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April 3 - April 9, 2023
Issue No. 479
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Completed in March of 2019, Diablos Rojos Stadium is a baseball stadium and sports facility | | |
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Major League Baseball in Mexico
Grandes Ligas de béisbol en Ciudad de México
by Andy Dolich
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The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants will play Major League Baseball’s first ever regular season games in Mexico City on April 29th and 30th, 2023.
The two-game series will take place at the Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú
named after Padres minority owner Alfredo Harp Helú. The Padres have played three regular season games in Monterrey, Mexico most recently in 2018. The Giants will be playing in their first international
regular season game.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has frequently talked about the 30 team league expanding by two franchises. The Oakland A’s and Tampa Bay Rays have swung and missed on a number of new ballpark pitches. The Commissioner has discussed a $2.2 billion dollar expansion fee for any prospective city once the A’s and Rays have new ballparks underway.
Major League Baseball finds itself in a hypercompetitive world of global sports growth. It would seem that a serious look at expansion into Mexico, specifically Mexico City, should be a major focus. The job of every pro sports Commissioner is to increase the net asset value of every team and the league.
Las Vegas, Nashville, Portland, Montreal and others have received mention for either relocation or expansion. Who will pay the rumored $2.2 billion dollar expansion fee plus build a new billion dollar ballpark and create a pro baseball infrastructure in a new city? At this point no one.
Pros for Mexico
Mexico City’s population is 22 million, more than all the other markets combined under consideration for MLB expansion.
This past season, 30% of MLB players were Latino. The 2022 All-Star
game saw 26 Latino players on rosters, 18 in the AL, 8 in the NL.
The number of global companies in Mexico City would form a solid
increased revenue and marketing base for MLB and its teams
National TV contracts in Mexico would add significant revenue to MLB’s bottom line
Mexican MLB stars such as Karim Garcia, Marco Estrada, Adrian
Gonzalez, Teddy Higuera, Vinny Castilla and Aurelio Rodriguez could be involved with the franchise. Just consider the impact that former LA Dodger Icon Fernando Valenzuela could have as team President.
The Hispanic population of the US in 2021 was close to 63 million. It is the nation’s largest racial or ethnic minority. The median age range is 31, putting them in the perfect marketing demographic.
The 18-team Mexican Professional Baseball League has been around
since 1925. Other Spanish speaking with MLB connections are Dominican Republic, Panama, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Nicarargua and Colombia.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic was an incredible success on every level. Phoenix and Miami hosted sold out games along with Taiwan and Tokyo. The Championship moment between Trout and Ohtani is now in the Replay Hall of Fame.
Concerns
* The currency exchange will be a problem. US vs Mexico -- $1 US dollar=19.7 pesos.
* A new ballpark and infrastructure would have to be built in Mexico City or another location.
* Complex Issues between the USA and Mexico at the southern border.
* Safety concerns. Ongoing violence with Drug cartels
* Creating MLB fans -- existing MLB team owners who may be opposed to expansion to Mexico.
Major League Baseball could use a major shot of marketing adrenaline to keep up with the changing parameters that all professional sports are facing today. Having a franchise in Mexico City would be a significant global business building decision for the league.
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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
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The Ultimate Sports Guide proudly announces the release of Insights and Outtakes, Excerpts and Epiphanies from the World of Sports, a compendium of Pete Elman essays which have appeared
in Sports Today.
Crafted to perfection, talented sports writer Elman covers the Warriors, A's, Raiders and
Bay Area sports.
Absorbing, frank and informative, Elman's smart prose makes for entertaining reading and brings to life our sports world with a deft touch.
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Highly recommended by:
Dave Newhouse, former Oakland Tribune sports journalist
and author of 19 books
Andy Dolich, prominent sports executive with fifty years experience with the NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL
Arif Khatib, author, filmmaker, founder of the African American Sports Hall of Fame
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Letters to the Editor
Sports Today's "30-1 Odds, Non-Profit" Final 4 Tournament
The results are in, and we have two winners! Jacques Diamond and Jerry Monkman each won, (Jacques with two winners, SDSU and Miami and Jerry Monkman with one, U. Conn).
