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San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu: Latest news on the Black and Blue

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On the SJ Earthquakes podcast with Ana:

1. Before we get to your thoughts on the San Jose Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake match at Avaya Stadium last Saturday, let’s talk about the Quakes’ recent trade of Fatai Alashe to FC Cincinnati.

2. Now, let’s talk about the Quakes vs. Real Salt Lake match and how the Quakes should prepare to host FC Dallas, who’s first-place in the Western Conference, this coming Saturday.

3. Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski held a meet and greet with fans at the SoccerKraze in Campbell Monday.

4. For those of you who want a Quakes player to attend your next training session, you can enter the TeamSnap Celebrity Coach contest.

5. The news broke on Tuesday that Quakes’ rookie Gilbert Fuentes was called to the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team for a pair of matches against Mexico and Costa Rica during an 11-day international training camp from August 2 to 13.

Catch Ana on the SJ Earthquakes podcast each week at SportsRadioService.com!

No. 1 seed Garbine Muguruza forced to withdraw from Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic No. 1 seed Garbiñe Muguruza has been forced to withdraw from the event due to a right arm injury. Muguruza will be replaced in the draw by lucky‐loser Anna Blinkova, who will play two‐time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka tonight at 7 pm PDT.

“I’ve been feeling some pain in my right arm for a couple of days and realized I am not ready to play the match, so hopefully I can recover for the next tournaments,” said Muguruza.

“The facilities in San Jose are very nice, especially the courts. This is a tournament I always play at the start of the US Open Series so I hope to come  back and see all my fans next year.”

“We were really looking forward to seeing Garbiñe compete here at the tournament, but the players’ health must always be the number one priority,” said tournament director Vickie Gunnarsson. “She’s one of the WTA’s bright young stars and we hope she is able to recover quickly.”

Tickets for the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic are available at www.MubadalaSVC.com.

Seven‐time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams takes the court against Heather Watson Thursday at 7 pm PDT, while defending champion and No. 2 seed Madison Keys will play Ajla Tomljanovic during Thursday’s day session.

Formerly known as the Bank of the West Classic in Palo Alto, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic is a week-long WTA Premier event bringing the worlds of tennis and technology together in a festival of sports and entertainment. The new venue at San José State University will provide a high‐end, family friendly atmosphere and will put fans close to the action as they watch their favorite stars compete.

Highlighting the best the region has to offer, the tournament will showcase a complete entertainment experience including locally sourced cuisine, fine wine and cheese selections, interactive fan exhibitions, premier hospitality options, daily autograph signings, and of course, incredible tennis action.

Featuring a 28‐player singles draw as well as a 16‐team doubles draw the tournament will bring the best female tennis players in the world to the Bay Area and serves as the opening women’s event of the US Open Series.

With several different ticket options available, the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic has something for everyone. To purchase tickets go to www.MubadalaSVC.com or call 1 (866) 982‐8497.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Rodriguez pitching like the real deal; very well could be in the running for NL Rookie of the Year

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On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko:

#1 San Francisco Giants starter Derek Rodriguez did it again with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres Tuesday night at Petco Park. Rodriguez went seven innings, three hits, one earned run, three walks, and seven strikeouts.

#2 Marko takes a look at Rodriguez’ command and mix of pitches.

#3 Also, will Rodriguez have a shot at being the NL Rookie of the Year currently pitching with a 2.59 ERA?

#4 The Giants have had success in extra innings. Marko talks about the walk-offs, the comebacks, the hits, and the homers that helped the Giants as of late.

#5 It’s off to Arizona and Madison Bumgarner (3-4) Thursday night he’ll face Zack Greinke (12-5) Marko sets up the series on the podcast for us.

Marko Ukalovic does the Giants podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O: A’s make no moves at the deadline, could some Astros moves wind up hurting them?

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@Athletics photo: Oakland A’s Khris Davis swings so hard. He’s just a blur. That’s the way things have been going for him at the plate as of late.

On the A’s podcast with Charlie O:

1) The Trade Deadline has come and gone and the A’s did not make any last minute roster moves. Did that surprise you?

