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November 13 - November 19, 2023
Issue No. 511
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Retired A’s relief pitcher Trevor May, on his Twitch channel recently, telling Fisher to “Sell the team dude….sell it, man. Let someone who actually, like takes pride in the things they own, own something. Let them do it. Take mommy and daddy’s money somewhere else, dork.” | | |
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MLB Owners: Don't Rush,
Delay Vote
by Dave Newhouse
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Editor's note: Dave Newhouse, a sportswriter-columnist for the Oakland Tribune for 45 years (now retired), is applying his considerable editorial skills and passion to battling the
Oakland A's relocation to Las Vegas.
This is the week where Oakland’s image as a major sports city lives on or dies. The Major League Baseball owners hold that future in their hands, and they can sustain it or strangle it with their important decision on where the A’s play next, here or in Las Vegas.
My hope is that the owners will delay their decision until more concrete information is gathered about the A’s ill-plotted invasion of Las Vegas, including Las Vegas’ distrust of the deceitful A's owner, John Fisher, and the utterly foolish A's president, Dave Kaval, the franchise’s brain trust that lacks a brain.
Last week in this publication, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman called the A’s hapless pursuit of her town “a dog and pony show.” Fisher and Kaval have targeted a nine-acre downtown ballpark site in Las Vegas, about the size of a traveling circus, which also perfectly describes Fisher and Kaval.
Mayor Goodman has a more logical 57-acre site with perfect traffic access on the edge of town, but she can’t the dog or pony to think differently. Perhaps the MLB owners will take this into consideration in weighing their decision, hopefully later rather than soonest.
For there is much to consider: A wonderful sports town, Oakland, with wonderful support of its sports teams, when its fans are treated as humans, who sold out facilities in the best of times, while dealing with ownerships who were sellouts.
There is no reason why the Raiders and Warriors play elsewhere, other than ownership greed. Sports ownerships, like the Davises or Lacob and Guber, want new stadiums or arenas or they’ll engage in “corporate carpetbagging,” i.e., build it or bye-bye.
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Now the A’s are playing the same game, desiring a new ballpark on the narrow Oakland Estuary, so narrow that a ballpark jutting into the estuary would prove difficult for ships to turn around at the Port of Oakland, the sixth largest port in the country, and a major funding of Oakland’s economy.
Fisher and Kaval know this is factual, yet they’ve purposely destroyed the A's franchise and the Coliseum for baseball by getting rid of the team’s best players and decimating the stadium atmosphere for the fans. So it’s no wonder the A’s are the worst MLB team, with 110 losses this season, with MLB’s worst attendance.
It’s so important that the MLB owners take all of this into consideration before rendering a final decision on the A’s next home. The A’s must play here in 2024, after which their Coliseum contract runs out. Where will they go after that, because the proposed ballpark in Las Vegas — wherever it will be — won’t be ready until 2028? There’s so much uncertainty, thus how could the owners come to a decision right now, unless their heartlessness is so profound.
What’s wrong in waiting for more information, if such data is even necessary, before making up their minds? There’s still time to weigh other factors, like Las Vegas as an imperfect alternative for the A’s, if they'll listen to Matt Levine, a sports strategist with Bay Area ties.
“Baseball requires much more population than any other sport,” Levine noted. “Football requires the least — the number of games to be played, the number of seats to be sold. Basketball and hockey are in the middle. I don’t think the baseball owners are interested in Las Vegas, because it isn’t big enough to support a Major League Baseball team.”
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A's owner John Fisher and president David Kaval may have shanghaied the team out of town
Were the MLB owners listening when recently retired A’s relief pitcher Trevor May was interviewed, telling Fisher to “Sell the team dude….sell it, man. Let someone who actually, like takes pride in the things they own, own something. Let them do it. Take mommy and daddy’s money somewhere else, dork.”
Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob has offered to buy the A’s, but Fisher refuses to sell. MLB owners looked in another direction, it appears, when Tampa Bay drew attendances of 19,704 and 20,198 at Tropicana Field (capacity 25,000) for its two wild-card playoff losses to Texas last month. The MLB owners didn’t then cast aspersions on Tampa Bay as a big-league city, probably because they are so focused on pillorying, not protecting, Oakland.
