San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer throws during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
On the 49ers podcast with David:
1 It was a close call in Indianapolis but the 49ers couldn’t hold on to win in the overtime winning by three to the Colts last Sunday. The 49ers try it again as they take on Washington Sunday
2 The 49ers took a knee and VP Mike Pence took a walk. This week Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has ordered his team to stand for the national anthem and if the don’t they won’t play. ESPN’s Jemele Hill called Jones a slave owner and has been suspended by the World Sports Leader for two weeks
Washington’s (99) Greg Gaines (DL) and (50) Vita Vea (DL) chase down California’s (3) Ross Bowers (QB) for a sack during the game between the Washington Huskies and the California Bears on October 7, 2017 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. Washington won 38-7 over California. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
Cal Bears Podcast with Michael Duca:
1 No secret Cal was no match for the Washington Huskies on both sides of the ball
2 Cal quarterback Ross Bowers couldn’t get any traction going on offense against the Huskies whose defense outplayed the running game
3 Cal head coach Justin Wilcox had a long afternoon last Saturday in planning and preparing against Washington but everywhere and anywhere Cal would go a Huskie was sure to follow
4 Michael looks into why the Huskies are so successful this season
5 After winning three straight and losing three straight the Bears have the tough task of taking on the WSU Cougars at Berkeley this Saturday will home field make a difference?
AP File Photo: Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger talks to reporters during the NBA basketball team’s media day Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
On the Kings Podcast with Charlie O:
1) What have we learned so far about the Kings in the preseason?
2) Who’s stock is rising & who’s stock is falling right now?
3) Do you think Dave Joerger is concerned about being 1-3 in the preseason right now?
4) What does Charlie expect that we’ll see in the final two preseason games in LA & Oakland?
5) One last question, Lavar Ball just announced he is pulling his youngest son LeMelo out of high school to Home school him & train his son himself. Charlie’s thoughts.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (30) greets Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo (17) prior to game 3 of baseball’s National League Division Series, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
On That’s Amaury’s Podcast:
1 Houston’s Jose Altuve who roots for his teammates and also roots for the little guy inspired his team and organization by hitting three home runs against the Boston Red Sox in one game as the Astros took a 3-1 ALDS win to advance to the NLCS. Altuve could be the big inspiration for the NLCS don’t be surprised.
2 In the other ALDS the New York Yankees who started out struggling against Cleveland after the series started in game one with Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer shutting out the Yankees 4-0 but that has turned around when the series moved back to New York for games three and four and the Yankees have evened the series at two a piece
3 The Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs NLDS is too close to call. The Cubs who have a 2-1 lead going into game four both teams strategically speaking have two great field generals that match up their players very well in managers Joe Maddon Cubs and Dusty Baker Nats. Baker is going tooth and nail in game four to avoid a Cubs clinch and Maddon will try his outmaneuvering of trying to beat Baker at his own game.
4 Finally there’s the Los Angeles Dodgers and the success of their manager Dave Roberts who skippered a very talented and very well paid Dodger team. It’s been a whole new revelation with the Dodgers ever since they lost 11 straight and now coming into post season they’ve taken control of the Arizona Diamondbacks and swept them in three games and are waiting for the winner of the Cubs-Nats series.
Sacramento Kings forward Justin Jackson (25) looks for an open teammate around Portland Trail Blazers defender Jusuf Nurkic (27) during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The Trail Blazers won 97-83.(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
By Jeremy Harness
SACRAMENTO – The Kings rested most of their stars Monday night, while the Portland Trail Blazers played just about everyone.
As a result, the only real intrigue that the game had would be if any players from either team would kneel for the national anthem. Once it was established that all of the players and coaches would stand for the anthem, it continued on as a regular preseason basketball game.
The fans did not get to see new additions Zach Randolph, George Hill nor Vince Carter, and they did not see exciting new rookie De’Aaron Fox, either. Meanwhile, Portland had its full squad on display, and the results were expectedly in the favor of the Blazers, as the Kings fell by the score of 97-83 inside a half-empty Golden 1 Center.
