Sports Headlines Podcast with London Marq: Cubs get set for Dodgers after taking game five; Astros the favorite in series with Yanks

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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon watches from the dugout during Game 5 of baseball’s National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals, at Nationals Park, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Washington.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

On the Sports Headlines podcast with London:

1 With the Cubs winning in a 9-8 as they edged the Washington  Nationals on Thursday night in Washington in game five to advance to the NLCS

2 The Cubs pitched carefully in the NLDS to the Nats Bryce Harper

3 For Nats Manager Dusty Baker another post season without a shot at the World Series

4 In the NLCS the Chicago Cubs will face the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night for game one in LA

5 ALCS: The New York Yankees are in Houston tonight for game one of the ALCS after winning three straight games against Cleveland will momentum carry the series for the Yankees or will the power hitting Astros take this series? Only London knows.

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

 

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Oakland Raiders Podcast with Joe Hawkes Beamon: Carr to start Sunday will be watched carefully by coaches and medical staff/ Game could be move to LA due to poor air quality

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USA Today file photo: Oakland Raiders Jon Feliciano (76) will be starting at right guard on Sunday in place of injured Gabe Jackson

Oakland Raiders Podcast with J Hawkes:

1 The Raiders right guard Gabe Jackson will be sitting out due to a foot injury for this Sunday’s game in Oakland. Raiders offensive coordinator Todd Downing  who said he will be going with Jon Feliciano who will be in Jackson’s place.

2 Downing said that Feliciano has well rounded ability to not only fill in for Jackson but also he can play back up center

3 Feliciano played a key role in helping Oakland’s running game as the Raiders gained 100 yards for the first time in three weeks

4 Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is expected to start on Sunday against the LA Chargers. The Raiders will be monitoring Carr’s health status (injured back) and see if he can throw the whole game.

5 Air quality monitored game could move to LA: NFL spokesman Michael Signora said the league is monitoring the air quality for this Sunday’s upcoming game with the Chargers and Raiders. Signora said that the league is monitoring how bad the smoke from the Napa/Sonoma fire is and according to J Hawkes the air quality in Oakland is just plain bad for breathing.

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

 

 

 

Kings (1-4) fall behind in second half drop fourth straight game 104-87 to Clippers

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~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ LOS ANGELES– Sacramento lost for the fourth time in a row, as the Clippers (2-2) won by 17 Thursday, 104-87.

In their past three games, the Kings’ scoring has increased but so has the amount of points given up to their opponents.

Meanwhile Los Angeles continued their loss-win trend, scoring 100 points for the third time this preseason.

For the Clippers, Blake Griffin led all with 18 points. Wesley Johnson had 16 points with four three’s. DeAndre Jordan had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds. Milos Teodosic had a game-high six assists. Tyrone Wallace scored six points off the bench.

Zach Randolph led Sacramento with 14 points.  Off the bench, Frank Mason, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrett Temple each scored 13 points. Kosta Koufos scored 10 rebounds.

In the first half, neither team leading for the majority of the quarter mattered.

Los Angeles had the lead for most of the first quarter, with their biggest lead five points, but the Kings ended up top at the end. Jordan missed two free throws and Sacramento started out with the 2-0 lead. All of the Kings’ leads only lasted one possession. Sacramento got the lead again with 7:12 left. Randolph tied the game at 15.  The Kings led again with 2:19 left, before several lead changes. The first then ended with Mason’s 24-22 jumper with 21 seconds left. There were four ties with Griffin and Randolph leading the way.

Johnson started off the second with a game-tying shot. A strong dunk by Wallace then gave the Clippers the lead. Mason responded with two straight shots as the Kings retook the lead at 8:50, which they held until the end of the quarter. Sacramento’s biggest lead was eight points with the help of two three’s from Bogdanovic. Los Angeles came to within one with 2:59 left. Griffin made a free throw after scoring against Vince Carter. Jordan then tied the game at 44 apiece with 1.9 seconds left, making both of his free throws.

The tie was broken by Randolph in the third with 9:49 left and then the lead switched until 8:34 left. The Kings took control of the score with 6:36 left. The game difference reached a high of nine points as the Clippers shot 47.5% at the end of quarter. Sacramento got as close as three.  

Los Angeles kept on scoring in the fourth while the Kings’ shooting stayed as it had been. C.J. Williams extended the Clippers’ lead to 18 points with 3:33 left.

Game notes: Sacramento’s George Hill and Bogdanovic exited the game with a hurt right groin and a right ankle sprain respectively, but both do not seem serious. The Kings end the preseason on Friday the 13th versus the Golden State Warriors at 7:30pm.

