Month: January 2016

Kings pull away from Lakers behind Cousins’ 36

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By: Eric He

LOS ANGELES–DeMarcus Cousins scored 36 points as the Sacramento Kings pulled away from the Lakers 112-93 at Staples Center on Wednesday night.

Up 86-77 heading into the fourth quarter, the Kings put the game away in the fourth. After Lakers cut the deficit to just four, the Kings responded with a 13-0 run to take a 104-87 advantage midway through the quarter. Cousins scored six quick points during that spurt, including a jump shot to give the Kings the 17-point lead.

Despite the big win, the Kings only led by five at halftime at 57-52 in game that the Lakers kept close until the final stanza. Brandon Bass and 18 points off the bench to lead the Lakers in scoring, while Kobe Bryant and Lou Williams had 15 points each.

Sacramento led 28-18 after the first quarter. Cousins was joined by four other Kings in double figures, while Omri Casspi had nine points.

Winners of three in a throw, the Kings sit at 18-23 and tenth in the Western Conference. They will face the Hawks at home on Thursday.

 

Warriors Stay Dominant, Down Bulls 125-94

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By Shawn Whelchel

CHICAGO–The Warriors continued their domination of the Eastern Conference’s best teams, as Golden State followed up Monday’s impressive victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers with a blowout 125-94 victory against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Wednesday.

By the conclusion of the first quarter, Golden State’s lead would never drop beneath a double-digit advantage, as a strong night from the Splash Brothers helped to keep a comfortable lead. But Curry- who had 25 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds- and Thompson weren’t alone in their aptitude for scoring. Harrison Barnes followed close behind with 19 points of his own, while the bench scored an additional 49 points for Golden State, led by Leandro Barbosa and Marreese Speights with 12 points each.

Meanwhile, the Bulls couldn’t buy a bucket on their home court, as they finished the game with a dismal 37-percent shooting from the field. Compounding this was an atrocious 1-for-20 shooting from beyond the arc, as the team sunk their chances of staying competitive by their reliance on the long-ball. Some of Chicago’s poor shooting could be attributed to solid Golden State defense, while other open shots just refused to fall for the Bulls on a night in which they suffered their worst loss of the season at 31-points.

What offense Chicago could muster came from stars Derrick Rose-who finished with a game high 29 points but only two assists from the point guard position- and Jimmy Butler, who added 23 of his own points. Chicago’s starting unit would go on to score just seven points on 3-of-22 points, with center Pau Gasol putting up a donut in eight attempts due to solid defense from Andrew Bogut.

The lopsided scoring totals were indicative of what ultimately sunk Chicago’s efforts. While Rose and Butler may have got their points, the contest looked hardly like a team effort from Chicago’s standpoint, as they notched just 14 assists throughout the game, as compared to Golden State’s 38.

The Warriors were also able to force Chicago to run their game, as they broke away for 21 fast-break points on the night as compared to Chicago’s eight.  The loss gave Chicago a three game losing streak at home, as well as leading them to drop the last five out of seven games.

Golden State will return home from their three game road trip to take on the Indiana Pacers on Friday at Oracle Arena.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Lami: Kelly and Baalke want happy talk no discussions on bad player relationships in old job in Philly

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On the San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Lami at 49ers new head coach Chip Kelly’s press conference he was asked about his past relationships with his old team the Philadelphia Eagles. That he had problems with certain players and did 49ers general manager Trent Baalke share a concern with Kelly’s player relationships there. Also Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie stated that Kelly’s poor relationship with his players was they key reason why he left Philadelphia. Both Kelly and Baalke wanted no part of the Philadelphia past and wanted to turn the page and look forward to next season.

Joe Lami gives you his take on 49ers head coach Chip Kelly’s press conference on Wednesday morning listen to the podcast below at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

photo credit: San Francisco Chronicle–San Francisco new head coach Chip Kelly gets the football toss from Niners media relations director Bob Lange

 

NFL podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Joe’s picks for the AFC & NFC Championships this weekend

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On the NFL podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon Joe takes a look at the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos and NFC Championship game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers. Joe talks about his picks in those games and why. Also Joe says it’s been one year since Deflate game which took place in the AFC Championship and Tom Brady and the New England Patriots hope not the have another controversy.

