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April 8 -- April 14, 2024

Issue No. 532

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Letters to the Editor

Seton Hall Wins NIT

The NIT (National Invitation Tournament) was the one that started the post-season Tournament phenomenon, back in the '50s, at Madison Square Garden. (The Pirates won it in 1953). Nowadays, it features Nitty-gritty teams, many unfairly snubbed by the NCAA Selection Committee. And this game, held in Indiana, had one of the greatest finishes in B-Ball history.


Watch as the Seton Hall Pirates go on a 9-0 run at the end of the game to put the Indiana State Sycamores away and win the NIT Championship, as senior Dre Davis, an Indianapolis native, hits the go-ahead layup with 16 seconds left. The Pirates' 9-0 run over the final 2:38 stunned the baby-blue clad, hometown Sycamores fans into silence as Hall supporters erupted in joy. The Grant Wood style still-shot of the two Indiana State fans, (yes, Larry Bird's alma mater), seated in stunned, Indiana-style silence, speaks louder than words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AsNlj5_us4  (3-minutes). 


My annual Creighton and Duke NCAA selections were disappointments, true, but my Seton Hall Pirates more than made up for that in the NIT.


Full game story: https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2024/04/04/seton-hall-basketball-wins-nit-over-indiana-state-on-dre-davis-shot/73191725007/


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Contents

Games

Bay Area Panthers 47, Arizona Rattlers 41

Oakland Roots SC 0, Monterey Bay FC 1

San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2

San Jose Earthquakes 3, Austin FC 4



Features & Commentary

Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race, by Rich Yee

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Giants Will Be A Team For 8 Million People, by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Hardly Trivial, by T. Buff

Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts, Darren Yamashita

Reptilian Fisher To Slither Off, by Dave Newhouse

Rollie Fingers, from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee

The Weekly Longer NIL Thought, by Darren Heitner, Esq.

What’s It Gonna Take for Another Dubs Championship?, by Howard Pearlstein



Organizations

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

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

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OPENING DAY

San Francisco Giants 3

San Diego Padres 2

Oracle Park, San Francisco

Friday, April 5, 2024

Opening Day ceremonies are underway for the San Francisco Giants. Photo and caption by Rich Yee.

San Francisco Giants Thairo Estrada would double in the bottom of the ninth inning, allowing Matt Chapman to score the winning run. Photo and caption by Rich Yee.

San Francisco Giants submarine pitcher Tyler Rogers replaced starting pitcher Jordan Hicks in the top of the eighth inning.

Photo and caption by Rich Yee.

After knocking in the winning run, Giants teammates rushed to the field to congratulate Thairo Estrada. Photo and caption by Rich Yee.

San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer watched the game with Giants home run king Barry Bonds. To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. Photo and caption by Rich Yee.

Oakland A's

Sentiment on display in the Oakland hills.



Reptilian Fisher to

Slither Off




by Dave Newhouse


For some unexplained reason, a country song keeps playing in my mind when I think of Oakland A’s owner John Fisher: “From the gutter to you is not up.”


Not wishing to plagiarize, I’ve tinkered with that classic line to express my own feelings about Fisher: From a rattlesnake’s skin to you, same texture.


Fisher is so vile, that almost any condemnation applies when addressing his heartless being, his poisonous character. What he has done to Oakland, and to its baseball team and fans, is so despicable, finding the right words is like contemplating any possible way his baseball team resembles a major league franchise.


The A's really don’t, and haven’t achieved that image in several years, as Fisher's dismantling, and disgracing, of a once proud franchise has reached the level of viciousness.



Fisher purposely rid the A’s of their marquee players, while callously raising ticket prices, and then had the gall to blame Oakland for the failure of his organization. And now he’s pumping up Sacramento as the team’s new temporary home while finalizing plans for the relocation to Las Vegas, when its mayor, after dealing with Fisher, flatly advised him to stay in Oakland.


Fisher is the same contemptuous owner who took a once proud franchise which had amassed four World Series championship while playing before millions of fans annually, and 2.9 million one year, and stripped it to the bone. But it’s not his fault, he’s telling all the fools who will listen to him, including the lame commissioner of baseball, Rob Manfred, who needs a brain transplant, he is so clueless.