Sacramento, however, did have the services of rookie Justin Jackson, who scored 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go along with a pair of rebounds in almost 27 minutes on the floor. Skal Labissiere chipped in with 13 points while making six of his 13 shots from the floor in playing almost 36 minutes.
Monday’s game didn’t give us anything in regards to how the Kings regulars are expected to mesh with one another, since most of them sat the game out. However, Monday’s game did allow some guys who are either on the bubble or not expected to make the team at all a chance to get some burn and exposure.
One of those guys is point guard Marcus Williams, a former first-round pick who had spent the past seven years playing professionally in different leagues around Europe, Asia and Latin America. Since he left college, his career has been a reclamation project of sorts, as during his junior year at the University of Connecticut, he was kicked off the team for several months for attempting to sell stolen laptop computers.
Williams, who is not expected to make the team due to the fact that the Kings already have three point guards – rookies Fox and Frank Mason, who got the start Monday, as well as expected starter George Hill – had a nice start to Monday’s game in handing out three assists in the first quarter.
He played 18 minutes and had three points with five assists and turned the ball over only once.
For the Blazers, center Jusuf Nurkic led the team with 16 points while pulling down seven rebounds. Meanwhile, Oakland native Damian Lillard had 14 points with three assists and three rebounds, while his backcourt partner, C.J McCollum, had 12 points and three rebounds to go along with a pair of assists.owverH
AP File Photo: Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, left, talks with forward Patrick Marleau, right, during NHL hockey training camp in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
On the SJ Sharks Podcast with Len:
1 With the Sharks losing two straight does it become clear that their missing their old leader Patrick Marleau?
2 In Saturday’s game it was all Kings defense and whenever the Sharks had the puck they just dissolved
3 Joe Pavelski says it’s only two games in and after two loses this is not a time to panic
4 Sharks Logan Couture says that was garbage hockey referring to Saturday’s game with the Kings will be words that will wake up the dressing room
5 The Sharks take on Buffalo this Thursday at SAP will being back on the home ice make a difference?
Washington’s (99) Greg Gaines (DL) and (50) Vita Vea (DL) chase down California’s (3) Ross Bowers (QB) for a sack during the game between the Washington Huskies and the California Bears on October 7, 2017 at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. Washington won 38-7 over California. (Photo by Jesse Beals/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)
On the Cal Bears Podcast with Morris:
1 The Bears Saturday we’re absolutely annihilated by their hosts the Washington Huskies 38-7 on both sides of the ball. Starting with the defense the Huskies didn’t waste anytime finding the end zone.
2 Cal quarterback Ross Bowers couldn’t get anything on offense going a frustrating day the Huskies seemed like they just outplayed the passing game
3 For Cal head coach Justin Wilcox a long afternoon tough planning in preparing for a 5-0 Huskies team but there are some Saturdays your plans just won’t work no matter what you do
4 Morris addresses why Washington is having such success this season
5 This Friday Cal will host Washington State University whose also 6-0 like Washington Bowers and Wilcox will have to get the offense to jump on theCougars early if they want a shot at winning
NAPA–The one word that can describe Brendan Steele throughout the years is consistent. And he was just that this week, and that got him back-to-back titles.
Steele birdied two of the last three holes, including the par-5 18th, to withstand the charge of runner-up Tony Finau to take home the Safeway Open crown for the second straight year, the first time anyone has accomplished that feat.
He finished with an overall score of 15-under, but in the early going, it appeared that the margin would be even wider than the two shots that he won by on Sunday. He played a bogey-free front nine that saw him make three birdies.
However, he ran into some trouble on the back nine, as he dropped shots on both the 12th and 14th holes to go back down to 13-under. He righted the ship quickly, however, with two more birdies to offset that and take home the trophy.
“This place is so great for me,” Steele said. “I feel so comfortable here, and it’s been a great run. This will definitely set up my season and hopefully springboard me into another really good year.
“That was probably about as good a round of golf as I’ve ever played.”
Finau started the day at 10-under but moved up the leaderboard quickly, as he eagled the par-5 fifth hole and followed that up with a birdie at the ninth.
He got a huge break at the 12th, as his approach shot ended up plugged in the greenside bunker, leaving him with a minimal chance to make par. However, his sand shot ended up hitting another ball – which is legal – and left him with only a two-foot par putt, which he made.
