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January 16, 2023
Issue No. 468
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Former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury and former
Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule
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Monday Mourning
by Andy Dolich
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“You’re Fired” was the signature line from the 45th President of the United States and star of “The Apprentice.” It’s also the dreaded theme line for Black Monday. No other sport comes close to the NFL’s season-ending house cleaning of coaches, GMs and other team player personnel staff before or after the last game of the season.
By Monday, January 9th, the Carolina Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule, the Arizona Cardinals Kliff Kingsbury, and the Houston Texans Lovie Smith. Frank Reich of the Indy Colts went early on November 7, and the Denver Broncos' Nathanial Hackett were both told to clean out their desks, lockers, vacate their V.I.P. parking spaces and turn in the playbooks they helped write and coach from.
This group was told, “Thanks for your combined record of 26-74 this past season. You’re Fired.”
In addition, a number of coordinators, assistant coaches and other football personnel staff were told that they had received the ultimate challenge flag and after further review, they no longer had jobs.
No matter how tough it is to lose a big time coaching job, I think it’s about time to erase the word “Fired” from the vocabulary of professional and big time college sports. Can you just say “WAMAWU” – "We Are Moving Ahead Without You.”
Here’s why. In the real world which most of us inhabit, when you lose your job there is usually a security person or HR representative with a cardboard box telling you to pack up your desk, hand in your cell phone, laptop, key card and your dignity as you are shown the door at team headquarters or any other office. These days you can also add the opportunity to be fired digitally and I don’t mean the middle finger.
The vast majority of people who lose their jobs don’t necessarily know where the next paycheck is coming from but they know that the discussion with the spouse/family isn’t going to have a happy ending with a fairy godmother showing up waving a big fat career-saving severance check.
The NFL’s Black Monday and other high level sports job terminations aren’t close to the definition of Fired that many real life workers have to deal with. In the big time world of sports the terminees have the following safety nets which don’t come close to defining Fired.
Contracts:
Most employees don’t have guaranteed contracts or agents who have negotiated iron clad deals on their behalf. Nothing is more comforting than knowing you have a few years of income coming your way even though you no longer have a job.
Pensions:
Even if you never work again almost all player personnel people are covered by league-wide pension plans. As we know, most businesses are seeing deep cutbacks or no pension plans at all for their rank and file employees.
Immediate Rehire:
“Hi, I’m (coach) Fired” by the (team) and I was out of a job for an incredibly stressful seven days before being rehired by (team).
Media Glare
The regular working person doesn’t have to deal with a bunch of media hounds outside their house wondering what they’ll do next. For the big time names this can actually help keep them in the public eye on the way to their next job.
Donald Trump doesn’t currently own a pro football franchise. Walt Michaels was the last coach to hear Trump’s signature “You’re Fired” when Trump cashiered him in 1986 as coach of his USFL New Jersey Generals. The entire league was fired later in 1986.
Just a minor point of difference between job security and not. New England head coach Bill Belichick will be back for his 24th year with the Patriots.
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Andy Dolich operates Dolich & Associates, a sports consultancy, in Los Altos. A local resident, Dolich has more than 30 years of experience as an executive for professional baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer teams. For earlier articles by Andy Dolich published in Sports Today!, click HERE.
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San Francisco 49ers 41
Seattle Seahawks 23
Saturday, January 14, 2023
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San Francisco 49ers Deebo Samuel at the end of a 74-yard pass from Brock Purdy against the Seattle Seahawks. | |
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Another Cold, Wet Pacific Salmon-slap for Pete Carroll
In a predictably physical, no-nonsense game, Brock Purdy and the 49ers unleashed their weaponry on both sides of the ball in the second half to bludgeon Seattle, 41-23.
The first big play of the game was a sack by DT Arik Armstead which forced a Seattle punt on their first possession. With OT Aaron Banks back to help, the O-Line gave Purdy time to throw and Deebo Samuel to run with gusto, and the Niners moved in for an early FG and a 3-0 lead.