What’s happened, again, in terms of Oakland's crumbled sports image, are the lies that are disseminated in terms of who’s telling the truth about this tragic, triple franchise circumstance, i.e., that’s it’s all Oakland’s fault.


The truth? It isn’t Oakland, it’s its critics, which greatly outnumber its supporters nationally. When you lose all three of your franchises, including one franchise twice, this puts Oakland in a singular category, where the slinging of arrows pierce the deepest.


But what did Oakland do wrong? It built, then rebuilt, a sports complex to attract, then hold onto, its sports franchises. But that wasn’t enough to prevent its owners — corporate carpetbaggers to the core — from looking elsewhere, and then heading off.

The Oakland A’s will relocate to West Sacramento beginning in 2025 as the team transitions into its planned move to Las Vegas. The A’s will move to Sutter Health Park, home of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats, for three seasons with an option for a fourth year


Oakland did nothing wrong, at least not alone, for these same owners didn’t spend a penny to construct, or re-construct, their stadium or arena. Fisher is the worst in this regard, turning the Coliseum into a cesspool, with rats and possums running under sportswriters feet in the press box, and then closing down concession stands to further insult A's fans on top of their paying more money to watch an inferior product.


And Fisher didn't have to explain himself for more than a decade, because he didn’t do interviews, well, not until he decided to move the A’s, when he then portrayed himself as an innocent victim, a rattler with no poison in his fangs.


It’s all one evil charade, including on the field, where these A’s have difficulty playing the game, including 13 errors in the first five games of this season. At this rate, including their inability once again to win, they could surpass last year’s 110 losses, with even lower attendance figures for the, hands down, worst draw in baseball.


So don’t chastise Oakland for this comic show; chastise the owner, a financial incompetent looking to make a strike with the A’s sale. So that’s where the criticism lies, under the rattler’s belly.


OK, I hear you, Oakland belittlers, the Raiders and Warriors are gone, too. But Las Vegas will find out in time that Mark Davis is clueless as an NFL owner, just as his father was vicious toward Oakland. And San Francisco can’t expect the Warriors to be what they were in Oaktown.


Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson can’t stay young much longer and can’t be replaced either. So good luck, Raiders and Warriors fans, paying those humongous ticket prices for upcoming diminished products.


As for John Fisher, Las Vegas doesn’t want him nearly as much as it wants an NBA team, which it will get in a few years. In fact, Las Vegas may not want Fisher at all, once it watches how he and puppet David Kaval run a major league team into the ground.


When that happens, watch the gutter humor surface.

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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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San Francisco Giants



Giants Will Be A Team For 8 Million People




by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

With the Oakland A's departing Oakland, where they have played since 1968, the San Francisco Giants will be (after 2024) all by themselves inside the 9-county San Francisco-Oakland-San José Bay Area. The most recent US Census shows the Bay Area is home to approximately 7.52 million people, the largest population area in California after the Greater Los Angeles Area.


In 2022, the metropolitan area population of New York City was 18,867,000. The New York Yankees and the New York Mets share this huge #1 market.


The Los Angeles Metro area population in 2023 was 12,534,000. The Dodgers and Angels share the biggest market in California and #2 in the country.


In 2018, the Chicago Metropolitan Area reported 9,459,000 residents. The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox share the Midwest.

In 2022, the Houston Metropolitan Area reported 7,122,240 residents. The Astros are it, they rule Houston.


In Dallas-Fort Worth, the World Champion Texas Rangers play in a Metropolitan area with a population of 6,488,000, and the Rangers own big slice of Texas.


Then, there are the other MLB teams in cities and Metropolitan areas across the country, with smaller populations, most in the millions, but much smaller.


This is a significant marketing change for the San Francisco Giants. It has been 27 years since MLB introduced Interleague games. Before that, the Giants of the National League only played teams in the National League, and across the Bay, the A's of the American League only played American League teams. But the equation changes big time without the A's in Oakland, even with Interleague play.