Other odds favor Las Vegas over Oakland. Last week, a ballot referendum trying to prevent $380 million in taxpayer money from being gifted to Fisher was denied by a Nevada judge as “legally deficient and confusing.” The referendum was the work of Schools Over Stadiums, the political action committee of the Nevada State Education Association, which wonders how taxpayers can hand over millions of dollars to multi-millionaire sports owners when Nevada’s school system ranks among the lowest three states in the nation.
Fisher has donated smaller amounts to election-denier politicians and other politicos who signed off on anti-trans laws. Are his MLB brethren culpable in this way?
All we can hope for is that MLB owners will give the A's future more thorough evaluation. For the A's, not Oakland, are the guilty party.
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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 from Triumph Books. 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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Victory is Sweet!
In an early A.M. game for West Coast fans, the 49ers returned tan, rested and ready as they pummeled the Jacksonville Jaguars, 34-3. The D-FENCE, back at full strength, was too much for the Jaguars to handle. Bosa was reunited with his college teammate, Chase Young to make a dynamic duo and Ferrell, Hufanga, Warner and posse were all in top form.
Barely out of the gate the 49ers were up 13-3 with runs by McCaffrey and a pinpoint TD pass to Brandon Aiyuk. Meanwhile, the defense caused the Jags' drives to continue to stall. The action slowed as the first half closed, but the second half opened with a 66-yard Purdy to George Kittle TD pass and the score was bumped to an insurmountable 20-3.
The 9er defense caused a turnover which appeared to have been turned into a 90-yard TD, but it was moved back to San Francisco's own 19 due to a penalty. Passes to Aiyuk and Kittle and CMC runs followed, and with the welcomed return of Trent Williams led to a DEEBO TD run and a 27-3 lead. A fourth quarter interception by Warner would lead to a TD pass to Juszczyk and the 34-3 final score.
Purdy was replaced by Sam Darnold at 9:30 of the fourth, after a 19/26, 295-yard performance. The only tension left was whether or not CMC would set a new record for touchdowns in 18 straight games but, alas, it wasn't in the cards. But Victory was!
Highlights can be watched with this YouTube link: (11:45):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCV3HHIeZI
Robert A. Moselle, Esq.
https://www.cce-mcle.com/aboutus
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Contents
Columns
Hardly Trivial by T. Buff
Games
Cal Bears (FB) 42, Washington State Cougars 39
Cal Bears (MBB) 71, St. Thomas Tommies 66
Cal Bears (WBB) 89, CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 56
Saint Mary's Gaels (MBB) 57, Weber State Warriors 61
San Jose State Spartans (FB) 42, Fresno Bulldogs 18
Stanford Cardinal (FB) 17, Oregon State Beavers 62
Special Features
MLB Owners: Don't Rush, Delay Vote, by Dave Newhouse
Sports Today Goes TikTok, by Ammar Bhaiji
Features & Commentary
California International Air Show -- Salinas , Rich Yee
Don't Wait to Donate! -- Now At #511! -- Your Support is Welcomed!
I Read Some Swill Today, Oboy...by Howard Pearlstein
Orel Hershiser, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
Raider Nation, by Ed Jay
Rich Quan Inducted into National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, by Ed Jay
Organizations
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Golden Gate Fields
Golden State Warriors
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San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
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San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
Sonoma Raceway
St. Francis Yacht Club
Stanford Cardinal
University of Pacific Tigers
USF Dons
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WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANTS RECORD $3.5 MILLION TO 62 LOCAL NONPROFITS
Foundation Responsible For Over $35 Million In Cumulative Impact Since Inception Supporting Education And Youth Development
SAN FRANCISCO – The Golden State Warriors have announced that the Warriors Community Foundation will donate a record $3.5 million as part of its annual grants slate this season, which tops last year’s $2.4 million as the most-ever awarded in a single season. The Warriors Community Foundation has now surpassed $35 million in impact to support education and youth development in the Bay Area since its inception in 2012.
The grants, ranging from $20,000 to $150,000, will be awarded to 62 Bay Area non-profits, including annual flagship grants to the Oakland Unified School District and San Francisco Unified School District. For a full list of 2023-24 grantees, CLICK HERE.
Earlier this week, Warriors players and coaches made personal calls to various recipients of the 2023-24 Warriors Community Foundation season grants to inform them of their funds. Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr and guards Moses Moody and Gary Payton II were among the representatives to make calls on behalf of the Warriors Community Foundation. For videos of the calls, CLICK HERE.
