Headline Sports Podcast with London Marq: Bringing back Warriors will be a small part of what Mayor Lee did for S.F.; Big media push for A’s Coliseum stadium but team wants downtown park

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FILE – In this May 22, 2012 file photo from left, Golden State Warriors owner and CEO Joe Lacob, NBA Commissioner David Stern, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and Warriors owner Peter Guber hold up 2017 jerseys following an announcement in San Francisco, that the NBA basketball team wants to build a new arena on the waterfront in San Francisco. Mayor Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in San Francisco that brought with it sky-high housing prices despite his lifelong commitment to economic equality, died suddenly early Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at age 65. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

On the Headline Sports Podcast with London:

Part of the late San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s legacy will be bringing he Golden State Warriors back to San Francisco. The Warriors left the City back in 1971 for Oakland to become Golden State. Lee worked with the Warriors, UCSF, in helping as a go between the Warriors and UCSF to get the land and the ability to have an arena built at that location after they were rejected at Piers 30-32.

After the Piers 30-32 neighbors said they would put an initiative on the ballot to block construction of a new arena at piers 30-32 Lee got involved in finding a new location for the new basketball arena and found the UCSF location right next to the hospital was land owned by Sales Force who sold the land to the Warriors and Lee worked with UCSF to get their blessing to make it so for a new arena next to the hospital.

London discusses the achievement of Lee and the Warriors new arena. London also discusses the Oakland A’s latest developments on their ongoing search for a new stadium location in downtown Oakland

 

San Francisco 49ers Podcast with Joe Lami: High anticipation as Garoppolo get first start in front of home crowd in Santa Clara

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) stands on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

On the 49ers podcast with Joe:

SANTA CLARA–Jimmy Garoppolo is making his first San Francisco 49ers starting appearance in front of the home crowd at Levis Stadium this Sunday at quarterback. Garoppolo made his 49ers debut in front of the home crowd against the Seattle Seahawks on Sun Nov 26 after starter CJ Beathard got injured and Garoppolo was inserted in the final moments of the game in a final drive and got that touchdown that wowed the crowd.

It’s the last two weeks of the season that the fans are really charged up about with Garoppolo throwing two straight wins on the road in Chicago and in Houston. Now the 49ers can possibly put together three straight if they can get by the Mighty Tidy Tennessee Titans this Sunday. A win would improve their record to 4-10.

Joe Lami is the 49ers beat writer who does the 49ers podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Towns, Timberwolves blow out Kings 119-96

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Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph (5) reaches for the ball in front of Minnesota Timberwolves center Taj Gibosn (67) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves defeated the Kings 119-96. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

By: London Marq

The explosive Minnesota Timberwolves welcomed the Sacramento Kings in a midseason tilt with plenty of young talent to go around. The Kings, who are 5-5 over their last 10 games, continue to search for rhythm and consistency. The Timberwolves, led by Karl-Anthony Towns, would prove difficult for the Kings to handle.

Slow starts have been a problematic trend for Sacramento. On the road in hostile territory, the Kings fell behind early and were outclassed by the Timberwolves stars: Towns and Jimmy Butler, whose offensive prowesses were too much for the Kings, who are inconsistent and exhibit poor defense.

The Timberwolves were in control from start to finish. All five of Minnesota’s starters scored double-digit points. Towns led all scorers with 30 points and 14 rebounds.

George Hill led the Kings in scoring with 16 points.

16 points was all the Kings could muster in the third quarter, as the Minnesota defense came out rolling in all cylinders after halftime.

The Timberwolves walked away with a 119-96 blowout win over the Kings at the Target Center.

Up Next: Kings visit the Raptors on Sunday, December 17 at 12:30 pm PST.

Surging 49ers hope to keep streak going; host Tennessee in week 15

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By Jeremy Harness

Despite the fact they have owned one of the worst records in football this year, the San Francisco 49ers were known to be one of the most upbeat, positive teams in the NFL on a weekly basis–all because of the simple fact that there’s a new regime in place with a fresh outlook on the game.

The 49ers have seemed to have hit a nice stride these days, particular after a 26-16 win on the road against the Houston Texans, giving the team their second win in a row and their third win in four games, after losing their first nine games of the season.

The only thing that could be considered a negative is that they appeared to have blown their chance to get the top pick of next year’s NFL draft.

Looking forward to Sunday, the 49ers face an uphill battle against the 8-5 Tennessee Titans, a team that’s shooting for a playoff spot at this point, something that the 49ers don’t plan to see for another couple of years.

For the 49ers, the two keys remain the same: hope and improvement. Those two are as strong as ever right now. The team’s new quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, has won his first two starts with his new team, and this Sunday marks his first home game as a starting quarterback.

Despite their record, the 49ers have remained competitive in most of their games this year, and under different circumstances, the team could be much closer to .500.

