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DeRozan’s 39 Not Enough as Kings Fall to Hornets 117-109

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Kon Knueppel #7 of the Charlotte Hornets is guarded by DeMar DeRozan #10 of the Sacramento Kings during the first half at Golden 1 Center on March 11, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Kings welcomed the Charlotte Hornets to Golden 1 Center on Wednesday night as the Kings played their second game in two nights, this one tipping off at 7 p.m. PST.

The Kings were without a full lineup of players as Domantas Sabonis, Keegan Murray, Dylan Cardwell, Russell Westbrook, and Malik Monk were all unavailable going into the action. The Kings elected to go with a starting lineup that featured DeMar DeRozan, Precious Achiuwa, Nique Clifford, Maxime Raynaud, and Killian Hayes. With so many of the veteran players for the Kings out, the focus was certainly on the younger guys and the minutes they provided for Doug Christie.

The Kings couldn’t extend their winning streak on Wednesday as they fell to the Charlotte Hornets 117-109.

In the first quarter, the Sacramento Kings got off to a quick start against the Charlotte Hornets. The Kings outscored the Hornets 34-30 as DeMar DeRozan got going early in the first quarter with eight points to take the quick lead. The Hornets, led by 13 first-quarter points from LaMelo Ball, held their own on the offensive end of the floor while their defense struggled to contain the Kings. Killian Hayes and Doug McDermott also started off hot, scoring seven and six points, respectively, in the first.

In the second quarter, the Hornets managed to flip the script and outscore the Kings 29-28 in the quarter to trim the Kings’ lead to three points heading into halftime, 62-59. DeMar DeRozan continued with his hot hand on the offensive side of the ball, dropping 14 points in the second quarter and bringing his first-half total to 22 points heading into halftime. Both the Kings and the Hornets played solid defense in the second quarter, but there was no containing DeMar for the Kings. LaMelo Ball did his best to counter DeMar as he added another seven points in the second quarter to bring his first-half total to 20 points. Miles Bridges was the second-leading scorer for the Hornets as he scored 11 points in the first half, while Kings guard Nique Clifford scored eight first-half points.

Coming out of halftime with the three-point lead, the Kings tried to maintain their intensity to remain in the lead. However, as shots failed to fall for the Kings and the Hornets began to catch a rhythm, the Kings were outscored 31-23 by the Hornets in the third. Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges did the lion’s share of the damage against the Kings in the third as they scored 10 and nine points, respectively, for Charlotte. On the other hand, DeMar DeRozan continued to punish the Hornets as he dropped an additional nine points in the third, keeping the Kings in the game and driving his game total to 31 points at that point in the contest. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Kings trailed 90-85 but were well within striking distance as they went for their third straight win.

In the fourth quarter, the Kings and Hornets traded baskets, but that wasn’t enough for the Kings to cut the deficit and win the game. The Kings were defeated by the Hornets 117-109 and were outscored in the fourth quarter 27-24 as they fell to LaMelo Ball and his 30-point performance. In addition to Ball, the Hornets had three other 20-plus-point performances as Brandon Miller scored 20, Kon Knueppel had 24, and Miles Bridges dropped 26 on the Kings. In defeat, the Kings were led by DeMar DeRozan, who had 39 points. Nique Clifford impressed yet again for the Kings as he scored 18 points to go along with seven assists.

Nique Clifford spoke with the media after the game and was asked a series of questions on his confidence at this point in the season.

“I’m very confident in myself and my capabilities to help the team,” Clifford said. “I feel like I bring a lot of versatility in different aspects. I’m still trying to find that consistency, like we were talking about Deebo, and what I can do on a night-to-night basis, but I’m slowly figuring that out. But just trying to impact the game in many different ways.”

Speaking of DeMar, the 39 points for the 36-year-old was a vintage DeRozan game.

Lost in all the chaos this season, DeMar has been professionally and diligently going about his work on a nightly basis, not something all vet players can say on a losing team at this point of the season.

“Everybody who has a job every day, every year you go to work, everything isn’t just great,” DeMar told me after the game. “It just doesn’t work out like that. You are going to go through your ups and downs, and you are going to enjoy it. When things aren’t great, you really are going to be tested and see who you really are.”

