Oakland Raiders-New York Jets game wrap: Carr throws for three touchdowns in lopsided win 45-20

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) and quarterback Derek Carr (4) celebrate after connecting on a touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-Marshawn Lynch wanted to come back to the Oakland Raiders, so that he could play in front of his family and friends.

In his first game back in the Bay Area as a member of the Raiders, Lynch did not disappoint the Raider Nation, as he carried the ball 12 times for 45 yards and a touchdown and the Raiders defeated the New York Jets 45-20 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

You knew that Lynch was having fun, as he began to dance on the sidelines with the Raiders firmly ahead with 12:49 remaining in the game.

“Looked like our crowd had some fun,” coach Jack Del Rio said. “Good, solid day. Once again, I thought all three phases contributed. Awesome to see.”

Derek Carr also did not disappoint in his first game in the building where he broke his leg in the home finale on December 24 against the Indianapolis Colts, as he threw three touchdowns, all of them to Michael Crabtree.

Carr went 23-of-28 for 230 yards, including those three touchdown passes of 2 yards, 26 yards and 1 yard.

Cordarrelle Patterson scored on a 43-yard run late the third quarter, and Jalen Richard scored on a 52-yard early in the fourth quarter to essentially put the game away.

With the victory, the Raiders are 2-0 for the first time since they won the AFC Championship in 2002 on their way to Super Bowl XXXVII against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Despite being on the losing end of a 25-point loss, Josh McCown threw a pair of touchdown passes to JermaIne Kearse.

Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 29-yard field goal with just 25 second remaining in the game to close out the scoring for the Raiders.

Marquette King continues to be one of the best punters in the NFL, as he hit a 65-yard and 55-yard punt and it was the 55-yard punt with under two minutes remaining.

King’s punt was called for a fair catch by Khalif Raymond; however, Raymond was unable to gain control of the punt and Johnny Holton recovered it at the Jets’ four-yard line.

“I give Marquette all the credit, because he did a good job punting the ball,” Holton said. “I was just focusing on whether he caught it or not. He called a fair catch, I broke down, he made a mistake and we capitalized on the mistake.”

Three plays later, Lynch scored on a two-yard touchdown run and what was a 14-10 Raiders lead turned into a 21-10 Raiders lead at the half.

NOTES: Once again, the Raiders head out on the road, as they travel to Landover, Maryland, where they face the Washington Redskins on Sunday Night Football.

The Lynch touchdown was his first in a game since scoring on three-yard run on November 15, 2015 against the Arizona Cardinals.

Oakland Raiders Sunday Spotlight: Michael Crabtree

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the New York Jets during the first half of an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
Sports Radio Service Writer

OAKLAND — Michael Crabtree was a scoring machine against the visiting New York Jets, hauling in six catches (on six targets) for 80 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in Oakland’s 45-20 rout Sunday in the Silver and Black’s home opener.

Oakland is 2-0 for the first time since 2002, the last time the team played in the Super Bowl after winning the AFC Championship. Crabtree briefly left the game in the first quarter with an ankle issue, but returned to the game and was the Jets’ worse enemy the rest of the game.

With the Jets doubling fellow wide receiver Amari Cooper for most of the game, Crabtree took full advantage of single coverage, scoring on a 2-yard fade route up the left side in the first quarter, a 26-yard fly-route down the right side in the second quarter, and 1-yard option route in the fourth quarter that pushed Oakland’s lead to 42-13.

The Raiders racked up 410 yards of total offense against New York (0-2), who gave up 400-plus yards of total offense for the second straight week after surrendering 408 yards to the Bills in a 21-12 loss at Buffalo in Week 1.

In two games this season, Crabtree leads Oakland with 12 catches (on 13 targets) for 163 yards and four touchdowns.

Oakland heads to Washington next Sunday to play the first of their franchise-record five prime time games in 2017 on NBC Sunday Night Football. Crabtree could be in for a tough matchup against the Redskins, who have one of the NFL’s best shutdown cornerbacks in Josh Norman.