The 49er defense, with a key tackle by Tashaun Gipson Sr., then stopped Seattle. Christian McCaffery (CMC) promptly ran for 66 yards, and after a 19-yard pass to Elijah Mitchell, Brock hit CMC with a TD pass to make it 10-0 as the 1st Quarter ended.
The hearty 49er fans were feeling good, but Seattle would come back with a touchdown to make it 10-7 before the 49ers, on Purdy runs and passes to Kittle and CMC, kicked a field goal to make it 13-7, SF.
However, Seahawk receivers are always dangerous, and Metcalf and Lockett did not disappoint, as Metcalf scored to make it 14-13, Seattle. A Robbie Gould FG made it 16-14, SF, but a 56-yard Seattle FG made it 17-16, Seattle, at half-time, a surprise after the rocket-launched start of the 49ers. What would be next?
The 49ers received, and it was Kittle for 23 yards and then a heapin' helpin' of CMC runs. Purdy was pushed into the end zone from the one-yard line and the 49ers retook the lead, 23-17. After SF kicked off, Seattle moved downfield, but a sack on QB Geno Smith by DE Charles Omenihu caused a fumble, recovered by Nick Bosa, at 2:25 of the 3rd Q, and the 3rd Q ended with SF up 23-17.
After the fumble recovery, Purdy hit "Mr. Clutch" Jauan Jennings for 32 yards to the 8-yard line, then Mitchell for a TD. With a successful
2-point conversion on a pass to George Kittle, who had a big game, it was now 31-17, SF.
The Niners kicked off and Seattle reverted to their penalty-prone selves and were forced to punt. It was then time for a 74-yard TD pass to Deebo, whose fellow receiver Brandon Aiyuk led the way with a key block, and, voila, the score was suddenly 38-17, SF.
After the 49ers kicked, Deommodore Lenoir, #38, intercepted Smith. A first-down pass to Mr. Clutch and runs by Mitchell and CMC led to another Robbie Gould FG and a 41-17 SF lead. After the 49ers kicked off, former Toledo Rocket Samuel Womack came in to help on defense and Omenihu sacked Smith, but, alas, Seattle scored to make the score 41-23, as their 2-point conversion attempt failed.
Final score: San Francisco 49ers 41, Seattle Seahawks 23
Next up: San Francisco will face the winner of Monday night's Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game on Sunday, January 22,
at 3:30 p.m.
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Letters to the Editor
68,323: The Answers are Obvious
On Friday night, the Warriors won in front of the largest crowd in NBA history, 68,323, in the Alamo Dome in San Antonio. The W's scored 144 points and won by more than 30.
Conclusions: The Warriors should buy the A's and the Oakland Coliseum, dome the Coliseum, and have some Warriors "away" games there. If that's what is needed for the W's to win games, then go get us a domed arena.
Draymond was right -- the game and ambience had a Final Four feel to it. The Dubs new domed stadium could host college tournaments and all types of other events in the rejuvenated Coliseum -- from "Day on the Green" festivals to major soccer contests to Monster Trucks and community opportunities. AND BASEBALL!
68,323 is a large number. A new domed stadium might be for 40,000, and that's a lot of tickets - and that's just for basketball!
Plus, build the A's into the team so many baseball fans yearn for and deserve, and the fans will be there. With a dome, a good team, available land, and apparently no other workable ideas, this is the way to go! Warriors, A's, Baseball, Oakland and the entire East Bay and beyond, all WIN! And, Joe and Peter, you might even land a USFL team!
It's so easy when you already know the answer!