The Kings will head out on the road to take on the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. PST.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Barracuda shoot down Gulls in 4-1 win

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San Jose forward Anthony Vincent (#76) is mobbed by his teammates after his first period goal that led to a 4-1 win over the San Diego Gulls at Tech CU Arena on Wednesday MAR 11, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda continued its dominance over the San Diego Gull as they defeated their Pacific Division rival in a 4-1 victory on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has won four games in a row and has tied the Colorado Eagles for second place in the Pacific Division with 74 points. They are 5-2 against the Gulls this season. San Diego has lost four games in a row/snapped its three-game losing streak.

Barracuda defenseman Jet Woo made his debut for San Jose. Woo was acquired back on March 5th, a day before the NHL Trade Deadline when the San Jose Sharks traded fellow defenseman Jack Thompson to the Vancouver Canucks. Woo drew a holding penalty on Yegorov Sidorov early in the first period.

An entertaining first period featured quality scoring chances by both teams, but no goals on the scoreboard as both Cuda goalie Laurent Brossoit Gulls goalie Calle Clang kept the puck from crossing the goal line. Clang stopped Jimmy Huntington on a breakaway opportunity at the 12:40 mark. Then Brossoit stopped Justin Bailey on a breakaway attempt at the 16:33 mark as both shooters tried to beat the goaltender through the five-hole.

Brossoit received some help from his defenseman Luca Cagnoni late in the opening frame when a one-timer from Tyson Hinds at the 17:43 mark trickled behind Brossoit in the crease only to have Cagnoni sweep it away out of danger.

San Jose (35-16-2-2-74 points) had a slight edge in shots in the opening 20 minutes out shooting San Diego (25-19-8-4-62 points) 15-13.

The Cuda drew first blood early in the second period. Cagnoni found Anthony Vincent in the neutral zone. Vincent skated in from the left wing into the middle of the ice before beating Clang with a wrist shot for his eighth goal of the season at the 3:49 mark. Patrick Giles, who provided a nice screen in front of the crease, received the secondary assist.

San Jose doubled its lead exactly two minutes later. Filip Bystedt’s wrist shot from the between the faceoff circles was initially stopped by Clang. Oliver Wahlstrom putted home the rebound reaching behind Clang with a backhander for his team leading 22nd goal of the season.

San Diego responded 58 seconds later. Ryan Carpentar found Tristen Luneau up at the right point. Luneau blasted a slapshot past Brossoit for his sixth goal of the season at the 6:47 mark. Luneau extended his point streak to four games.

The Barracuda regained their two-goal lead with a short-handed goal late in the middle frame. Anthony Vincent led a counterattack up the ice. Vincent skated in as he tried to outwait Clang, but Clang stopped Vincent’s wrist shot only to have Huntington clean up the rebound into an open net for his 13th goal of the season at the 14:20 mark.

Bystedt completed the scoring with an empty net goal, his 16th of the season, when he banked the puck off the boards inside his own zone. The puck ended up making it all the way into the back of the net despite the desperate sliding effort of Stian Solberg trying to swipe the puck away at the last second.

Brossoit (14-5-1) stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced to earn his 14th win of the season. Clang (14-5-6-2) made 28 saves on 31 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 0-for-2 on the power play. San Diego went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Vincent 2) Wahlstrom 3) Brossoit.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels back on the road for a two-game weekend series with the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday March 14th at 6:00pm at Tucson Convention Center Arena.

Westbrook’s Triple-Double, Youth Movement Power Kings Past Bulls 126-110

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Russell Westbrook #18 of the Sacramento Kings looks on in the first half against the Chicago Bulls at Golden 1 Center on March 08, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Don Collier/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings were back in action on Sunday night in Sacramento as they took on the Chicago Bulls. The Kings defeated the Bulls 126-110 during a sparsely attended matchup at 6 p.m. PST.

During the win over the Bulls, the youth development was on full display for the Sacramento Kings.

The Kings went with a young lineup on Sunday with the exception of Russell Westbrook. Daeqwon Plowden, Precious Achiuwa, Maxime Raynaud, and Nique Clifford filled out the lineup as Doug Christie elected to go with the youth movement to start the game.