Starting in 2025, you can attend a Giants game at Oracle Park and see any other team, including the A's. However, the popular Bay Series is dead, since the A's no longer identify with a particular city for the next three or four years. The once Philadelphia, once Kansas City, once Oakland, now renting in Sacramento while they build in Las Vegas, will only be called "The A's."


If you live in the Bay Area and want to see a Major League game starting in 2025, there is only one place —the corner of 2nd and King, San Francisco. The Giants now own the Bay Area.


May your favorite team win.


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Amaury Pi -Gonzalez is the lead play by play voice on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com


Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts

Laney College Baseball Field

Saturday, April 6, 2024

On Saturday, April 6th, the Oakland Ballers hosted their Spring 2024 Open Tryouts at Laney College baseball field. Over 50 potential players signed up to participate, including Kelsie Whitmore, the first woman to sign a contract with a professional independent league. Open Tryouts will become an annual tradition as part of the Ballers' ongoing effort to cultivate local talent.  Above, outfielder Deshawn King throws the ball from the outfield during the Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. 

 Outfielder Jaden Lyburtus (21) from Irvine hits in the batting cage during the Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts. Caption and photo

by Darren Yamashita. 

Infielder Roman Reed from Fremont (center) slaps hands with Brandon Owens (off camera left) during the Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts at Laney College. Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita. 

Pitcher Kelsie Whitmore from San Diego throws a pitch during the Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts. Caption and photo

by Darren Yamashita. 

Oakland Ballers co-founder Bryan Carmel fields a ground ball during the Oakland Ballers Open Tryouts. To view a game photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. Caption and photo

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Sports Precis

What’s it Gonna Take for Another Dubs Championship?


by Howard Pearlstein


Pretty much what they’ve got, when they’re up to their game.


Okay, I may be the only Dubs fan who thinks this, not having talked to any of the others I know, but I was then and still am convinced that Draymond intentionally got himself Double-T ejected in the opening minutes of the Orlando Magic game on March 27. I have no proof of any of this, no facts, and maybe this is nothing but my imagination and speculation, but it seems like it’s true in some way, if only on a non-factual metaphysical level.


Here’s why.


The season had been going up and down for a while, but then there was the March 24 Timberwolves home game. The Dubs lost by four points, but even if they had wound up with a Win, it still would have been justifiably embarrassing. They were unfocused, uncertain, and inept. Everything but bumping into each other, and there was even some of that in there, too. It was every rude thing a Boot Camp D.I. could call a platoon – a bunch of grabastic -b%^##@, two left-foot &%%$^! And et al. They were so much better than that, and they knew it.


Because two days later, against the Heat, they came in like someone had called SWAT. They hit the court running and played tough from start to finish, not letting up for a minute. In other words, the Dubs we know.


But the next day, in Orlando, they came in a little bit off, a little slower. Draymond saw it. That’s what Draymond does, sees the team as it is. And to boot, Kuminga was out with a knee tendinitis problem for who knew how long. Kuminga, the Dubs’ consensus Hall of Famer to Be. Kuminga, who this season seemed to be forming a symbiotic sort of semi-Splash Brothers mind-meld relationship with Wiggins. But he was still out. With a knee.


Intentionally or not, he got himself the kind of thing that us old guys used to call a jive-ass hummer -- a totally unjustified penalty. A straight-face dissing. T number one. But no one objected. He knew it was going to take more to get the team energy up. He had to get them angry, pissed off, out for blood, going for the playoffs, fully up to their game, no excuses, no mercy. Angry. So, ok, maybe some of them had to be angry at him. It just had to be done. It was a wake-up call.


First they have to go through the Play-ins – win or go home. Since the ref was so second-rate as to give him that first imaginary T, he went after him with some serious yammer until he gave him the second one and threw him out. It was a wake-up call.


Two days later in Houston, there it was. The Rockets already at that cliff-edge place: lose THIS game and the season is over. And the Dubs came alive. Once again, from tip-off to final buzzer, hard fought but no mercy. Dubs win 133-110.


And at Dallas the next day in a make-up for a missed game. Kuminga still out and now Wiggs down too with an ankle injury. They Started out a bit slow, but picked it up and the game was neck and neck all the way through until the end, Dubs lost 108-106.