After consultation, they have agreed that the Bali Children's Project shall be crowned the Real Winner and that it meets the lofty goal of this unique Final 4 Tournament!
BCP has the highest GuideStar rating, which means 100% of donations go to the intended recipients. Please visit the Bali Children's Project, (BCP), www.balichildrensproject.org to learn of their remarkable work to help the neediest children in that beautiful part of the world. If possible, please donate to help BCP continue their efforts to build schools, libraries, and provide the tools, resources and basic life necessities to help these wonderful children overcome poverty through education.
Let's also give a shoutout to Jacques and Jerry, whose expertise and gut instincts exceeded the data analytics of all the experts and gurus. No disrespect intended, but Sports Today's readers are in a league of their own!
"By Fan, For Fans," ©️. The Goal? To benefit worthy non-profits as the ultimate Winners.
Robert Moselle, Esq.
https://www.cce-mcle.com/
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Cal Bears 5, Utah Utes 4
Golden State Warrior 130, San Antonio Spurs 115
Oakland A's 2, Los Angeles Angels 1
Oakland Roots 1, New Mexico United 0
San Jose Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo 1
Features & Commentary
A Life Well Spent, by Dave Newhouse
Are They Back? by Howard Pearlstein
Consider A Donation
Harlem Globetrotters -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
Major League Baseball in Mexico, by Andy Dolich
Rich Yee -- Award-Winning Photographer
Sports Today's Rich Yee, Award-Winning Photographer
The 47-Second Rule, by Robert Moselle
Organizations
Cal Bears
Golden Gate Fields
Oakland A's
Oakland Roots
Saint Mary's College Gaels
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
St. Francis Yacht Club
Stanford Cardinal
University of Pacific Tigers
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
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His name was Joltin’ Joe Brovia, the Davenport Destroyer. That's Davenport, California, not Iowa, a small coastal burg near Santa Cruz. | | |
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Life
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by Dave Newhouse
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Sometimes your own history creeps up on you unexpectedly. Lying awake one night recently, it hit me that I’ve been watching sports for 75 years.
Three quarters of a century, 1948 to 2023, and I remember the beginning as well as the present, evolving from a sports fan into a sports journalist.
His name was Joltin’ Joe Brovia, the Davenport Destroyer. That's Davenport, California, not Iowa, a small coastal burg near Santa Cruz. Brovia was an outfielder for the San Francisco Seals, a Triple A team in the Pacific Coast League that played at beautiful Seals Stadium, where I saw my first game as a 10-year-old.
Brovia wasn’t much defensively, but, oh, could he hit, for average and power. Seals Stadium had a green 40-foot fence, from the left-field foul line through center field, 400 feet away. Left-handed-hitting Brovia hit one out to center field, and the Seals placed a star there with Brovia’s name and date of the blast. Willie Mays played in Seals Stadium for two years prior to Candlestick Park. He reportedly saw that star and said, “That must have cost a cab ride.”
Brovia had one season interrupted by an appendectomy, and so my younger brother and I, living in Menlo Park, sent him get well cards. The following Christmas, he sent us personal cards out of gratitude. Wow! How could he not be my hero for life?
When the Seals and Oakland Oaks met in a series, on Sundays they’d play single games in both San Francisco and Emeryville. Who has “double headers” like that anymore? I asked Oaks second baseman Billy Martin for an autograph after a game in San Francisco. He said,” I’ve got to catch the bus. Come to Oakland, kid, and I’ll sign.” Kid? He was 19.
Stanford Stadium was a short bike ride away, and so I saw my first football game in 1949, watching Bill McColl leap high in the end zone to snag a touchdown pass with one hand for the then Stanford Indians. McColl was an end, long before tight ends and split ends.
