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April 1 -- April 7, 2024
Issue No. 531
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Editor’s Note:
Before you is an abbreviated edition of our weekly sports journal, as our staff has taken time off to celebrate a special relative’s 80th birthday.
A fuller issue will appear next Monday, April 8.
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BY DAVID BROUGHTON AND BRET MCCORMICK
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Contents
Games
Bay FC 2, Houston Dash 3
Bay Area Falcons 18, Seattle Tempest 10
Oakland A's 0, Cleveland Guardians 8
Oakland A's 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Oakland A's 1, San Francisco Giants 4
Oakland Roots SC 0, Las Vegas Lights 3
San Jose Earthquakes 1 , Houston Dynamo FC 2
Features & Commentary
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Spring Training Was A Hit, For Me Too, by Kayla Webster
The Weekly Longer NIL Thought, by Darren Heitner, Esq.
Tony La Russa, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
What I Want and Why Online Gambling Might Be the Death of What We Love About Professional Sports, by Howard Pearlstein
Organizations
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Bay Area Falcons
Bay Area Panthers
Bay FC
Cal Bears
Cal State University East Bay
Golden Gate Fields
Golden State Warriors
Oakland A's
Oakland Ballers
Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Soul
Oakland Spiders
Saint Mary's College Gaels
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San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
St. Francis Yacht Club
Stanford Cardinal
UC Davis Aggies
University of Pacific Tigers
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna
Seca
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OPENING DAY
Oakland A's 0
Cleveland Guardians 8
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Oakland Athletics center fielder JJ Bleday had a single and a double in four at-bats as the A's dropped their season opener, 8-0, to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday, March 28th at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
Managers Mark Kotsay (left) and Stephen Vogt hug before the game. Oakland fan-favorite Vogt won his major league managerial debut against his former manager. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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INAUGURAL HOME OPENER
Bay FC 2
Houston Dash 3
PayPal Park, San Jose
Sunday, March 30, 2024
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Bay FC midfielder Deyna Castellanos celebrates after scoring the first goal of the match as Bay FC dropped their inaugural home opener to the Houston Dash, 3-2, before a sold-out crowd at PayPal Park on Saturday, March 30th. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Oakland A's 3
San Francisco Giants 1
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Monday, March 25, 2024
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San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee started the first inning with a fly ball to Oakland A's left fielder Seth Brown for the Giants' first out.
Caption and photo by Rich Yee.
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San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval acknowledges the standing ovation by Giants fans as he walks off the field in the ninth inning. Caption and photo by Rich Yee. | |
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Spring Training Was A Hit --
For Me Too!
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Kayla Webster (left) and Linda, her mother, attended a
Giants vs. Cubs spring training game on March 22nd.
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This spring my mom and I were lucky enough to continue our tradition of attending Spring Training to watch the San Francisco Giants. My husband came with us for the first time this year. We attended Friday’s split squad game against the Cubs, sitting along the left field line at Scottsdale Stadium.
The weather was great, but the Giants were already down eight runs going into the third inning. Then in the Cubs' fourth inning, I believe during Christopher Morel’s at-bat, he hit a line drive foul ball that I watched sail over the protective net and then felt an impact on my stomach and the wind left my body. Everyone around me was asking if I was okay, and I couldn’t believe I was.
A man sitting in our row walked over to me and handed me the ball. Even if I had my glove with me, it would have been useless because the ball came at me too fast to react, and I was also in the middle of eating a pretzel. I was evaluated by the medical staff at the park, and the ballpark staff checked on me throughout the remainder of the game -- they were so nice! After that, the Giants' luck turned around because they came back to win, and I went home with a baseball and a bruise for souvenirs! The first picture below is right after the ball hit me. The second picture is the day after.
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NOT a souvenir anyone wants! | |
Fortunately a quick recovery. | |
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Kayla Webster is a highly valued paralegal at Siegel, Yee,
Brunner & Mehta in Oakland, CA.