Sharks Win First of Season Thanks to Scoring Depth Beat Sabers 3-2

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San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones (31) is congratulated by teammate Justin Braun after the team’s 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

By Jerry Feitelberg Sports Radio Service staff

SAN JOSE–Something had to give Thursday night at the SAP Center, with the pointless San Jose Sharks squaring off against the winless Buffalo Sabres. The home team would ultimately prevailing thanks to something they hope will be a calling card this season; scoring depth. The Sharks received a goal each from third-liners Chris Tierney and Timo Meier while second line wing Tomas Hertl potted his first goal of the season as well for Team Teal. Jason Pominville scored a pair of goals in the Sabres 3-2 loss, while superstar center Jack Eichel notched the primary assist on both goals.

The Sharks are struggling to replace the goal-scoring void left when Patrick Marleau and his 508 career goals departed San Jose for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the offseason. After two games, the Sharks boasted just four goals while being outscored 9-4. The third line remedied that with a two-goal, six-point night.

The power play unit would be responsible for the first goal after Tomas Hertl planted himself on the far post. A Kevin Labanc shot-pass from the right side of goaltender Robin Lehner landed on Hertl’s stick for the easy, guiding redirection for a 1-0 2:15 into play. Mikkel Boedker also picked up an assist on the play.

The Sabres would answer back after Jack Eichel dropped a pass into the slot that landed on Pominville’s stick for a dangerous area one-timer. Pominville, the veteran of 908 NHL games, buried his shot for his third goal of the season with 7:34 left in the first.

Tierney , centering the third line with Joel Ward scratched, made the most of his promotion by giving the Sharks a 2-1 lead just under three minutes later, with San Jose heading into the locker room for the first intermission up a goal.

Another piece of deft passing from Eichel pulled Buffalo even. Eichel feathered a pass just past two San Jose sticks to Pominville on the far side of the ice 6:50 into the middle period. Some time would pass before Meier, playing in his second NHL season, would beat Lehner with 5:30 left in the period. Linemates Joonas Donskoi (two assists) and Chris Tierney (one goal, one assist) each nabbed a point on the play.

Neither team scored in the third, with Martin Jones stopping the scant five Buffalo shots he faced in the period for a game total of 23 saves. After a rough two games to open the year, Jones appeared closer to his usual self. Something the Sharks hope will carry over to Saturday’s match-up against the New York Islanders.

Headline Sports with Tony Renteria: Napa/Sonoma schools won’t see sports programs back maybe for the rest of the year; Raiders Carr back this Sunday ready or not

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Injured Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr waves after an NFL football game between the Raiders and the Baltimore Ravens in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

On the Headline Sports Podcast with Tony:

1 The impact of the Napa/Sonoma fires have closed all schools sports programs as students, homes are either destroyed or evacuated

2 Not just for football but for all school sports while the students try to get their lives together

3 Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has been scratched back into the Raiders line up. Is Carr really healthy or is it because the Raiders  back up quarterback TJ Manuel wasn’t ready. Carr came back faster from the back injury than maybe he even expected.

4 Are the Raiders taking a huge risk starting Carr on Sunday vs. the Chargers?

5 At 0-5 the SF 9ers are still looking for their first win can the get by in Washington this Sunday? Tony says No.

Tony Renteria does Headline Sports each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

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Stanford Cardinal Football with Jerry Feitelberg: Stanford quarterback Chryst back in the lineup as Cardinal host Ducks this Saturday

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AP photo: Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst (10) carries the ball against Utah in the first half during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

On the Cardinal Podcast with Jerry:

1 The Stanford Cardinal host the Oregon Ducks on Saturday, Cardinal quarterback Kelly Chryst gets the start after missing last week against the Utah Utes and was replaced by KJ Costello

2 Oregon handled the Cal Bears pretty well on Sep 30 in Eugene with three injured starters including their starting quarterback Justin Hebert

3 Stanford’s best weapon will be running back Bryce Love who no doubt will challenge Oregon’s defense

4 Love had another great outing last Saturday against Utah and he was the key to the win

5 On defense Jerry discusses who Stanford pass rush is on putting pressure on the quarterback for the Saturday

Jerry does the Stanford Cardinal podcast each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers @ Washington preview: 49ers must seize opportunities

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San Francisco 49ers Eric Reid (35) takes on Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson (3) during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, September 17, 2017, in Seattle, WA. The Seahawks won the game 12-9. (Terrell Lloyd via AP Images)

By Jeremy Harness

 SANTA CLARA–At the beginning of the year, the 49ers were not expected to be a very good team this season, and thus far, the year has gone according to plan.

