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March 24 -- March 18, 2024
Issue No. 529
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Former Cal football announcer Joe Starkey --
“Disgusting...ineptness, incredibly incapable people who should have known better, like Larry Scott. How long does the list need to be?”
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Cal Voice
Can't Bear
Pac-12 Orbit
by Dave Newhouse
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The final football season is long gone, the last conference
basketball season just ended, and baseball, softball, tennis, track and field are among all that remains in the Pacific-12 death march, with its grave site already being dug.
The most successful conference in terms of championships won soon will become an obituary, dying of old age — 109 years — but succumbing as well to greed and incompetency.
Joe Starkey spent 48 years announcing Cal football, another dozen years doing Cal basketball, and his memorable call of The Play remains a signature moment in Cal athletics. Thus, he is among the saddest of Pac-12 mourners, and possibly the angriest.
“Disgusting,” he started off on the conference’s demise. “Ineptness, incredibly incapable people who should have known better, people like Larry Scott. How long does the list need to be?”
Scott was the Pac-12 commissioner whose only motive was dollars earned, with conference history an afterthought. That quest for increased revenue became the conference’s primary concern, and so its schools then scattered to the wind.
“It should never have happened,” Starkey continued. “The Pac-12 has always been one of the premier conferences in the country, producing great teams, great players, plus with outstanding universities besides. Everything about it said that this should have gone on pretty much forever. But greed led to its demise, and that’s indefensible.”
Cal and Stanford will join the Atlantic Coast Conference, USC, UCLA, Oregon and Washington will be added to the Big 10, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and Arizona State will vacate to the Big 12, and Oregon State and Washington State will call the Mountain West home in some sports. The Pac-12, birthed in 1916 as the Pacific Coast Conference, then becomes history.
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The Play was a last-second, game-winning kickoff return for a touchdown which occurred between Sanford and Cal on Saturday, November 20, 1982. Stanford had taken a 20–19 lead with four seconds left and Cal used five lateral passes to score in the final seconds for a 25–20 victory. It is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history and among the most memorable in American sports. The audio call was memorialized
by Cal football announcer Joe Starkey. Photo by Oakland Tribune photographer Robert Stinnett.
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“Scott should have listened to some people. There must have been some who said that this isn’t a good idea,” said Starkey. “There’s so many people out there willing to give us a lot of money, to take this burden off us, so we don’t have to worry about it ourselves. And clearly nobody made that effort.”
Starkey didn’t define those “people,” but other conferences have discovered ways not to disband like the Pac-12, the only obit in the bunch. Starkey, once again, singles out Scott, as the conference shredder.
“He came out of the tennis world, greatly miscast. He hadn’t even been to a college game in a couple of years when he got the job,” Starkey said. “I knew it was going to be a disaster. In fact, when he was offered as a guest on one of my football broadcasts, I said, ‘I’m sorry. There’s no room.’ I just thought it was bad from the beginning.”
Of course, the conference presidents must be blamed, for they hired Scott. It’s all just one big sad wake, prompted further by the corporate-like move of Pac-12 conference headquarters from suburban Walnut Creek to urban San Francisco.
“An expensive spot in the middle of San Francisco,” Starkey added, “which raised the costs enormously. The Big 10 headquarters is in a nondescript building near (Chicago’s) O’Hare Airport. The Pac-12’s motivation was all based on, ‘Aren’t we fantastic, and we’re going to look so much nicer this way.’ “
UCLA is leaving, but not with its football coach at the time of its departure, for Chip Kelly took a ”demotion” to become offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Nice start, expatriates.
“UCLA is the University of California at Los Angeles, just part of the University of California, so it should not have been allowed to leave without Cal’s consent,” Starkey argued. “USC also left, but it’s a private school. UCLA’s leaving changed everything.”
And it created an avalanche, for the Pac-12’s remaining schools, all public institutions, followed in flight elsewhere.
“Only the football teams charter,” Starkey emphasized. “and to play on the East Coast, you have to leave on Thursday, which means more class time missed, more commercial flights. All those things add up.”
