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

 

Barracuda capture Roadrunners and overthrow them with a 5-2 win

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By Alexandra Evans

One win over the Tucson Roadrunners this week was clearly not enough for the San Jose Barracuda as they chased them down Wile E. Coyote style, earning a 5-2 victory at the Tuscon Convention Center.

San Jose put up two goals in the first period less than one minute apart. Julius Bergman sniped the first one on the power play at 12:45, and John McCarthy, who assisted Bergman’s goal, collected Paul Martin’s rebound off of Tucson goalie Hunter Miska and shot the puck, backhanded, past him. The Cuda ended the first period with a 2-0 lead; each team had eight shots on goal.

The scoring action translated into the second period as Brandon Mashinter received a pass from Jacob Middleton, putting the puck in the net just before the four minute mark. Emerson Clark notched his first goal with the Cuda at the five minute mark when he circled around Miska and located the low slot. Down 4-0, the Roadrunners tried to retaliate later in the period as Michael Bunting got a helper from Mario Kempe and sniped the puck past Cuda goalie Parker Gahagen at 9:10. Three minutes later, Trevor cheek scored one unassisted (and shorthanded) on a breakaway. The Cuda’s lead was cut in half, 4-2, at the end of the second.

Gahagen, who earned his first professional win tonight in the desert, and San Jose’s defense did not allow any additional goals in the third period. Brandon Bollig earned the team a 5-2 victory with an empty netter two minutes before the match ended.

The Cuda, now 11-10, return to action at home this weekend for a double header against the Bakersfield Condors: Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

It’s now or never for Raiders as Cowboys come to Oaktown for primetime battle in Week 15

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By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
SRS Contributor

OAKLAND — The Oakland Raiders will host the Dallas Cowboys in a primetime game at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Sunday night. This will mark the end of Oakland’s home schedule for 2017. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. PST.

The game will be Oakland’s third appearance on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. They’ve played the Washington Redskins in Week 3 and the Miami Dolphins in Week 9.

For those who are interested, the Raiders are 1-1 on Sunday Night Football so far this season.

A loss to the Cowboys would officially eliminate the Raiders (6-7) from any postseason consideration, which was not what Oakland was hoping for coming into this season after making the playoffs for the first time since 2002 last season with a 12-4 record.

In Week 14, the Raiders fell flat on their faces losing to the Kansas City Chiefs, 26-15, at Arrowhead Stadium.

Starting quarterback Derek Carr was mediocre at best, throwing for 211 yards on 24-of-41 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions for a 60.1 quarterback rating. The Raiders offense was stuck in the mud for most of the game as Kansas City’s 30th ranked defense held Oakland scoreless through three quarters, while limiting the Silver and Black to just 268 yards of total offense.

On Oakland’s first five possessions of the game, the Silver and Black punted the football four times and Carr threw one interception. Starting running back Marshawn Lynch led the team in rushing, registering seven carries for 61 yards and one touchdown. Lynch rumbled for a 22-yard touchdown with 8:51 left in the game to break the scoring seal for Oakland, who were already trailing 26-0 at this point.

Shockingly, the Raiders ran the football just 11 times against Kansas City, who are terrible in stopping the run. Teams are averaging 124.8 rushing yards against the Chiefs this season.

Tight end Jared Cook was Oakland’s top receiver, leading the team with 75 yards on five receptions and one touchdown. Wide receiver Michael Crabtree had a team-leading seven receptions for 60 yards.

The Raiders’ defensive unit recorded three sacks for the second straight week, two registered by outside linebacker Bruce Irvin. In Oakland’s past two games, Irvin has recorded an NFL-high five sacks during that span and is second on the team behind defensive end Khalil Mack (8.5) with 7.5 sacks. Mack and middle linebacker NaVorro Bowman each recorded a sack.

Bowman also led the team in total tackles (11) and had one pass defensed, while safety Karl Joseph recorded his first interception of the season–just Oakland’s second interception of the season; Bowman has the other one–off Chiefs’ starting quarterback Alex Smith.

Dallas (7-6) defeated the New York Giants, 30-10, at MetLife Stadium in Week 14. Starting quarterback Dak Prescott threw for a career-high 332 yards on 20-of-30 passing with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a 137.1 quarterback rating.

Entering Sunday night’s game at Oakland, Dallas will have their first regular season visit since 2005. Prescott has thrown for 2,752 yards with 21 touchdowns and just nine interceptions for a 91.6 quarterback rating.

The second-year quarterback is on pace for his second-straight 3,000-plus yard passing season.

Wide receiver Dez Bryant is Prescott’s top receiver and could feast on Oakland’s weak secondary this week. Bryant leads Dallas in receptions (61), receiving yards (712) and receiving touchdowns (six). 10-time Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten remains a red zone threat, ranking second on the team with five receiving touchdowns for 457 yards on 52 receptions.

