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Sacramento Kings podcast with Charlie O: Kings find their shot in Chicago to close Bulls in second half

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photo from sacbee.com Kings guard Iman Shumpert (9) loses the ball as he’s defended by Bulls forward Wendell Carter Jr. (34) in the first half, but Sacramento roared back in the second half to beat Chicago 108-89 on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, and finish their trip with a 3-1 record. Shumpert says the Kings are now “a professional ball club.”

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Charlie O:

#1 The Kings got a lot of key help at the United Center on Monday night De’Aarron Fox led Kings scorers with 25 points Charlie talks about Fox’s offense and how he worked his inside game to help keep ahead of Chicago.

#2 Fox told the media post game that if he makes the first three he know he’s going to have a good game and it’s something that he even told Kings head coach Dave Joerger.

#3 It’s been said by the Kings players that their more than just a team their a brotherhood. The Kings have won four of their last five games including their win over the Bulls Monday 108-89

#4 Willie Cauley-Stein has been big on assists pulling down rebounds on Monday he led the team 16 rebounds.

#5 The Kings tip off against the Minnesota Timerbwolves this Wednesday night at Golden One Center a 7:00pm start.

Join Charlie O with the Kings podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cal Bears basketball podcast with Michael Duca and Morris Phillips: Cal goes for second straight win at home Saturday vs. Cal Poly

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247sports.com file photo: San Diego State Aztecs forward Jalen McDaniels (5) is boxed out by California Golden Bears forward Grant Anticevich (34) and forward Justice Sueing (10) during the second half at Viejas Arena

On the Cal Bears podcast with Michael and Morris:

The Cal Bears (3-5) Justice Sueing started off this season on fire but cooled off in recent week and then recovered on Saturday night against the San Diego State Aztecs (3-5) in a 89-83 win. Sueing led the Bears with 23 points Morris and Michael talk about Sueing’s turn around.

Sueing was a key factor in the Bears win over the Aztecs, Morris and Michael talk about once Sueing is lit up he stays fired up during a game. Speaking of fired up after the Bears were handed a drubbing by the USF Dons (8-1) in a 19 point loss last Wednesday on their own home floor the Bears came in fired up to get back in the win column.

Morris talks about Cal’s Grant Anticevich, Conor Vanover, and point guard Paris Austin and how these young players will be a huge contribution to the Bears offensive line up.

Catch Michael and Morris on the Cal Bears podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Kittle’s record setting afternoon sparks team; Mullens has great afternoon with 332 yards passing

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nbcsports.com: The San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) had a record setting day against the Denver Broncos on Sunday Dec 9th at Levis Stadium

On the 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 The 49ers tight end George Kittle is all the rage. Sunday was a big day for him against the Denver Broncos, breaking his own record all in the first half of work with seven catches, 210 yards, and an 85-yard touchdown reception.

#2 For quarterback Nick Mullens, he had quite an afternoon against Denver last Sunday. Mullens threw for 20 completions in 33 attempts for 332 yards and two touchdowns.

Dave does the 49ers podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: Raiders’ last minute TD key to third win of season; 49ers’ Kittle has record first half; A’s plan to shore up pitching this winter; plus more

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silverandblackpride.com photo: Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr throws against the Pittsburgh Steelers defense Sun Dec 9th at the Oakland Coliseum for the Raiders third win of the season

On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The Oakland Raiders pulled off a surprise win against the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-21. The key play of the game a quarterback Derek Carr pass to Derek Carrier for a 43-yard touchdown. The Raiders get their third win of the year.

#2 The 49ers got by the Denver Broncos, thanks to tight end George Kittle, who got an 85-yard touchdown pass to help fire up the team for a 20-14 win. The third win for SF of the season

#3 The A’s plan to shore up their pitching staff during the winter meetings. Mike Fiers was non tendered and the A’s will shop for some starting pitching during this winter.