And college football is considering a larger 14-team playoff format, further blurring the image of the student-athlete, who has become the student-professional athlete, with the relaxing — elimination? — of amateurism in college sports.
So what happens, eventually, to college athletics? Could this new conference-jumping scenario unravel?
“It’s another version of the pro game,” Starkey answered. “College sports haven’t always been perfect, but everything about it now is opposed to everything I believe in. I’m really sad to see what’s happened.”
Money is the aphrodisiac that dismantled the Pac-12, but money doesn’t always guarantee success. Humiliation, I fear, is ahead for those who have drifted away.
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Contents
Games
Cal Bears (SB) 4, Stanford Cardinal 7
Oakland A's 1, Chicago Cubs 3
Oakland A's vs. San Francisco Giants, rained out
Oakland Roots SC 1, Charleston Battery 1
San Francisco Giants 11, Cincinnati Reds 19
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 6
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Sporting KC 2
Features & Commentary
Cal Voice Can't Bear Pac-12 Orbit, by Dave Newhouse
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Mimi 49ers Helmet, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
Nobody Here But Us Folks, Watching The G League, by Howard Pearlstein
The Sports Today Pollster, by Robert Moselle
The Weekly Longer NIL Thought, by Darren Heitner, Esq.
Wings Over Solano, by Ed Jay
Organizations
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Golden Gate Fields
Golden State Warriors
Oakland A's
Oakland Ballers
Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Soul
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San Francisco 49ers
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San Francisco Giants
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
St. Francis Yacht Club
Stanford Cardinal
UC Davis Aggies
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USF Dons
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San Francisco Giants 4
Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Camelback Ranch, Glendale, AZ
March 12, 2024
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A sign outside of the stadium displays today’s game as fans watch players on a practice field before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants at Camelback Ranch.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) and San Francisco Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada (right) react after Estrada attempted to deke Ohtani off of the base during the first inning at Camelback Ranch. Caption and photo
by Darren Yamashita.
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San Francisco Giants 11
Cincinnati Reds 19
Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, AZ
March 13, 2024
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San Francisco Giants new acquisitions Matt Chapman (left) and Jorge Soler (right) stand on the field with first base coach Mark Hallberg (center) during the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Scottsdale Stadium. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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A San Francisco Giants fan applauds as San Francisco Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval (48) is announced as a pinch hitter during the sixth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Scottsdale Stadium.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Oakland A's 1
Chicago Cubs 3
Sloan Park, Mesa, AZ
March 14, 2024
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A replica of the Wrigley Field message board sits inside the stadium as seen before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Oakland Athletics at Sloan Park. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Oakland A's
San Francisco Giants
(Rainout)
Hohokam Stadium, Mesa, AZ
March 15, 2024
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A view of the stadium from the television booth as Oakland Athletics players warm up before the game against the San Francisco Giants at Hohokam Stadium. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
Oakland Athletics players and coaches stand around the batting cage during batting practice before the game against the San Francisco Giants at Hohokam Stadium. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jordan Hicks (back left) and Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Paul Blackburn (back right) warm up in the bullpens situated next to each other before the game at Hohokam Stadium. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Oakland Athletics right fielder Lawrence Butler (2) slides into home plate ahead of the tag by San Francisco Giants catcher Joey Bart (left) to score a run during the first inning at Hohokam Stadium.
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Nobody Here But Us Folks,
Watching The G League
by Howard Pearlstein
First of all, this isn’t about politics but about being a fan. You know, the kind who identifies: “That’s my team,” same way I do for the Warriors and the 9ers. So – that caveat said, something the president said recently rang true to me. What he said was, “You can’t love your country only when you win.”
But what I heard and what rang true to me was, “You can’t love your team only when they win.” Because I’d seen that before.
I went to Penn State in the 60s, an institution renowned for its powerful football team (Linebacker U), its department of Geology and a bacteriology department run by the woman who developed the first process for mass producing penicillin.
