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Monday, February 24 through Sunday, March 1, 2020
Issue No. 317
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The Fall/Winter Edition is here!
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, has arrived. 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
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Where the Bay Comes to Play!
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Golden Gate Fields
Through June 14, 2020
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The BEST Bay Area sports photos from
Michael Zagaris, Ed Jay, Rich Yee, Darren Yamashita,
Ron Sellers, Alex Ho, Kenneth Wong, Timothy Reynolds and Larry Rosa
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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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Photo Gallery / Table of Contents
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"If you know how to cheat, start now."
~Baltimore manager Earl Weaver
to pitcher Ross Grimsley on the mound
MLB
Hall of Fame, 1996
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San Francisco Giants & Oakland A's 2020 Schedules & Promotions
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Florida Panthers 5, San Jose Sharks 3
San Jose defenseman Brent Burns (88) stays out of goalie Aaron Dell's line of vision as the Sharks defend during the holiday matinee.
Caption by Ross McKeon, photo by Rich Yee.
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Brenden Dillon (4) defends against Florida's Mark Pysyk (13) while goalie Aaron Dell blocks off the bottom of the net. Dillon was traded a day later to the Washington Capitals for a pair of draft picks.
Caption by Ross McKeon, photo by Rich Yee.
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Sharks forward Stefan Noesen (11) battles an opposing defender for the puck during Florida's 5-3 win over San Jose at SAP Center on Monday.
Caption by Ross McKeon, photo by Rich Yee.
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Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky displays the snow angel approach to covering Stefan Noesen's shot while Panther skaters Anton Stralman (5) and Aleksander Barkov (16) look on.
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Stanford Spring Course -- Bus 31
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Finding Opportunities in the Business of Women's Sports
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Major changes are taking place in the way women's sports are promoted, marketed, advertised, broadcast, and distributed to larger audiences. This course will highlight milestones that have helped usher in new opportunities to develop business ideas and products that promote and monetize women's sports.
Portland, Oregon is home to the most successful women's professional sports franchise in North America. The Portland Thorns soccer games in Providence Park offer a glimpse of the future: 19,000 fans and 10,000 season-ticket holders. This growing enthusiasm and fan base for women's sports has generated advertising interest from companies like Anheuser-Busch, Toyota, and Alaska Airlines. Across the industry, women's sports apparel sales are up by 53 percent in the last three years, and women's sport brands are attracting new sponsorship and media opportunities. While men have historically been the prime demographic target of sports, women control 70 percent of consumer spending and are becoming more reachable through women's sports.
This interactive course will feature thought leaders including Gloria Nevarez, commissioner of the West Coast Conference; Jennifer Azzi, NBA executive, former Stanford basketball legend, and recipient of an Olympic Gold Medal; and Mindi Bach, Oracle's head of sports public relations. We will also explore corporate sponsorships and the new frontier of paying collegiate athletes, the challenges of global sports
expansion, and how women's sports can increase broadcast revenue in a crowded market.
Quarter: Spring
Course Format: On Campus
Date(s): April 8 - May 7
Drop Deadline: April 27
Tuition: $545
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Day(s): Wednesdays
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 7 p.m. -- 8:50 p.m.
Unit: 1
Instructor(s): Andy Dolich
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Finding Opportunities in the Business of Women's Sports
Stanford Continuing Studies -- Spring 2020
Registration begins on Monday February 24, 2020
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Andy Dolich has over five decades of leadership in the sports industry, including executive positions in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, pro soccer and lacrosse. Presently Dolich is COO of the Fan Controlled Football League (FCFL) and teaches sports business at Stanford's School of Continuing Studies. Dolich is also co-author of the new book:
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San Jose Barracuda goalie Josef Korenar (32) makes the save against center Andy Miele (51) in the third period of their game at SAP Center at San Jose on Monday, Feb. 17
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Trainer Bill Delia wins the 2019 California Thoroughbred Breeders Association (CTBA) Trainer of the Year Award. Photo credit:
Photo: Vassar Photography.
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Cal Bears 36, British Columbia Thunderbirds 21
Cal center Keanu Andrade scored two tries in the first half to propel the Bears to a 36-21 victory over the British Columbia Thunderbirds at Witter Field on Saturday, Feb. 22.
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Cal players mob fullback Max Schumacher after he scores a try on the last play of the first half. Schumacher also went 4 for 5 on conversion kicks for the game.