Something else different from today: if you were under 12, you could watch Stanford football for free. And after a game, you could walk out of the stands and mingle with the players. Stanford halfback Bob White asked me my name, and even patted me on the head.
Man, was I hooked on sports, even though my bike, hidden in the bushes outside the stadium, was stolen after a game. I naively hadn’t thought of padlocks. I also listened to Cal football games on radio -- before most folks had television sets -- and grew to appreciate both Cal and Stanford. Remember, the San Francisco 49ers were the only major-league Bay Area team at that time, and they played in the All-America Football Conference prior to joining the NFL in 1950.
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Dave Newhouse as an engaging Boy Scout at age 11
As further proof that the world of sports was so very different back then, the Cleveland Indians won the World Series in 1948 and barnstormed the following spring, stopping off at Seals Stadium. Bob Feller started for Cleveland, and Satchel Paige relieved, giving up a towering double to Jim Westlake off his famous hesitation pitch. That day I saw Larry Doby hit a grounder past second, which he hustled into a double. That’s when I saw the difference between the big leagues and Triple A. They’re now the Cleveland Guardians, just as Stanford is known as the Cardinal, as Native American mascots are fading away, justly so.
There have been so many sports memories for me as a journalist, I saw Kirk Gibson hit that World Series home run off Dennis Eckersley, Dwight Clark make that franchise-changing catch, and the Cal football team score off five laterals — my three top sports moments, just ahead of the Cal crew sinking against Stanford.
It’s been an unforgettable ride, hardly believing that it’s been 75 years. And I’m still riding, which is even more fulfilling. But there is yet another memory that connected the Menlo Park kid to the Oakland scribe, tying the whole journey into a perfect afterglow.
One evening as an journalist, who would be at the same baseball dinner but the Davenport Destroyer himself. I introduced myself to Joltin’ Joe Brovia and he agreed to an interview, during which he mentioned his brief “cup of coffee” with the Cincinnati Reds one summer. He later invited my family to his home in Santa Cruz, where he showed our young son how to swing the bat properly.
There weren’t designated hitters when Brovia played, otherwise he’d have made the bigs sooner. Ball players also weren’t as wealthy in the 1940s, baseball expansion hadn’t yet occurred, and — happily — I could see a Seals home game for free on Father and Son Night — if I could find a “father” outside.
Seventy-five years. Eighty? Let’s get to 76 first.
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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. Newhouse is the author of 19 books. His most recent book, Goodbye, Oakland, 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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Oakland A's 2
Los Angeles Angels 1
Opening Day, Thursday, March 30, 2023
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Oakland shortstop Aledmys Diaz hits an RBI single to drive in the go-ahead run in the 8th inning as the A's defeated the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 in their 2023 MLB season opener at RingCentral Coliseum on Thursday, March 30th. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Golden State Warriors 130
San Antonio Spurs 115
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Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry played 32:43 minutes on the court and scored a total of 33 points as the Warriors defeated the visiting
Spurs, 130-115. Caption and photo by Rich Yee.
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Sports Today's Rich Yee --
Award-Winning Photographer
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The 47-Second Rule
by Robert Moselle, Esq.
https://www.cce-mcle.com/
As someone with "commercial-intolerance," I am quick on the draw to change channels when constant ads come on or when the same topics which were on all the previous sports talk shows are regurgitated. Below are some of the shows and topics which meet these criteria. "The 47-Second Rule" helps gauge how quickly and
repetitively the same topics are discussed either in faux anger or in pre-written scripts.
Within 47 seconds of a flip over to these shows, here is a list of what you will likely hear.
First Take: The King of 'Em All, Y'all (just ask Stephen A. -- he will be sure to let you know). Topic: That Baaaad Man, AARON RODGERS, (aka "Aaron and the Jets" for you Elton fans). Just pop a few more mushrooms and let us know already, will 'ya? Honorable mention: "Big Perk." Disagree at your own peril. Stubborn anger is so delightful over breakfast.
