Month: October 2024

Three wins in a Row For Sharks defeat Chicago 3-2 at SAP; Smith scores twice for San Jose

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Trick or Treat, San Jose got a treat on Halloween night at the Tank

Sharks roster celebrating a win over the Blackhawks on Oct 31, 2024 at SAP Center in San Jose (Photo by San Jose Sharks Media Relations)

By Fernando Abarca

SAN JOSE, CA –– To keep the momentum going, the San Jose Sharks (3-7-2) added another win in the regular season against a Chicago Blackhawk (3-7-1) team with a similar record. Thursday night, Connor Bedard did not do his magic, and once again, San Jose is proving to the Bay Area to be something exceptional winning their third straight game edging the Blackhawks 3-2 .

The Sharks opened up the first period with Will Smith netting the first of the night and adding the first points in his NHL career at the 6:52 mark in the first period.

Soon after, as it happened in the last game vs. Los Angeles, the Sharks could not keep up the lead, and Chicago opened the away scoresheet as Ryan Donato found a way to score with a deflected puck and tied it up for the visitors.

Then, the former Toronto Maple Leaf Tyler Bertuzzi put the second for the Blackhawks at 09:41 in the first period.

The Hawks will not see another number up in the scoresheet for the rest of the night.

In the second period, Alex Wennberg tied it for the Sharks just a couple of minutes into the night’s remaining 40 minutes of hockey.

During the second period, there was a noticeable change in the offense, showing more attack and more logic in trying to score goals. The game could have ended 4-2, but during a Sharks powerplay, the puck hit the post and did not completely enter the crease.

After these actions, Will Smith was not satisfied with one goal, and scored the second, giving the Sharks their third win in a row. “It feels really good,” Smith said. “I mean, I’ve been waiting for it, so it is good to see it go in.”

Head coach Ryan Warsofsky said that Smith needs to do some things better without the puck but all in the same the two goals scored by Smith is much appreciated, “We’ve watched him his whole life. He can do that. We saw him have growth through his games,” Warsofsky said. “There are some things he needs to do better tonight without the puck, but for him to get rewarded with the two goals, big goals, highlight-reel goals, really the way they’ve scored, it’s nice to see because he’s worked hard to this point.”

It is worth highlighting the brilliant performance of the goaltender, Mackenzie Blackwood, who, with 29 saves, proved to be a strong wall for the Sharks facing a visiting team that had many clear chances.

Now, the Sharks are on a mission to make it four in a row this Saturday at SAP Center against the Vancouver Canucks a 7:00pm PT face off.

Cal Bears podcast with Morris Phillips: Cal ends four game loss streak with a vengeance beating Oregon State 44-7

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Cal Bears wide receiver Nyziah Hunter (13) rushes on Oregon State Beavers defensive lineman Jacob Shuster (62) in second half action at Cal Memorial Stadium in Berkeley on Wed Oct 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Cal Bears podcast with Morris:

#1 Cal Bears quarterback Fernando Mendoza had himself quite an afternoon last Sat Oct 26th at Memorial Stadium against the visiting Oregon State Beavers with a career high of 364 yards and two touchdowns in defeating the Beavers 44-7.

#2 Morris this was important morale victory for the Bears who had been on a four game losing streak and wanted to break out and get one back in the win column.

#3 Cal was so far ahead that they even had a 31-0 halftime lead and everything on both sides of the ball were working for Cal.

#4 This was under different circumstances to have a meeting between these two teams as they were both in the Pac 12 that since broke up over the off season with Cal being an ACC team and Oregon State 1 FBS. Taking that in consideration was there any advantage for Cal knowing this Beavers team from playing against every year going into last week’s game?

#5 Cal now head to play Wake Forest Demon Deacons next Friday Nov 1 at 5:00pm PT. Wake Forest has won three of their last four games. Wake Forest just edged the Stanford Cardinal last Saturday at Stanford Stadium 27-24. Cal is coming off a big offensive game and Wake Forest is coming off some big wins how do you see this match up this Saturday?