They’ve got what it takes, and sure, it’s a long way to go, but why not. Home game last night for you, tomorrow for me. Hoping it was a good one.

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Howard Pearlstein has been a few places and done a few things.

Rollie Fingers -- from the Autograph Collection of Rich Yee

During one of the Oakland A’s Fan Fests it was announced that former A’s pitcher Rollie Fingers was scheduled to show up. He was a favorite of mine so I brought a ball and photo for him to sign. His line was so long that they limited autographs to one item only. Since he only had Sharpie markers on his table I decided to have him sign the photo as it would look nicer. Baseballs look nicer when signed by a ball point pen. He was very nice and added HOF 92 to the photo.


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Hardly Trivial by T. Buff

The Basketball Season Isn't Over Yet...


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Which famous player almost quit basketball in college to become a garbage man but went on to win three

NBA championships and MVPs?


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Newsletter, Image, Likeness

Vol. 74: Will Schools Pay Players Directly Without NCAA Approval?

The Weekly Longer NIL Thought


by Darren Heitner

Founder of HEITNERLEGAL


One thing I keep getting asked by athletes, agents, managers of collectives, coaches, and athletic directors is: When will schools be able to pay players directly? Not so much as employees; there still appears to be a large resistance to that. Instead, where schools will be able to characterize the dollars spent as consideration for some form of NIL licensing rights related to the athletes.


NCAA President Charlie Baker proposed, in December 2023, that schools should be able to directly enter into NIL deals with athletes. However, it appears that such a plan remains contingent on Congress passing legislation that would affirmatively label college athletes as not being employees, to avoid additional litigation related to whether this direct form of compensation, from school to player (as opposed to a third-party NIL collective), is essentially the payment of a salary. Baker has also requested an antitrust exemption to further shield the Association from legal threats.


Thus, the proposal appears to be on ice, at least for now. Yet, that is not stopping states from becoming proactive on the front of providing schools with the power to directly compensate athletes. Will it be the states, once again, who act in a way to put the NCAA in a position where it is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't? Is Baker to thank for the states even considering acting to allow schools to make payments directly to players, whether or not Congress gives the NCAA what it has begged for over many years?


Given ongoing litigation brought by the state attorneys general of Tennessee and Virginia against the NCAA concerning NIL rules intended to prohibit boosters and collectives from negotiating with high school and transfer portal prospects (a preliminary injunction has already been entered in the case), it should not be surprising that either of those states would potentially lead a charge to further push the NCAA into a position it doesn't wish to be in.


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San Jose Earthquakes 3

Austin FC 4

Q2 Stadium, Austin, Texas

Saturday, April 6, 2024

Quakes edged late in stoppage time to cap seven-goal affair

 

AUSTIN, Texas – In a wild back-and-forth match, the San Jose Earthquakes fell 4-3 to Austin FC on Saturday night at Q2 Stadium.


For the fifth time in seven games this season, the Quakes got on the board first when in the 20th minute, Paul Marie headed home a Cristian Espinoza cross for the defender’s first goal of the season. Six minutes later, Marie would add a second goal for San Jose, but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) booth annulled it for offside.


Marie was again a principal player in the 36th minute when Jáder Obrian appeared to score to draw Austin level, but that sequence was also called back by VAR because the Frenchman was fouled en route to the goal. The Quakes doubled their advantage in the 57th minute as Jeremy Ebobisse scored his second goal of the season off a counterattack.


However, Austin FC would reel off three straight goals in six minutes to wrest the lead away. In the 61st minute, Sebastian Driussi converted a penalty kick, and just two minutes later, they equalized through an Obrian volley in the box. Austin completed the comeback in the 67th minute via a Guilherme Biro goal.


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Oakland Roots SC 0

Monterey Bay FC 1

Cal State University, East Bay

Saturday, April 6, 2024

ODespite Second Half Improvement, Roots Fall 0-1 to Monterey Bay FC


Oakland struggled through the first half of Saturday’s match in the East Bay, and despite bouncing back in the second, could not find the back of the net for the third straight match, eventually conceding a late goal and falling to visiting Monterey Bay FC 0-1.


