge to terminate LIV deal

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(Soccer)

English Premier League-top weekend games:

..Manchester City (7-0)-vs-Aston Villa

..Arsenal (6-1)-vs-Everton

..Chelsea (4-2-1)-vs-Hotspur

Manchester United..Coach Michael Carrick-‘Will not resign’..team is (1-2-4)

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(Auto Racing)

F1..US Grand Prix..Austin, Texas-Sunday

NASCAR..Talladega 400-Chase for Championships continues

NASCAR..Fines driver Zane Smith (50,000) for intentional crash at end of Phoenix 500-that wrecked Chase Hocevar after race long feud.

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