In the first quarter, the Kings got off to a quick start against the Bulls. The Kings outscored the Bulls 30-25 to open the game and take the quick five-point lead. In the absence of DeMar DeRozan, the Kings offense seemed to be flowing with a higher pace in the first quarter. While incredibly talented in his own right, DeMar’s more isolation-heavy style of basketball doesn’t tend to lend itself to a high-pace offensive scheme. Malik Monk scored seven points in the first quarter in a quick outburst that has become commonplace for him this season. Collin Sexton paced all scorers with eight points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Kings continued to pressure the Bulls and expand on their early first-quarter margin. The Kings outscored the Bulls 35-26 in the second quarter to build a double-digit, 65-51 lead over the Bulls heading into halftime. Maxime Raynaud led the Kings with a big second quarter where he scored 14 points and had 18 points for the game heading into halftime. The Bulls had very little answer for the Kings big in the second quarter as Malik Monk added another seven points to bring his game total to 14 in the first half.

Could the Kings keep up the positive momentum and avoid a third-quarter collapse that has become normal this season?

Yes.

The Kings continued to play at a high level in the third quarter to maintain their advantage they had going into halftime. The Kings outscored the Bulls 39-38 in the third quarter as they grew their lead ever so slightly heading into the final quarter. Granted, the Bulls did challenge the Kings defense in the quarter, but the Kings offense was able to pick up the slack and maintain their advantage. Daeqwon Plowden shined for the Kings as he scored 10 points in the third quarter to pace the Kings offense. Collin Sexton led the Bulls in the third quarter with 12 points as he did his best to keep them in the game but with little success as the Kings took a 104-98 lead into the final quarter of action.

In the fourth quarter, both teams took a step back scoring the ball, but the Kings still managed to outscore the Bulls 22-21. Russell Westbrook managed to record the 208th triple-double of his career in the fourth quarter as he led the Kings to victory. Malik Monk and Maxime Raynaud led the Kings in scoring as they scored 30 and 26 points respectively along with Westbrook’s 23 points. Daeqwon Plowden also played well for the Kings on Sunday scoring 16 points in his just over 34 minutes of game action.

The Kings 126-110 win over the Bulls was their first win at home since January 16th and improved their record to 15-50 for the 2025-2026 season.

The Kings will stay home to take on the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday at 7 p.m. PST inside the Golden 1 Center.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Islanders snatched a crucial victory in heartbreaking fashion in OT 2-1 over Sharks

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Macklin Celebrini (71) in action during the first period against the New York Islanders (San Jose Sharks Media)

By: Fernando Abarca

SAN JOSE, CA– It could have been a good night for Bay Area sports this Saturday night. The San Jose Sharks (30-25-6) added another point in end of regulation after a beautiful goal by the New York Islanders (36-23-5) Bo Harvat. San Jose just couldn’t hold on in overtime losing to New York 2-1 on Saturday night.

With the regular season entering its decisive stretch, the Sharks face one last test in front of their home crowd before beginning a challenging road trip. Every point matters as San Jose continues its pursuit of a potential wild-card berth in the tightly contested Pacific division standings.

The Sharks came into the game looking to bounce back after a frustrating loss to the St. Louis Blues the night before. San Jose managed to strike in the third period and briefly showed signs of momentum, but when the decisive moment arrived, the team was unable to capitalize, letting a crucial opportunity slip away.

The visitors came in to score first with a poor defensive effort by the Sharks, allowing an assist by C. Ritchie, and Tony DeAngelo netting the 1-0 for the Islanders. The entire period would remain scoreless for the men in Teal.

In the second period, the San Jose Sharks quickly erased the deficit, tying the game just 45 seconds into the frame. Macklin Celebrini scored his 32nd goal of the season, finishing a play set up by John Klingberg and Will Smith.

San Jose controlled much of the period, displaying puck movement and sustained possession in the offensive zone. The Sharks generated several quality opportunities and outshot the New York Islanders with 11 shots on goal but they were repeatedly denied by standout goaltending from Ilya Sorokin, who kept the Islanders level despite the Sharks’ offensive pressure.

The third period remained tightly contested as both teams battled to break the deadlock. The New York Islanders came out with greater urgency, increasing their pressure with more shots on goal and sustained offensive-zone time while limiting the San Jose Sharks from creating clean scoring opportunities. Despite the Islanders’ push, goaltender Yaroslav Askarov delivered an impressive performance between the pipes, making several key saves to keep San Jose in the game and force overtime.

In the extra frame, however, the Islanders capitalized on their opportunity. Bo Horvat broke past Macklin Celebrini after a well-timed setup and finished the play to seal a 2–1 overtime victory for New York, handing the Sharks another tough loss where the Teal could not keep up.