Washington (1-1) defeated the Rams 27-20 in Los Angeles Sunday after intercepting Rams starting quarterback Jared Goff in the final minute of the fourth quarter to seal the win.

 

49ers Held Without a Touchdown for Second Straight Week; Lose to Seattle 12-9

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer gestures to the team at the line of scrimmage against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

By Joe Lami

The San Francisco 49ers will have to wait another week for their first touchdown of the season, as they failed to find paydirt once again in Sunday’s 12-9 loss to Seattle. The game consisted of two offenses completely struggling and dragged on since the initial snap of the ball; the Seahawks were slightly better to earn their first victory of the season.

San Francisco was given a chance at a huge road win in Seattle, something they have not done since October 18th, 2015 but a lack of offensive consistency was their downfall.

Seattle stormed out of the gate on the opening possession, marching the ball 68 yards before stalling out for a 25-yard field goal from Blair Walsh. Walsh added a 27-yarder before the end of the first for a 6-0 lead.

San Francisco’s defense looked strong early when pushed into the red zone as they bent but didn’t break, doing a great job of keeping Seattle’s offense out of the end zone.

The 49ers tied things up at six going into the half with Robbie Gould knocking two field goals through from 40 and 37 yards out. The first one was set up by a 61-yard run from Carlos Hyde, in which, he was able to break off the left tackle and burst away before being dragged down at the Seahawks 22-yard line. The run was the longest in his four-year NFL career.

Hyde was crucial for the 49ers, who struggled once again on offense. He led the team in yards with 124 on 15 carries. Hyde was half of the Niners offense on Sunday, as the team combined was able to muster up 124 yards of their own, finishing with 248 total yards.

The passing attack was a nightmare for San Francisco, as Brian Hoyer finished 15-of-27 for 99 yards. For whatever reason, whether it be the lack of trust of an offensive line or the slippery ball on a soaking Seattle afternoon, the Niners refused to let the ball fly; and when they did, they were throwing short, intermediate routes in front of the first down sticks.

Hoyer had another poor game, throwing for less than 100 yards, but the worst play was an interception he threw to Bobby Wagner. It marked the second time in which he was picked off by a middle linebacker, signaling he’s either completely missing the most obvious defender on the field or some other significant deficiency.

Despite the horrendous offensive performance, San Francisco still had a chance to win the game. They took the lead in the third quarter, as Gould hit his third field goal of the game from 34 yards for the 9-6 lead.

However, the defense began to get tired, as the Seahawks won the possession battle 37 to 23 minutes and wore down as the game progressed. This allowed Seattle to run the ball down the throats of the 49ers’ front seven.

Chris Carson, a 7th round rookie from Oklahoma State, led the way with 93 yards on the ground. Quarterback, Russell Wilson, also took over when it mattered most marching down the field using his legs for 34 yards. It seemed that the 49ers defense refused to set a spy to slow him down.

Wilson’s magic continued on the lone touchdown of the game, in which, he was able to escape multiple pressures before finding Paul Richardson in the left corner of the end zone. It was the first touchdown of the season for Seattle with 7:06 left in the fourth.

San Francisco’s offense couldn’t get anything done in the last seven minutes of the contest, allowing Seattle to win their first of the season.

The 49ers added injury to insult as Eric Reid went down multiple times in both the second and third quarters with non-contact injuries favoring his knee. He later said after the game that he did tweak it but it should be fine, but Rueben Foster said the same and it going to be out the next month.

The Niners will have the shortened week to get their offense in check as they continue to search for their first major of the season when they host the LA Rams on Thursday night.

Ex-Giant Ryan Vogelsong retires, Giants avoid sweep with big 7-2 win over Dbacks

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Chris Stratton throws to the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

By: Ana Kieu

SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Vogelsong retired on the same mound where it all began and the San Francisco Giants avoided a sweep with a 7-2 blowout win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park Sunday afternoon.

Chris Stratton and Taijuan Walker engaged in an impressive pitcher’s duel, but Pablo Sandoval snapped the scoreless deadlock in the bottom of the fourth inning. Sandoval was out on a sacrifice fly to David Peralta. Austin Slater scored to put the Giants on the board 1-0.