“The funny thing is, I forgot he hit,” Finau said of the player whose ball the sand shot hit. “I was so focused on what I needed to do and how hard my shot was. I hit a perfect shot, but it was still going to be 20-30 feet past (the hole).
“It was a bonus to hit his ball, and I used the rules to my advantage, I guess, not knowing.”
He seemed to carry that momentum to the next hole, as he made birdie there. That surge was thwarted, though, as he made a damaging double bogey at the 14th.
He could not make up any ground until he birdied the 18th, and he finished two shots behind the lead.
Finishing one shot behind him was Phil Mickelson, who shot a two-under 70, picking up major steam on the back nine with four birdies against only one bogey after an underwhelming front nine.
Tyler Duncan entered Sunday with the lead, but the high winds that kicked up during the final round wreaked havoc on his game. He bogeyed his first three holes of the day, and when it seemed like he righted the ship a bit with a birdie at the fifth, he dropped two more shots at the seventh and eighth before a birdie at the ninth.
He offset a bogey with a birdie on the back nine, but by that point, the damage had already been done, as he finished at 11-under and tied for fifth.
Vince Carter directs traffic in the Kings — Lakers game in Las Vegas Photo USA Today Sports
by Charlie O. Mallonee
The third preseason game of the year for the Kings was a premiere matchup between Pacific Division rivals. The Kings and the Lakers are both very young teams that are trying reestablish themselves as legitimate playoff contenders in the NBA Western Conference.
Frankly, neither of these teams will be playing a game after the end of the regular season in April. That being said — both the Lakers and Kings are going to be much more entertaining to watch in 2017-18 than they were last season with the players they acquired in the draft and in free agency.
The game on Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was not a “beautiful game”, but it was an entertaining game. The Lakers established a big lead in the first quarter and then the Kings fought their way back into the game in the second period.
The Kings actually took the lead in game in third quarter behind 22-9 run but they would not be able to hold on to that lead in final quarter of the game. When the final buzzer sounded, the Lakers had held on to record their first win of the preseason 75-69 over the Kings before a decidedly pro-Laker crowd in “Sin City”.
There were really no losers on Sunday night in Las Vegas
Magic Johnson spoke to the fans in Las Vegas before the game on Sunday Photo USA Today Sports
Both the Kings and Lakers donated their proceeds from the game on Sunday night to victims and first-responders of the mass shooting that happened last Sunday in Las Vegas. The donations will go to the MGM Grand Foundation who will administer the distribution of the proceeds.
This was a very nice gesture on the part of both teams.
The Ball vs Fox matchup did not happen again
The summer league rematch between Lonzo Ball and De’Aaron Fox did happen due to an injury reported by Ball. That brought out many comments about Ball not wanting to be embarrassed by Fox the way he was in the UCLA — Kentucky matchup.
On Sunday, it was announced that Ball would not be available due to an ankle problem. Fox would not have been able to play in the second-half due to a lower back bruise suffered in the first-half of the game.
Do not worry. The big face off is going to happen during the regular season and it will be worth the wait.
Neither team had impressive stats in the game
Kings
Sacramento shot 25-for-80 (31.2-percent) from the floor. They connected on just 7-of-25 (28.0-percent) for 3-point attempts. Those are not the kind of shooting numbers that will win games in the regular season. Sacramento went 12-for-16 (75.0-percent) from the free throw line. The percentage was fine but the number of attempts was too low.
Sacramento grabbed 37 rebounds (5 offensive). They recorded 15 assists and 12 turnovers which is not an acceptable ratio. The Lakers scored 10 points off the Kings 12 turnovers.
Lakers
Los Angeles shot 41.4-percent (29-for-70) from the field. The Lakers hit just 6-of-24 (25.0-percent) from beyond the 3-point line. They were 11-for-15 (73.3-percent) from the charity stripe.
The Lakers hauled in 49 rebounds (2 offensive). They recorded 21 assists and 20 turnovers which is not acceptable to any coach. The Kings scored 18 points off the Lakers 20 turnovers.