Listen to Joe on the NFL podcast below at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

photo credit: Bing Images–New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady

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NFL podcast with Tony Renteria: Tony’s NFC and AFC Championship picks; and what to expect at Super Bowl City

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photo credit: sfgate.com San Francisco downtown skyline home of Super Bowl 50 Super City

On the NFL podcast Tony goes over his picks for this weekends Championship games. In the AFC Championship New England at Denver and in the NFC Championship Arizona at Carolina. There’s more the NFL Super Bowl celebration begins Monday February 1st in Santa Clara, San Jose and San Francisco pick a venue the Bay Area expects a million people to attend the fanfest event before the Super Bowl 50 and Tony Renteria gives you his commentary on it.

Cal Bears podcast with Michael Duca: Wallace’s absence going to impact Bears as ASU and Arizona come in

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AP photo:  Cal Bears Ty Wallace (3) taking it ally oop against Stanford on Wed Jan 13 now out 4-6 weeks with broken hand

On the Cal Bears (12-6) basketball podcast Ty Wallace’s broken wrist will take him out for four to six weeks and will vastly impact the Bears offensive scheme. The timing couldn’t have been worse with the Arizona Wild Cats (10-3) coming in to face the Bears on Saturday night at Haas Pavilion.

The Bears face the ASU Sun Devils (11-7) this Thursday night at Haas and it will be  test to see what Bears replacement for Wallace, Sam Singer can do. Singer has some big shoes to fill as Wallace stats up until the injury was 15.4 ppg, 4.6 asts, and 5.1 on rebs.

Michael Duca does the Cal Bears podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Hits and home runs leaders not in the Hall of Fame

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Hits and Home Run Leaders not in the Hall of Fame
by Amuary Pi Gonzalez
Just think when you were playing Little League baseball, your dream was to hit, right? everybody wanted to get on base, not with a walk, never by a hit by pitch(that hurt)we all wanted to hit, regardless what position we played, you might had a preference to catch, or to pitch, or to play shortstop or the outfield, but one common denominator is that we all wanted to hit, it was fun, it is called “cool”today.  We set scenarios in our backyards, school fields, or sandlots; “I am going got get a hit in the ninth inning and win the game” or “this is the seventh game of the World Series and here I hit a Home Run and win it”. Well, two of. arguably the most heralded hitting records in baseball are not in the Hall of Fame.
Pete Rose, a switch hitter is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats, (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He won three World Series rings, three batting titles one Most Valuable Player Award, two Gold Gloves, the Rookie of The Year Award, and also made 17 All Star appearances at an unequaled five different positions (1B, 2B, 3B, LF and RF). Pete Rose is not in the Hall of Fame.
Barry Bonds  was regarded as an exceptional hitter,, and finished his regular season career with a very high on-base percentage(.444). He holds many MLB hitting records, including most career home runs(762) most home runs in a single season (73, set in 2001) and most career walks. He also received eight Gold Gloves for his defense in the outfield. Among the relatively new baseball statistics, Bonds is ranked second in career Wins Above Replacement(WAR) among all major league position players by both Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference,com, behind only Babe Ruth.  Barry Bonds is not in the Hall of Fame.
Both Rose and Bonds were very similar as they are both regarded as not very nice men, one is not in the Hall because of gambling, the other one because he lacks a lot of humility and has a big question mark about the use of steroids. Of course they have the numbers to be in Cooperstown, nobody would dispute that. As we have seen what has happened, as the new Commissioner took over, common sense tells me that Barry Bonds will probably be elected before Pete Rose. You might agree or disagree, I saw both play and I have little doubt they are Hall of Fame players.
There is no rivalry between these two excellent players, they are from different times, but if there was a race between them, Pete Rose would be winning because this next June, the Cincinnati Reds are going to induct him into the Reds Hall of Fame in Cincinnati. As much as Bonds is loved in San Francisco and the Bay Area at large, to the best of my knowledge he is not in the San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame. He is currently the hitting instructor for manager Don Mattingly and the Miami Marlins. Rose has a street in Cincinnati named after him, he has a statue, Bonds none of those things in San Francisco, although I remember some fans started a campaign in San Francisco for a Barry Bonds statue. Aside from Rose induction into the Reds Hall of Fame, the team also announced his famous #14 uniform will be retired this year and a statue of Rose will be commissioned to be built at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati.
Will these guys ever make it to Cooperstown? My grandfather used to say” “time heals everything”.  I don’t know if that applies to baseball.
Amuary Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish TV voice for the Angels and the Spanish radio voice for the A’s and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com
     
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49ers Sign CFL All-Star Rogers

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By: Joe Lami

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—On the day the 49ers introduced Chip Kelly as the new head coach, news came out that San Francisco made their first signing under his regime. Canadian Football League Wide Receiver, Eric Rogers was signed to a reported two-year deal on Wednesday afternoon.

