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January 30, 2023
Issue No. 470
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San Francisco 49ers 7
Philadelphia Eagles 31
Sunday, January 29, 2023
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49ers star Trent Williams was ejected for slamming Eagles safety K’Von Wallace to the turf. | |
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NFC Championship Game
San Francisco 49ers 7,
Philadelphia Eagles 31
January 29, 2023, Lincoln Financial Field
If Salvador Dali had a chance to paint an NFL game, it would have been a collage of today's contest between the 49ers and the Eagles. From the initial failure by Shanahan to challenge what had been ruled a complete pass, which led to a touchdown, to Purdy's elbow injured on a sack, to yet another backup QB, Josh Johnson's concussion protocol, this game was pure surrealism.
Murphy's Law is an adage that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." It is sometimes extended to "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time."
Such was the case in today's game. The freakish elbow injury to Brock Purdy, trivial but costly penalties, and some plain old-fashioned bad bounces and bad luck, victory was not in the cards for the 49ers. On another day, we'd whip the Eagles. They're over-rated -- a good but not great outfit.
I'm not ready to describe the game in the customary detail, but if you're a fan of horror movies, watch the video-link, below. The Niners' had QBs Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson all unable to perform over the course of the season. (Kudos to QB #5, Christian McCaffery for his game effort today). It's hard to win at cards without your Aces, especially when your opponent knows it.
Congrats to the 49ers and every player who gallantly represented San Francisco through a rough and tumble, dramatic and impressive season. The Niners confounded the experts week after week, Just ask Dallas. "For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been!' (John Greenleaf Whittier). But you’ll learn more from a failure than from guessing what might have been. Go Niners!
San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles | 2022/23 NFC Conference Championship Game Highlights (11:53)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haJM-KD849k
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Monterey, CA
https://www.cce-mcle.com/
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Letters to the Editor
Need A County Western Ballad
Any Country and Western song will do. How about Coal Miner's Daughter? Is that sad enough? That's the right genre for me after today's game.
No actual quarterbacks, Purdy or Johnson, (or JimmyG or Trey), no key runner (Mitchell), Warner gets hurt, Bosa gets hurt -- and you know they stayed in because that's who they are, not because they felt better. Throw in a couple of bogus calls and you can feel a little down.
Anyway, this was/is a great 49er team, with so much talent, star power and chemistry. I'm Back! "Kittle Ain't Brittle" -- that's my new tune -- forget C&W. Whew! I got over that fast!
Kristen LaRue
San Francisco, CA
Football is Over
So it's time to turn our attention to The Final Four. Let's start pickin'.
Criteria: Teams selected must be at least 30-1 to make the Final Four, as of today, 1/29 or in the next few weeks. Odds are based on the scroll from televised games.
The Robert Moselle Selections Are In:
Creighton Blue Jays: 50-1, Seton Hall Pirates: 100-1, Duke Blue Devils: 30-1 and Saint Mary's Gaels: 50-1.
Saint Mary's: Great coach, Randy Bennett, plus team intensity and smarts. Creighton: My daily blue jay visitor named Crayton -- plus they're tall and good. Seton Hall: New coach and high potential. Duke: Coach K., always has a winner! (Oh wait, Coach K. retired?). No wonder they're 30-1. They're still Duke!
Send in some picks. No team selections will be refused. An excellent opportunity to brag to friends. Send to:
TheUltimateSportsGuide@gmail.com
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Monterey, CA
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
San Francisco 49ers 7, Philadelphia Eagles 31
Cal Bears (WGYM) vs. Stanford Cardinal
Features & Commentary
A Baseball Exhibit From Your Living Room, by Dave Newhouse
Cal Bears Women's Gymnastics Team, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
Consider A New Year's Donation
Grand Canyon Dories, by Rudi Petschek
Latest on A's Staying or Moving Saga, by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Sports Haiku, by Robert Moselle
The Goddess Rules and Football is the Ritual that Honors Her, by Howard Pearlstein
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
Stanford Cardinal
University of Pacific
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
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Andy Reid, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, returns to the Super Bowl to face the team he coached 14 years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles. (Pictured with quarterback Patrick Mahomes.)