2) Houston made several moves which we expected but you say one may help while another may wind up hurting the Astros.

3) Seattle made deals, but did any of those deals help them get better?

4) The Yankees may well be in the AL Wild Card game, which is where the A’s could be headed — how did they improve at the deadline?

5) What’s coming up for the A’s this week?

Charlie O does the A’s podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic: Johanna Konta humbled Serena Williams in 6-1, 6-0 blowout

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2018 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic continued Tuesday at the Spartan Tennis Complex in San Jose, Calif. And, as you might’ve expected, tennis star Serena Williams stole the show. Well, at least the night match in this lovely city.

Ladies Singles — Round One
ROU’s Mihaela Buzarnescu defeated USA’s Sachia Vickery in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory. Buzarnescu’s next opponent will be either CHN’s Qiang Wang or USA’s Amanda Anisimova.

HUN’s Timea Babos defeated FRA’s Kristina Mladenovic in a 6-4, 6-2 victory. Babos’ next opponent for round two will be GRE’s Maria Sakkari.

GBR’s Heather Watson defeated USA’s Claire Liu in a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory.

BLR’s Vera Lapko defeated CHN’s Shuai Zhang, a No. 7 seed, in a 7-6, 6-0 victory. Lapko will face USA’s Danielle Collins in round two.

GBR’s Johanna Konta crushed USA’s Serena Williams with a final score of 6-1, 6-0. Now, it’s 10 games in a row for Konta, who led 6-1, 4-0 at one point.

“I think she played well in the second set,” said Williams. “And I think…I wasn’t sure, but after the first set, she got all in and she thought she was going to make it.”

When asked about the change of environment, Williams told reporters that she liked playing at Stanford, but added that it was nice to see the tournament grow at San Jose State. Additionally, Williams stated that she had to get used to the current serve clock and then mentioned that she has been getting to know San Jose since it’s sort of different compared to Los Angeles.

Ladies Doubles — Round One
RUS’ Anna Blinkova and RUS’ Natela Dzalamidze defeated ARG’s Maria Irigoyen and USA’s Desirae Krawczyk in a 6-3, 6-3 victory.

ESP’s Georgina Garcia Perez and AUS’ Priscilla Hon defeated UKR’s Kateryna Bondarenko and RUS’ Valeria Savinykh in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

USA’s Sofia Kenin and BLR’s Aryna Sabalenka defeated PAR’s Veronica Cepede Royg and USA’s Irina Falconi in a 6-4, 6-1 victory.

Notes
USA’s CeCi Bellis isn’t playing at the Mubadala SVC, but she signed autographs for the fans at the AdvoCare Sports booth at 12:45 pm PDT Tuesday afternoon.

The Spartan Tennis Complex opened up 100 seats for the 7 pm PDT match Tuesday night between USA’s Serena Williams and UK’s Johanna Konta.

The dog of USA’s Ashley Kratzer hung out in the shade to cool down as he waited for his so-called mother to finish her practice.

American teenager Claire Liu went from defense to offense in a big way, as she won the point of the day at the Mubadala SVC.

Up Next
Second round for both ladies’ doubles and singles are scheduled for Wednesday from 11 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm. All times Pacific.

Crawford delivers RBI single to lift Giants past Padres 3-2 in extras

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By Jeremy Kahn

Brandon Crawford came up with the biggest hit of the game when the San Francisco Giants needed it the most in Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres.

Crawford hit a seeing eye single to right field in the top of the 10th inning, helping the Giants defeat the Padres 3-2 at Petco Park Tuesday.

Evan Longoria tripled to lead off the inning of losing pitcher Phil Maton, and then Longoria scored on Crawford’s thru the infield.

Tony Watson won for the fourth time this season, as he pitched a perfect ninth inning for the Giants, who have won three games in a row after dropping four in a row.

After striking out all five batters he faced on Monday night, Will Smith came on to pick up his sixth save of the season and the Giants swept the two-game series.

It is totally different story for the Padres, who are 2-9 since the All-Star break, having dropped 14 out of their last 16 games and went 5-20 in the month of July.

