No contest as Cardinal dominate on both sides of the ball trounce Ducks 49-7

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by Jerry Feitelberg

Palo Alto- The Stanford Cardinal behind the passing of Keller Chryst and the running of Bryce Love cruised to a 49-7 route of the Oregon Ducks. This series between and Oregon and Stanford has been hotly contested over the last seven or eight years. Oregon ran past the Cardinal in 2010 and 2011. Stanford won in 2012 and 2013. The Ducks prevailed in 2014 and 2015. The Cardinal won at Autzen Stadium last year 52-27 and dominated the Ducks Saturday night at Stanford Stadium. The Cardinal was missing two of their defensive stars, Harrison Phillips and Peter Kalambayi for the first half as they were called for targeting in the game against Utah last week. Phillips and Kalambayi made their presence felt in the second half as they were able to make several key stops early in the half.

The Cardinal got off to a roaring start. After the opening kickoff, they went on a six-play 77-yard drive to put seven points on the board with 12:34 left in the first quarter. The key plays were a thirty-four yard run by Bryce Love and a thirty-four-yard pass from Keller Chryst to J J Arcega Whiteside to put the ball on the Oregon 5-yard line. Love took it in for the score. The Cardinal defense held the Ducks to three and out to force a punt. The Cardinal took over on their 33-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Bryce Love broke through into the secondary and went 67-yards for his second touchdown of the night. Love has carried the ball five times for 115 yards, and there is still over ten minutes left to play in the quarter. Stanford leads 14-0. The Ducks came right back to make it 14-7 with 8:48 left. They went on a five-play 86-yard drive for the tally. Senior running back Royce Freeman mad two big runs on the drive. He ripped off a big 59-yarder and then followed with a 22-yard sprint that took the ball to the Cardinal one-yard line. Quarterback Braxton Burmeister ran it in for the score. The Cardinal regained the two-touchdown lead on their next possession. Behind Keller Chryst’s passing and the running of Bryce Love, the Cardinal went on a 71 -yard drive that consumed five minutes and sixteen seconds off the clock. Pass plays to Arcega-Whiteside, Connor Weddington, and a three-yard throw to Arcega-Whiteside gave Stanford a 21-7 lead. Bryce Love rushed for 136 yards. Stanford amassed 261 total offense in the first 15 minutes of action.

With 8:05 left in the second quarter, the Cardinal defense put seven points on the board when outside linebacker, Curtis Robinson, blocked a punt. Brendon Simmons scooped the ball up on the one-yard line and took it home for the touchdown. The CArdinal now own a 28-7 lead. Stanford to score from the Oregon 7-yard line with 34 seconds left in the first half. The drive was thwarted when the Ducks intercepted Chryst’s pass in the end zone. Stanford leads 28-7 after 30 minutes of play.

The Cardinal continued the onslaught when they scored with 6:53 left in the third quarter. Stanford went on a nine-play 75-yard drive that took five minutes and three seconds off the clock. Key plays on the drive were runs by Cameron Scarlett and two twelve-yard tosses to J J Arcega-Whiteside. Chryst’s last pass on the drive was caught by Arcega-Whiteside for the touchdown. The third quarter ends with Stanford in total control 35-7.

The Cardinal offense continued to pound the Ducks defense as they scored another touchdown with 11:09 remaining in the game. The Cardinal kept the ball on the ground. Running back Trevor Speights carried several times to get the Cardinal down to the six-yard line. With third and goal from the three-yard line, Chryst lofted a pass to tight end Colby Parkinson in the left corner of the end zone. Parkinson made a nice leaping catch for the TD. The drive took five minutes and eight seconds off the clock. Most of the fans have left as Stanford owns a 42-7 advantage.  Coach David Shaw removed most of his regulars and inserted K J Costello as quarterback midway through the fourth quarter. Costello engineered a 58-yard scoring drive to make it 49-7 with a little over three minutes left in the game.

Game Notes- Play was stopped in the first half when a rabbit was running all over the field of play. The 48,559 fans in attendance cheered the rabbit on as he was very elusive until someone on the Ducks caught him. That was the biggest play the Ducks made on defense all night.

