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Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Is Taylor Swift a Pentagon psy op?; Giants Lee takes tour of Oracle; plus more news

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Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and superstar singer Taylor Swift leave Arrowhead Stadium on Dec 25, 2023 after playing the Las Vegas Raiders (Kansas City Star file photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift made headlines on Fox News when it was reported that Swift is a political psy op for the Government with millions and millions of followers she could be used for political influence and be a Pentagon asset. She had endorsed President Biden in the 2020 election and Republicans have blamed her for key loses. The Washington Post said Swift is not a psy op.

#2 San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee got a tour of Oracle Park this past week. Lee was joined by his agent Scott Boras and his interpreter. Lee entered through the back of Oracle through the outfield fence and took a look at the field and headed to the clubhouse and sat and spoke with reporters. What’s the expectations for Lee going into the 2024 season.

#3 This past week former Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll 72, was relieved of his duties as head coach. Carroll said he was open to another head coaching job after serving as head coach for the Seahawks after 14 seasons. Carroll said that it’s hard to convince the Seahawks brass to let him stay because “their not football people.” Carroll will stay on as an advisor.

#4 Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick who left this week as head coach at the Patriots said the parting between him and owner Robert Kraft was mutual. Belichick he was grateful for being head coach in New England for 24 years, that he was honored to coach some of the greatest players that ever played, Belichick said that he’s ready to move on.

#5 Charlie how important is it that the Oakland A’s fan clubs like the Last Dive Bar and Oakland 68s will have the A’s farm team the Stockton Ports join them at the planned FansFest on Sat Feb 24th at Jack London Square in Oakland. The Ports say they’re there to support the fans. The 68s and the Last Dive are sponsoring FansFest.

#6 What statement does that say about an A’s organization minor league affiliate to step up in the drive to raise money for the political cause in helping get a petition drive together for Schools over Stadiums to get an initiative on the Nevada ballot to stop the public funding for a new A’s ballpark at the Tropicana?

Daniel Dullum filled in for Charlie O for today’s Headline Sports podcast heard each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: Fisher may not have the money for stadium; Sources say he’s been talking to other casino owners to chip in for the $1.1 billion cost

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Does Oakland A’s owner John Fisher have the $1.1 billion to pay for Vegas/Tropicana ballpark in Las Vegas? (photo by Athletics Nation)

On the A’s podcast with Daniel:

#1 Maybe it’s a good thing that Oakland A’s owner John Fisher doesn’t have to pay a relocation fee because he’s having a hard enough time trying to find $1.1 billion to pay for his share of the building construction for the Tropicana ballpark. So far word is he has not plopped down the $1.1 billion and that he just very well may not have the money.

#2 There was talk that he was going to ask Goldman Sachs for the loan to cover the cost of paying for the construction share but after learning what the interest rates for the loan that bit of news got really quite.

#3 The A’s and the Tropicana were supposed to present the renderings for the new ballpark but that was called off earlier in December after two Nevada Deputies were killed and a renderings announcement would be rescheduled. Then it was expected maybe mid December but here we are in the first week of January and the only thing we’ve heard is the renderings are supposed to take place next week.

#4 Sources say that the A’s and the Tropicana have been showing renderings to other Casino owners and from those sources no casino operator has been willing to put in his share towards the stadium financing. If this is the case Fisher clearly doesn’t have the money and is going with hat in hand up and down the strip.

#5 Schools over Stadiums who might be the last hope to stop public financing for a new ballpark on the strip has come out with their campaign push on their X page stating reasons why funding the Tropicana ballpark with public money over education is a bad idea. Schools over Stadiums is looking for voter support in the event they can get an initiative on the ballot that would stop public funding of an A’s Las Vegas Park. Whatever the outcome for Schools over Stadiums the fight is on.

Join Daniel Dullum for the Oakland A’s Relocation podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: A’s still need FAA approval regarding Las Vegas Airport; Vegas fans are not excited about A’s coming

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The air traffic tower under construction at the Las Vegas Airport in this Aug 6, 2014 photo. The runways for take off and landings front where home plate will face at the Las Vegas ballpark and there are concerns if the stadium lights would be a distraction for pilots. The A’s and the Tropicana are waiting for FAA approval in that part of the venture. (AP News file photo)

On the Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 Daniel, our talk show host Jimmy Price went on location at the Tropicana Casino and Hotel and did a close visual of the property and intersection. He confirmed that this will be a tight space for a retractable and the two towers at the Tropicana will need to be demoed and as of the end of December no renderings as of yet.

