Sports Today! Schedules for Monday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 25, Issue No. 90

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A tribute to Oakland Tribune

reporter Jack Menges

By Dave Newhouse

Wayne Mabry

The Violator & Super Fan

Sports
Today

A handy list of games involving San Francisco Bay Area teams and

their dates and times and a Memorable Sports Moment or Sports Pulse

Monday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Oct. 25

Issue No. 90

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Monday, Oct. 19

San Jose Sharks @ New York Rangers, 4 p.m.

New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles,

5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Clippers,

7:30 p.m. (preseason)

Wednesday, Oct. 21

Thursday, Oct. 22

San Francisco 49ers v. Seattle Seahawks, 5:25 p.m.

Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers,

7 p.m. (preseason)

San Jose Sharks v. Los Angeles Kings, 7:30 p.m.

Cal Bears @ UCLA Bruins, 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 23

Saturday, Oct. 24

San Jose Sharks v. Carolina Hurricanes, 7:30 p.m.

Stanford Cardinal v. Washington Huskies,

7:30 p.m.

San Jose State Spartans v. New Mexico Lobos,

4 p.m.

U.C. Davis Aggies v. Southern Utah Thunderbirds,

4 p.m.

Sacramento State Hornets v. Idaho State Bengals,

6:05 p.m.

Fresno State Bulldogs @ Air Force Falcons, 10 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 25

Oakland Raiders @ San Diego Chargers, 1:05 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes @ FC Dallas, 4 p.m.

Buffalo @ Jacksonville, 6:30 a.m.

Tampa Bay @ Washington, 10 a.m.

Atlanta @ Tennessee, 10 a.m.

New Orleans @ Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Minnesota @ Detroit, 10 a.m.

Pittsburgh @ Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Cleveland @ St. Louis, 10 a.m.

Houston @ Miami, 10 a.m.

New York Jets @ New England, 10 a.m.

Dallas @ New York Giants, 1:25 p.m.

Philadelphia @ Carolina, 5:30 p.m.

Minor League Team Affiliations

Nashville Sounds, (Oakland A's) -- AAA,

Pacific Coast League

Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco Giants) --

AAA, Pacific Coast League

San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) --

Advanced A, California League

Stockton Ports (Oakland A's) -- Advanced A,

California League

Legend

(BB): Basketball

(M): Men

(W): Women

Media

Cal BB (M): KGO 810 AM

Cal BB (W): Pac-12 Network

Cal football: KGO 810 AM

Fresno Grizzlies: KYNO 1430 AM

Fresno State football: 940 AM ESPN Radio

Golden State Warriors: KNBR 680 AM

Oakland A's: 95.7 FM The Game

Oakland Raiders: 95.7 FM The Game, KFOX

102.1/98.5 FM

Sacramento Kings: KHTK 1140 AM

Sacramento River Cats: Talk 650 AM KSTE

San Francisco 49ers: KNBR 680/1050 AM, KGO

810 AM, KSAN 107.7 FM

San Francisco Giants: KNBR 680 AM

San Jose Earthquakes: 1590 KLIV AM,

1370 KZSF AM (Spanish)

San Jose Giants: MiLB Gameday Audio

San Jose SaberCats: KDOW 1220 AM

San Jose Sharks, KFOX 98.5 FM San Jose,
102.1 FM San Francisco

San Jose State football: KLIV 1590 AM

Stanford BB (M): KNBR 1050 AM, TBS (TV)

Stanford BB (W): KZSU 90.1 FM

Stanford football: KNBR 1050 AM

Stockton Ports: KWSX 1280 AM

UC Davis football: KTHK 1140 AM

You're playing worse every day and right now you're playing

like the middle of next week.

~Herb Brooks

Ice hockey player and head coach of the gold medal-winning

U.S. Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid

(1937-2003)

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Bruce Miller - 10-18-15 - Michael Zagaris

San Francisco 49ers fullback Bruce Miller grabs a pass on his way to a big yardage day as the 49ers topped the Baltimore Ravens 25-20 at Levi's Stadium on Sunday. On Thursday night their perennial nemeses, the Seattle Seahawks, come to town for a 5:25 p.m. kickoff.