Morris Phillips does the Cal Bears podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Utah Hockey Club Douses Flames 5-1

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Utah Hockey Club center Nick Schmaltz (8) controls the puck against the Calgary Flames center Justin Kirkland (58) in the first period at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Wed Oct 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

Utah HC Bounces Back Big From Monday Loss With Commanding Win Over Calgary

By Tom Walker

SALT LAKE CITY–In the aftermath of Utah Hockey Club’s third period collapse and overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Monday, the team dealt a 2025 third-round draft pick to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday to acquire veteran defenseman Olli Määttä. The Finnish 30-year-old brings much-needed depth to a defense reeling from long-term injuries to John Marino and Sean Durzi.

Määttä joined the lineup on Wednesday night as Utah HC played host to the Calgary Flames. Määttä is reunited with former teammate Ian Cole, both of whom won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017. He entered tonight’s game with 177 points (40g, 137a) in 691 career NHL contests with PIT, CHI, LAK and DET.

Alex Kerfoot gave Utah an early lead at 4:41 of the first period with his first goal of the season, assisted by Michael Kesselring and Mikhail Sergachev. With 61 seconds remaining in the opening frame, Martin Pospisil and Mikhail Sergachev both went to the box for roughing penalties. Utah controlled the puck for much of the final minute, but seemed as if they would run out the clock in their own defensive zone.

As the final seconds counted down on the scoreboard, Utah rushed up the ice and Barrett Hayton found the back of the net with slightly less than two seconds remaining, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Ian Cole. This was the latest goal Utah has scored in any period so far this season.

Calgary cut their deficit in half at 3:53 of the second period on a goal by Anthony Mantha, assisted by Justin Kirkland and MacKenzie Weegar. Utah answered just 17 seconds later when rookie Maveric Lamoureux scored his first NHL goal from near the blue line in his fourth game since being called up from Tucson, assisted by Kevin Stenlund and Jack McBain.

Late in the period, Utah went on the power play as Calgary’s Anthony Mantha went to the box for roughing. He was joined forty seconds later in the sin bin by Blake Coleman who committed a boarding penalty against Clayton Keller, giving Utah a 5-on-3 advantage.

With five seconds remaining on the first penalty, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev netted his second goal of the season, assisted by Dylan Guenther and Nick Schmaltz, giving the home team a 4-1 lead heading into the locker room.

Utah also had a 4-1 lead entering the third period on Monday night, only to squander it in the final five minutes of the game, so nothing would be taken for granted. Dylan Guenther gave the Flames a chance to get back into the game, committing a holding penalty against Andrei Kuzmenko which Utah was able to kill. At 4:53 of the third, Calgary’s Nazem Kadri gave Utah another power play opportunity, going to the box for cross-checking against Juuso Valimaki.

That was all captain Clayton Keller needed to increase Utah’s lead to 5-1 on his sixth goal of the season, assisted by Dylan Guenther and Mikhail Sergachev. This time the defense held on to deny Calgary a comeback, with goaltender Connor Ingram stopping 30 of 31 shots for the win.

Following the game, Utah HC head coach André Tourigny commented on the team’s response to Monday’s game. “Really (satisfying). I was confident that would happen. There’s a lot of factors that can happen in the game. (If) they get a great scoring chance and score right away at the beginning or whatever, it can shake you a little bit. But I was confident we’d play solid.”

Tourigny had praise for 20-year-old defenseman Maveric Lamoureux who scored his first career NHL goal and point. “Great for Mav; I’m really happy for him. That was great–but the timing of it, it could have been anybody. I was really happy (with the timing). But I’m really happy for Mav. That was great. But the timing of it; (Calgary) got close at 2-1 and we scored on the next shift. That was solid…All of the shift was solid. I liked the reaction after (we gave up) that goal. You needed a solid shift and we had one.”

Lamoureux weighed in on his first goal after the game. “It was amazing. It just felt like it was going in slowly. Then I saw the light go on. I was really happy when I saw it go in.” When asked how many texts he received after his first goal, he responded, “No idea. It’s probably going to be blowing up like it was when I got called up to play my first game. So it’s probably going to take me a few days to answer everyone.”

