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March 20-26, 2023
Issue No. 477
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Oakland Roots SC 1, Rio Grande Valley SC 1
Saint Mary's Gaels, 12, Santa Clara Broncos 0
Saint Mary's Gaels 0, Santa Clara Broncos 11
San Jose Sharks 1, New York Islanders 4
Features & Commentary
Consider A Donation
Nothing Like a Good Snarl to Win the Game, by Howard Pearlstein
Saint Mary's Madness Journey Brought to an End, by Dave Newhouse
Organizations
Cal Bears
Golden Gate Fields
Oakland A's
Oakland Roots
Saint Mary's College Gaels
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
Stanford Cardinal
University of Pacific Tigers
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
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Saint Mary's Gaels 55
Connecticut Huskies 70
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MARCH 19: Adama Sanogo, #21 of the Connecticut Huskies, drives to the basket against Mitchell Saxen, #11, of the Saint Mary’s Gaels in the second half during the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena. Sanogo would finish
with 24 points.
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Saint Mary's
Madness Journey Brought to
an End
by Dave Newhouse
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March Madness has done it again, dominating all forms of athletic competition when it comes to the unexpected and unbelievable — mania on the Maplewood.
The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is different from other postseason sports. The World Series, Super Bowl and Stanley Cup are known by those very names, but who refers to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament that way? Nobody. It’s March Madness, pure and simple.
And its latest hoops happening has delivered, predictably, beyond expectations, which is now expected. Right at the tournament's start. a No. 2 seed fell to a No. 15 seed, Princeton stunning Arizona, 59-55, yet another huge blow to the Pacific-12 Conference’s reeling basketball image.
Virginia is so unpredictable, becoming the first No. 1 seed ever to lose to a 16th seed, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 74-54, in 2018. The Cavaliers then won the NCAA title in 2019, but lost as a fourth seed to No. 13 Furman, 68-67, in a first-round game last Thursday.
The very next day, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson became only the second team to beat a No. 1 seed, shocking Purdue, 63-58, knocking the world of college basketball off its orbit all over again.
Thus it was a sigh of relief on the West Coast when No. 2 seed UCLA won twice — 86-53 over UNC Asheville, 68-63 over Northwestern -- to move into the Sweet Sixteen. And No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 5 Saint Mary’s both won opening-round games, the Gaels dominating No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth, 63-51, and the Zags beating Grand Canyon, 82-70.
That meant the Moraga group would face No. 4 Connecticut, a team taller and deeper in talent than coach Randy Bennett’s scrappy, clever, mistake-free Gaels, who found themselves, typically, as a March Madness underdog.
Saint Mary’s point guard is standout freshman, Aiden Mahaney, a first-team All-West Coast Conference selection. However, against VCU, he missed all five of his field goal attempts and spent much of the game on the bench. Could Mahaney regain his court leadership against savvy, defense-hounding Connecticut? For Saint Mary’s needed all parts functioning to stand a chance of defeating the favored Huskies.
Well, Mahaney then hit his first field-goal attempt and the unflustered Gaels jumped out to a 17-9 lead with precision shooting and rebounding dominance. But Mahaney then missed a pair of free throws and took a seat on the bench as the Huskies crept closer, taking advantage of Saint Mary’s misses by the basket.
Then a huge blow for Saint Mary’s — forward Alex Ducas, another Australian recruited by Bennett, suddenly collapsed on the court and was helped to the dressing room, holding his back. The Gaels hung tough and Mahaney’s subsequent 3-pointer was a good sign, though UConn led, 31-30, at halftime.
The deadly outside-shooting Ducas didn’t return for the second half, so how would the undermanned Gaels respond? Not well as the Huskies started to pull away. Then Gaels center Mitchell Saxen, a hero against VCU, picked up his fourth foul with 13 minutes left in the game and had to sit for precious minutes. At that point, it wasn’t a question of the undermanned Gaels losing, but by how much. Connecticut pulled away for a 70-55 victory, dominating at the rim, a clear difference between the two teams.