Despite the defeat, San Jose showed resilience throughout the night, matching the Islanders’ intensity and generating multiple scoring chances, but the combination of timely defense and strong goaltending from Ilya Sorokin ultimately made the difference, as expected in this stage of the game. The Sharks need to take away the mistakes done tonight to continue the push for a playoff spot.

The Sharks will now begin their road trip as they prepare to face the Buffalo Sabres in their next matchup.

Kiefer Sherwood’s first goal as a Shark is a game-winner in San Jose’s 7-5 Tuesday night thriller

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Referees try and separate Montreal Canadiens right winger Josh Anderson (middle left), center Phillip Denault (24) from left wing Kiefer Sherwood (middle right) in the third period Tue Mar 4, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Lincoln Juarez

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Sharks picked up their 30th win of the year for the first time since the 2021-22 season. Kiefer Sherwood’s presence was felt on the ice and the score sheet, tallying five hits, an assist, and the game-winning goal(his first two points as a Shark). Macklin Celebrini scored his 30th goal of the season while earning three assists in a big four-point night that pushed the Sharks past the Canadiens, 7-5

A sea of red invaded the Shark Tank Tuesday night with reason to cheer early on as Oliver Kapanen wristed a shot that beat Yaroslav Askarov above the blocker to put the Canadiens ahead at 6:18 of the first period.

It took about 10 minutes for the Sharks to get their legs under them as San Jose’s first shot on goal came nine minutes and 34 seconds into the game. A grade-A scoring chance by Collin Graf from Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini was denied by Montreal netminder Jakub Dobes.

The Sharks’ first line kept applying the pressure resulting in Montreal’s Nick Suzuki being sent to the penalty box for interference. On the ensuing power-play, the Sharks only managed to get two pucks to the net in a scoreless man-advantage.

Yaroslav Askarov stood strong in the net while the Canadiens continued to attack, giving the Sharks a chance to tie the game. San Jose’s top line took advantage, on another great passing play where this time Graf found the back of the net.

Graf(16), from Smith and Celebrini at 15:32 of the first to even the score.

Play picked up in the second period from both sides with the score still tied at one. The fast pace brought chances in both ends, testing the goaltenders who both held their ground through the first five minutes. However, the Sharks got caught chasing the puck which broke down their defensive structure. A shot from the point was tipped through traffic by Phillip Danault and snuck by Askarov to give the Canadiens their lead back.

That wound up as the last Montreal goal of the period as Yaroslav Askarov made a few spectacular cross-crease saves to rob the Canadiens of any more. Five minutes and 19 seconds later, the Sharks finally had an answer. Michael Misa darted for a loose puck in front of the net and beat goaltender Jakub Dobes on his glove side. It was Misa’s third goal in as many games, Eklund and Toffoli tallied the assists.

With time winding down in the second period, a bouncing puck along the boards was tipped to Macklin Celebrini by Collin Graf. Macklin made a sweet toe-drag move past two Montreal defenders and rushed up the wing firing a wicked wrister through the pads of Dobes to put the Sharks ahead. The SAP Center crowd erupted for Celebrini’s 30th goal of the season, his first 30-goal campaign in year two of his career.

Riding that momentum just 25 seconds later, Kiefer Sherwood won a battle for the puck on the forecheck and fed a pass to the front of the net where Alex Wennberg roofed one to put the Sharks ahead by two. Sherwood’s first point as a Shark was just the beginning of what turned out to be a Kiefer Sherwood style game that he was right in the middle of.

Physicality ruled the third period which saw the Sharks obtain a three-goal lead just for it to vanish. Will Smith was the recipient of a Macklin Celebrini shot pass that he tapped in for a power-play goal, the first of two for the team teal.

Not even two minutes later, Ivan Demidov netted his 13th of the year and 18 seconds after that Alex Newhook found the back of the net to make it a one goal game, 5-4.

Montreal’s third goal in under six minutes came from Newhook again, as the Canadiens rallied all the way back to tie the game at five.

Scrum after scrum didn’t result in any late-game penalties, although a too many men call against the Habs put San Jose on their third power play of the night. It felt like a 3-on-3 overtime period in a playoff game with how many high percentage chances, odd man rushes, and scrambles around the net there were in the third, and this power play was no different.

A loose puck found Philipp Kurashev in front of the net with the whole arena thinking he was going to shoot. Instead, he passed through flying bodies to Kiefer Sherwood who banked it into a wide open net for his first goal as a Shark and the game-winner.