Team Leaders
Sacramento
Zach Randolph was a team leader for the Kings on Sunday night Photo USA Today Sports
Zach Randolph led the Kings scoring attack with 16 points. Z-Bo was 7-for-15 shooting. Garrett Temple put up 12 points while Vince Carter added nine. Bogdan Bogdanovic, George Hill and Buddy Hield each added seven points in the game.
George Hill was the Kings top rebounder with eight. Kosta Koufos grabbed seven.
The Kings used just 11 players in the rotation on Sunday night.
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Rookie Kuzma was a star for the Lakers on Sunday Photo USA Today Sports
Julius Randle posted a double-double by putting up 17 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Rookie Kyle Kuzma dropped in 15 points. Many observers feel that Kuzma could be a bigger story than Ball this season but remember this is just the preseason. Brook Lopez scored 12 while Jordan Clarkson added 10 points.
Kuzma also pulled down eight rebounds.
Alex Caruso led the Lakers in assists with four and Kuzma had three.
Interesting stat of the game
When you look at the stats, you know this was not a great field goal shooting game. It really became an “old style” NBA battle in the paint contest. Sacramento scored 24 points in the paint (12-for-28) while the Lakers scored 40 points in the key (20-for-34).
Up next
The Kings (1-2) will be back in action on Monday night in Sacramento when they will host the Portland Trail Blazers (2-1). Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Indianapolis Colts’ Adam Vinatieri (4) celebrates after kicking the game winning 51-yard field goal out of the hold of Rigoberto Sanchez (2) during overtime of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Indianapolis. Indianapolis won 26-23. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
By: Joe Lami
INDIANAPOLIS — The San Francisco 49ers can’t buy a win under head coach, Kyle Shanahan. Unfortunately for the Niners, things didn’t change on Sunday as they lost to the Indianapolis Colts in overtime 26-23. It marks the fourth straight loss in which they fell by three points or less as they have lost the last four games by a combined 11 points.
The Niners did look good in some parts, but once again penalties came back to haunt the red and gold, as they committed ten penalties for 77 yards.
For the second straight week, the first half was slow as the Colts and 49ers went into the break tied at six. Robbie Gould nailed field goals from 28 and 40 yards, including one at the half-time buzzer.
Indy came out and dominated much of the second half, leading at one point 23-9 with under ten minutes to play. Marlon Mack ran in a TD from 22 yards, finishing the day leading the Colts on the ground with 91.
Backup QB, Jacoby Brissett also ran one in from three yards out. He finished the day running for 14 yards on eight attempts, but more importantly torched the 49ers through the air for 314 yards.
The last ten minutes were crucial for San Francisco, as their offense scored the first Sunday touchdown of the season as Kyle Juszczyk caught a six-yard touchdown.
Brian Hoyer threw his second touchdown of the game with just 20 seconds remaining, as he found tight end George Kittle for Kittle’s first career score. Kittle battled his way to paydirt, just getting the nose of the football across the goal line to put the Niners an extra point away from sending the game into overtime.
Hoyer clearly had his best performance as a Niner on Sunday, throwing for 353 yards on 43 attempts with no interceptions. The veteran finished with a 101 passer rating.
Unfortunately, he wasn’t good enough in overtime despite having a chance to win the game.
The Colts started the overtime period with the ball, as they marched it down to the San Francisco eight yard-line, but Brissett threw his first pick of the game as Ray-Ray Armstrong saved the day with his second interception of the season. Ray-Ray returned the ball to the 28 as the 49ers just had to kick a field goal for their first win of the season.
The 49ers stalled pretty quickly though, as they only got the ball to their own 45 before having to punt.
The Colts winning drive came on an eight-play 48-yard drive led by a 34 yard rush from Mack before Adam Vinatieri knocked through a 51-yard field goal for the game-winner.
San Francisco’s heartbreak continues as they seek their first win but they continue to get close. They just need to ensure that they don’t get down over the outcome. Shanahan is doing his best to keep his team’s spirits up, “it’s human nature to get down like this and I’m counting on our guys to get over it. The guys that are going to be here are the guys that are able to get over it.”
San Francisco wraps up their three-game road trip back on the east coast next Sunday against Washington before returning to Levi’s to host the Cowboys.