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For more information, click HERE.
www.warriors.com
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Because the Houston Texans beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, 39-37, I lost a football pool because of a 2.5-point spread.
Looking at the stats I was surprised there were only
824 yards combined offense yards for the game.
What is the record for total combined offensive
yardage in one NFL game?
Consider yourself a winner if you are over/under by
25 yards. (HINT: A nearly seven decade record was broken in a relatively recent Super Bowl with the underdog winning the game.)
Answer below...
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Cal Bears 42
Washington State Cougars 39
California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley
Saturday, November 11
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Capping off the final home game of the season against the Washington State Cougars, the Golden Bears held on for a 42-39 win, sending the Seniors out on a high note. Above, inside linebacker Cade Uluave (#27) scampers 51 yards to the end zone with one of his two fumble recoveries, giving Cal the early lead. The University of California played host to the Washington State University Cougars at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley on Saturday, November 11.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Taking to the air, Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza (#15) tosses a short jump pass to tight end Jack Endries (not shown) for a touchdown in the first quarter. Caption and photo by Ron Sellers. | |
Sealing the win with an interception on the goal line on the last play of the game, inside linebacker Cade Uluave (#27) would finish with nine tackles, one tackle for a loss, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries netting 51 yards, and the interception. 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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Stanford Cardinal 17
Oregon State Beavers 62
Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Saturday, November 11
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Stanford Stumbles Against
No. 12 Oregon State
Elic Ayomanor tallied his third 100+ yard receiving game on the season in Saturday's loss.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Damien Martinez ran for 146 yards and a career-high four touchdowns to lead No. 12 Oregon State to a 62-17 victory over Stanford on Saturday.
Martinez, the Pac-12 freshman Offensive Player of the Year last year, surpassed 1,000 yards for the season and did most of his damage in the first half with 136 rushing yards and all four touchdowns, including a 59-yard score in the first quarter.
The Beavers (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12, No. 12 CFP) kept their Pac-12 championship game hopes intact and extended their home winning streak to nine games.
Stanford (3-7, 2-6), which was coming off a 10-7 win at Washington State and played No. 5 Washington close at home two weeks ago, couldn't keep up with the Beavers' big-play offense.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE.
www.gostanford.com
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San Jose State Spartans 42
Fresno State Bulldogs 18
CEFCU Stadium, San Jose
Saturday, November 11
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Spartans Rout No. 25 Fresno State, 42-18
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Kairee Robinson rushed for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns, and Chevan Cordeiro went 9-for-18 for 146 yards and three touchdowns as San José State (5-5, 4-2 MW) defeated No. 25 Fresno State (8-2, 4-2 MW) 42-18 on Saturday night to take home the Valley Trophy at CEFCU Stadium. It is the first Spartan win over a nationally-ranked opponent since November 29, 2013 when they defeated No. 16 Fresno State 62-52.
- This is the first four-game win streak for the Spartans since 2020.
- The win is the largest margin of victory over Fresno State since 1990 when the Spartans defeated the Bulldogs 42-7.
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For a full report, click HERE.
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Cal Bears 71
St. Thomas Tommies 66
Haas Pavilion, Berkeley
Monday, November 6
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Cal Bears guard Devin Askew scores with 41 seconds remaining to put the Bears ahead for good during their 2023-24 season-opening 71-66 victory over the St. Thomas Tommies on Monday, November 6th at Haas Pavilion. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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Raider Nation
Las Vegas Raiders 30, New York Giants 6
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada,
Sunday, November 5
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Wikipedia – “Raider Nation is the official name for the fans of the National Football League’s Las Vegas Raiders (formerly the Oakland Raiders and the Los Angeles Raiders. Fan Jim Hudson coined the term in the 1990s when the Raiders returned to Oakland after a long hiatus in Los Angeles, thus becoming a team with a regional fanbase.”
Pictured above -- Raider fan Stella, holding the towel, attends every game at Allegiant Stadium and has been a strong supporter since the Oakland Raiders days. Caption and photo by Ed Jay.
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Jay Captain Jack Levy (right) and his band of merry fans at the tailgate.
Caption and photo by Ed Jay.
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Crusader Raider (center), along with his daughter Cross Bones Kelly, have been ardent supporters from England and have crossed the pond to attend many games in Oakland and now Las Vegas.
Caption and photo by Ed Jay.