Roots struggled to move the ball up the field from the outset, as Monterey Bay smothered any attempts from Oakland to form an attack. While Monterey Bay had a few decent chances of their own, Roots were able to do enough to keep the sheet clean heading into the halftime break.


Oakland looked much stronger to begin the second half of play, pushing the ball up the pitch faster, pressing the opposition, and adopting a shoot first mentality that earned them multiple top-tier scoring chances throughout the second forty-five. Despite the effective adjustments Oakland could not convert any of their chances.



Against the run of play, and to the dismay of the boisterous crowd, Monterey Bay were able to take the lead in the 86th minute when Paul Blanchette couldn’t quite get his hands on a centering pass in the box, which left Monterey Bay’s Chase Boone all alone for the tap in to give his team a late 1-0 lead.


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Bay Area Panthers 47

Arizona Rattlers 41

SAP Center, San Jose

Sunday, March 31, 2024

The Bay Area Panthers unveiled their championship pennant from 2023. Photo by Ed Jay.

Owner Roy Choi (left) and new President Yosup Shim, a West Point graduate and former Amazon executive. 2023. Photo by Ed Jay.

Momma Lynch addresses the crowd, along with her granddaughter and owner Roy Choi. Her son, Marshawn Lynch, is a part owner of the Bay Area Panthers. Photo by Ed Jay.

Former MVP quarterback Daquan Neal led the Panthers to their first win of the season. Photo by Ed Jay.

Highly regarded wide receiver Jazeric Peterson caught a TD pass on his way out of bounds. Photo by Ed Jay.

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Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race!

Vermont & 20th Streets, San Francisco

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race is a hallowed day during which howling humans gather to watch adults climb onto plastic children's trikes and hurl themselves down unbelievably curvy San Francisco Streets, like Vermont and 20thPhoto by Rich Yee.

Photo by Rich Yee.

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County of Monterey and Friends of Laguna Seca Celebrate Positive Settlement for Laguna Seca Recreation Area


The County of Monterey Department of Public Works, Facilities, and Parks and Friends of Laguna Seca (FLS) are pleased to announce the execution of a comprehensive settlement that ends the Laguna Seca Raceway lawsuit, Highway 68 Coalition vs. County of Monterey...


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Sonoma Raceway

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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Cal Bears

No. 3 Cal Repeat As NCAA Regional Champions


Cal Records Highest Postseason Team Score Ever To Advance To NCAA Championship


BERKELEY – The third-seeded California women's gymnastics team recorded its highest postseason score ever and won an NCAA regional for the second year in a row, this time in its home gym to advance to the NCAA Championships for the second straight season.


The Golden Bears dazzled a boisterous crowd at Haas Pavilion with a 198.275, easily outdistancing Stanford – which gained the other berth in the NCAA Championships by finishing second in the regional with a 197.575. Cal's final team score is also tied for the fourth highest in program history.


Junior All-American Mya Lauzon also became the first Cal women's gymnast ever to win the individual all-around title at a regional with a 39.750 – which is also tied for the third highest score ever in program history at a single meet. Her performance included a perfect 10 on vault – the Bears' first 10 in any event in the postseason and the first on vault in Lauzon's career.


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Stanford Cardinal

Three Wins, Three Shutouts


Krause, Canady Combine For Third-Straight Shutout


STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 9 Cardinal edged Arizona State 1-0 this afternoon, sweeping the Sun Devils to move to 31-6 on the season and 11-1 in Pac-12 play. Senior Regan Krause and sophomore NiJaree Canady combined for the shutout, with Krause picking up her third win of the week.

 

The Cardinal earned a third Pac-12 series sweep of the season behind the dominant pitching staff, which finished the series with three shutouts. In 19 innings against the Sun Devils, Stanford allowed no runs on 10 hits with 21 strikeouts.

 

The Cardinal scored the lone run early, with grad student Kaitlyn Lim drawing a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the second to go up 1-0. Stanford drew 10 walks last night, scoring two runs on bases-loaded walks.