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Oakland A's 1
San Francisco Giants 4
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Monday, March 24, 2024
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Jordan Hicks threw five innings of no-hit ball while striking out ten as the Giants defeated the Oakland Athletics, 4-1, on Monday, March 24th at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
Catcher Tom Murphy hit two of the Giants' three home runs, connecting in the second and fourth innings. Caption and photo by
Darren Yamashita.
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San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman (right) talks with Oakland Athletics photographer Michael Zagaris before the game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Caption and photo
by Darren Yamashita.
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Wings Over Solano
Travis AFB
Saturday & Sunday, March 16 & 17, 2024
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Over 100,000 aviation fans attended the Wings Over Solano event at Travis AFB in Fairfield on March 16 and 17. They were able to see many aircraft up close and to tour the large cargo planes.
Photo by Ed Jay.
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What I Want and Why Online Gambling Might Be the
Death of What We Love About Professional Sports
by Howard Pearlstein
This is the time of year when a whole lot of, “What I Want” as a
fan and TV enthusiast runs rampant thru the end of the Rainy Season.
Right now is when fans of MLB BasebalI, NBA Basketball and NFL Football watch to see what our teams are doing – roster changes, contracts and holdouts, upcoming draft picks. In other words, we’re watching to see what those teams are or aren’t doing according to need, want, or can afford to do, all compared to what we who sit on couches and in comfy chairs eating popcorn indulge ourselves in what WE want.
So – the Dubs. Right now their focused goal is to win out the season and get into the playoffs. And we want the Dubs players to have perfect games and more, to have a lot of those plays, the ones that are followed by a big smile, sometimes a surprised look, that it was perfect, actually worked.
On the other hand, many of us would be consolation-prize happy if they don’t have to extend the too-long season through the playoffs, happy for their bodies and brains to get the same two months of rest, rehab, and relief from stress as the teams that didn’t.
And for all of us, I’d love for the regular season and schedule to be kind enough to allow all of them to be undamaged so we can see the best on the court when it’s time for the best to play the best.
But I’m not going to be an arrogant keyboard krap head and pretend I know more about how to deal with the life, health and career of the players than the coaches and the players, so I can only say this: the NBA regular season is too long – by around 15 games.
Right now, NFL Football fans are in the Nostrodamnfool mode of predicting what their team will do, should do, and what the outcome of either will be. Among the weeds of draft choices and contract extensions, the 49ers’ choice seems fairly obvious: a new, improved contract for the Wide Receiver who has developed an almost psychic connection to the most wonderful QB surprise since Bill Walsh decided that if he could design a system that appreciated the talents and abilities of his third round draft pick, Joe Montana could become the greatest QB in 49er history – maybe the Greatest of All Time. (In those days, the appellation of GOAT was not the acronym for that Championship Kudo, but referred to the poor bastard on whom the blame for all the bad stuff will fall; the goat, sometime alternatively referred to as The Geek.)
As for MLB baseball, John Anal Fissure has made sure there’s only one team in the Bay Area, moving the A’s to Las Vegas, where whores and gambling comprise the Gross State Product. Plus, to bring in the suckers and the horny, all the “Let Me Entertain You” dancers, singers, actors, et al, professionals who, like the athletes, spent years developing their talents and abilities, until inheritance babies like Fissure and Davis (not Capitalism -- Primogeniture and Entail) -- debase their achievements, proving William Blake’s observation, inscribed on his etching of The Laocoon: “Where there is a view to money, art cannot exist but war only.”
Add in millions of TV fans, able to place bets real time between beers and they’ll make damn sure point spreads and over/under predictions degrade whatever’s left of the game.
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Howard Pearlstein has been a few places and done a few things.
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Tony La Russa -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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In 1995 I was attending a sports collectors show at the Cow Palace. As I was walking up and down the aisles I noticed a man was stopping at each of the vendor booths and handing out these fliers to promote another sports collector show in December. I recognized the man as Tony La Russa who was the Oakland A’s manager at the time. He handed me one of the flyers and I asked him to sign it
which he did for free.