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Violator is a fan legend and has been for decades. A great ambassador of the Raider Nation and is a prime example of a loyal
fan base. Caption and photo by Ed Jay.
| Raider fan Al, pictured with his wife, is an actor in A Walk To Remember, and is glad the strike is over. Caption and photo by Ed Jay. | There were more than a few Thank You signs for Mark Davis for his actions in relieving Josh McDaniels as head coach. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. Caption and photo by Ed Jay. | |
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Saint Mary's Gaels 57
Weber State Warriors 61
University Credit Union Pavilion, Moraga
Sunday, November 12
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Saint Mary's Gaels center Harry Wessels came off the bench to contribute 11 points, six rebounds, and two blocks as the #23 Gaels were upset by the Weber State Warriors, 61-57, at University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga on Sunday, November 12th.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Cal Bears 89
CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 56
Haas Pavilion, Berkeley
Monday, November 6
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Cal Bears guard Ioanna Krimili scored 18 points as the Bears defeated the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners, 89-56, at Haas Pavilion on Monday, November 6th. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. | |
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I Read Some Swill Today, Oboy…
by Howard Pearlstein
It was about Andrew Wiggins – some writer using stats to say he’s no good, that his career’s over. This is only nine games into a new season, seven of them on the road. Stats don’t tell us why -- what’s going on with the team.
The only thing the de-contextualized stats tell us, is that some writer is what used to be called in the Old West a “low-life pettifogging sonofabitch.” That was a term originally used for sleazy self-serving lawyers, ones who corrupted the legal system with obscure technicalities. “Pettifogging” from the French “Un petite
vogue,” i.e., a little new thing. Sonofabitch as an identification of his character.
It’s just nitpicking, an irritatingly irrelevant way to diss someone, taking points off an athlete’s performance. It’s what the Russian judges used to do to American gymnasts in competitions, just because they could. (Imagine taking points off a perfect Simone Biles performance because of a stain on her leotard.)
In modern context, it’s some lowlife sonofabitch who thinks his opinion is so important he has a god-given right to slander anyone with the skill to be a professional athlete. (And we have discussed the nature of “opinions” in this column before, as taught by Drill Instructors in military circles.)
It’s a good generic title (Opinionated A-holes) for writers who just don’t understand why some stats are low or even why a system might be revised to do some mix-and-match, putting in capable bench players to learn complex and intuitive interactions with starters, making it possible when desirable or needed, to deal in specific ways with an opponent’s players. And especially for those dissing
the stats of the starter who gives up some minutes to help that ongoing process for a more effective team.
They make me think of Cobby, the big historically famous male chimp at the San Francisco zoo, who threw poop at visitors who were rude to him. You could always tell who they were, since Cobby’s aim was incredible – right between the eyes. First time I saw one of them, I wondered if it was Ash Wednesday.
(No disrespect or blasphemy intended. I had just been reaching for some explanation of people with thumb-sized spots on their foreheads, and I knew some Christian friends called it “Smudge Day.”)
Cobby was a favorite of zoo-goers. He passed away on June 5, 2021, age 63.
I think those kinds of writers are like an angry chimp throwing poop at anyone he sees as a threat, if not as high in character as Cobby was.
Meanwhile, here’s a positive bit of positive nitpicking.
There have been a few really good, close-scoring games this year -- and remember how winning one of those was a cause for cheerful celebration, not an immediate spoiled brat whine: “Why wasn’t the defense better?” The last road game, played without either Draymond or GPII, forced the Nuggets to call out everything they
had to get away with a three-point win.
Everyone writes about the dramatic buzzer-beating shots. But I’m looking at one play in an earlier game that tells me a lot about how the players are doing.
It was Draymond, covered closely, dribbling, keeping the ball away from the defender. Steph sidled up alongside and one of the dribbles came up into Steph’s hand for an immediate three-pointer. A move I might expect effective against someone like Wemby whose dribbling distance floor-to-hand is pretty high.
And the Niners: I expect rookie safety Ji’Ayir Brown to make a breakthrough on the field soon, if he hasn’t already.
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Howard Pearlstein has been a few places and done a few things.
