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San Francisco Giants Podcast with Michael Duca: Pence finding his groove; Samardzija trying to find the right combination of pitches; plus more Giants news

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cumulus broadcasting file photo: San Francisco Giants pitcher Jeff Samardzija looks down at his glove, Samardzija gave up three home runs in Thursday pre season game to the San Diego Padres

On the San Francisco Giants Podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Hunter Pence has really found his path, just like he said after he hit a grand slam earlier in the week in Thursday’s game as he tripled, singled, and double in consecutive innings.

#2 Is Jeff Samardzija struggling or just experimenting with pitches? He gave up four runs to the Padres, giving up three home runs in Thursday’s game.

#3 How impressed have you been thus far with Andrew McCuthen’s spring on Thursday? He hit a two-run single. He’s always noted for the RBI, and of course, he can go deep.

#4 Brandon Belt broke the deadlock off Pads pitcher Colten Brewer a seventh-inning blast. Talk about Belt’s spring and do you see him getting a lot of work at first base?

#5 Buster Posey says when he comes to the park, he’ll be mentally prepared to catch and only catch. He has not played first one game as of yet. Does that mean he’ll catch most of the spring, but he’ll play a little first or a lot more than he did last year?

Michael Duca does the SF Giants podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Podcast with Joe Lami: Kings move one point behind Sharks; Preds have won 12 of 13; Caps landslide Isles 7-2

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On the NHL Podcast with Joe:

#1 Anze Kopitar got the Los Angeles Kings the go-ahead goal and the Kings ran away with it afterwards with 4-1 win past the Detroit Red Wings to move within two points of the Anaheim Ducks and a point behind San Jose.

#2 The Nashville Predators’ Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris got goals and an assist each in the third period and Preds goaltender Pekka Rinne stopped 32 shots. Nashville with a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes improved to 12-0-1.

#3 TJ Oshie had himself a game as he scored twice, Dimitry Orlov and Nicklas Blackstrom also scored a goal and got two assists as the Capitals took it to the Islanders 7-2 and picked up their first three-game win streak since January.

#4 Patric Hornqvist with two goals helped in five of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goals in their 5-3 win past the Montreal Canadiens. Tristan Jarry in net for Pittsburgh stopped 17 shots in place of starter Matt Murray, who’s out with a concussion.

#5 Columbus Blue Jackets’ Cam Atkinson scored a hat trick and got it with a second left in the game to help the CBJs pick up their sixth win in a row past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3.

Joe Lami does the NHL Podcast each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Stanford Cardinal Men’s Basketball Podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Cardinal face off with Oklahoma State take another step towards the Big Dance Monday night

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By Jerry Feitelberg

PALO ALTO–As many of you know the Stanford Cardinal have been finishing strong they were pretty mediocre for most of the year but they’ve won four of the last five games in the Pac 12 and they won the first game of the Pac 12 Tournament beating the Cal Bears and they got bounced in the second game by the UCLA Bruins both games were at the T-Mobile Center in Las Vegas.

The got invited to the NIT Tournament and they were seated number three in the NIT Tournament and last Wednesday they met number six BYU and they beat them 86-83 at Maples Pavilion. In a game the Cardinal had a 15 point lead BYU almost caught them in the end. Now the Cardinal are headed to Stillwater Oklahoma and their going to play a number two seed the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Jerod Haase head coach of the Cardinal and the players are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday. Stanford has Michael Humphrey, Dorian Picken, and Reid Travis who were effective on offense against the Cougars on Wednesday night. The Cardinal had had five players who finished in double figures, Oscar da Silva 13, Humphrey 11, Travis 25, Pickens 17, and Dorian Davis 12.

Stanford (19-15) tips off against the Oklahoma State Cowboys (20-14) for a 4:00PM PDT on Monday April 19th

Sports Headlines Podcast with Tony Renteria: Nelson signs with Raiders Crabtree out; Peterson still not signed with a team; Brees picks up two-year extension

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Photo credit: @JSM8ith former Green Bay Packer Jordy Nelson joins the Oakland Raiders as both sides came to an agreement Thursday afternoon

On the Sports Headlines Podcast with Tony:

#1 Former Green Bay Packers receiver Jordy Nelson, who was let go by the team on Tuesday, is looking at getting picked up by the Raiders. Former Oakland Raider wide receiver Michael Crabtree was released by the Raiders

#2 Former Arizona Cardinals Adrian Peterson, aged 33, was let go on Tuesday. Peterson went 12,276 yards rushing as of Wednesday night, but has not been picked up by a team.