Get Up! More like "Throw Up!" A panel of nobodies debate the issues handed them by the suits upstairs. LAMAR! DAK. MVP. 47 seconds should be plenty of time.
The Herd: The best part of this show is that it is not Jim Rome. DAK, how will he do in next season's Dallas debacle? Is that QB BRYCE YOUNG too short for the NFL?
Pardon the Interruption (PTI): Tony waves his little flag and wonders if LAMAR will humble himself and accept a mere $160 million. Note: HOCKEY is discussed here, boys and girls.
This Just In!: Even if it was just on two hours earlier and it's now 11:00 p.m., it's "Just In!" Recently liberated from Stephen A., Max Kellerman and the usual guests get animated (within 47 seconds)
and tell us who the NBA MVP will be. Three potential winners have been de facto crowned by this rotation of self-anointed experts in second careers as talk-show regulars. Time-out: LeBRON!
Around the Horn: Four journalists in a Hollywood Squares-style set try to curry favor with host Tony Reali with prepared barbs and opinions to earn 30-seconds to deliver a cue-card script on some topic of personal interest. These "squares" demonstrate an anti-West Coast bias or just plain lack of interest. With LAMAR, JERRY JONES or that BAD MAN, the Squares battle each other as Tony cracks the whip to extract an occasional joke to move the show along. Same topics, different format, but still a channel-changer with those five-minute "breaks" in between topics. Maybe one will have a nasty comment about Draymond, but it's still "Steph Who?'
Note: As to the Warriors and other NorCal teams, to borrow a phrase, "if it weren't bad news, there would be no news at all." One regular panelist is an exception, and I congratulate Brian "Windy" Windhorst,
the only guest panelist who has ever heard of the Dubs and who warns the masses to watch out for them in the playoffs. Solid, objective knowledge has become a rare commodity in a genre which now favors showmanship and corporate obedience.
One other tip of the hat: Chris "Mad Dog" Russo. Whether or not you agree with him on an issue, at least his knowledge of sports extends to a pre-LeBron era. He has actually heard of Joe Montana and Babe Ruth. And he puts on a good show with his trademark rage, faux or not.
As to the Final Four, all of the above talk show hosts went full-chalk. None of them picked any of the Final Four. Stephen A. agonized, in full theatrical style, over Alabama or Houston. Sports Today reader Jacques Diamond's 30-1 shots eliminated both teams in one day in Sports Today's 30-1, Non-Profit Tournament. And the Final Game will feature two teams selected by Sports Today readers: Monkman's U. Conn vs. Jacques' SDSU!
Who needs AI or Sports Talk's self-proclaimed experts when you have Sports Today readers?
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San Diego State star Matt Bradley played for Cal from 2018 through 2021 before transferring to SDSU. In their Final Four win against Florida Atlantic, Bradley led all scorers with 21 points. Above,
Bradley scores against Oregon in Berkeley in 2020.
Photo by Ron Sellers.
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North Texas holds off UAB to win the NIT.
On Monday, UCONN vs SDS for the NCAA National Championship and UCONN is favored by 7.5 points.
I like the idea of a SDS upset of powerhouse UCONN.
And then have a NIT vs NCAA championship game.
Only once has a team won both the NIT and the
NCAA Championship in the same season.
What team did it? The award of College Basketball Fanatic goes to the person that knows the year!
Answer below...
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Are They Back?
by Howard Pearlstein
The Dubs went against the Pelicans last week and they had it all working --- not so much in the first half – lots of butterfingers, (or as they say in Sicily -- Olive Oil Fingers – better for your health but not your W-L record) but then they came back from 20 points down to win. Felt good to see the return of the traditional third quarter giant killers, and even better, none of the fourth quarter fadeaway, instead, the fourth quarter winning push.
