photo by Kelly Cox Cal Athletics: Don Coleman scored 30 points vs. Cal Poly after tossing in 31 vs. UC Riverside Friday
On the Cal Bears podcast with Morris:
The Cal Bears got a satisfying first win of the 2017-18 season last Sunday over Cal Poly 74-66 and Cal head coach Wyking Jones give credit to the defense in that win. The Bears had to face two Big West teams to start the season at Haas Pavilion UC Riverside and Cal Poly. The bottom feeders in the Big West who finished eighth and ninth came into Haas and UC Riverside got a key victory on Friday against Cal.
UC Riverside had their way with Cal and won by eight and there was never a question whether UC Riverside could win that game the Bears fell behind early and just couldn’t get their shots to fall. Obviously there were some adjustments 48 hours later Sunday the Bears come back out to beat the team who finished last in the Big West last season Cal Poly.
San Jose Sharks center Melker Karlsson, left, scores past Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, right, while Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty looks on from the rear during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
On the Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa:
The games In Los Angeles with the Kings was quite impressive as the San Jose Sharks got off the mat and got a come back win 2-1 scoring two goals in the third period for the win after trailing most of the game Sunday night 2-1. It didn’t seem like the Sharks were going to pull that one out. The Kings have been playing well for the fact that they held San Jose just to one goal for that long.
It was good to them get those two wins in a row that’s two divisional wins last weekend with Vancouver 5-0 Saturday and the Sunday win with the Kings. It was the first half of the game that the Kings had some impressive defense and held the Sharks 1-0 until that third period when they got offensive deliverance from Melker Karlsson and Joel Ward.
The Sharks next game is Thursday night at SAP Center at 7:30PM
Eastern Washington’s Bogdan Bliznyuk (32) drives the ball against Stanford’s Michael Humphrey (left) Robert Cartwright (2) and Reid Travis (22), during the second half of Tuesday night’s game at Maple’s Pavilion at the University of Stanford (AP Photo by Ben Margot)
By London Marq
PALO ALTO–A cool night in Palo Alto saw the Eastern Washington Eagles fly into Maples Pavilion to take on the rolling 2-0 Stanford Cardinal. The Cardinal’s shooting faltered as they dropped Tuesday’s contest 67-61. Entering play Stanford had seen some excellent play from their key players such as Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey, and looked to stay undefeated. With a more than favorable schedule early, the Cardinal must capitalize now if they hope to reach the tournament at season end.
The opening half was marred by poor shooting. The Cardinal had jumped out to a strong 13-7 lead through nearly half of the first period, before Eastern Washington went a 15-2 run. After nearly seven minutes without a basket, Stanford received relief in the form of Da Silva and Travis. This was immediately followed by an Eastern Washington scoring drought, where they missed four shots in a row over the course of 3 minutes. Both Stanford and Eastern Washington came up short with the majority of their attempt, shooting 33% and 40% respectively as the half expired with the score 33-27 in Eastern Washington’s favor.
With a sense of urgency and desire to close the game, Stanford came out fast and put four quick points on the board. Much like the first half, however the Eagles rallied for a tear, and went on an 8-0 streak. Despite this both teams continued to exhibit a lack touch from the field. The Cardinal particularly were poor in all shooting areas. Through the entirety of game Stanford shot 34% from the field, a dismal 13% from beyond the arc, and 63% from the charity strike. In a game where their opponents were also having a bad scoring night, the eagles shot 39%, Stanford missed some golden opportunities to take control.
Stanford Head Coach Jerod Haase will look to get his team back, as he only declared seven active players tonight, Friday against Northeastern. #9 North Carolina will be at Stanford the following Monday. Reid Travis and the Cardinal will hope to it rolling again soon.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard (3) passes against the New York Giants during the first half of an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
On the 49ers Podcast with Dave:
1 Finally, Finally the 49ers capture their first season victory with a convincing win over the New York Giants last Sunday at Levis Stadium 31-21. For head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch it was a long nine weeks but week ten got them in the win column finally
2 49ers quarterback CJ Beathard is a keeper for another week with his top notch performance against the Giants last Sunday going 19-25, 288 yards, two touchdowns and one pick. It allowed Beathard to keep his starting job while top anticipated back up quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stands on the sidelines
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James, center, discusses with New York Knicks’ Enes Kanter, center right, and Courtney Lee, center left, during the first half of a NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
On That’s Amaury’s Podcast:
1 Peter Vecsey a long time veteran New York sportswriter covering the Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden Monday night tweeted the N-word edited when referring to the Cavs LeBron James after his scrum on the floor with the Knicks Enes Kanter. Vecsey used rapper Nortorius B.I.G.’s rap in the tweet and used the edited version of the N word which got a ton load of negative responses for Vecsey using the slur and Vecsey used it toward Cavs star LeBron. The heat is on.
