Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 21, 2020
Issue No. 333
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Gems
Over the years we have reviewed thousands of photos to bring you the finest work from some of the Bay Area's top sports photographers. Each week during the Coronavirus-induced sports lull we will bring you one of our favorites.
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Real Valladolid F.C. Forward Sandro Rameriz Castillo shoots against San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell in an International Friendly match at Avaya Stadium on July 16, 2019. Score: San Jose Earthquakes 1, Real Valladolid F.C. 1. To view a game photo album, visit our
Facebook Page
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Photo by Alex Ho
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The BEST Bay Area sports photos from
Michael Zagaris, Ed Jay, Rich Yee, Darren Yamashita,
Ron Sellers, Alex Ho, Rob Edwards, Kenneth Wong,
Timothy Reynolds and Larry Rosa
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Where The Bay Comes To Play!
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"It's an ocean planet. As the oceans go, so goes the planet."
-- Bill Carvalho, Wild Planet founder and president
Wild Planet Foods has been honored with TWO awards by Whole Foods Market -- Global Supplier of the Year AND Environmental Stewardship! The annual awards recognize suppliers who embody Whole Foods Market's mission and values through a proven commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, organic integrity, innovation,
and partnership.
More Awards and Counting!
Prevention
-- 100 Cleanest Packaged Food Awards
Men's Health
-- 125 Best Foods for Men
Prevention
-- Eat Clean Best Packaged Foods
Every Day with Rachael Ray
-- Brand New Buy
Better Homes and Gardens
-- Catch of the Day
Clean Eating
-- Clean Choice Awards
Natural Health
-- 3rd Annual Good Food Awards
Runner's World
-- Good Catch
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I led the 2019-20 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team in steals (52) and rebounds (198), while also scoring 13.6 points per game, second on the team.
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Meet the San Francisco Giants Draft Class of 2020
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The San Francisco Giants selected catcher Patrick Bailey out of North Carolina State University with the No. 13 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. Bailey was the top-ranked catcher in this year's Draft, as well as the No. 17 overall Draft prospect according to MLB Pipeline. Growing up, he modeled his game after the Cardinals' veteran catcher, Yadier Molina.
Bailey is a switch-hitter, and homered from both sides of the plate twice in his career at NC State. He was the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2018, after he set a school record with 13 home runs as a freshman. Last year he was a semifinalist for the Buster Posey Award, given to the nation's best catcher.
San Francisco opened Day 2 of the Draft by using their second-round pick on San Diego State's Casey Schmitt, who was ranked the top two-way college player in this year's class. Schmitt was announced as a third baseman but has also moonlighted as a closer for the Aztecs. The Giants then received back-to-back compensation picks for losing Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith to free agency, which they used to draft North Carolina State left-hander Nick Swiney and Dallas Baptist shortstop Jimmy Glowenke. They completed their draft by selecting pitchers in the final three rounds, tapping LHP Kyle Harrison from De La Salle High School, Arizona State reliever R.J. Dabovich in the fourth round and Le Moyne right-hander Ryan Murphy in the fifth round.
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Meet the Oakland A's Draft Class of 2020
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The Oakland A's selected a local catcher who rakes from Turlock in the first round the 2020 Draft, presented by T-Mobile, and bolstered the team's pitching depth and disciplined hitters on day two by selecting RHP Jeff Criswell from Michigan, OF Michael Guldberg from Georgia Tech, RHP Dane Acker from Oklahoma, and RHP Stevie Emanuels from Washington.
Click each player to see them in action
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The cover of Sportstars Magazine, commemorating their 10-year anniversary,
is pictured above
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Sportstars Magazine
, the bible of Northern California high school sports preps, has just published their largest issue ever, a 70-page Goliath which spans the last 10 years of their coverage. Looking back year-by-year, the issue captures the triumphs of these young competitors as they shine on the biggest stages of their lives. The issue also contains player and team profiles, game coverage, remarkable photography, health and fitness tips and a large Camps, Clinics & Combine resource for athletes. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy what
Sportstars Magazine
has created and memorializes a golden moment in their publishing history.