Caption and photo by Ed Jay.
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A Baseball Exhibit From Your Living Room
by Dave Newhouse
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George Krevsky is the perfect person to utilize the “designated curator” form of baseball art. And so his Art of Baseball: Hot Stove League exhibit now is available through March 30 at georgekrevskygallery.com on your computer screen. Krevsky owned an art gallery in San Francisco until 2014, when the art world shifted from galleries to television screens.
“When I started in the art business, there were 32 galleries in San Francisco,” he recalled. “Now there are two or three.”
This means art is sold more often these days on the Internet, a transforming world that Krevsky finally has embraced from his Oakland residence. He no longer dons a coat and tie to entertain art buyers, for he can greet them in his pajamas if he so chooses, just by turning on his home computer.
“I can take a picture of a painting on the wall and send it to the art editor of the Los Angeles Times in 10 seconds,” he said of the impact of cyberspace on art dilettantes. “No one buys art on (physical) approval anymore. Auction houses used to sell to serious collectors and art dealers. Now these same houses are after the retail market through the computer.”
Thus Krevsky, at 83, is a veteran art dealer with a refreshing rookie’s perspective. The art game has changed, and so must he as a reborn, or designated, curator. But his passion for art hasn’t ebbed.
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Stars and Stripes, Gerald Garston. Courtesy of the artist
and Krevsky Fine Art.
“This show has excited me more than I have been in years,” he said.” I can use this new technique. I hope the response still is good.”
It will be if art aficionados turn on their TV sets and see what Krevsky has to offer this time, which should please them immensely.
There is a painting of the young Babe Ruth that will grab them, likewise a smiling Joe DiMaggio profiled as a young Yankee. Another favorite is a group painting of Jackie Robinson, Don Newcombe and Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers, together with Larry Doby of the then Cleveland Indians — the first African Americans to play in their respective leagues.
There are a wide range of paintings of ballplayers from the 1800s through Willie Mays and others of recent vintage. But if you want something more personal, Krevsky may invite you to a special room in his house where there are actual paintings of Buster Posey, Tim Lincecum, Ted Williams, etc.
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti at Shea Stadium by Christopher Felver.
Courtesy of the artist and Krevsky Fine Art.
Krevsky laments colleges who no longer offer art and music appreciation classes, let alone those amassing closed art galleries such as his on Geary Street. But he’s still a passionate baseball fan, who’s planning another upcoming spring training visit, this time to Florida.
In Krevsky's mind, although he is admittedly biased, he believes baseball art is the best kind of sports art.
“it’s very personal,” he explained. “Going to a baseball game is like going to a symphony — the color, the crowd, the strategy. The grass of the field reminds me of when I played first base in high school.”
Add the pull of the game, and Krevsky still is that same teenager now turned octogenarian, who has learned to “Play Ball” artistically on the Internet.
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Dave Newhouse's journalism career spans more than half a century, including 45 years at the Oakland Tribune before his retirement in November 2011. His most recent book, The Yankee Way, is available in bookstores and on amazon.com. Dave grew up in Menlo Park, graduated from San Jose State, and has radio and television experience, in addition to his work as an award-winning sportswriter and columnist. For earlier articles by Dave published in
Sports Today, click HERE.
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Cal vs. Stanford
Saturday, January 28, 2023
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Cal senior Nevaeh DeSouza shows her flexibility at the beginning of her balance beam performance. Photo by Rich Yee. | | |
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Cal Prevails Against Local Rival
by Jenny Kim
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California's No. 7 women’s gymnastics team took down rival
No. 22 Stanford at Haas Pavilion on Saturday, January 28 with a
score of 197.525-196.075.
Both teams have had a strong start for the opening of their seasons, with the Golden Bears winning the Super 16 and Wasatch Classic, and the Cardinal placing first in their Super 16 as well.