There never seemed to be a doubt in anyone’s mind in the building that the Sharks would come out on top, it was only a matter of time. It seemed as though general manager Mike Grier brought Sherwood in just for games like this… one of the most physical, back and forth matches of the season.

Adam Gaudette, who was also in the mix of a few scrums, capped off the night with an empty netter adding a third line contributing to the Sharks scoring. After a five game skid, the Sharks have bounced back with three thrilling wins in a row to set them three points behind the Seattle Kraken for the last Wild Card spot in the West.

Game five of the six game homestand takes place Friday night at SAP Center with a 7pm puck drop against the St. Louis Blues.

Werner’s debut sparks Earthquakes to 2-0 shutout win over Atlanta United

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San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd celebrates his first half goal among the Earthquakes super fan group The Ultras against Atlanta United at PayPal Park on Saturday FEB 28, 2026. (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes have jumped out to a quick start to the 2026 season. They defeated Atlanta United FC 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at PayPal Park.

San Jose has started 2-0 for the second consecutive year in a row. Atlanta United has started the season 0-2 and has lost both matches by a 2-0 score.

The match featured the San Jose debut of German international striker Timo Werner who came as a substitute for Preston Judd in the 61st minute. The Quakes acquired from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig back in late January. He’s recorded 153 goal and 86assits in nearly 450 appearances across stints with German Bundesliga sides VFB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig, as well as English Premier League teams Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

Werner has been capped 57 times by his country and lifted seven trophies for club and country, including the UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea.

San Jose (2-0-0) drew first blood in the 24th minute. Jamar Ricketts intercepted a free kick off of the foot of Atlanta United goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos. Ricketts raced down the left wing before chipping the ball into the center of the box where an unmarked Judd headed the ball into the far corner of the net for his second goal of the season.

Judd has scored in back-to-back games as head coach Bruce Arena has made Judd his starting striker to open up the 2026 season with the subtractions of Chico Arango, Cristian Espinoza and Josef Martinez.

Atlanta (0-2-0) spent the majority of the opening 45 minutes inside its own zone defending San Jose’s offensive attack. The Quakes had the pitch tilted on the United’s as they had eight total shots to just three for Atlanta in the first half.

The Earthquakes thought they had doubled their lead in the 70th minute when Ricketts centered a ball into the middle of the box and Niko Tsakiris tapped home the ball into an open net. However, the sideline official ruled the play offsides and negated what would’ve been Tsakiris’ first goal of the season.

San Jose did eventually double its lead in the 79th minute. Werner ran down a long pass down the right wing. Werner then crossed the ball into the middle where a sliding Ousseni Bouda one-timed the ball with a right footed shot top shelf for his first goal of the season.

It was the type of play on why Arena wanted Werner in a Quakes kit as his speed and playmaking ability will make Werner a catalyst of San Jose’s offensive attack.

Quakes goalkeeper Daniel (2-0) recorded his second straight clean sheet having to make only one save during the match. He wasn’t tested much in the second half but came up with his lone save in the 89th minute was a sliding save on a shot attempt from Miguel Almirón. It was Atlanta’s best chance of the match.

Hoyos (0-2) made four saves on six shots on target in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished with seven corner kicks. Atlanta United had four.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels out to Philadelphia for its first road match of the season against the Union on Saturday March 7th at 4:30pm at Subaru Park.

Jung Hoo Lee AP photo

Giants report: SF off to 4-0 start in spring training, pitching well

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San Francisco Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee, of South Korea, works out during spring training baseball on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Scottsdale Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

By Vince Cestone

The San Francisco Giants are off to a hot start in spring training, going 4-0 to start the Cactus League campaign. But what has really shined for the Giants so far–their pitching.

In their four wins, the Giants held their opponents to just 10 runs, no small feat in the thin, dry Arizona air. And five of those runs came in the first inning of the Cactus League opener where bullpen hopeful Hayden Birdsong struggled with his command. He’ll hope to bounce back in his next spring training appearance.

In the Cactus League opener on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners in Peoria, the Giants bounced back from Birdsong’s horrible outing and won the game 10-5 after being down 5-0 in the first. In his start, he was only able to get one out and gave up five runs, on three walks, while walking two. The knockout punch came when Mariners third baseman Miles Mastrobuoni hit a grand slam, to make the score 5-0.