Tony went on to become the second winningest MLB manager with 2901 wins and second to manage 5097 games. He was also the second manager to win a World Series in both leagues.
Rich Yee, Sports Today Photographer
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Newsletter, Image, Likeness
Vol. 73: NIL Collectives Increasingly Looking At Buyout And Non-Guarantee Language
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The Weekly Longer NIL Thought
by Darren Heitner
Founder of HEITNERLEGAL
Sports agent Daniel Poneman provided a tip to NIL collectives this week. He noted that they can sign college athletes to multi-year deals with buyouts.
He offered the following example: Spread the payment over 3 years (Year 1 - $125k; Year 2 - $150k; Year 3 - $200k) with each year being player options because nothing precludes the player from entering the transfer portal, but include a provision in the collective contract that says something like, "if student athlete transfers to outside of a 15 mile radius of (collective location) they must reimburse the collective for 50% of previous year’s NIL income."
This makes sense, and I'm already starting to see this type of language appear in NIL collective contracts. I am also observing many collectives, at least in their initial drafts (before my redlining), try to insert language that heavily backloads compensation and even makes it completely non-guaranteed by stating that the payments don't become due to the player until after the collective unilaterally asks for a specific deliverable and that deliverable is fully performed, with payment being contingent to that process playing out.
The big question then becomes, will these collectives have the appetite to become involved in the business of collections, as enforcing the agreements will likely include arbitration proceedings (most contacts I review in the space require mandatory arbitration), followed by petitions to confirm arbitration awards and then writs of garnishments. This is not a fun nor inexpensive process plus, after arbitration, it's likely to catch the attention of the general public and I'm not certain NIL collectives are prepared for the PR backlash that may be associated with same.
Separately, a problem exists as these collectives become wiser but athletes don't feel the need to retain reputable representation. An athlete may be thinking he is signing a lucrative contract that is almost entirely non-guaranteed and perhaps includes the aforementioned type of buyout language. Such a one-sided contract is unlikely to be scrutinized and redlined absent legal involvement. Many collectives have informed me that this is the case.
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For a full report, click HERE.
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San Jose Earthquakes 1
Houston Dynamo FC 2
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
Saturday, March 30, 2024
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Texas road trip continues next Saturday
vs. Austin FC
HOUSTON, Texas – The San Jose Earthquakes fell 2-1 to Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium in front of 16,184 fans, as two goals by the hosts in the last 10 minutes of regulation would be the difference.
San Jose opened the scoring in the second minute when a Bruno Wilson headed home a Cristian Espinoza corner kick. However, that early lead went into peril in minute 34, as a scuffle away from the ball between Preston Judd and Houston’ defender Erik Sviatchenko led to the Quakes forward being shown a red card, leaving the visitors with 10 men.
William Yarbrough, making his second straight start at goalkeeper for the Quakes for the injured Daniel, answered the call in the second half making multiple saves at point-blank range. But the hosts would finally break through with nine minutes left in regulation when Sebastian Ferreira netted. Houston would score the game-winner in the 85th minute when an unmarked Franco Escobar blasted a ball off a Yarbrough save into the back of the net. San Jose finished the game with nine men after Jackson Yueill received two bookings in succession.
The Quakes’ Texas road trip continues next Saturday against Austin FC on Saturday, April 6. Kickoff from Q2 Stadium is set for 5:30 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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For a full report, click HERE.
www.sjearthquakes.com
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Oakland Roots SC 0
Las Vegas Lights FC 3
Cal State University, East Bay
Saturday, March 30, 2024
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ORoots Give Up Three Goals in Second Half, Fall 3-0 to Las Vegas Lights FC
A strong first half for Oakland led to a second half meltdown in the East Bay as visiting Las Vegas Lights FC earned all three points in a 3-0 shutout.
Roots started out the match strong, earning prime scoring chances seemingly one after another. This pressure continued for nearly the entire first frame, but Oakland could not convert any of their attacks and headed into the half still deadlocked at 0-0.
