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September 19, 2022
Issue No. 451
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Staff Photographers: Jeff Bayer, Alex Ho, Ed Jay, Ron Sellers, Darren Yamashita, Rich Yee. Kenny Karst (retired).
Contributors: Steve Chain, Harvey Cohen, Andy Dolich, Pete Elman, Rob Flammia, Bruce Macgowan, Robert Moselle, Dave Newhouse, Howard Pearlstein, Amaury Pi-Gonzalez, T. Buff, Shelia Young
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Letters to the Editor
Fans vs. Apple TV and Does 1-100
First, let me extend my thanks to the Giants, Apple TV and other entities, without whose fan-unfriendly stream-exclusive 'service' I would have wasted my Friday night on the Dodgers game. Of course,
the G-Men did break up a no-hitter after the fifth, with one of their two hits. Seriously? I had more hits on my bong.
How many Bay Area fans streamed this, as compared to standard television numbers?
The impulse and reflex of fans to watch every game on television will wane with the increase of exclusively streamed content. They will learn there may be other activities besides "the game," and lose interest. Eventually, attendance and related television, (post-game shows), fan-oriented products and other revenues will drop.
This game could have been important if there had been a pennant stretch drive. Then Apple and others could have had some real leverage and shown their disdain for true fans with gusto. Oops! But it's still a rivalry game. At least drop the "exclusive," so that a large part of the G-Men's loyal fan base can watch it!
Jacques Diamond
Oakland, CA
Here Come 'da Judge
As of Sunday, Aaron Judge had 59 home runs, two shy of Roger Maris' AL record. I hope he does NOT break the record. (His 59 home runs are the most by a right-handed batter in AL history, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.)
Save it for when Judge becomes a Giant, rumored to be next season. In the meantime, leave Roger Maris alone on the mountain top. It just feels right.
Reasons why the G-Men would benefit from a Judge, (not a "Special Master"), are set forth in this article from ESPN. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34617828/new-york-yankees-aaron-judge-hits-58th-homer-moves-three-al-record
Come off some cash and buy yourself a Judge! It works in D.C., and it will work here.
Kristen LaRue
San Francisco, CA
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Oakland Roots SC 1, New York Red Bulls II 1
San Francisco 49ers 27, Seattle Seahawks 7
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
San Jose Earthquakes 1, FC Dallas 1
Features & Commentary
Dan Rascher, presented by ADC Partners
Bruce Macgowan's Induction to the Bay Area Radio Hall Of Fame
I hate that it's already time to do this, by Howard Pearlstein
Muay Thai Boxing in San Francisco, by Ed Jay
Rolex Big Boat Series
Your Donation
Organizations
Cal Bears
Oakland A's
Saint Mary's College Gaels
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
Stanford Cardinal
USF Dons
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San Francisco 49ers 27
Seattle Seahawks 7
September 18, 2022
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If William Shakespeare were here today as a sportswriter, we would have a new play on Broadway based on The Trey Lance saga.
On opening night, Lance went down with an ankle injury and was ruled out immediately. He left on a cart with his right leg in an air cast. Why, as QB, he was featured as the next Frank Gore
is a valid question.
Now, it’s Jimmy Garoppolo who will likely play for a good portion, if not for all of the season, if he can stay healthy. ("ATTN: Nate Sudfeld":
oh wait, he left for Detroit.) "Brock Purdy, please report
to the front desk."
Jimmy G. was the pro we all know him to be and led the Niners
to victory over the Seahawks. Now back to Shakespeare:
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. (From As You Like It)
(Contributed by Robert Moselle, Monterey, CA)
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San Francisco Giants 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 4
September 18, 2022
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San Francisco Giants first baseman J.D. Davis hit an RBI double to tie the game in the eighth inning, but the Los Angeles Dodgers scored two in the 10th inning to defeat the Giants, 4-3, at Oracle Park on Sunday, September 18th. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts (left) and San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Cobb talk during the first inning at Oracle Park.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Wilmer Flores. Photo by Darren Yamashita.
Giants agree to contract extension with
infielder Wilmer Flores
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Giants and infielder Wilmer Flores have agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with a player option for 2025. If the player option is declined, there is a club option for 2025. Flores will earn $6.5 million in each of 2023 and 2024. If Flores were to exercise his player option for the 2025 season he will earn a base salary of $3.5 million. If Flores were to decline his player option but the Giants exercise their club option for 2025, he will earn a base salary of $8.5 million.