Photo by Michael Zagaris.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw two touchdown passes as 49ers snapped a four-game skid with a dramatic win over the Baltimore Ravens. Kaep had his third-highest passing-yardage total (340) of his 45-start career. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page shortly and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Ed Jay.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith meets the press after logging his best game as a 49er. Smith had 96 yards receiving, including a 76-yard touchdown pass. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page shortly and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Ed Jay.

San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush cheerleader Genalyn on the sidelines on Oct. 4 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Photo by Kenny Karst.

Oakland Raiderettes perform during the Raiders vs. Broncos game at O.co Coliseum. Oakland's next opponent will be the San Diego Chargers in San Diego at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Ed Jay.

Francis - Stanford - 10-15-15 - Kenny Karst

In this four-image composite, Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Francis Owusu makes an impossible 41-yard, third quarter touchdown catch with UCLA defensive back Jaleel Wadood sandwiched between Owusu and the ball. Stanford defeated UCLA 56-35 on Thursday, Oct. 15 at Stanford Stadium, to remain undefeated in the Pac-12 at 5-0. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Kenny Karst.

Christian McCaffrey - 10-15-15 - Kenny Karst

Stanford Cardinal Heisman Trophy candidate Christian McCaffrey in the grasp of UCLA Bruins defensive back Jaleel Wadood. Stanford would win handily, sending UCLA to a 56-35 defeat on Thursday night at Stanford Stadium. Next up for the No. 10 AP-ranked Cardinal are the Washington Huskies. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Kenny Karst.

Stanford vs. UCLA - 10-15-15 - Kenny Karst

Stanford Cardinal defensive end Solomon Thomas celebrates his shoestring tackle of a UCLA Bruins running back Paul Perkins. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Kenny Karst.

Erica Ortiz and Skulls (aka Shea Ohlott) were in full game mode against the Denver Broncos. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook page and be sure to LIKE us. Photo by Ed Jay.

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The trouble with referees is that they just

don't care

which side wins.

~Tom Canterbury

Sports columnist,

Alabama Crimson Tide

Sports Pulse

Veteran Oakland Tribune reporter Jack Menges, who covered the Squaw Valley Olympics and handicapped

horse races.

A tribute to

Oakland Tribune

reporter

Jack Menges

By Dave Newhouse

Over a long career in sports journalism, Jack Menges saw a great deal. But not too many journalists remember seeing Menges. He was the invisible man of Bay Area sportswriters.

It was one thing to say you were a colleague of Menges, which I was for 26 years at the Oakland Tribune, but another thing to say that you actually saw him. I might have seen him a few times, but he still had to be pointed out, because I couldn't be sure if it was really him.

Menges was a candidate for the Bureau of Missing Persons. And don't just take my word for it.

"What's odd -- or maybe not -- is that I was at the Trib from 1980 until 1982, and I don't think I ever met him," said Janet Silver Ghent.

"I hardly saw him at the (Tribune) office, but he was always friendly and interesting to talk with," said Bob Loomis.

"I worked at the Tribune 18 years, and I think I saw him twice," said Jim Johnson. "The track was his office."

That would be the horse racing track, which explained Menges' invisibility. If you visited Golden Gate Fields, Bay Meadows or the fair circuit tracks, there you would find Menges, handicapping racings and writing daily track stories for the Tribune. But even at the track, to see Menges you had to visit the press box. He rarely even placed a bet on his picks or anybody else's; and if he did make a wager, it would be for $2, nothing more.

Jack Menges died Oct. 12 in Livermore from complications of Parkinson's. He was 87, though quite visible the last 15 years of his life. That's because he retired from journalism in 1990, after 43 years at the Tribune, which then meant re-introducing himself to the general public. No more hiding out.

But what a loss for the horse-racing crowd when Jack stopped his handicapping. He was so good at predicting how races would turn out that he once picked seven winners in a nine-race card and 13 winners in two days. And you couldn't, or shouldn't, say he was lucky. For he understood the full scope of horse racing. You see, early in his career, he worked the backstretch of tracks in the early morning hours "to get a better understanding of racing." He was, indeed, a pro's pro.

