Bruins defeat Cal in rare Sunday morning football battle 34-10

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Cal Bears quarterback Chase Garbers gets into the end zone by just a corner’s worth in the first half against the UCLA Bruins on Sunday morning Nov 15th at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Sunday, November 15, 2020

California spent its week preparing for a Pac-12 football game against Arizona State. The coronavirus pandemic provided the Golden Bears with a detour to Pasadena instead.

For their Pac-12 opener, the Golden Bears found themselves playing UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Sunday morning instead of facing ASU at Sun Devil Stadium on Saturday. UCLA romped past Cal 34-10.

The abrupt scheduling change was made due to COVID-19 issues at Arizona State, where a number of players and coaches, including head coach Herm Edwards, tested positive. The Sun Devils were unable to meet the conference minimum of 53 players in uniform.

The win evened the Bruins’ record at 1-1. Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw touchdown passes to Charles Njoku, Kyle Phillips and Chase Cota while completing 14 of 26 passes for 196 yards and one interception. Thompson-Robinson also ran for 52 yards and a touchdown.

Demetric Felton led UCLA with 107 rushing yards on 25 carries, and Brittain Brown added 71 yards and a touchdown. Greg Dulcich led the Bruins with three receptions for 80 yards.

The UCLA defense held the Bears to 54 rushing yards and 122 yards passing. Chase Garbers completed 18 of 33 passes with an interception and was sacked five times. Christopher Brown Jr. was Cal’s top rusher with 25 yards on eight carries.

Cal (0-1) opened the scoring at 11:28 of the first quarter with a Dario Longhetto 31-yard field goal. From there, it was all Bruins.

Thompson-Robinson’s 2-yard touchdown with just over a minute to play in the opening period put UCLA ahead to stay at 7-3. A 27-yard TD pass from Thompson-Robinson to Njoku extended the Bruins’ lead to 14-3.

Cal closed the gap to 14-10 on Garbers’ 8-yard touchdown run with 7:24 to play in the second quarter, but the Bruins responded with touchdown passes from Thompson-Robinson to Cota (6 yards) and Phillips (5 yards), giving UCLA a 27-10 halftime lead.

Brown’s 31-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter gave Cal a 24-point lead.

Cal travels to Oregon State (0-2) next Saturday.

Stanford’s home-opener win streak snapped in 35-32 loss to Colorado

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By Morris Phillips

STANFORD, CA–Until someone figures out Jarek Broussard and the Colorado run game, the good times could hang around Boulder for a while.

And Stanford? The physical, hard-nosed bunch always hanging around their football facility for the last decade might not be currently enrolled in school.

Stanford survived a rough first half in which they couldn’t finish anything offensively while the visiting Buffs cleaned up with their quick-hitting run game. But somehow quarterback Davis Mills and kicker Jet Toner kept the Cardinal within range, down five, 14-9.

The appearance of competitiveness disappeared quickly to start the third quarter, as Colorado struck for two touchdowns on their way to a 35-32 win at Stanford Stadium.

“Everybody’s buying in,” fifth-year senior quarterback Sam Noyer said. “Guys are having fun out there. It’s good to see that again. I haven’t seen that in a couple years.”

Noyer ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for two more, including a 34-yard pass play to Jerry Rice’s son, Brenden that put the Buffs up 28-9 just six minutes into the second half.

Mills did his best to rally Stanford, throwing for 327 yards and a touchdown, but the senior misfired on 25 pass attempts and failed to convert 11 of 16 third down opportunities. Mills’ uneven performance was indicative of his lack of practice and game reps due to COVID testing procedures that the Pac-12 admitted this week contained errors and should not have forced the Cardinal to hold out Mills and three others that missed the opener at Oregon.

“He was in isolation essentially from Saturday afternoon until Thursday night,” coach David Shaw said of Mills. “He was able to come in and get one practice and it showed. There’s not much we could have done about it, but to say that it didn’t affect his performance I think would be inaccurate.”

Mills one-yard touchdown pass to Scooter Harrington cut the Colorado lead from as many as 19 to three with 2:45 remaining. But the Buffs salted away the remainder of the clock, allowing Stanford just 10 seconds and the final play of the game which resulted in a fumble.