Additionally, Flores will make a $32,500 donation to the Giants Community Fund in each of 2023 and 2024. He’ll make an additional donation in 2025 if either of the options are exercised.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.sfgiants.com
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IndyCar 2022 season finale: Alex Palou wins Firestone Grand Prix | |
Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey winner Alex Palou is interviewed immediately after the race. Palou turned in an inspired drive, leading 67 of 95 laps and winning by more than 30 seconds after starting 11th because of a six-position grid penalty. It was the first victory of the season for the defending series champion. Caption and photo by Rich Yee. | |
Will Power's Team Penske teammate, Josef Newgarden, finished second after starting 25th because of a spin in qualifying. Caption and photo by Rich Yee. | |
With the steady methods he used all season, Will Power clinched his second NTT IndyCar Series championship with a third-place finish Sunday at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Power started on the pole for a record 68th time in his career, and the Team Penske driver led 17 laps in the No. 12 Dallara-Chevrolet. He stayed near the front for 95 laps on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course on California’s Monterey Peninsula. Power, who also won the title in 2014, finished 16 points ahead of teammate Josef Newgarden, who finished second after starting 25th because of a spin in qualifying. Power also held the fastest leader lap with a speed of 108.290 mph on lap 6. To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. Caption and photo by Rich Yee. | |
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Bruce Macgowan Inducted into
Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame
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Inductees into the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame, celebrating outstanding achievements and contributions to Bay Area radio on Saturday, September 11, included (left to right) San Francisco radio engineer George Zema; Bay Area promotional whiz Kenny Wardell; in the yellow jacket, radio GM Ed Krampf; Napa KVON radio sports and newsman Ira Smith; Bruce Macgowan, (KNBR, KGO, KEST and KCBS 1988-2020); KCBS newsman Dave Padilla; and radio program host Analisa, who worked at KFOG for years and is now wrapping up a career in Chicago radio.
Sports Today is pleased to have the talented Bruce Macgowan on our team. His reportage from Niners, Giants, Warriors and the many sports Battles By the Bay always stimulates our readers. We are immensely pleased at his induction, and Sports Today readers can count on a steady stream of first-hand accounts from a
new Hall of Famer.
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(Left) Rich Walcoff presented Bruce for induction and worked in sports at KGO for 31 years. Dean Johnson (right), former KNBR sports producer and former ‘disc jockey’ in Mendocino and Sacramento. | |
(Left) Daughter Molly, inductee Bruce Macgowan and wife, Colette | |
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I hate that it's already time to do this
by Howard Pearlstein
But I have to do it.
It's something I really don’t do very often because it's so annoying but I have been physically unable to do this for the past year.
Around a year ago I fell, dislocated my left shoulder and broke the humerus. Took six-to-eight months to rehab until I could dry my back after a shower using both hands on the towel (the way that Disney always has Donald Duck doing it, pulling the towel across his feathery butt.)
But now I can actually do it, kind of rude and bragging, but still, gotta pat myself on the back.
Pretty sure I was the first one in print to say that the 9ers needed to go traditional, i.e., do a Carmen Policy -- re-negotiate Jimmy G’s contract to keep him on as backup, while dropping Nate Sudfeld and keeping Brock Purdy. I said it right here in these virtual pages. After the second preseason game.
Not that I don’t expect Trey to develop into a fine QB. I do, assuming the S^%% learns how to %%&$## slide and survive long enough. Because being a new QB involves learning a lot of things on the field, most of them hard and fast and followed with a lot of ice. First of all, how big and fast the players are in the NFL. And while still learning those things, we’d need a good experienced QB able to step in.
But I didn't expect to need the backup to step in so soon.
I thought Purdy was a keeper because he seems to have that presence in the pocket, a stillness, watching, seeing all that’s going on. Something like what Joe Montana had BUT that does NOT mean I even think he can become another Joe -- not saying that -- we had the one and only. But that he COULD become an exceptionally fine NFL QB.
SO, even though comparisons are odious, NFL announcers love to do it all the time; “He’s got that same thing that fill-in-the-blank had.” So how about another QB who had some of the same presence.