"Jack was meticulous in his record-keeping, and that helped make him an excellent handicapper," said John Simmonds, a Tribune assistant sports editor during Menges' time at the newspaper. "He also did a popular daily feature called 'Menges Longshots', and was on top of every development in the local racing circles. He was the best."

You wouldn't find Menges covering horse racing's Triple Crown, as local tracks were his domain. Nevertheless, as a journalist and as a man, "he was a Triple Crown winner all the time," said a fellow Tribune sportswriter, Dave Lovecchio, who might have seen him a half-dozen times.

Menges didn't start out, or prepare himself initially, to be a horse racing scribe. After graduating from Oakland High, he joined the Tribune in 1947 as a prep writer. If he had any sports fancy, it was hardtop and midget racing cars, which he not only reported on, he also drove in competition.

He covered USF and Santa Clara football before the two schools gave up the sport in the early 1950s, plus he filled in on Oakland Oaks Triple-A baseball games. And he had the USF basketball beat when Bill Russell led the Dons to consecutive NCAA titles in the mid-1950s. Menges also was at Squaw Valley in 1960 covering the Winter Olympics.

But, by that time, he had started his career at the horse track, getting that assignment clandestinely.

"I started making picks under an alias," he said. "Management didn't think a prep writer should be selecting horses." But this former hotfoot quickly delivered hot tips. "I led all handicappers four of the first five meetings," he said of his introduction to the Sport of Kings, "but I hardly thought it would last this long."

He received many local racing awards and he helped put on the annual horse racing awards dinner for Northern California. And after leaving the Tribune, he shifted from writing to photography and could be seen photographing various sporting events in the Brentwood area.

Menges was cremated at his request. He leaves behind his wife, Colleen, and four children: Barry Menges, Ginger (Mike) Rolf, Robin (Tim) Neal and Jacie (Mike) Robson; three stepchildren: Michael (Laura) Donahue, Patty (Rob) Carey and Erin (Phil) Davis, plus 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Retired Oakland Tribune

columnist Dave Newhouse will have two new books

published this year: Founding 49ers: The Dark Days Before the Dynasty, now available, and an as yet untitled Hoosiers-like basketball book, due out mid-fall.

Send us your Memorable Sports Moment or Sports Pulse and we will share them with our readers. Write: [email protected].

Sports Pulse

Wayne Mabry -- The Violator

My name is Wayne Mabry. I became a Raiders fan in 1970, back in Mississippi while watching the Raiders play the Chiefs.

My transformation into The Violator takes about an hour and a half to complete. I am then ready to be an Ambassador of the Game -- NFL Football. I currently live in Moreno Valley, CA where I recently retired after 36 years in the Carpenters Union (#1506).

Some of my accomplishments, over my 24 years of being The Violator, include being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fans in 2000, appearing in several commercials: Coca Cola, Direct TV, Bud Light, Tide, and the NFL Network. Numerous appearances on TV and radio include HBO's Inside the NFL, ESPN's Outside the Lines, HBO's Sport in America films, the NFL Show, ESPN The Magazine, FOX NFL Sunday, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and ESPN's SportsCenter.

My goal is to help enhance the GAMEDAY experience for the fans, travel to every NFL stadium, help kids who are battling devastating diseases, like cancer, etc., and be instrumental in helping change the negative stigma about Raiders fans. Have a blessed day!

The Violator is among a number of Oakland Raiders Super Fans who add excitement and delight to attending Raiders games. Photos by Ed Jay.

Send us your Memorable Sports Moment or Sports Pulse and we will share them with our readers. Write: [email protected].

A decision on the Oakland Raiders' new home is likely to be made this year, perhaps moving them to Carson, Inglewood, Santa Clara or even San Antonio. What's your guess?

L.A. The Raiders' ownership doesn't seem invested in an Oakland plan. L.A.'s fan base is huge and they are eager for a team. They will offer the best stadium deal.