The Buffs got 121 yards rushing from Broussard, and 177 yards total on 45 carries. That didn’t include a swing pass that turned into a 55-yard touchdown by Dimitry Stanley, one of several big plays where the Stanford defense was caught uncharacteristically napping.

The Stanford run game underperformed, managing just 70 yards on 21 carries, in part due to Mills needing to throw on nearly every down when their deficit grew to three scores. Still Austin Jones paltry production stood out as the sophomore followed up a 100-yard performance at Oregon with nine yards on nine carries.

The Cardinal fell to 0-2 after finishing last season 4-8, by far the worst stretch of results in the last decade under Shaw. Stanford also dropped their home opener for the first time after 12 consecutive wins.

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders and Broncos both coming off two straight wins meet Sunday in Vegas

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The Las Vegas Raiders running back Devonte Booker (23) carries for a first half touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers in the Raiders last game Sun Nov 8th at Inglewood (AP News photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Rich:

#1 Rich the Raiders since taking that very tough loss to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers back on Sun Oct 25th by a final of 45-20 have really got back on track with two straight wins against the Browns and Chargers.

#2 Rich, those two wins improved the Raiders record to 5-3 and they got those two wins on the road whereas in previous years the Raiders really struggled as a road team.

#3 Talk about the coaching strategy that head coach Jon Gruden has really put into improving the team there no doubt that he’s studied film with both sides of the football and has been effect in all facets of his last two wins.

#4 The last game the Raiders were in Los Angeles against the Chargers and it was a razor close game with quarterback Derek Carr throwing for 165 yards and two touchdowns and all the scoring the Raiders could get in that one was crucial because it came right down to the wire in that contest.

#5 The Raiders face the Denver Broncos, the Broncos have won two of their last five games and have a couple narrow games in their last two beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-27 and taking a close win against the LA Chargers the week before 34-27. Talk about how you see this game Sunday at Allegiant Stadium between the Broncos and Raiders.

Join Rich Perez on nationwidesports.com and each Saturday night for the Raiders podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Struggling 49ers continue their rough and tumble schedule in New Orleans this Sunday

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San Francisco 49ers Running back Raheem Mostert (31) is out of the line up against the New Orleans Saints this Sunday at the Superdome in New Orleans (USA Today file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Jeremiah, there has to be very little doubt that the 49ers (4-5) took a tough couple of loses and playing in just four short days for San Francisco with a vast injury list didn’t help either.

#2 Jeremiah, you got to see how the 49ers just struggled since losing their starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and really now depend on quarterback Nick Mullens, how much pressure has this been on Mullens.

#3 Talk about some of the key players the 49ers will miss out of their line up this Sunday in New Orleans going without Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson and will be replaced by JaMycal Hasty and Jerrick McKinnon in the back field.

#4 The New Orleans Saints (6-2) quarterback Drew Brees was limited in practice this week and was also limited leading up to last Sunday’s win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in that landslide 38-3. Do you see Brees getting just enough rest and practice to be ready against the 49ers this Sunday?

#5 Jeremiah break it down for us as the 49ers try and snap their two game losing streak in New Orleans on Sunday how do you see this match up?

Join Jeremiah Saturday night’s for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Quakes should be at full strength for playoff on Nov 22 in KC

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The San Jose Earthquakes stadium will sit silent throughout the playoffs as the Earthquakes will be traveling for all of the playoffs which it opens on Sat Nov 22 against Sporting KC (@ SJEarthquakes photo)

On the San Jose Earthquakes podcast with Marko:

#1 The San Jose Earthquakes opened the last game of the season against the Seattle Sounders without Jackson Yueill, Andy Rios, and Carlos Fierro due to yellow card accumulations and an injury.

#2 Marko, talk about Shane Salinas, Luis Felipe, and Cade Cowell who replaced Yueill, Rios, and Fierro.

#3 Although the playoffs weren’t at stake as both teams had clinched for post season already. What would you say were some of the take aways in the Seattle match as the Quakes head into the playoffs.

