Stanford Cardinal Men’s Basketball Podcast with Alexandra Evans: Stanford on a two game run looks to make hay with Kansas in Sacramento tonight

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AP File Photo: Stanford forward Reid Travis (22) shoots against Montana during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Stanford Cardinal Men’s Basketball Podcast with Alexandra Evans:

1 Stanford (6-6) takes on a rough and tumble Kansas Jayhawks team (9-2) we take a look at the many challenges for Cardinal who face the Jayhawks at Golden One Center in Sacramento

2 The Jayhawks top four scorers Legerald Vick (17.5), Devonte’ Graham (17.0), Svi Mykhailuk (16.5), and Udoka Azubuike (14.7) who always bring their game will be the players that Stanford’s defense will have to stop inside the paint and watch out for the outside and three pointers the Jayhawks are noted for on offense

3 Things to look for with Stanford’s leading offensive scorer Reid Travis (22.2) also lead the Pac 12 in scoring and topped 1,000 career points in his last game against USF

4Travis had been leading the team and doing the a lot of the heavy lifting on offense for Stanford but always one to get help from his teammates Michael Humphrey and Dorian Pickens.

5 The game will tip at 8PM tonight a neutral site game Alexandra takes a look at this match and these two teams size up

Alexandra podcasts for Stanford Men’s Basketball and Morris Phillips has the Cardinal-Jayhawks coverage for tonight

 

 

San Francisco 49ers preview: Jaguars’ pass rush provides unique challenge to surging 49ers

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By Jeremy Harness

Jimmy Garoppolo is now 3-0 as the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback, but this week will present a challenge that the last three teams were unable to bring.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are among the league’s leaders in sacks, making the offensive line’s ability to protect him much more important. In addition, even though they have locked up their first playoff spot in 10 years, the Jaguars have the inside track on winning the AFC South and have a chance of getting a first-round bye.

In short, Jacksonville still has a lot to play for as they head into Week 16, when the two teams will meet at Levi’s Stadium on Christmas Eve.

Another huge challenge for the 49ers is Jacksonville’s running attack, which leads the NFL in rushing yards and appears to have returned to full strength at this point. Running back Leonard Fournette, who has had a wildly-impactful rookie season, practiced on Wednesday after sitting out last week’s game with a quadriceps injury.

As for the weekly injury report, that list has grown once again for the 49ers. Cornerback Greg Mabin was completely held out of practice on Wednesday due to a calf injury, while receiver Marquise Goodwin also missed practice, partially due to a back ailment.

Meanwhile, backup running back Matt Breida (knee) was among the ones limited in practice on Wednesday. Safety Adrian Colbert, whom the 49ers are expecting big things from and has shown flashes of his potential this season, is currently in concussion protocol and also has a thigh injury that limited his participation Wednesday.

One player not listed on the injury report is fullback Kyle Juszczyk, but he was recently named on another list. This week, he was the only 49er on the NFC’s Pro Bowl team, and in fact, he was named a starter.

Lakers retire Kobe Bryant’s No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys, Warriors pick up 116-114 overtime win

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Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant watches as both of his jersey’s are retired during a halftime ceremony at an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

By: Ana Kieu

The Golden State Warriors edged the Los Angeles Lakers 116-116 in overtime at Staples Center Monday night.

For the Golden State, Patrick McCaw (rookie) made his second start of the season. McCaw scored a season-high 16 points to go with career-highs of seven assists and four steals in his first start on November 27 vs. Kings.

Nick Young closed out the first quarter in style with a three-pointer with just 11 seconds left on the clock. The Golden State led the Lakers 32-24 at the end of the first.

The Lakers brought some momentum into the second quarter, but the Golden State held onto a mere 57-53 lead at the half. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 12 points, five rebounds and four assists. Omri Casspi scored 10 points, six rebounds and two assists. Klay Thompson had eight points and five rebounds. JaVale McGee had six points. Young had eight points.

As expected, Thompson was being his usual self and made some jumpers to start the second half. Andre Iguodala found Kevon Looney for the dunk with 3:50 left in the third quarter. Golden State led the Lakers by just one point (83-82) at the end of the third.

Iguodala was all the way up in the fourth quarter. He also went coast to coast with an impressive two-handed jam at the 10:29 mark.

Both teams battled it out until the end of regulation. The contest went into overtime after a 102-102 tie for the second time at the Staples Center this season.

Lonzo Ball played downhill and hit a layup to put the Lakers up by one (113-112) with 1:03 left in overtime. The Lakers were out of timeouts in the final minute of overtime.

Golden State, however, managed to get past the Lakers for a 116-112 overtime victory for their ninth straight win and seventh on the road.