Daniel Geary, philanthropy, Richmond

Short term, the Raiders stay at the O.co Coliseum. Long term they will move to Havana, Cuba.

Dick Lupoff, author, Berkeley

Personally, I'd love for them to stay Oaklandish.

Sadie Sprenkle, super student, Berkeley

To participate, send your answer to the above question and a photo to [email protected].

How many games will the Oakland Raiders win this year? Why?

I am worried about our secondary but the Raiders will win 8 games.

Chris Dobbins, attorney, Oakland

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Kansas City Royals 7/5

New York Mets 5/2

Chicago Cubs 3/1

Toronto Blue Jays 5/1

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Arizona Cardinals 10/1

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Denver Broncos 12/1

Seattle Seahawks 15/1

Atlanta Falcons 18/1

Indianapolis Colts 20/1

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Pittsburgh Steelers 28/1

Carolina Panthers 30/1

New York Jets 35/1

Philadelphia Eagles 40/1

Buffalo Bills 45/1

Minnesota Vikings 60/1

Dallas Cowboys 100/1

San Diego Chargers 115/1

St Louis Rams 120/1

Baltimore Ravens 125/1

Washington Redskins 125/1

Kansas City Chiefs 150/1

Miami Dolphins 150/1

Tennessee Titans 150/1

Oakland Raiders 250/1

Houston Texans 300/1

New Orleans Saints 300/1

Chicago Bears 350/1

Cleveland Browns 350/1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 375/1

San Francisco 49ers 600/1

Jacksonville Jaguars 750/1

Detroit Lions 1000/1

49ers Schedule

Regular Season

Date Opponent Time TV

Mon., Sep. 14 Minnesota 7:20 p.m. ESPN

Sun., Sep. 20 @ Pittsburgh 10:00 a.m. FOX

Sun., Sep. 27 @ Arizona 1:05 p.m.
FOX

Sun., Oct. 4 Green Bay 1:25 p.m.
FOX

Sun., Oct. 11 @ NY Giants 5:30 p.m. NBC

Sun., Oct. 18 Baltimore 1:25 p.m. CBS

Thu., Oct. 22 Seattle 5:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN

Sun., Nov. 1 @ St. Louis 10:00 a.m. FOX

Sun., Nov. 8 Atlanta 1:05 p.m. FOX

Sun., Nov. 15 BYE

Sun., Nov. 22 @ Seattle 1:25 p.m. FOX

Sun., Nov. 29 Arizona 1:05 p.m. FOX

Sun., Dec. 6 @ Chicago 10:00 a.m. FOX

Sun., Dec. 13 @ Cleveland 10:00 a.m. FOX

Sun., Dec. 20 Cincinnati 5:30 p.m. NBC

Sun., Dec. 27 @ Detroit 10:00 a.m. FOX

Sun., Jan. 3 St. Louis 1:25 p.m. FOX

Raiders Schedule

Regular Season

Date Opponent Time TV

Sun., Sep. 13 Cincinnati 1:25 p.m. CBS

Sun., Sep. 20 Baltimore 1:05 p.m. CBS

Sun., Sep. 27 @ Cleveland 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun., Oct. 4 @ Chicago 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun., Oct. 11 Denver 1:25 p.m. CBS

Sun., Oct. 18 BYE

Sun., Oct. 25 @ San Diego 1:05 p.m. CBS

Sun., Nov. 1 NY Jets 1:05 p.m. CBS

Sun. Nov. 8 @ Pittsburgh 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun., Nov. 15 Minnesota 1:05 p.m. FOX

Sun., Nov. 22 @ Detroit 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun., Nov. 29 @ Tennessee 10:00 a.m. CBS

Sun., Dec. 6 Kansas City 1:05 p.m. CBS

Sun., Dec. 13 @ Denver 1:05 p.m. CBS

Sun., Dec. 20 Green Bay 1:05 p.m. FOX

Thu., Dec. 24 San Diego 5:25 p.m. NFLN

Sun., Jan. 3 @ Kansas City 10:00 a.m. CBS

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Oakland Raiders 10 v. Denver Broncos 16, Oct. 11, 2015. Photos by Ed Jay.