The Giants scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 4-0 lead. Slater drew a walk that scored Stratton. Brandon Crawford followed with a sacrifice fly to score Denard Span. Jarrett Parker then grounded into a force out that scored Joe Panik.

J.D. Martinez cut the lead in half in the top of the sixth inning with a two-run homer to center field to score Paul Goldschmidt. Martinez’s two-run jack was his 40th of the season and 24th with the Diamondbacks.

Sandoval homered on a fly ball to left center to extend the Giants’ lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Kelby Tomlinson was out on a sacrifice fly to Martinez. Panik scored to expand the Giants’ lead to 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

After flying into a force out, Sandoval picked up an RBI single that scored Slater. The Giants took a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Giants (58-93) blew out the Diamondbacks (87-63) with a lopsided 7-2 victory at home.

Notes
Ryan Vogelsong took the mound for one last time at AT&T Park. He retired as a Giant today. He officially ended his 12-year Major League Baseball career that began on September 2, 2000.

Pablo Sandoval ripped a home run off Jorge De La Rosa for his his first right-handed home run in three years.

Orlando Cepeda turned 80 years old today.

On this day in 1997, the Giants beat the Dodgers 2-1 to move a game behind Los Angeles-NL in the National League West. Barry Bonds hit a two-run homer and Kirk Rueter allowed just one run over seven innings of work for the win.

Up Next
The Giants have a much-needed off day before returning to action Tuesday for a two-game series against the Colorado Rockies. Game 1 starts at 7:15 p.m. PST on NSBA, ATRM.

Wendle lifts A’s with slam over Phillies

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~ (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ In a 2-out, 1-run down situation, Joey Wendle hit a game-winning grand slam over Philadelphia in a 6-3 win Sunday.

The native Philadelphian hit his first career slam on the first pitch thrown to him in the inning. Oakland started off the sixth with a leadoff walk and single but Hoby Milner struck out Matt Olson and Matt Chapman struck out versus Edubray Ramos. However, Wendle rescued the A’s after Canha walked.

Oakland scored at least four runs in two of the three-game series they won. They have now homered in five straight games. In fact, all of their runs this game came via the long ball.

The Phillies’ Maikel Franco went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Chapman had an error that enabled one run to score immediately and then one more later. Two of Philadelphia’s scoring runners were able to advance a base in different innings due to a wild pitch.  

1-2-3 innings preceded both teams’ first scoring innings.

After a rough start, Sean Manaea (11-10) earned the win in five innings, giving up six hits, one earned run, two walks and striking out four.

Henderson Alvarez (0-1) took the loss in his first return to the Majors since 2015. He also pitched five innings, giving up four hits, four earned runs, two walks and striking out four.

Blake Treinen got his eighth save in one inning, giving up one walk and striking out one.

Manaea faced seven batters in his first inning. Two outs after a leadoff single, Cesar Hernandez moved over on a wild pitch. He then scored on an error by Chapman. Two more singles resulted in a second run.

To start the fourth, the A’s Chad Pinder homered on the first pitch and three pitches later, Matt Olson duplicated his effort to tie the game. Olson homered in each game of this series.   

The Phillies’ J.P. Crawford scored the 3-2 go-ahead run in the fifth with a leadoff walk. He moved over on a wild pitch and with two outs, scored on a single.

After Wendle’s grand slam, there was only a double by Oakland’s Matt Joyce and two walks by Crawford the rest of the game.

Game notes: Philadephia threw five 1-2-3 innings versus Oakland’s three. The A’s were able to keep Rhys Hoskins hitless in the series. Including another error by Chapman in the bottom of the fourth, Oakland has now had four errors in the last two games. The A’s will now face the Detroit Tigers for three, starting Monday at 4:10pm.