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Monterey, CA
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Contents
Columns
A Drabble by T. Buff
Games
San Francisco 49ers 41, Seattle Seahawks 23
UoP Tigers (MBkB) 81, Santa Clara Broncos 92
Features & Commentary
2023 for the A's, "This is it," by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Consider A New Year's Donation
From Another Era, Babe Ruth
Grand Canyon Dories, by Rudi Petschek
Monday Mourning, by Andy Dolich
Steve Young, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
The 9ers and The Kid and The Dubs, by Howard Pearlstein
Organizations
Cal Bears
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
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
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University of Pacific Tigers 81
Santa Clara Broncos 92
Saturday, January 14, 2023
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The University of Pacific Tigers men’s basketball team played host to the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday evening, January 14 at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton. Final score: Broncos 92, Tigers 81. Above, Tiger freshman guard Moe Odum (#4) drives around a Santa Clara defender on his way to the basket in the first half. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Putting up a strong defensive effort, Tiger Keylan Boone (#20) interrupts the shot of Kosy Akametu (#3) of Santa Clara. Akametu finished with seven points.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Luke Jackson agrees to
two-year contract
Giants and Phillies also complete trade
The Giants and right-handed pitcher Luke Jackson agreed to terms on a two-year Major League contract worth $11.5 million that also includes a club option for the 2025 season. Jackson will earn $3 million in 2023 and $6.5 million in 2024. If the club option for 2025 is exercised, Jackson will earn $7 million. If the 2025 club option is not exercised, Jackson would be entitled to a $2 million buyout.
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Make Sense of the Madness:
The Evolving Business of College Athletics
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A six session course in the 2023 Winter Quarter at
Stanford Continuing Studies. The course will be listed in the
SCS Catalog on 11/7 with signups beginning on 11/28: continuingstudies.stanford.edu
Weekly course sessions begin on Tuesday, January 31st
from 7-9 pm. At this time all sessions will be virtual on Zoom.
Stanford Continuing Studies
Winter Quarter 2023 -- BUS 119
Title: Make Sense of the Madness:
The Evolving Business of College Athletics
Instructor -- Andy Dolich
The business of college athletics is booming. Close to 2,000 athletic departments throughout the U.S. generate $25.5 billion in media rights while attracting over 190 million enthusiastic, ticket-buying fans. This industry is evolving real-time in increasingly complex ways. The recent news that USC and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten Conference has created waves of uncertainty and speculation about the future. Just a year ago, college athletes were first permitted to profit from the rights for their Name, Image, or Likeness (NIL) while on the playing fields of their schools. What do these seismic changes mean for college athletes, administrators, and fans now and
in the future?
This course examines the business of college sports past,
present and future.
Session One -- Introduction on the Business of College Sports
Session Two -- Overview of the changes in the Pac-12 and beyond -- Ted Robinson
Session Three -- Economics -- Dr. Dan Rascher
Session Four -- The Media -- Jon Wilner
Session Five -- Athletes and coaches - Ben Braun
Session Six -- Final Round -- Table with representatives of involved
constituencies.
Sessions will include interactive discussions from industry experts.
Students will leave this course with insights into the revolutionary changes affecting the business of college sports.
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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 Commissioner of Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment (FCSE) and teaches sports business at Stanford's School of Continuing Studies. Dolich is also co-author of: Goodbye, Oakland; 20 Secrets to Success for NCAA Student-Athletes Who Won't Go Pro and co-author of LOL, Loss of Logo, What's Your Next Move? For articles by Andy Dolich published in Sports Today!, click HERE.
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2023
for the A's,
"This is it"
by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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Like one of the Top 100 Songs on Billboard in the year 1979, Kenny Loggins This Is It, this 2023 is it for the Oakland A’s. We will know if they are staying in Oakland while they build their new planned baseball park at Howard Terminal. Or leaving Oakland for Las Vegas.
Or new owners buy the team and pledge to keep them in Oakland. Pick one. Those are the most likely scenarios. They will not build their new park at the same location (in my opinion the best) at the Oakland Coliseum; that is out of the question since Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has repeatedly stated that is not an option.
The A’s have played in Oakland since 1968 and won four World Series at the Oakland Coliseum. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers, since 1958, have won more World Series among all five California teams with six titles.
What scenarios are left?
1 - The current ownership of the A’s comes to an agreement with the city of Oakland to build Howard Terminal. Currently, there are no talks with Sheng Thao, the new mayor-elected of Oakland. How likely is that? Depends on who you talk to. The city of Oakland had agreed to publicly fund the transportation and infrastructure around the privately funded 35,000-seat, 55-acre ballpark at the Port of Oakland complex named Howard Terminal.