#4 Chris Wondolowski had been key in the home stretch of the season scoring twice in a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake Oct 28th and had a goal in the 3-2 win over LAFC on Wed Nov 4th.

#5 The Quakes next opponent of the first round of the playoffs on Sat Nov 22 Sporting KC who finished first in the Western Conference with three straight wins to finish the regular season. Taking that into account what are the Quakes odds?

Join Marko each Friday night for the SJ Earthquakes podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Will Google and BART development give Sharks no choice but to leave San Jose?

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SAP Center as it looked for the 25th Anniversary of the San Jose Sharks franchise the team might consider moving out of San Jose if Google, BART and other developments take over their parking, traffic, and parking concerns cut into their fan base. (file photo from NHL.com)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 The San Jose Sharks say that parking and construction from the nearby Google project will cut into their parking lot. The Sharks who wrote a letter to their fans saying that they had concerns about Google taking part of the Sharks parking lot would cut into the team’s revenue.

#2 Did the City of San Jose have a hand in the planning because the Sharks are certainly a huge part of the South Bay sports community particularly in the San Jose city limits where they and the San Jose Earthquakes play and they would be a huge void if they left.

#3 Sharks president Jonathan Becher said the team supports development but said that the neighborhood shouldn’t have to be suffocated by a rash of 65 new buildings on 84 acres nearby the Caltrain station and BART station across the street from where the Sharks play. BART is expected to move in by 2030.

#4 Gridlock is a huge concern for the Sharks in the neighborhood with Google, fans coming to SAP Center, an expected 30,000 workers and 5,900 apartments for new housing.

#5 If the Sharks do get frustrated and move elsewhere they can’t move to Chase Center in San Francisco because they don’t have ice and in Sacramento at Golden One Center who also doesn’t have ice. The only place they can go to is the Oakland Coliseum Arena where they can fit ice but will the Sharks want to go Oakland and leave a downtown location?

Len Shapiro does the Sharks podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cal moved to play at UCLA Sunday morning; Cal-ASU football game cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns;

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UCLA tight end Devin Asiasi, left, makes a touchdown catch as Arizona cornerback McKenzie Barnes watches on Oct 20, 2018 game at the Rose Bowl where the Cal Bears will be playing the Bruins Sunday morning Nov 15, 2020 (AP file photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Friday, November 13, 2020

For the second consecutive week, California had a game cancelled due to Coronavirus. The Golden Bears’ scheduled game against Arizona State on Saturday has been cancelled, the schools announced, due to COVID-19 concerns. Later on Friday afternoon the Pac 12 moved Cal to play at the Rose Bowl against UCLA for Sunday morning.

ASU athletic director Ray Anderson said in a statement that a number of positive cases of COVID-19 included “multiple student-athletes and coaching staff members, one of which is Head Coach Herm Edwards.”

Anderson added that the undisclosed number of positive tests put the Sun Devils below the Pac-12’s minimum threshold of 53 available scholarship players under the conference’s game cancellation policy.

Cal won’t have to wait another week as they were supposed to play at Oregon State next Saturday but now will get their first game in at the Rose Bowl. The Bears’ first game against Washington, slated for Nov. 7, was cancelled after Cal had a positive COVID-19 test.

Edwards, meanwhile, said he and his family are “fine,” and encourage people to “take the virus seriously, wear masks, employ social distancing measures and get tested whenever possible.”

Edwards is the second head coach to test positive for COVID-19 this week. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman will miss the Razorbacks’ game against Florida after testing positive.

 

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Miami Marlins Break Glass Ceiling hire first woman GM in MLB history

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Kim Ng joins the Miami Marlins as the first woman MLB general manager. Ng formerly worked with the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers. (USA Today file photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

The Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball became the first team of any of the four professional sports leagues in the United States when they announced today the hiring of Kim Ng, a female executive as their new General Manager.

She is the first female GM in Major League Baseball history. Ng will turn 52 next Tuesday, after graduating from the University of Chicago Ng went to work as a Intern for the Chicago White Sox, where she worked for 21 years, later an executive with then NY Yankees and LA Dodgers.