One of my students back in the 80s had been a linebacker in the AFC, don’t remember which team – he’d been with a few. But we sometimes hung out after class and one time I asked him, what was the scariest thing in his career.
He really surprised me. “Joe Namath.”
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“We were playing the Jets. I got around the guard and there was nothing between me and Namath but air. And -- he met my eyes, stared me in the eyes, held the look. Never took his eyes off mine. And he threw a pass -- 40 yards, completed. And he never took his eyes off mine! And I lost a step the rest of the game."
It’s unhappily ironic that a knock on Jimmy G was that he got injured too often. Let’s hope Trey Lance’s injury is not too bad. His ankle – broken? No man, no. Not even “MRI on Monday?” Damn. But it depends on what in the ankle broke. Lots of moving parts in there. I'm hopeful for him.
Go 9ers.
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Howard Pearlstein has been a few places and done a few things.
An old friend once said, "Howard, you live your life like you're tying to fill in a dust jacket blurb." Well, then all I have to do is write a book that will get published.
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Hall of Fame Baseball
Announcer Retires
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Amaury Pi-González (left) and Jaime Jarrin, voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998, during the 1977 World Series at Dodger Stadium between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jaime Jarrín in the Home Stretch
of His Career
by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Jaime Jarrin has been the Spanish Voice for the Los Angeles Dodgers for over six decades. He told me about this current 2022 season: "Mi carrera como cronista radial terminará definitivamente cuando realize mi última transmición, ojalá sea en la Serie Mundial y terminar mi ciclo como empezé con los Dodgers ganando la Serie Mundial en 1959 contra los White Sox." Trans: "My career as a radio sportscaster will definitely come to an end when I broadcast the World Series and end my cycle which started when I began with the Dodgers winning the 1959 World Series over the White Sox."
Did you ever envision such a lengthy and successful career when you first began? "Nunca ni en sueño crei que recibiría tantas bendiciones en mi carrera, vine a este país a ampliar mis horizontes esperando únicamente ubicarme y seguir trabajando como todos los inmigrantes que llegan a este incomparable y generoso país." Trans: "Never even in a dream did I believe I would receive so many blessings in my career. I came to this country to broaden my horizons, only with the hope of settling down like all the immigrants that come to this incomparable and generous country."
Jaime's career began prior to his arrival to the United States. "Mi carrera en radio comenzó en 1951 cuando a los 16 años de edad obtuve mi primer trabajo frente a un micrófono como periodista radial en la emisora HCJB La Voz de los Andes en mi nativa Quito, Ecuador. Trans: "My radio career began in 1951 at 16 years of age when I got my first job in front of a microphone as a radio journalist on HCJB La Voz de los Andes in my native Quito, Ecuador."
When I asked him what he would miss after his retirement this year, "Creo que extrañaré el juego del que vivo enamorado pero sobre todo extrañaré a los periodistas y colegas cuya amistad me han brindado haciendo más ligero el trabajo y sobre todo los viajes, ya estoy extrañando de sobremanera a mi hermano y consejero Vin Scully. El periodismo local y nacional tanto en inglés como en Español ha sido muy generoso especialmente en este año de despedida y mi gratitud eterna." Trans: "I think I will miss the game that I am in love with, but most of all I will miss the journalists and colleagues, most of all my brother and adviser, Vin Scully. The local and national media in English, as well as in Spanish, have been very generous, especially during this year of my farewell; my eternal gratitude."
What does Jaime Jarrín plan to do after his retirement? "Seguiré afiliado a los Dodgers como un embajador por lo menos por dos años, pero mi carrera radial termina en este 2022." Trans: "For at least the next two years I will continue my affiliation with the Dodgers as an ambassador, but my broadcast career ends this 2022."
I have known Jaime Jarrín since the mid-1970s. I have always had the utmost respect and admiration for Jaime. It is truly a pleasure to have known him for a lifetime, especially that World Series in 1977 (that is 45 years ago, for those scoring at home). As recently as the late 1990s I shared the booth broadcasting with Jaime for the Spanish radio networks in the U.S. and Latin America. A consummate professional and truly a gentleman. I wish him the very best.
I have told Jaime many times, he was the luckiest man that I have known in broadcasting. Why? He was fortunate enough to have spent his whole career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a team that has always appreciated the value and importance of the Hispanic market. Not now, when in Los Angeles Spanish is spoken as frequently as English and the Latinos are the largest minority in the country, with at least 65 million people, but from the very beginning in the 1950s, when it was not "politically correct" to speak Spanish.
