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A 49ers Dilemma --
Three Starting Quarterbacks!
by Dave Newhouse
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Wait a minute, say that again: Three different starting quarterbacks have just secured the San Francisco 49ers an NFL playoff berth. You’re kidding, right?
The next thing you’ll tell me is that the Leaning Power of Pisa suddenly straightened itself erect overnight, and that gas prices have dropped to a dollar a gallon, and planet Earth, truthfully, is flat.
All right, all right, those comparisons are gross exaggerations, but that three quarterback postseason run is a pro football believe-it-or-not happening.
First Trey Lance, then Jimmy Garoppolo, and now Brock Purdy have, together, achieved the improbable: A potential Super Bowl candidate.
Look back through pro football history, and it’s doubtful that this scenario with the 49ers has a precedent. Two starting quarterbacks leading a postseason charge has been done before, but a trifecta? Possibly in the league’s infancy, the experimental 1920s, or during the 1930s Depression days, or when America was at war during the player-shortage 1940s, though there’s nothing since then to block such a possibility.
So let’s just say in modern pro football, these 49ers have done the unthinkable. But what’s even more remarkable, quarterback No. 3 is Mr. Irrelevant, the last player taken in the 2022 NFL draft. Until Purdy, no player taken 262nd, or dead last, had thrown for or scored a touchdown. And Purdy has done both.
He clearly was an afterthought as the seventh quarterback chosen, even though he was a four-year starter at Iowa State. But after Garoppolo broke his foot against Miami, Purdy led the 49ers to a 33-17 victory. Tampa Bay now had film on the kid, but he then directed a 35-7 blowout of the Bucs. Seattle then had even more information on Brock, but he led a 21-13 win on the road.
Purdy is the most composed substitute rookie quarterback these eyes have ever seen. He, supposedly, had an average arm, the biggest pre-draft knock against him. But so far he has thrown the short pass, the deep pass, and the sideline pass, all with precise accuracy. And when he’s had to run from trouble, he’s gotten first downs that way, too.
He resembles a seasoned pro, and not some starry-eyed lad who was taking final exams a year ago. He seems a leader in the huddle and on the gridiron. How does all of this happen so quickly? It’s truly astonishing.
Of course, the 49ers have a championship-ready defense who limit opponents’ scoring opportunities, a big factor in the team’s current seven-game winning streak. But NFL offenses still have to score in order to prevail, and Purdy has delivered like….Joe Montana?
Speaking of whom, remember Joe Cool's rivalry with teammate Steve Young? Well, the 49ers are deep into two quarterback duels, dating back to Frankie Albert versus Y.A. Tittle. Then it was Tittle and John Brodie, Brodie and Steve Spurrier, Montana and Young, Alex Smith and Colin Kaepernick, and numerous others in between. But three quarterbacks? The only occasions that occurred were when the 49ers were mired in losing.
So how will this three-headed monster situation be resolved? Who can say at this point, but the 49ers traded a number of high-quality draft picks to select Lance a year ago, and they still want to see him develop. Purdy is a diamond in the rough whom the Niners don’t want to let slip away. So it appears that Garoppolo is the odd man out, even though he did lead them to a Super Bowl.
But if Purdy wins the next Super Bowl….OK, hold it, let’s not get carried away.
Just yet.
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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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San Francisco 49ers 21
Seattle Seahawks 13
Thursday Night Football / December 15, 2022
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Niners Clip Seahawks
With the options of Greg Papa and Tim Ryan on the radio, or exclusionary Stream, I went old-school -- Radio, and a Dynamite duo they were, (plus the game could be watched later on the NFL Channel, with the same result). Radio, television or stream, the Niners slapped a cold, wet Pacific salmon across Pete Carroll's face!
As the action began, Seattle was so focused on CMC (Christian McCaffery), that Purdy could march the team downfield, capped with a classic play fake: look right, then left, and pass to Kittle over the middle for a TD, with 1:14 left in the quarter: (7-0 49ers.) Purdy had started with 11 straight completions.