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Earthquakes Legend Chris Wondolowski Earns Induction into San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023
MLS all-time leading scorer joins pantheon
of local sports icons
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes legend Chris Wondolowski was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2023 on Wednesday night in a ceremony at SAP Center. Wondolowski finished his 17-year Major League Soccer career in 2021 as the all-time leading goal scorer in MLS history (171 goals) and the Earthquakes leader in nearly all statistical categories. Fellow local icons Patrick Marleau, Lorrie Fair and Dave Stieb joined Wondolowski as inductees.
“I’m so lucky and honored to be inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame,” said Wondolowski. “If you told me 20 years ago that I’d be here one day alongside Patrick, Lorrie and Dave, who I’ve admired from afar, I wouldn’t believe it. Anyone who gets here needs a network to help them. You need your teammates. You need your coaches. You need everyone who believes in you. So to celebrate this tonight with the fans who I love and am passionate about, but also my friends and family, it’s a dream come true.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.sjearthquakes.com
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Rick Quan -- inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | |
Rick Quan was inducted into the Silver Circle of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on November 11. Quan was a long time sports anchor and sportscaster in the Bay Area on KPIX and KGO and blazed the trail for other Asian American journalists. He is currently the news anchor for KITV in in Honolulu. His family came from Houston to support him, along with the Grant Ave Follies, a dance troupe of senior dancers based in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Quan was introduced by Ben Fong-Torres and Vern Glenn served as the MC. Caption and photo by Ed Jay. | |
Orel Hershiser -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee | |
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In 1998 I went to the San Francisco Giants Fanfest to meet the players and collect more autographs. I got into one of the long autograph lines and waited with the other fans not knowing who would be at the table once we got there. When I finally got up to the player I looked at his name sign and was surprised to see it say Orel Hershiser. I didn’t know that he was joining the Giants until that moment. He was happy to sign my baseball and shake my hand. He was only with the San Francisco Giants for one season before leaving.
Rich Yee, Sports Today Photographer
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2023 California International Airshow -- Salinas
October 6-8, 2023 -- Salinas, CA
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John Von Neumann in the (11) Ferrari TR takes pole against Carroll Shelby (98) in a Maserati 450S, while eventual race winner Pete Lovely (125) in a 2-litre Ferrari TR sits in third for the start of the inaugural race in November 1957. Note how close spectators are to the racetrack.
A 1.9-Mile Race Track Built into Fort Ord Opened 66 Years Ago Today; Continues to Thrive as an International Motorsports Destination
MONTEREY, Calif., November 9, 2023 —The green flag waved twice on November 9, 1957, on the freshly paved asphalt. Once for the christening of the new Laguna Seca Raceway and once for the start of its first sports car race: the 8th Annual Pebble Beach National Championship Sports Car Road Races.
The 8th Annual event was a first for Laguna Seca, as the name was a carryover of the races that began in 1950 racing through the Del Monte Forest of Pebble Beach, which had also added a Concours d’Elegance to bring a social atmosphere to its race weekend. Six years later in 1956, the Pebble Beach Road Races showed the imperative need for a safer, larger racetrack to host what had become one of the most famous competitions in North America. Following Ernie McAfee’s crash, it was decided that the current Pebble Beach course was “not enough track” to house the rising horsepower.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.weathertechraceway.com
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Photo credit: THOR Industries
THOR Industries Named Official RV Partner of Speedway Motorsports
CONCORD, N.C. – Speedway Motorsports and THOR Industries have announced a new partnership designating the global recreational vehicle company as the “Official RV Partner of Speedway Motorsports.”
The agreement, which includes 10 Speedway Motorsports facilities hosting NASCAR events plus Circuit of The Americas during its NASCAR event week, will elevate brand recognition for the THOR family of companies and their dealer partners with avid race fans across the United States. Through the extensive new partnership, THOR will help deliver exceptional camping experiences to RVers at 15 Speedway Motorsports NASCAR Cup race weekends in 2024, ensuring that NASCAR fans actively enjoy the RV lifestyle. Fan engagement will include camper appreciation event activities, promotions, sweepstakes and RV support.
“NASCAR race fans are extremely loyal, energetic and engaged RVers and are a key part of our customer base across the THOR family of companies,” shared Matt Zimmerman, THOR’s North America RV Group Manager. “We are excited to partner with Speedway Motorsports to provide best-in-class camping experiences at their preeminent venues across the country
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For more information, click HERE.
www.sonomaraceway.com
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Bears Prevail Over WSU In Thrilling Home Finale
Cal Forces 4 Turnovers, Scores 2 Defensive TDs
BERKELEY – Hosting Washington State on Saturday in the final home game of California Memorial Stadium's 100th anniversary season, the Cal football team came away with a 42-39 victory behind a handful of key defensive plays and 181 scrimmage yards from running back Jaydn Ott.