Keller Chryst had a good night as he completed fifteen passes in twenty-one attempts. He threw for three touchdowns and had one pass intercepted. K J Costello was five for six with one TD. Bryce Love had seventeen carries for 147 yards. Love sat out most of the second half. Trevor Speights had 8 carries for 61 yards, and Cameron Scarlett also had 8 carries, and he picked up 35 yards for Stanford. Arcega Whiteside snagged six passes good for 112 yards, and Trent Irwin caught five.

Stanford amasses 504 yards of total offense compared to Oregon’s 309. Stanford’s record improves to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12. Oregon is now 4-3 overall and 1-3 in conference play. Both Washington and Washington State lost this weekend and there are now no undefeated teams in the Pac-12. The Cardinal have a bye next week then travel to Corvallis to play the 1-6 Oregon State Beavers.

Late power play goal dooms Barracuda for second straight loss 3-2

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sjbarracuda.com photo: San Antonio Rampage goaltender Spencer Martin (30) and defenceman Josh Anderson (25), the San Jose Barracuda forward Flip Sandberg (43) jockey for position during Saturday afternoon’s matinee at SAP Center in San Jose in AHL action

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE–Trying to rebound after an embarrassing home opener, the penalty kill woes continued for the San Jose Barracuda as the San Antonio Rampage scored a power play goal late in the third period for a 3-2 victory at SAP Center. It was the Barracuda’s second straight loss.

Andrew Agozzino scored the game winning goal for the Rampage with a 1:49 remaining in the third period on a power play goal for his second goal of the season. He knocked home a rebound from the right side of the net on a show by Jordan Schmaltz. San Jose’s Julius Bergman was a victim of a holding penalty with 3:12 left in the third period.

San Jose took control of the game in the 1st period when Alex True scored his first goal of the season on nice feed from Adam Helewka up the middle and beat goalie Spencer Martin top self. Marcus Sorensen got the secondary assist at 4:44 of the first period.

The Barracuda had a chance to increase their lead when Rampage defenseman David Warsofsky was in the sin bin for holding but Sorensen wasn’t able to put home an empty net chance after receiving the puck on a deflection in front of the net.

Just when it look like the Barracuda were going to escape the first period with a 1-0 lead, Rocco Grimaldi evened the scored at one with his first goal of the season when he was able to cash in on a 2-on-1 break when his linemate Andrew Agozzino fed him a cross ice pass that Grimaldi buried into the net beating Barracuda goalie Antoine Bibeau just six second before the end of the second period. Bibeau received the start after coming in to relieve starting goaltender Troy Grosenick the evening before.

Bibeau, who finished the game with 35 saves on 38 shots, stopped a point blank chance off a shot from Rampage forward Reid Petryk four and a half minutes into the second period after a shot from the point found the tape of Petryk.

The Barracuda missed out on a great opportunity to regain the lead when Nicholas Meloche went off for high sticking Brandon Mashinter that earned Meloche a four minute penalty. And 31 seconds later they had a 5-on-3 for almost a full two minutes when defenseman Duncan Siemens for slashing. The closest the came to scoring was when Julius Bergman hit a post with a slapshot from the point. The Barracuda only generated one shot on the entire power play opportunity.

“When you have a 5-on-3, 80 percent of the time you probably should score on those,” said forward Adam Helewka. “Yeah that was a key part of the game.”

The Barracuda regained the lead with 1:48 left in the 2nd period on a power play goal when Filip Sandberg tipped in a Bergman shot from the right point for his first goal of the season. Sandberg was in perfect position to tip home the puck as he was camped out in front of Martin. Meloche was in the sin bin after taking a slashing penalty.

Joe Colborne tied the game with his first goal of the season on the power play at 11:32 of the third/ period when he tipped in a shot from the point by Schmaltz. Sorensen’s holding penalty put the Rampage on the power play.

NOTES: Things got chippy in the third period when separate hits by Sorensen and Rampage’s Chris Butler created some shoving and pussy between the two teams.  No fights broke out and matching minors for roughing were distributed to San Jose’s Colby McAuley and San Antonio’s Felix Girard.

San Jose was out shot 38-18. They went 1/6 on the power play while San Antonio was 2/4.

NEXT UP: The San Jose Barracuda host the Stockton Heat on Wednesday 10/18 at 7pm at SAP Center.

Stanford Cardinal Football Podcast with Matt Harrington: Oregon has good enough defense but can they stop Stanford’s Love?