After a sustained Seattle drive, Arik Armstead forced QB Geno Smith to throw one away, and they had to settle for a 38-yard FG: (7-3, 49ers.)
The Niners lucked out when Seattle bungled a sure interception at 1:56 in the second Q. -- quite possibly the biggest play of the game! Then, at 1:08, Seattle fumbled and Tarvarius Moore ran it all the way to the Seattle five-yard line. Two plays later, "Run CMC" would take it in for a 49er TD. (14-3.)
Ray-Ray McCloud III started the third with a 35-yard return, soon to be followed by a picturesque, zigzag 54-yard TD pass/run to George Kittle. (21-3.) Seattle would make it (21-6) with a FG, after Smith was sacked by Bosa, who was an unstoppable monster all game.
After a big run by Ray-Ray and a tough catch by "Mr. Clutch," Jauan Jennings, Mitch Wishnowky masterfully dropped a punt which settled on the Seattle five-yard line. After exchanges, Purdy zipped one to TE Tyler Kroft for a key 31-yard completion. Robbie Gould then missed a 43-yard FG try. (Still 21-6.)
Seattle added tension to the game when they scored after a pass to Kenneth Walker and then one to Noah Fant for the TD, with 3:39 left. (21-13.) CMC would run a couple of times after the kickoff, then Purdy ran for a first down and wisely slid to stay in bounds and ate some clock.
Papa and Ryan blared: "He's a Rock Star!" "He's Rock and Roll Purdy!" (Great radio!)
Jordan Mason came in and, in his Gore-like fashion, ran for 10 yards and then a 51-yard streak to the two-yard line and time ran out.
Grill that salmon, Pete!
SAN FRANCISCO WINS THE NFC WEST. Purdy: 17 for 26 and 217 yards. Kittle, two touchdowns. Plus, some of the hardest hits any Defense has inflicted upon an opponent in recent memory. "THUD" was the word of the day. And VICTORY!
Follow along with the compressed game video, 11:25:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cskezBiQME
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Monterey, CA
https://www.cce-mcle.com/
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Letters to the Editor
Warriors are 'Finished' as NBA title contenders, Kendrick Perkins believes
First: We miss you Steph. Hurry back!
Now to Kendrick's statement on First Take: "Are they finished when it comes down to a championship? And the answer is, "Hell yeah they are."
And my Rebuttal: "Big Perk" is as wrong as wrong can be. (Just like on First Take.)
Klay, Poole, Wiggs, Wiseman, JK, Moody et al. will quickly emerge as a potent force and keep the W's in the hunt until Steph's return. When it's time for the playoffs, the Dubs, with "Fresh Steph" will become the media's anointed, official, "The team you'd least-like to face."
And for good reason. They know those other teams' seasons will end when they play the Warriors.
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
Monterey, CA
"Jeopardy" -- Sports Today! Style
Category: San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
The Answer: Veni, Vidi, Vici: ("I came, I saw, I conquered." -- Julius Caesar.)
The Correct Question is: What did Brock Purdy say to Pete Carroll?
That, and "Flapp'n your gums won't help."
Jerry Monkman
South San Francisco
The 49ers Next Draft
The 49ers like to think outside the proverbial box. This idea fits that model.
Recently, more and more plays involve a mass of offensive players
who push and shove a runner from their own team, after a run appears to have been stopped, and move him forward, often into the end zone.
How about the Niners draft some big, bad Cal Bear rugby dudes who can utilize their rugby skills to push an entire pile of players for those
extra yards. No longer will a runner get stuffed on the One Yard Line.
If the defense can't find the runner, they won't be able to tackle him.
Or send them into the huddle, as decoys, so the opponents expect a
run. Then flip a pass to the intended receiver.
In an era of specialization, this is one for the 49ers to create and implement. The word "unstoppable" comes to mind.