However, the 49ers’ injury report has grown a bit from last week, as tackle Trenton Brown didn’t practice Wednesday due to a shoulder injury, while tight end Garrett Celek (knee) and safety Adrian Colbert (thumb, thigh) were both limited in practice.

Another addition to this list is safety Eric Reid, who has a rib injury and a knee ailment. He has been dealing with both injuries for most of the season. He was limited in practice on Wednesday.

Warriors down Mavericks 112-97 for eighth straight win

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Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) shoots over Dallas Mavericks’ Harrison Barnes (40) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By: Ana Kieu

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors won their eighth straight game after downing the Dallas Mavericks 112-97 at Oracle Arena Thursday night.

This was a rather lopsided matchup as the Warriors entered the game in second place with a seven-game win streak, trailing the first-place Rockets with a gigantic 11-game win streak, while the Mavericks came in as a second-to-last team in hopes of a two-game win streak.

Both the Dubs and Mavs were focused before the 7:30 p.m. tipoff in Oakland.

Mavs point guard J.J. Barea picked up where he left off. Barea had nine points and three assists in 14 minutes in the Mavs’ 105-96 win over the Nets on March 10, 2017. Barea suffered a strained right calf and a left calf strain, respectively.

The Dubs trailed by Mavs by four (28-24) at the end of the first quarter.

As expected, Klay Thompson played like a Splash Brother in the second quarter. The Dubs then went on a 9-0 run and tied the game at 48 apiece to end the first half. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Thompson scored 11 points. Omri Casspi had seven points and seven rebounds. Jordan Bell had five assists, four points and four rebounds. Shaun Livingston had six points.

The Dubs and Mavs fought hard to start the second half.

Dirk Nowitzki connected on a three-point shot from downtown to put the Mavs ahead 51-48 with 5:42 left in the third quarter.

Casspi, Durant and Livingston put on the pressure on the rim. Durant drained a jumper to tie the game at 61 and helped the Dubs regain the lead. Casspi had a season-high 14 points (6-of-7 field goals). Casspi also scored in double figures for the seventh time this season.

The Dubs led the Mavs 80-73 at the end of the third quarter.

Casspi, Thompson, Andre Iguodala and David West put in work for the Dubs in the fourth quarter. Thompson was on fire, just take a look at the tweet below.

The Dubs overcame a slight deficit and ended up defeating the Mavs 112-97 at home. Durant led all scorers with 36 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. Thompson scored 25 points and five assists. Casspi had 17 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and two assists. Bell had eight assists, eight points and six rebounds. West had nine points, three rebounds and three assists. Livingston had eight points.

Notes
Dubs’ injury update: Draymond Green (right shoulder soreness), Zaza Pachulia (left shoulder soreness) and Nick Young (concussion) are out for tonight’s game vs. Mavs.

Dubs’ starting lineup: Durant, Casspi, Bell, Thompson and Livingston.

Mavs’ starting lineup: Nowitzki, Matthews, Barnes, Kleber and Ferrell.

Before the game vs. Dubs, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said: “Transition defense is the biggest thing. We’ve got to take away threes, we’ve got to rebound and we’ve got to take care of the ball.”

Up Next
The Dubs visit the Lakers on Monday, December 18 at 7:30 pm PST.

The Mavs visit the Spurs on Saturday, December 16 at 7:30 pm CST.

Joonas Donskoi scores two goals, Sharks edge Flames 3-2

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San Jose Sharks’ Joonas Donskoi, center, from Finland, celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames in Calgary, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ In his first game back from injury, San Jose Sharks’ Joonas Donskoi scored twice as the Sharks doused their division rival Calgary Flames 3-2 Thursday.

Donskoi’s game-winner came at 17:12, less than three minutes before overtime, as he made sure a loose puck under goalie Mike Smith went into the net. Joe Thornton and Justin Braun aided Donskoi as Thornton scored his sixth point in five games. Donskoi was playing for the first time since November 28.

Goalie Aaron Dell earned his third straight win as he made 32 saves back in his hometown of Calgary.    

Both teams came in tied for third in the division off shootout losses as each team scored in the opening and closing periods. The Sharks improved to 11-0 when leading after two periods.

San Jose’s Timo Meier and Donskoi had at least one goal and an assist apiece.

The Flames’ Michael Frolik picked up Tim Heed’s turnover in the Sharks’ end to score off Dell at 4:42 of the first.

Meier tied it later at 16:07, aided by Chris Tierney and Donskoi.

Special teams did not start off well for the Sharks. Their first power play in the opening period was cut short and  they then had a less than ideal first penalty kill in the second, in that it was cut short to where they were down 5-3. San Jose however had two shorthanded shots during the two-man advantage and another after. Logan Couture also had a chance which resulted in a power play for his team.