Steph is still Steph, and the snarl is still there, just hiding under his smile. Draymond is still in his classic “don’t wake the dragon” mode, i.e., able to slip into his fire-breathing game for good or ill. Klay is not the same -- he’s better. As if the unwanted time away from the game was also a healing respite from bumps and bangs and bruises of hard play. The new Klay is better, faster, quicker.
And Looney? Wow. Just WOW.
And another WOW and welcome back Gary Payton II, Little Big Man they call him. He and Donte quick as a ball-stealing team of New York light-fingered pickpockets.
But on the curmudgeonly side, a complaint.
I am so f--king sick of the ankle-biters nitpicking Jordan Poole, and just in case no one noticed until Fitz mentioned it during the Spurs game – Poole, like Kevon, has played every game this season, banged up, knocked down, but in it all the way every time.
His path to fulfilling his potential has been different from other high speed/high score killers. He’s the one who’s been working with a continually changing multiverse of bench players, needing to learn each new players’ reflexes and impulses and tendencies game after game, until gradually, he and Kuminga, have been turning the entire bench into a second set of starters.
Poole and Kuminga seem to be mirroring the quasi-telepathic connective mind of the Splash Brothers and Draymond. They’re incredibly fast warp speed cutters. So maybe call them the Slash Brothers.
And I mean FAST. If ever there was an NBA equivalent of, “You never see the one that gets you,” they’re it. But by the end of the fourth quarter, as the camera panned the disheartened Pelican bench, you could tell they were definitely re-seeing the ones that got them -- and in high def.
Three more games to go until the playoffs. And for those in the sports world who seem to be short-term-memory challenged, my belief the Dubs CAN make it all the way again comes from two words -- Last Year.
Everyone was writing off the Dubs:
“Oh, they’re not going to make the playoffs.” “They suck.” So ok, they had to win the Play-In before they could go on. After which, they took it all the way against the best in the NBA to once again be the champs.
The Dubs can still get up to that level of pure WOW, just took a while longer than usual with injuries and changing players to get it all in sync. Could see all the gears meshing in the Spurs game.
And then take it on the road. They can do it.
And remember: It ain’t over till the MVP dances.
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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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Harlem Globetrotters -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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The world famous Harlem Globetrotters tour the world every year and every year they visit the Bay Area. After every game all the players will hold a Meet & Greet session for the fans to get photos and autographs. The team sells jerseys, balls and programs before and after the game. All the players are very accommodating to the fans. I was able to get the entire team to sign my basketball.
Rich Yee, Sports Today photographer
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San Jose Earthquakes 2
Houston Dynamo 1
Saturday, April 1
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San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza scored two goals on penalty kicks as the Quakes defeated the Houston Dynamo, 2-1, at PayPal Park on Saturday, April 1st. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Oakland Roots SC 1
New Mexico United 0
Saturday, April 1
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Back in his third year with the Roots, goalkeeper Paul Blanchette (#20) collects one of four shots on goal, not allowing a score for the first win of the season, as the Oakland Roots hosted New Mexico United, at California State University East Bay, Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, CA.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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With the closest chance for a score in the first half, Anuar Palaez (#18) sends a header just to the left of the goal, as the Oakland Roots hosted New Mexico United, at California State University East Bay, Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, CA.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Coming in as a sub and just moments later in the 63rd minute Johnny Rodriguez (#17) took a deflection and found the goal for what would be the only goal of the game, as the Oakland Roots hosted New Mexico United at California State University East Bay, Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, OCA.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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After securing his first home game win, new head coach Noah Delgado puts a arm around his starting Midfielder Lindo Mfeka (#10) as they leave the pitch as the Oakland Roots hosted New Mexico United at California State University East Bay, Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, CA. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Bringing the halftime energy up, a hot dog vendor tosses a hot dog into the crowd to the waiting fans, as the Oakland Roots hosted New Mexico United, at California State University East Bay, Pioneer Stadium, Hayward, CA.
