San Francisco 49ers Podcast with Joe Lami: Jimmy Garoppolo not ready for prime time player…yet

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AP file photo: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the New York Giants on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif. San Francisco won 31-21. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)

On the 49ers podcast with Joe Lami:

San Francisco 49ers quarterback CJ Beathard is looking over his shoulder right now with Jimmy Garoppolo as he has for the last three weeks looking over is shoulder. Beathard has played good football and in his last game throwing against the New York Giants two weeks ago at Levis Stadium he was impressive but the Seattle Seahawks who come in are a whole new look and this will be a test for 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers.

With Garoppolo he is just behind Beathard and many are anticipating his first appearance and some say if Beathard gets into trouble in this game Garoppolo could very well have a shot at entering the game. As it stands right now Garoppolo is not scheduled to make an appearance and short of Beathard getting into trouble Garoppolo could very well sit for sometime.

Joe Lami does the San Francisco 49ers each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland Raiders Podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Irvin and Mack sitting out practice could set the tone of the mood for what’s coming Sunday against Broncos

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) is sacked by Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack (52) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

On the Raiders podcast with Joe:

The two Oakland Raiders defensemen who sat out practice during the week Bruce Irvin and Khalil Mack after the firing of former defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr for maybe two different reasons that maybe Irvin and Mack sat out because they were tired and needed an non injury day off from practice, then the other reason being that Irvin and Mack were disappointed in the Norton firing although they didn’t express an opinion when asked and Mack told a reporter that he wanted to keep his thoughts to himself it certainly didn’t help improve morale.

Irvin and Mack are two of the most important moving parts of the Raiders defense these two players are close to Norton but also the rest of the Raiders defense they pretty much haven’t played the part of the expectation so they need someone to have a fall back on. It’s almost to a certainty that Irvin and Mack were protesting the Norton firing because they were really close to him and respected him as an defensive coordinator.

Joe Hawkes Beamon does the Oakland Raiders podcasts each week for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sports Headlines Podcast with London Marq: Cardinal’s last two games against big time schools were big time struggles

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North Carolina guard Kenny Williams (24) drives past Stanford forward Michael Humphrey (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Stanford, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By London Marq

The Stanford Cardinal Men’s basketball team have to find ways to win losing Friday to North Carolina by a substantial margin not a good way to get off the ground then lose next on Thanksgiving night to the Florida Gators 108-87 made for two rough games. The Cardinal were underdogs in those two games and the Cardinal right now are tying to boost up and straighten their own basketball program by playing teams line North Carolina and Florida. When the Cardinal played the Gators the Gators were ranked number seven.

The real unfortunate thing for the Cardinal is they’ve been real shorthanded It’s been so shorthanded that you teams play seven or eight players where the ninth to the 12th players get no minutes at all. The Cardinal do not have access to a number of players they normally depend on right now. They have Reid Travis, Michael Humphrey, and Michael Cartwright.

Join London on the podcast talking Stanford, Oakland Raiders and the exciting expansion Vegas Golden Knights

London Marq covers the Stanford Men’s basketball team and does Headline Sports each week  at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

Stanford Cardinal fall to #7 Florida Gators by 21 points in PK80 opener 108-87

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By Alexandra Evans

The Stanford Cardinal are one of the 16 collegiate basketball teams participating in the PK80 (Phil Knight Invitational) men’s basketball tournament at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, held in honor of Nike founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday.

Among the tournament invitees are Stanford, University of Florida, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, Butler University, University of Connecticut, DePaul University, Gonzaga University, Michigan State University, Ohio State University, University of Portland, Portland State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at Austin, Gonzaga University, and University of Oregon.

Tonight, Stanford fell to the No. 7 Florida Gators 108-87.

Florida put up an 18-7 run just five minutes into the first half. Less than two minutes later, Stanford’s Daejon Davis capped an “and-one” and brought the score to 22-14. Nearly 10 minutes into the match, Florida exceeded Stanford by 12 points until Reid Travis (who is ranked fifth in the Pac-12 conference in scoring; 21 points per game) made a left-handed jam to put the Cardinal in a 10-point trail.

Just after the clock hit the 18-minute mark, the Gators were ahead by 25 points and 19 at halftime. Travis exceeded his teammates with 12 points.

Florida maintained their plus-20 lead over Stanford through the entire second half, eventually exceeding them by over 30 points, just after the 10-minute mark. In the final three minutes, the Cardinal were down 105-69, though they managed to bring their score up by 18 points before the buzzer sounded. However, the Card still took the loss. The final score was 108-87.

Travis, who ended the game with 23 points, kept his lead in points over the rest of the Cardinal roster for his fifth 20-point game this season. Robert Cartwright and Michael Humphrey were Travis’ runner-ups with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Cartwright tallied 10 points for the third time this season.

