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Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Ohtani will he stay or leave Angels?; Titans Rashad assault charges dropped to misdemeanor; plus more news

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Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels the subject of trade rumors. Will he stay with the Angels or be a rental? (AP file photo)

On the Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 Jessica, the Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani is the hot commodity of the trade rumors. It has been rumored that the Angels want to keep Ohtani, if the Angels were to deal Ohtani he would not get traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and San Diego Padres. He could be a rental or signed as a free agent with either the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees. Ohtani had expressed in the past he would like to stay on the west coast.

#2 A simple charge of misdemeanor assault has been assessed on Tennessee Titans linebacker Rashad Weaver. Weaver’s case was set to be heard on Tuesday. Weaver was accused of taking a woman by the throat and throwing her to the ground and she hit her head getting a concussion. According to records the prosecutor did not pursue charges against Weaver.

#3 San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey said that it was criminal that the New York Giants Saquon Barkley, Las Vegas Raiders Josh Jacobs, the Dallas Cowboys Tony Pollard all running backs did not receive contract extensions.

#4 Diamond Sports who streamed Arizona Diamondbacks games has filed for bankruptcy. MLB has stepped in and is now streaming games for the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks and Diamond Sports had a 20 year $1.5 billion deal. That contract started in 2015.

#5 The Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges apologized for the pain he caused for domestic violence that kept him out last season. Bridges spoke for the first time since being suspended since signing his one year $7.9 million deal. Bridges was accused of assaulting the mother of his children with his children present.

Join Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Diamond will continue streaming MLB games; Pitch clock shaves off 26 mins; plus more news

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San Diego Padres third base coach Matt Williams pauses on the field during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. The San Diego Padres third base has colon cancer and will have surgery on Friday, March 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin,File)

On Headlines Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong:

#1 Diamond Sports Group is hoping to hold as they restructure after filing for bankruptcy protection on Mar 14th. Diamond had a two week grace period a time which Diamond tried to negotiate the streaming rights. During restructuring Diamond will carry games. Diamond just paid the San Diego Padres their rights fees on Wednesday. MLB is putting together a streaming network and plans to take over for some 14 MLB clubs. There are NBA and NHL clubs who also effected by the Diamond bankruptcy.

#2 The pitch clock has shaved off 26 minutes off in spring training. Games during the 2022 season averaged 3:01 and now are pacing at 2:35. Comparing the World Baseball Classic games the spring games are 35 minutes shorter. Opening day is Thursday and MLB is waiting to see how this pitch clock works out in the regular season.

#3 San Diego Padres third coach Matt Williams 57, has been diagnosed with colon cancer and will be away from the team for an undisclosed time. The news was announced to the media some 24 hours before the Padres open their regular season against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday afternoon at Petco Park in San Diego. Williams will have surgery on Friday to remove growth near his colon.

#4 There’s a lot of expectations that the Los Angeles Angels are expecting from top catching prospect Logan O’Hoppe. Catcher Max Stassi has been placed on the injured list due to hip soreness. O’Hoppe will get the call to start and catch Angels ace and starter Shohei Ohtani in the season opener in Oakland against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum on Thursday for a 7:07pm first pitch.

#5 The New York Yankees will open their season against the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The Yankees will start Gerrit Cole and the Giants will be going with Logan Webb. The Yankees are trying to get the bad taste of the American League Championship Series loss to the Houston Astros out of their mouth from last season losing four out of five to the Astros and missing the World Series.

Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports podcasts every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com