Notes
Thompson had his fourth career double-double with 17 points and a career-high-tying 10 rebounds. This was his second this season.

Golden State assistant coach Bruce Fraser turned 53 today.

Draymond Green held his second annual Christmas giveaway over the weekend, where he hosted roughly 50 kids from Oakland for some holiday fun.

Up Next
The Golden State return to Oracle Arena to host the Grizzlies on Wednesday, December 20 at 7:30 pm PST.

The Lakers take on the Rockets on Wednesday, December 20 at 7:30 pm CST.

Warriors win 10th straight game after defeating the Grizzlies 97-84

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By: Ana Kieu

The Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 97-84 at Oracle Arena Wednesday night.

The Warriors and Grizzlies were ready to battle it out on the court tonight. Fans in attendance received Zaza Pachulia bobbleheads, courtesy of realtor.com. The Golden State starting lineup featured Kevin Durant, Jordan Bell, JaVale McGee, Klay Thompson and Quinn Cook. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies’ starting lineup consisted of Tyreke Evans, Marc Gasol, Andrew Harrison, Dillon Brooks and JaMychal Green.

McGee got Golden State going with a hook early in the first quarter. He continued to make a couple of notable plays. Durant, Thompson and Omri Casspi also made things exciting for Golden State. However, the Golden State trailed the Grizzlies 28-24 at the end of the first quarter.

Thompson scored 25 points in the first half, which was a season-high for any half this year. Last time, Thompson had 23 on Oct. 20 at the New Orleans Pelicans. Thompson’s career half high is 40 points, dating back to Dec. 5, 2016 vs. Indiana Pacers.

The Golden State held a 56-51 lead over the Grizzlies at halftime.

Durant’s shooting wasn’t spectacular in the third quarter, but Nick Young hit a three-pointer to make up for Durant’s rather lackluster performance. The Warriors led the Grizzlies 74-65 at the end of the third quarter.

Patrick McCaw made a putback dunk to push the Warriors ahead 76-68 with 10:12 left in the fourth quarter.

The Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 97-84 at home.

Here are Golden State final stats:


Notes: Warriors injury update: Draymond Green (right shoulder soreness), Andre Iguodala (flu-like symptoms) and Zaza Pachulia (left shoulder soreness) are out for tonight’s game vs. Grizzlies.

Grizzlies’ injury report: Mike Conley (left heel), Wayne Selden Jr. (right quad) and Chandler Parsons are out (rest) for tonight’s game vs. Warriors. Brandon Wright (right groin) is listed as doubtful.

Up Next
Warriors host the Lakers on Friday, December 22 at 7:30 pm PST.

Grizzlies visit the Suns on Thursday, December 21 at 7:00 pm MST.

Randolph’s 10,000th rebound is icing on the cake for Kings as they top Nets 104-99

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Brooklyn Nets’ Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (24) defends Sacramento Kings’ Zach Randolph (50) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, in New York. The Kings won 104-99. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

By Jessica Kwong

BROOKLYN–The Sacramento Kings won back-to-back games for the first time this season on Wednesday night, surviving a late rally by the Brooklyn Nets to win 104-99 at Barclays Center.

As icing on the cake, Kings forward Zach Randolph surpassed 10,000 career rebounds.

“It’s a good win for us,” Kings head coach Dave Joerger said.

“It’s been a tough place for our organization to get some wins. I think in seven years we’ve only done it once,” Joerger said. “We got some good performances tonight from some guys who had tough nights last night.”

Sacramento led throughout most of the match at Barclays Center until about halfway into the final quarter. The Kings lead by as many as 15 points, but the Nets chipped away until Joe Harris made a driving layup to cut Sacramento’s lead to 97-95 with 5 minutes remaining in the game.

Kings forward Bogdan Bogdanovic was fouled with 10.7 seconds to go with his team up 101-99 and made one of two free throws. Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie missed a triple but the ball went out of bounds off the Kings with 4.8 seconds remaining. Brooklyn blew it when Harris made a bad pass.

Dinwiddie fouled Kings guard George Hill, who made both free throws, allowing his team to win the game 104-99.

“That was a team win,” Joerger said. “Teams are going to make runs, teams are going to make shots, so it’s how do we handle that, where do we get the ball to.”

Sacramento’s leading scorers were Hill with 22 points, Randolph with 21 points and Bogdanovic with 14 points.

Growing Up: Cal Bears show well at Seattle in 22-point victory

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By Morris Phillips

Darius McNeill continues to impress for the youthful Cal Bears.

