The Padres made news in the past week with free agent signings. Now the question is, can these guys perform? MLB Union Chief Tony Clark is in a lot of trouble. Week of Opinions with Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers. San Diego State suffers a bad loss to Grand Canyon and Aztec Nation is not taking it well. USD fires Steve Lavin and UCLA’s Mick Cronin goes crazy. Lakers blueprint is not so clear. NFL trade rumors involving Raiders, Patriots, Cardinals, Jets, 49ers, Vikings, Dolphins, Chiefs. SDSU Football finally gives in and lowers ticket prices. Olympic Hockey pointing to a Team USA vs Team Canada final for gold. Plus, Penguins, Gulls, and IOC. Gotta question or comment for Hacksaw? Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X or Facebook.
Here’s what Lee Hamilton thinks on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
1)…PADRES…STEAL THE HEADLINES THIS WEEK
“WEEK OF DECISIONS”
PRELLER
CASTELLANOS
FRANCE
BUEHLER
MARQUEZ
CANNING
MC KENZIE
GONZALEZ
2)…MLB UNION-LEADESHIP CRISIS…TONY CLARK
“SHOCKING DECISIONS-FIRING”
3)…SPRING TRAINING NOTEBOOK…YANKEES/RED SOX/TIGERS)
“WEEK OF OPINIONS”
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4)…AZTECS BASKETBALL…BRIAN DUTCHER
“BAD LOSS…BAD REACTION”
5)…COLLEGE COACHING…USD-STEVE LAVIN, UCLA-MICK CRONIN
“FIRING & ERUPTION”
6)…LAKERS-START 2ND HALF OF SEASON…ROB PELINKA/LEBRON JAMES
“LAKERS-BLUEPRINT”
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7) NFL NOTEBOOK…BRING ON PLAYER DEALS
“TRADE RUMOR CENTRAL”
RAIDERS…PATRIOTS
ARIZONA…JETS
49ERS…VIKINGS
MIAM
CHIEFS
8)…SAN DIEGO STATE-TRIES TO RALLY FOOTBALL PROGRAM…JD WICKER
“WE HAVE HEARD OUR FANS”
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9)…HOT HEADLINES
“OFF THE SPORTSWIRE”
TEAM USA…TEAM CANADA
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
SAN DIEGO GULLS
IOC LOGO
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