To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Cal Bears 5
Utah Utes 4
Sunday, April 2
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Cal Bears second baseman Elon Butler hit two home runs and drove in four as the Bears won a weekend series from the 24th-ranked Utah Utes after a 5-4 victory on Sunday, April 2nd at Levine-Fricke Field. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. www.dyamaphoto.com | |
Pitcher Haylei Archer pitched 3-1/3 innings of shutout ball to earn the victory. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. www.dyamaphoto.com | |
No. 7 Cal Advances To NCAA Regional Final
Bears Place First In NCAA Regional Semifinal
PITTSBURGH, Penn. -- The No. 7 California women's gymnastics team took first in its NCAA Regional session Friday morning to advance to Sunday's Regional Final. The Golden Bears will now have a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in program history.
Cal led the pack with a score of 197.250 followed by No. 10 Michigan State, which also qualified for Sunday's meet with a 196.825. Western Michigan (196.175) and West Virginia (195.850) placed third and fourth, respectively, and were eliminated from the postseason.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.calbears.com
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Rose To The Occasion
Rose Zhang won the Augusta National Women's Amateur in a playoff
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Rose Zhang won the Augusta National Women's Amateur on Saturday, defeating Georgia's Jenny Bae on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff at Augusta National. Zhang, who has been the No. 1-ranked amateur in the world for 133 consecutive weeks, finished with a 9-under 207.
The reigning NCAA individual champion, Zhang has now won the U.S. Girls Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, NCAA Championship (team and individual) and Augusta National Women's Amateur during her illustrious amateur career. She has also won nine times in 16 starts at Stanford, tying Andrea Lee's program record for career wins.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE
www.gostanford.com
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Watch SJSU's Spring Football Game at
Brewfest on May 6
Purchase Tickets Here
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State's spring football game will be part of Brewfest on Saturday, May 6, beginning at 3 p.m. inside CEFCU stadium. The Spartans will have numerous breweries and wineries on the field and head football coach Brent Brennan will address the group before the spring game kicks off just after 4 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets for $100 apiece ($25 for ages 20 and under) ahead of time, or price of admission will raise to $125 the day of the game (credit only). The ticket includes food and beverage and fans can be close to the action on the field.
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#AllSpartans
www.sjsuspartans.com
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Saint Mary’s Announces Jeff Cammon As Head Women’s Basketball Coach
MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's College Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Matoso, announced today Jeff Cammon as its new Head Women's Basketball Coach, who comes to SMC after six seasons as head coach at Long Beach State.
This past season, Cammon was named The Big West Coach of the Year after leading the Beach to their first 20-win season since 2016-17. They won 15-straight games from January 12 to March 2, the longest in Big West action this season. The team's 17 Big West wins were the most conference victories since 1988-89. Cammon's teams are coming off back-to-back WNIT appearances.
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For a full report, click HERE.
#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Dons Ready to Compete in Three Meets
this Weekend
PALO ALTO/SAN FRANCISCO/FRESNO, Calif. -- The USF Dons outdoor track and field team have a busy weekend ahead as they're set to compete across three meets in the Bay Area. Their weekend consists of appearances in the Stanford Invitational, Mike Fanelli Invitational and West Coast Relays. The Dons will look towards posting regional qualifiers in their respective events competing against strong competition.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Podziemski Named 2023 Lou Henson Award
All-America
HOUSTON, Texas - The postseason accolades ontinue to pour in for Brandin Podziemski. His latest addition to the list of accomplishments is a spot on the 2023 Lou Henson Award All-America Team. It's the second-straight season that a Bronco has earned a spot on the prestigious team, with Jalen Williams doing so in 2021-22.
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For a full report, click HERE.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Pacific women's track & field team wrapped up the final day of the Mike Fanelli Invitational Saturday afternoon at San Francisco State.
In the long-distance events, Emily Wernli placed second in her section in the one-mile run with a personal best time of 5:42.21. Competing in the event for the first time in her career, Wernli earned a 19th-place overall finish out of 28 competitors.
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The debut of the Saloon group in 2022 proved wildly popular.