Stanford will face the No. 17 Gonzaga Bulldogs tomorrow in the second round of PK80

Cal smashed by Division II Chaminade, Coach Jones questions his Bears effort

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By Morris Phillips

The Chaminade Silverswords, the giant killers from Honolulu, were at it again. The Division II powerhouse took advantage of their esteemed position as host school of the Maui Invitational and bagged another one, this time blowing past Cal, 96-72, in the tourney’s seventh-place game.

But unlike upsets over Texas, Oklahoma, Stanford or the big one over Ralph Sampson and No. 1 Virginia in 1982, Chaminade couldn’t claim all the credit this time. That’s because Cal was listless from the start, falling behind 10-0 which drew the ire of first-year coach Wyking Jones.

“For me, in all the years that I’ve been coaching, I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life by the lack of effort from our guys,” Jones said. “So for me, it’s about going back to the drawing board, myself and my staff, and figuring out what changes we need to make because there definitely needs to be some changes.”

Chaminade shot 56 percent from the field for the game and made 14 three-pointers. They grew more accurate after halftime, shooting 67 percent, and briefly increasing their lead to 30. The Silverswords lost to Notre Dame by 27, and Michigan by 38 earlier in the tournament, but registered the first-ever win over a Division I opponent by as many as 24 points against Cal.

“How about those Silverswords, huh?” Coach Eric Roivard gushed. “Incredible performance. We got our butts kicked the last two days. Notre Dame just beat us. And for these guys to just bounce back, get up at 6:00a in the morning, get a little bit of breakfast, watch film of a Cal team that we’ve never seen live before, and to follow the gameplan and to execute what we were trying to do, I give these guys all the credit.”

Fantasy Football Emergency Podcast Episode 4: Help me make the playoffs!

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hosts Vasu Vaddiparty and Charlie O. Mallonee

  • What QB can I grab off the wavier wire?

  • Aaron Rodgers is available in my league – what should I do?

  • I need a running back – who is out there?

  • Are there any decent wide receivers available for the taking?

  • My TE isn’t cutting it – who can take off the wire for my team this week?

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Kings defeat rival Lakers, 113-102, Cauley-Stein records season-high 26 points

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By London Marq

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — All eyes were on the rookies for tonight’s matchup in Sacramento, California at the Golden 1 Center. This year’s fifth pick in the draft De’Aaron Fox and the No. 2 pick Lonzo Ball, squared to face-off for the first of four times this season in a highly anticipated matchup.  Though Ball was selected three spots earlier, he has played better through the early stage of the season and it has become a hot topic to debate. Only exacerbated by the fact that Fox outplayed and beat Ball in the last NCAA tournament this past March. The Kings enter play trying to find any trace of consistency in their play. Going against their arch-rival Lakers that are also trying to maximize young assets. The Kings had a lot of motivation to win tonight.

When the Kings have played at their best this season, they played lockdown defense. That was how the night started for Sacramento. They opened the first quarter in impressive defensive fashion keeping Los Angeles to just 19 points in the quarter. Zach Randolph led an efficient offense early, pouring in 11 points, helping the Kings gain a 31-19 advantage after one quarter.

In the second quarter, the Kings kept the ball rolling on both ends of the court, outscoring the Lakers 23-22. This would maximize Sacramento’s lead and they would take a 13-point advantage going into halftime.  The Lakers ended up having a decent night offensively. Six players scored double digits and Ball had a double-double with 11 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Fox’s stat line was not as flashy with 13 points, three assists, and four rebounds, but he played a crucial role in getting a much-needed Kings win. Especially considering a win over the Lakers always counts for more in Sacramento.

The Lakers gained a bit of momentum in the third quarter, but they would end up allowing 37 points in the fourth quarter. Willie Cauley-Stein had a great game off the bench scoring a season-high 26 points. The game’s final score was Sacramento defeating Los Angeles 113-102.

“I’m thankful for beating the Lakers,” Cauley-Stein said after the game. This was definitely a sentiment that was sure to be felt throughout the locker room tonight.

Jimmy Garoppolo’s shining moment with the 49ers will need to wait

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By Jeremy Harness

The way C.J Beathard played a week and a half ago in getting the 49ers their first win of the season, it was expected that he bought himself more time under center.

That notion proved to be correct, as the 49ers named Beathard the starter for Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. That means the quarterback the team traded for, Jimmy Garoppolo, will have another week to absorb the team’s playbook and wait his turn to get his reps.

Although the 49ers currently have 18 players on the injured-reserve list, they have gotten a few players more healthy than was the case before the bye week.