The Dodgers are very close to clinching their divisional title. As of today they have a 98-44 record, the best in the major leagues. Starting this Friday when the Dodgers open a weekend series against the Giants, Jaime Jarrín will be calling all the games (like he always does) home and away on radio station KTNQ 1020AM in Los Angeles. MLB Baseball Hall of Fame announcer, Jaime Jarrín, is now in the home stretch of his career.
Felicidades Jaime.
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Amaury Pi-Gonzalez is the lead Spanish play-by-play talent for the Oakland A's heard on flagship station 1010 KIQI San Francisco LeGrande and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com. For earlier articles by
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez published in Sports Today, click HERE.
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Hardly Trivial by T. Buff | |
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EVERYBODY...
knows Barry Bonds is the charter member of the
500 homers and 500 stolen bases club for MLB.
Sadly, that fact will probably NOT make it onto a plaque to be hung on a wall at the MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Who was the first player to top 300 homers and
300 stolen bases and is in the MLB Hall of Fame?
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The Muay Thai boxing event was held at the Scottish Rites Masonic Center in San Francisco, with a packed schedule of fights for over 10 hours. Fighters of all ages and genders competed in the regulated event in front of thousands of fans. Muay Thai is a sport which involves punching, blocking and kicking. The sport dates back to the late 1800s and It is deeply rooted in tradition, respect and history. This event’s main promoter is World Team USA, founded by Kru Sam Primsoutham in San Francisco in 1995. The sport is intense and fighters are intimately locked in for multi-round (3-5) matches.
Caption and photo by Ed Jay
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Megan Washam and Fabiana Nogueira exchange blows in the final fight of the night. Washam in red prevails and wins the Championship belt.
Caption and photo by Ed Jay
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Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan (right) and Jonathan Christenson face off in the championship round with Oiyemhonlan prevailing.
Caption and photo by Ed Jay
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San Jose Earthquakes 1
FC Dallas 1
September 17, 2022
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Earthquakes 1, FC Dallas 1
Ebobisse scores 16th goal of the season; Quakes host
LA Galaxy in California Clasico next Saturday
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes and FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw on Saturday night at PayPal Park. The result extends San Jose’s home unbeaten streak to three matches (2-0-1).
FC Dallas took a 1-0 lead in the 16th minute. A cut-back pass by Marco Farfan found Jader Obrian at the top of the box. Obrian’s first-timed shot was deflected and caught JT Marcinkowski diving the other direction.
San Jose equalized just eight minutes later. Following a handball in the box, forward Jeremy Ebobisse successfully converted his penalty kick attempt. It marked his 16th goal of 2022, tied for third-most in a single season in Quakes history and most among all players other than Chris Wondolowski.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.sjearthquakes.com
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Oakland Roots 1
New York Red Bulls II 1
September 17, 2022
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Pregame cheering took many forms and looks and the crowd was at maximum capacity for the second-to-last home game of the season, as the Oakland Roots SC hosted the New York Red Bulls II on Saturday evening. September 17 at Laney College in Oakland, CA.
Final score: Roots 1, NY Red Bulls 1. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Early in the game, team leading scorer Ottar Magnus Karlsson (#22) was held, challenged, and even tackled several times by the Red Bulls defense.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Late in the first half, Roots goalkeeper Paul Blanchette (#20) challenged a driving Red Bulls player by hitting the ground and smothering the ball to end the threat. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
Halftime brought a flurry of entertainment on the far end of the field as young soccer players ran around and played small field scrimmages, but the front of the main grandstand was treated with a mambo dance troop from San Jose. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Photo by Daniel Forster / ROLEX
RBBS Day 2: Early Leaders Holding Strong
Moderate airs, sunny skies and flatter seas defined the second day of competition and offered crews some reprieve from yesterday’s heavier conditions at the Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California. Peak-puff metrics might have dipped a bit from day one’s fresh velocities, but this did nothing to diminish competition levels at a regatta that has defined West Coast big-boat racing since its creation in 1964. Talent, smart tactics and local wisdom run deep across all 76 teams. Polish and preparation were evident on the racecourse today, with multiple boats continuing picket fence results.