Dereck Rodriguez pitched fantastic, as he went seven innings, allowing one run on three hits, walking three and striking out a career-high seven. This was the second time in his 10 Major League starts that Rodriguez pitched seven innings.

Rodriguez gave up the only run that he would allow in the bottom of the first inning, as he gave up a single to Wil Myers and Eric Hosmer hit a RBI double to give the Padres an early 1-0 lead.

Monday Night’s hero Gorkys Hernandez tied up the game in the top of the fourth inning, as he hit a sacrifice fly to score Austin Slater from third base.

Andrew McCutchen gave the Giants the lead in the top of the fifth inning, as he hit an opposite field home run off of Padres starter Clayton Richard.

The Giants loaded the bases in the top of the eighth inning, as Longoria led off the inning with a single, then Nick Hundley followed up with a single of his own and Slater walked to load the bases. Crawford struck out against rookie Robert Stock, who then got Panik to ground into the Fielders’ Choice and got out of the jam, as he got Hernandez to fly out to right field and the Giants came up empty.

Unfortunately, Reyes Moronta was not able to hold to the lead, as he allowed Manuel Margot reach on a Fielders’ Choice that allowed Jose Pirela score the tying run. Pirela walked against Moronta, as he came on to pinch-hit for Stock.

Richard was replaced by Jordan Lyles in the top of the sixth inning, as the usual starter went two innings and struck out two.

The left-handed starter went five innings, allowing two runs on five hits, walked three and struck out one.

NOTES: Panik came off the bench to pinch hit for Hunter Pence in the top of the eighth inning and grounded into a Fielders’ Choice.

UP NEXT: After a day-off on Wednesday, the Giants open a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field beginning on Thursday night at 6:40 pm PDT.

Giants’ Madison Bumgarner will take the start in the opener, while Zack Greinke will start for the Diamondbacks.

6-time LPGA winner Pat Hurst returns to alma mater as San Jose State’s assistant women’s golf coach

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Pat Hurst, a six-time winner on the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Tour and the only San Jose State alumna to win a NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship, returns to her alma mater as the women’s golf assistant coach. New San Jose State head coach Dana Dormann made the announcement Tuesday.

Hurst, a San Leandro, Calif. native, is entering college coaching for the first time and can rely on her past experiences as an assistant captain of the 2015 and 2017 United States-winning Solheim Cup teams.

“I am very pleased Pat Hurst is coming back to San Jose State as the assistant coach to the women’s golf team. Her success at every level of competition from junior, to SJSU, and to the LPGA Tour is unmatched in college coaching,” said Dormann, who’s a San Jose State alumna and a two-time LPGA Tour winner herself.

“Her work as the Solheim Cup assistant captain to fellow Spartan alumna Juli Inkster has given Pat knowledge of team building, course strategy and an understanding of the game that will be very valuable to our team. I look forward to working with my fellow Spartan as San Jose State Women’s golf builds our ‘Culture of Champions’ for life.”

Before enrolling at San Jose State, Hurst was the 1986 USGA Girls Junior champion. As a sophomore, Hurst was the 1989 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf medalist and led the Spartans to their second of three national team championships at the Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, Calif.

The two-time first-team All-American would capture the 1990 U.S. Women’s Amateur — Hurst’s second USGA championship in four years. Hurst earned her LPGA Tour Card in 1994 and was named the Tour’s “Rookie of the Year” in 1995. Hurst’s first LPGA Tour win was the 1997 Oldsmobile Classic in East Lansing, Mich.

Hurst has one major championship win to her credit–the 1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational–and 10 other top-10 finishes at LPGA Major Championship Tour events. She played on eight USA teams in international competition–four of them Solheim Cup winners. Hurst has a 10-7-3 Solheim Cup individual win-loss record.

“I am so excited to be joining the San Jose State University women’s golf team as the assistant coach. I look forward to using my knowledge and experiences to help the team and making an impact on their lives,” said Hurst, who was an inductee into multiple Halls of Fame, including the San Jose State Sports’ Hall of Fame.

Though Hurst has cut back on the number of tournaments she plays in recent years, her $7 million in career earnings still ranks her 33rd all-time among LPGA players.