Saint Mary’s will be back, because Bennett won’t settle for anything less. Mahaney will become an even bigger force next season, but he will need more depth surrounding him to compete against the UConns of the world.
The West Coast, which saw the March Madness eliminations of Arizona, Arizona State, USC and UC Santa Barbara, still will have three schools in the Sweet Sixteen: San Diego State, UCLA and Gonzaga, which eliminated TCU, 84-81, Sunday. UCLA and Gonzaga will play each other Thursday in what could be the game of the tournament.
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San Jose Sharks 1
New York Islanders 4
Saturday, March 18, 2023
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San Jose Sharks right wing Kevin Labanc scored the lone goal for the Sharks during their 4-1 defeat to the New York Islanders at SAP Center on Saturday, March 18th. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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"Rate My Baseball Drip" with Joc Pederson
Take a lap with Joc Pederson through the San Francisco Giants Spring Training facility as he rates the baseball drip of Giants teammates, coaches, and staff.
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Cal Bears vs. Oklahoma
Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Celebrating four seniors (left to right), Darren Wong, Yu-Chen Lee, Will Lavavakul and Aidan Giusti, were recognized before the last home meet of the Men’s Gymnastics season. Oklahoma won the meet with a team score of 410.05, Cal finished with 381.45. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
Stoked with his performance on the vault, Theodor Gabberud erupts looking to share his excitement with his team as the University of California Golden Bears played host to the Oklahoma Sooners on Senior Day at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Saint Mary's Gaels 12
Santa Clara Broncos 0
Doubleheader, Game 1 -- Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Saint Mary's first baseman Christian Almanza hit two home runs and drove in five as the Gaels defeated the Santa Clara Broncos, 12-0, in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday, March 18th at Louis Guisto Field in Moraga, CA.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Technical fouls are on my mind
Last week Draymond Green was suspended for one game for drawing his 16th technical foul of the 2022-2023
season. The suspension is far from his first and far from one of the most important of his previous suspensions.
Green is the only person in NBA history to probably cost his team an NBA championship because of a technical. After he hit LeBron James in the groin in Game 4 of the 2016 NBA Finals, Green was suspended for Game 5
and the Warriors became the first team to blow a
3-1 series lead in the Finals.
Chances are, even if Green plays another 10 seasons he will not surpass the player who holds the career record for technical fouls.
Who holds the record for most technical fouls
in an NBA career?
The resource for the answer wrote, "These are the players who racked up the most technical fouls in NBA history. No. 1 might surprise you." It did surprise me.
(Hint: Charles Barkley is second, only three technicals short of the record.)
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Santa Clara Broncos 11
Saint Mary's Gaels 0
Doubleheader -- Game 2 -- Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Santa Clara Broncos starting pitcher Brandon Gomez tossed a three-hit shutout as the Broncos split a doubleheader with the Saint Mary's Gaels after winning Game 2, 11-0, at Louis Guisto Field in Moraga, CA.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Nothing Like a Good Snarl
to Win the Game
by Howard Pearlstein
My last column was written before the Bucks game, something to know because that game seemed ok until it looked like the Dubs were doing their Fourth Quarter Fade Away.
And then…
And then Steph came back in off the bench with something I’d never seen before -- a genuine snarl on his face. Not a half-assed Elvis lip wriggle but a full tilt "You motherf---rs will be sorry you woke up the beast” snarl.
I knew the Dubs wouldn’t fade away in this game.
And I KNEW at that moment that there’s maybe a chance they can win their way into the playoffs at home and on the road. And after the game Steph even said it to answer the ‘great game” kudos: "Yeah, we just have to do it on the road too."
I’m not making a prediction, just saying that scary snarl was making a promise.