Kristen LaRue
San Francisco, CA
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Cal Bears (WBkB) 75, UC San Diego 61
San Francisco 49ers 21, Seattle Seahawks 13
USF Dons (WBkB) 59, Loyola Marymount Lions 68
Features & Commentary
A 49ers Dilemma -- Three Starting Quarterbacks! by Dave Newhouse
Brock Purdy Reminds Me of Joe Montana, by Howard Pearlstein
Consider A Donation
Giants 'Nervous Money' goes to Correa, by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Grand Canyon Dories, by Rudi Petschek
Wayne Gretzky, from the Autograph Collection of Richard Yee
Organizations
Cal Bears
Oakland A's
Saint Mary's College Gaels
San Francisco Giants
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Stanford Cardinal
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
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Cal Bears 75
UC San Diego 61
Friday, December 16, 2022
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Cal Bears forward Michelle Oniyah came off the bench to record a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds as the Bears defeated the UC San Diego Tritons, 75-61, at Haas Pavilion on Friday, December 16th.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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USF Dons 59
Loyola Marymount Lions 68
Saturday, December 17, 2022
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-USF Dons forward Debora dos Santos scored 25 points and added nine rebounds as the Dons dropped their WCC opener to the Loyola Marymount Lions, 68-59, at War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center on Saturday, December 17th. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Manaea signs two-year deal with Giants
Maria Guardado
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Giants filled out their starting rotation by finalizing a two-year, $25 million deal with left-hander Sean Manaea on Friday.
Manaea will make $7.5 million in 2023 and $12.5 million in '24. He will receive a $5 million signing bonus. Manaea will also make an annual donation of $62,500 to the Giants Community Fund in both '23 and '24. The deal also includes an opt-out clause after the '23 season (identical to the deal offered to fellow newcomer Ross Stripling).
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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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Trevor May heads to A's on 1-year deal
OAKLAND -- The A’s added some much-needed experience to their bullpen on Friday by signing right-handed reliever Trevor May to a one-year deal.
The contract is worth $7 million and includes a $1 million signing bonus and performance bonuses that could earn May another $500,000, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
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Golden State Warriors and United Airlines Announce 2023 Franchise Fund Cohort
22 Bay Area Minority-Owned Small Businesses To Participate In Four-Month Corporate Ready Program
SAN FRANCISCO – The 2022 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and United Airlines, in collaboration with the Western Region Minority Supplier Development Council (WRMSDC), have selected 22 Bay Area minority-owned small businesses to take part in Franchise Fund’s 2023 cohort, it was announced today. A list of the 2023 Franchise Fund cohort can be found HERE.
In its third year, Franchise Fund is a four-month grant program aimed to prepare minority small business owners to work with multinational corporations, and to help them become certified as Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) by the National Minority Supplier Development Council. Topics covered in the bi-weekly workshops, which tip off on December 13, include finance, operational excellence, technical competencies, workforce development, and more.
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Carlos Correa joined the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 for 13 years and a deal worth $350 million. (Photo: ESPN) | | |
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Giants
“Nervous Money”
goes to Correa
by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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SAN FRANCISCO – National baseball reporter Jon Heyman said about the Giants signing Carlos Correa for 13 years and $350 million; “Grossly overpaid, and so not worth it.”
A few weeks ago the Giants told their fans and the whole baseball world they were going after Aaron Judge, the Yankee slugger who established a new home run record in the American League this past season, hitting 62 home runs, and that they (Giants) had all the money needed to make the 6′ 7" Judge a San Francisco Giant.
Jon Heyman, among the reporters in San Diego covering the winter meetings, wrote the news that the Giants had signed Aaron Judge. A few minutes letter he had to apologize as he retracted the so-called breaking news. Judge is the guy the Giants needed to create that buzz that is not there anymore at Oracle Park, a true slugger with devastating power to all fields.
At the end, Judge decided to stay in the Bronx with the Yankees, the legacy of the most famous franchise in American history. Let’s face it, the Giants haven’t had a good farm system since GM Brian Sabean, so they were desperate to give this no opt-out, full-no trade deal to Carlos Correa, whose agent is Scott Boras, the best there is.