Photo by TM Hill Photographer
Saloon Enduro Brings Entertaining Action to
Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
MONTEREY, Calif., March 17, 2023 – A raucous group of 36 “Tin Tops” comprising the 1955-1969 Saloon car class will add an extra dose of entertainment as they compete in a one-hour endurance race to end the third day of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Friday, Aug. 18. In only its second year, the drivers of the popular group put on an entertaining race that fans of all ages enjoyed.
The Saloon class is one of 14 groups participating in the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Aug. 16-19, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The historic racing event celebrates its 49th year on the Monterey Peninsula, and together with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, are the founding events of the now world-renowned Monterey Car Week.
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NASCAR Champion Kyle Larson Will Race First Ever Xfinity Series Race at Sonoma Raceway!
SONOMA, Calif. – NASCAR Cup Series champion and Northern California native Kyle Larson will race in the first-ever DoorDash 250 Xfinity Series race at Sonoma Raceway June 10, 2023. Fans at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race weekend June 9-11 will now have two chances to see the 2021 race winner tackle the only west-coast road course on the NASCAR schedule.
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REGISTRATION OPENS FOR THE 59TH EDITION OF ROLEX BIG BOAT SERIES AT ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The Notice of Race is posted and registration is open for the 2023 Rolex Big Boat Series, hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California.
Considered the most prestigious regatta on the West Coast and a premier event since 1964, Rolex Big Boat Series brings competitors from around the country and the world to San Francisco Bay for four days of racing. Scheduled for September 13-17, 2023, when conditions are optimal for big breeze, the regatta attracts the highest level of competition, with perpetual trophies and Rolex timepieces awarded to select fleets.
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City College of New York Beavers
CCNY is the only team to ever win the NIT and the NCAA championships in the same season. The feat was accomplished in 1950 is the short answer!
http://bit.ly/3Gf2xBl will take you to a good piece about the team. https://bit.ly/3zr6MWU is the wiki entry about the season and the explanation as to why it can never happen again (at this point). CCNY has quite a history, including a point-shaving scandal in the 1960s.
Go Celtics!
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Cal Bears 5, Utah Utes 4. April 2, 2023.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Oakland Roots SC 1, New Mexico United 0. April 1, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
San Jose Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo 1, April 1, 2023.
Photos and captions by Darren Yamashita
Oakland A’s 2, Los Angeles Angels 1, March 30, 2023.
Photos and captions by Darren Yamashita.
Oakland A’s 12, San Francisco Giants 6, March 27, 2023.
Photos by Rich Yee.
Golden State Warrior 130, San Antonio Spurs 115, March 31, 2024, Photos by Rich Yee
Bay Area Panthers 47, Arizona Wranglers 46. March 26, 2023
Photos by Ed Jay
San Francisco Giants 9, Oakland A’s 5, March 26, 2023.
Photos by Darren Yamashita
C. F. Pachuca 2, Chivas de Guadalajara 1, March 22, 2023.
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Cal vs. Oklahoma (MGYM), March 18, 2023.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
San Jose Sharks 1, New York Islanders 4, March 18, 2023.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, April 3, through
Sunday, April 9, 2023
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Monday, April 3
San Francisco Giants @ Chicago White Sox, 1:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Guardians, 6:40 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4
Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche, 7:30 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Guardians, 6:40 p.m.
Wednesday, April 5
San Francisco Giants @ Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m.
Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Guardians, 12:37 p.m.
Thursday, April 6
San Francisco Giants @ Chicago White Sox, 11:10 a.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 7
Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings, 7 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals, 1:35 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Tampa Bay Rays, 3:40 p.m.
Saturday, April 8
San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Tampa Bay Rays, 1:10 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers, 1 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes @ New York Red Bulls, 4:30 p.m.
Oakland Roots SC @ Indy Eleven, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 9
Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers, 12:30 pm.
San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Tampa Bay Rays, 10:10 a.m.
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