The Calgary Stampeders standout from this past season reportedly worked out for the 49ers in December and for Kelly when he was still at Philadelphia. The 6-3 wide out led the league in receiving yards with 1,448 on 87 catches and ten touchdowns.

Rogers was a huge impact on the Stampeders 2014 Grey Cup victory, as he caught two touchdowns and tacked on 60 yards in the 2014 Western Conference Finals. Calgary was eliminated in the Western Conference Finals by the eventual Grey Cup Champion Edmonton Eskimos in 2015.

With it evident that Anquan Boldin’s tenure as a 49er is done, Rogers become a cheap replacement to fill the position and can pay off huge if he’s able to produce at the NFL level. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys in 2013 before being demoted to the Arena Football League. 

Chip Kelly Formally Introduced as 49ers Head Coach

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By: Joe Lami

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—It took six days for the 49ers to formally introduce Chip Kelly as the new head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. The reason was an apparent wardrobe situation that Kelly had. They finally did so on Wednesday morning at Levi’s Stadium, where CEO Jed York, General Manager Trent Balke and Kelly all spoke with the media. Kelly joked about the long length of time it took, “I’ve been known to run a really slow offense, and I wanted to set the tone of how things are going to be here in San Francisco.”

Kelly will become the 19th head coach in San Francisco history after being hired last week by Balke in his home.  Both claim to be “football guys” and have a very similar vision of what needs to go forward for the red and gold in the future. “It was very evident early on with Chip that he shared a similar vision to us with respect to the direction of this football team,” Balke added. “He was the right fit at this time or anytime to lead this team into the future.”

Kelly opened up his time of the presser exclaiming how impressed he was of the history of the 49ers, “we can see farther today because of the shoulders that we stand on of the people that came before us,” he added.

Of course, after a dreadful season in which San Francisco went just 5-11, questions were going to be brought up about the quarterback position and, in particular, Colin Kaepernick and his future in the red and gold. Kelly hasn’t made any promises yet, but it does seem that he may be open to the possibility of Kaep returning as the 49ers’ QB. “It’s an on going process and evaluation. We have a lot of time,” Kelly added. San Francisco has a big money decision to make in whether or not he will return and have to make it by April 1st. This, of course, is before the 49ers can start talking about football with their players on April 4. 

While players were brought up on multiple occasions, Kelly and Balke ensured that the next important step was to finalize the coaching staff and then look towards evaluations, free agency, and the draft.

After a report came out yesterday that ten assistant have been relieved of their duties in Santa Clara, Kelly confirmed that running back coach, Tom Rathman will remain with the 49ers “He’s the best runningback’s coach in the league”.

The search has been ongoing for both an offensive a defensive coordinator. Reports are that the 49ers have been talking to Alabama offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin. “We’re hopeful to get it done shortly.” Chip confirmed that he will be making the calls from the sideline on the offensive side of the ball, but that he’s looking for some diversity in his offensive coordinator. “I’m looking for some diversity. Someone that comes from a different system so that we continue to add and make what we do better”. In terms of a defensive coordinator, “I’m looking for a defensive coordinator that can shut people out”.

Kelly gave the identity he wants for this team, “I want this team to be fearless, not afraid of any situation you’re put in. There are going to be times when it’s going to be difficult, it’s going to be adverse, but you have confidence based on your preparation you’re going to see it through”.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Despite shootout loss on Monday Sharks show a lot of improvement on home ice

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On the Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh the San Jose Sharks ended their win streak on Monday night dropping an overtime shootout loss to the Ottawa Senators. The Sharks during their win streak had shown improvement in the power kill and we cover the other points of improvement on the podcast.

The Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock was battling position on Monday night first Stalock left the net to go after a loose puck but it got picked up by the Senators Max McCormick who took it and scored. Then Stalock saw the Senators Bobby Ryan score on him at 5:40 of the second period to double the Sens pleasure. Later the Sharks Tomas Hertl whose been on a tear with eight goals. Added one to his collection as he took a pass from Joe Thornton and redirected for a score.

photo credit: pinterest.com San Jose Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock who worked in goal on Monday night

The Sharks lost it 4-3 in the shootout but were competitive on their home ice which they were looking for.