The San Francisco Giants needed a power bat, a hitter with power of around 40 home runs and 100 runs batted in. As good as a shortstop Correa has been, he is not your typical slugger, not of that kind. But the Giants had “nervous money” that had to be given to a player in order to try to please their fan base that have been waiting for that home run, that offensive savior since Barry Bonds, who retired in 2007 with 762 home runs.
The Giants are feeling the pressure and they want to bring another title to San Francisco, especially now when just three blocks away the Warriors play at Chase Center and have become the most successful team in San Francisco. The Giants want to recoup that “mojo” they had when they won three World Series in a six-year span. But this signing might not do it. Carlos Correa is a great defensive shortstop and a very good hitter, but he is no Aaron Judge.
The 13-years, $350 million contract is the largest for an infielder in the history of baseball. Correa will be 41 years old when he retires. In the history of the game only Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout ($426.5 million), Los Angeles Dodgers Mookie Betts ($365 million), and New York Yankees Aaron Judge ($360 million) have been guaranteed more in a contract.
The Giants and the Western Division: The San Diego Padres lineup is indeed a scary one: Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatís Jr. and Xander Bogaerts, not necessarily in that order, but all very productive and dangerous hitters. Tatis Jr. will miss the first 32 games of the 2023 season as he completes his 80-game suspension from last season when he proved positive for illegal substances. San Diego manager Bob Melvin’s team might be the one to beat in 2023 in the West.
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Brock Purdy reminds me of
Joe Montana...Our D makes me think of Ronnie Lott, et al..
by Howard Pearlstein
I watched Penn State football, my old school, but for the four years when Nick Bosa was playing for Ohio State, it was guaranteed that once a year, he’d leave me Alma Muttering after taking the offense apart.
So, as I’ve said before, when the 9ers drafted him, I was delighted, seeing him doing what he does for my team. Wow.
Well, not just him, but Arik and Dre and Al-Shaair, and Hufanga (with whom I always associate Jordan Willis, since it was Willis who blocked the punt that Hufanga caught for the amazing Kick Six against Green Bay last year).
And the two Wards and Fred Warner and… because the 49ers D does that thing the Warriors do when they're all healthy and playing – act as more than a team, but a single creature in multiple parts -- an almost telepathically connected group, knowing it doesn’t matter who gets the sack or causes the fumble or does the pick as long as it gets done, (but competing with each other to be the one who gets to do the thing), going after it like a pack of hungry wolves singing Kumbaya as they run, splitting up into groups to chase down the QB, even as actual wolves do to bring down a 1,500 pound moose, splitting the group into two -- one group chasing, the other one coming around to be right there to meet him. (This is true -- the diagrams biologist Donald Mech drew of the tactics wolves use on Isle Royale could have been drawn up by a defensive coach.)
However, my friend Charlie in Czech Republic is from here and a fan and he has to stay up till 4 or 5 in the morning to watch the 9ers, sees it differently (and maybe he even nailed it better):
"You know how I see the defense? They're like a wall of water: You ever see anybody or pretty much any THING that could stop a wall of water? No. Force majeure on one level, and on the other, ultimately fluid, each molecule able to do infinite damage -- no wall too impermeable -- they always find a way through it to soak the QB, to whom of course, like the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz, water is anathematic."
Whichever -- they bring up memories of the 1981 Super Bowl D – Ronnie Lott, Dwaine Board, Jim Stuckey, Willie Harper, Dan Bunz, Hacksaw Reynolds, Keena Turner, Eric Wright, Dwight Hicks, Carlton Williamson, and Archie Reese.
A thought about Steph Curry – subluxation means dislocated shoulder. And, unlike the movies where someone does a twist and a rotate and pops it back in and there you go. Well, no. I had it happen a couple of years ago and the emergency room doctor told me: “Just go home and do nothing. Just lie back and watch a lot of tv.”
And I said: “I can do that. I’m good at that, have a lot of practice.”
Took me months of PT, but I was old and out of shape, but thank you Simon Gibson at Montclair Physical Therapy.
For a professional athlete, especially one who works out as intensely as Steph Curry, it’s got to be crazy-making. Get well soon, Steph.