For a federal Megaprojects grant the city estimated Oakland’s portion would cost $366 million and the city requested $182 million, but the city’s application was not approved. The funding is not there. That is not good news for those that want the A’s to stay.
But the city of Oakland and the Oakland A’s do not have a binding contract. So far all is non-binding. Difference? What is a binding contract? A “binding contract” is any agreement that’s legally enforceable. That means if you sign a binding contract and don’t fulfill your end of the bargain, the other party can take you to court.
2 - Las Vegas, Nevada. The A’s have talked with multiple site owners, all adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. Two sites primarily, one next to Circus Circus, owned by Phil Ruffin, and the other one at the current site of the Tropicana, recently purchased by Bally’s Corporation.
Bally’s corporation and Sinclair Broadcasting acquired a group of stations from Fox Regional Sports which currently have the broadcast rights for various major league baseball teams. For a while, the A’s were talking with Phil Ruffin regarding the Las Vegas Fairground site, (according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal), but that is not the case anymore. It seems as of today, the Review-Journal confirmed the A’s have the Tropicana site as their favorite. Looks like the A’s have picked their site.
3 – The Oakland A’s get an offer from a new owner to buy the team. Although the A’s are not officially for sale, there are two teams currently for sale, the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Angels. Since 2005 Joe Lacob and Peter Guber have expressed their interest for buying the A’s and keeping them in Oakland but the A’s current ownership was not interested. Now Lacob and Gruber are interested in the Los Angeles Angels, but in the world of business, there are always surprises. So for those that want to keep the A’s in Oakland, it would be very good news that a new owner buys the team.
The Oakland Athletics will have their relocation fee waived if they decide to move to Las Vegas, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says 2023 is a big year when it comes to the future of the franchise. Yes indeed, This Is It. 2023 is here. Fish or cut bait.
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On a sunny July day in Washington, the Yankees were in Griffith Stadium, playing a doubleheader against the Senators. In the fourth inning of the first game, before 24,000 fans, the home team’s Joe Judge swung his bat; the ball sailed just over the right-field line, heading toward the bleachers in foul territory.
Racing to make the catch, Babe Ruth slammed into a concrete wall and was knocked unconscious. He was already a national phenomenon, already the best-paid major league player there had ever been. As he lay unconscious on the field, the Yankees’ trainer, Doc Woods, rushed to him with a first-aid kit and poured icy water onto his face.
Ruth was out for five anxiety-producing minutes. The District of Columbia police (led by one Captain Doyle) kept the curious and concerned at bay. When the Babe finally opened his eyes, the Yankees’ manager, Miller Huggins, offered to take him out, but Ruth would not hear of it. Nowadays a player so injured would be taken to a hospital for neurological tests, but this was 1924.
Ruth went back into the game, showing a conspicuous limp (he had damaged his left hip) as he recorded two more hits, drawing louder cheers than usual, for his fortitude, as he rounded the bases. He even kept playing through the second game.
By Michael Beschloss, The New York Times
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A Drabble by T. Buff
(A Drabble is a story of exactly 100 words,
not including the title)
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Brady Could Again Contribute
To Interesting Media Hype
The T. Buff question was going to be, “Who is the youngest quarterback to win the Super Bowl?”
Ben Roethlesberger (23) is the answer. Brock Purdy could very well win that notoriety. If Brady can get by Dallas, next week’s game would be a matchup between a quarterback that
was the third youngest (24) quarterback and the oldest (43) quarterback to have won the Super Bowl. Somewhat prematurely, some people are referring to Purdy
as the next Tom Brady.
It’s the waxing star vs. the waning star.
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The 9ers and The Kid
and The Dubs
by Howard Pearlstein
Looks like the title of Baby-Faced Assassin has moved from the Dubs to the 9ers. The tag doesn’t fit Steph anymore, now a full-grown man with a beard and a wife and kids and etc. Steph is still seriously dangerous on the court and able to put an end to opponents’ hopes and do it on defense as well as offense, but maybe he’s become something more like what Fats Waller would call: Killer Diller.