After four races, the Cal 40 Viva and Express 37 Spindrift V posted their fourth bullets in their respective One Design classes. Mayan also scored her second bullet on corrected time in the Classics class, which only races once per day.
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For a full report, click HERE.
2022 Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club
www.stfyc.com
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NASCAR Xfinity Series scheduled at Sonoma Raceway for first time ever in 2023;
Joins NASCAR Cup Series in Wine Country
Sonoma, Calif (September 14, 2022) – For the first time ever, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will challenge the picturesque rolling hills of Sonoma Raceway at the DoorDash 250 on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
NASCAR announced today the Xfinity Series will join the NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Sonoma Raceway next year for the first time in the history of the series as part of its full 2023 season schedule release. The Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race will return to Sonoma Raceway on Sunday June 11, 2023.
The Xfinity Series is a proving ground for up-and-coming NASCAR Cup Series drivers and has produced some of NASCAR’s biggest stars. Fans will be treated to three days of racing action over the weekend.
“We are thrilled to have the Xfinity Series racing here in Sonoma for the first time ever,” said raceway executive vice president and general manager Jill Gregory. “This is part of our promise to our fans to keep raising the bar. And we expect several of the Cup Series racers to pull double duty and run the Xfinity Series race as well.”
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For a Full Report, click HERE
www.sonomaraceway.com
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Natural Colour with jockey Pedro Terrero win the Golden Gate Fields Turf Distaff $50,000 Added with a time of 1:44.47. Trained by Manuel Badilla.
Photo: Vassar Photography
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Adimabua, Guzman Power Cal Past SDSU
BERKELEY – Nonso Adimabua scored his first goal as a Golden Bear and Adrian Guzman posted a goal and an assist to lead the Cal men's soccer team to a 2-0 win over San Diego State in the teams' Pac-12 opener on Thursday at Edwards Stadium.
Cal – which has won two straight including a 1-0 victory over California Baptist on Sept. 10 – improved its record to 2-1-3 (1-0 in the Pac-12). SDSU fell to 2-4-1 (0-1 Pac-12).
"It's fantastic," Cal head coach Leonard Griffin said of Thursday's win. "It's exactly what you want heading into conference, starting on the right foot."
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.calbears.com
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Brink Wins CalHope Courage Award
The award honors student-athletes at California colleges and universities for overcoming the stress, anxiety, and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity
STANFORD, Calif. - Rising junior Cameron Brink was named a September recipient of the CalHOPE Courage Award, receiving the honor Monday night at Oracle Park during a San Francisco Giants game.
The monthly award honors student-athletes at California colleges and universities for overcoming the stress, anxiety, and mental trauma associated with personal hardships and adversity. It is presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), in association with The Associated Press, CalHOPE, a crisis counseling and support resource for communities impacted by public health emergencies, operated by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Mental Well-Being.
While Brink was helping lead Stanford to the 2020-21 NCAA championship, averaging 9.9 pts, 6.6 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game, it seemed like a dream come true for the 6-foot-4-inch freshman. However, following the run to the national title during a worldwide pandemic, she shared publicly the mental health challenges of isolation and stress she experienced from a season spent primarily on the road. The native of Beaverton, Oregon showed incredible courage, sharing how the pressure of the season weighed on her, as well as her decision to seek professional help for her mental well-being.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, HERE
www.gostanford.com
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Garnett’s 2005 SFSU Team to be Inducted into Gators Hall of Fame
SAN FRANCISCO — Saint Mary's Softball head coach Sonja Garnett is set to be inducted into the San Francisco State Athletics Hall of Fame for the second time. Already a member for individual performance as a student-athlete, Garnett will also be inducted along with her 2005 Gators Softball team.
"I am honored and excited that our team is being inducted into the San Francisco State Hall of Fame," said Garnett. "What our team accomplished in 2005 was truly remarkable, especially given our limited funding and the threat of athletics being cut. We had talent and worked hard, but what made us successful was playing for each other and having a common goal."
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For a full report, click HERE.
#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Volleyball Closes Out Nonconference Schedule
at Thin Air Challenge
COLORADO SPRINGS/DENVER, Colo. – Back on the road for their third tournament of the season, the University of San Francisco volleyball team (7-1) will compete in the Thin Air Challenge this weekend as the Dons will square off against UC San Diego, University of Denver and Air Force across Friday and Saturday.