The Giants bullpen, which used nine relievers, took over and pitched a scoreless 8 2/3 innings. Right hander Blake Tidwell headlined the impressive bullpen performance by striking out the side in his one inning of work. Tidwell was lighting up the radar gun in the high 90s and could make the team as a solid relief option in the late innings. The Giants acquired Tidwell in the Tyler Rogers trade last season.

On the offensive side, the Giants exploded for 10 runs. New Giants outfielder Harrison Bader smashed a 2-RBI double in the second inning, and designated hitter hopeful Bryce Eldridge also had an RBI double in the third inning.

In Game 2 against the Chicago Cubs, the Giants’ pitching shined in their 4-2 win at Scottsdale Stadium. Starting pitcher Robbie Ray wiggled his way out of trouble after giving up a hit and two walks in the first.

This is how Ray survived–with a triple play to get out of the inning.

Carson Seymour chimed in with a one-hit scoreless second inning. He’s also hoping to make the Giants bullpen once they break north for camp. Tristan Beck and Spencer Bivens, who were part of the Giants bullpen last year, also pitched scoreless innings.

On offense, new Giants second baseman Luis Arraez hit a single in the game in three tries. Third baseman Matt Chapman went 2-for-2 with a double. Will Brennan, who the Giants recently signed for outfield depth, contributed with an RBI single in the second inning. Through some small ball, the Giants scratched across four runs and beat the Cubs 4-2.

In the third game of spring training against the Athletics, the Giants again only gave up two runs, but this time added their first home run of the spring.

In the eighth inning, designated hitter Victor Bericoto hit a home run to right field, making the score 6-2 Giants. Bericoto also had an RBI-single in the sixth inning. This Giants prospect converted from catcher to the outfield in 2024. Bericoto signed with the Giants in 2018 as an international free agent.

On the pitching side, in the first inning, JT Brubaker gave up the only two runs the Giants allowed. Trevor McDonald, who made three appearances for the Giants last season, pitched a perfect second inning, striking out two. Marques Johnson was impressive, striking out the side in the sixth inning.

Arraez went 2-or-3 in the game, with a double, single, and 2 RBIs. Outfielder Jung Hoo Lee had a single in the game, going 1-for-3, and Luis Matos had an RBI single. The Giants defeated the A’s in dominant fashion, a rarity in the Cactus League, where the A’s have traditionally had the Giants’ number.

And on Tuesday, in the Giants’ fourth game of the spring, their pitching was better yet. The Giants beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4-1, as ace Logan Webb shined in his two innings of work.

In those two perfect innings, Webb had four strikeouts. Landon Roupp followed with a strong scoreless third inning, allowing just one walk but striking out two. Matt Gage followed in the fourth inning with a perfect frame. In the fifth inning, embattled Giants closer Ryan Walker gave up one hit, but struck out two in his scoreless inning. Walker is vying for the closer role after the Giants decided not to sign one in the free agent market. Walker will be someone to watch this spring.

With the bats, the Giants only had four hits in the game but made the most of them. Lee went 1-for-3 with an RBI single, which opened the scoring in the second inning. The Giants scored the next three and final runs on sacrifice flies, including one from catcher Patrick Bailey. Bailey will look to improve things with the bat in 2026.

The Giants will next play on Wednesday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers. Game time is 12:10 p.m. from American Family Fields of Phoenix. You can listen to the game on MLB.com.

Barracuda shoot down Firebirds 2-1 with four-game win winning streak

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San Jose Barracuda forward Jimmy Huntington (#40) celebrates his second period goal with teammate Anthony Vincent (#76) against the Coachella Valley Firebird on Wednesday FEB 4, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

The San Jose Barracuda defeated the Coachella Valley Firebirds 2-1 in a battle for fourth place in the Pacific Division on Wednesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has won four games in a row and five on home ice as they went undefeated on its four-game homestand (4-0). Coachella Valley has lost four of their last five games.

A scoreless first period featured a fight between John Hayden and Oliver Wahlstrom at the 16:12 mark. Coachella Valley (23-15-5-0-51 points) out shot San Jose 13-11 despite the Cuda having the only power play opportunity. Barracuda goalie Laurent Brossoit was perfect in the opening frame.