#4 The San Francisco Giants need to stock their outfield this winter. Especially after their anchor Andrew McCutchen left for the Yankees late last season and Hunter Pence will not be back. That gives Giants GM Farhan Zaidi plenty of work to do.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose State notes: What’s new with Spartan Athletics?

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By: Ana Kieu

This past week has been a very busy week for Spartan Athletics, particularly the San Jose State football and men’s basketball teams.

Let’s start with the football team, who honored those who gave their lives in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Not only that, they also remembered the 1941 Spartans, who were supposed to be SJSU’s first team in three years to enjoy a season-ending trip to Hawaii for a pair of charity games to benefit the Honolulu Police Department. Turns out, Pearl Harbor happened and the team’s plans changed in the blink of an eye.

More than 4,200 SJSU alumni served in World War II, but let’s take a look at the football players who served.

• Don Allen served in the Army’s 395th infantry regiment and in the 1944 Battle of the Bulge.
• Kenneth Bailey was killed in action. A second lieutenant, he was declared missing in action over Bari, Italy in Dec. 1943. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart. His parents, Mr. & Mrs. Wilber Bailey of Palo Alto donated the lead gift for the construction of the Spartan Memorial Chapel on the main campus that opened in 1952.
• John Brown served in the Army Air Corps.
• Stu Carter served in the Navy as a skipper of a PT boat.
• Jack Galvin, the last of the 1941 team to pass away in 2012, joined the Marines and was stationed on the Samoan islands as a cartographer.
• Fred Lindsey served in the Army.
• Aubrey Minter served in the Air Force.
• Center Bob Hamill, a junior college transfer from Glendale College, was named a team co-captain for the 1941 team on Dec. 7, 1940. Hamill achieved the rank of captain in the Army Air Corps. He earned one silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters. He flew in missions in Africa, Italy, Yugoslavia and Greece during World War II and in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
• Bert Robinson reported for duty in 1942 in the Armed Forces Army Air Corps. A B-17 pilot in the 15th Air Force, 301st Bomb Group based in Italy, he completed 50 missions from 1942-1945 and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross.
• Ken Stanger served in the Navy.
• Paul Tognetti was drafted into the Army in July 1944.
• SJSU Sports Hall of Fame two-sport athlete Hans Widenhoefer was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1922 and raised in San Francisco. A star fullback and wrestler, Wiedenhoefer enlisted in the Marine Corps and was in the 36-day Battle of Iwo Jima Island in the South Pacific–a major victory for the U.S.

All in all, the 1941 Spartans were true American heroes.

SJSU tight end Josh Oliver, who’s an underrated senior prospect who turned a challenging season into a higher NFL Draft grade.

My apologies if you don’t know much about the Spartans as they picked up just one win this past season, but Oliver is a TE that you shouldn’t overlook because he could be a reason why the TE position in the 2019 NFL Draft will be a must-see for the fans and media alike.

After all, he recorded a team-best 56 catches for 709 yards and four touchdowns in his senior year after recording only 42 combined catches in his first three years at SJSU.

So the Spartan coaching staff has held meetings–some of which were home visits–with high school football players. Some of those players already committed to SJSU, while the others still need time to think things over. Hopefully, they’ll commit to SJSU, but then again, those are their decisions, not mine.

Let’s switch gears to the men’s basketball team, who most recently snapped a six-game losing skid with a 67-65 win over the Bethune Cookman Wildcats on Dec. 6, 2018.

After the game, I asked Spartan head coach Jean Prioleau what were his three takeaways from the Spartans’ second win on the season.

Prioleau told me: “I believe we have a mentally tough team. The message that I have to my team is that we’re going to be in a lot of games. I think that what we saw today–to the fanbase, you’re going to see a lot of close games. That’s what I think we are. I don’t know how explosive we are offensively–I think we are. But I think our team plays really hard and I think we’re going to have chances to win a lot of games. I think our guys play with a lot of heart and I think we’re resilient.”