The meet began with Stanford on the bars and Cal on the vault. Despite Cal's Emjae Frazier, a talented freshman scoring a 9.95, which eventually won her the vault competition, Stanford edged ahead in the first rotation, 49.225-49.100, with solid performances from Brenna Neault and Ira Alexeeva.
However, by the second rotation Cal narrowly took the lead on the bars. Both Maddie Williams and Andi Li, the No. 1 bars competitor in the country, scored a 9.95 for Cal. Li later placed first for the bars competition.
The third rotation highlighted Cal’s consistent beam scoring with Mya Lauzon setting the program record at 9.95. California’s lead became more comfortable as they entered the final rotation, 148.125-147.675. It came down to Stanford relying on their beam performances before the closing score.
Claire Dean scored her career high of 9.9 for the Cardinal, but with a slip from Brenna Neault and a fall from Chloe Widner, the Golden Bears secured a win. Andi Li, Mya Lauzon, and Emjae Frazier all scored a 9.925, finishing off Cal’s set of strong floor performances. Andi Li went on to win the floor competition as well as the all-around events, proving her dominance and consistency for the Golden Bears' team.
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Jenny Kim, a sophomore at University of California Berkeley, hopes to contribute to the spread of Bay Area sports.
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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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Welcome to the Green and Gold, Jesús! We have agreed to terms with the first baseman/designated hitter on a one-year contract
for the 2023 season.
Aguilar is a .254 career hitter with 109 home runs and 393 RBI in 759 games over nine seasons in the majors. A 2018 National League All-Star, the Venezuelan native put together his best season when he hit .274 with a career-high 35 home runs and a career-high
108 RBI in 149 games.
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Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo in the state of the state speech on Mon., Jan 23, 2023 at the Assembly Chamber at the Legislature in Carson City. Lombardo is open to financing an Oakland A’s move
to Las Vegas but without using public funds.
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Latest on A’s Staying or Moving Saga; Nev. Gov Lombardo open to A’s move to Vegas
by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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OAKLAND – In November 2022, the voters of the State of Nevada elected Joe Lombardo (Republican) to be their next governor over Steve Sisolak (Democrat) who had told the Oakland A’s that the state will not be raising money so the A’s can build a new stadium in
Las Vegas.
However, current governor Joe Lombardo and the A’s recently met and discussed what options the team had in regards to public-private partnership opportunities. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, Lombardo on Wednesday night through a spokesperson said that although he isn’t in favor of creating a new tax to lure a professional team to the state, there could be other avenues to entice an interested franchise.”
The Baseball Commissioner, who is in favor of the A’s leaving Oakland because he doesn’t see a way the city of Oakland can keep the team, also met with the new elected governor who “hinted at and have chatted with the A’s about what remains to be seen,” according to the governor’s spokesperson. The A’s, however, “appear to have zeroed in on a potential Las Vegas site.”
The A’s have been looking at potential sites in Las Vegas: the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the north end of The Strip and the other one, the Tropicana site on the south end. Earlier this month a spokesperson for Phil Ruffin, a casino magnate, said there had been no recent talks between him and the A’s regarding the Festival Grounds site.
Next, the Bally’s Corporation president George Papanier, in charge of the company’s casino operation, confirmed that talks between them and the A’s on the Tropicana site “were ongoing.”
We could have Breaking News this year. Why? Because this cannot go forever. This was one of the lines from Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour which was a radio show which ran from 1934-1948, when it made the transition to television as the Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour and ran until 1970. It goes like this: “Round and round it goes, where does she stops, nobody knows.”
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Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead Spanish play by play announcer for the Oakland A’s with broadcast partner Manolo Hernandez Douen heard on flagship 1010 KIQI San Francisco and Amaury does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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Sports Haiku
Haiku: A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Sports Today! has expanded Haikus to embrace our readership and invites you to submit your own. Top entries will be published!
Thank you for your many entries!
The Sanctum Revisited:
The Menu of Champions
Sports Today has occasionally released information on
The Sanctum, the highly secretive laboratory located deep within the Chase Center and utilized to help secure
W's NBA Championships.