“Congratulations to Pat Hurst on being named assistant coach for the San Jose State University women’s golf team. She has been my right hand person for the last two Solheim Cups (United States vs. Europe). She is organized, passionate and fun,” said Juli Inkster, a LPGA Hall of Fame golfer who served as the captain of the triumphant 2015 and 2017 U.S. teams after becoming an San Jose State alumna.

“Dana Dormann and Pat will make a amazing team. Their golf knowledge and loyalty to SJSU will be a home run. I wish I had some eligibility left.”

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Giants to sell 125 lithos of Dwight Clark and Willie Mays holding their famous catch photos

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On the SF 49ers podcast with David:

The San Francisco Giants have announced that they will sell a limited amount of autographed lithographs of the late 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark and former San Francisco Giant legend Willie Mays, who is holding up his photo of making his catch in the 1954 World Series. The lithos are $487 each and there are only 125 available.

The 49ers have three tight ends in camp: George Kittle, Garrett Celek, and Cole Hikutuni. With a limited amount of tight ends in camp, can the 49ers open the season with only three tight ends?

David Zizmor does the 49ers podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsadioservice.com

Monday was a day to remember for Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic fans

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By: Ana Kieu

SAN JOSE, Calif. — There was plenty of good things in the San Jose area when the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic kicked off at the San Jose State University Tennis Complex Monday morning. First off, Mubadala SVC was delighted to present alongside their partners at Soft Bank at a Fast Company exclusive forum called Game On: Winning In Sports, Technology & Business. Second, San Jose State athletics director Marie Tuite–one of only a handful of female FBS athletics directors in the country–performed the ceremonial first serve Monday.

Results for Ladies’ Singles — Round One
In the first-ever main draw match at Stadium Court, GRE’s Maria Sakkari cruised past USA’s Christina McHale in a 6-2, 6-2 victory.

USA’s Sofia Kenin had no trouble getting past PAR’s Veronica Cepede Royg in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

AUS’s Ajla Tomljanovic moved on to round two with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over ESP’s Georgina Garcia Perez.

USA’s Danielle Collins defeated USA’s Danielle Lao in a 7-6, 6-3 victory.

To top it all off, BLR’s Victoria Azarenka toughed it out through three sets to beat UKR’s Kateryna Bondarenko in a 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 victory.

Results for Ladies’ Doubles — Round One
GBR’s Johanna Konta and CHN’s Shuai Zhang defeated USA’s Jacqueline Cako and GER’s Nicola Geuer in a 6-3, 6-2 victory.

ROU’s Mihaela Buzarnescu and GBR’s Heather Watson defeated USA’s Tamara Culibrk and FRA’s Sybille Gauvain in a 6-3, 6-3 victory.

Notes
The well-known Williams sisters were practicing on nearby courts Monday. Serena is scheduled to play Tuesday night, while Venus is set to play Thursday night.

Respond to Mubadala SVC’s tweet for a chance to win two tickets.

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Order of play for Tuesday, July 30.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Will Giants deal before deadline? McCutchen, Panik, or Bumgarner are names dropped

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mercurynews.com photo: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the top of the first inning at AT&T Park on July 27, 2018 in San Francisco, California

On Giants podcast with Morris Phillips:

#1 Will the Giants make any deals? Names that have come up: Andrew McCutchen, Joe Panik and Madison Bumgarner. Will the Giants seek a deal to get some leverage in their chase for a shot at the postseason?

#2 Giants catcher Buster Posey says the Giants are a streaky team. Sometimes, they’ll win eight of 10 and then they’ll win seven of nine. They lost two out of three to the Brewers and they opened up a three-game series in San Diego Monday night.

#3 With a right hamstring injury, Giants pull third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who will be sitting out on the DL just as Evan Longoria comes back to assume his position at third.

#4 Chase d’Arnaud has taken over first base for San Francisco in place of injured Brandon Belt. This is Belt’s third time on the DL this season.

#5 Giants are looking to get some hitting in the San Diego series–something they lacked in the series in Colorado, where they got swept.

Morris does the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com