As good as the home side looked in the first half, they were lost in the second. Las Vegas opened the scoring just moments after the second half kickoff when Coleman Gannon struck a ball that deflected off a Roots defender, just escaping the reach of Paul Blanchette and finding space under the crossbar.
Only minutes later the Lights doubled their lead on a placed shot, this time off the foot of Gaoussou Samake.
To put the game away for good, Las Vegas scored their third of the second half in the 66th minute courtesy of Valentin Noël.
Oakland continued to battle, but the field remained tilted in favor of the Lights for the remainder of the match. Oakland will return to the East Bay for their next match of the USL Championship season looking for redemption when they host visiting Monterey Bay FC on April 6th. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT.
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Click HERE.
www.oaklandrootssc.com
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Oakland Ballers Host Spring 2024
Open Tryouts
B’s Seek to Cultivate Local Talent and Develop Team
Built By Oakland
(Oakland, CA)—The Oakland Ballers will host 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 [link].
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.
WHAT: Oakland Ballers Host Spring 2024 Open Tryouts
WHEN: 9:45AM-3PM PST Saturday, April 6, 2024
WHERE: Laney College Baseball Field
INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: Potential players and Oakland Ballers coach and staffers will be available for interviews throughout the tryouts. The best window of opportunity for interviews would be between 9:45-11AM PST.
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The Oakland Ballers (aka the B’s) is a new professional baseball team launching in the Spring of 2024. The B’s will join the Pioneer League, which was founded in 1939, as its first ever West Coast franchise. The B’s are backed by almost 50 Bay Area sports fans, who believe that the true value of a sports team is its power to bring people together. The Oakland Ballers are dedicated to delivering a joyful, community focused experience for Oakland and the entire East Bay. We vow to never leave town. Built by Oakland, for Oakland, forever Oakland.
www.oaklandballers.com
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Bay Area Falcons 18
Seattle Tempest 10
Fremont High School, Oakland, CA
Saturday, March 30, 2024
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Under ominous clouds and heavy wind at times, the newly re-named Bay Area Falcons took flight in front of their home crowd for their first home game of the WUL (Western Ultimate League) hosting the Seattle Tempest. The Falcons came out capitalizing on some early Seattle drops and pulled out for an early lead of 6-1, and would win the match, 18-10. Coming out of a timeout, the Seattle Defense
set up in a three-person cup defense, which surrounded Han Chen (#25), as the Bay Area Falcons hosted the Seattle Tempest of the WUL (Western Ultimate League) at Fremont High School in Oakland on Saturday, March 30. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Going upwind was the challenge for both teams. Here Mara Saltzman (#18) watches the disk drop in for the score late in the third quarter. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
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Wrapping up the game under beautiful skies and constant winds, the Falcons form up in a circle to hold a short team meeting before celebrating the win with family and friends waiting in the wings
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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WeatherTech Raceway All-Chamber Mixer to Kick Off 2024 SpeedTour Season
MONTEREY, Calif., March 27, 2024 — As anticipation builds for the start of the 2024 racing season, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca is set to host an All-Chamber Mixer on Thursday, May 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Laguna Seca Hospitality Pavilion. This event promises to be a fun community gathering for community leaders, business influencers, and racing enthusiasts to come together in celebration of speed and excitement.
The Laguna Seca SpeedTour, marking the first race of the season, provides the perfect backdrop for this gathering, which will see the convergence of chambers from Monterey, Salinas, Pacific Grove, and Carmel. With a lineup of engaging activities and exclusive corporate promotions, the All-Chamber Mixer aims to ignite enthusiasm for the upcoming race season while fostering valuable connections within the community.
Attendees can look forward to an unforgettable evening filled with entertainment and networking opportunities. Admittance to this prestigious event is priced at $10 for chamber members and $20 for non-members, offering exceptional value for an evening of excitement and camaraderie.
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Click HERE.