Click here
to view their 10 year treasure.
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Neptune's Storm wins the the Grade III San Francisco Mile on Sunday, June 14 with a guaranteed purse of $250,000. The running time was 1:35.50, ridden by William Antongeorgi III, trained by Richard Baltas and owned by CYBT, Gevertz, Gitomer, Goetz, Nentwig or Weiner.
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Kanderel (5) wins the 1 mile Alcatraz Stake on Saturday, June 13 with a guaranteed purse of $75,000, owned by Wertheimer & Frere, trained by Richard E. Mandella and piloted by leading jockey Juan Hernandez. The race ran in 1:36.82.
Photo: William Vassar, Vassar Photography.
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Earthquakes Drawn into Group B for MLS is Back Tournament
Quakes to play Seattle, Dallas and Vancouver in Group Stage
SAN JOSE, Calif.
- The San Jose Earthquakes were drawn into Group B and will face the Seattle Sounders FC, FC Dallas and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer's MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Fla. A virtual draw was held on June 11 to establish three groups in each conference. The match schedule will be announced at a later date.
With Nashville SC moving to the Eastern Conference, the 12 teams in the Western Conference were divided equally into three groups of four. Los Angeles Football Club and Seattle Sounders FC, the teams to meet in the 2019 Western Conference Finals, were given the top seeds in two of the groups. Real Salt Lake was given the third and final top seed as the conference's next highest points leader from the 2019 season. All remaining teams were drawn one by one into the three groups.
Full details of the MLS is Back Tournament were announced last Wednesday. Teams can arrive in Orlando as soon as June 24 with Group Stage matches beginning July 8. The three matches each team will play as part of the Group Stage will all count towards the 2020 regular season standings. Sixteen of the 26 teams will advance to the Knockout Round, with the eventual champion earning a coveted spot in the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League
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Who Am I?
Stanford Cardinal guard Lexie Hull!
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Lexie Hull (12) is a standout guard on the Stanford Cardinal basketball team. For the 2019-2020 season the undeclared junior earned the following honors: All-Pac-12; Pac-12 All-Defensive Team; CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team; and Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll. In the game pictured above on January 12, 2020 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Hull added 15 points to help Stanford defeat Cal, 79-65, and win its fifth straight.
To view an annotated game photo album, visit our
Facebook Page
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Concept and photo
by Darren Yamashita
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Sports Prep Star -- Nick Yorke
Archbishop Mitty-San Jose - Baseball - Senior
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Despite having his senior season all but wiped out because of the coronavirus, something tells us that the recently-graduated Nick Yorke is a lot less bummed after June 11. That's when the Boston Red Sox made him their first-round selection (17th overall) in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Yorke was the West Catholic Athletic League Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2018. Last year, while a shoulder surgery kept him from playing shortstop, he still served as Mitty's designated hitter and batted over .500 with 40 RBI. He had a full-ride to play collegiately for Arizona, but is reportedly going to sign with Boston for less than the recommended value of $3.61 million for his draft slot.
Photo: Chace Bryson.
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The 2019 Fall/Winter edition of the
Ultimate Sports Guide
, a San Francisco Bay Area sports reference publication published twice a year for avid Bay Area and Northern California sports fans, is in the house. The
Ultimate Sports Guide
is distributed free of charge or may be ordered via subscription. Each seasonal edition provides professional and collegiate team coverage through commentary, photo essays and player profiles. To order, visit
www.ultimatesportsguide.net
or send $5 to:
Ultimate Sports Guide
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Back Issues
not to be missed!
Offering superb photography and
entertaining chronicles
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Click
here
for 2019 editions.
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WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR
Monday, June 15 through Sunday, June 21, 2020
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All games for major and minor league sports, including collegiate and high school teams,
have been cancelled
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20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won't Go Pro
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