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San Jose State Spartans podcast with Ana Kieu: SJSU to battle Fresno State in football season finale; SJSU men’s basketball exceeds expectations; plus more

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On the SJSU Spartans podcast with Ana:

1. Football: SJSU dropped a heartbreaker at UNLV 38-35 on Saturday, November 23rd.

2. Football: SJSU gets ready to host arch-rival Fresno State in season finale on Saturday, November 30th.

3. Men’s basketball: SJSU got blown out by Portland State at home 91-76 on Saturday, November 23rd.

4. Men’s basketball: SJSU got blown out by Oregon State at Las Vegas Classic 83-48 on Wednesday, November 27th.

5. Men’s basketball: SJSU heads to UCLA to take on the Bruins on Sunday, December 1st.

Ana’s Final thoughts

Catch Ana on the SJSU Spartans podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Stanford’s tough fight with Bulldogs; Stanford hosts Wilmington Sunday

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On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Jerry Feitelberg:

#1 Jerry, talk about the Big Game last Saturday against Cal at Stanford Stadium. For Cardinal quarterback David Mills, he gave it his best, but Stanford fell in a very narrow game.

#2 Cal was able to play successfully on both sides of the football and come up with two touchdowns in the four quarter to get by Stanford by four points in one for the ages as Cal has not won in Stanford since 2009.

#3 In Stanford men’s basketball: A tough loss for Stanford men’s (7-1) fall in their first loss of the season after winning seven straight games to the Butler Bulldogs (7-0) 68-67, a one-point loss.

#4 It seems like Butler can beat up on the big schools with a perfect record so far. Is it fair to say look for them in March?

#5 UNC Wilmington (5-3) is next to face the Cardinal on Sunday at Maples Pavilion. Jerry talks about how he sees this game.

Stanford Cardinal podcasts with Jerry Feitelberg are heard Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Halbgewachs the OT hero as Barracuda shoot down Gulls 3-2

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By Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda did something that hasn’t happened very often in their five-year history. The ability to come from behind in a hostile environment. They exorcised those demons with a 3-2 overtime victory over the San Diego Gulls on Thanksgiving Eve at Pachenga Arena in San Diego.

San Jose has won two games in a row and are currently tied with San Diego, who have lost two in a row but earned a point going for going into overtime, for last place in the Pacific Division as both teams currently have 15 points on the season.

It didn’t look good for San Jose late in the third period until Evan Weinger rescued his team with his fifth goal of the season with under four minutes left in regulation. Nick DeSimone and Joel Kellman set up Weinger’s equalizer that came at 16:33 mark.

Then, it only took just over two minutes into the extra session when Maxim Letunov set up Jayden Halbewachs for the game winner. Halbgewachs fired a shot past Gulls goaltender Anthony Stolarz for his fourth goal of the season at the 2:08 mark.

San Diego (7-8-1-0) drew first blood late in the first period when Chris Wideman scored his seventh goal of the season at the 17:31 mark. Isac Lunderstrom and Scott Moldenhauer assisted on Wideman’s tally.

Despite outshooting the Gulls by a 2-to-1 margin 12-6, the ‘Cuda found themselves down 1-0 after the opening 20 minutes.

San Jose (7-10-0-1) tied it up with their hot power play of late. Alexander True sent a pass over to Jonny Brodzinski and the Minnesota native’s shot went into the back of the net for his third goal of the season at the 3:14 mark. Joachim Blichfeld received the secondary assist.

The Gulls regained the lead just over five minutes later when Alex Dostie scored his fifth goal of the season at the 8:28 mark. Dostie has now scored in two consecutive games against the Barracuda. Daniel Sprong and Moldenhauer were credited with the assists, giving Moldenhauer a multi-point game.

‘Cuda goalie Josef Korenar finished a light evening, stopping 14 of the 16 shots he faced to earn his sixth victory of the season. Stolarz, in contrast to Korenar had a very busy night, making 38 saves on 41 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 1/3 on the power play. San Diego was 0/2. The ‘Cuda have scored four goals with the man advantage in their last two games.

The announced attendance was 5,444.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda return home to host the Bakersfield Condors on Friday, November 29 at 6:00 pm at SAP Center.

San Jose State suffers 83-48 loss to Oregon State in Las Vegas Classic

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By Ana Kieu

The San Jose State men’s basketball team traveled to the Nevada desert to play in the Las Vegas Classic against the Oregon State Beavers at Orleans Arena on Wednesday evening. The game was nationally televised on FS1.

The Spartans’ new-look starting lineup featured Brae Ivey, Omari Moore, Christian Anigwe, Sam Japhet-Mathias and Craig LeCesne. SJSU won the tip and the game went underway in Las Vegas.