With stud running back Ezekiel Elliott serving a six-game suspension, the Cowboys are powered by backup running back Alfred Morris. The sixth-year pro has racked up 485 yards on 97 carries and one touchdown.

Defensive end Demarcus Lawrence is the big star of the defense, leads the Cowboys with 13.5 sacks this season. Lawrence has the ability to quickly get to the quarterback and with Oakland’s once stout offensive line giving up more sacks this season with 17 (after surrendering just 16 sacks all of last season), Carr must be on high alert for No. 90 on Sunday.

Defensive tackle David Irving is second on the team with 7.0 sacks this season, while safety Jeff Heath leads the Cowboys with 52 tackles. Eighth-year middle linebacker Sean Lee is second behind Heath with 51 tackles. Heath also leads the team with three interceptions.

Following Sunday’s game, Oakland will travel east for a Christmas Eve against the Eagles in Philadelphia next Sunday. Philadelphia (11-2) has clinched the NFC East Division and are looking to lock down the NFC’s top seed, but will have to do it without franchise quarterback Carson Wentz.

Wentz tore his ACL in Philadelphia’s 43-35 victory against the Rams in Los Angeles in Week 14 while diving into the end zone on a hit from Rams’ linebacker Mark Barron.

San Jose Barracuda Podcast with Marko Ukalovic : Cuda play game two of series tonight; early scoring a key for Barracuda

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sjbarracuda photo: San Jose Barracuda (17) John McCarthy stands in front of the net anticipating a play at Tucson against the Roadrunners on Tuesday night

On the Barracuda podcast with Marko:

1 It’s the first of a two game series in Tucson as the SJ Barracuda down 3-0 came back from behind and defeated the Roadrunners 3-2

2 The Roadrunners who defeated the Barracuda last Friday 3-1 made Tuesday night a thrill to beat the Roadrunners in their own building

3 The Barracuda’s Tim Clifton scored in the first period, Jon Martin scored at 2:30 of the second period, and Alex True scored the game winner in the third period

4 The Barracuda will need offense early as the Roadrunners like to crash the net early in games as they both play game two of the brief series tonight.

5 San Jose goaltender Antoine Bibeau stopped 23 shots out of 25 and didn’t allow a goal in the second period

Marko Ukalovic does the SJ Barracuda podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Jose Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks good for the comeback; Burns back on track; SJ starts three game road trip Thursday

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San Jose Sharks’ Tomas Hertl, center, celebrates after scoring with teammate Logan Couture (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Mary:

1 The Sharks after two impressive wins against Carolina and Ottawa at home dropped a razor edge close game to the Minnesota Wilds 5-4 after the Sharks were down 3-0

2 Brett Burns has found his groove he struggled at the beginning of the season but looks to have turned it around and has scored goals in recent weeks after going through a drought

3 Goaltender Aaron Dell has strung some wins in net and was impressive during the last homestand

4 The Sharks played three back to back games and have six back to back games on the season schedule left but as you know some back to back night can be wearing

5 The Sharks begin a three game road journey starting on Thursday night in Calgary, Friday in Vancouver and conclude the road trip in Edmonton

Mary Lisa Walsh does the San Jose Sharks podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda chase down Roadrunners 3-2

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By Alexandra Evans

Another great comeback for the San Jose Barracuda tonight! The team traveled to the desert to face the Tucson Roadrunners, who previously defeated them 3-1 on Friday night in San Jose.

Tucson, who is ranked #1 in the Pacific Division of the AHL, netted a goal less than three minutes in (at 2:13), courtesy of Jens Looke. San Jose earned a five-on-three power play opportunity, but failed to take advantage of it. However, not long after, Tim Clifton scored his first professional goal–a rebound off of Tucson’s goalie, Hunter Miska–tying the score 1-1 with just over four minutes remaining in the first 20 minutes. San Jose exceeded Tucson in shots on goal 13-9.

Jon Martin wanted in on the scoring action and scored two and a half minutes into the second period to double San Jose’s score. Emerson Clark assisted the goal, and also had his first fight as a member of the Barracuda 12 and a half minutes in. It was at this point that Clark and Tucson’s Tye McGinn were sent to the penalty box for fighting (McGinn was also penalized for slashing), making the game a four-on-four play. Almost a minute later (at 11:39), Mario Kempe scored for Tucson and tied the score again, which remained 2-2 until the third period.

Very quickly into the final interval, Jeremy Roy located Alex True passed him the puck from the blue line, allowing True to give San Jose a 3-2 lead. San Jose’s defense (and starting goalie Antoine Bibeau) remained sound throughout the final 20 minutes, and they took home the 3-2 victory.

Bibeau blocked 23 shots out of 25, not allowing a single goal in the final period. Bibeau defeated Miska, who stopped 24 shots out of 27.

San Jose will face Tucson again in the desert on Wednesday night before returning home this weekend for a doubleheader against the Bakersfield Condors.