#3 New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees signed for a two-year, $50 million extension with $27 million guaranteed in his first season of the deal.

#4  The New York Mets’ Tim Tebow was reassigned to the Mets’ minor league farm system. Tebow went 0-4 striking out four times at the plate. Tebow, aged 30, has a left ankle strain.

#5 NFL Network announced that tight end Derek Carrier will come back to the Raiders. He last played with the team in 2012. He has 36 career catches for 327 yards.

Tony Renteria does the Sports Headlines Podcast each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s Podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Cotton comes back to Bay Area to have elbow looked at; changes within the A’s pitching rotation; Laureano has broken finger and will go back to minors

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On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg:

#1 Oakland A’s starter Jharel Cotton has been sent back to the Bay Area to have his elbow looked at and is going to have an MRI.

#2 If Cotton is out for a significant amount of time, the A’s are going with a rotation of Andrew Triggs, Daniel Gossett, Daniel Mengden, and Paul Blackburn. AJ Puk whose looked the best in the rotation could wind up the one pitcher on the A’s.

#3 The A’s outfielder Ramon Laureano has a broken finger after Giants pitcher Roberto Gomez threw in on his hands. Laureano will be out several weeks and will rejoin the A’s minor league club, the Nashville Sounds.

#4 Calling him long shot to make the A’s opening day roster, Ryan Dull, is suffering from shoulder soreness and recently has thrown a 20-pitch bull session.

#5 A’s pitcher Kendall Graveman allowed five hits and four runs in three-plus innings. When Kendall pitched to the Royals, he had given up a smash hit and a walk that started off the Royals’ fourth inning rally on Tuesday.

Jerry Feitelberg does the A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Fox shines at the buzzer, Kings outlast Heat 123-119 in OT

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By: Jeremiah Salmonson

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Kings hosted the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. The Heat came into the game having lost their last game, 115-99, to the Portland Trail Blazers. The Kings also lost their last game to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 106-101. The Kings and Heat are having very different seasons. The Kings had a record of 21-47. The Heat had a record of 36-32. Tip off was set for 7:00 pm PST with the Kings and Heat going head-to-head in Sacramento.

The first quarter would start off with a fairly mellow tempo. Neither team came out of the gate looking more dominant than the other. With 4:59 to play in the first quarter, the Kings trailed the Heat by only two points, 16-14. Vince Carter entered the game and fouled James Johnson. The Kings would add a few more points with time running out in the first quarter. It was over yet though as Buddy Hield would toss up a four foot floater to make a buzzer-beating two. The Kings would go into the second quarter down 31-24.

The Kings would come out in the second with full force. They scored the first seven points in the second and pulled within two at 31-33. They didn’t stop there. After the Heat added a two, the Kings were right back at it. The Kings added 10 points to make it 43-38 Kings on top with 6:21 in the second. Between that and with 3:15 to play the Kings would extend that advantage to 49-43. The Kings showed some real heart in the second. For what appeared to be a game favoring the Heat, the Kings battled back and went into the locker at halftime up 59-52.

In the third quarter, both teams came out looking like they did in the first half. The Heat looking for a go-to scorer, and the Kings looking to keep rolling. Both teams would bounce back and forth with the score being 82-73 Sacramento with 3:35 to play in the third. The Kings would add nine more with a minute left to make it 91-76. Frank Mason would attempt to hit a long-range three at the buzzer, but to no avail. The Kings would lead, 91-79, going into the fourth quarter.

In the final quarter, the Kings would get on the board first. Those points scored on a floater by Kosta Koufos. Mason would be fouled and he made both his shots to make it 95-79. At this point, the game looked as if it were heavily in Sacramento’s favor. This narrative would then continue. With eight minutes to play, the Kings led the game 97-84.

The Heat and Kings got in a little scuffle around the seven-minute mark. Two technical fouls were charged. The first went to Koufos and the second to Goran Dragic. At the five-minute mark, the Heat started to put a little pressure on the Kings. So if anyone thought this was over, think again. De’Aaron Fox was charged with a controversial call that put the Kings in the penalty. From all angles, it appeared that Fox made no contact with Dragic, who would make both his shots. That coupled with a three from Dragic to make the game, 104-102, in favor of the Kings. The Heat would storm back and take a 110-106 lead with only 49.6 seconds to play and the Kings had a possession as Hield countered with a long-range three to make it 110-109. As if we haven’t seen Fox come up clutch all year, he showed us again. Fox hit a buzzer beating layup to tie the game at 111 apiece. These two teams headed to overtime!