“On behalf of principal owner Bruce Sherman and our entire ownership group, we look forward to Kim bringing a wealth of knowledge and championship level experience to the Miami Marlins”. CEO Derek Jeter said in a statement.“I entered Major League Baseball as an intern and, after decades of determination, it is the honor of my career to lead the Miami Marlins as their next general manager,” Ng said in a statement.

Just like the Brooklyn Dodgers were pioneers in 1947 when General Manager Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson as the first black player in MLB, the Miami Marlins are the first team to sign a woman as their General Manager. Florida is the third most populous State in the country and one of the most diverse.

Congratulations to the Miami Marlins organization and Good luck to Kim Ng.

Stay well and stay tuned

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Oakland A’s lead Spanish radio announcer on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sponsor: Jandra Global Traders Corp podcast, Makers of Covid-19 PPE Fri Nov 13, 2020

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Sponsor: Jandra Global Traders Corp podcast

Hi everybody thanks for joining us here on Jandra Global were hosts for today’s podcast Emerson Mah your California Region Distributor and John C Marquez vice president of operations here at Jandra. 

We are a personal protective equipment company for protection from Coronavirus and we would like to talk to you today about some of products in use. But first here is our vice president John who will tell you a little about his background and Jandra Global. 

Emerson: John tell us about the PPE today there is so much concern that there isn’t enough protection from Coronavirus at home and even in the emergency rooms of hospitals with  the huge spikes of Covid-19 many medical professionals and people at home or business are looking for the best kind of protection.

Emerson: The X5 UV wand is one of our most popular items you can be sitting or resting anywhere and the UV wand with it’s UV light takes out the Coronavirus where you or someone has sat or have been. Tell us how the UV wand works John.

Emerson: John tell us about the Smart CPAP Mask LED light sterilizer 

Emerson: Next is the Disposable three play face masks tell us about it’s effectiveness and how it protects someone from the virus. 

Emerson: John the movable face shield mask is only $5 and is one of the most essential tools for PPE this is product that is effective and should be moving on the Jandra market

Emerson: John tell us about the Dupont Pro Shield category 3 PPE the white suit that protects in probably in a high intense area where Covid-19 is air borne like for example in a hospital emergency room or maybe a convalescent home setting

Emerson: John us something about the P55 UVC LED sterilizer bag with the 15% savings

Emerson: The Thermometer is a crucial tool in dealing with the public and with friends and family here’s a way to measure their temperature  with the AFK Infrared body thermometer John tell us about how this product and how it’s been working for home and and business use.

Emerson: John Covid-19 is spiking in many areas in the US tell us about Jandra’s one gallon hand cleansing gel lemon scented. 

Emerson: John these are great products from Jandra that fight Coronavirus tell our listeners how they can purchase these products and what is the website address 

 

 

Cal Bears Football podcast with Michael Duca: Covid cancels another game for Cal; Trip to ASU all for naught

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Cal Bears and ASU Sun Devils kickoff on Sat Nov 14th at Frank Kush Field at Sun Devil Stadium (photo from calbears.com)

Cal Bears Football podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Outbreaks have been the norm in college football Cal’s opener last week against Washington and this week at ASU was cancelled as in week one a player tested positive and his linemates were quarantined those same players are still in quarantined shortening the Bears defensive line forcing the game to be canceled.

#2 Midweek Cal head coach Justin Wilcox had to wonder if there would be a game at all. This week how hard is that on a coaching staff and the players when you have to stop and then prepare again.

#3 I know you’ve talked about the tight Covid-19 protocols from the Berkeley Public Health Department which has Cal’s entire defensive line under quarantine which expires Saturday night.

#4 The game for Saturday at ASU had been a question mark and the players have been working out and the defensive line have been allowed to do some individual supervised workouts.

#5 Wilcox said he’s complained regarding the way the Berkeley Public Health Department has handled deciding who sits on the Bears. Wilcox said they would like to know why that some of the players he has are in quarantine when they are negative.

Join Michael for the Cal Bears podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com