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Stanford running back Bryce Love (20) runs for a touchdown as Utah defensive back Marquise Blair (13) misses a tackle in the second half during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

By Matt Harrington

PALO ALTO–Stanford Cardinal running back Bryce Love is leading the nation with 1295 yards carried. He’s having an obvious impact in Stanford’s success. The Cardinal’s recent success with three straight wins has to do with a Heisman front runner and also getting their feet back up underneath them and the trip out to Sydney kind of threw them for a loop.

For the Cardinal to come back to the states kind out of rhythm it’s pretty much the same when the had to go down and play San Diego State and their a little bit better of a team than we gave them credit for. In the USC game it was one of those game where Sam Darnold kind of did what he can do and what he’s capable of.

The game loses to the Aztecs and to the Trojans were just two unfortunate bumps for the Cardinal. They look like they’ve found their footing of late and they’ve had some good circumstances in terms of teams who have key injuries. Last week’s win against Utah was a big win for the Cardinal  in terms of solidifying who they are as a team. Love was handcuffed early and wasn’t used to getting the yards he’s used to getting early.

Matt does the Cardinal podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cal’s defense dominates as the Bears upset No. 8 Washington State 37-3

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Oct 13 2017 – Berkeley CA, U.S.A. California running back Vic Enwere (23) carrier the 22 for 114 yards and 1 touchdown during the NCAA Football game between Washington State Cougars and the California Golden Bears 37-3 win at California Memorial Stadium. Thurman James / CSM (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, CA–Six days after the Bears were embarrassed by the Huskies, they were nearly flawless when confronted by the Cougars.

No dramatic story arc from an old National Geographic television segment, but Pac-12 football at its topsy-turviest, Cal’s dramatic turnaround produced the biggest upset of the conference’s season to date.

Eighth-ranked WSU and Heisman candidate quarterback Luke Falk hadn’t scored fewer than 30 points in any of their six victories, but a big Cal defensive effort shutdown the Cougars as Falk was sacked nine times, and intercepted five times. The ninth sack of Falk resulted in a fumble, and scoop-and-score for Cal’s Gerran Brown as the Bears rolled 37-3.

The win was just Cal’s second over a Top-10 team in the last 40 seasons, with the other coming in 2003 against USC as Aaron Rodgers starred. But unlike 2003, this win was foreseen by no one, and surprisingly lopsided.

“We weren’t good in any aspect of the game,” WSU Coach Mike Leach admitted. “Cal outcoached and outplayed us at every position that I saw.”

Coming in, Cal was reeling having lost three straight while allowing a combined 83 points in the two, previous road losses at Oregon and Washington. Offensively, things were even worse as the Bears managed less than 100 yards total offense and no points in Seattle.

But against WSU, Cal was better schemed, and more opportunistic than their opponent, who hadn’t played a game with a ranking this high in 14 years. The biggest key undoubtedly Cal’s ability to pressure Falk when common wisdom suggested Cal’s defense, and specifically their secondary, would be overwhelmed by the Cougars’ relentless passing attack.

“We wanted to change up where the four were coming from,” coach Justin Wilcox explained. “So most of it was four-man rush during the game. It was which four guys were coming. That’s what we changed up. That’s part of how we structure our defense and the guys executed it well.”

Cal hadn’t generated nine sacks since doing so against Stanford in 2005. The five interceptions were their biggest total since picking five against Washington in 2006.

The improvement for Cal was just as dramatic offensively as quarterback Ross Bowers was sacked just twice while throwing for 259 yards and a big touchdown pass to Kyle Wells before halftime that increased Cal’s lead to 17-3. In the previous three games, Bowers was sacked 17 times.

Afterwards, Bowers described a simple approach to the game that produced dramatic results.

“Preparation during the week, taking the right steps, working smarter and just focusing on doing our job,” Bowers said.

Warriors hand Kings fourth consecutive preseason loss on Friday 117-106

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by Charlie O. Mallonee

Where was the TV broadcast?

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Sports fans the story should be the game in Oakland and the loss by the Kings to the Warriors, but this reporter has to ask why was the game shown in the Bay Area and not in Sacramento and the Valley? Frankly this this reporter is still scratching his head trying to figure out why the rabid Kings fans were not able to watch their team take on the best team in the NBA even if it was a preseason game.