 

Stanford's pitching only needed the one score to win. Krause entered with 7 straight scoreless innings across 2 starts, and extended the run of form to 11-straight shutout innings.

 

In her three starts this week, Krause allowed just one run on nine hits in 14 innings. The senior struck out 13, and picked up three wins.


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SPARTANS BEGIN WEEK AT SILVERADO SHOWDOWN



The San José State women’s golf team closes out the regular season portion of the schedule with the Chevron Silverado Showdown this Monday through Wednesday at the Silverado Resort and Spa.


The Spartans begin the first round Monday off of the 10th tee beginning at 9:54 a.m., along with Denver, San Francisco and TCU. Rebecca Gyllner, playing as an individual, begins her round at 8:30 a.m. off of number 10.


Spartan Lineup

Kajsa Arwefjäll

Lucia Lopez Ortega

Louisa Carlbom

Moa Andersson

Darae Chung

Rebecca Gyllner – Individual


SJSU is one of 16 teams in the field – Arizona, California, Colorado, Denver, Iowa State, Northwestern, Oregon, Oregon State, Pepperdine, San Francisco, San José State, Southern California, TCU, Texas, Washington, UCLA.


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BSB | Schmidt’s Walk-Off Winner Clinches Series Victory Over GCU


MORAGA, Calif. — After their first two matchups saw the baseball flying all over Brother Ronald Gallagher Stadium, game three, and today game four between the Saint Mary's Gaels (18-11) and Grand Canyon Lopes (16-15) featured low scoring pitching duels, with the Gaels taking the finale 4-3 with a walk-off winner to clinch a series victory 3-1 over the Lopes. 


Shawn McBroom earned his first collegiate start, after tossing a combined five shutout innings between his first two career bullpen outings. The true freshman was lights out again on the hill, retiring the first eight batters he faced, in order, and taking a no-hit bid into the fifth. Christian Almanza provided the only offense for the Gaels through the first two thirds of this ballgame, putting a jolt into a ball over the right field fence in the third with Gavin Napier on first, giving SMC a 2-0 lead. 


The Lopes strung together a pair of two out hits in the seventh, plating the only run they could against McBroom, and the Gaels opted for a call to the pen for closer Preston Howey. Howey retired the only batter he faced in the seventh, and retired the side in the eighth. 


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Watanabe Records First-Career Grand Slam as Dons Outlast Waves


MALIBU, Calif. – Highlighted by a six-run six inning, the University of San Francisco baseball team (16-15, 1-4 WCC) earned an 11-2 victory over Pepperdine (10-21, 5-3 WCC) Saturday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.


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San Francisco got into scoring position early as Kody Watanabe, Zack Ramppen, and Michael Campagna were all walked in the first inning to load the bases for the green and gold, but San Francisco failed to score.


Pepperdine drew first blood in the second inning as Luke Pemberton doubled to right field to bring home Connor Walsh to give the Waves the opening lead, 1-0.


Extending the Waves' lead, Connor Bradshaw scored for Pepperdine off a Walsh sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third to double the advantage to 2-0.



Following two scoreless innings, Campagna got San Francisco on the board with a home run in the first at-bat of the sixth inning, cutting the deficit in half to 2-1.


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Women's Tennis Earns Conference Win Over San Francisco

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's tennis earned a hard fought 4-3 victory over San Francisco to pick up their first West Coast Conference match of the season on Saturday at the Degheri Tennis Center. 


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Gabriela Tevez clinched the victory for Santa Clara (5-10, 1-2 WCC) defeating Azaria Hayes in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 on court four as she also had a hand in clinching the doubles point. 


The Broncos got off to a good start picking up the doubles point after splitting the first two matches. The tandem of Tevez and Kacey Feng beat Qianer Qiu and Julia Visaya on court three to put SCU up 1-0 on the team scoreboard.


Varya Zlotnik made it 2-0 in favor of the Broncos as she made quick work on court five, 6-1, 6-2 over Visaya.


San Francisco (3-11, 0-3 WCC) evened the match with two-straight singles wins on courts six and two by Qiu and Hana Gamracy.