Football was the student body unifying event. Beaver Stadium had a great view of Happy Valley. Seats were free for students. And Rip Engle, the coach, won a lot of games.
But after a while, me being a nitpicking word slinger, I noticed something curious and a bit unpleasant. When we won, the students would say, referring to the team: “We won.” But on the infrequent weeks when we lost, the students would say, referring to the team: “They lost.” There was a definite shift in ownership between winning and losing. No “True fans” or “Semper Fi” going on there, just some sort of transactional loyalty.
So, finally I’m getting to the Dubs and a brief look at being fans of the game as distinct from fans of a team or fans of a player and how it’s important to be all three.
Since there are 30 teams in the NBA, it’s a mathematical certainty that 29 of them are going to fall short of the championship every year. Which means that winning isn’t the only thing. Which I guess makes me – what?
Unamerican? Sorry, Mr. Dead guy who made that a meme, but the game is the thing.
And as I read other writers, damn few of them seem to enjoy the game for what it is regardless of win or loss. Of course, as a Dubs fan, when the predicted MVPs are all seven feet tall, there is an artistic delight watching Gary Payton II go up and grab a rebound, or Trayce Jackson-Davis dunking down on Victor Wembayana, or as always, watching Steph Curry confound defenders with his nano-second moment catch and shoot.
That’s part of the beauty of the game. And appreciation of the way Steve Kerr has been transforming it more and more into a sort of totally interactive game of passes and assists and baskets and specific positions become less and less of a thing – everyone is anyone and any player at any time may make a play from anywhere on the court.
Unfortunately, the rise in gambling, now promoted more and more in tv commercials playing during the games, undermines and eliminates the value of anything but the win.
But there’s more to it than that and maybe we can hold on to a way of remembering it. Watch G League games.
Some of the players like Spencer and Santos might be familiar names, most not so much. But it doesn’t matter, it’s watching the game in its most generic form, how what each player is doing all fits together. Enjoy it on that level.
In a way, it’s still the pure game, worthwhile watching and, another unamerican thing, it hardly matters which player on which team is doing what. Their games are on NBC Sports, upcoming ones March 21, 23, 27, 29, and 30th.
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Newsletter, Image, Likeness
Vol. 71: I Went To Washington D.C. To Discuss Congress' Role With NIL
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The Weekly Longer NIL Thought
by Darren Heitner
Founder of HEITNERLEGAL
On March 12, I had the very unique opportunity to participate as a witness on an NIL Roundtable discussion hosted by Sen. Ted Cruz and attended by many other U.S. Senators and media members. It was a pleasure to sit on the same panel as my clients, Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder, as well as many other very experienced and qualified professionals, including coach Nick Saban.
That said, I went to Washington D.C. with very low expectations. I have listened to and criticized myriad NIL hearings on Capitol Hill for their unnecessary length, inability to stay on topic, and overall futility. While I have no real appreciation as to whether Congress is any more likely to pass NIL legislation than it was before March 12, the conversation was in many ways refreshing and topical and provided a glimpse as to what it would mean to have bipartisan support on the subject matter, which is unequivocally required for any legislation to have a meaningful possibility of exiting a committee, entering the floor of the House or Senate for debate and potentially being passed.
Here is a clip of my statements during the NIL Roundtable discussion:
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For a full report, click HERE.
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San Jose Earthquakes 1
Sporting KC 2
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS
Saturday, March 16, 2024
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MATCH RECAP: Earthquakes 1,
Sporting Kansas City 2
San Jose returns home to face Seattle Sounders FC
next Saturday
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The San Jose Earthquakes fell 2-1 to Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night at Children’s Mercy Park in front of 18,219 spectators.
San Jose took the early lead in the 11th minute when a Cristian Espinoza corner kick found Vítor Costa, who promptly swept the ball through traffic into the back of the net. However, SKC returned the favor seven minutes later when Dany Rosero scored on a corner kick. The Quakes continued to create chances, but Alan Pulido netted in the 29th minute to give the hosts the lead to end the first-half scoring.