NCAA Football Podcast with Daniel Dullum: San Diego State’s shocking upset over Stanford; Cal gets ready for tough contest with USC

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photo courtesy Daily Californian: In a contest won by the Cal Bears on two come back touchdowns vs Ole Miss Daniel Dullum shares his inside analysis from Saturday’s game played at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley

On the NCAA Football Podcast with Daniel:

1 San Diego State stuns Cardinal

2 Cal holds off Ole Miss

3 Memphis stuns UCLA

4 USC works overtime to beat Longhorns

5Florida’s last-second win over Tennessee

Daniel is filling in for Michelle Richardson this week catch Michelle next Sunday for all the latest in NCAA Football  at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

MLB The Show Podcast with Matt Harrington: A’s taking a look at younger players for next season; A’s Mengden might have saved his job with 2 hit shutout of Phils

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Oakland Athletics’ Joey Wendle connects for a grand slam off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Edubray Ramos during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

On the podcast with Matt:

1 The end of a great era this week when Cleveland’s long win streak ended in a loss to the Kansas City Royals. The streak at 22 fell four games short of tying the MLB all time record held by the 1916 New York Giants at 26.

2 The are really, really depending on some players of the future for the 2018 season, Matt Chapman, Matt Olson, Franklin Barreto, Marcus Semien, Chad Pinder, Joey Wendle, and Ryon Healy.

3 The A’s starter Daniel Mengden on Friday night in Philadelphia had a great outing in Philadelphia Friday throwing a two hit shutout

4 The Giants are battling to avoid a 100 loss season the last and only Giant team to reach the 100 loss plateau was the 1985 team managed by Jimmy Davenport and Roger Craig.

5  Ever since playing in SF the LA Dodgers looked like a cured team. They took the Giants two out of three at AT&T Park and now have won three straight

Matt does the MLB podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

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Bears shut out Ole Miss in the 2nd half, move to 3-0 on the season

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California quarterback Ross Bowers (3) runs against Mississippi during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, CA–The Ole Miss Rebels started fast, but ended slow, and the Cal Bears’ unheralded defense rightfully could claim authorship to their opponents’ surprising about-face.

That’s because apparently it’s not a phase, but a pattern. The line drawn in the sand by the Bears at the half is familiar. This is the third, consecutive week the Bears trailed at halftime, but won the game. According to head coach Justin Wilcox, it took a bunch of contributors to make that happen.

“I commend our players for never losing the faith and staying together, and it took so many guys,” Wilcox said. “You’re going to look throughout the stat sheet, but special teams, guys who made blocks and tackles, guys who came in and stepped up when guys got dinged and we needed everybody, that was the ultimate team win.”

Cal’s 27-16 win over favored Mississippi sets up an early-season showdown with No. 4 USC on Saturday in Berkeley. Television has endorsed the meeting of old rivals with a juicy 12:30pm start time on ABC. The Trojans barely managed to stay perfect themselves, coming up with a game-tying field goal to end regulation, and then squeezing past Texas, 27-24 in two overtimes.

So how did Cal get to this point–an unlikelihood for a team with a new coach, and so many new faces at key positions?

Under Wilcox, it’s been defense, running the ball, and a healthy slice of resilience. Quarterback Ross Bowers, who really picked it up after throwing a hurtful interception after halftime, explained.

“We just don’t flinch, whether we could be down, we could be up,” Bowers said. “This team is always prepared. We’re waiting for the adversity because that’s when we play our top game.”

Adversity was immediate for the Bears on Saturday as Mississippi exploited their size and speed at the wide receiver spots in the opening drive. Three of the Rebels’ first four plays–all passes–went for 9, 19 and 45 yards. Early in the second quarter, Mississippi’s Shea Patterson had added 71 and 72-yard touchdown passes to establish a 16-7 lead.

Down nine, the Bears’ response was three-and-outs on their two, ensuing possessions. But as things looked as if they were falling apart, Cal was actually putting them together. As Wilcox described, the strategic changes were subtle, and the contributions came from a bunch of different places.

“We played better,” Wilcox explained. “We didn’t install a new defense at halftime. We played it better. We changed up kind of what they were doing, who they were trying to isolate. A lot of the same calls, same coverages and our guys went out and executed better.”