With the match all squared at 2-all, Velizara Fileva delivered a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Alicia Yue to put the Broncos up, 3-2.


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NO. 20 PACIFIC EARNS COMEBACK WIN AGAINST CBU ON SENIOR DAY


STOCKTON, Calif. – Senior Day wouldn't have been complete without a final win at home as No. 20 Pacific women's water polo came back from a slow start to defeat California Baptist 14-11 on Saturday at Eberhardt Aquatics Center.

 

Before to the contest, the Tigers honored seniors Megan AcostaJune AkpataMia GarciaIsabelle KnittleAnnikah Lillie and graduate student Hailey Williams.

 

Playing in her final home game of her career, Williams led Pacific (14-8, 3-2 GCC) with a career-high seven points on a career-high six goals and one assist. Sophomore Dora Alaksza also had seven points as she registered four goals while matching her career-high three assists. Junior Addison McGowan had four points on one goal and three assists. Teammate Hila Futorian notched three points on one goal and two assists.


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UC Davis Aggies

UC Davis Sweeps Double Header at Home


Score: UC Davis 4, CSUN 3 / UC Davis 6, Stanislaus State 1

Location: Davis, CA

Records: UC Davis 9-12, CSUN 10-5, Stanislaus State 4-12

The short story: UC Davis came home with a clean sweep today after a doubleheader at home. They were able to clinch their conference match versus CSUN, making the Ags currently 4-5 in conference and nearly shutout Stanislaus 6-1.


  • WHAT TO KNOW Arianna Stavropoulos came back after being down her first set versus CSUN to take the win at court one and secure a crucial point for the Ags
  • At court 2 Mika Ikemori also battled back after a close first match to take it back in the second and third
  • Olive Maunupau won at court 6 in straight sets swiftly taking down her CSUN opponent
  • Michelle Zell was the last Aggie standing and clinched it for the Ags in the third set over at court 4
  • The Aggies dominated versus Stanislaus State kicking the match off by clinching the doubles point
  • The Ags were on fire into singles play, with Daisy MaunupauClaire GalerkinMaddi Page, and Sophia Sappa all winning their matches in straight sets
  • Olive Maunupau battled back from a first set loss to pull out a great win on court 2

 

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Cal State East Bay Athletics Remembers

Dr. Cal Caplan


With great sadness and memory, Cal State East Bay Athletics mourns the loss of Dr. Cal Caplan, whose legacy will be forever carried in the Pioneer community. He was more than a coach as he bridged athletics and academics once he arrived on the Hayward campus.


Dr. Caplan started his time with the Pioneers in 1968 as he coached the men's water polo team until 1991. He led the Pioneers to a Far Western Conference championship in 1977 and 1981. In 1975, the Pioneers went 29-4 and achieved an NCAA Small College Championship.


Dr. Caplan was also a diving coach at Cal State East Bay, as his coaching produced divers competing at the national level including Pioneers Hall of Famers Lori Stilson and Jana Wilson.


Academically, he started the Exercise Physiology graduate program on the Hayward campus. Additionally, Caplan was involved with the faculty governance and local academic senate, as well as serving on several committees.


For 18 years, Caplan was on the coaching staff for Cal State East Bay women's water polo, which during that time, the Pioneers won the 2008 Collegiate III National Championship.


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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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#463 -- Björn Borg -- Rich Yee

#462 -- Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Joe DiMaggio -- Rich Yee