2 Ocscar De La Hoya retired boxer said he was considering returning to the ring to take on UFC star Conor McGregor. De La Hoya in his 50s said he has been secretly training and that he could take McGregor in two rounds. What development transpires from the De La Hoya proposal is yet forthcoming but know the two boxers and the publicity and profits from such a match they would accept any kind of huge booking
3 The New York Yankees Aaron Judge was happy to accept the nomination of winning the American League Rookie of the Year for 2017 and Judge is expected to win the 2017 AL MVP as well
4 The Los Angeles Dodgers Cody Bellinger accepted the news that he was anointed the National League Rookie of the Year. Bellinger who played in this years World Series said it took lots of hard work and determination to achieve the award.
5 The NL Manager of the Year Award will most likely be Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts who is in his first year of managing and what a way to have a rookie year as skipper than to get into your first World Series as manager as well
Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant celebrates after scoring against the Orlando Magic during the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors won 110-100. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
by Jerry Feitelberg
Oakland — The Golden State Warriors, playing without Stephen Curry Monday night, beat the Orlando Magic 110-100 to win their seventh straight game and eighth in the last nine. The Warriors are now 11-3 for the season. The Magic, coached by Frank Vogel, gave the Warriors all they could handle in the first half of the game. The Warriors came to life in the third quarter and put the game away. It wasn’t as easy as the last six games, but they still won. The Warriors and Magic ended the first half tied at 56.
The team game was tied 10 times in the first half. The veteran Shaun Livingston filled in for Curry. Shaun didn’t score much in the first half, but he was dynamite in the third quarter. Kevin Durant led the Warriors in scoring with 12. Klay Thompson had eight and Draymond Green knocked down seven. The Magic was led by Nikola Vucevic who scored 13. Big Aaron Gordon, who happens to be from San Francisco, tallied 10.The Warriors outscored the magic by 13 points in the third quarter. Frank Vogel’s team likes to shoot 3-pointers. They made 10 in the game on 32 attempts. The Warriors made just eight, but the Warriors were dominant on the boards and scored 54 points in the paint to win the game.Golden State had won six games in a row by 17 points and had they done that Monday night, they would have set an NBA record. They increased the lead to 20 and at that point, Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr inserted the bench players into the game. The Magic cut the deficit to ten, but they ran out of time as they fell to the Warriors.
Game notes and stats — Kevin Durant led the Warriors with 21 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds. Durant did not block a shot as the Magic kept firing from beyond the three-point arc. Draymond Green tallied twenty points, and he had five assists. Livingston finished with sixteen points, six assists, and two rebounds in just 20 minutes of action. Klay Thompson added 15.
Nick Young, Kevon Looney, Omri Casspi, and Andre Iguodala all made significant contributions in the win. David West also played well. Vucevic led the Magic with twenty points. The Warriors held Aaron Gordon scoreless in the second half, and he finished the night with 10. Terence Ross had 11, and Evan Fournier knocked down 16 for Orlando. Jonathan Simmons signed as free agent after playing with the San Antonio Spurs last season, scored 13. Former Warrior Mo Speights recorded nine points, and he and David West go tangled up under the basket late in the game. The referees went right there and separated the two big men. No fouls or technicals were called, and the game went on.
The Warriors play the next four games on the road. They meet the very hot Boston Celtics Thursday night in Boston. The Celtics have won 12 in a row after losing the first two games of the year. The Warriors meet the Philadelphia Sixers Saturday night in Philadelphia. The Warriors beat the Sixers last Saturday at Oracle Arena. They then play the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night and finish the road trip on November 22nd in Oklahoma City. Game time for the Boston game will be at 5 pm.
San Jose Sharks center Melker Karlsson, right, controls the puck while Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown, left, defends him during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok
On the Sharks podcast with Len:
1 Nothing like home sweet home where the San Jose Sharks went 4-1 in the last homestand and then went out on Sunday and edged the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center 2-1. The Sharks have won two straight coming off a 5-0 shutout win past the Vancouver on Saturday night.
2 For the Sharks goals from Joel Ward and Melker Karlson were enough to get the Sharks a big win on the road
3 The Sharks picked up those two goals at the end of the game in the third period, one of the goals the game winner went off Karlson’s leg and into the goal. Karlson did not make any kicking motion that would disqualify the goal.
4 LA Kings Dustin Brown started the game in the first period at 8:30 with his eighth goal of the season to try and set the tone. Sharks goalie Aaron Dell shut down the Kings offense with 26 saves and Brown’s goal would be the only one for LA all night.
5 The Sharks return back to San Jose on Thursday against the struggling Florida Panthers who are 5-9-2
Stanford Cardinal running back Bryce Love (20) is tackled by Washington Huskies defensive back Ezekiel Turner (24) during the third quarter of an NCAA football game in Stanford, Calif. on Friday, November 10, 2017. Stanford beat Washington 30-22. (Spencer Allen/IOS via AP Images)
On the Cal Bears podcast with Morris:
1 Senior day was a good day in the Cal Bears last game two weeks ago (they have the Big Game this Saturday). The Bears got a win over the Oregon State Beavers 37-23 to improve their record to 5-5
2 In that game Cal quarterback Ross Bowers threw 24-30 for 259 yards to help improve the Cal offense
3 Morris talks about how important the rest is for Cal coming off a bye week before the Big Game at Stanford
4 With Cal heading to Stanford for the Big Game their main goal now is to shut down Stanford’s run game as the Cardinal will be going with running back Bryce Love. If they can do that they could have this game in hand
5 Cal head coach Justin Wilcox said after the OSU game that the Bears main focus in practice going forward towards the Big Game is to stop Love and his run game which has been Stanford’s success all season. OSU stopped Love and they almost won it against Stanford back on Oct 26th
Sacramento Kings guard George Hill, right, and Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal reach for the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
By: Ana Kieu
The final score was a little closer this time, but the Sacramento Kings dropped their second straight game in a 110-92 loss to the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Monday night.