SJSU made it rain with buckets early in the first half. Brae Ivey buried one from deep, which was a bright spot even though the Spartans trailed 8-7 at the first media timeout. The Spartans continued to trail at the second media timeout 18-11.

But the Spartans chipped back with back-to-back buckets by Richard Washington and Zach Chappell, and as a result, SJSU cut the deficit to 23-18 midway through the first.

The Beavers continued to lead 28-20 at the under-8 timeout, which wasn’t good for the Spartans, but at least they knew OSU was going to be a tough test. SJSU trailed 45-24 at the break.

Things didn’t get any better for the Spartans, who trailed the Beavers 78-35 with seven and a half minutes left in the second half. OSU outscored SJSU 33-11 at the time, thanks to buckets by Sean Miller-Moore and Payton Dastrup. Miller-Moore also threw down a windmill dunk to make it 83-38 Beavers with under four minutes remaining.

Just minutes before the shot clock winded down, SJSU welcomed back Caleb Simmons, who returned to the hardwood after missing all last season and the first six games this season due to an injury. Also, Sam Japhet-Mathias made the most out of his first start as a Spartan with 10 points and 5 rebounds.

SJSU lost to OSU by a final score of 83-48. The Spartans fell to 3-4, while the Beavers improved to 6-1.

The Spartans head to Los Angeles to take on the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday, December 1 at 5 pm PST. The game will be broadcasted on the Pac-12 Networks.

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Cuda look for second straight win tonight in San Diego, a chance to move out of the cellar

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On the Barracuda podcast with Marko:

#1 The San Jose Barracuda (6-10-0-1) got the bitter taste of defeat from Friday’s game out of their mouth and got the sweet taste of victory on Saturday with a 6-2 victory over the Colorado Eagles.

#2 The Barracuda scored six unanswered goals. Anytime you can light the lamp like that, you’re going to have a good chance to win it.

#3 After losing on Friday, it looks like a sure regroup thing. Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer had a game plan.

#4 The Cuda are trying to work their way out of the bottom of the Pacific Division occupying the cellar, but looking to have more games like they did on Saturday.

#5 The Barracuda take on the Gulls tonight in San Diego. The Cuda have had trouble with San Diego. Marko sets this game up for us.

Join Marko for all the Barracuda podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks and Jets ready to duel tonight for second meeting this month

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On the Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 The Sharks grabbed their their third overtime win, which resulted in a shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night 2-1.

#2 Sharks captain Logan Couture has that laser beam shot when it come to shootouts. He’s had lots of practice and was responsible for a overtime win against the Vegas Knights at the beginning of this three-game overtime streak.

#3 The Sharks faced their former head coach Todd McClellan. The Kings coach used some strategy to almost overcome  a 3-0 deficit to come up a goal short 4-3.

#4 Sharks goaltender Marty Jones went 33-36 in the effort that earned him a .917 save percentage.

#5 The Sharks host the Winnipeg Jets tonight at SAP Center. The puck drops at 7:30 pm. If you can’t get enough of Winnipeg, this is your month as this will be the second time the Sharks have faced the Jets this month.

Len does the Sharks podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Last-second shot lifts Butler past Cardinal 68-67 for tournament title

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By Daniel Dullum
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Butler’s Kamar Baldwin didn’t just take over in the final minutes of the Hall of Fame Classic championship, his 18-foot jumper in the closing seconds gave the Bulldogs a 68-67 win over Stanford Tuesday in Kansas City.

It was the Cardinal’s first loss of the season after seven consecutive victories, and their first game this season against a Power Five school.

Baldwin scored six of his 22 points in the final 1 ½ minutes. Bryce Nze scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds, and Bryce Golden added 12 points for the undefeated Bulldogs (7-0).

Stanford (7-1) was led by Tyrell Tyler’s 21 points, followed by Oscar da Silva with 19, Bryce Willis with 12 and Spencer Jones 11.

The Cardinal led 51-48 with six minutes remaining before Butler used a 10-0 run to go up by six. After a Baldwin trey put the Bulldogs up by eight, Stanford used a 9-1 run to tie the game at 62-all at the two-minute mark.

With 41 seconds to play, Baldwin connected on a layup and a jumper, giving the Bulldogs a four-point lead. Stanford responded with a Jones 3-pointer and a dunk by Willis to take a 67-66 lead with 21 seconds to play.

Baldwin hit his game-winner on the next possession.

Stanford made nine 3-pointers, including one by Terry at the first half buzzer that tied the game at 29-all. Butler made six 3’s and converted 12 offensive rebounds into 12 second-chance points. The Cardinal shot 53 percent from the field, but the Bulldogs outrebounded them 31-21.

