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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Air Quality looks pretty good for kick off at Levis on Sunday

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The San Francisco 49ers Tevin Coleman (26) talks with Matt Breida (22) and Raheem Mostert at practice on Jan 16th 2020 prior to their NFC Championship game vs. Green Bay. Coleman has the sickle cell trait and may not play Sunday if the air quality is poor at Levi Stadium. (AP News file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe taking a look at the Arizona Cardinals defense from last season they had a problem covering the tight ends with the addition of linebacker Isaiah Simmons covering San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle how do you see that match up and improvement for Arizona?

#2 Last season Kittle caught six passes for 79 yards and got a touchdown against the Cardinals and he did it with injuries to his ankle bone and a popped knee capsule on the 49ers first offensive drive.

#3 San Francisco running back Tevin Coleman did not practice on Friday as he has the sickle cell trait and may not be able to play on Sunday if the air quality conditions remain over 150 which is the air quality limit.

#4 The NFL might consider cancelling the game if the air quality gets over 200 which is the NFL limit. Doctors have noted that football players breath hard and with wild fire smoke thick as it’s been the league and the 49ers are concerned about heavy smoke inhalation by the players.

#5 Joe finally talk about the quarterback match up between the Cardinals Kyler Murray and the 49ers Jimmy Garopplo and how you see the match up Sunday?

J Hawkes does the 49ers podcasts each Sunday and does the 49ers post game recap at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders favored in road opener in Carolina; Very first game as Las Vegas franchise

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The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) in practice this week is set and prepared with the offense to make a go of it as the Raiders face the Carolina Panthers to open their season on the road this Sun Sep 13th (photo from the mercurynews.com)

On the Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Rich first of all welcome to the first Las Vegas Raiders podcast the first year for the Raiders to play in Sin  City what’s it been like for the community and for Raiders fans in Vegas to have their first professional NFL team?

#2 The Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is starting Derek Carr how confident are the Raiders that he’ll be ready and be starting in Carolina for the opener.

#3 Does Carr look to someone like back up quarterback Mario Mariota as competition. Mariota has had his share of injuries and is expected to be back in three weeks. There was some talk that when Mariota left the Tennessee Titans to come to Las Vegas he was damaged goods.

#4 Rich, how important is the Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to come in after playing in New Orleans step in and make this offense go.

#5 The one fear is an outbreak in the NFL, do you question the safety of this game and once someone gets Covid-19 will they shut it down and have to worry about testing everybody before returning to play again?

Join Rich Perez for Sportstalk on 1400 KSHP Las Vegas and a member of the Las Vegas broadcast Hall of Fame and for the Raiders preview podcasts every Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq: Mahomes and Chiefs strong as ever in opener; 49ers have injuries how will they do?; plus more

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The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws under the pressure of Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt (99) on Thursday Night Football the season opener at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with London:

#1 The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had an evening on Thursday Night Football to open the NFL season throwing for 211 yards and three touchdowns for a 34-28 win over the Houston Texans.

#2 The Chiefs wide receivers didn’t miss a step either Travis Kelce, Sammy Watkins, and Tyreek Hill all caught a touchdown pass each.

#3 The San Francisco 49ers have a number of injuries including Deebo Samuel who will not play this Sunday due to a foot injury. Brandon Aiyuk was listed as limited and could play this Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals in week one at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara.

#4 Turning to the NBA Playoffs the Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis had 29 points on Thursday night and LeBron James missed a triple double by needing just one assist. The Lakers take game 4, 110-100 and take the series lead 3-1 over the Houston Rockets.

#5 Turning to baseball long time Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval was released by the Giants on Thursday. Sandoval was on all three Giants World Series teams in 2010, 2012, and 2014 and hit three home runs in one game. The Giants felt that Sandoval ran his course and produced a batting average of .220, 82 at bats, 18 hits, one home run.

#6 The San Jose Earthquakes suffered their worst loss in franchise history in a nine game regular season losing by a six goal loss 7-1 to the Seattle Sounders on Thursday night at Centurylink Field in Seattle.

Join London each Friday for Headline Sports podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco 49ers podcast pt 1 with David Zizmor: Aiyuk and Samuel will they be ready for the opener on Sunday?

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The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (11) was at practice on Thursday and is reportedly still nursing his hamstring injury. Aiyuk could be ready by Sunday for the opener against the Arizona Cardinals (photo from mercurynews.com)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 The 49ers are trying to be optimistic about the return of wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk (hamstring)  and Deebo Samuel (foot) both sat out of practice on Wednesday but could you see them getting in for the game on Sunday?

#2 Two more injuries to ask about is center Ben Garland who is listed to limited action and corner back Jason Verrett (hamstring).

#3 David talk about the defending against the pass and how you see the 49ers attempting to shutdown Arizona quarterback Klyer Murray and the pass?

Join David each Friday for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco 49ers podcast pt 2 with David Zizmor: Aiyuk and Samuel will they be ready for the opener on Sunday?

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The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel (19) was not at practice on Wednesday and Sanders will not play on Sunday for the opener against the Arizona Cardinals. Samuel is suffering from a foot injury. (file photo from fansided.com)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 The 49ers are trying to be optimistic about the return of wide receivers Brandon Aiyuk (hamstring)  and Deebo Samuel (foot) both sat out of practice on Wednesday but could you see them getting in for the game on Sunday?

#2 Two more injuries to ask about is center Ben Garland who is listed to limited action and corner back Jason Verrett (hamstring).

#3 David talk about the defending against the pass and how you see the 49ers attempting to shutdown Arizona quarterback Klyer Murray and the pass?