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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Click HERE.
www.sonomaraceway.com
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No. 11 Cal Falls To No. 9 USC In First Pac-12, Home Loss
BERKELEY – Valentina Ivanov, Mao Mushika and Lan Mi recorded singles wins Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex, but they weren't enough as the 11th-ranked California women's tennis team fell in a nail-biter to ninth-ranked USC, 4-3, in a match postponed from Friday due to rain. The setback was the Golden Bears' first Pac-12 Conference loss and their first home loss this season.
The Trojans clinched their victory when Emma Charney defeated Cal senior Hannah Viller Moeller in singles.
The Bears now have a 12-4 record and are 5-1 in the Pac-12. USC improved to 14-6 (5-1).
The teams split the first two doubles matches. First, Cal's Katja Wiersholm and Berta Passola Folch fell to the Trojans' 42nd-ranked Parker Fry and Grace Piper, 6-2, on court three, and then the Bears' Jessica Alsola and Valentina Ivanov edged Lily Fairclough and McKenna Koenig, 7-6(7), on court two. In a hard-fought battle on court one, Cal's 23rd-ranked duo of Mao Mushika and Hannah Viller Moeller lost to USC's 15th-ranked pair of Charney and Eryn Cayetano, 7-5, to hand the Trojans the 1-0 lead.
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For a full report, click HERE.
Photo: Robert Edwards / KLC fotos
www.calbears.com
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Cardinal Drops Marathon
No. 5 Stanford loses 4.5 hour dual to No. 17 UCLA, 4-3
STANFORD, Calif. - No. 5 Stanford dropped a 4-3 marathon to No. 17 UCLA on Sunday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Center.
In a match that started at noon and finished at 4:40 p.m., the Bruins' Kimmi Hance saved two match points against Connie Ma and ultimately prevailed on court two, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5) to win it. The loss was Stanford's second of the season, first outdoors, and snapped the Cardinal's 21-match winning streak against Pac-12 opponents in all competitions. Stanford hadn't lost to a conference foe since April 16, 2015 at No. 7 California (5-2).
The Hance/Ma match had it all. Hance took the first set, but Ma battled back, served to forced a tiebreak, and won the tiebreak, 7-3. The pair stayed on serve in the third until trading breaks after it was 5-5 to set up yet another tiebreak. Hance ended it with a backhand winner down the line to snap Ma's individual 12-match winning streak.
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Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE.
Photo: Lndsay Radnedge / isiphotos.com
www.gostanford.com
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SPARTANS CAP OFF STANFORD INVITATIONAL
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Malachi Snow finished first in a pair of events to lead San José State as they finished their weekend at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday.
Snow won both the 110-meter hurdles and 100-meter dash on Saturday.
He ran the hurdles in 13.50 seconds, followed by a 10.27 in the 100m just 15 minutes later.
Demaris Waters took second in the hurdles with a 13.66-second run.
Morgan Little finished second in the 100-meter dash on the women's side, running a lifetime best 11.67 seconds.
Sky Hagan finished third in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.37 seconds.
Ar'rieya Harper earned a fourth-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 12.38 meters (40'7.5").
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TRK | New SMC Records and PRs After Competing in Heavy Rain and Wind at the Mike Fanelli Classic
HAYWARD, Calif. - The Saint Mary's Women's Tennis team competed in the two day Mike Fanelli Classic with heavy rain and wind throughout both days.
The Women's Team:
Once again Rayna won an overall event, coming in at a time of 2:07.70 for the 800 meters, 1.21 seconds off of her best time. Luz Mercado was the section three heat winner for this event, finishing in fourth overall with a time of 2:10.91.
Multiple Gaels competed in the 5K, two placing in the all time record for SMC. Kaylee Barnes came in 17th overall for Saint Mary's with a time of 17:04.91, sixth best all time, and Freshman Eleanor Jepsen came in 2.94 seconds behind her, securing 21st place. This was Jepsen's first time competing as a Gael in the 5K, placing eighth all time at Saint Mary's.
Emily Fields, Michaela Martin, and Lauren Buckley all PRed in the 5K with new times of 17:41.80, 18:03.29, and 18:26.76 respectively.
