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San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Shananhan gets team prepared for quiet game conditions; Kittle sat out practice with hamstring tightness; plus more

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan with football talks things over with general manager John Lynch (right) during practice on Sat Aug 29th’s practice at Levis Stadium practice field in Santa Clara (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 The 49ers practice have any of the usual music as head coach Kyle Shanahan said he wanted the team to get the feel of real conditions of a ball game with no fans, complete silence, and hearing the audibles all game long.

#2 During practice it was so quiet you could hear 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek talking to his players during practice.

#3 Tight end George Kittle didn’t practice because of hamstring tightness in his hamstring. Coach Shanahan said Kittle did not have a strained hamstring.

#4 Wide receiver JT Nelson who the 49ers were really looking forward to seeing what Nelson could do will be out for a month. Nelson is a five year vet but is a long shot to make the team’s 53 man roster. Nelson who signed on Aug 15th more than likely will be put on the injured reserve list.

#5 During Friday’s practice head coach Kyle Shanahan ordered the first team off the field when a snap from center Daniel Brunskill went past quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo who was in the shot gun which drew a pre snap penalty. Shanahan expressed his displeasure and ordered the first team off the field.

Join Joe Hawkes each Sunday for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: 49ers voted to practice Thursday after talking over Blake shooting

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(photo from sports.yahoo.com) San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan coaches his team in practice on Thursday. The 49ers nearly called off practice due to the Jacob Blake shooting and racial injustice in America.

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 David the 49ers will open their regular season at home on Sun Sep 13th against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara this will be played in front of empty stadium out of safety of the Coronavirus pandemic.

#2 In talking with local restaurants, hotels, and tourism in Santa Clara, San Jose and the South Bay they’ll be taking a hit as no fans will be allowed to attend 49ers games and for the first time they’ll feel the financial pinch of no fans around.

#3 David the 49ers did practice on Thursday  after discussing cancelling due to the Jacob Blake shooting. The 49ers were going to cancel practice but the team decided to run plays and do it and considering cancelling another practice to observe the Blake shooting and racial injustice

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

 

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq: Emotions raw as players in sports evaluate what to do next; Could sports be cancelled over racial injustice?

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The Tennessee Titans stand united in cancelling their practice on Thursday and today with other NFL teams joining against social injustice and in light of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Wisconsin (photo from touchdownwire.usatoday.com)

Headline Sports with London Marq:

#1 On Wednesday night the NBA, MLS, cancelled their games and MLB had six teams cancel their games in the news of the shooting of Jacob Blake of Kenosha Wisconsin. The WNBA took the night off on Thursday.

#2 The NBA players and coaches discussed on Thursday the future of going on and the players feel at this time this is not the right thing to do and go out and entertain while America is suffering from more racial injustice issues.

#3 London the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James said his emotions are all over the place and Doc Rivers head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers said that he loves the country but the country is not loving him back.

#4 Turning to the MLB, MLB looks as if they will postpone more games like the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants who were scheduled to play on Wednesday and cancelled and rescheduled played a double header on Thursday. Right now it looks as if the players want to get through this season. The New York Mets Dominic Smith gave a very emotional interview saying “no one cares” regarding the racial injustice situation.

#5 The New York Jets and Tennessee Titans had cancelled their practices on Thursday and more teams might be expected to cancel today. Like the Jets and Titans social injustice is on the minds of professional sports right now than playing the game. The NFL released a statement today saying in addition to the Jets and Titans the Packers, Bears, Colts, Cardinals, Broncos and Chargers have all cancelled their practices today.

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

Headline Sports podcast with Tony Renteria: NBA games cancelled in light of Blake shooting; Some key injuries at Raiders camp

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The Milwaukee Bucks cancelled their game with the Orlando Magic in light of the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin and two other playoff games also were cancelled in light of racial injustice shooting of Blake from Kenosha Police (espn.com still)

Headline Sports podcast with Tony R:

#1 The Milwaukee Bucks who did not play the Orlando Magic and two other games the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder, and the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers all were postponed due the recent Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake who was videoed being shot seven times in the back and reported to be paralyzed by his family member.

#2 Tony the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors are now considering cancelling game one of their best of seven series Thursday which is schedule for a 3:00 pm tip. Raptors coach Nick Nurse said the players are deeply disappointed that the same thing happens again in a short period of time.