After intermission, San Jose continued to apply pressure until the final whistle, but an 83rd-minute equalizer from Rodrigues off a set piece came off the board when the VAR booth ruled a handball had occurred before the goal.
The Quakes will return home to take on Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, March 23. Kickoff from PayPal Park is set for 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, as well as on local radio via AM 810 The Spread (English) and AM 1370 La Kaliente (Spanish).
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Oakland Roots SC 1
Charleston Battery 1
Cal State University, East Bay, Hayward
March 16, 2024
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In the second home game of the season, the Oakland Roots SC hosted the Charleston Battery. Both dueled under heavy defensive pressure on both sides to end in a 1-1 final score. Above, getting a semi-open scoring chance midway through the first half, Neveal Hacksaw (#15) gets a shot off but it went wide. The Oakland Roots SC hosted Charleston Battery, United Soccer League, Champions League, at CSU East Bay in Hayward on Saturday evening, March 16, 2024.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Taking the full impact at close range, goaltender Paul “The Wall” Blanchette (#20) stops the shot but not without suffering a momentary hand injury late in the first half. Caption and
photo by Ron Sellers.
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A local boy from Pleasanton, Ilya Alekseev (#40) is swarmed by teammates after scoring his first professional goal in his first professional game early in the second half. Caption and
photo by Ron Sellers.
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In the closing minutes of the game, which is knotted up at 1-1, Neveal Hacksaw (#15) takes a header shot in an attempt to put Oakland in the lead but the shot was stopped by the goaltender just inches from crossing the goal. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Oakland Ballers Announce Spring 2024 Open Tryouts
B’s Seek to Cultivate Local Talent and Develop Team
Built By Oakland
(Oakland, CA)—The Oakland Ballers are thrilled to announce their Spring 2024 Open Tryouts, inviting aspiring players to showcase their skills and vie for a spot on the team.
Scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 6th, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM PST, the Open Tryouts will be hosted at the Laney College Baseball Field. Prospective players eager to seize this golden opportunity can secure their spot by signing up online through the provided link.
"We are excited to announce the Oakland Ballers Spring 2024 Open Tryouts. Our Open Tryouts will be an annual tradition to reflect our commitment to developing homegrown talent while showing the world what it means to be ‘built by Oakland.’ Our coaching staff and front office brings with it the experience of 3 World Series Rings, 6 Gold Glove wins, and 5 former Major League Baseball players. We’re here to cultivate excellence for Oakland and hope to see local players join us at Laney College on April 6th for their chance to rep Oakland with pride,” said Don Wakamatsu, EVP of Baseball Operations for the Oakland Ballers.
The Oakland Ballers coaching staff includes manager Micah Franklin, J.T. Snow as first base and bench coach and Aaron Miles who is third base and infield coach.
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Click HERE.
www.oaklandballers.com
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( Story and Photos provided by Porsche Newsroom US)
Most powerful series-production Porsche of all time sets record lap times at Laguna Seca and the Nürburgring; the Taycan Turbo GT and Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package
STUTTGART, Germany, Mar 11, 2024—Porsche is expanding the model line-up of its all-electric sports sedan to include the Taycan Turbo GT and the Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package. The latter is built for the track and dispenses with the rear seats in favor of an even better power-to-weight ratio. At peak power, both models can deliver more than 1,000 hp [1]. In combination with various lightweight construction and aerodynamics measures, these all-electric GT sports sedans raise the bar in terms of driving dynamics. A more powerful and efficient pulse inverter that uses silicon carbide as the semiconductor material is used on the rear axle. The first Taycan Turbo GT models should be delivered to customers from this summer.
Stuttgart. Not yet on the market, but already a record holder: The Taycan Turbo GT with Weissach Package earned the title of fastest electric series-production car at the Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca, in California, on February 23, 2024. With a time of 1:27.87, Porsche development driver Lars Kern put in a faster lap than any other driver has before with a series electric car.