#2 Also Jimmy mentioned that some of the retail, businesses and people who work and live by the strip do not want the A’s to come to the Tropicana because it will create horrible congestion and a ballpark at Las Vegas Blvd and Tropicana will be more of hinderance. Don’t forget the FAA has to approve the stadium as well as home plate faces the landing and take off runway at Las Vegas Airport.

#3 The other point that was brought up was this thinking by the A’s that they’ll bring in attendance by depending on tourism and visiting teams fans will travel with the team like they do for the Raiders. In baseball it’s been brought up whose going to come on a Monday or Tuesday to see the Royals or Pittsburgh Pirates at Tropicana Field very few was the answer.

#4 The A’s ballpark in Las Vegas may not be a destination spot for visitors in Vegas because the product of the A’s just won’t attract visitors from coming. If the A’s were to rebrand themselves as say the Las Vegas Blackjacks or another name then promote themselves as such much in the same way the Washington Nationals did when they left Montreal that marketing strategy might work but using the A’s and their colors it’s not going to fool or excite too many fans.

#5 Once again the non existence of renderings have fans and Vegas residents wondering what is going to work at the park. The Texas Rangers it was said did a great job of their design at Globe Life Field with their luxury boxes and and stadium layout to attract fans in Arlington. The A’s trying to shoehorn a park in the Tropicana that will be tight fit it might not only be the smallest park in the Majors but it could turn into the biggest disaster development mistake in MLB.

Join Daniel for the Oakland A’s relocation podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: 49ers and Thunder get Public money to facilitate stadiums; Can Schools over Stadiums beat those odds in Vegas?

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Jed York Chief Executive of the San Francisco 49ers and the 49ers will get a tax cut worth $180 million from Santa Clara County. The tax cut will run for 30 years. Another example of public money supporting professional sports stadiums (photo by Sports Illustrated)

On the Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 Daniel, this week the San Francisco 49ers got a tax cut worth $180 million in a ruling from a Santa Clara County Judge. The 49ers have over 30 years remaining on their lease at Levis Stadium. The ruling by Superior Court Judge Helen Williams reject a lawsuit brought on by Santa Clara Assessor Lawrence Stone. The lawsuit challenged the taxable value of Levi Stadium that was set by an appeals board back in 2019.

#2 Like what Schools over Stadiums are saying about the public money that is going to fund the Tropicana ballpark in Las Vegas to the tune of $380 million. Santa Clara Unified School District will be hit with a $2.4 million in revenue because of the 49ers tax relief. Santa Clara will lose out on $32 million and this will be over the life of the Levi 30 year lease. The city of Santa Clara takes a $24 million loss in tax revenue during the 30 year lease. So Schools and education again gets pushed to the bottom of the list.

#3 Oklahoma City voter approved public funding for the Oklahoma City Thunder for a new $900 million downtown arena. The approval keeps the Thunder in Oklahoma City through 2050. 71% of all precincts reported that the funding has been approved. There will be a one cent sales tax for the next additional years. The tax won’t start until 2028. Universities in the state of Oklahoma were against the use of public money to fund the arena with some Oklahoma professors all with PhD’s who were against the public funding, but could not beat back the public support for the new downtown arena.

#4 Daniel taking a look at some these passages for public monies for the 49ers and the Thunder it would look like it will be an uphill battle for the Schools over Stadiums to beat back public funding from the state of Nevada if they could get the signatures to get it on the ballot it’s getting the voters to vote down the public money for the Tropicana ballpark. Not that easy.

#5 The A’s so far have not come up with rendering, they still have to get approval from the FAA to build at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd and Tropicana because of the lights of the ballpark could interfere with landing and take offs as home plate fronts the airport strip, also A’s owner John Fisher needs to come up with his share of the $1.1 billion for the construction of the Tropicana, Fisher owes $48 million for the Oakland Coliseum property for his half that comes due to Alameda County in Jun 2024.