Purdy's new and as they say, “has a lot to learn,” although spending the first half of the rookie year facing the NFL’s most powerful defense every week as QB for the next opponent, he learned as much from them as they were practicing to learn about him. Which is why they already knew him when he got to start.
And ok, maybe some of his power comes from there having been a lack of film on him, something upcoming playoff opponents will work to rectify as much as possible, but still, maybe not. Whichever, we’ll find out soon enough.
Which raises the question no one wants to ask: If we have a very good QB, still learning but with an extraordinarily fast learning curve, why do we need Trey Lance? Other than trying to justify all the draft trades we gave away to get him.
Because Trey’s gonna have to do the same thing Purdy is already doing. Learn hard lessons on the field in games. And do we want, can we stand another year of "rookie time" when things are looking to be as good as it gets.
A lot of people are looking to pick on Purdy and find fault, ("Well, he SEEMS good so far BUT..."), maybe because they're feeling the cost of that passel of high draft picks, except that Shanahan, the man who DID pay that price seems quite happy to find he has a QB who can be all that and a Super Bowl Trophy too.
My unasked-for suggestion: Trade Trey for a couple of high draft picks and ask Jimmy G to stay on as an understudy and add to Griese's coaching input. He's 32 with a history of injuries, and he knows the system and we know he's got the skill and toughness the position needs.
Maybe Trey Lance will turn out to be another Mahomes (although Steve Young already compared Purdy to that KC phenom) or just another NFL fairy tale. But it makes sense to clear to roster and that's the only way that makes sense, painful though it may be, fair to both Purdy and Trey.
Finally, correction from my mistake last week about the mojo-guided blocked-shot play. Not the Pistons, but Atlanta.
The Play: The Warriors were down three with 9.1 seconds left when Kerr predictably drew up a play for Klay. When his shot from the left corner came up short, Poole got the offensive rebound and raced back to the 3-point line only to have his shot blocked. Attempting to swat the ball away, the Hawks instead hit it to Donte DiVincenzo who knocked down a 29-footer to tie the game at 121.
(A touch of old-timers’ disease going on there – nodding off in the good parts after DVR-ing the game while working late and then watching it starting around midnight. Glad to have it recorded so I can go back and see what I might have missed. Conflating it with the same mini-nap in the next game.)
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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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Steve Young -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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The annual dental convention in Anaheim that I’ve been going to has been a great place to get athlete autographs. There’s a vendor there who always hires athletes to sign autographs for customers who purchase their products. One year they had former 49er Quarterback Steve Young available. After making the required purchase the vendor gave me a white panel football and I got in line to meet Steve Young. From the moment he showed up he was all smiles. I asked him what keeps him busy these days and he replied, “Staying active and healthy.” He placed a huge signature on my football and I left happy.
Rich Yee, Sports Today photographer
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The little blob of flesh peeking through the foam at the boat’s stern is Hal celebrating his 40th birthday in mid-May of 1972 with a BIG ride in a wooden dory through Crystal Rapids’ second BIG hole which vanished following a huge flood the following year. Curtis Chang at the oars, if only at one oar at the moment. Photo: Rudi Petschek. | |
No. 3 Cal to Compete at Wasatch Classic
Bears Face No. 16 Iowa, No. 20 Pitt, and
No. 26 Oregon State
BERKELEY – The No. 3 California women's gymnastics team will look to continue its hot start to the season this weekend as the Bears head to the Wasatch Classic in West Valley City Utah. Cal will participate in the third and final quad meet of the weekend at Maverick Center facing No. 16 Iowa, No. 20 Pitt, and No. 26 Oregon State. The meet is set to begin at 7:00 PM PT on Saturday, Jan. 14.
The Bears are coming off of a historic season start after opening the 2023 year last weekend with a first-place finish at the Super 16 Presented by Ozone in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cal notched an overall score of 197.475, the highest score in a season-opener and the 11th-best overall score in program history. This led the team to its highest Road to Nationals ranking in program history as well at third in the country.