SJSU wraps up their four-game homestand against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Dec. 15 at 7:00 pm PST. So be on the lookout for my preview later this week.

Stay tuned for my SJSU podcast on Wednesday. But, in the meantime, you can catch me on Twitter @AnaKieu.

Cal Bears basketball podcast with Morris Phillips: Once lit up, Sueing can drain the threes; leads Cal with 23 in big win over San Diego State

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vcstar.com photo: San Diego’s Jalen McDaniels, right, drives the ball against California’s Grant Anticevich (34) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Berkeley, Calif.

On the Cal Bears basketball podcast with Morris:

#1 Justice Sueing started out the season on fire, but cooled off in recent weeks; but on Saturday night against San Diego State (3-5), Sueing led Cal (3-5) with 23 points. What’s been the big turnaround for Sueing?

#2 Sueing was instrumental in leading the Bears to a 89-83 win over San Diego State. Is he one of those players who once gets on fire stays lit up for a whole game?

#3 After getting stomped by the USF Dons (8-1) last Wednesday by 19 points. it looked like the Bears rallied around each other and really made things happen on Saturday.

#4 Cal’s Grant Anticevich, Conor Vanover, and point guard Paris Austin are playing more efficiently. How important were they in this win on Saturday night?

#5 Cal Poly (3-5) is next up to play at Haas Pavilion and the Bears hope to keep it going this Sunday the 16th with a 3 PM tipoff. Morris Phillips will have complete Cal basketball action.

Morris does the Cal Bears basketball podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Daniel Dullum: Hawks prospect punches official; Sharks get road win over Yotes; Seattle to get an NHL team; plus more

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secondcityhockey.com photo: Artur Kayumov will likely face a suspension by the KHL after delivering a hit to the head to an opposing player and punching a referee in the face Friday.

On the NHL podcast with Daniel Dullum:

1 Sharks outlast stubborn Coyotes for tough road win

2 It’s official: NHL expanding to Seattle

3 Maple Leafs’ William Nylander involved in car crash in Toronto

4 Blackhawks’ prospect punches KHL referee — 13-game suspension

Daniel does the NHL podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda sweep the home and home series with 4-0 shutout win over the Condors

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By Marko Ukalovic

There are fast starts and then there are fast starts by the San Jose Barracuda. They scored two goals in the first 39 seconds of the game to coast their way to a 4-0 shut out victory over the Bakersfield Condors on Sunday evening at SAP Center. The win is the fifth in a row for the Pacific Division leaders.

Dylan Gambrell got off the schneid when he tipped in a Kyle Wood shot from the point past Condors goalie Shane Starrett (5-1-0) 23 seconds into the game. Gambrell’s fourth goal of the season set a San Jose (14-3-1-2) franchise record for quickest goal to start a game. Vincent Praplan received the secondary assist. The goal snapped an 11-game goalless streak for Gambrell.

Jayden Halbgewachs set up Manny Wiederer 16 seconds later as Wiederer sent a wrist shot past Starrett for his seventh goal of the season at the 0:39 mark.

Francis Perron intercepted a cross ice pass in the Cuda zone and skated in all alone on a breakaway and buried the puck past Starrett for his team-leading 10th goal and 22nd point of the season at the 3:57 mark. The Cuda had three goals on the first three shots. Perron is currently on a four-game point streak.

Bakersfield (11-9-0-0) had a chance to get on the board with seconds left at the end of the first 20 minutes with a mad scramble in front of the net, but Cuda goalie Josef Korenar (8-1-1) found the puck through all the traffic.

Korenar made a key moment in the game in the second period while Bakersfield was on the power play. Tyler Benson had a wide-open net to shoot at, but Korenar maneuvered his way over to make a spectacular save to deny Benson. Korenar made another save second after that led to a successful penalty kill.