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For a full report, click HERE.
Photo / Saint Mary's Athletics
#GaelsRise www.smcgaels.com
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Baseball Takes on Sacramento State on the Road
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After hosting Santa Clara in its first West Coast Conference series of the season last weekend, the University of San Francisco baseball team (15-13), begins a five-game road trip at 6 p.m. on Monday, Apr. 1, when it takes on Sacramento State (11-17) in a non-conference match up at John Smith Field.
DONS AT A GLANCE:
San Francisco returns to action after dropping three straight games to Santa Clara at home last weekend to open West Coast Conference play.
Pitching highlighted the doubleheader on Saturday, Mar. 30, with Lance Santerre recording a career-high nine strikeouts in 6.1 innings as he picked up his sixth start of the season in the opening game. Joe Soberon earned the nod in the nightcap, allowing just two runs and totaling three strikeouts in six solid innings on the mound. Kolby Calia earned a relief appearance in the second game of the doubleheader, pitching three scoreless innings to lower his earned-run average to 0.98.
Offensively against the Broncos, the Dons accumulated 20 hits, with 11 coming in the series finale. Matty Fung led the squad with three knocks throughout the series, while seven others recorded at least two hits.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Men's Golf Concludes Play At The Goodwin
SAN FRANCISCO - Santa Clara men's golf concluded play at the Goodwin on Saturday, turning in a 8-over 288 in the final round to finish the event in a tie for 22nd out of 31 teams at historic TPC Harding Park. Freshman Jeffrey Kwak once again had the top round of the day with a 1-under 69 to finish in a tie for 46th.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
Kwak had four birdies as part of his final round. He climbed 21 spots in the individual standings to tie for 46th at 5-over 215.
Calder Overfelt had his best 18-hole score of the tournament with a 2-over 72 to finish in a tie for 80th at 9-over 219.
Nolan Forsman (72-72-74--218) tied for 68th, J.P. Odland (73-74-73--220) tied for 92nd and Muzzy Donohue (71-77-74--222) tied for 118th.
The Broncos finished the event 28-over 289-291-288--868.
Georgia took home the team title with a three-day total of 1-under 279-285-275--839.
Utah's Braxton Watts (5-under 205) held off Stanford's Michael Thornbjornsen (4-under 206) for medalist honors.
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www.santaclarabroncos.com
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PACIFIC FACE STIFF COMPETITION IN SANTA CRUZ
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Pacific beach volleyball team returns from its two day stint at its mid-season invitational having faced an array of conference challengers. Through day one, they fell to No. 9 LMU and San Francisco 5-0 before closing the weekend with 5-0 losses to Portland and the Dons.
In both matches against San Francisco, sophomore Josephine Kinlan and junior Ashley Davies forced tiebreaker sets. The pair lead all Tigers with 3 wins on the season. On Friday, Kinlan and Davies were neck and neck with the Dons at pair twos, rattling off a 21-18 opening set win. The Dons got a set back in the second and had to earn the tiebreaker as Kinlan and Davies pushed them past 15. The Dons got the edge and took the third set 20-18.
The following day the pair fared similarly, taking the second set 21-17 as the Dons bookended with 21-16 and 19-17 set victories.
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Aggies Impress at Mike Fanelli Classic and Stanford Invitational
STANFORD, Calif. – UC Davis had some excellent showings at its two competitions this weekend, delivering some standout performances at the Mike Fanelli Classic in San Francisco and the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto.
HOW IT HAPPENED (WOMEN'S EVENTS)
Starting at the Mike Fanelli Classic hosted by San Francisco State, the Aggies saw personal best times from Sydney Makar, Jocelyn Pacheco, and Haley Large in the women's 1500m. Hope Bergmark impressed in the 5000m run by slotting into fourth place while Stormy Wallace, Kayla Rutz, Brooke Butler, and Natalie Wieland achieve their personal records in the event.
