Headline Sports Podcast with London Marq: Ohtani sweepstakes heating up; Teams vying for Japanese superstar; Cooper sits with injury and Crabtree out with suspension

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) remains on the ground after being hit against the Denver Broncos during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

On the Headlines Sports Podcast with London:

1 The A’s made their bid for Shohei Ohtani who will become a free agent from Japan’s Nippon Ham Fighters. If the A’s can sign someone on the level of Ohtani it would be a huge haul for the A’s can they get him? It’ll be a tough task when other teams will start the bidding in the low $30 millions.

2 It seems like all MLB teams are going after Ohtani this weekend the bidding is expected to pick up

3 If the A’s were to sign Ohtani his 23 year age would be in the age range with A’s third baseman Matt Chapman 24 and A’s pitcher AJ Puk 22

4 Turning to football the 49ers will start quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for the first time this season. Garoppolo who will throw against the Chicago Bears defense  London goes into how Garoppolo will do and will he score his first win.

5 The Oakland Raiders Michael Crabtree will sit this Sunday amongst the New York Giants after being suspended for fighting and Amari Cooper will be out of the line up as well due to an injury. London takes a look how this will impact the Raiders.

London does Headlines Sports Podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Oakland Raiders Podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Without Crabtree or Cooper Seth Roberts to see more time

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AP File Photo: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Seth Roberts (10) is tackled by New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers (98) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Oakland Raiders podcast with Joe: The Raiders have Michael Crabtree sitting out Sunday’s game due to a suspension for fighting last Sunday against the Denver Broncos. Amari Cooper is out with an injury can the Raiders take on the NY Giants without these two in the line up. The Raiders will have those two holes to fill but the Giants who have stuggled all year will start back up quarterback Geno Smith in place of starter Eli Manning who will miss his first start in 210 games.

Seth Roberts who will get to see more plays at receiver this Sunday since Michael Crabtree is out on suspension and Amari Cooper is out on an injury. The Raiders when Marshawn Lynch was suspended and now Crabtree and Cooper injured has quarterback Derek Carr saying about the missing player merry go round, “it has been next man up”

Joe makes his predictions for this Sunday at the Coliseum between the Raiders and Giants

 

 

Fantasy Football Emergency Podcast Week 13: Come on – let’s make the Playoffs!

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Your hosts Vasu “the Party Man” Vaddiparty & Charlie O. Mallonee

  • Are there any QB’s out there that can help me save my season? What about Geno Smith or Jimmy Garoppolo?

  • What about RB’s? It seems like all the good ones have gone down to injury – who is left on the wavier wire that help me win?

  • My WR’s have been a huge disappointment all season long. I need points this weekend! Is there anyone out there who can catch a TD pass?

  • I need more than 3.2-points from my Defense this weekend. Is there any DST I can pick up who will score me real points?

The answers to these questions and many more on this week’s edition of the Fantasy Football Emergency Podcast. Listen now to win!

Headline Sports with Tony Renteria: Ohtani and Stanton sweepstakes still continues; 49ers Garoppolo center of attention; Crabtree sitting out Sunday’s match; plus much more

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) yells after fighting Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Both players were ejected. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

On the Headline Sports Podcast with Tony Renteria:

1 Baseball free agency has some top names vying for new clubs and the Japanese superstar player Shohei Ohtani who can hit, pitch and literally play everyday is one of the hottest commodities on the free agency market. Some of baseball’s money teams like the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, Astros, Nationals, Giants, Cubs are willing to either open their wallets or want to take a look at Ohtani.

2 The Miami Marlins Giancarlo Stanton whose doing some shopping of his own is also seeking the same like “money clubs” to go play for. Stanton still undecided still shopping for that highest bidder.

3 The 49ers will be starting Jimmy Garoppolo the highly anticipated quarterback who the 49ers got from New England. Garoppolo says he’s ready and stepped in at the closing moments of last Sunday’s games against the Seattle Seahawks after starter CJ Beathard got injured and was booed by the 49ers fans while being assisted off the field

4 The Oakland Raiders have another player to add to their suspension collection after Marshawn Lynch who sat out for one game for making contact with an official during a Thursday Night Football game at the Oakland Coliseum vs. Kansas City Chiefs had served his suspension. Now it’s Michael Crabtree’s turn after fighting with the Denver Broncos corner Aqib Talib last Sunday he will sit down for the game against the New York Giants this Sunday. The Raiders Amari Cooper will also be sitting due to an injury and the Giants quarterback Eli Manning will sit and back up Geno Smith will start snapping Manning’s long streak of 210 starts.