In overtime, the script was simple. Both teams battled hard! Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a long-range jumper to make it 119-115. The Heat answered back with a two, but Hield was fouled and made both free throws. Hield was fouled again and made both shots to set the stage for the Kings’ victory. With the crowd at Golden 1 Center going crazy, the Kings defeated the Heat 123-119 in OT.

What’s Next?
The Kings head down to the Bay Area, where they will face the Warriors on Friday at 7:30 pm PST.

The Heat stay on the road and go to Los Angeles to face the Lakers Friday at 7:30 pm PST.

 

Stanford Cardinal scratch BYU Cougars 86-83 in first round of NIT

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By Alexandra Evans

PALO ALTO — The Stanford Cardinal men’s basketball team (11-7 Pac-12, 18-15 overall) qualified for the National Invitation Tournament and kicked off Game 1 against the BYU Cougars (11-7 WCC, 24-10 overall) on Wednesday at Maples Pavilion.

Following the opening tip-off, Cougars’ Jahshire Hardnett acquired the ball. The Cardinal played solid defense and managed to make their way to the other end of the court, though Dorian Pickens missed a three-pointer for the Cardinal. Cougars’ Elijah Bryant then dunked a minute into the period. Cardinal’s Reid Travis was given two free throw opportunities after Luke Worthington was fouled, both of which he missed. TJ Haws came back with a jumper for the Cougars, making the score 4-0 just over two minutes in. Haws was then fouled, allowing Pickens two free throws. He made only one. Travis then added a layup, as did Daejon Davis, and the Cardinal claimed a lead. Michael Humphrey then made a three-pointer to double the Cardinal’s lead. Dorian Pickens also got a three, sustaining the lead. A dunk from Pickens followed solid defensive plays (and a pass) by Travis and Humphrey. With a dunk. Payton Dastrup helped the Cougars catch up and the score was 13-12 with three and a half minutes remaining in the first 10. Bryant got a three for BYU, as did Travis for Stanford, keeping their lead. Bryant then got another three, giving the Cougars a two-point lead (18-16) over the Cardinal. Dastrup attempted a buzzer-beating three, but missed.

The next 10 minutes of the first half opened with a foul on Cougars’ Zac Seljaas and a layup from Dastrup. Josh Sharma attempted a three for Stanford, rebounded by Haws, then passed to Yoeli Childs, who got a layup for the Cougars to make the score 22-16, BYU. Pickens got a three for the Cardinal, then Hardnett got a layup for the Cougars to maintain their lead. Humphrey made a dunk shot, then Pickens made another three just before the shot clock timed out. The Cardinal were then down by only one point (24-23). Humphrey missed a jumper and was then fouled, giving the Cougars the ball, though they missed all attempted shots. Oscar da Silva got a layup for the Cardinal, as did Childs for the Cougars, who sustained their lead by a point with just over four minutes remaining. A dunk from Humphrey reissued the Cardinal a one-point lead, which would shuffle over the course of nearly 30 seconds. Hardnett got a layup with 3:22 left, and Travis made two free throws to give the Cardinal another one-point lead advantage, then turned over to the Cougars after a layup and free throw from Seljaas. The Cougars then had a seven-point advantage with 1:53 left after a jumper by Bryant and a three from Rylan Bergesen. The lead then went up to nine briefly after Bergesen made two free throws.

At halftime, the score was 39-35 BYU. Pickens exceeded the Cardinal with 11 points in the first half, Bryant for the Cougars with 14 points.

Humphrey and Travis opened the third quarter with a layup and a jumper, respectively, to tie the score 39-39. KZ Okpala then handed the lead to the Cardinal again with a jumper, followed by a free throw from Humphrey. Childs added a layup as did Travis, and then Hardnett. The Cougars were determined to reclaim their point lead, and the Cardinal were determined to keep theirs as the one-point lead remained active. Travis got a layup, followed by Haws, to keep the one point difference. Da Silva dunked to bring the Cardinal’s lead to three. A foul on Pickens issued Bergersen two free throw opportunities, both of which he made. Dastrup fouled Travis, who made both free throws and brought the Cardinal’s lead to three. Haws missed a critical three which would have tied the score, and then Okpala got a jumper to give the Cardinal a five-point lead, cut back to three by Bryant, then increased to five again when Travis got a jumper. The Cougars carried the ball swiftly to their side of the court, where Dastrup got a three. Davis then got a layup and the score was 56-52 BYU with 2:11 remaining in the quarter. Another layup from Travis brought the Cardinal to a six-point advantage, which they maintained as Seljaas missed a three and Worthington a layup. Oscar da Silva made a three with seven seconds left, leaving the Cardinal on the brink of a double-digit lead over the Cougars.