The majority of Kings fans will not be able to see the Warriors play their beloved Kings in person this season. They would love to see their team in action against the NBA’s best anytime they have the opportunity to see it happen. So why did Bay Area fans have the opportunity to watch the game while Sacramento fans had to depend on the radio broadcast and internet feeds? There really is not a logical answer. One would think advertisers would have been thrilled to support a broadcast that featured the Kings versus the NBA’s  best.

The Kings held their own in this game

Sacramento trailed just 54-51 at halftime. They were still hanging in there trailing by just three – 84-81 at the end of three quarters. Ultimately, the Warriors were just too strong coming down the stretch as they outscored the Kings 33-25 in the final frame to take the game 117-106.

This game featured 12 lead changes and was tied seven times. The longest point run was a 7-0 run.

Top scorers

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David Stockton – who was just added to the Kings roster – was their leading scorer with 23 points. Stephen Curry led the Warriors in scoring with 18 points in just a little over 18 minutes of playing time.

Top rebounders

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The Warriors Jordan Bell was the leading rebounder in the game with 11. Skal Labissiere was the Kings top man off the glass grabbing eight rebounds.

Assists leaders

David Stockton of Sacramento was the games top assists leader with eight. Klay Thompson was the man for Golden State dishing out six dimes.

Team stats

The Warriors outrebounded the Kings 47-40. Golden State grabbed 21 offensive rebounds to Sacramento’s 13. The Kings controlled the defensive boards 27-26.

GSW dished 34 dimes to the Kings 27.

The Kings made six steals to the Warriors four thefts.

Golden State blocked four shots while Sacramento blocked just two shots.

The Kings turned the ball over 16 times while the Warriors turned it over just 12 times.

Overall shooting percentage: Kings 48.2-percent (41-for-85); Warriors 46.9-percent (46-for-98).

3-point shooting: Sacramento 10-for-22 45.5-percent; Golden State 15-for-33 45.5-percent.

Remember this was a preseason game

No matter how exciting this game was fans cannot forget this was a preseason game. It was in no way representative of what a regular season game between these two teams will be like. That is not to say the regular season games will not be competitive and exciting, but they will be different than the game on Friday night.

The countdown to the regular season is on

The regular season will begin on Wednesday when the Houston Rockets visit the Golden 1 Center to take on the Kings in game one of the 2017-18 season for Sacramento.

Golden State Warriors end preseason with a win as they outlast the Sacramento Kings 117-106

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By Jerry Feitelberg

Oakland- The Warriors evened their preseason record ar 2-2 as they beat the Sacramento Kings Friday night by a score of 117-106. The Warriors were without the service of Kevin Durant who stayed at home as he was not feeling well. Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala did not play as they were a bit banged up, and coach Steve Kerr did not want to see his stars aggravate their problems. Several of the players were still feeling the effects of jet lag. Kerr started Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Zaza Pachulia, Nick Young, and Jordan Bell. The Kings, who are rebuilding the team after sending DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans last season, started a lineup of players that are not yet well known. Coach Dave Joerger sent out Willie Cauley-Stein, Frank Mason, Skal Labissiere, Buddy Hield, and Justin Jackson to begin the game for Sacramento.

Steph Curry played the entire first quarter and about half of the second quarter. In his time in the game, he scored 18 points and made four 3-point shots. The other Splash Brother, Klay Thompson, knocked down 9 in his minutes in the first half. Neither Steph nor Klay played in the second half.

The Kings gave the Dubs all they could handle for the first three-quarters of the game. Neither team could grab a big lead. The Dubs led by 54-51 at the end of the first half. The Warriors and the Kings went back and forth in the third quarter, too. The Dubs offense was led by Nick Young. Young appeared to be more comfortable as he made five 3-point shots. Kerr said that Young”looked like himself” and that his performance was “very encouraging.”

Both teams used their young players in the fourth quarter. The Warriors behind the play of Patrick McCaw, Kevon Looney, Jordan Bell, and Nick Young pulled away to win 117-109.

Game Notes- Jordan Bell finished the night with 10 points, 4 assists, 11 rebounds, and 2 blocked shots. Steve Kerr said this about Bell:”Jordan was great.” With all the talent that the Warriors have in the frontcourt, there is some concern that Bell may languish on the bench once the season starts. Kerr brushed aside the criticism by saying”Jordan will get his chance.”