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www.calbears.com
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Stanford Edges Penn
Cardinal defeats Quakers, 16-15
STANFORD, Calif. – A major decision by Nick Stemmet at 197 pounds was the difference in the dual, Sunday, as No. 20 Stanford defeated Penn, 16-15, in Maples Pavilion.
Stanford, which never trailed in the dual, improved to 3-3 on the season as both teams won five bouts.
The dual began at 165 pounds as true freshman Hunter Garvin registered an 11-9 decision over Penn's Lucas Revano. With Garvin leading 9-7 going into the final period, Revano scored an escape to cut it to 9-8. However, Garvin tallied his third takedown of the match to seal the win.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE
www.gostanford.com
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San José State Names Todd Kress
Head Volleyball Coach
SAN JOSÉ, Calif. -- Todd Kress has been named the ninth head women's volleyball coach at San José State, announced by Director of Athletics Jeff Konya on Wednesday. Kress is the all-time winningest coach in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) history with 283 wins and 10 regular-season championships.
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#AllSpartans
www.sjsuspartans.com
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Gaels Remain Unbeaten in WCC Play
with Win at USF
SAN FRANCISCO — On a stormy day in the Bay Area, Saint Mary's Men's Basketball created quite the storm of their own on the road. Inside War Memorial at the Sobrato Center against the USF Dons, Saint Mary's used an efficient offensive night and a lot of three-pointers early in the game to take down the Dons by a final score of 78-61. With the win, Saint Mary's remains unbeaten in WCC play with a record of 5-0 (16-4 overall), while sending the Dons to 12-9 (1-5 WCC).
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#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Gaels Sneak Past Dons at Home
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Competing in a hard fought conference battle, the USF Dons women's basketball team (13-6, 3-4) came up short on their home floor to the Saint Mary's Gaels (10-8, 4-3) by a 67-63 final score on Saturday afternoon.
Despite the tremendous efforts of Ioanna Krimili, the Dons were unable to cut into their deficit throughout the second half as Saint Mary's led for the majority of the game despite the Heraklion, Greece native's 29 points.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Justice Moves Past Nash As Broncos
Cruise Past Pacific, 92-81
STOCKTON, Calif. – Keshawn Justice once again was the man of the hour for Santa Clara men's basketball, tallying his second-straight game of 20 or more points with a career-high tying 26 points on 6-of-15 shooting from 3-point range as the Broncos took care of Pacific on the road with a 92-81 victory on Saturday evening.
Justice, coming off a 22-point outing against No. 9 Gonzaga, continued to solidify himself as one of the premier players in program history with his six treys moving him ahead of Steve Nash for the third most 3-pointers made. He also moved up to 17th on the school's all-time scoring list, surpassing Bud Ogden with 1,444 points.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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Free National Girls & Women in Sports Clinic Set for Saturday, January 28
Participants receive free ticket to Women's
Basketball Game vs. BYU
STOCKTON, Calif. -- Pacific Athletics is hosting a free multiple-station clinic for girls up to and including eighth grade at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Janssen-Lagorio Gymnasium. The clinic will feature skill sessions by soccer and softball student-athletes.
All participants will receive a free ticket to the 2 p.m. Pacific women's basketball game against BYU. Parents, coaches and guardians can purchase game tickets for $5 at the clinic.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.pacifictigers.com
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Earthquakes Announce Foundational Partnership with Salinas Regional Sports Authority
In-person announcement to take place during Quakes Kickoff Party in Salinas on Feb. 3
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced a foundational partnership with the Salinas Regional Sports Authority that will see the Quakes provide infrastructure additions to the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex as well as additional community engagement efforts with youth and families in Salinas in 2023.