The final quarter commenced with layups from Childs and Bryant for the Cougars and Okpala for the Cardinal. Pickens made a three just under two minutes in, and a jumper and a dunk from Travis finally brought the Cardinal’s lead to the double digits (69-58) with seven minutes remaining. This was the first point in the game where either team had exceeded the other by more than 10 points. Humphrey then added a point when he made one free throw, and Pickens added two more with two free throws. Worthington got a layup to bring the Cardinal’s lead to 10 even, and then was brought back to single digits after one layup from Haws and two from Hardnett. The Cougars then only trailed the Cardinal by four points.

Over the course of the final two and a half minutes, a free throw from Pickens, a three pointer from Davis, a layup from Dastrup, two free throws from Davis, a layup from Haws, another two free throws from Davis, a free throw from Worthington, a dunk from Okpala, a jumper from Bryant, a free throw from da Silva, a layup and a free throw from Bryant, a free throw from Pickens, a layup and a three pointer from Hardnett, and a free throw from Davis, the Cardinal took home an 86-83 win over the Cougars.

At the end of the game, Travis exceeded the Cardinal with 25 points, and Bryant led the Cougars with 28 points.

The Stanford Cardinal will face the Oklahoma State Cowboys on March 19.

San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu: SJSU caves in to yet another first round exit in MW Tournament; SDSU wins conference title; plus SJSU football updates

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On the San Jose State men’s basketball podcast with Ana Kieu:

1. San Jose State caved in to yet another first round exit, a 74-61 loss to Wyoming, in the first round of Mountain West Tournament last Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

2. Ryan Welage led all scorers with 25 points and Jaycee Hillsman came a close second with 24 points. Hillsman also got a new career-high of 22 points. What went wrong for the Spartans?

3. San Diego State beat Fresno State in the quarterfinals, upset Nevada in the semifinals and defeated New Mexico in the championship. What could the Spartans learn from the Aztecs?

4. San Diego State will take on Houston in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday in the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. What’s your prediction for that game?

5. Brent Brennan and the Spartans have been putting in work lately. What’s new with the football team?

San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana Kieu: Quakes face Sporting KC next; plus more Quakes news

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On the San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Ana:

1. The Earthquakes head to Children’s Mercy Park to take on Sporting Kansas City this Saturday at 5:30 pm PT. What are your three keys to the game?

2. Magnus Eriksson and the Quakes visited the San Jose Sharks last week at the SAP Center. It was an epic meeting between two of San Jose’s finest.

3. Francois Affolter turned 27 yesterday. What else can you say about the Swiss defender?

4. The Quakes seem to be trying to get more people to attend their games as they recently introduced their SJ Squad Goals program, which provides exclusive benefits for fans bringing their friends and family to the matches this season. Tell me more about the program.

5. Reno 1868 FC signed Kevin Partida, pending league and federation approval, according to the Quakes’ announcement yesterday. Partida, a third-round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, returned home to northern Nevada, where he’s practicing with the team.

Ana does the Quakes podcast each week at SportsRadioService.com

San Jose Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks prepare for three-game road trip starting tonight in Edmonton

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On the San Jose Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa:

1.The Sharks are coming off two wins out of their last four games. The Sharks got a 5-3 win past the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. What a relief it was as San Jose recently struggled on home ice with losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals.

2. The Sharks improved their power play with a power play goal last Thursday against the St. Louis Blues after going 0-30 on their 32nd try they lit the lamp to snap the drought.

3. The Sharks face the Edmonton Oilers, a team they handled without a problem on Tuesday, February 27th, but after the convincing win past ex-coach Todd McLellan and company, the Oilers will be out for revenge on their home ice tonight.

4. The Sharks also have to contend with Connor McDavid, who dominates in Edmonton and leads the Oilers in goals. Will the Sharks’ double team him to slow down his offense?

5. The Sharks conclude their road trip Friday and Saturday with back-to-back nights in Calgary and Vancouver. How do you see these match ups this weekend?

Mary Lisa Walsh is the San Jose Sharks beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com