Roster update: Sharks defenseman Paul Martin has been assigned to the Barracuda for conditioning purposes as he recently returned to the ice after a two-month recovery from an ankle injury.

Additionally, Danny O’Regan has been called up to the Sharks again as they prepare to face the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames in Canada later this week.

Kings black out Suns 99-92; Sac wins two out of last three

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Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph, left, drives against Phoenix Suns forward TJ Warren during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. The Kings won 99-92. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

By Tony Renteria

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings (9-18) were looking to rebound from a bad home loss against against the Toronto Raptors and got what they were looking for with a much-needed 99-92 win over the struggling Phoenix Suns (9-20) at Golden 1 Center in California’s capital.

The Kings, who have now won two of the last three games, are looking to make a move up from last place in the Pacific Division by beating the Suns, who are directly above the Kings in the standings. With tonight’s win, the Kings are now in fourth place and a game ahead of the Suns.

Kings’ George Hill made a nice return to the starting lineup with a solid stat line of 18 points with seven boards and five assists. Hill has been averaging only nine points a game, but in this return, he played a quality game in only 28 minutes. Veteran Zach Randolph, who has been playing center for the young Kings, chipped in 17 points himself.

The Suns, who are are really on a tail spin by dropping eight of their last 10 games before tonight’s loss, really need to turn things around soon if they hope to salvage this season at all.  Interim coach Jay Triano is not not helping his cause to remain at the helm of this once proud franchise with effort from his squad like tonight. The Suns were led by third player T.J. Warren, who scored 18 points, but had less than 40% shooting from the field.  He missed all four of his three point attempts against the Kings.

With the win tonight, the Kings have evened up the series this season to one game apiece with each team winning on their home floor.

The Suns head up to Canada to play the mentioned Raptors Wednesday night. while the Kings also head up north to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves on Thursday.

San Francisco 49ers Podcast with David Zizmor: Jimmy G getting props from everywhere suggestions that Niners should offer him NFL’s biggest contract

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) smiles after a play during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Houston. San Francisco won 26-16. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

By David Zizmor

SANTA CLARA–After thoughts that the San Francisco 49ers possibly could go 0-16 and that all changed after the 49ers picked up their first victory when starter CJ Beathard led the Niners out of the desert for a minute on Nov 12th at Levis Stadium but quickly went back into the wilderness of losing after dropping another game to the Seattle Seahawks at Levis on Nov 26th. When Beathard was injured in the closing moments of that game and had to leave to the cheers of 49ers fans. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan called out then back up Jimmy Garoppolo who threw a touchdown in his first series. That brief audition  was enough to get Garoppolo a start the following week in Chicago.

Garoppolo put on a show in Chicago hitting his receivers against a Chicago defense that kept the 49ers from moving into the end zone but enough where Garoppolo could get a couple of scores in and ended up edging the Bears 15-14. Then there was last Sunday in Houston Garoppolo taking charge of the 49ers offense for the second straight week this time throwing 20-33 for 334 yards a touchdown and one pick. There have been calls already for the 49ers to pay Garopplolo the NFL’s biggest contract to date. He just might get the deal too.

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

 

That’s Amaury’s Podcast, News and Commentary: NFL Network’s Sapp, Donavon, and Faulk all suspended for sexual harassment on studio stylist; A’s Coliseum stadium site maybe their only choice but still like downtown

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AP File photo: NFL analyst Marshall Faulk speaks during a pre-game show before an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)

On That’s Amaury’s Podcast:

1 NFL Network has suspended three former NFL players turned analyst, the three analysts were accused of harassing Jami Cantor a wardrobe stylist for the network. NFL Network analyst Warren Sapp came into Cantor’s office and make up studio and urinated in front of her saying that Cantor’s office shouldn’t be a toilet. NFL Network analyst Donavon McNabb had been texting Cantor explicit messages. Marshall Faulk had been asking Cantor about her sex life and had sexually assaulted Cantor.

2 The Oakland A’s are being very tight lipped about what their next move will be for their new stadium site. A majority of the media including myself have written that the A’s need to consider the Oakland Coliseum site because of it’s easy access to BART and lots of space for retail, development, housing, and near the Oakland Airport.

The A’s and team president David Kaval had stated even before exploring the Laney College site seriously that the A’s are not considering the Coliseum location because developers, retailers, contractors, and housing developers do not want to develop in East Oakland because it’s isolated industrial neighborhood location and most of the employees and neighbors are not around at night after ball games. Kaval still wants a site in downtown Oakland hopefully he and the A’s can find a location they want and get a new stadium project going.

Kaval was contacted by Oakland Coliseum Authority Executive Director Scott McKibben who asked him when the dust settles if he could meet with him to discuss the Coliseum site. Kaval told him “the dust has settled there’s nothing to talk about” end of conversation.

Amaury does the News and Commentary Podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com