 After yet another heartbreaking loss, the 49ers now have to head across the country to face the 2-2 Washington Redskins, in the same place that the team across the bay, the Oakland Raiders, suffered their first loss of the season and started their downward spiral at this point.

 If there is a positive to take from their 0-5 record at press time, it that the 49ers have been competitive in all but the first game of the season and had a very realistic chance to win each of the last four games.

 They particularly had a chance to win – and probably should have won – each of the past two games. Against both the Cardinals and Colts, which were both on the road, the 49ers had the ball in overtime with a chance to win the game but blew both opportunities and watched as the other team seized the moment that should have belonged to the 49ers.

 The 49ers will once again have to do without a pair of defensive starters. Safety Eric Reid is expected to be out this Sunday with the knee injury he suffered in Seattle in Week 2, while linebacker Reuben Foster, still recovering from the high ankle sprain that he suffered in the first week of the season against Carolina, is also expected to sit Sunday’s game out.

 Foster, however, is showing some serious signs of a near-future return to the lineup, as he practiced in a limited capacity on Wednesday. According to reports, how Foster performs in practice this week will determine if he will take the field Sunday.

 Like Foster, Reid, who was near the center of the kneeling-during-the-anthem controversy a year ago, also took the field in practice on Wednesday, although it was on a limited basis.

 Also listed on the injury report for the 49ers were safety Jimmie Ward (shoulder), who was limited in practice. Emerging tight end George Kittle, who suffered a chest injury last week at Indianapolis, was also limited in practice, as was fullback Kyle Jusczyk with an ailing back, as well as linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong (shoulder), who had a huge interception against the Colts in overtime and almost had a touchdown had running back Frank Gore not tracked him down near midfield.

 Meanwhile, for the Redskins, cornerback Josh Norman, whose rib injury is expected to keep him out for several weeks, was one of the notable players who did not practice on Wednesday, as was offensive tackle Trent Williams.

 Safety D.J Swearinger was at practice Wednesday, but he was limited.

 

Oakland Raiders host Los Angeles Chargers Sunday in first of two meetings for this season

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco (5) greets injured Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr after an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. The Ravens won 30-17. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
Sports Radio Service Writer

OAKLAND — Looking to get back into the win column and avoid their first four-game losing streak since losing 16-straight regular season games from Nov. 24, 2013 to Nov. 16, 2014, the Raiders welcome one of their AFC West rivals in the Los Angeles Chargers for an important matchup in Week 5.

Oakland (2-3) is currently in the middle of a three-game home stand at the Oakland-Alameda Coliseum, having lost in Week 5 to the Baltimore Ravens 30-17 and host their most bitter rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, on Oct. 19 in prime-time on Thursday Night Football.

Kickoff for Sunday’s game is at 1:25 p.m. PT.

With starting quarterback Derek Carr sidelined for the game with a traverse process fracture in his back, backup quarterback EJ Manuel filled in admirably for Carr completing 13-of-26 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown in his first start for the Silver and Black. Manuel found a comfort level with wide receiver Michael Crabtree in the game, connecting with Crabtree for a 41-yard touchdown strike in the second quarter.

Crabtree finished as the Raiders’ top receiver for the day, collecting six catches for 82 yards to go along with the aforementioned touchdown after missing Oakland’s 16-10 loss Week 3 loss in Denver.

Oakland’s other starting wide receiver Amari Cooper was again a no-show, recording just one catch for eight yards on two targets. The ground game was paced by running back Marshawn Lynch, who rushed for 43 yards on 12 carries and his second touchdown of the year (all at home). Backup running back Jalen Richard contributed to the offense as well, rushing for 37 yards on nine carries.

The Raiders do expect Carr to start Sunday and hope to rejuvenate an offense that ranks in the middle of the league in points per game (21.6), which is good for 16th, but rank 23rd in rushing yards per game (90.6), 26th in passing yards (188.6), and 30th in total yards per game (279.2) through the first five games of the season.

Carr has thrown for 753 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions this year.

Last year through five games, Oakland ranked sixth in total offense scoring just a shade under 28 points per game.

Oakland’s offensive line, which was a pillar of strength for the team last year after only giving up 18 sacks in 16 games, have already surrendered 12 sacks this season through five games.

With the Chargers ranking third in the NFL with 17 sacks this season, the offensive line will have their work cut out for them. Defensive end Melvin Ingram leads the Chargers and the AFC in sacks with 7.5, while fellow defensive end Joey Bosa is not far off with 4.5 sacks.