Newly acquired defenseman Olli Määttä spoke in the locker room about the last 24 hours since being traded from Detroit. “I don’t think you ever get used to it. It was quite the night and quite the morning. But I think the moment I came in here, guys welcomed me really good. I can see this organization is a great one. There’s a great thing going on here, a great group of guys we got. It just feels right.” With regard to his expectations going into Wednesday night’s game, and his first impressions of Salt Lake City and the Delta Center, Määttä commented, “I didn’t know what to expect, to be honest. I just wanted to go out there and play. It wasn’t really a routine game day. But it was fun. … I played here in (the Frozen Fury exhibition) with the Kings against Vegas. But I liked it. The rink’s awesome. The city’s awesome. When you land, you see the mountains and everything. It looks so cool.”

Speaking of the win, captain Clayton Keller said, “It feels good. Obviously, we had a good first two periods. We wanted to learn from our last couple games and our mistakes. I thought we did a good job.” What changed over the last few games? “I thought we were simple. We kept the pucks going North. Before, we kind of backed off and gave (opponents) some space. Tonight, I thought we did a good job staying above (Calgary), not giving them much space and letting them get in the game. I’m proud of the way we responded. … This is the best league in the world. It’s hard to do it consistently and every single night. That’s something that we’re striving for. Even nights when you don’t have your best (night), there’s still ways you can find a way to win or get a point or two.”

Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund commented afterward about playing in his 1000th career game, all in a Flames jersey. “That was great. It was an awesome feeling skating out and doing a solo lap. It’s been a long time since I did that last, that was a special feeling for sure. It sucks that it didn’t carry over into the game.”

According to NHL Stats, Backlund is the second player to skate in 1,000 NHL contests with the Flames, Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Jarome Iginla having been the first. Jarome’s son, Tij Iginla, was selected sixth overall by Utah in the 2024 NHL Draft and is currently playing for the Kelowna Rockets in the WHL.

Utah now hits the road for a 4-game swing beginning on Saturday in Las Vegas and continuing to Winnipeg, St. Louis, and Nashville before returning home on November 13 to face the Carolina Hurricanes.

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Dodgers win World Series in five games defeating Yankees in Bronx

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Mookie Betts (50) and Freddie Freeman (5) both exclaim “You the Man!” as they celebrate scoring against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx during game 5 of the 2024 World Series on Wed Oct 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

World Series podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Earlier in game 5 the Yankees built up a 5-1 lead that went into the third inning that saw a home run by Aaron Judge and a homer by Jazz Chisholm in the first inning. Alex Verdugo got an RBI single in the second and Giancarlo Stanton with a home run in the third inning.

#2 The Dodgers would chip way at that four run Yankee lead in the Mookie Betts in the top of the fifth inning beat out an infield single that scored Enrique Hernandez and Freddie Freeman’s two run single scored Tommy Edman making 5-3. Then Teoscar Hernandez would hit an two RBI double that would tie up the game at 5-5.

#3 Stanton would fly to center that would score Juan Soto that gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth. So the Bronx Bombers were not giving up just yet.

#4 The Dodgers would score twice to take the lead back in the top of the eighth when Gavin Lux with RBI hit score Edman and Betts would sac fly to scoring Edman to center put LA in drivers seat 7-6.

#5 The Dodgers would put this one away retiring the Yankees in the bottom of the ninth inning and taking the World Series Trophy back to Los Angeles with them The Dodgers would jump on the Yankees taking the first three games going up 3-0 but the Yankees pounded the Dodgers 11-3 in game 4 but the Dodgers who were behind 5-1 would come back in the fashion that they’ve played in post season with a one run 7-6 win to become the 2024 World Series Champions.

Stephen Ruderman did MLB podcasts throughout the 2024 season for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda dominate Firebirds in 5-1 win, extend winning streak to five

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San Jose Barracuda forward Andrew Poturalski, who was the number one star of the game, battles with Coachella Valley Firebirds defenseman Gustav Oloffson during the Barracuda’s 5-1 win over the Firebirds at Tech CU Arena on Wednesday OCT 30, 2024.