Kerr was pleased with”how well our young players played. He said it was “encouraging to see the team execute so well. It was all good stuff.”

The Kings young players stayed with the Warriors for most of the game. Guard David Stockton, son of Hall of Fame player John Stockton, tallied 23 points and had 8 assists. Malachi Richardson scored 15, Giorgis Papagiannis 13, JaKarr Sampson, 13, Frank Mason 10, Willie Cauley-Stein 10.

The Warriors made 15 3-point shots and recorded 34 assists. The defense was strong as they had 47 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 blocks. They committed just twelve turnovers, and that stat had to please Steve Kerr and the coaching staff.

The Warriors’ David West received an award from the NBA as he was recognized as the “Best Teammate.” Oracle Arena and the Warriors were recognized for having the “Best Home Court Advantage.”

The Warriors open the defense of their championship on Tuesday night against the Houston Rockets. It will be Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, KD, and company against Mike D’Antoni uptempo offense led by James Harden and former Los Angeles guard, Chris Paul. Game time at Oracle Arena will be at 7:30 pm. The Championship banner will be unfurled, and the Warriors will be receiving their championship rings.

Barracuda dominated by Griffins in home opener 7-3

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By: Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE, CA – It was a banner raising night at the SAP Center. Unfortunately for the San Jose Barracuda, that was a good as it got. They came out flat and were out performed by the defending Calder Cup champion Grand Rapid Griffins 7-3. San Jose entered their home opener by commemorating their 1st Pacific Division title with a not so flattering effort from start to finish.

The Griffins were the ones that got off to a quick start with a goal just under 2 minutes into the 1st period as Dominic Turgeon scored his 2nd goal of the season with a wrist shot the beat goalie Troy Groesnick above his shoulder. Turgeon was left wide open in the slot after taking a nice feed from Axel Holmstrom. Matt Lorito was also credited with an assist.

Corey Elkins scores his 1st goal with just under 10 minutes left in the 1st period as he swiped in a rebound at 10:46 after a shot trickled toward the net off a broken stick by Ryan Sproul. Holmstrom received the secondary assist.

It got even worse for the Barracuda in the 2nd period. Griffins forward Turner Elson scored just 2 minutes in after taking a feed from forward Colin Campbell to give the Griffins a three goal lead. San Jose couldn’t stay out of the penalty box the rest of period and Grand Rapids made them pay for it. Power play goals a minute and fifteen second apart put the game out of reach. Lorito scored his 1st goal of the season by tipping in a shot from the point by center Ben Street at 11:16 and Matt Carey also netted his first on the season on a puck he also tipped in from a shot from the point by defenseman Joe Hicketts at 12:31.

“We have 10 rookies in the lineup, so there’s going to be growing pains, said head coach Roy Sommer after the game. “And it’s probably not going to be pretty. We were kinda reeling from the get go.”

Turgeon scored his 2nd goal of the night after taking a feed from Campbell who found him behind the night and stuffed it in past Antoine Bibeau at 4:41 of the 3rd period. Bibeau replaced Grosenick, who finished the night with 16 saves on 21 shots, in goal. Elson concluded the scoring for the Griffins after receiving a gift from Bibeau on a bad giveaway. Bibeau was attempting to clear the puck around the boards when it found Elson’s stick for an empty net goal.

The Barracuda avoided the shutout when Brandon Mashinter scored his 1st goal of the year when he received Jeremey Roy’s pass from the right point and rammed it home past Griffins goalie Jared Coreau at 7:55 of the 3rd period. Radim Simek scored his first goal just over 2 minutes later from 10 feet out after receiving a pass from Adam Helewka on a nifty 3-on-2 break. Brandon Bolig joined the party with his 1st goal of the season when his pass deflected off Turgeon’s skate and into the back of the net past Coreau, who finished the night with 23 saves on 26 shots.

NOTES: Barracuda right winger Manuel Wiederer suffered an upper body injury midway through the 2nd period was he was blindsided by a big hit at center ice. He has been ruled out of the lineup for tomorrow.

Fisticuffs: San Jose’s Tim Clifton and Grand Rapids’ Dylan Sadoway got into it with each other in the 1st period after Clifton dished out a hard check on Griffins’ Filip Hronek. SJ’s Jacob Midddleton and GR’s Matt Carey scuffled in the 3rd period.