While we’re on the subject – the problem with end-of-season games and getting into the playoffs is that the network announcers show up – they’re good, but they’re from out of town, picking it up for each game, learning what they can from stats and too often forgetting the game almost completely and veering off into non-game locker-room towel-snapping stories about ‘What YOU did back then…” and that’s just not good enough.
In other words, they’re not Fitz and Buike, who know the people who play and know what’s been going on game-by-game and week-by-week and the difference between the person and the position.
Announcers use the terms they know, and I mentioned to a friend how one referred to new players as new toys. The friend said it was dehumanizing. Others refer to players as tools, or weapons. Or a Swiss Army Knife, as if that player was more or less a variable function machine.
And the fact is, at least with the Dubs, we can’t even describe the players by their positions, because that also misses the point. None of the Dubs are their positions for all they’re listed that way -- - point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, center. Those labels miss the fact like the difference between someone asking about your work as “What are you?” instead of “What do you do?” No – the Dubs positions are Steph, Klay, Draymond, Poole, Andre, Kuminga, JaMychal, Anthony Lamb, et al.
SO – when Steph Curry comes off the bench with a genuine snarl on his face, we believe! We know he will score and by the time the game’s over, no one on the other team’s defense will be smiling. Or their offense, either as he moves them off their normal angles for shots, gets rebounds and keeps playing his game.
That snarl is scary.
I kept trying to find a simile for it, but finally, the only thing I could think of that carries that much intensity is being at a zoo, in a lion house in winter when all the doors and windows are closed and the big male decides to let loose with a full throated roar that rocks the building and hits your body with a physical impact that knocks you back a foot or two.
And made me think of that old joke about how someone tells you that you can’t outrun a lion and your answer is: “I don’t have to outrun a lion – I only have to outrun you.”
That snarl is a scary thing.
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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 trying 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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San Jose Earthquakes 0
St. Louis City SC 3
Sunday, March 19
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Earthquakes 0, St. Louis City SC 3
San Jose has two-match winning streak snapped, will host Toronto FC next Saturday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The San Jose Earthquakes fell to St. Louis City SC 3-0 on Saturday evening at CITYPARK in St. Louis, Mo. It marked the first-ever match between the two teams and snapped San Jose’s winning streak at two.
San Jose entered the match without midfielder Jamiro Monteiro due to a red-card suspension, and lost another central midfielder when Carlos Gruezo exited the match with an injury in the 29th minute. St. Louis capitalized just five minutes later on a goal by Nicholas Gioacchini and added a second in first-half stoppage time.
After making two additional subs at halftime, the Quakes created a few dangerous chances at the start of the second half but couldn’t capitalize. St. Louis solidified their victory with a third goal in the 68th minute.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.sjearthquakes.com
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Oakland Spiders Media Day | |
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Team president Jackson Stearns, in his second full year at the helm, breaks the ice with some introductory comments and announcements to the assembled team. With a close eye on the proceedings, head coach Dan Silverstein waits for his cue to address the players, as the Oakland Spiders held their Media Day at the DiffWorks Studio in Oakland, CA.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Team doctor Harris Masket and the team's athletic trainer, Lilah Nolan, take their turn addressing the players on general health issues and injury prevention measures, as the Oakland Spiders held their Media Day at the DiffWorks Studio in Oakland, CA. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
Breaking into small groups, the players were run through various stations; player/team media management, nutrition, health and safety, headshots, and action photos. Here is the group Interviews with the game day announcers Sam Swink and Matt Ruby. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Smiling pretty for the camera is returning Spider Chris Lung, under the bright lights of the headshot photographer from DiffWorks Studios.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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No. 7 Cal Places 3rd At Pac-12 Championships
Lauzon Becomes First Bear To Win Beam Title
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Sophomore Mya Lauzon took home the balance beam title at the Pac-12 Championships Saturday night as the No. 7 California gymnastics team placed third.
Posting their highest score in Pac-12 Championships history, the Golden Bears earned the bronze medal with a 197.825. No. 5 Utah won its third-straight title just down the road from its campus with a 197.925 and No. 4 UCLA took second with a 197.850.