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda are scorching hot.

Team Teal had five different goal scorers in a 5-1 route of the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has won a season best five games in a row and just their second game against their Pacific Division rival. Coachella Valley has lost their third game in five games.

San Jose (6-1) drew first blood with an even strength goal in the first period. Brandon Coe intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and skated into Coachella Valley zone. Coe threaded a pass to an unmarked Luke Grainger who made one move to get Firebirds goalie Ales Stezka to go down before roofing a backhander top-shelf for his first goal of the season at the 7:34 mark.

The Barracuda doubled its lead 58 seconds later. Luca Cagnoni kept the puck inside the Firebirds zone. The rookie defenseman found Andrew Poturalksi along the slot and Poturalski’s shot deflected off of the leg of Colin Graf and into the back of the net for Graf’s third goal of the season at the 8:32 mark.

Coachella Valley (2-3) had 12 shots on net in the opening frame but weren’t able to solve the mystery known as Barracuda goalie Yaroslav Askarov who made some key stops to keep the Firebirds off of the scoreboard.

The Firebirds cut the lead in half midway through the second period. Jager Firkus found Ben Meyers down low behind the net. Meyers made a move to get past Shakir Mukhamadullin before skating out from behind the net and lifting a backhander past Askarov for his second goal of the season at the 10:30 mark.

San Jose regained their two-goal lead with a short-handed goal. Justin Bailey won a battle along the boards and sent a pass up the ice that sprung Colin White on a breakaway. White beat Stezka with a back hand shot for his third goal of the season at the 13:02 mark.

The Barracuda earned its biggest lead of the contest early in the third period. Donovan Houle, who had a great night throwing his body around against the Firebirds, threw a shot on net that was initially saved by Stezka. Lucas Vanroyboys crashed the net and on is second attempt cleaned up the rebound for his second goal of the season at the 3:52 mark.

Poturalski completed the scoring with an empty net from deep inside his own zone for his third goal of the season at the 16:50 mark as Coachella Valley pulled their goalie with over four minutes remaining in the final frame.

Askarov (5-0) remained undefeated as he stopped 36 of the 37 shots to earn his fifth win of the season. Stekaz (1-3) made 33 save on 37 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. Coachella Valley was 0-for-1.

San Jose is 2-10-2-3 in the all-time series with Coachella Valley.

The Three Stars of the Game were: 1) Poturalski 2) Askarov 3) Grainger.

UP NEXT: San Jose heads to the Midwest this weekend to take on the Iowa Wild in a two-games series. The first game is Saturday 11/2 at 4:00pm at Wells Fargo Arena.

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Colts to start Flacco Sunday; Johnson joins Ravens as new wide out; plus more news

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The Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks Anthony Richardson (5) and Joe Flacco (15) warm up before a game against the Houston Texans in Houston on Sun Oct 27, 2024 (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong:

#1 Former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will be the starting quarterback after the Indianapolis Colts have benched Anthony Richardson. The Colts coaching staff met on Tuesday and decided to make the change. The decision was made after Richardson requested to come out of last Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans for one play as Richardson said he was “tired.

#2 Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson who under center leads the number one offense in the NFL. The Ravens have landed a key wide receiver from the Carolina Panthers Diontae Johnson who just needs to pass a physical. This is Johnson’s second trade this season who started the year with the Pittsburgh Steelers before joining the Panthers.

#3 The Wayne County prosecutors office are seeking an arrest warrant for Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams for a concealed weapons charges. Williams was carrying a weapon in a car when he was stopped by the Detroit Police on Oct 8 for a moving violation.

#4 The NBA has fined the Philadelphia 76ers $100,000 for public statements concerning the health status of Joel Embiid. The investigation showed that the 76ers did not violate the player participation policy regarding Embiid’s missed games but the Sixers made public comments that did not properly show issues with his knee.