At the Stanford Invitational, Madison Kackley made her way onto the podium with her third-place finish in the 1500m. Brianna Weidler went on to finish 7th in the event while recording a personal best time.In the lone women's field event, Ashpreet Kler finished 6th in the hammer throw while posting a personal record.
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Cal State East Bay's Men's Track & Field at West Coast Relays
CLOVIS, Calif. – Cal State East Bay men's track and field competed Friday and Saturday in the West Coast Relays, which were hosted by Fresno State. Below are some of the notable performances by the Pioneers in the meet.
In CSUEB's only running event during the meet, Kamron Smith placed seventh overall in the 400 meters with a collegiate best time of 50.84 seconds.
Jaalam Jones placed sixth in the long jump, with a mark of 6.57 meters.
Edgar Martinez made two personal best marks as a Pioneer in separate throws. He reached 39.07 meters in the hammer throw and in the discus, hit a mark of 33.77 meters.
On March 29 and 30, select student-athletes from Cal State East Bay will compete in the Stanford Invitational or the Mike Fanelli Track Classic. Entries will be determined as each meet approaches. The Stanford Invitational takes place at Cobb Track and Angell Field on the campus of Stanford University, while the Mike Fanelli Track Classic will take place this season at Chabot College Track.
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YEAR-ROUND JUNIOR SAILING AND SUMMER CAMPS
We teach kids as young as eight years old, in boats sized just for them. For the older and more accomplished, we offer trapeze sailing with spinnakers, keelboat sailing and anything that pops up when opportunity strikes. You do not have to be a St. Francis Yacht Club member for your child to participate in these programs, and we find time for giggles so a kid can be a kid.
New sailors start with the Learn to Sail program and grow into Learn to Race. Sailors ages 8-11 sail our very manageable RS Teras. At about age 12, they grow into the RS Feva and C420, a two-person dinghy that our more ambitious teenagers race in national championships. Our J/22 programs are popular for teens who want to sail with friends, friends and more friends and get a grip on handling keelboats. All of these are excellent training vessels, provided and maintained by the Club.
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Bay FC 2, Houston Dash 3, March 30, 2024.
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Oakland A’s 0, Cleveland Guardians 8, March 28, 2024.
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San Francisco Giants 1, Oakland A’s 3, March 26, 2024.
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San Francisco Giants 4, Oakland A’s 1, March 25, 2024.
Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
California Golden Bears (WBkB) 61, Saint Joseph’s Hawks 63,
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Saint Mary's Gaels (Rugby) 38, California Golden Bears 31, March 23, 2024. Captions and photos by Darren Yamashita.
San Jose Earthquakes 3, Seattle Sounders 2, March 23, 2024. Captions and photos by Alex Ho.
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Wings Over Solano, March 21-24, 2024. Photos by Ed Jay
Cal Bears (WBkB) 65, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 60, March 21, 2024. Photos by Ron Sellers.
Golden State Warriors 137, Memphis Grizzlies 116, March 20, 2024. Photos by Rich Yee.
Cal Bears (Rugby) 47, Navy 24, March 16, 2024.
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Sports Calendar
Monday, April 1, through
Sunday, April 7, 2024
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Monday, April 1
San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Boston Red Sox, 6:40 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Seattle Kraken, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2
Golden State Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks, 7:00 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Boston Red Sox, 6:40 p.m.
Wednesday, April 3
San Francisco Giants @ Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Boston Red Sox, 12:37 p.m.
Thursday, April 4
Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets, 5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 5
Golden State Warriors @ Dallas Mavericks, 5:30 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres, 1:35 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Detroit Tigers, 10:10 a.m.
Saturday, April 6
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres, 6:05 p.m
Oakland A's @ Detroit Tigers, 10:10 a.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues, 3 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes @ Austin FC, 5:30 p.m.
Oakland Roots SC vs. Monterey Bay FC, 7 p.m.
Sunday April 7
Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz, 7 p.m.
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Detroit Tigers, 10:40 a.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Arizona Coyotes, 3 p.m.
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