For example, receiver and kick returner Trent Taylor was limited in practice on Wednesday with an injury suffered to his ribs. Tight end George Kittle has been nursing an ankle injury, but he was able to make it to the practice field as well.

The secondary, however, continues to be ravaged by injuries. With Jimmie Ward and Jaquiski Tartt lost for the season on injured reserve with assorted injuries, rookie safety Adrian Colbert, whom the team expects to blossom into a star in the coming seasons, did not practice on Wednesday due a thumb injury, and head coach Kyle Shanahan said the he is likely out for Sunday’s game.

Another rookie, defensive end Solomon Thomas did not play in the 49ers’ win over the New York Giants and was limited in practice Wednesday. However, Shanahan said that he expects him to play against the Seahawks.

The Seahawks, meanwhile, has suffered its share of injuries as well. While star cornerback Richard Sherman has been lost for the season with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon, another corner is likely out Sunday as well. Shaquill Griffin, a rookie, exited Monday night’s game against the Atlanta Falcons with a concussion, and he is currently going through concussion protocol.

In the meantime, Byron Maxwell, who was in the Seahawks’ Super Bowl-winning team four years ago, was signed last week to add depth to the position, and is expected to assume the starting role for now. He reportedly took 95 percent of the snaps Wednesday.

Sharks snap Coyotes’ three-game winning streak with 3-1 win

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By DANIEL DULLUM
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

GLENDALE, Ariz. – It wasn’t that long ago that the San Jose Sharks could have easily looked past their NHL Pacific Division game Wednesday against the Arizona Coyotes, a team that has struggled for most of the season.

The Coyotes were trying to win a fourth consecutive game for the first time since January 4 to 12 of last year. Arizona had a three-game winning streak at the end of their recent Canadian road trip against the Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.

A key penalty kill followed by Joe Thornton’s third goal of the season set the tone for the Sharks in their 3-1 victory before 11,214 fans at Gila River Arena.

Joe Pavelski and Joel Ward also tallied for San Jose, while goaltender Martin Jones turned away 26 of 27 shots. The Sharks took 25 shots.

The Sharks’ win snapped a three-game winless streak for San Jose (11-8-1, 23 points). It was San Jose’s first victory since Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.

“We got enough offense to win. That’s all that matters,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “On the road in a tough environment, (the Coyotes) are playing well, and I thought we played a good road game.”

Jones noted the importance of scoring first, adding, “I think we defended really well. We had a lot of jump in the first period, I thought, but we stuck with good structure against a team that’s always tough to play against, and we kind of wore them down.”

“We played a real tight team game,” Thornton said. “(The Coyotes have been playing real good with three wins in a row, so to come in here, kill off some big penalties early, that was a huge thing for us.”

At 10:49 of the first period, San Jose’s Logan Couture was called for interference, and at 12:10, Brent Burns joined him in the box after a slashing call, giving Arizona a two-man advantage for 39 seconds.

DeBoer said, “That was a tough one to kill. Any time there’s a marginal penalty it seems like you end up 5-on-3 and that’s what usually happens. We found a way, and our PK has been solid all year. We have confidence with it with Jonesey back there.”

“The three guys that were out there did a great job of not giving them anything,” Couture said. “(The Coyotes) didn’t get a great look; a great job by our killers.”

“That was huge,” Thornton said. “A 5-on-3 early on, then a 5-on-4, it was a big step up for our penalty killers and that could have won us the game.”

The Coyotes (5-16-3, 13 points) were held to one shot on goal during the 5-on-3. After killing the remaining Arizona power play, Joe Pavelski won a draw to the left of Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta, Burns took the pass in the slot, his shot deflected off Timo Meier and Thornton poked in the rebound.

“I’m starting to feel better,” Thornton said. “I was banged up for a little while, so I’m starting to feel better. My legs feel stronger, and it’s nice to get healthy.”

Thornton credited the addition of Meier, along with Pavelski, as a key to the Sharks’ first-line success.

“Timo brought a lot of energy, a lot of chances, and me and Pav really like playing with him right now,” Thornton said.

“That was a big goal at the right time,” DeBoer said. “We’ve been waiting for those guys to get on the board. It hasn’t been for lack of effort, but it’s nice to get the big guys scoring.”

Raanta suffered an upper-body injury after colliding with Couture and departed moments before Thornton’s goal, and was replaced by Scott Wedgewood after making nine saves. Wedgewood stopped 15 of 17 shots in relief.

San Jose made it 2-0 at 4:56 of the second period on Couture’s 11th goal of the season, and his first in five games. Couture took a pass from Joonas Donskoi, maneuvered past the Coyote defense with the forehand, then beat the sprawling Wedgewood with a backhand shot from a left angle.