#5 The Golden State Warriors Andrew Wiggins sat out with an injury due to a lower back strain. Wiggins was questioned whether he would play on Tuesday on Sunday Wiggins back tightened up. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said that it was not one particular play that caused the back tightening up.

Join Jessica Kwong every other Wednesday for Headline Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Bosa stirs controversy with MAGA hat; Ward mourns loss of 1 year old daughter

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San Francisco 49ers Nick Bosa pointing at his MAGA hat on live TV while standing behind teammates quarterback Brock Purdy (13), tight end George Kittle (85), cornerback Renardo Green (31), stirred controversy trying to make a political statement after the 49ers-Dallas Cowboys game at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara on Sun Oct 27, 2024 (AP News photo)

SF 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 David how much will the MAGA hat of San Francisco 49ers Nick Bosa wore after the 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football have on the team it’s been the drum beat of social media and has taken front and center. Some criticize it’s alright that he can wear the MAGA hat but it’s not alright for ex 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick not be able to express his protest against racial discrimination. How do you see it?

# 2 The 49ers Charvarius Ward is mourning the loss of his one year old daughter who passed away on Monday. Amani Joy Ward had battled heart issues since birth and even had open heart surgery on Apr 11, 2013. Amani was born six months premature and had down syndrome.

#3 The 49ers have a bye this Sunday how important is that for Christian McCaffrey who just got back in the line up last week and Deebo Samuel who just got over pneumonia.

Join David Zizmor for the 49ers podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Two in a Row First Victory at Home For Sharks Against the Kings 4-2

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Jake Walman (96) being cheered by his teammates after scoring the first goal of the night in the 2nd Period at SAP Center tonight in San Jose on Tues Oct 29, 2024 (San Jose Sharks Public Relations)

Nothing better than a victory at home as the Sharks won 4-2 against Los Angeles at SAP Center

By Fernando Abarca

After an almost winless road trip for the Sharks, they found a way to win it all in overtime on Monday night against Utah. They replicated the same success against the Kings tonight, finding revenge from last week’s game at Crypto Arena.

After the first win for the Sharks in Utah, the task was straightforward, to repeat the same. The setting was very familiar: empty seats, little or no atmosphere, feelings of disappointment, and the gut feeling that the cycle was repeating itself.

The victory at home not only boosts the team’s confidence but is also a statement of hope and belief.

The first period passed without much of an action or relevance, which seemed to be unique, knowing the locals were facing the second-best team in the Pacific.

The action started to take place past the first 20 minutes of Hockey. Jake Walman added the first one of the night with a powerful slap shot for the locals, assisted by N. Sturm C. Grundstrom in the Kings’ zone st the 2.20 of the game.

The lead did not last that long, and the Kings netted to tie things up. Akil Thomas, with a wrist shot, made it 1-1 after a poor defensive labor by the Sharks.

Hockey was getting Red Hot after the conclusion of the second period.

Fabian Zetterland opened up the scoring of the third and his sixth goal of the season and a three-game point streak elevating the vibe at SAP Center with a 2-1 score at the 06:25 in the third.

Then, LA, once again, comes back with an assist by W. Foegele from the back of the net and Alex Laferriere making it 2-2.

It was time to set the tone, and that is exactly what the Sharks did towards the conclusion of the period.

Tyler Toffoli, the former LA King, made it 3-2 and put another number in his personal stats with six goals so far in the season.

With the score at 3-2, the home team knew how to take advantage of the moment. The Kings opted to use an empty net to play with a 6-5 William Eklund, with an empty netter sealed the victory of the night for the Sharks. A much-needed victory to start climbing in the standings and compete.

With ambition and desire, the Sharks will now have the opportunity to make it three consecutive victories this coming Thursday night, and they will do so against the last team in the Central Division, Connor Bedard’s Chicago Blackhawks.

Kings Clock First Road Win At the Expense of the Jazz 113-96

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Utah Jazz guard Patty Mills (8) reaches for the basketball with the Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) and forward Trey Lyles (41) defending, and the Jazz forward John Collins (20) in foreground at Golden One Center in Sacramento on Tue Oct 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Sacramento Kings got going early and they continued to compete at a high level for the entire game. They outscored the Jazz in the first three quarters with the final score 113-96.