After a scoreless first half the freshman from Houston got it cooking, finishing with a team-best 20 points in Cal’s comfortable 81-59 win over Seattle.

In his first 12 games, McNeill has made a seamless transition to college basketball by averaging 13.7 points a game while shooting 52 percent from the field, 72 percent from the foul stripe, and 48 percent from three. McNeill has at least one made three in every game he’s played.

And McNeill is not alone.  Freshman Justice Sueing has started 11 games and is shooting 49 percent from the field, and 38 percent from three.  Sueing had 17 on Tuesday, playing 36 minutes, his longest floor time stint thus far. And Juhwan Harris-Dyson played 21 minutes off the bench, scoring six, grabbing six boards.

“We’re young, but the guys are picking up what we’re telling them to do,” coach Wyking Jones said. “They’re giving us great effort. It’s just a learning process for these young guys. Now, we’ve got two road wins, we got an overtime win in the last game, so they’re maturing. They’re maturing at a fast rate right now.”

What’s more telling is the young and old Bears alike didn’t forsake their defensive effort, holding Seattle to 33 percent shooting, one game after the Redhawks buried 16 3-pointers against Portland.  Seattle faced adversity early, going more than 4 1/2 minutes scoreless to start the game.

Matej Kavas led Seattle with 20 points, and Richaud Gittens added 11.

“For whatever reason, I think our guys thought tonight was going to be a little easier than it was,” Seattle coach Jim Hayford said. “In the first half, we really struggled offensively, but we were tough enough to stay in there. Then we kind of hit a point where our shots weren’t falling, and then we let our guard down and then the game got away from us.”

Cal led by six at the half, and streteched that lead to 20 with 6:15 remaining.  The Bears conclude non-conference play on Thursday at home against Portland State.

San Jose Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: After dropping two straight Sharks regroup for three game homestand

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San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31) makes a save against Edmonton Oilers’ Patrick Maroon (19) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

On the SJ Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa:

1 The Sharks dropped their last two games after losing Logan Courture we take a look at how Couture’s absence has impacted the team since his concussion last Friday in Vancouver

2 The Sharks Monday two goal loos in Edmonton 4-2 saw the Oilers score three unanswered goals. The Oilers have been struggling at home but were relieved to get a home victory. The Sharks also suffered on offense missing passes, some turnovers, and not executing the power play.

3 Goaltender Martin Jones has given up three goals in each of the last six games the Sharks are hoping that will improve over the next three game at home

4 One guy the Sharks had a tough time with in Edmonton was the Oilers Ryan Strome who had two goals which was the difference for the Oilers in  their win

5 The Sharks open a three game homestand starting Thursday night against the Vancouver Canucks, they’ll later face the LA Kings and the Calgary Flames. Mary Lisa takes at the advantages of having home ice in the upcoming homestand

Mary Lisa is a San Jose Sharks beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

 

 

San Jose Barracuda Podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Look for Balcers to see more offense after two goal game last Sunday

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San Jose Barracuda Podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

1 The SJ Barracuda split a weekend series with the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday they dropped a 4-2 decision

2 On Sunday they came back and won it 3-2 as the Cuda’s Adam Helewka who scored on a penalty shot scoring on the Condors goalie Nick Ellis

3 The Cuda’s penalty kill was able to hold off the Condors three power play chances in that first period

4 Rudulfs Balcers is going to make a name for himself if he can keep finding the back of the net like he did last Sunday against Bakersfield scoring two goals in a four minute span

5 The Barracuda have a road game in Bakersfield on Thursday night with the Condors and a home game with Texas on Friday night

Marko does the Barracuda podcasts each Wednesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants report: Longoria to the Giants, Hundley re-signs with team

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria flips his bat after hitting into a fielder’s choice against the Baltimore Orioles during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Daniel Robertson scored on the play. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO–Wanting to a make a splash in the 2017 Free Agency or trade market, the San Francisco Giants have finally made a splash and it was a big splash.

The Giants have acquired third baseman Evan Longoria from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for center fielder Denard Span, and three of the Giants’ top prospects.

Infielder Christian Arroyo, left-handed pitcher Matt Krook and right-hander Stephen Woods are also on their way to Tampa Bay. The Rays also sent the Giants cash considerations.

Longoria brings a career .270 average with 261 home runs, 892 runs batted in and 780 runs scored to San Francisco. Over the past five seasons, Longoria has played in 798 games, the most by any player in the major leagues.

“This move fills an important need for our club and completes one of our offseason goals,” Giants executive vice president of baseball operations Brian Sabean said. “Evan has been one of the best third basemen in the game over the last decade, and we are thrilled to add him to the organization. Moving forward, we will continue to work on additional opportunities to improve the club for 2018.”