But those who work quietly behind the court deal with much more than massive amounts of data and statistics. They have studied and honed Diet and Fitness to dramatically improve nutrition and performance and to excite the players by inclusion of their names into
The Menu of Champions.
This Haiku reflects the thoughts behind the new Menu and its balance of vitamins, taste and je ne sais quoi. Efforts have begun to allow this Menu to be delivered on the road,
as well as at Chase.
A couple of quick notes: As to the customary appetizer-salads served at fine restaurants, the W's have two (2) Greens, Draymond and JaMychal, hence the plural. For the main course, only in San Francisco can an international Indian dish be transformed with Italian gusto. Sounds delicious! For dessert and snacks, 'PBJ' reflects one of America's favorite foods, Peanut Butter and Jelly, (for Patrick Baldwin Jr., who
just learned of his new nickname). The effects of these
Warriors-only dishes will soon be obvious to Fans.
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Moody Looney Greens
Lamb Curry DiVincenzo
Klay Poole PBJ
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Hardly Trivial by T. Buff | |
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Super Bowl LVII will be only the 14th match-up
between No. 1-seeded teams.
The last time two No. 1-seeded teams met, the Philadelphia Eagles were the No. 1 seed from the NFC and the New England Patriots were the No. 1 seed from the AFC. The Eagles beat the Patriots 41-33.
The Eagles and Chiefs are in ending a five-year drought. All this info is from The Sporting News.
Which Super Bowl featured the two lowest-seeded teams, technically making it the worst Super Bowl ever played? Hint: It was not that long ago!
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The Goddess Rules and Football is the Ritual that Honors Her
by Howard Pearlstein
Ok, this may sound strange but you’ll see what I mean after I tell you the story. (Disclosure – I always loved mythology, reading about it as I grew up, as did my wife, Jane, so…)
The 49ers first super bowl, 1982, a party to watch the game in a home with a “giant” 52-inch screen, great sound, chairs set up for the guests, munchies abounding and the pre-game on the air. There it was - Bubba Paris' ass - life size! Maybe even bigger! All of us cheering the sight of that beloved player prodigious presence. Red and gold, all of us – friends and relatives -- gathered together for the familiar winter ritual.
And then a woman stood up and PRONOUNCED her opinion in a way that told us that hers were the only ones in the world that mattered/.
She said: “As a devotee of the Goddess, I find all this hitting and shoving and patting on the ass quite disagreeable.”
With my usual tactlessness, I just said it: “Hey -- we have been devotees of the goddess since long before it became a shiny thing for cocktail parties. And I find it amazing that you don’t recognize those men are servants of the Goddess, the ithyphallic warriors who must shed their blood into the ground to guarantee the crops will grow in the spring. It’s the ritual of the Horned God, who is the Goddess’ main squeeze.” (“You gotta be a football hero, to get along with the beautiful girls.” -- Sherman, Fields, and Lewis,1933)
To be honest, I never thought of football that way before, but I realized that’s why the game has to be played through autumn into winter, as the days get shorter and colder and darker, to bring back the sun. (Sorry USFL -- starting the season In April is for baseball and soccer. The Goddess demands a dark time blood sport, they must water the grass with their blood – and that’s why it has to be actual grass, not plastic turf.)
And of course, the game has all the ritualistic aspects. It's thoroughly pagan - banners and flags, intoxication by assorted means, screaming and shouting and loud roars of delight and despair, music and pageantry; wild emotional roller coasters, passionate advocacy, animal totems worshipped and invoked for their primal power, and, of course, cheering cuties wearing nearly nothing despite the cold wiggling and jumping in the tradition promised to the heroes -- Hindu Apsaras, Persian houris, Valkyrie Beauties -- voluptuous dark-eyed young women who await the righteous in paradise -- Roman nymphs, Greek heterae, harem girls, temptresses.
It's the ritual of the autumn fading into the dark of winter, and it predates written history. We know it in our DNA.
The critics say, "It's warlike. Even the language is warlike. It encourages war." Well, the history of humankind strongly suggests that we no more need encouragement to go to war than do teenagers need availability of condoms to think about sex.