Join Daniel Dullum for the Oakland A’s Relocation podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: MLB Playoffs update, Will Jaguars can Meyer?; Kane’s troubles mounting; plus more

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The Boston Red Sox stand and take a seat in the Fenway Park outfield after knocking off the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card game on Tue Oct 5, 2021. The Sox played the Tampa Bay Rays on Wed Oct 7, 2021 at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay in the ALDS. (AP News photo)

On Headlines podcast with Daniel:

1 MLB Wild Card one-game playoffs – Red Sox, Dodgers prevail

2 Urban Meyer busy apologizing for video of him and ‘a dancer’ that went viral

3 NHL investigating Evander Kane for allegedly submitting a fake vaccine card

4 NY Post reports: Mike Greenberg will replace Maria Taylor as host of ESPN’s NBA Countdown; Matt Vasgersian to leave Sunday Night Baseball

5 ESPN suspends Sage Steele after comments on the network’s vaccine mandate, former President Obama

6 Padres fire manager Jayce Tingler

Join Daniel for Cal Bears football podcasts starting next Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Yanks manager Boone has choice words for fan who threw at Red Sox OF; Bucks can do it tonight in NBA Finals; plus more

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo (99) points into the Yankee Stadium bleachers at fans after getting hit with a baseball that he just tossed to a fan that was intercepted by a Yankee fan and thrown at his back on Sat Jul 17, 2021 in the sixth inning (photo from Sports Illustrated)

1 Yankees fan who threw ball at Red Sox OF banned from all MLB stadiums for life

2 NBA Finals – Bucks lead Suns 3-2, can clinch at home

3 Toyota pulls Olympic advertising in Japan amid national backlash

4 Interesting names available to Seattle Kraken for NHL expansion draft

Daniel Dullum does Headline Sports each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports with Daniel Dullum: Suns take 2-1 lead into game four Wed night; Ohtani lead off hitter and pitcher

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The Phoenix Suns absolutely had no answer for the Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounompo (34) who throws down against the Phoenix Suns in game 3 on Sun Jul 11, 2021 in Phoenix (AP News photo)

1 NBA Finals – Phoenix leads Milwaukee 2-games-to-1

2 Shohei Ohtani named as American League’s starting pitcher and leadoff hitter for All-Star Game

3 Trevor Bauer’s status with Dodgers still on hold

4 Angels fire play-by-play announcer Daron Sutton after 89 games

5 Pierre McGuire lands front office gig with Ottawa Senators

Join Daniel Dullum for Headline Sports podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Lightning prove too much for Canadiens; Clippers could even series in game 6; plus more

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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price (31) was feeling the pressure all night here the Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) scores on Price in the third period in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Tampa Bay (AP News photo)

1 Lightning dominate Montreal in Game 1 of Cup Finals

2 Clippers stay alive in NBA West finals, beat Suns and send series back to LA for Game 6

3 NHL announces outdoor schedule for next season; uncertain about Olympics

4 Mariners’ Hector Sanchez is first pitcher ejected for violating MLB sticky substance rule

6 Sixty years later, Yankees fan has wish to be a bat girl come true

Daniel does Headline Sports podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Supreme Court rules for NCAA player compensaton; NHL Playoffs update; plus more

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NCAA logo image from wikipedia

On Headline Sports podcast with Daniel:

1 Supreme Court rules unanimously in NCAA player compensation issue

2 MLB crackdown on Spider Tack usage by pitchers

3 Stanley Cup semifinals – Canadiens v. Golden Knights3-2; Islanders v. Lightning 3-2

4 Sun Chris Paul Clippers Kawhi Leonard ruled out for game 2 of the NBA Western Finals

5 Ex-Cubs star Ben Zobrist alleges former pastor had affair with his wife, defrauded charity

Daniel Dullum does Headline Sports podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Suns get a sweep; Women’s softball ratings a homer; plus more

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The Phoenix Suns Devin Booker takes a jump shot against the Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton during game 4 of the NBA Playoffs in Denver on Sun Jun 13, 2021 (AP News photo)

On Headlines podcast with Daniel:

1 Phoenix Suns sweep Denver, charge into NBA West finals

2 Ratings for Women’s College Softball World Series a home run for ESPN

3 Stanley Cup semifinals – Canadiens v. Golden Knights; Islanders v. Lightning

4 A’s and Giants in first place, keep an eye on the Padres

5 Barry Bonds and his schnauzer compete at the Westminster Dog Show

6 RIP Mudcat Grant

Join Daniel Dullum for Headline Sports podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com