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Monster Jam hosts second event at Levi's Stadium on Saturday, April 4
Monster Jam®
returns to the Bay Area for a second action-packed event of Full Throttle Family Fun in Santa Clara on Saturday, April 4. Monster Jam brought crowds to their feet at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland recently and this
action-packed motorsports experience will be on display at Levi's Stadium soon. Don't miss
the legendary Grave Digger
®
(above), Max-Dâ„¢, El Toro Loco
®
and many more as they push all limits in Freestyle, 2 Wheel Skills Challengeâ„¢ and racing competitions. For more information, visit www.monsterjam.com.
Photo by Rich Yee.
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Saint Mary's Gaels 92, San Diego Toreros 63 -- Senior Night
Saturday was Senior Night in Moraga and the Gaels honored four graduating seniors (left to right): Dan Sheets, Aaron Menzies, Jordan Ford and Tanner Krebs
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Coming off the bench for eight points, Tommy Kuhse (#12) extended for the layup, as the Saint Mary's Gaels played host to the San Diego University Toreros in WCC Men's Basketball at McKeon Pavilion on Moraga on Saturday evening, Feb. 22.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Jordan Ford (#3) softly tossed in a shot, ending the night with 22 points as the
Saint Mary's Gaels dispatched their visitors in convincing fashion, 92-63.
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Graduating senior Tanner Krebs (00) finished the night with seven points.
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Senior Jaelyn Brown also scored 17 points while adding six rebounds in her last home game
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California Golden Bears guard Sara Anastasieska (11) passes out of a double-team during the first quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Haas Pavilion.
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Referee Karen Lasuik stares back as California Golden Bears guard Sara Anastasieska (11) argues a call during the second quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Haas Pavilion.
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California Golden Bears guard Jaelyn Brown (33) reacts after scoring a basket while being fouled during the third quarter against the Oregon State Beavers at Haas Pavilion.
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California Golden Bears center CJ West and head coach Charmin Smith hug on the court as part of Senior Day before the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Haas Pavilion.
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California Golden Bears guard Sara Anastasieska (11) poses for a photo with family and head coach Charmin Smith as part of Senior Day before the game against the Oregon State Beavers at Haas Pavilion.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita
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Cal seniors (L to R) Jaelyn Brown, Chen Yue, CJ West, Mi'Cole Cayton and Anna Anastasieska pose for a picture after a Senior Day program following the game. To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net.
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Cal senior Jaelyn Brown scored 26 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Bears' 93-61 defeat to the third-ranked Oregon Ducks at Haas Pavilion on Friday, Feb. 21.
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Guard Cailyn Crocker was the only other Bear to score in double figures, tallying 15 points.
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Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu reacts after making a basket to complete a triple double. The Walnut Creek native holds the NCAA record for triple doubles in a career, both male and female, with 25.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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California women's gymnastics was powerful in pink, using another 197+ score to propel themselves past No. 21 Oregon State in the team's annual breast cancer awareness meet. The No. 10 Golden Bears topped the Beavers, 197.125-196.600, Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion.
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Maya Bordas, the Austin, Texas product was the all-around leader with a new career high of 39.575, which included a 9.925 on bars and 9.90 on floor to win these events
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Photo by Rich Yee.
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Sports Prep Star -- Kodiak Stevens
Bret Harte-Angels Camp - Wrestling - Senior
All season long, SportStars Magazine has ranked Kodiak Stephens as its top NorCal wrestler at 170 pounds. This past weekend he showed why. Stephens blazed his way through the 170-pound field at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament. He went 5-0 with three major decision victories and two pins -- each in less than 70 seconds. He defeated Tai Malhi of Pitman-Turlock 12-1 in the championship match. Stephens will attend the CIF State Championships in Bakersfield this weekend as a strong hopeful for a podium finish (Top 8).
Photo:
Ike Dodson.
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Former San Francisco Giant Aubrey Huff |
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MLB Commission Rob Manfred |
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I woke up last Wednesday morning to the most depressing San Francisco Chronicle's Sporting Green in years. Isn't it bad enough that we have to bear witness to the slow (but picking up speed) drip of democracy dying -- that now we must be subjected to whole new levels of tawdriness, corruption, and toxic lies infecting our beloved sports section? I nearly choked on my morning java as I read the bad news coming at me in waves. So pardon me while I channel my inner Hunter Thompson, rest his demented soul. Here is some of it,
from
bad
to
worse
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Aubrey Huff:
I never liked him with the Giants -- maybe because I'm an A's fan. The whole thong thing was juvenile -- but at least it was harmless. What he has been spewing lately is quite the opposite; venomous, offensive, threatening, racist, xenophobic, misogynistic bile. Good for the Giants for not inviting him to their reunion. Huff defended himself, saying, "
My locker room humor on twitter is meant to be satirical and sarcastic
." Excuse me for finding nothing funny about threatening Sanders' supporters with guns, sexist insults of Iranian women, and using demeaning language about brave women coaches, to say nothing of abject fealty to a man who would not know a law if it hit him over the head. But Huff is correct about one thing when he tweeted, "T
he America we know and love is already dead."