San Jose (25-13-1-2-53 points) drew first blood early in the second period with an even strength goal. Jimmy Huntington scored an unassisted goal, his eighth of the season at the 3:29 mark. Huntington skated down the left wing and centered a puck to the crease where the puck deflected off of a Firebirds defender and into the back of the net.

The Barracuda doubled its lead just under three minutes later. Cam Lund centered the puck through the crease with Igor Chernyshov crashing the net. With Firebirds goalie Victor Östman out of position, Jack Thompson collected the puck and fired it into an open net for his third goal of the season at the 6:11 mark. Braden Hache received the secondary assist.

Jani Nyman spoiled Brossoit’s shutout bid with his ninth goal of the season with 1:18 remaining in the game with a six-on-five goal. Tyson Jugnauth set up Nyman who beat Brossoit with a one-timer as the Cuda netminder was slow to get up earlier on the play when he was taken out with traffic in front of the crease.

Brossoit (7-4-0) finished the game stopping 37 of the 38 shots he faced to earn his seventh win of the season. Östman (9-9-3-1) made 41 saves on 43 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished the game 0-for-3 on the power play. Coachella Valley went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Brossoit 2) Huntington 3) Östman.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels north of the border with a two-game weekend series with the Abbotsford Canucks on Friday February 6th at 7:00pm at Abbotsford Centre.

Barracuda beat down Wranglers 7-2, sweep series

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Luca Cagnoni (#42) playfully chokes out fellow teammate Nick Leddy (#4) while John Gormley (#79) looks on with amusement as the team sported their “CudaMania” jerseys against the Calgary Wranglers at Tech CU Arena on Saturday JAN 31, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Filip Bystedt has become one of the standout players for the San Jose Barracuda.

Bystedt’s three-point night led the Cuda in its 7-2 thrashing over the Calgary Wrangler on Saturday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose swept their weekend series against its Pacific Division rival and has won four out of its last five games. Calgary has lost nine of its past 10 games.

San Jose (24-13-1-2-51 points) drew first blood early in the first period with an even strength goal. Collin White sent the puck back up to the point. Braden Hache sent a wrist shot toward the net that bounced off of the glove of Wranglers goalie Ivan Prosvetov into the back of the net for his first goal of the season at the 1:33 mark.

Hache snapped a 40-game goalless drought. The last time he scored a goal was against Calgary in the second to last game last season.

Calgary (16-18-8-2-42 points) answered back just under two minutes later. Sam Morton collected the puck near the right faceoff circle and beat Cuda goalie Gabriel Carriere with a seeing-eyed wrist shot for his eighth goal of the season at the 2:49 mark.

The Barracuda regained their lead 31 seconds into the second period. Oliver Wahlstrom led an odd man rush up the ice after receiving a touch pass from White. Wahlstrom wired a wrist shot top shelf as he beat Prosvetov to the short side for his 12th goal of the season.

San Jose went up 3-1 when another defenseman snapped a long goalless draught. Igor Chernyshov sent a cross rink pass over to Mattias Havelid who blasted a one-timer past Prosvetov for his second goal of the season at the 8:54 mark. Havelid went 22 games between his goals this season. Bystedt had the secondary assist.

Anthony Vincent has become a scoring machine for the Cuda. He scored San Jose’s third unanswered goal and his second in back-to-back games. Donovan Houle won a battle along the boards. The puck squirted out to Vincent who buried a wrist shot past Prosvetov for his third goal of the season at the 10:03 mark.

That ended the night for Prosvetov (8-7-1-1) as Wranglers head coach Brett Sutter pulled him for backup goalie Arsenii Sergeev. Prosvetov finished his early evening with just 13 saves on 17 shots.

Calgary answered back 31 seconds on the next shift. Rory Kerins centered a puck from behind the net out to Morton whose initial shot was saved by Carriere. Morton cleaned up his own rebound for his second goal of the game and ninth of the season.

San Jose put the game away in the first four minutes of the third period with two goals. Jimmy Huntington centered a pass while taking a hit from the end boards out to a wide open Egor Afanasyev. The Russian winger got Sergeev to go down before roofing a backhander over him for his seventh goal of the season at the 1:56 mark.

Then at the 3:37 mark, Bystedt sprung Cam Lund on a breakaway with a pass from inside his own zone. Lund skated and beat Sergeev with a shot through the five-hole for his ninth goal of the season. Lund extended his goal streak to four games.

Bystedt concluded the game’s scoring when he beat Sergeev with a wrist shot from the slot for his team leading 13th goal of the season at the 14:13 mark.