Join David each Friday for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Headline Sports podcast with Tony Renteria: Orange smokey skies for Bay Area baseball; Fans fear Covid spread NFL ticket sales down; plus more

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View of Oakland Coliseum during Houston Astros and Oakland A’s Wednesday night during batting practice as a smokey orange sky from the California fires hangs over the park (photo from @MLByahoosports)

Headline Sports podcast with Tony R

#1 Washington, Oregon and California fires have made California the worst air quality in the nation. With California’s huge sports teams college and pro and with a the nation’s largest pandemic combined how long will it be safe to continue sports in California?

#2 Both Bay Area teams played Wednesday under orange smokey skies the Houston Astros and Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum in the fourth of their five game series and the Seattle Mariners at San Francisco Giants for a Wednesday night game.

#3 The Super Bowl Champion Kansas Chiefs have said that their ticket sales for their opener have been down due to fears of the pandemic and too many fans gathering in one place will tickets sales also be down in other NFL cities?

#4 This is opening week for the San Francisco 49ers who are hosting the Arizona Cardinals at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara. During camp 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garopplo and the offense were missing some plays and a number of ball were intercepted in practice. That said how do you see the 49ers heading into this first game with Arizona?

#5 The Las Vegas Raiders are in Carolina to face the Panthers in the Raiders very first game representing Las Vegas. The Panthers have only two injuries guard Dennis Daley will be out of Sunday’s game with an ankle injury and Eli Apple with a hamstring.

#6 Also Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota is out with pectoral strain, Raider head coach Jon Gruden said that Mariota was not damaged goods when the Raiders signed him.

Tony Renteria does Headline Sports every other Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers Week 1 preview By Jeremiah Salmonson

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Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) tosses the football in practice back on Wed Aug 12th with Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury watching. Murray and the Cardinals are headed to Levis Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers for Sun Sep 13th’s opener (AP News file photo)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday in the smoke ravaged Bay Area.

The game itself has a number of intriguing story lines.

First, this will be the first game for the new for newly acquired De’Andre Hopkins for the Cardinals. He is of course paired with once drafted A’s prospect Kyler Murray.

Murray of course is now known for his multifaceted approach to the QB position for the Cardinals. His arm and legs paired with a newly acquired receiver will be an exciting watch for Cardinals fans.

On the flip side this will be the first game since the 49ers lost a heart breaking Super Bowl to the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers will look to continue their winning ways as anything but another trip to the super bowl would be a let down.

With the departure of Emmanuel Sanders in the off-season the 49ers will need to rely more heavily on second year receiver Deebo Samuel. The 49ers feel confident with him having received great production from him at the end of last year.

The game is set to take place Sun Sep 13 at 1:25 PM PST at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Garoppolo says he’s excited to get to work with Compton, Garland, Williams and many others

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San Francisco 49ers Trent Williams (71) in training camp Aug 15th was mentioned by 49ers quarter Jimmy Garoppolo that Williams’ nervousness before games is a good thing to build emotion. (AP New photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe, how will dealing with the in house noise level be for quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo? Garoppolo says the team has tried out the noise level and they ended up getting a pretty good rhythm for it.

#2 Joe talk about center Joe Garland and right guard Tom Compton, Garoppolo says that it was good to get into camp early considering all the injuries and see what he had on hand up front.

#3 Joe, Garoppolo talked about what it was like working with left offensive tackle Trent Williams who said he’s more nervous than knocking the rust off after the off season. Garoppolo says it’s great he’s nervous that means Williams is up for the game and his emotions are in the game.

#4 Joe, Garoppolo also said that wide receiver Trent Taylor has been consistent throughout training camp. Taylor has related to Garoppolo what he sees out there and what he feels from the defensive backs.

#5 Next week is the real deal the Arizona Cardinals come into Levis Stadium to open up the season kind of set the stage for that game.

Catch Joe Hawkes for the 49ers podcasts each Sunday throughout the 2020 season at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: A question to whether Garoppolo is focused?

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tunes up in training camp reports say that Garoppolo is having difficulty completing passes to receivers and had missed five consecutive passes for interceptions (photo from sfchronicle.com)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 Reports out of the 49ers camp in Santa Clara are saying that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is making a lot of the same mistakes he made during the season, that he hasn’t been lights out, that he isn’t making the right decisions is the criticism too strong or too accurate?

#2 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon hasn’t missed a training practice is looking for the season McKinnon hasn’t played a snap since since Jan 21, 2018 when he had 11 receptions for 126 yards when he was with the Minnesota Vikings. McKinnon had knee injuries.  McKinnon says he’s ready after missing all of 2019.

David Zizmor does the San Francisco 49ers podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq: Fournette joins very improved Buccaneers; LAFC looks to be the best in MLS

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Former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette joins the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday strengthening the Bucs running backs position. The Bucs now have Ronald Jones, LaSean McCoy and Fournette on the roster at running back. (AP News file photo)

On Headline Sports with London:

#1 Draft pick running back Leonard Fournette who was waived by the Jacksonville Jaguars  was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but head coach Brian Arians says that the running back position belongs to Ronald Jones.

#2 Also the Bucs running back LeSean McCoy will still have a spot on the roster with Fournette and Jones in the line up will there be room for McCoy?

#3 Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Arden Key entering his third season with the Raiders is preparing himself for the season. Key has only three sacks last season said that before coming off an injury that ended the 2019 season for him that he had a pretty good two games before he left with the injury.

#4 Turning to the MLS and the San Jose Earthquakes it was too much LAFC for the Quakes on Wednesday night in LA as the Quakes just couldn’t put the breaks on LAFC in a four goal loss 5-1.

#5 LAFC were tough in the bubble and their one of the toughest teams in the MLS led by Diego Rossi who scored his eighth and ninth goals of the season. LAFC is undefeated and looks like a second to none team.

London does Headline Sports each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com