#3 Tony one NBA veteran who not named said that the entire NBA playoffs are in jeopardy and the whole thing could be squashed. The players not only want to send a message but some question how they could go on after what happened to Blake.

#4 Tony talk about Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota who has suffered shoulder and ankle injuries and has not practiced with the team yet. How badly is Mariota hurt and can he make it back?

#5 Also Tony the Raiders are missing  wide receiver Tyrell Williams who has a shoulder injury and cornerback Trayvon Mullen unknown injury Wednesday was the sixth time they missed a shoulder padded practice and how important are these guys to the team.

Join Tony every other Thursday for Headlines Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: With injuries to Samuel and Aiyuk can the offense be ready by Sep 13th opener?

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will depend on tight end George Kittle on offense as Deebo Samuel is out with broken foot and Brandon Aiyuk left practice with injury (forbes.com file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Joe:

#1 Joe can the 49ers score this season how much do you see tight end George Kittle being the center piece of their offense?

#2 With receivers Emmanuel Sanders gone, Deebo Samuel is recovering from a broken foot, and Brandon Aiyuk left practice with an hamstring pull and with the regular season starting September 13th how much time will they be able to get the kind of offense they had like last season.

#3 The 49ers were the NFL’s most improved team last season their defense adjusted value went over average jumping from being number 30 in 2018 to number five in 2019.

#4 The 49ers defense finished number one against the pass and they kept quarterbacks running all day in the pocket teams had to try and counter the 49ers defensive rushing all game long.

#5 The 49ers really need to depend on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo as the 49ers offense was fifth in time of possession last season when they got out to leads of ten or more points. Seeing some of the injuries they have right now do they have a concern in that department?

Joe Hawkes does the weekly 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: With Samuel and Hurd out Garoppolo will give Aiyuk more looks

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) passes against the Cleveland Browns during the second half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, Garoppolo looks forward to throwing to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in the upcoming 2020 season (AP File Photo/Tony Avelar)

On the San Francisco 49ers podcast with David:

#1 With the San Francisco 49ers Deebo Samuel with a Jones fracture and Jalen Hurd out with knee surgery 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is going to most likely to give more looks to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Garoppolo said that Aiyuk knows when to break off and has a feeling for the zones.

#2 David, with no pre season play at all does this take away from head coach Kyle Shanahan’s opportunities to see what some of the rookies, free agents and red shirts can do in game situations or does he have pretty much in mind whose coming on board just from what he’s seen in training camp?

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

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq: Fox NFL cuts ties with Brennaman over homophobic slurs; A look back at former Blue Jay Kevin Pillar’s gay slurs

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Former Fox NFL play by play announcer Thom Brennaman is serving a suspension with Fox Sports Ohio and the Reds broadcast network for homophobic slurs he’s apologized for. This is a photo of Brennaman during happier times (  Cincinnati Enquirer file photo)

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq:

#1 Thom Brennaman who had pretty solid job security with work at Fox doing baseball and football and his play by play work with the Cincinnati Reds has seen decades of broadcast work cave after making a homophobic slur during the Reds at Royals game in Kansas City on Wednesday. Brennaman after being suspended by the Reds and Fox baseball was let go from doing Fox football on Thursday.

#2 In another story Boston Red Sox outfielder Kevin Pillar had used the same word that Brennaman used when Pillar played for the Toronto Blue Jays on May 17 2017 on Atlanta Braves pitcher Jason Motte but like Brennaman immediately apologized for it. Pillar was suspended for two games and returned to play and the incident was quickly forgiven will Brennaman be in different situation than Pillar as he’s already been fired by Fox football broadcasts and it looks as if he will never call a game again for Fox Sports Ohio or for the Reds?

#3 Lastly on this Brennaman said he was deeply sorry for what he said on the telecast but has received criticism for what some say is insincere apology because he apologized to those who write his check out first and never mentioned the LGBTQ community.

#4 London turning to the NBA Playoffs, talk about how you see the match up between the Portland Trailblazers and the Los Angeles Lakers how surprising was it for you to see how the Trailblazers took that first game of this first round from the Lakers on Tuesday night 100-93 and in game two the Blazers just couldn’t shut down the Lakers and LeBron’s game as the Lakers win game 111-88 what was the difference these two contests in stopping the Lakers in game one and just getting beat offensively on Thursday night?