5 The Warriors who lost to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night struggled against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night at Staples Center. For Monday it was the absence of Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry that contributed to the loss to the Kings on the Warriors home floor and the Lakers either did some serious film study on Golden State or they just met a team that had Durant and Curry not playing 100% although the Warriors won they battled through to get in the win column.

Tony Renteria does the Headline Sports podcasts for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

Pac 12 Championship-Stanford Cardinal Football podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Prediction–Stanford by two in what could be a close contest against USC

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AP Photo File: Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello (3) hands off to Stanford running back Bryce Love (20) against Notre Dame during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif. The Stanford team that walked out of the Los Angeles Coliseum nearly three months ago after being overpowered by Southern California in a way perhaps no team had done to the Cardinal under David Shaw seemed an unlikely pick to get a rematch with the Trojans. Yet here Stanford is in the Pac-12 title game ready to get revenge against USC for that 42-24 loss in the second game of the season having won eight of nine games with a familiar formula. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

On the Pac 12-Stanford Cardinal podcast with Jerry:

1 The Pact 12 Title game brings the USC Trojans 10-2 (8-1) and the Stanford Cardinal 9-3 (7-2) in for battle Jerry takes a look at how much will Stanford head coach David Shaw will depend on running back Bryce Love in this one

2 This game is considered the biggest game of the year for Stanford and the players are anxious, nervous, and ready to play it

3 How important will defensive end freshman Jovan Swann mean for the Cardinal he replaced starter Eric Cotton last week against Notre Dame

4 Jerry talks about Stanford quarterback KJ Costello and the job that he did since taking over the role of starter mid season

5 USC comes ready with that mighty 10-2 record they’ve had a pretty good season. Jerry talks about how things stack up against Stanford in a game that Jerry predicts the Cardinal will win by two points in Santa Clara next Friday

Jerry does the Stanford podcasts each week at http://www.sportsrsadioservice.com

 

Stanford bounces back with 70-54 win over Montana

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By London Marq

PALO ALTO — Back at home, the Stanford Cardinal looked to get back into the win column after losing four games straight at home and on the road. The well-respected Montana Grizzlies traveled to Maples Pavilion with the hopes of handing the Cardinal another loss. Stanford comes into this game looking to play at an efficient level as they are still short handed due to injuries and only declared eight men for the game.

Cardinal Star forward Reid Travis was a monster as he poured in 20 points and snagged nine rebounds. He was dominant around the hoop, taking advantage of the good ball movement. He kept Stanford in the game early when things were not looking pretty.

Freshman Daejon Davis from Seattle also had a solid game for the Cardinal. He showed of his agility, speed, and versatility slicing to the basket. He scored 17 points with four assists and five rebounds. He’s another young piece that has shown a high level of talent, like the Australian-born Isaac White, that Stanford acquired this past offseason.

Stanford would close the game out with dominance, going on a 26-4 run over the last 10 minutes of the game. Their next game is against Long Beach State in Southern California where they will hope to improve on this impressive bounce back game.

Final: Stanford def. Montana 70-54

Kings Press Row Podcast Week 7 in the NBA

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hosts Charlie O Mallonee & Jordan Chapin

  • Week 7 in the NBA brings some interesting match ups for us to watch on NBA TV

  • The Kings send three players to Reno to get some playing time

  • SAC wins 2 and loses 2 in week 7

  • Week 8 brings a brutal 4 game trip to the schedule for the Kings

  • Charlie O and the Chap break it all down for you

Warriors come to life; defeat Lakers 127-123 in overtime

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by Jerry Feitelberg

The Warriors began the six-game road trip with a win in overtime over the LA Lakers 127-123. Kevin Durant and Steph Curry returned to action Wednesday night. Steph, who missed a game with a hand bruise, returned to the lineup with his right ring finger heavily taped. Steph had a rough time as he did not make shots taken with his right hand. He did make one three-point shot in regulation, but most of his points came when he scored with his left. However, in the five-minute overtime period, Steph made an adjustment and scored thirteen of his twenty-eight points in overtime to lead the Warriors to victory.