The Golden Bears' defense forced four turnovers for the second time this year and set a season high with six sacks. Outside linebacker David Reese led all players with three sacks and two forced fumbles.
"I'm really proud of how the guys fought and competed. We made enough plays to win the game, and we certainly can learn a lot from plays that weren't quite as good," Travers Family Head Football Coach Justin Wilcox said. "We made it much harder than it needed to be, to be honest. But I commend the guys for continuing to compete and finding a way to win. You have to stay in the moment and do what you need to do to win."
Inside linebacker Cade Uluave recovered two fumbles, the first of which he also forced and took 51 yards to the house on the Cougars' first possession of the game. Uluave finished with a team-high nine tackles to go with a game-ending interception.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.calbears.com
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Cardinal Blocks Oregon State
Stanford moves to 75-0 all-time against the Beavers
STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford remains undefeated against Oregon State after registering a 25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 25-13 win over the Beavers, Saturday, at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford (22-3, 15-1 Pac-12) improves to 75-0 all-time against Oregon State (10-16, 5-11 Pac-12). The Cardinal hit .389 as a team, while holding the Beavers to a .236 clip. Stanford racked up 47 digs and seven aces, while matching its season-high in blocks (14.5).
Middle blocker McKenna Vicini posted a season-high 10 blocks, while hitting .533 with eight kills on 15 errorless swings. Junior Sami Francis also showed off her offensive prowess, tying her career-best with a .667 attack percentage (9-1-12) to go with four blocks.
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By Stanford Athletics. For a full report, click HERE.
www.gostanford.com
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SPARTANS HANG WITH TEXAS TECH UNTIL LATE IN 56-42 DEFEAT
LUBBOCK, Texas - Alvaro Cardenas scored 14 points and dished out four assists to lead the San José men's basketball team (2-1, 0-0 MW) in a 56-42 loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon.
For most of the contest, it was a back-and-forth affair as there were 19 lead changes. The Spartans trailed by only one at halftime and were leading by two with seven minutes remaining.
The Spartans' perimeter defense was superb, holding the Red Raiders to 18.7 percent from three-point range (3-for-16). Adrame Diongue led the Spartans inside by pulling down six rebounds and registering two blocks.
As a team, the Spartans had seven blocks while Texas Tech had only two.
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ROW | Gaels compete against Sacramento State and Reigning NCAA Division II Champions Cal Poly Humboldt.
FOLSOM, Calif. - On a brisk day in Folsom, the Gaels sent two boats to compete against Sacramento State and reigning NCAA Division II Champions Cal Poly Humboldt.
The Gaels entered two varsity eight boats, the first boat had Skye Kirsten as the Coxswain, Natalie Sanchez as the stroke, Carolyn Huckel, Alyssa Teague, Kendall Brazeel, Hathaway Scarpine, Faith Freligh, Katelyn Robertson, and Katie Ferbet at bow.
The second varsity boat of eight had, Madison Sciba as the coxswain, Maria Moreno Roque as the stroke, Olivia Watson, Danijela Concion, Hanna Kügler, Lea Glafkides, Maggie Farritor, Alyssa Terry, and Madison Ciccolella in the bow position.
After the race Coach Brian said "Today was a really fun way to end our fall racing season. Both our Varsity Eights raced well and made important changes from two weeks ago. We can feel the momentum from our hard work and the team atmosphere is great heading into the holidays."
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Broncos Hold Off Dons in Hard-Fought Battle
BOISE, Idaho - Coming down to the wire in their first road game of the year, the University of San Francisco men's basketball team (2-1) fell at Boise State (2-0), 63-58, in a hard-fought matchup on Sunday afternoon at ExtraMile Arena.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Battling on the defensive end to start things out, San Francisco got on the board at 16:46 in the first half on a three-pointer from Isaiah Hawthorne.
With the Broncos finding the bottom of the net in the minutes to follow, the Dons stayed on the heels of BSU as triples from Ndewedo Newbury and Marcus Williams kept it a one-point game, 12-11, after the first six plus minutes of action.