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San Jose Earthquakes Preseason Training | |
Forward Benjamin Kikanović heads the ball during a drill at the San Jose Earthquakes preseason training at PayPal Park on January 12, 2023 in San Jose, California. © 2023 Alex Ho. | |
Forward Jeremy Ebobisse answers questions with the media after practice at the San Jose Earthquakes preseason training at PayPal Park on January 12, 2023 in San Jose, California. © 2023 Alex Ho. | |
Midfielder Cristian Espinoza takes questions from the media after practice at the San Jose Earthquakes preseason training at PayPal Park on January 12, 2023 in San Jose, California. © 2023 Alex Ho. | |
Newly appointed head coach Luchi Gonzalez discusses the upcoming season with the media at the Earthquakes preseason training at PayPal Park on January 12, 2023 in San Jose, California. To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. © 2023 Alex Ho. | |
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There's something cool for everyone to experience at the 2023 AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey. Photo credit Kevin McIntosh
Tickets Now Available for the Highly-Anticipated AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ of Monterey
Spectator tickets are now on sale for one of the most exciting and highly-anticipated vintage motorcycle events of the year.
The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) announces the return of the Classic MotoFest of Monterey™ to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca July 14-16, 2023. This third iteration of the event promises an even bigger and better family vintage motorcycle experience.
This year’s event will spotlight the amazing vintage racing sidecars, their history at Laguna Seca, and the personalities past and present that make this unique part of 2-wheeled racing so exciting
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Oakland Roots Sports Club Announce 2023 Preseason Schedule
Oakland, CA - Oakland Roots SC are set to get preseason games underway on the first weekend of February. Oakland Roots will take on teams from a variety of leagues and levels to prepare for March 11th and the 2023 regular season kick-off. The preseason schedule includes games against professional sides from USL League One, USL Championship, and MLS Next Pro.
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27th Wise Women of the Year Awards Luncheon to Honor Four Women at Annual Event
January 12, 2023 (New York, NY) Women in Sports and Events (WISE), the leading voice and resource for women in the business of sports, will host its 27th WISE Women of the Year Awards Luncheon at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City on March 15th honoring four recipients of its WISE Women of the Year award.
The 2023 recipients are: Andrea Brimmer, Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer, Ally Financial; Jill Gregory, EVP, General Manager, Sonoma Raceway; Hillary Mandel, Executive Vice President, Head of Americas, IMG Media and Carla Williams, Director of Athletics, University of Virginia. WISE members across North America had the opportunity to nominate women for their accomplishments and significant contribution to the business of sports, and the honorees were selected by the organization’s National Board.
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Recent Facebook Albums to Enjoy | |
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Santa Clara Broncos 92, University of Pacific Tigers 81,
January 14, 2023. Photos by Ron Sellers.
University of Pacific Tigers 81 vs. Santa Clara Broncos 92,
January 14, 2023. Photos by Ron Sellers.
San Jose Earthquakes preseason training at PayPal Park,
January 12, 2023. Photos by Alex Ho.
Cal Bears 92 (MBkB), Stanford Cardinal 70, January 6, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
USF Dons 75 (MBkB), Gonzaga Bulldogs 77, January 5, 2023.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Cal Bears (WBkB) 74, Arizona State Sun Devils 61, January 2, 2023. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Golden State Warriors 118, Portland Trail Blazers 112, December 30, 2022. Photos by Rich Yee.
Cal Bears (MBkB) 80, Colorado Buffaloes 76, December 31, 2022. Photos by Ron Sellers.
Golden State Warriors 118, Portland Trail Blazers 112,
December 30, 2022. Photos by Rich Yee.
Cal Bears (MBkB) 43, Utah Utes 58, December 29, 2022.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
USF Dons (MBkB) 97, Arizona State Sun Devils 60, December 21, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita
USF Dons (WBkB) 59 vs. Loyola Marymount Lions 68, December 17, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, January 16, through
Sunday, January 22, 2023
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Monday, January 16
(MNF) Dallas Cowboys @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 5:15 p.m.
Golden State Warriors @ Washington Wizards, 12 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey Devils, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 17
Wednesday, January 18
San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars, 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 19
Golden State Warriors @ Boston Celtics, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, January 20
Golden State Warriors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 21
San Jose Sharks @ Columbus Blue Jackets, 4 p.m.
Sunday, January 22
San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys or Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Boston Bruins, 4 p.m.
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