And the players know the Goddess is watching and do the best they can to entertain her with padding and tape and magickal slogans, and remember when tv was about the game, before the game became about TV, sideline cameras were right there. And just in case anyone was in doubt about who was being worshipped, players waved and smiled gave a cheerful, "Hi Mom."
(Portions of this were originally published, in different form in Crapshoot, 1/8/2009)
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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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Cal Bears Women's Gymnastics Team -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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There were some incredible performances at the women’s gymnastics meet between Stanford and Cal on Saturday, January 28. Right after the competition the Cal team gathered in a room for a meet-and-greet with all the fans. I found myself waiting in line with dozens of little girls who hope to someday become gymnasts themselves. The Cal team, including Head Coach Justin Howell, signed this team poster for me and I got a close-up look at their Pac12 Championship ring that was presented today for last year’s tournament.
Rich Yee, Sports Today photographer
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Kenton Grua at the oars of his record-setting dory,
The Emerald Mile, immortalized in Kevin Fedarko’s
highly recommended award-winning book.
Photo by Rudi Petschek.
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Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) wins the 2023 Australia Open. Sabalenka is a regular competitor in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Photo and caption by Ed Jay.
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No. 11 Bears Claim Victory Over
No. 24 UCLA
Cal Notches Definitive Win On Senior Day
BERKELEY – Junior Isabelle Stadden was a triple-winner while sophomores Fanni Fabian and Lizzy Cook each won twice as the No. 11 Cal women's swimming & diving team celebrated Senior Day with a 169-125 victory over No. 24 UCLA on Saturday at Spieker Aquatics Complex.
Stadden captured the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley while also swimming the leadoff leg of the Bears' winning 200 medley relay team. Fabian took the 500 and 1,000 freestyle while Cook flew to victories in the 100 and 200 butterfly.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.calbears.com
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Two Wins, One Milestone
No. 1 Stanford books two wins, including head coach John Tanner's career 600th
BERKELEY, Calif. - No. 1 Stanford opened its NCAA title defense with a pair of convincing victories at the Cal Cup on Saturday, coasting past No. 14 San Jose State 21-2 and No. 9 Fresno State 25-8.
The Cardinal (2-0) returned to the pool for the first time since defeating USC 10-7 last May to capture its eighth NCAA crown and first since 2019.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE
www.gostanford.com
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AD Jeff Konya Selected to NCAA Women's Gymnastics Committee
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- San José State's Director of Athletics Jeff Konya has been appointed to the NCAA Division I Women's Gymnastics committee and his term began in September 2022 and will run through September 2026. Konya has previously served on NCAA committees for Division I women's basketball, Division I men's soccer and Division II women's tennis.
"It is always an honor to serve on NCAA committees and give back to the NCAA membership. I am thankful that I can represent San José State and the western region on the women's gymnastics committee," said Konya. "Our program continues to produce high-achieving results, including an NCAA Regional appearance last season, and this region has some of the most talented gymnasts in the country."
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For a full report, click HERE.
#AllSpartans
www.sjsuspartans.com
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Saint Mary's College Gaels | |
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Big Night From Wedin Not Enough
in Loss to USD
MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Women's Basketball again trimmed a double-digit, halftime deficit to a two-possession game, but weren't able to come back in a 67-54 loss to San Diego on Saturday night.
TAYCEE VS. THE TOREROS
The Gaels trimmed a 16-point deficit down to six in the second half behind a spectacular shooting night from Taycee Wedin, who scored a season-high 25 points while tying her career high in three pointers made in a game with seven.
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For a full report, click HERE.
#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Dons Scorch Toreros on Saturday Night
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Continuing their winning streak in conference play, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (15-9, 4-5 WCC) took care of business in San Diego (10-13, 3-6 WCC) on Saturday night as the Dons downed the Toreros, 94-81, at Jenny Craig Pavilion.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Podziemski's Career-High Not Enough In
High-Scoring Shootout
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Sophomore guard Brandin Podziemski had one of his best games in a Bronco Uniform on Saturday afternoon, scoring a career-high 38 points -- his third point outing of the season.