“It’s tough to win in this league when you score only two,” Couture said. “It helped to hold (Arizona) off early. They’ve got some good, young players and they’re learning how to win. They’re a tough team to play against.’

Arizona cut its deficit to 2-1 on Brendan Perlini’s sixth goal of the season. Oliver Ekman-Larsson intercepted a Sharks clearing pass at the blue line, passed to Derek Stepan, whose shot in the left slot was redirected by Perlini past Jones’ stick side.

After Wedgewood was pulled for a sixth attacker, Joel Ward scored an unassisted empty-net goal at 19:12 of the third period.

The Sharks road trip continues with a visit to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday before returning to SAP Center to host Winnipeg on Saturday.

SJ Barracuda cash in on the power play to upend the Rampage 5-3

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By Marko Ukalovic & Alexandra Evans

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Julius Bergman’s first goal of the season couldn’t have come at a better time as it proved to be the game winning goal in a 5-3 San Jose Barracuda rebound victory over the visiting San Antonio Rampage at SAP Center.

Special teams played a huge role in the game as the Barracuda took advantage of their power play opportunities throughout the game, while the Rampage were stymied by the Barracuda’s penalty kill.

Forward Rourke Chartier started the scoring off with his second goal of the season when he blasted a shot from the left point past Rampage goalie Sam Brittain for a power play goal just five minutes into the first period. The Barracuda coming into the game had a woeful power play as they were just 8-for-59 (13.6%) before Chartier’s goal. Calvan Fitzgerald and Jeremy Roy received the assists on the play.

“It’s always good getting on the board first,” said head coach Roy Sommer. “Our power play was effective I guess enough. We scored three goals. We haven’t done that in a while since the Texas game. We just got pucks to the net, kept it pretty simple and was effective.”

The Rampage would tie it up just 45 seconds into the second period when Brandon Ranford scored his seventh goal of the season after getting the rebound off a shot from Sam Blais that found his stick and put it past backup goalie Antoine Bibeau from the left slot.

The Barracuda would continue their success on the power play when Rampage defenseman Mason Geertsen threw a vicious elbow to the head of the Chartier that earned him a major penalty and a game misconduct ending his night just 1:49 into the second period. The hit also ended Chartier’s night as well as he went off the ice with an upper body injury and did not return to the game.

“It’s unfortunate cause he’s just coming back off an injury,” said John McCarthy on Chartier’s injury. “To see a hit like that, you never want to see that so we hope he gets back quickly.”

Defenseman Jeremy Roy made the Rampage pay when he scored his third goal on the season while the Barracuda had a 6-on-4 advantage during a delayed penalty at 3:16 of the second period. Marcus Sorensen picked up his seventh assist. McCarthy then tipped in a Fitzgerald slap shot from up at the point seconds before the major penalty on Geertsen expired to increase the lead to 3-1. It was McCarthy’s 2nd goal on the year.

The Barracuda were able to kill off a 5-on-3 power play opportunity the Rampage had midway through the second period when Michael Brodzinki and Brandon Bolig went to the sin bin 90 seconds apart. McCarthy was stopped on a shorthanded breakaway during the 5-on-3 kill.

The Ramapage didn’t go away into that gentle Thanksgiving Eve night as they scored the next two goals. Forward AJ Greer cut the lead to 3-2 when he scored on a pretty backhander with less than four minutes remaining in the second period after taking a cross-ice pass from Andrew Agozzino and was able to put a deke on Bibeau scoring into an empty net. The Barracuda turned the puck over at the blue line that led to the 3-on-2 rush that produced Greer’s fourth goal on the season. Nicholas Meloche tied the score with his first goal on the season at 6:54 of the third period after taking a pass from Blais and wristing a shot top-shelf past Bibeau from the right slot.

Bergman’s heroics came late in the third period when he rifled in a shot from the right point that beat Brittain through the five-hole to give the Barracuda the lead with 8:50 reaming. Brandon Mashinter gathered the puck from behind the net and slung a pass back up to Bergman setting up the defenseman’s first goal of the season.

Fliip Sandberg iced the game with an empty-net goal with 45 seconds left in the game to seal the deal for the Barracuda. It was his fifth goal of the season, tying him for the team lead with Sorensen.

Bibeau stopped 27 out of 30 shots to earn his fourth victory of the season. While Brittain, who made his first start of the season, received the loss with 25 saves on 29 shots.

NOTES: The Barracuda were 3-7 on the PP, the Rampage were 0-4. The Barracuda improved their record to .500 at 7-7-0-1. They now have 15 points and are tied with the San Diego Gulls for fifth place in the Pacific Division.

UP NEXT: The Barracuda head down to Southern California to take on the Ontario Reign on Friday evening at 7 pm.