Lauzon becomes the first Bear to win the conference beam title scoring a 9.975 that made her a co-champion with Olympian Jade Carey from Oregon State. She also tied for second on vault and third on floor.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.calbears.com
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Season Ends in Second Round
Earliest exit in the NCAA Tournament for the
Cardinal since 2007
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sobbing as she received hugs from friends, family and administrators, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin tried to grasp the magnitude of her team's stunning win against top-seeded Stanford when someone reminded her there's more basketball to be played.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE
www.gostanford.com
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SJSU Historic Season Continues With 77-52 Win Over Southern Indiana
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Three Spartans scored in double figures, led by Alvaro Cardenas' career-high 22 points, as the San José State men's basketball continued this historic season with a 77-52 win over Southern Indiana in the first round of the Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational.
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For a full report, click HERE.
#AllSpartans
www.sjsuspartans.com
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Season Ends with Second Round Lossto UConn
ALBANY, N.Y. — For the second time in as many seasons, Saint Mary's men's basketball reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Like last season, they did so as a five seed while taking on a four seed in the second round, with their opponent on Sunday being UConn. The Gaels were right in the game through halftime, and led four minutes into the second half, but couldn't hold off the Huskies in a 70-55 defeat. The Gaels season comes to a close with a record of 27-8 and a second round exit for the second consecutive season.
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For a full report, click HERE.
#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Bulldogs Outlast Dons in Game Two of Series
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Returning to the diamond for the second game of a three-game series to open WCC play, the USF Dons baseball team (9-6, 0-2) came up just short in a back-and-forth 8-7 game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-12, 2-0) on Saturday night at the Patterson Baseball Complex.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Men's Tennis With a Convincing Win over UNLV
LAS VEGAS -- Santa Clara men's tennis swept all six singles matches en route to a convincing 6-1 victory over UNLV (7-6) on Friday afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Jack Pulliam clinched the match with a straight set victory over Dusan Rsovac, 6-2, 7-5, on court five for Santa Clara (8-5). Pulliam's triumph came in the middle of six-straight singles wins after dropping the doubles point.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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Tigers Win Two On Saturday including
Sudden-Death Overtime Nail-Biter
STOCKTON, Calif. – Sixteen was the Tigers' lucky number on Saturday. Pacific (16-5, 2-1) defeated GCC opponent Santa Clara (7-13, 0-3) 16-5 and then took down #13 Harvard (16-4, 1-1) 16-15 in sudden-death overtime.
"It was a great day today to get two big wins, one in conference and one against a great team like Harvard," said Head Coach James Graham. "We made a lot of progress in the last week from our games the previous weekend. I really liked how our offense and defense played; players really stepped up and made some great decisions. We're looking forward to our home opener tomorrow."
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.pacifictigers.com
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Oakland Roots SC Earn First Point Away
at Rio Grande Valley
Oakland created the first chance of the game through deep build up play which led to an Anuar Peláez shot that was saved inside of five minutes. Not long after Rio Grande Valley created their first chance, Jonathan Ricketts found the back of the net off a set piece that led to a scramble in the box as the home side took the 1-0 lead in the 14th minute. Oakland pushed and created one more big chance, but went into the half down a goal.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.oaklandrootssc.com
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Stanford Invite Women’s College Ultimate Tournament | |
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In the quarterfinals, Cal Pie Queens faced off against the nationally second ranked team, Colorado Quandary. As is typical in Ultimate, at any moment players will be running in every direction imaginable. Sophia O’Shea (#1) for Cal cuts across the field anticipating the throw as her defender follows closely behind, with Sonja Johnson (#33) breaking downfield as well, all during the Stanford Invite Women’s College Ultimate Tournament. The University of California Pie Queens, Stanford University Superfly and Oregon Fugue played at the Central Valley Polo Fields in Stevinson, CA.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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In the fifth place semifinal, Cal Pie Queens faced off against Stanford Superfly. Just outside the end zone, Cal's Janya Wu (#18) looks to dump the disc before the stall count ends, watching graduate student Robin Anthony-Peterson (#125) break towards the disc while Stanford defenders Amelia Hawkins (#22), Nicole Lambert (#24) and Kiana Hu (#98) stay alert, as the defender (mark) follows closely behind. Final score: Stanford 10, Cal 7.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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In the fifth place semifinal, Cal Pie Queens faced off against Stanford Superfly. Early in the second half a downfield huck put the disc in a vulnerable position, as both teams converged on the disc with Stanford’s Nicole Lambert (#24) being in the best position. Final score: Stanford 10, Cal 7.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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In the seventh place final, Cal Pie Queens were defeated, 11-8, by Oregon Fugue. Former Bay Area high school teammates Cal’s Robin Anthony-Peterson (#125) prepares to catch the disc as Oregon’s Thaïs Thomas (#24) looks to intercept. 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 Ron Sellers.