It was on the Sharks’ third man advantage they finally scored a power play goal for the fourth game in a row to make it 2-1. Tierney scored his first on the man advantage as he was helped by Meier and Kevin Labanc at 10 minutes of the second.  The play initially began back near the blue line when Brent Burns passed to Labanc and then Meier pushed the shot from Labanc back away after it hit goalie Mike Smith’s stick.  

San Jose re-tied the game at 7:39. The Sharks’ Marc-Edouard Vlasic lost the puck battle at the far blue line and Johnny Gaudreau converted on a 2-on-1 from Garnet Hathaway.

Game notes: Gaudreau had a game-high six shots. San Jose continues their three game Canadian road trip against the Vancouver Canucks Friday at 7pm.

 

Kings Press Row Podcast for 12-13-17: A split at home and back on the road again

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De’Aaron Fox was not afraid to go up against the veteran DeRozan (Photo Jordan Chapin SportsRadioService.com)

Host: Charlie O

  • A look back at the home games with Toronto and Phoenix

  • A look ahead at a very tough four-game road trip to Minnesota, Toronto, Philly and Brooklyn

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Cal Bears Mens Basketball Podcast: Morris Phillips and Michael Duca discuss Cal’s shocking win at San Diego State

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On the Cal Men’s basketball podcast with Morris & Michael:

The Cal Bears in their last contest at San Deigo State University last Saturday led for most of that game in which Cal won it 62-61 and the game with Central Arkansas that was played on Wednesday, December 6th at Cal in which Central Arkansas won by a convincing margin 96-69. Central Arkansas did catch UCLA coming back from China with the shoplifting incident and took them to overtime in Pauley Pavilion and lost 106-101.

You have to consider them capable even when their not playing Cal, but on Cal’s part, they went to San Diego and won, led most of the game and put up with boisterous Viejas Arena. The Bears own offense efficiency so far this year is really surprising the one thing that wasn’t surprising that happened on Saturday in San Diego and the Bears were able to put up that 13 point lead with 13 minutes to go in the game. Things got really tough for them and they went 12 full minutes and scored five points and only rescued themselves by scoring the last five points of the game.

Cal host Cal State Fullerton Saturday at 1:00PM at Haas Pavilion.

Morris does the Cal Bears basketball podcast each Monday and then Tuesday nights with Michael Duca at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports with Tony Renteria: Carr says put it all on me for loss to KC; Sapp says he didn’t sexually harass; Costas is headed to MLB Hall

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Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) talks to referee Carl Cheffers (51) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo. After falling flat in Kansas City to lose control of the AFC West, the Raiders aim to regroup for the final three games knowing their playoff hopes are slim. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

On the Headline Podcast with Tony Renteria:

1 The Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr last week in Kansas City said “put it all on me” taking the responsibility for the critical loss which some say cost the Raiders a post season opportunity

2 Carr explained he put too much into preparing and then go out and lose saying that he did not play his best

3 The latest on the NFL Network sexual harassment scandal has suspended analyst Warren Sapp denying the claims against him that he urinated on wardrobe stylist Jami Canton’s office floor in front of her saying “this isn’t the bathroom” Sapp has denied all accusations of sexual harassment and is currently on suspension from the NFL Network

4 Bob Costas of NBC Sports is headed to MLB’s Hall of Fame Ford C Frick wing. Costas said that this awards means more to him than any other award that he’s ever received

5 With two wins under his belt 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has the 49ers organization believing in themselves with their next opponent the Tennessee Titans coming to Santa Clara will this be another test or has Garopplo already passed the test

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

Stanford Men’s Basketball Podcast with Alexandra Evans: Cardinal after losing five of last six aiming for win column against Denver Friday

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AP File photo: Reid Travis of the Stanford Cardinal leads with points, rebounds, and had a double double last weekend against the Long Beach 49ers

On the Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Alexandra Evans:

The Cardinal’s point leader per game Reid Travis he hasn’t had one game where he scored less than 20 points. Travis scored matter of fact 26 points in his last game against the Long Beach 49ers in a game the Cardinal lost last weekend at Long Beach 76-68. Travis also had a double double and 11 rebounds and had all the support of his teammates including Isaac White and Michael Humphrey the Cardinal also have a good amount of Freshman on the team.

The freshman present a good future for Stanford that bodes well for the organization. It’s going to be interesting to see how the future will be when the older players graduate. There was a series in the game last weekend in Long Beach where the 49ers ran off a 8-0 run against the Cardinal and head coach Jerrod Haase was none too pleased by the defense during that stretch towards the end of the game. The Cardinal have had 12 days between games to work that kink out as they prepare to face Denver on Friday night at Maples Pavilion.

Alexandra Evans covers Stanford Men’s basketball and podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com