First, USF will battle UC San Diego at 10:00 am PT in a neutral site matchup in Colorado Springs (Air Force Academy) before making the trip east for a 5:00 pm PT showdown at the University of Denver. Closing out their weekend, the Dons will head back to Colorado Springs to face Air Force on Saturday morning at 11:00 am PT.
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For a full report, click HERE
www.usfdons.com
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Heal Helps Lead Australia to Title at FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship
BENGALURU, India — Santa Clara women's basketball freshman Tess Heal spent last week with the Australia U18 Women's National Team at the FIBA U18 Women's Asian Championship. She helped the Gems not only qualify for the 2023 FIBA U19 Women's World Cup, but was also part of the team's first-ever championship at the event, as the Gems went undefeated to hoist the trophy.
Heal was named to the team in August. She played in all five games for Australia, averaging 7.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game. She shot nearly 60% from two-point range (57.9%) and was a 33.3% 3-point shooter for the Gems. Her biggest performance came in group play on Thursday against South Korea. She scored 16 points, dished three assists, grabbed a rebound and a steal in Australia's 30-point, 96-66 victory.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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Hardly Trivial Answer by T. Buff | |
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Willie Howard Mays, Jr.
None other than the Godfather of Barry Bonds,
the "Say Hey Kid"
I could have given the Wiki link for Willie, but I think the Hall of Fame info on Willie Howard Mays, Jr is sufficient, but the longer wiki story on Willie is great!
Did you know that Willie Mays was the on-deck batter when Bobby Thompson hit his famous pennant-winning home run, "The shot heard 'round the world,"
on October 3, 1951?
Go Tom Brady!
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San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4, September 18, 2022, Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Oakland Roots SC 1, New York Red Bulls II 1, September 17, 2022. Photos by Ron Sellers.
Indy Grand Prix, September 11, 2022.
Photos by Rich Yee.
Cal Bears 20, UNLV Rebels 14, September 10, 2022.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
Stanford Cardinal 28, USC Trojans 41, September 10, 2022.
Photos by Rich Yee.
Oakland A’s 9, Atlanta Braves 10, September 6, 2022.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Stanford Cardinal 41, Colgate Raiders 10, September 3, 2022.
Photos by Rich Yee.
San Jose State Spartans 21, Portland State Vikings 17,
September 1, 2022. Photos by Alex Ho.
Oakland A’s 4, New York Yankees 1, August 29, 2022.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Oakland A’s 20-Game Win Streak Celebration, August 29, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita
Oakland A’s 5, Seattle Mariners 3, August 21, 2022.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
2012 San Francisco Giants Reunion Ceremony, August 13, 2022.
Photo by Darren Yamashita.
World Dog Surfing Championships, August 7, 2022.
Photos by Rich Yee.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, September 19, through
Sunday, September 25, 2022
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Monday, September 19
(MNF) Tennessee Titans @ Buffalo Bills, 4:15 p.m.
(MNF) Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles, 5:30 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies, 5:40 p.m.
Tuesday, September 20
San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies, 5:40 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Seattle Mariners, 6:40 p.m.
Wednesday, September 21
San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies, 5:40 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Seattle Mariners, 6:40 p.m.
Thursday, September 22
(TNF) Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns, 5:15 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Colorado Rockies, 12:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Seattle Mariners, 12:37 p.m.
Friday, September 23
San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondbacks, 6:40 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. New York Mets, 6:40 p.m.
Saturday, September 24
San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondback, 5:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. New York Mets, 1:07 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA, 7:00 p.m.
Oakland Roots SC @ Colorado Springs Switchbacks, 5 p.m.
Cal Bears vs. Arizona Wildcats, TBA
Stanford Cardinal @ Washington Huskies 7 p.m.
San Jose State Spartans vs. Western Michigan, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 25
San Francisco 49ers @ Denver Broncos, 5:40 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Tennessee Titans, 10 a.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Arizona Diamondback, 12:40 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. New York Mets, 1:07 p.m.
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Dave Newhouse was an award-winning sportswriter/columnist for the Oakland Tribune before his retirement. He has continued his work as an author and The Yankee Way is his eighteenth book. He lives with his wife, Patsy, an artist, in Oakland, CA.
ISBN 978-1-937943-60-8 – 196 pages – $24.95
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