San Jose blew the game the open on the power play toward the end of the middle frame for a 4-0 lead. Nick DeSimone found an open Rourke Chartier. who snapped a shot past Starrett for his second goal of the season at the 17:36 mark. Chartier now has five points in four games against the Condors. Perron received the secondary assist.

Korenar was excellent in between the pipes for his ninth victory of the season stopping all 31 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season. Starrett suffered his first back to back losses of the season making 18 saves on 22 shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose was 1/4 on the power play. Bakersfield was 0/4

This was the eighth straight game San Jose has earned at least one point. They are now 8-1-0-1 (best in the AHL) at SAP Center including winning the past six in a row.

It was Kansas City Blades night at the Tank. The Blades were the San Jose Sharks minor league affiliate in the IHL from 1991-96.

The announced attendance was 3,073.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda travel down to San Diego to take on the Gulls on Saturday, December 15 at 7:00 pm.

Carr, Raiders win it in the end against the Steelers 24-21

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By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND — It seems whenever the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers face off against each other, it is going to be a pier six brawl between the two longtime rivals.

Derek Carr threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Derek Carrier with 21 seconds remaining in the game, as the Raiders hung on to defeat the Steelers 24-21 before a crowd of 53,960 at the Coliseum.

After the Carr touchdown pass to Carrier, Ryan Switzer returned the kickoff to the Steelers 30-yard line and then Ben Roethlisberger went into action for the second time in as many series.

Roethlisberger found James Washington for a five-yard catch, and then the wide receiver out of Oklahoma State played hook-and-ladder with Juju Smith-Schuster, who took the ball at the 35 and rumbled down to the Raiders 22-yard line, where he was tackled by Raiders Safety Karl Joseph.

Chris Boswell then came on for a potential game-tying 40-yard field goal; however, Boswell slipped on the Coliseum grass and his kick went awry, giving the Raiders an improbable victory.

Carr was magical on that final drive, as he found Seth Roberts for a diving catch for 39 yards down to the Steelers seven-yard line.

Jalen Richard then gained a yard on first down, but then Carr was unable to complete a pass on the next two downs, setting up a fourth-and-goal and then Carr found Carrier with what proved to be the game-winning touchdown.

Roethlisberger, who was forced to leave the game at the end of the first half due to a rib injury came back on the field, like he was Willis Reed in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals for the New York Knicks against the Los Angeles Lakers and led them on a six-play 75-yard drive to give the Steelers a 21-17 lead with 2:59 remaining, as he found Smith-Schuster for his second touchdown of the day.

On the Raiders previous series prior to the Roethlisberger touchdown pass, Carr found Lee Smith in the end zone to give the Raiders 17-14 lead.

It was a good day for Carr, as he went 25-for-34 for 322 yards passing and two touchdowns, while Jared Cook led all receivers with seven catches for 116 yards.

Doug Martin led the Raiders ground game, as he carried the ball 16 times for 32 yards and opened the scoring with a one-yard over-the-top touchdown on the Raiders first series of the afternoon.

Stevan Ridley got the Steelers even in the second quarter, as he scored on a two-yard run much to the delight of the allegiances of Black and Gold Steelers fans that invaded the Coliseum.

Daniel Carlson gave the Raiders for the second time in the game, as he kicked a 44-yard field goal. After the Carlson field goal gave the Raiders the lead, Boswell missed a 39-yard field goal that would have tied up the game.

The Raiders were unable to take advantage of the missed field goal, and Johnny Townsend was forced to punt the ball back to the Raiders, which helped the Steelers out in the long run.

Roethlisberger drove the Steelers down the field, and the drive when Roethlisberger found Smith-Schuster for a one-yard touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining in the half.

Jon Gruden challenged a call in the third quarter that looked like Smith-Schuster was out of bounds; however, he caught the ball inbounds and the Raiders lost a timeout. Luckily for the Raiders, the drive ended when Josh Dobbs, who replaced Roethlisberger at quarterback, his pass to former San Francisco 49ers tight end Vance McDonald was stopped for no gain and the Raiders took over on downs.