Not long before that, a pre-production version of this same new model set a new class record on the Nürburgring. Kern was also at the wheel on that occasion and posted a lap time of 7:07.55 on the Nordschleife. This official lap time is a whopping 26 seconds faster than Kern recorded for his last record lap in a Taycan Turbo S sport sedan equipped with the performance package back in August 2022. This time also stands as the current record for series-production electric cars and also makes the Turbo GT the fastest four-door of any powertrain type on the Nürburgring.
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www.weathertechraceway.com
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Paving is Complete at Sonoma Raceway!
Charity event lets participants break in the new asphalt on the newly-repaved road course.
After 61 days of work, crews from Bay Cities Paving & Grading and ABSL Construction finally removed their hard hats to celebrate the completion of the Sonoma Raceway road course repave project. In honor of the first complete repave in 23 years, the track is offering to be one of the first to drive the newly repaved road course, and support local kids and families in need at the same time.
The transformation started to take shape after the Christmas holiday with crews milling the old surface of the track as the calendar flipped to a new year. Over the course of two months, the track was ground down, cracks were repaired and brand-new, long-lasting asphalt was put down to enhance the racing surface at Sonoma Raceway. With paving complete, the 2.52-mile road course is once again ready to host some of the fastest cars and most talented racers in the world.
To start, the Drive For Charity – First Laps event March 11 from 9am – 4pm will give participants the opportunity to take three laps around the track in their own car and experience the smoothest surface the track has seen in decades. All proceeds benefit Speedway Children's Charities Sonoma, the charitable arm of Sonoma Raceway, which supports local children and families in critical need.
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www.sonomaraceway.com
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Bears Take 3 Of 4 At Manhattan Beach
No. 6 Cal Tops No. 15 GSU, Comes Back To
Beat No. 13 UH
LOS ANGELES – The No. 6 California beach volleyball team ended the East Meets West Invitational on Saturday with its third straight win over a top-15 team, coming back to defeat No. 13 Hawaii 3-2 several hours after picking up a 4-1 win over No. 15 Georgia State.
Cal 4, Georgia State 1
The Golden Bears (12-4) began the day with a quick 4-1 win over the Panthers (9-8), a dual which saw all five matchups decided in two sets.
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For a full report, click HERE.
Photo: Al Sermeno / KLC fotos
www.calbears.com
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Defeat at Denver
Stanford fell to No. 14 Denver 10-6 on Sunday afternoon to conclude its Colorado road trip
DENVER, Colo. - Stanford fell to No. 14 Denver on Sunday afternoon, 10-6. The loss snapped the Cardinal's five-game win streak as both Stanford and Denver move to 5-3 on the season.
In a game that showcased two impressive defenses, goals were hard to come by across the first two quarters of play. Stanford scored first when Annabel Frist fired home from a free position attempt to give Stanford an early one goal lead 40 seconds into the game.
Denver went on to score two goals in the first quarter and one in the second to take a 3-1 advantage heading into halftime.
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Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE.
Photo: Jack Larkin / Stanford Athletics
www.gostanford.com
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Spartans Down Nevada, 4-0
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Irena Murdyan and Duru Durgun each won in singles and doubles to lead the San José State women's team (9-2, 1-1 Mountain West) in a 4-0 win over Nevada (6-5, 1-1 Mountain West) on Sunday afternoon.
- The Spartans earned the doubles point before securing three straight-set wins in singles.
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Muradyan played with Cheuk Ying Shek in the No. 1 doubles flight and registered a 6-2 victory.
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Durgun and Rozalina Youseva clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 win on court three.
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MBB | Fifth Seeded Gaels Headed to Spokane to take on 12 Seed GCU in
NCAA Tournament
MORAGA, Calif. — The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket has been set, and for the third consecutive year, your Saint Mary's Gaels (26-7) sit as a five seed. The Gaels won 26 games this season, including 23 of their final 25 en route to both a regular season and postseason WCC Title. Saint Mary's will have the luxury of not having to travel too far this year either, as they will play their first matchup of the tournament in Spokane, Washington, on of the closest regional sights to the Saint Mary's Campus.