The Kings were looking to bounce back after a rough 118-91 loss to the Knicks while the Wizards were searching for their third straight win.
Randolph did Randolph things early in the game. The Kings had a 17-12 with 6:15 left in the first quarter.
George Hill also had an impact as he made a three-pointer with 3:56 left. Hill finished with 13 points and the Kings led the Wizards 32-25 at the end of the first quarter.
The Kings and Wizards had a back-and-forth second quarter. Kelly Oubre Jr. dunked it home to put Washington back on top (36-34) with 9:05 left. Sacramento then regained the lead (41-40) just 2:14 later when De’Aaron Fox threw a pass to Buddy Hield, who put the ball in the basket for a three-pointer.
The Kings trailed the Wizards 57-51 at the half. The Washington offense was on fire as John Wall scored 16 points, Mike Scott scored 10 points and Oubre Jr. had seven points along with seven rebounds.
Here’s a fun fact: The Kings were off to a nice start from beyond the arc, shooting six-for-nine from the three-point range (courtesy of Coors Light).
The Wizards’ offense remained dominant in the second half. Wall led the team with 19 points, Marcin Gortat scored 18 points and Otto Porter Jr. had 15 points along with seven rebounds. The Kings fell into an even deeper hole in an 86-71 deficit after the third quarter.
It was closing time in the nation’s capital as the Wizards put the game out of reach with a 91-71 lead over the Kings at the 10:35 mark of the fourth quarter. Although Fox did beat the shot clock buzzer from deep at one point, Sacramento (3-10) was unable to complete a comeback and Washington (8-5) got what they wanted: a third straight win to cap off a four-game homestand.
Notes Kings starters
George Hill
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Garrett Temple
Zach Randolph
Willie Cauley-Stein
Up Next The Kings visit the Hawks on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm.
The Wizards visit the Heat on Wednesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm.
Bradley Beal drives on Buddy Hield Photo USA Today Sports
The Kings and Wizards met in Sacramento on October 29th. Washington opened the game by going on a 13-0 run and the Wizards never trailed in the game as they went on to win 110-83.
The Kings went with a “youth movement” lineup of Bogdan Bogdanovic, Skal Labissiere, Willie Cauley-Stein, Buddy Hield and De’Aaron Fox. That may well be the starting lineup next season or two years from now, but it might be a bit premature to expect those five to carry the load of being the starting five right now.
In his postgame comments, Dave Joerger talked about his young players giving up 10 to 30 pounds and 5-7 years of experience to the starters for the Wizards. Enthusiasm and talent usually cannot overcome talent, size and experience.
Joerger also explained that his young starting five became “shell shocked” and a bit disoriented after they fell behind by 13 points in less than five minutes to the Wizards.
What should the Kings do tonight?
In my opinion, Dave Joerger should run the same starting five he used versus the Wizards in Sacramento out on the floor to open the game on Monday night in Washington. My theory is based on learning to ride a bike. The first few times you attempt to ride you fall down. If you stop, you will never learn to ride. If you keep trying, you learn how to ride the bike with confidence.
Bogdanovic, Labissiere, Cauley-Stein, Hield and Fox need to get back up on “the bike” and face the Wizards from the start of the game to show themselves that they can compete with an experienced team. Even if they only play the opening five minutes, showing they can compete with the Wizards could be a real confidence builder for the young guns.
It’s all about player development
The Kings as an organization have not made it a secret that this season is all about player development. When you have team full of young players, that has to be your commitment, but that approach can also demoralize your fan base who only understand wins and loses.
I have said before that the Kings need to go the wins at home and play for development on the road. If a game becomes a runaway on the road, the home team’s crowd will go wild as their stars go into “showtime” mode or the second unit has a chance to come out and make big plays. In the meantime, the Kings can work on developing players.
Handling the development in that manner might not thrill the television and radio people, but it would be considerably easier on the fans.
Big key for the Kings versus the Wizards – Start Fast!
The Kings cannot afford to let Washington go on an opening run like they did in Sacramento. The Wizards simply shoot to well in the paint, from mid-range and beyond the arc to let them grab a quick lead.
It is going to be an uphill battle for the Kings. FiveThirtyEight.com gives Sacramento only a 15-percent chance of beating the Wizards and makes them a 10.5-point underdog for the game. That is not good news for a team that is 1-6 on the road.
This will be the final time the Kings will see the the Wizards this season.