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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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Wayne Gretzky -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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Wayne Douglas Gretzky is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the NHL and coached five years. Having won five Stanley Cup championships in the 1980s, he is recognized as the greatest hockey player to ever play
the game.
I’ve had the fortune to meet Wayne Gretzky annually at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament. I knew the best time to meet the golfers was during putting practice before the daily matches began. I came prepared and had his photo ready with me on the practice putting area. When he was done practicing he walked over to the fan zone and signed for everyone there. I was fortunate to get his signature on this photo.
I heard a story that he has only autographed one of his rookie trading cards and stored it in a safe for his son. If his son ever decides to auction off the one and only signed rookie card, it would undoubtedly fetch six figures.
Rich Yee, Sports Today photographer
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Hip Hip...
The 49ers have won the NFC West, ensuring them a playoff berth. Even if the 49ers lose their last three games, making them 10 -7 and still make it to the
Super Bowl, they would not have the worst
regular season record.
Three teams have made it to the Super Bowl with 9-7 records and one team was a winner. Which team?
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Rudi Petschek rowing his self-designed and self-built dory
through treacherous Crystal Rapids.
Coby Jordan on board for support.
Photographer unknown.
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Ryan Murphy completed his historic run at the FINA Championships with gold in the 200m backstroke on Sunday morning.
Murphy Completes Sweep At FINA Championships
Murphy Becomes First Swimmer To Sweep
Backstroke Event; Trenton Julian And Murphy
Win 4x100 Medley Relay
MELBOURNE, Australia – Former California men's swimmers Ryan Murphy and Trenton Julian continue to shine at the FINA World Championships (25m). The duo won gold in the 4x100 medley relay setting a new World Record in the event. Murphy also won gold in the 200-meter backstroke and captured silver in the 4x50 medley relay.
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Stanford Outlasted by No. 7 Texas
Michael Jones led the way with 17 points.
DALLAS – Michael Jones had 17 points, but Stanford was outlasted by No. 7/8 Texas, 72-62, on Sunday at American Airlines Arena, home of the Dallas Mavericks. The contest marked the second consecutive season Stanford played Texas in the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE
www.gostanford.com
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San Jose State University 7-4 (5-3)
vs.
Eastern Michigan University 8-4 (5-3)
Tuesday, December 20, 12:30 p.m. (PT)
ESPN, Watch Live
Albertson Stadium, Boise, Idaho
For a full report, click HERE.
#AllSpartans
www.sjsuspartans.com
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Saint Mary's College Gaels | |
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Rams beat Gaels 62-60 on Sunday Night
MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's Men's Basketball hosted Colorado State on Sunday night inside University Credit Union Pavilion, the third-straight season that both teams have matched up. Last year, the Rams got the better of the Gaels in Fort Collins, but Sunday night featured a much tighter contest than last year's. Neither team led by more than five points, but it was the Rams outlasting the Gaels in the final possessions, sneaking away with a 62-60 win. SMC drops to 9-4 while the Rams improve to 8-4.
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For a full report, click HERE.
#GaelsRise
www.smcgaels.com
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Roberts Knocks Down Game-Winner
to Hand UNLV First Loss
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Knocking off one of the nation's few remaining undefeated teams, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (9-3) took down UNLV (10-1), 75-73, in dramatic fashion on Saturday afternoon at Thomas & Mack Center following a go-ahead three-pointer from Tyrell Roberts with less than seven seconds remaining in regulation.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Broncos Win Third-Straight With 71-62
Victory Over Cal
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's basketball kept their momentum flowing on Sunday, picking up their third-straight win inside the Leavey Center with a 71-62 victory over the Cal Golden Bears. The Broncos are now 11-3 on the year while Cal slipped to 0-12.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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Pictured left to right: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Marketing & Promotions Coordinator Victoria Matelli, Food Bank for Monterey County Executive Director Melissa Kendrick, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Digital Marketing Specialist Nicolas Albrektsen.