The bench got to play the final four minutes of the game with the exception of Malik Monk, Keon Ellis and Trey Lyles who played extended minutes. Domantas Sabonis turned in another double double with 28 points and 11 rebounds. This was the Kings first road win and the win leveled their season to 2-2.

Game recap: The Kings got a jump start on the Jazz in the first quarter of play leading 34-22 after the opening 12 minutes. Utah challenged the Kings in the second quarter of play outscoring Sacramento 30-27. The Kings took a 61-52 lead into the locker room at the half.

Sacramento came into the second half extending their lead 75-60 mid-way through the quarter. The Kings had their entire starting roster already at double digits with 1 1/2 quarters left in the game.

Domantas Sabonis was leading the way through 2 1/2 quarters with another double double, 22 points and ten rebounds. With under one minute left in the third quarter Sacramento had taken a 24 point lead.

The Kings kept the pressure on Utah the entire quarter outscoring the Jazz in the quarter 29-14 shooting at 52% from the field to the Jazz’s 34% and leading going into the fourth quarter 90-66. Through three quarters the Kings had protected the ball well with only ten turnovers.

Sacramento really poured it on in the fourth quarter taking as much as a 27 point lead. The last few minutes saw the Kings bench take the court to finish off Utah. Sacramento had 24 second chance points to the Jazz’s 12.

The Jazz did win the final quarter 30-23 but the Kings had such a huge lead it made little difference. The game final was 113-96 as Sacramento picked up their first road win and leveled their season record to 2-2.

Sacramento was shooting lights out in this game. Domantas Sabonis shot the high for the Kings with a double double, 28 points and 11 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan finished with 20 points closely followed by De’Aaron Fox with 19 points.

Every starter finished with double digits in a well-played game . The Kings dominated the entire night against a young Utah team. After such a rough pre-season and losing the first two games of the regular season, the wins Tuesday night and last night were signs of the turnaround this team is experiencing. This was not unexpected; it was just a matter of time.

The high for the Jazz was Jordan Clarkson who scored 21 points. The Jazz lost ace Lauri Markkanen who had to leave the floor at halftime with lower back spasms, a crushing blow for Utah when he was unable to return in the second half. Utah is still looking for their first win of the season after losing their first four starts.

Game notes: Tuesday night the Kings defeated the Jazz in Utah after winning their first game of the season Monday night beating the Portland Trail Blazers 111-98. De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan both had productive games as DeRozan seems to be settling into the starting lineup very nicely. The Jazz dropped their third game in a row losing to the Dallas Mavericks 110-102 Monday night. Sacramento handed Utah their fifth loss in a row Monday night.

Sacramento will have a few days off before returning to the court on Friday night taking on the Hawks in Atlanta. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson: Cardinal hit the road against NC State this Saturday

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Stanford Cardinal Freshman wide receiver Emmett Mosley V attempts to catch a ball in a game against SMU. (Photo: JIM SHORIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson:

#1 In Stanford Cardinal’s (2-6) last game against Wake Forest quarterback Hank Bachmeier threw for three touchdowns in Wake Forest’s win. The Cardinal struggled in the first half to shut Bachmeier and the Wake Forest offense down.

#2 Wake Forest kicker Matthew Dennis booted a tie breaking 23 yarder with 1:48 left in the game to lift the Demon Deacons to a 27-24 win.

#3 Wake Forest’s Nick Anderson help clinch the win when he intercepted a pass by Stanford quarterback Ashton Daniels with 22 second left in the game that could have given Stanford field goal range to tie the game.

#4 For Daniels he went 24-31 for 214 yards with one touchdown. What hurt most was Daniels threw two interceptions.

#5 The Cardinal try and turn it all around again at NC State who are 4-4. The Wolfpack just edged the Cal Bears last week 24-23 at Berkeley. NC State has won two of their last four games. Do you see this one being a close contest this weekend at NC State?

Join Michael Roberson for Stanford podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com