The Gaels opponent in the opening round will be the 12th seeded Grand Canyon Antelopes (29-4), who will be making their third NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, and their second in as many years. Also playing in Spokane in the West Region will be the fourth seeded Alabama Crimson Tide (21-11) and the Charleston Cougars (27-7).
To REQUEST up to 4 tickets for BOTH the First and Second rounds being played in Spokane, Wash. on Friday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 24th please complete this form before 8 AM on Wednesday, March 20th. Completing this form is not a guarantee of tickets. Tickets will be assigned based on donor level. When you are assigned tickets, you are obligated to purchase the same number of tickets for any First Round tournament game the Gaels play AND the Second Round game should the Gaels advance. All sales are final, no refunds or exchanges. Tickets to all games will be sent electronically from the host site 12-24 hours prior to tip-off to the email entered on this form.
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Photo / Tod Fierner / Saint Mary's Athletics
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Dons Impress at Hornet Invite
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Competing up North for the second consecutive week, the University of San Francisco men's and women's track & field teams participated in the Hornet Invite, hosted by Sacramento State on Friday, Mar. 15, and Saturday, Mar. 16, at Hornet Stadium.
The women's program had a successful meet, earning a sixth-place team finish in a 17-team field with 42 points, while the men secured eight points and finished in a tie for 11th.
Beginning on Friday evening, Grace Copeland kicked off with a strong finish in the 3000 meters, earning third-place at 9:39.68. On the men's side, Ellis McKean made his season debut, leading the Dons in the 3000 meters, finishing in 15th place with a time of 8:35.73.
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Photo: Christina Leung
www.usfdons.com
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Men's Tennis Blanks Seattle
and UC Santa Cruz
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The No. 62-ranked Santa Clara men's tennis team swept two matches, both in shutout fashion, against Seattle and UC Santa Cruz on Saturday at the Degheri Tennis Center. The Broncos blanked Seattle 4-0 and rolled past UC Santa Cruz 7-0 in the late afternoon match.
Match 1: Santa Clara 4 - Seattle 0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Santa Clara (10-2) made quick work of Seattle (2-10) with a 4-0 win in the first match on Saturday.
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Guillaume Dalmasso and Luca Lemaitre both won their doubles and singles matches.
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The Broncos claimed the doubles point with 6-4 victories on courts three and one. Lemaitre teamed with Tiago Boschmans to down Yu-Han Hsieh and Veselin Kiselkov on court three. Dalmasso and Lerby followed with their win atop the lineup over Jun Sasagawa and Filip Stipic.
- Playing at singles No. 1 for the first time this season, Dalmasso disposed Sasagawa 6-0, 6-3 to give the Broncos a 2-0 advantage.
- Lemaitre pushed the Broncos lead out to 3-0 when he beat Veselin Kiselkov 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3.
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The match clincher came at No. 2 when Sebastian Buxman beat Julian Worn 6-4, 6-2.
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www.santaclarabroncos.com
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TIGERS CLINCH PAIRS WIN AGAINST
SANTA CLARA
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.- Sophomore Josephine Kinlan and junior Ashley Davies clinched a win on twos over Santa Clara in the 4-1 loss in Cal Poly. The Pacific beach volleyball team returned later to take on Cal Poly, but the Tigers fell 5-0 to the Mustangs.
The Tigers faced the Broncos for their second conference contest of the season. Davies and Kinlan took their second win over a WCC opponent this year, having previously defeated Portland at the Big West/WCC Challenge earlier this month.
Kinlan and Davies battled back after a first set deficit to the Broncos. The duo edged out Casey Campbell and Hailey Benesz in the final two sets to win 13-21, 21-19, 15-11 for their third pairs win together this season.
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www.pacifictigers.com
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Aggies Finish Off their First Day 2-0
in San Luis Obispo
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Aggies went 2-0 today at Cal Poly against opponents North Florida and Santa Clara, sending their record to 8-6.