Butler won despite being without Sean McDermott for much of the game,
McDermott, one of the Bulldogs’ leading scorers, suffered an ankle injury in the first half, but returned in the final minutes.

The Cardinal return home on Sunday, Dec. 1, to host UNC-Wilmington at Maples Pavilion.

Headline Sports with Barbara Mason: Cal Bears surprise many with Big Game victory; 49ers surprise even more with win over the Pack; plus more

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On Headline Sports with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, the Cal Bears (6-5) just got by the Stanford Cardinal (4-7) in the Big Game Saturday with a touchdown in the closing minutes when Chase Garber ran a keeper for the game-winner.

#2 The San Francisco 49ers (10-1) continue to roll with a crushing win over the Green Bay Packers (8-3) 37-8. The Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers totally got shutdown by the 49ers defense Sunday.

#3 The Oakland Raiders (6-5) didn’t show up at Metlife Stadium and got crushed by the New York Jets (4-7) Sunday 34-3. The Raiders avoided getting shutout early when kicker Daniel Carlson hit a 48-yarder in the first quarter for three points and the Raiders only score.

#4 In San Jose on Saturday night at SAP Center. the San Jose Sharks continued their run of wins defeating one of hockey’s hottest teams, the New York Islanders, with a 2-1 shootout victory. The Sharks got a goal in the shootout from team captain Logan Couture, who converted a breakaway shot for the win. The Sharks also picked up another overtime win on Monday night in LA against the Kings for a 4-3 win.

#5 No. 3 Stanford women (5-0) got a key victory over Buffalo (4-2) 88-69 at Maples Pavilion. Lexie Hull led with 21 points and Ashten Prechtel had 17 points in the Cardinal win.

Headline Sports with Barbara Mason is heard each Tuesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford to host #15 Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon

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By Ana Kieu

The Stanford Cardinal football team will host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a battle for the Legends Trophy. The Legends Trophy is awarded to the winner. It is named in honor of the 1925 Rose Bowl meeting, which was said by sportswriters to contain more legends on one field than had ever played the game. The trophy was created by the Notre Dame Club of San Francisco Bay Area, appropriately from Northern California redwood with an Irish crystal bowl.

Stanford will take the field for the final time this decade, a decade which saw them post 98 wins (to date), tied for the eighth-most in college football. The Cardinal’s 98 wins are tied for the most in the Pac-12 Conference this decade. After winning just 47 games and making two bowl appearances in the previous 10 years (2000-09), Stanford went to three Rose Bowls, an Orange Bowl and a Fiesta Bowl, in addition to the Sun Bowl (2), Foster Farms Bowl (1) and Alamo Bowl (1) this decade.

Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football, David Shaw, is in his ninth season as the Stanford head coach. His 86 wins make him the winningest coach in program history. In the 15 seasons prior to Shaw taking over as head coach, Stanford won just 82 games.

Stanford is 17-0 at home under Shaw in nonconference games. The Cardinal has won its past 22 home nonconference games, with the last loss in 2007 against Notre Dame.

Twenty true freshmen have made their first career appearances so far this season: Bradley Archer, Branson Bragg, Aeneas DiCosmo, Stephen Herron, Elijah Higgins, Jake Hornibrook, Austin Jones, Brock Jones, Spencer Jorgensen, Kyu Blu Kelly, Zahran Manley, Jonathan McGill, Barrett Miller, Drake Nugent, Joshua Pakola, Nathaniel Peat, Walter Rouse, Ryan Sanborn, Tristan Sinclair and Nicolas Toomer. While 20 total true freshmen have played in 132 combined games, a staggering 12 have played in more than four games.

A total of 18 Cardinal have made their first career starts so far: Ryan Beecher, Branson Bragg, Henry Hattis, Stuart Head, Houston Heimuli, Elijah Higgins, Jake Hornibrook, Kyu Blu Kelly, Jonathan McGill, Barrett Miller, Davis Mills, J.J. Parson, Andrew Pryts, Curtis Robinson, Walter Rouse, Foster Sarell, Osiris St. Brown and Jack West. 38 different Cardinal have started at least one game for Stanford this season.

By the way, Stanford ranks fourth nationally and first in the Pac-12 with four blocked kicks this season.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: 49ers make huge statement with huge win on Sunday Night Football

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On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 The 49ers George Kittle said the 49ers “made a pretty good statement” on Sunday Night Football with a convincing 37-8 win.

#2 For 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, a great night of throwing the football: 14-20, 253 yards, and got the team in the redzone enough to crush the Green Bay defense.

#3 Baltimore Ravens the difference between not having former Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco not there and having quarterback LaMar Jackson and how the Ravens are 9-2.

David Zizmor does the 49ers commentary each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com