Unfortunately, on the Raiders next drive, Carr was hit Mike Hilton, where he fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Hilton.

On the ensuing Steelers series, it looked like that Dobbs fumbled the ball; however, the officials called it incomplete, but Gruden challenged the ruling, but the call stood.

Dobbs gave the ball back to the Raiders on the next play, as his pass intended for Antonio Brown was intercepted by Tahir Whitehead.

The two teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but in the end, the gods were on the Raiders side, as Boswell missed his second field goal of the afternoon that sent the Raiders players and the fans into a frenzy.

NOTES: It was a rough day for the Raiders with penalties, as they were called for 13 penalties for 130 yards.

UP NEXT: After a two-game home stand that ended 1-1, the Raiders head to Cincinnati, where they will face the Bengals next Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. Kickoff set for 10:00 am PST on CBS.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Of Course, Kyler Murray Will Play Baseball

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By: Amaury Pi-González

Kyler Murray just won the Heisman Trophy, the biggest award in college football. He has repeatedly said that he is going to play baseball with the Oakland Athletics, the team that selected him. And I believe him as there are many factors why he chose baseball over football.

But let’s start with the facts. His agent the great Scott Boras just said the same again: “He is under contract to play baseball. That is not a determination to make. It’s already done.”‘

So to us, non-attorneys, that means legally he will play baseball, and we will see him in Spring Training.

Baseball is a much tougher sport to dominate than football. Moreover, you can play longer and make much more money. Many professional baseball players have careers of 20 years and more in MLB, which seldom happens in the NFL aside from the rare exceptions. The human body receives punishment in both sports, but the punishment you get in football is really brutal, compared to baseball. Two totally different sports, one like baseball, where is more finesse and strategy, while football depends much more on physical strength. In football, you try to get to the quarterback and sack him, put him down. In baseball, you trying to hit the ball from a pitcher who throws it.

Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson was a terrific football player (running back) when he graduated from Oakland Technical High School in Oakland, Calif. in 1976. He also played baseball, basketball and additionally ran track. Rickey received over 12 scholarships to play football, but his mother knew better and steered him towards baseball.. He played for 25 years in the MLB, and in my opinion, he was the best ever A’s player. You can go on and on in baseball in the “over 20 years-of-play-club” in guys like Nolan Ryan,Brooks Robinson,Willie Mays, Hank Aaron–yes, they are all superstars, but in the NFL, very few superstars can play for that long. We shall not forget, Bartolo Colón, who is still throwing strikes and he will turn 46 next May.

There is only one George Blanda (Oakland Raiders quarterback and kicker) who played for 26 seasons in the NFL until he was 48 years old. He is a Hall of Famer. Another future Hall of Famer is quarterback Tom “All World” Brady, who is 41 years old and doesn’t want to talk about retirement. Those two are extraordinary athletes,seldom seen in the NFL with this durability and excellence.

Not to mention that a baseball career is much more profitable than a football career. Again, there are some exceptions, but overall if you can chose between the two, baseball is the best option. There have been athletes like Bo Jackson, Brian Jordan and Deion Sanders, that have played in both MLB and NFL. Danny Ainge played in MLB and NBA. At the end of the day, there are not many more athletes that have that on their resumes.

Murray is a talented two-sport athlete. Just hours after he won the Heisman Trophy, he had to apologize for his anti-gay comments he made in 2011-12. The same happened with comedian Kevin Hart this weekend. Hart was scheduled to host the Oscars in 2019, but in his case, refused to apologize for very similar anti-gay comments he made years ago, saying he already had apologized years ago. That is the way in our country today as you can lose your job for something you said 10 years ago. I wished they did that with a speeding ticket I got years ago. No chance.

I can’t wait to see Murray in Mesa, Ariz. next Spring Training. The younger A’s are getting even younger. Murray will be there with a bat and a glove.