The Warriors led 30-20 after the first period, and it looked like they were going to cruise to a win. The young Lakers had other thoughts, and they won the second quarter by fourteen points. The Warriors went to sleep halfway through the period, and the Lakers were able to go on an 18-4 at the end of the quarter to take a four-point advantage 54-50 at the end of the first half. Brandon Ingram led the Lakers with 14 and bench players Julius Randle, and Jordan Clarkson had 12 and 8. Former Warrior center Andrew Bogut scored two but was not a factor. Kevin Durant led the Dubs with 13, Steph and Zaza Pachulia each had six. Klay Thompson, Nick Young, and Shaun Livingston each had 5. The Lakers shot 53.8% from the floor. The Lakers, who are not a good shooting team, played like the Sacramento Kings Wednesday night. The Kings beat the Dubs as they shot over 50% from the floor and the Lakers, coached by former Warrior assistant coach Luke Walton, tried to emulate what the Kings did on Monday night.

The third quarter was nip and tuck for the entire twelve minutes of the period. The Warriors were able to end the quarter tied at 84, but it wasn’t easy. Lakers highly touted rookie, Lonzo Ball made three three-point shots. The Warriors committed four turnovers in a row, but somehow they managed to outscore the Lakers 34-30 in the quarter. Jordan Bell mad two key buckets and Nick Young made a two-point shot to give the Dubs the lead 84-82 just before the end of the period. The Lakers came back with a bucket of their own to tie the game.

The Warriors tried to put the game away in the fourth period. They took the lead, but the Lakers kept coming back. It was tied three times at 91, 93, and 95. TheDubs took a 5-point lead when Steph hit a deuce and Klay followed with a three to lead 100-95 with 5:20 to play. The Lakers tied the game again at 104 and 106. The Lakers took a 3-point lead 109-106 with just 55 seconds left. KD tied it with a three, and the game went to overtime tied at 109.

In 5-minute overtime stanza, Steph made an adjustment and mad two three-point shots. They led by seven before the Lakers woke up and fought back. The Warriors led by six after Steph made a two-pointer to put the Dubs up 122-116. The  Lakers clawed their way back to make it a one-point game 124-123, but Steph made free throws near the end of the game to win it for Golden State 127-123.

Game Notes and Stats- After the game, Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr said this about the performance of his team:” it took us most of the game before we competed and played with passion,” He also said this about the 22 turnovers the team committed: we “gotta take better care of the ball.”

Talking about Steph Curry, Kerr remarked:’he had a horrible game, but it takes a special player to bounce back.” Curry scored 27 points with 13 of them coming in overtime. He also said this about Kevin Durant’s performance:” he carried us.”

Here are the numbers. KD scored 29, 5 assists, and 7 rebounds. Klay had 20 points. Draymond Green finished the night with a double-double. He tallied 15 points, 9 assists, and eleven boards. Zaza Pachulia pitched in with 11. The Warriors shot 50% from the floor, made 12 3-point shots and had 30 assists. They outrebounded the Lakers 49-34. On defense, they had 10 steals and four blocks, but they committed 22 turnovers. The Lakers were held to 49.5% from the floor and they made 9 3-pointers. Brandon Ingram had a career-high 32 points. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 21. Lonzo Ball had 15, and Jordan Clarkson had 21, and Julius Randle finished with 20.

David West did not play as he had the night off.

The Warriors improve to 16-6 while the Lakers fall to 8-12. The Warriors play the Orlando Magic Friday night in Orlando. Gam time is at 4 pm.

 

49ers report: It’s Jimmy Garoppolo time in San Francisco

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By Jeremy Harness

49er fans have been eager to see this moment from the day the team traded for him, but now that moment has come.

On Sunday, the 49ers will see quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo under center, making his first start for his new team, one month after the team acquired him in a trade with the New England Patriots.

The 49ers would have wanted to ease Garoppolo into the starting spot, but he was forced into action late in last Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, when starter C.J Beathard injured his knee in the final minute of the game.

It didn’t take him long to throw for his first touchdown in a 49er uniform, as he accomplished that on the last play of the game, albeit in a losing effort. For that reason, the defeat did not silence the excitement for the new quarterback, as the score was seen as a sign of many things to come.

The 49ers will see more of that this Sunday, as they head to Soldier Field to face the Chicago Bears, a team that Garoppolo, who grew up in the Chicago area, rooted for as a kid.

“I’m just trying to take it one game at a time right now,” Garoppolo said. “There’s a lot of football left in this season. We’re trying to make the best of it, but we’ve got to take it one week at a time.

“If we start looking too far ahead, we’ll get ahead of ourselves. “(But) I think we’re in the right mindset going into this one.”