Bosa made an immediate impact in his first pro game last year against the Raiders, sacking Carr twice en route to 10.5 sacks and being named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year after missing the first four games of the season in a contract dispute.

Second-year outside linebacker Jatavis Brown has become one of the league’s surest tacklers, leading the Chargers with 46 tackles (32 solo) this season. Last year when the Chargers called San Diego home, they finished tied for the league lead with 18 interceptions.

This season, the Chargers have recorded just two picks and have been bludgeoned by opposing teams on the ground. Los Angeles ranks dead-last in stopping the run, allowing 161.2 yards rushing per game.

In Week 2, the Chargers allowed 122 yards to Jay Ajayi, 172 yards to Kareem Hunt in Week 3, and 136 yards to LeGarrette Blount in Week 4.

That should bode well for Oakland, who still has yet to have a running back crack 100 yards rushing in a game this season. Lynch leads the Raiders with 57 carries for 194 yards and two touchdowns, while Richard is second on the team in rushing with 24 carries for 128 yards and a touchdown.

But the second-year Richard leads Oakland with 5.3 yards per carry this season, not the 10-year veteran in Lynch, who is second with 3.4 yards per carry.

Los Angeles (1-4) picked up their first win of the 2017 season, winning 27-22 against the winless New York Giants (0-5) at MetLife Stadium last Sunday. Starting quarterback Philip Rivers completed 21-of-44 passes for 254 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.

Now in his 14th season, Rivers ranks in the top-10 among all starting quarterbacks this year, pacing fifth in passing yards (1,365) and seventh in touchdown passes (9). His 266.8 passing yards per game ranks sixth among passers. Rivers has only thrown five interceptions this season and has been sacked just six times, a testament to the Chargers much improved offensive line.

The Chargers average 19.8 points per game, ranking 19th in the league, but can put up yards offensively, ranking 11th averaging 345.6 yards per game.

Running back Melvin Gordon was unstoppable running the ball and catching the ball against the Giants. Gordon carried the ball 20 times for 105 yards and led the Chargers with a game-high six catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns.

Gordon is tied for fourth in the NFL with five total touchdowns (two rushing, three receiving) this season.

The third-year running back from Wisconsin caught the game-winning touchdown from Rivers with less than a minute to play in the fourth quarter to cement the Chargers’ victory.

Rivers is 14-8 in 22 career games against the Silver and Black, throwing for 37 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. His 37 touchdowns against the Raiders are the most that Rivers has thrown against any team in the NFL in his career.

Former California wide receiver Keenan Allen is the Chargers’ best wide receiver, leading the team with 28 catches for 401 yards and a touchdown.

Oakland has won the last four-straight meetings against the Chargers after sweeping both games in 2015 and 2016.

Los Angeles will host Oakland in Week 17 at the StubHub Center in Carson.

 

 

San Jose Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Sharks need to protect the puck on offense against Buffalo

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Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar (11) is chased by San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture (39) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in San Jose , Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

On the SJ Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa:

1 It’s too early right now but will the Sharks improve or will they be a team where the players will always wonder “what if” regarding Patrick Marleau

2 Saturday’s game the Kings were all about defense and the Sharks everytime they touched the puck the Kings broke it up or checked the puck away from their offense

3 Joe Paevelski said during post game that this is not the time to panic and that the club will get back on track soon enough don’t you worry

4 Logan Couture said that Saturday’s game with the Kings was garbage hockey was this something to be conveyed to the dressing room to step it up

5 The Sharks take on Buffalo Thursday night SAP for the third installment of five home games can the Sharks put this one in the win column?

Mary Lisa Walsh does Sharks podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

PGA Golf Podcast with Jeremy Harness: My experience at the Napa Safeway Open and how everyone got out ahead of the fire

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photo golf.com: A hospitality tent burns the morning after the conclusion of the Safeway Open on Sunday October 8th in Napa

On the PGA Golf Safeway Open/Napa Fire this week:

1 The Safeway Open finished on Sunday afternoon just to get a timeline from J as the Open was done around 7PM and the Napa Fire started around 10:30PM

2 It was beautiful weather and a great week at the Safeway Open who would ever think it would end with the great Sonoma/Napa Valley in flames and destruction at the cost of over 20 lives.

3 For Jeremy personally it was mind blowing that he worked the Open and then after he filed his story left and that same evening all that he and thousands enjoyed was all gone

4 Will  the fire from this year’s Safeway Open be it’s legacy?

Jeremy Harness covers the PGA for http://www.sportsradioservice.com