Yup, Aubrey, thanks to you and
your ilk.
Rob Manfred:
If there were ever an argument to be made that Rob Manfred is simply a younger version of his mentor, the execrable Bud Selig, it's his behavior over the last few weeks. Many don't buy that Manfred -- after he was informed of the cheating by the A's and Tigers -- needed Mike Fiers to drop a dime because of the immunity deal with the union. MLB could have countered by stressing that the "conduct detrimental" language in the CBA authorizes punishment for players not cooperating. B
ut not punishing the players involved -- when the 70,000 e-mail, 5000 page, 70 witness investigation clearly described the cheating as "player-driven" -- well, that's not gonna cut it. And fining Astro owner Jim Crane $5 million is like fining you and me $50. Why not make it hurt, like $100 million?
Wait a second; we don't want to anger our paymasters too much.
Reluctant to take away the title of the 2017 Astros, Manfred made the unforgivable gaffe, "
It's just a piece of metal."
No it's not, Rob. It's the World Series trophy and it holds the hearts of generations of baseball fans. Yes, what the Astros did is worse than steroids and maybe not as bad as Pete Rose -- but it stinks, and you're not helping.
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From 2000-2005 I wrote a column for the late great Oakland Athletics Fan Coalition (OAFC) entitled
Elman Swings,
a play on the fact that I'm a musician. Some of you may remember the OAFC, an East Bay organization that at its peak had several thousand members devoted to keeping the A's in Oakland and guess what? They've succeeded. Perhaps one or two of you might remember my articles (more like rants) about baseball and society. So when the Ultimate Sports Guide asked me to compose regular screeds called
Outlaw's Outtakes, how could I say "No?" ('Outlaw' is their nickname for me.) -- Pete Elman
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WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR
Monday, February 24 through Sunday, March 1, 2020
Monday, February 24
San Francisco Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 12:05 p.m.
Tuesday, February 25
Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Philadelphia Flyers, 4 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Chicago White Sox (SS), 12:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ San Diego Padres, 12:10 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 12:05 p.m.
Thursday, February 27
Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey Devils, 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Seattle Mariners (SS), 12:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Colorado Rockies, 12:05 p.m.
San Jose Barracuda vs. Ontario Reign, 7 p.m.
Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies, 5 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals (SS) 12:05 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies (SS) 6:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Cincinnati Reds, 12:05 p.m.
Stockton Heat vs. San Diego Gulls, 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 29
Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns, 6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Angels, 12:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Indians (SS), 12:05 p.m.; 1:05 p.m.
San Jose Barracuda vs. San Diego Gulls, 1:15 p.m.
Stockton Heat vs. Iowa Cubs, 6 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. Washington Wizards, 5:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings vs. Detroit Pistons, 3 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres, 12:10 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Kansas City Royals (SS), 12:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Indians (SS), 1:05 p.m.
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Minor League Team Affiliations
San Jose Barracuda (San Jose Sharks) -- AHL
American Hockey League
Stockton Heat (Calgary Flames) -- AHL
American Hockey League
Minor League Team Affiliations
(Baseball)
Nashville Sounds (Oakland A's) -- AAA,
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco Giants) --
AAA, Pacific Coast Leag
ues
San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) -- Class A
Advanced Affiliate, California League
Stockton Ports (Oakland A's) -- Class A
Advanced Affiliate, 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: 95.7 FM The Game
Oakland A's: 95.7 FM The Game
Oakland Raiders: 95.7 FM The Game
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 The Bone FM
San Francisco Giants: KNBR 680 AM
San Jose Barracuda: KDOW 1220 AM
San Jose Earthquakes: KNBR 1050 AM,
1370 KZSF AM (Spanish)
San Jose Giants: MiLB Gameday Audio
San Jose Sharks, KFOX 98.5 FM San Jose,
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
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