#461 -- Joe Montana -- Rich Yee

#460 -- Dale Earnhardt -- Rich Yee

#458 -- Joe DiMaggio -- Ross Robinson

#457 -- Manny Pacquiao / Freddy Roach -- Rich Yee

#456 -- Stars on Ice -- Rich Yee 

#453 -- Richard Petty -- Rich Yee

#452 -- Mark McGwire -- Rich Yee

#450 -- Billie Jean King -- Rich Yee

#447 -- Yao Ming -- Rich Yee

#446 -- Yogi Berra -- Rich Yee

#445 -- Bill Russell -- Rich Yee

#444 -- Michael Phelps -- Rich Yee

#443 -- Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover -- Rich Yee

#442 -- Nadia Comaneci, Olympic Gymnast -- Rich Yee

#441 -- Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants -- Rich Yee

#438 -- Billyball, Oakland A's 1981 Season -- Bob Brackett

#435 -- James Brown, King of Soul -- Robert Moselle

#433 -- "Stormin" Norm Nixon -- Robert Moselle

#430 -- Randy Cross, San Francisco 49ers -- Robert Moselle

Drabble

#468 -- Tom Brady -- T. Buff

#457 -- Patric Mayers -- Stu Miller

#456 -- Bill Hool -- San Francisco Giants 

#455 -- Richard Charles -- Go Guardians!

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Weekly Bay Area

Sports Calendar


Monday, April 8, through

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Monday, April 8

San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals, 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 9

Golden State Warriors @ LA Lakers, 7 p.m.

San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals, 6:45 p.m.

Oakland A's @ Texas Rangers, 5:05 p.m.

San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 10

San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals, 12:45 p.m.

Oakland A's @ Texas Rangers, 5:05 p.m.

Thursday, April 11

Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trail Blazers, 7 p.m.

Oakland A's @ Texas Rangers, 11:35 a.m.

San Jose Sharks @ Seattle Kraken, 7 p.m.

Friday, April 12

Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 7 p.m.

San Francisco Giants @ Tampa Bay Rays, 3:50 p.m.

Oakland A's vs. Washington Nationals, 6:40 p.m.

Saturday, April 13

San Francisco Giants @ Tampa Bay Rays, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland A's vs. Washington Nationals, 1:07 p.m.

San Jose Sharks vs. Minnesota Wild, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids, 7:30 p.m.

Oakland Roots SC @ El Paso Locomotive FC, 6 p.m.

Sunday April 14

Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz, 12:30 p.m.

San Francisco Giants @ Tampa Bay Rays, 10:40 a.m.

Oakland A's vs. Washington Nationals, 1:07 p.m.

Bay FC vs. Seattle Reign FC, 5 p.m.

Bay Area Panthers @ Tucson Sugar Skulls, 3:05 p.m.

Sports Today's Book Shelf

FIELD OF PLAY


For the past 60 years, Michael Zagaris has taken his camera behind the scenes of the NFL, capturing the moments that define America’s game.


To order: https://www.zagarisbook.com/

377

 LOL, Loss of Logo: What’s Your Next Move? was written for sports professionals by Andy Dolich and Jack Hirschman and offers valuable takeaways for everyone chasing the fancy logo and corner office.

The Emerald Mile: The epic and award-winning story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon, by Kevin Fedarko. A thrilling true tale during the legendary flood of 1983.

To Order
To Order

More than a cookbook, this culinary delight was written to preserve a great chef's traditional family recipes and stories of her childhood for her far-flung grandchildren. Author Leonie Samuel-Hool recounts stories of a vanished society and legends of the gods and goddesses that protect and sometimes make mischief in Indonesian homes, fields and foods. The recipes are explicitly presented.

The absolute greatest Yankees were the 1949-1953 pinstripers, winners of an unprecedented five consecutive World Series. "The Yankee Way," Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa writes in the book's foreword, is "full of Yankee winning keys, star-studded competition, and insights about one of baseball's historically fascinating periods." By Charlie Silvera with Dave Newhouse (Author).

To Order: $15 hardcover, $10 paperback, plus $4.95 shipping. Send check/M.O. to Christopher Weills, P.O. Box 4515, Berkeley, CA 94704

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Agent  510.512.2145
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348 - Amy

Many people -- maybe even you -- have been getting out on their bikes more during Shelter-in-Place. "Check for Bikes" clings and bumper stickers are great ways to keep bicyclists safer out there on the road by promoting awareness by drivers to share the road. Keep safe out there and keep your neighbors safe by using or passing along vinyl clings for inside a car window or windshield and 4" circular bumper stickers. We have Youth and

Spanish versions, too!

Go to www.checkforbikes.org or email contact@checkforbikes.org

with questions or to order.

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Mr. Moselle, Esq. is now lending his extensive editorial experience and marketing savvy to the publication.

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