Unfortunately for Santa Clara men's basketball it wasn't enough as Pacific, the top 3-point shooting team in the WCC, did what they do best by knocking down 17 treys, which proved to be too much down the stretch. The Broncos fell 95-89, breaking a five-game win streak over the Tigers, and dropped to 16-7, 4-4 on the year.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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Tigers Tame Cougars
Pacific Women's Basketball Takes Down BYU for
First Time since 2018
STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pacific women's basketball team (8–13, 3–8) ended a nine-game skid against BYU (12–10, 7–4) in a convincing 79-66 win to end the four-game homestand for the Tigers.
"The team did a great job rallying together," Head Coach Bradley Davis said. "It is just a good team win, coaches and players alike. It was great."
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.pacifictigers.com
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El Fantasma to Perform Halftime Show for Match Against LAFC at Levi’s Stadium on May 6
Eight-time Premios Lo Nuestro nominee to perform at halftime, participate in pregame Fan Fest
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Mexican singer-songwriter Alexander Garcia, better known as El Fantasma , will perform at halftime of the San Jose Earthquakes’ regular-season match vs. Los Angeles Football Club at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday, May 6 (4:30 p.m. PT), presented by Audi.
Tickets for the match are now on sale and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for groups of 10 or more can be purchased by calling the Earthquakes Front Office at (408) 556-7700. To learn more about suite purchases, please click here or email Suites@49ers.com.
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Nearly $250 Million in Economic Impact Generated from 2022 Major Events Held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
MONTEREY, Calif., January 18, 2023—Business is racing back, and that’s welcomed news for Monterey County businesses. Surveys conducted of ticket purchasers who attended the six major race events last year at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca revealed an impressive total direct spend of $246,929,648. The spending comprised four principal categories of lodging; food and beverage; transportation; and retail and entertainment. The survey was sent via email to all ticket purchasers and averaged a 22% response rate.
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Oakland Roots Sports Club Add Another Bay Area Raised Youth National Team Member
Drew Murray
Oakland, CA - Oakland Roots Sports Club announce the signing of current United States U-19 National Team Center Back, Drew Murray. Murray was born and raised in San Jose, California and just featured for the United States U-19 National Team this January.
“We are pumped to be adding another local young standout talent,” said Roots Technical Director Jordan Ferrell. “Drew has shown his high-level potential already and we look forward to integrating him into our set up in this next phase of his career.”
The 17-year-old featured for San Jose Earthquakes II in MLS Next Pro, making 2 appearances for the South Bay side in 2022. In the Summer of 2022, Murray was part of the MLS Next All-Star team representing the Western Conference.
Welcome to the Squad, Drew.
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SB LVI -- Bengals vs. Rams
Super Bowl LVI had the lowest-seeded matchup in history. The Cincinnati Bengals, who entered the postseason as a No. 4 seed, knocked off the Kansas City Chiefs in a wild overtime battle in the AFC Championship game to reach their third Super Bowl in
franchise history.
The Los Angeles Rams, who also entered the postseason as a No. 4 seed, then beat the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game to reach the Super Bowl.
Final score: Rams 23, Bengals 20
Yahoo Sports gives a great account of the event.
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Rose Maddox wins the 1-mile Moscow Burning stake at Golden Gate Fields. The race time was 1:38.67, ridden by Assael Espinoza and trained by Steve Miyadi. The winning owner was Nicholas Alexander.
Photo credit: Vassar Photography
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Cal Bears 62, Utah Utes 87, January 22, 2023.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Santa Clara Broncos 58, Saint Mary’s Gaels 77, January 21, 2023. Photos by Ron Sellers.
Cal Bears 58, Oregon Ducks 87, January 19, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
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.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, January 30, through
Sunday, February 5, 2023
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Monday, January 30
Golden State Warriors @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, January 31
Wednesday, February 1
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves, 5 p.m.
Thursday, February 2
Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets, 6 p.m.
Friday, February 3
Saturday,February 4
Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 5
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