 

Undefeated Aztecs knock off No. 19 Cardinal 20-17

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San Diego State running back Rashaad Penny reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Saturday, September 16, 2017

David Wells’ 8-yard touchdown reception from Christian Chapman in the final minute of play gave unranked San Diego State a 20-17 upset win over No. 19 Stanford Saturday before 43,040 fans at San Diego Stadium.

The loss negated a big night for Cardinal running back Bryce Love, who gained 184 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries. The undefeated Aztecs (3-0) countered with a 175-yard effort from Rashaad Penny – the nation’s leading rusher – on 32 attempts.

The game was delayed nearly 25 minutes before the winning touchdown when the lights went out at the 50-year-old stadium. Fans tried to help out by shining lights from their cellphones.

Stanford (1-2 overall, 0-1 Pac-12) had a final possession that ended abruptly when Kameron Kelly picked off a Keller Chryst pass on the first play of that drive.

The Cardinal took a 17-13 lead nine seconds into the fourth quarter on a 53-yard scoring run by Love. Earlier, a Jet Toner 20-yard field goal with 4:51 remaining in the third quarter pulled Stanford to within 13-10.

After Love scored on a 51-yard touchdown run with 12:39 left in the second quarter to give the Cardinal their first lead at 7-3, San Diego State responded with Rashaad Penny running four yards for a TD with :43 to go in the first half.

The Aztecs extended their lead to 13-7 on a 36-yard field goal by John Baron II at 8:33 of the third quarter, his second field goal of the game. Earlier, Baron booted a 43-yard field goal 55 seconds into the game, giving San Diego State the first lead of the game.

Chryst completed 8 of 19 passes for 56 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions for the Cardinal, and was sacked four times. Trenton Irwin caught six passes for 49 yards to lead the Stanford receivers.

Chapman was 21 of 29 passing for 187 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions, despite being sacked six times. His primary target was Mikah Holder, who snared seven throws for 85 yards.

With back-to-back wins over Pac-12 opponents (Arizona State and Stanford), the Aztecs have a chance to return to the Associated Press Top 25. The Cardinal return to conference play next Saturday night when they host UCLA.

San Jose Earthquakes Saturday game wrap: Hoesen’s bottom corner kick gets Quakes needed goal in 1-0 shutout over Houston

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Photo: Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle The Dynamo (10-10-8) failed to score for a second consecutive game – the first time that has happened this season in the San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 shutout of the Dynamo at Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Saturday night

By London Marq

SAN JOSE–As the long season draws to a close the matches are getting more crucial for the San Jose Earthquakes. On a cool night at Avaya Stadium the Earthquakes hosted the Houston Dynamo as they fight for playoff positioning. With 36 points entering play, they sit one point out of playoff contention.

Not surprisingly the Earthquakes came out firing early. They need to when at home if they want to be taken seriously. After missed shots by Vako and Urena, it looked as if it might be a long night for the Quakes, but they were relentless. Ball movement in the scoring third was solid and proved fruitful. An accurate cross came into the box from Sarkodie on the right side and found Hoesen. Hoesen, in traffic, very accurately slotted it into the bottom corner. The Quakes fought hard and did their due diligence to hold off Houston from equalizing. At the end of the 90 minute mark, they would walk off with a much needed, well deserved win 1-0.

A truly momentous victory, the win moves them from sevnth place in the standings to fifth. The Quakes, since acquiring new manage Chris Leitch midseason, have proved to have resilience. While they have had their losses, the Quakes are matching up well with other teams in playoff contention. This is experience that they will need if they want to make a run in the playoffs, and maintain their strength in the seasons to come.

The playoffs are not a guarantee. With five games left in the season anything can happen. The schedule is on the Quakes side, with three of those games taking place at Avaya Stadium. Marco Urena stated before the match, “If we want to make the playoffs, we have to win at home”. He’s not wrong and they will have their chance. If nothing else, remainder of the season will be filled with drama.

The next match will be on September 23rd, an away game against D.C. United.