Carriere (10-7-3-1) finished the game stopping 14 of the 16 shots to earn his 10th win of the season. Sergeev made eight saves on 11 shots in mop up duty.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished the game 0-for-4 on the power play. Calgary went 0-for-1. Two streaks ended with San Jose going 0-for-2. One, it snapped the Cuda’s seven-game streak with at least one power play goal and the other was San Jose had scored a goal on the man advantage in every game against Calgary this season.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Bystedt 2) Morton 3) Afanasyev.

San Jose hosted its second “CudaMania” Night where they donned wrestling themed uniforms. Former WEE wrestler Rob Van Dam dropped the puck during the ceremonial faceoff before the game. Van Dam did a private meet and greet with fans three hours before the game.

UP NEXT: San Jose concludes its four game homestand with a tilt against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday February 4 at 7:00pm at Tech CU Arena.

Barracuda get under Wranglers skin in 5-1 rout

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Mattias Havelid (middle) congregates with his teammates Filip Bystedt (left) and Lucas Carlsson (right) during the Barracuda’s 5-1 win over the Calgary Wranglers at Tech CU Arena on Friday Jan 30, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Barracuda scored every which way but loose in a balanced scoring attack with their 5-1 victory over the Calgary Wranglers on Friday evening at Tech CU Arena

San Jose has won three out of its last four games. Calgary has lost eight out of its last nine games.

Calgary (16-17-8-2-42 points) drew first blood late in the first period. A shot from the point by Zayne Parekh was initially Barracuda goalie Laurent Brossoit but Sam Morton crashed the net and cleaned up the rebound for his seventh goal at the 16:19 mark.

San Jose (23-13-1-2-49 points) had trouble with their puck management in the opening 20 minutes as turnovers inside their own zone led to two quality chances by Calgary only to have Brossoit bail them up with saves on each chance.

The Cuda had two short-handed breakaway chances in the final minute of the period, one by Igor Chernyshov with 48 seconds left and one by Patrick Giles with 12 seconds remaining only to have Wranglers starting goalie Ivan Prosvetov stone away both shots.

Donovon Houle evened the scored early in the second period with an unassisted goal, his first of the season. Patrick Giles had the puck checked away from him along the right board. Houle, who played in his 100th game in a Cuda uniform, picked up the puck, made a move toward the net before unleashing a wrist shot top self at the 7:14 mark

San Jose gained its first lead in the middle frame with a power play goal. Luca Cagnoni found Filip Bystedt along the goal line. From a near impossible angle, Bystedt snuck a wrist shot behind Prosvetov into the back of the net for his 12th goal of the season at 11:48 mark.

Calgary took exception to Bystedt putting in his own rebound on the play as they created chaos behind the goal after the goal was scored with a bunch of pushing and shoving. They continued to muck up the play the rest of the contest as San Jose’s agitation was too tough for to handle.

The Barracuda scored an insurance goal short-handed to start the third period thanks for a gaffe by Calgary. While coming out of his own zone, Jeremie Poirier made a drop pass with no behind him. Anthony Vincent collected the puck in the middle of the ice and beat Prosvetov with a wrist shot to the glove side for just his second goal of the season at the 3:21 mark. It snapped a 32-game schneid for Vincent.

San Jose cashed in on their fifth power play opportunity with its second goal on the man advantage. Cam Lund picked up the puck along the right boards. Lund skated around back up to the slot before beating Prosvetov with a wrist shot to the far side for his eighth goal of the season at the 7:12 mark. Lund has scored a goal in three straight games.

The Cuda scored its fifth unanswered goal just 15 seconds later on the next shift. Nolan Allen scored his first goal in a Barracuda sweater when his slapshot from the left point found its way in for his third overall goal of the season.

Brossoit (6-4-0) finished the game stopping 22 of the 23 shots he faced to earn his sixth win with San Jose. Prosvetov made 37 saves on 42 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 2-for-5 on the power play. Calgary went 0-for-4.

Jack Thompson returned to the lineup since he suffered an injury back on December 31st, 2025.

Collin White celebrated his 29th birthday on the evening.

San Jose held its First Responders Night at The Reef.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Vincent 2) Bystedt 3) Lund.

UP NEXT: San Jose and Calgary conclude their two-game series on Saturday January 31st at 6:00pm at Tech CU Arena.