#5 Toronto Raptors team president Masai Ujiri who was pushed after the clinching game of the NBA Finals at Chase Center in San Francisco by San Francisco Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Strickland on June 13, 2019. Ujiri said he was pushed twice by Strickland because he was black and Strickland was denying him access to the Raptors’ on floor celebration after beating the Golden State Warriors. Ujiri said for no other reason he was pushed twice and told to “get the F— back ” by Strickland. At the time of the incident the Sheriff’s department said Ujiri did not display proper credentials and was being denied access to the floor. Strickland filed a lawsuit against Ujiri, the Raptors, and Maple Leafs Entertainment saying Ujiri shoved him and caused permanent injuries. Video taken from the incident is being argued by Ujiri’s attorneys that Strickland didn’t suffer any swelling and bruising as he claimed on the night of the incident at the hospital. Ujiri has filed a counter suit against Strickland and the Sheriff’s Department for assault.

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

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Raiders Carr offense stickier a lot better; Chiefs will allow 22% capacity for fans; plus more

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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) says that the offense has strengthened with a stickier offense and the corner backs are improved (photo from USA Today)

On Headlines podcast with Jessica:

#1 Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said he’s excited about a stickier offense and his corners this coming season.

#2 Talk about those corners Damon Arnette was a Raider draft pick and and second year corner Trayvon Muellen.

#3 The Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Gerald McCoy will be out for the rest of the season McCoy tore his right quadriceps tendon during practice on Monday and McCoy will be released and will have surgery.

#4 The Kansas City Chiefs will be limiting their crowds to come to see home games at Arrowhead Stadium down to 22% which works out to 17,000 fans a small crowd but the Chiefs would like to welcome some fans rather than none.

#5 The Canadian Football League has decided to cancel the 2020 season due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The league was going to have a short ended season in a bubble in Winnipeg but being a contact sport decided that the risk was too high.

Jessica Kwong does Headline Sports podcasts every other Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Barbara Mason: 49ers WR Jalen Hurd looking at knee surgery; Cleveland pitcher says he’ll leave team if Clevinger and Plesac stay

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jalen Hurd (17) is facing knee surgery, he had a MRI, Hurd missed most of the 2019 season from a back injury (sfgate.com photo)

Headlines with Barbara podcast:

#1 The San Francisco wide receiver 49ers Jalen Hurd is going to have major knee surgery, Hurd missed last season due to a back injury and was diagnosed with a torn ACL after having an MRI.

#2 Hurd during the pre season last year had three catches for 31 yards and had two touchdowns for 20 yards and four yards of the opening game of the pre season but was shelved for the rest of the season when back trouble started.

#3 Cleveland relief pitcher Oliver Perez said he would leave the team if pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac were allowed to stay with the team. Although Clevinger and Pleasac were both tested negative for Coronavirus and had apologized for leaving the team hotel to meet with friends when the club was in Chicago violating team policy regarding Covid-19 protocols. Both were optioned to the team’s alternative site.

#4 During a team meeting on Friday teammates were very vocal about what Clevinger and Plesac did put the club in jeopardy as both players apologized. Teammates were angry that Clevinger took a team flight after being in contact with meeting with friends and Pleasac who was caught trying to sneak back into the hotel by MLB security was forced to drive back to Cleveland from Chicago.

#5 The Oakland A’s who took another loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-1 tonight and that makes A’s (16-8) and Yankees (16-6) behind the Dodgers (18-7) for the best record in baseball.

Join Barbara Tuesday nights at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: What to expect from Kittle this season; Can safeties Ward and Tartt stay healthy this season?; plus more

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Niners strong safety Jaquiski Tartt hasn’t played since he suffered a rib injury in the team’s loss in Baltimore on Dec. 1. Photo By Nick Wass / AP

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe George Kittle who signed one of the largest contracts for a tight end at $75 million for five years. Talk about some of the things expected from Kittle this season.

#2 Talk about 49ers safeties Jimmie Ward and Jaquiski Tartt and how important it will be for them to stay healthy this season?

#3 Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders who came to the 49ers from the Denver Broncos last season won a Super Bowl with the team and left as quickly as he came and signed on with the New Orleans Saints back in March for $19 million was there any way the 49ers could have kept Sanders from getting away?

#4 Taking a look at running back Raheem Mostert who recently came to an agreement with the 49ers and at one time was about to leave San Francisco but a resolution was administered how important was it for the 49ers to sign Mostert?

#5 As far as rushing is concerned talk about how you see the kind of season that Mostert, Tevin Coleman and Jerrick McKinnon will have?

Join Joe Hawkes for the 49ers podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com