Aggies took down North Florida to start the day 3-2. McGuire and Miller won in straight sets at court one, as well as duo Heller and Mitchell at court four and Braun and O'Steen at court 5.
UC Davis 3, North Florida 2
Doubles competition
1. Colleen McGuire/Kylie Miller (UCD) def. Presley Murray/Madison Espy (UNF) 21-19, 21-18
2. Michaela Rezentes/Taylor Pierce (UNF) def. Morgan Coolbaugh/Kimi Waller (UCD) 21-16, 19-21, 16-14
3. Mariana Fel. Sanchez/Mackenzie Murphy (UNF) def. Sam Lazenby/Mia Olen (UCD) 23-21, 21-17
4. Lindsay Heller/Tabitha Mitchell (UCD) def. Cameron Humphries/Hayden Wooldridge (UNF) 22-20, 21-15
5. Anna Braun/Kate O'Steen (UCD) def. Iris Fletcher/Hallie Phelan (UNF) 24-22, 21-17
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Pioneer Softball Sweeps Doubleheader From Toros With a No-Hitter and
Second Shutout
HAYWARD, Calif. – Cal State East Bay softball opened up a CCAA series at Pioneer Softball Field on Friday afternoon against Cal State Dominguez Hills. In the series opener, Marissa Quintero pitched a no-hitter, as Cal State East Bay won 8-0 in five innings by run rule. The Pioneers followed up with a 7-0 win in the second game on Friday.
Game One - Cal State East Bay 8, Cal State Dominguez Hills 0 (5 innings)
After two scoreless innings, the Pioneers' offense would explode for five runs. Gabriela Rivera hit an RBI single, and Adriana Martinez and Alexa Zumstein each hit a two-run double, adding up to a 5-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Pioneers would score two runs – one on an RBI groundout to second base by Rivera and one on a Cynthia Carrillo RBI single through the left side that drove in Annelise Garcia for a 7-0 lead.
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Photo: Justine Willard / KLC Fotos
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RACE COMMITTEE
The St. Francis Yacht Club Race Committee is renowned for running some of the best sailboat, kiting and windsurfing races in the world. Comprised of over 200 member and non-member volunteers, our Race Committee's dedication to the sport shows in the 140+ days they spend on the water each year.
Sign up to Volunteer
All of the Race Committee races, trainings and events utilize the online volunteer registration program called CERVIS. Everyone is welcome to create an account and start volunteering or attending trainings at any time! Click LOG IN below to access your account. Please do not hesitate to call the Race Office with questions at 415-655-7756.
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California Golden Bears (SB) 4, Stanford Cardinal 7, March 17, 2024. Caption and photos by Darren Yamashita.
Oakland Roots SC 1, Charleston Battery 1, March 16, 2024.
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Oakland A’s vs. San Francisco Giants Rained Out, March 15, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
Oakland A’s 1, Chicago Cubs 3, March 14, 2024.
Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
San Francisco Giants 11, Cincinnati Reds 19, March 13, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 6, March 12, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
San Jose Earthquakes 0, Vancouver Whitecaps 2, March 9, 2024. Captions and photos by Alex Ho.
San Francisco Giants Fan Fest, March 9, 2024.
Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
Stanford Cardinal (MBkB) 80, Cal Bears 58, March 7, 2024
Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
Cal Bears (SB) 8, Boise State Broncos 2, March 3, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
Cal Bears (SB) 6, Boise State Broncos 4, March 3, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
USF Dons (MBkB) 68, Gonzaga Bulldogs 86, Thursday, February 29, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, March 18, through
Sunday, March 24, 2024
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Monday, March 18
Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 19
San Jose Sharks @ Nashville Predators, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 21
San Jose Sharks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 22
Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 23
San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes @ Seattle Whitecaps FC, 7:30 p.m.
Oakland Roots SC @ Phoenix Rising FC, 7 p.m.
Sunday March 24
Golden State Warriors @ Minnesota Timberwolves, 4 p.m.
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