As the midway point of the first half passed, Boise State had stretched their advantage to six (17-11), but back-to-back baskets from Mike Sharavjamts and Williams helped USF remain within two, 17-15, at 9:52.
Defending their home court, the Broncos used a 9-2 run to jump in front by nine shortly thereafter, 26-17, with 6:07 remaining in the half.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.usfdons.com
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Women's Soccer Advances With 3-0 Win Over Arizona State
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – For the ninth season in a row, seventh-seeded Santa Clara women's soccer has won an NCAA Tournament match, taking down Arizona State 3-0 Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Santa Clara (14-4-2) got the scoring going in the seventh minute. Colby Barnett took a pass from Lucy Mitchell and put a move on the Arizona State (10-7-4) defender before sending a perfect pass right to the head of Sally Menti.
The Broncos struck again in the 36th. Barnett once again sent a beautiful pass in the air that Alyssa Bourgeois ran onto and headed in.
It didn't take long to make it 3-0. Menti took a free kick from outside the left side of the penalty box and Annie Karich flicked it back with her head and in.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.santaclarabroncos.com
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TIGERS TAME BULLDOGS IN FOUR SETS
SPOKANE, Wash. - Pacific's volleyball team earned its 17th win of the season after defeating Gonzaga, 25-16, 25-15, 18-25, 25-22 in Spokane, Wash. The Tigers complete the series sweep of the Bulldogs this season to extend their match winning streak to seven over Gonzaga, dating back to the 2020 season.
A 10-2 scoring run jump started from back-to-back kills by seniors Darina Kumanova and Alexa Edwards elevated the Tigers to their 25-16 set win at the start of the afternoon. Pacific hit .538 in the first set with 17 kills on 26 attempts and 3 errors.
The Tigers stayed sharp in the second set, hitting .324 for 18 kills on 37 attempts and six errors to cruise to the 25-15 set two victory. The Pacific offense fell in the third, hitting .069 as Gonzaga forced a fourth set 25-18. The Bulldogs tried to carry their momentum into the fourth set, but the Tigers put them away 25-22, hitting an improved .195 from the third set to claim the 3-1 victory.
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For a full report, click HERE.
www.pacifictigers.com
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Pioneer Women's Basketball Comes Back for a 69-62 Win on Saturday Against NNU
HAYWARD, Calif. - Cal State East Bay women's basketball played in the final game of the 2023 Pioneers Conference Challenge on Saturday at Pioneer Gymnasium. After trailing by 21 points at halftime, the Pioneers stormed back for a 69-62 over win Northwest Nazarene.
GAME SUMMARY
The Nighthawks led 20-9 after the first quarter capped by a layup by Madeline Gebers in the final minute of the quarter.
The lead for NNU only expanded in the second quarter, leading 44-23 at halftime.
The Pioneers would start the third quarter on a 23-2 run, capped by a pair of Abigail Cooper free throws to tie the game at 46-46 with 36 seconds left in the quarter. However, the Nighthawks scored a basket with 14 seconds left and led 48-46 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Nighthawks would expand their lead to seven, at 56-49, on a Gebers layup with 7:18 left. The Pioneers would then go on an 11-2 run capped by a Kayla Rosemon layup to take the lead at 60-58 with 4:55 left. The Pioneers built the lead down the stretch, expanding it to finish with a 69-62 victory on Saturday.
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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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Philadelphia Eagles & New England Patriots combined for most yards in any NFL game, ever!
The New England Patriots totaled 613 yards in defeat, while the Philadelphia Eagles gained 538 yards in victory.
The total of 1,151 yards of offense breaks an NFL record which has stood for nearly seven decades. This link will take you to an NBCSports report.
The previous record for the most combined yards by both teams in any NFL game was 1,133, a record set in a
1950 game between the Los Angeles Rams and
the now-defunct New York Yanks.
Go Celtics!
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Monday, November 13, through
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Monday, November 13
Tuesday, November 14
Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Florida Panthers, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 15
Thursday, November 16
Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 7 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 17
Saturday, November 18
Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 5:30 p.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Cal Bears, 3:30 p.m.
San Jose State Spartans vs. San Diego State Aztecs, 7:30 p.m.
UC Davis Aggies vs. Sacramento State Hornets, 12 p.m.
Sunday, November 19
San Francisco 49ers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:05 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Miami Dolphins, 1:25 p.m.
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