San Jose was 0-4 on the power play while Grand Rapids was 2/4.

UP NEXT: The San Jose Barracuda take on the San Antonio Rampage tomorrow at 1:15pm at the SAP Center.

San Jose Barracuda Podcast with Ana Kieu: One of the youngest teams in the AHL can the Barracuda be an impact in 2017

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 sjbarracuda photo: San Jose Barracuda forward Danny O’Regan (65) looks for the pass as the Grand Rapid Griffins defenceman (5) Robbie Russo looks on. They match up Friday night at SAP Center on Opening Night

On the SJ Barracuda Podcast with Ana:

1. What are your thoughts on Troy Grosenick’s return to the Barracuda?

2. Who do you think is the most underrated player on the team?

3. How do you feel about the Barracuda being one of the youngest teams in the AHL?

4. Which prospect will have the biggest impact with the Sharks this year?

5. Last but not least, what’s your prediction on tonight’s game against the Griffins?

Ana Kieu does the SJ Barracuda podcasts and Marko Ukalovich does the game night recaps at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Did you know? Sports Fun Facts with Amaury

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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers a pitch to Colorado Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Did You Know?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By: Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Thought this is the perfect time of the year to share some fun facts.

– Fishing is the biggest participant sport in the world.

– If three-time Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw were to break Cy Young record of 511 wins, he needs to stay in the current pace for the next 41 years, until he were 68 years old.

-The average golf ball has 336 dimples.

-The San Jose Sharks are the only pro-league (MLB-NFL-NBA-NHL-MLS) team in the Bay Area that has not won a championship at the current city they play for: 49ers (5). Athletics (4), Warriors (3), Giants (3), Earthquakes (3) and Sharks (0).

– Liechtenstein has competed in the most Summer Olympics(16)without winning any medal.

– There are 18 minutes of total action in an average baseball game.

– Until 1936, the jump ball in basketball took place at center court after every single made basket

– Wrestling is considered the oldest sport in the world.

– At 37 years of age Albert Pujols (Designated Hitter for the LA Angels) drove in 103 runs this 2017 season, tying with Alex Rodriguez as the only two men in MLB history with 14 different seasons with 100 or more runs batted in.

– The great Pele (Brasil) scored 1,281 goals in his incredible career, and in 2000 was named Player of the Century by FIFA together with Diego Armando Maradona (Argentina). I had the privilege of interviewing both of them.Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) in 1994 during the USA World Cup in San Jose and years later Maradona during an “amistoso”: trans-friendly when he came to San Jose with the Juventus.

– October 17, 1989: The A’s were playing the Giants at Candlestick Park when the 7.1 Loma Prieta Earthquake happened. The SF Chronicle at 5th and Mission Streets had a total power lost, however next day,the papers were printed at The Chronicle’s Army Street printing plant and at its East Bay facility in Union City. The news accounts were placed on Macintosh computer disks using an emergency generator.

– Before the advent of the Winter Olympics in 1924, men’s, women’s and pairs figure skating events were part of the programs for the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. Ice hockey also made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Games.

– Voleyball was invented by William George Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895.

– Roger Bannister held the world record in the mile for 46 years.

Hope you all have fun with “Did You Know?” There will be more in the future.

San Francisco 49ers Podcast with Joe Lami: Foster and Reid back but might be on limited basis; How Shanahan will prepare in Washington

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan looks on in the first half during an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, September 21, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. The Rams won the game 41-39. (Terrell Lloyd via AP Images)

On the 49ers Joe Lami:

1 The 49ers who had a couple of close finishes matter of fact in overtime might be getting close to actually winning one of those games

2 Head coach Kyle Shanahan who prepares his team to the max on offense he had many offensive plays but it always seems like the opposition always seems to execute much better on defending that offense. Shanahan goes back to the chalkboard this Sunday to prepare the 49ers in Washington

3 Rookie linebacker Reuben Foster’s ankle is feeling a lot better he’s up for some playing time in Washington. It will be his first action since he injured his ankle back on Sep 10th.

4 Shanahan said he won’t use Foster for 60, 80, or so plays but Foster will be used on a limited basis

5 Safety Eric Reid will also be looking at limited time he was missed the last three games and is practicing this week. Reid could get in the line up on Sunday in Washington

Joe does the 49ers podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com