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Local Agricultural Titan Tanimura & Antle Becomes First
MONTEREY, Calif., March 9, 2023—Tanimura & Antle is an icon in not only in the Monterey community, but the Ag industry at large. With over 40 years of sustainable innovation in the business of agriculture, they lay claim to an impressive history of milestones that have set the standard for the industry. Partnering with another historical and iconic brand, Tanimura & Antle has now become the Official Agriculture Partner of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
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NASCAR Champion Kyle Larson Will Race First Ever Xfinity Series Race at Sonoma Raceway!
SONOMA, Calif. – NASCAR Cup Series champion and Northern California native Kyle Larson will race in the first-ever DoorDash 250 Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway June 10, 2023. Fans at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race weekend June 9-11 will now have two chances to see the 2021 race winner tackle the only west-coast road course on the NASCAR schedule.
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Click HERE.
www.sonomaraceway.com
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Karl Malone with 332 Technical Fouls
http://bit.ly/3LHf6sy will take you to a little older but very entertaining piece about those that would probably have been less colorful players for not playing with a passion for the game that would lead to technical
foul calls against them.
Go Celtics!
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Recent Facebook Albums to Enjoy | |
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Cal vs. Oklahoma (MGYM), March 18, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
San Jose Sharks 1, New York Islanders 4, March 18, 2023.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Santa Clara Broncos (MBB) 11, Saint Mary’s Gaels 0. Game 2, doubleheader. March 18. 2023. Photos by Darren Yamashita..
Saint Mary’s Gaels (MBB) 12, Santa Clara Broncos 0. Game 1, doubleheader. March 18, 2023. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Stanford Invite Women’s College Ultimate Tournament,
March 12, 2023. Photos by Ron Sellers.
Guatemala 1, Panama 1, March 12, 2023.
Photos by Alex Ho.
Cal (MGYM) vs. Army, William & Mary, March 11, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
Cal Bears (SB) 1, UCLA Bruins 10, March 12, 2023.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Colorado Rapids 0, March 11, 2023.
Photos by Alex Ho.
Oakland Roots Soccer Club Media Day, March 6, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
California Outdoor Opener (Track), March 4, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
Stanford Cardinal (MBkB) 81, Washington Huskies 69, February 26, 2023. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, March 20, through
Sunday, March 26, 2023
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Monday, March 20
Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets, 5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Edmonton Oilers, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21
San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Los Angeles Angels, 1:07 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22
Golden State Warriors @ Dallas Mavericks, 4:30 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.
Thursday, March 23
San Jose Sharks @ Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Cleveland Guardians, 6:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Texas Rangers, 6:05 p.m.
Friday, March 24
Golden State Warriors vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 7 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Chicago White Sox, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Seattle Mariners, 6:40 p.m.
Saturday, March 25
San Jose Sharks @ Calgary Flames, 1 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Seattle Mariners, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 12:05 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 5:30 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. San Francisco Giants, 1:07 p.m.
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