Oakland Raiders take on the New York Giants with QB Geno Smith (not Eli Manning) at quarterback

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New York Giants quarterback Geno Smith speaks with reporters at the NFL football team’s training facility, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants announced on Tuesday that Smith will start in place of Eli Manning when they face the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday. (AP Photo/Tom Canavan)

By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
SRS Contributor

OAKLAND — Sunday’s matchup between the Raiders and Giants at 1:25 p.m. PT will begin a stretch where the Silver and Black will play three of their next four games against NFC East opponents, with the Raiders hosting the Dallas Cowboys on December 17 and then travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles on Dec ember 25. Oakland lost to Washington in Week 3 to start the NFC East portion of their schedule.

This will be the first time the Giants have played at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum since 2005.

Oakland (5-6) defeated the visiting Denver Broncos in Week 12 by a score of 21-14 in a game that the Raiders desperately needed to keep their playoff chances alive in the AFC. Oakland’s much maligned defense was the fuel that drove the Raiders to victory, holding the Broncos to just 219 yards of total offense and registering five sacks, two apiece by defensive lineman Denico Autry and linebacker Bruce Irvin.

Defensive end Khalil Mack recorded his 10th career sack against Denver, the most for Mack against any team in the league. Linebacker NaVorro Bowman collected Oakland’s first interception of the season, picking off Broncos starting quarterback Paxton Lynch in the end zone, stalling Denver’s scoring opportunity.

As a unit, the defense held Denver scoreless through three quarters before the Broncos scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. Oakland held Denver to 5-of-14 on third-down and made starting drives difficult for the Broncos as punter Marquette King pinned Denver inside their own 10-yard line four times.

Raiders starting quarterback Derek Carr had one of his better games of the season, throwing for 253 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-24 passes while posting a 136.3 quarterback rating. Carr completed passes to nine different Raider receivers on the day. Wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson led all pass catchers with three receptions for 72 yards, including a 54-yard reception late in the fourth quarter to ice the game for Oakland.

Running back Marshawn Lynch had his best game by far for Oakland, racking up 111 yards of total offense (67 rushing and 44 receiving) with one touchdown.

The New York Giants (2-9) have had a tumultuous season to say the least.  A team that many prognosticators predicted would be a Super Bowl favorite in the NFC, has been a dumpster fire this season. Both of Big Blue’s wins came against teams from the AFC West, defeating Denver in Week 6, 23-10, and the Kansas City Chiefs in overtime, 12-9 in Week 11.

New York is coming off a 20-10 loss in Washington on Thanksgiving night to begin Week 12.

Injuries are part of the game, and the Giants have had the injury bug hit them the hardest with 16 players on injured reserve this season.

Wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Brandon Marshall were lost for the season with leg injuries, the offensive line has been shuffled more times than a deck of playing cards, and the defense which was the team’s strength last season finishing in the top-10 in total defense, has slipped to 22nd this season.

And now the unthinkable has happened: The Giants are benching franchise quarterback Eli Manning, a move that has come under heavy scrutiny by many in sports media and professional sports since the Giants announced the move Tuesday.

Manning will be on the sideline when backup Geno Smith takes the field for the Giants, snapping a string of 210 consecutive starts for the two-time Super Bowl MVP. On the season, Manning has thrown for 2,411 yards with 14 touchdowns and seven interceptions with a 84.1 passer rating in 11 games.

But clearly with Manning’s benching, the Giants are aggressively turning the page on the Manning era and the Raiders could be the beneficiaries Sunday with the Giants starting Smith. Smith was an average quarterback in five seasons with the Jets before signing with the Giants in the offseason.

But Smith has had some success against the Raiders and shouldn’t be taken lightly.

In three games against the Silver and Black, Smith has a passer rating of 91.8, his second-highest against any team in his career, according to Josh Dubow of the Associated Press. Smith is 2-1 against Oakland all-time, throwing for 705 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions in those contests.

Rookie tight end Evan Engram is key for New York’s passing offense. Engram leads the Giants with 44 receptions for 470 yards (10.7 avg.) and five touchdowns, tied for the most among rookies this season. Running back Orleans Darkwa powers the Giants’ ground game, rushing for 519 yards (4.6 avg.) on 112 carries and two touchdowns, all career highs.

Defensively for the Giants, eighth-year defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has 6.5 of the teams 20 sacks, while safety Landon Collins leads the team with 86 tackles (64 solo). Cornerback Janoris Jenkins leads the team with three interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns to lead the NFL. Jenkins was placed on season-ending injured reserve this week with an ankle injury.

After Sunday’s game, the Raiders will travel to Kansas City to face the Chiefs in a critical divisional game. The Silver and Black already hold a victory over the Chiefs after defeating Kansas City 31-30 back in Week 7 in Oakland.