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca’s Cars & Coffee for a Cause Raises Food and Toy Donations for Food Bank for
Monterey County
MONTEREY, Calif., December 13, 2022—More than 350 people arrived at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Saturday, Dec. 3 under cloudy skies, occasional drizzle and brisk temperatures to join Cars & Coffee for a Cause to benefit the Food Bank for Monterey County. In just two hours, five large barrels were overflowing with donations that will be dispersed to families in need this holiday season.
“The Food Bank provides such a valuable service throughout Monterey County, and this year more than ever is relying on fundraisers and community support to help our neighbors,” commented John Narigi, president and general manager of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. “We are humbled to play even a small role in helping.”
Approximately 60 percent were returning Cars & Coffee guests. Yet despite the uncertain weather, a number of locals who had heard about the fundraiser arrived with both canned goods and toys. Even one guest had an enormous teddy bear buckled in his front seat to present to the Food Bank.
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca season partners also joined in the morning’s activities. Monterey Touring Vehicles had a display of three classic cars, while Coastal Roots Hospitality brewed and served delicious coffee and hot chocolate.
This was the final Cars & Coffee of the year and was a noticeably quiet affair than previous gatherings. With the track closed for construction projects and repaving, the welcome sights and sounds of cars on track were replaced with geese honking overhead and birds chirping in the trees that fill the Laguna Seca Recreation Area campground.
A special thanks to Anthony Jimenez of Monterey Cars and Coffee who volunteered to help park cars, while WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca staff and Laguna Seca Volunteer Association’s Tammo Stubbe greeted everybody to ensure the morning was enjoyable, while also engaging with prospective volunteers. Cars & Coffee is co-sponsored by Monterey Touring Vehicles, My Chevrolet and Racer Coffee.
To make a tax-deductible donation, please visit HERE.
For information on the upcoming event season, individual event tickets or VIP hospitality packages, as well as Season and Family packages, visit WeatherTechRaceway.com.
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New York Giants
The 9-7 New York Giants defeated the 13-3 New England Patriots by the score of 21–17. The game was played on February 5, 2012.
Just imagine this year the 8-9 Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the Super Bowl against the
14-3 Kansas City Chiefs.
Any given Sunday...
Go Tom Brady and Giselle
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Recent Facebook Albums to Enjoy | |
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USF Dons (WBkB) 59 vs. Loyola Marymount Lions 68, December 17, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Cal Bears (WBkB) 75, UC San Diego Tritons 61, December 16, 2022.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Cal Bears (WBkB) 83, University of Pacific Tigers 66, December 10, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita
Saint Mary’s College Gaels (MBkB) 68, Missouri State Bears 48, December 7, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Cal Bears (MBkB) 48, Eastern Washington Eagles 50, December 7, 2022. Photos by Ron Sellers.
Cal Bears (WBkB) 56, SMU Mustangs 70, December 4, 2022.
Photos by Darren Yamashita
Cal Bears (MBkB) 51, USC Trojans 66, November 30, 2022.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
Stanford Cardinal 26, BYU Cougars 35, November 26, 2022.
Photos by Darren Yamashita.
Saint Mary’s Gaels 53, Kansas Jayhawks 73, November 26, 2022. Photos by Darren Yamashita.
San Jose State Spartans 27, Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors 14
November 26, 2022. Photos by Alex Ho.
Golden State Warriors 129, Utah Jazz 118, November 25, 2022.
Photos by Rich Yee.
Cal Bears 28, UCLA Bruins 35, November 25, 2022.
Photos by Ron Sellers.
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, December 19, through
Sunday, December 25, 2022
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Monday, December 19
(MNF) Los Angeles Rams @ Green Bay Packers, 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, December 20
Golden State Warriors @ New York Knicks, 4:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose State Spartans vs. Eastern Michigan University Eagles, 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 21
Golden State Warriors @ Brooklyn Nets, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 22
Friday, December 23
San Jose Sharks vs. Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 24
San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Commanders, 1:05 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 5:15 p.m.
Sunday, December 25
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 5 p.m.
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