This is the second big move by the Giants in as many days, as the Giants re-signed catcher Nick Hundley to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

“At the end of the day, it would have to be something that I couldn’t say no to,” Hundley said. “This is an opportunity to be with San Francisco, and I couldn’t say no to that. There’s only a handful of teams that are trying to win it all, and San Francisco’s one of them.”

In his first year with the Giants, Hundley started 65 games as Buster Posey’s backup at catcher, as he hit .244 with nine home runs and 35 runs batted in.

Hundley was named the winner of the Willie Mac Award as the team’s most inspirational player. He is the eighth player since the award began in 1980 to receive the award in his first season with the team.

Kings beat the Sixers 101-95 in Philly Tuesday night to sweep the season series

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by Charlie O. Mallonee

The Sacramento Kings picked up their first win on their four-game road trip Tuesday night when they downed the Philadelphia 76ers 101-95 in Philadelphia. The victory gave the Kings the series sweep over the Sixers who they defeated in Sacramento on November 9th 109-108.

That is a bit ironic after the Kings just finished being swept by the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

The Kings found themselves down 78-71 as they headed into the fourth quarter. They would need a 10-point effort from Buddy Hield and nine-points from Garrett Temple to lead a 30-point scoring barrage that would help them to victory. Willie Cauley-Stein added six-points in the final period as the Kings outscored the Sixers 30-17 in the fourth quarter.

Sacramento used 12-of-13 players on their bench in the contest. Only Georgios Papagiannis did not play. George Hill was not available due to illness.

The Sixers held a 57-48 lead at halftime due to some solid play from Robert Covington, Ben Simmons, T.J. McConnell and JJ Redick. Philly outscored the Kings 30-18 in the second quarter and it looked like the Sacramento squad might be in for a long night.

Sacramento kept things close in the third period which allowed them to have opportunity to take control in the fourth quarter.

Kings star of the game

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Frank Mason had another strong game off the bench for the Kings Photo USA Today Sports
Rookie reserve point guard Frank Mason gets the star of the game nod for the win over the Sixers on Tuesday night. Mason scored 16-points in just over 22-minutes of playing time on the floor. The four-year Kansas alum shot 7-for-9 from the floor and went 2-for-2 from behind the 3-point line. He also recorded two blocked shots in the game. Mason has demonstrated a maturity and confidence coming off the bench that has served the Kings very well this season.

Kings co-stars of the game

  • Zach Randolph made a good argument that he should have been the star of the game. The veteran power forward put up 27-points and grabbed five rebounds in just over 28-minutes on the court. The man who was brought in as a “role model” has become “a game changer” for the Kings.
  • Buddy Hield did not have his best night from 3-point land but he shot 9-for-19 for the game. He recorded 24-points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out two assists and made three steals in just over 28-minutes of playing time.

Sixers star of the game

Ben Simmons has to get the star as he came within one assist of recording a triple-double. Simmons scored 13-points, hauled in 12 rebounds and distributed nine assists in his 32-plus minutes on the floor.

Sixers co-stars of the game

  • Forward Robert Covington recorded 17-points despite having a very tough shooting night. Covington shot 5-for-19 overall and just 2-for-13 from 3-point range. He did go a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
  • Jerryd Bayless scored 15 points for the second-unit coming off the bench and seeing just over 26-minutes of action in the contest. Bayless shot 5-for-12 overall and hit 4-of-8 opportunities from downtown.

Key Team stats of the game

Sacramento

  • The Kings shot 41-for-91 (45.1-percent) in the game and hit 7-of-27 (25.9-percent) from behind the 3-point line.
  • Sacramento went 12-for-23 from the free throw line ( the percentage was poor but the number of attempts was excellent and was a real improvement)
  • The Kings committed just 12 turnovers which became 15 Philly points

Philadelphia

  • The Sixers shot 34-for-81 for the game. That was 10 less attempts and seven less conversions than the Kings.
  • Philly hit 10-of-35 3-point attempts. That was three more conversions than the Kings.
  • They went 17-for-24 from the free throw line. The Sixers hit five more free throws than the Kings.
  • Philly out-rebounded the Kings 53-39

Up next

Kings (10-20)

Sacramento wraps up their four-game road on Wednesday night when they will face the Brooklyn Nets in Brooklyn. The Nets are 11-18 on the season. FiveThirtyEight.com gives the Kings a 27-percent chance of winning the game and makes them a six point underdog.

Sixers (14-16)

Philly will host the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night. FiveThirtyEight.com makes the Sixers a 0.5 underdog and gives them only a 48-percent chance to win.