Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason: Kings resume second half of season against Golden State Friday at Golden 1

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Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk shoots a fade away jumper over New Orleans Pelicans center Karlo Matkovic (17) in first half action at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Thu Feb 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The only way the New Orleans Pelicans (13-42) were going to end their nine game losing streak was to score lost of points and that’s what they did to split a two game set with the Sacramento Kings (28-27) on Thursday night 140-133 at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.

#2 The Kings made an all out effort to get this game but the Pelicans were on a mission to avoid losing a tenth straight game and it was a game of pride for them for this win.

#3 The Kings leading scorer Zach LaVine went all out with 32 points, two rebounds, and two assists in spite of the loss the Kings looked like they got what they bargained for in obtaining a player like LaVine.

#4 Malik Monk has been a big help he was second in scoring for the Kings with 24 points, six rebounds and nine assists. In some of the Kings wins Monk has been right there in the offensive tally.

#5 Next up for the Kings they’ll face Golden State at Sacramento. The Warriors have won six of their last ten games are are just behind the ninth place Kings in tenth place. Can the Kings fend off Jimmy Butler and the Warriors on Fri Feb 21st?

Barbara Mason does the Warriors podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Cuda open two game home at home set with Reign Wednesday at Tech CU

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San Jose Barracuda forward Scott Sabourin (49) tries to keep up with the San Diego Gulls forward Justin Bailey (12) who came to haunt his former team with two goals at Pechanga Arena in San Diego on Sun Feb 16, 2025 (San Diego Gulls flickr photo)

SJ Barracuda podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 Former San Jose Barracuda (25-17-2-3) and San Jose Sharks forward Justin Bailey scored twice on Sunday night at Pechanga Arena. Bailey helped the San Diego Gulls with a 4-3 over the Barracuda on Sunday night.

# 2 The Barracuda dropped their the last game of their four game road trip going 1-3. The Barracuda lost this one after coming out of the gate with a 2-1 lead only to allow two goals in the third period. Are the Cuda having trouble holding onto leads after taking early leads?

#3 The Barracuda started things off in the first period with goals from Scott Sabourin and Thomas Bordeleau. The Gulls got a goal from Roland McKeown. It was 2-1 Cuda after one period.

#4 The Gulls scored the second period’s only goal at 16:15 when Bailey scored the first of his two goals. In the third period Bailey struck again at 3:56 as the Gulls took a 3-2 lead. The Gulls put the icing on the cake when Nathan Gaucher scored at 19:58 for the 4-2 win.

#5 The Barracuda have lost three of their last four games and after losing that last game in San Diego Sunday and are hoping to turn things around against the Gulls on Wed Feb 19 for a two game series against the Ontario Reign a 6:00pm PST face off at Tech CU. The Reign are second in the AHL Pacific Division and have won eight of their last ten games.

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Marko Ukalovic does Barracuda podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Chase Center Welcomes 74th NBA All-Star Event Team Shaq Takes Home Title 41-25

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Golden State Warriors lone representative Stephen Curry (30) celebrates scoring a basket at the NBA All Star Game at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sun Feb 16, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

This weekend the city of San Francisco was bulging at the seams with not only tourists but locals attending a number of beloved events held every year. The Chinese New Year festivities were one of the cities annual events celebrating the Year of the Snake with their annual parade.

On this President’s holiday weekend sports fans also flocked to Chase Center to attend the 74th NBA All-Star weekend. These two major events brought in a lot of fun , excitement and revenue to the city. In fact 350 million dollars was a projected number for San Francisco.

This year’s All-Star introduced a new “mini tournament” that featured four teams. The All-Star player pool was drafted into three teams; Kenny’s Young Guns, Chuck’s Global Stars, and Shak’s OGs (average age 33 years old) with a fourth team joined – the Rising Stars-Team Candace.

These teams will face each other in the semi-finals with the winner of those two games advancing to the championship game. Fans will get to enjoy three games with the win going to the team that reaches or surpasses 40 points in each game.

The first game of the evening pitted Team Kenny against Team Chuck and it was a race to forty. Starters for Team Kenny were Jaron Jackson Jr., Evan Mobley, Jalen Williams, Jalen Brunson, and three point. winner Tyler Herro.

The bench that took the court were Anthony Edwards, Darius Garland and Cade Cunnington. For Team Chuck the starters were Pascal Siakam, Nikola Jokic, Karl-Anthony Towns, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Donovan Mitchell.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alperen Sengun, Trae Young and Victor Wembanyama were available off the bench. Mid-way through the game the score was knotted at 23. Team Chuck took a 30-27 lead and with the finish in sight, the expected pace really picked up.

It did indeed pick up in favor of Team Chuck leading 39-29 and the Team Chuck one point away from the win. Team Chuck would advance to the final going on a 11-5 run winning the game 41-32. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the high for both teams and the only player in double figure with 12 points.

One of the highlights of the evening was a three-point challenge between Damian Lillard and a lucky fan chosen from the crowd on hand. If he could hit one three before Lillard hit three he would win 100,000 dollars.

The young man by the name of Jaren Barajas was asked what he would do with 100,000 thousand dollars. “Help my family and for college” he said. Well Jaren will be going to college hitting a three at the buzzer which brought the crowd to their feet. What an unforgettable moment for this young guy who had come to watch the All-Star games and will now leave with 100,000 dollars. The second semi-final game then got underway to determine the final.

The next semi-final game featured Team Candace and Team Shaq. The Starters for Team Candace were Jaylen Wells, Zach Edey, Keyonte George, Stephen Castle and Dalton Knecht with Trayce Jackson-Davis, Amen Thompson and Ryan Dunn on the bench.

Team Shaq featured the Warriors own Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Jason Tatum, Damian Lillard and James Harden. The bench for Team Shaq was Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown and LeBron James.

The youngsters were giving the veterans a run for their money with the game tied at 28. Team Shaq was on the edge of a win leading 39-35 and one possession away from the finals. The rising stars fought hard but fell to Team Shaq 42-35 in a hotly contested game. Team Shaq and Team Chuck would play in the championship game.

The championship game got underway with Stephen Curry hitting a three to start the finals 3-0. Team Shaq would go on an 11-0 run. Team Shaq didn’t let up; they led 39-21 and they were a point away from winning the tournament.

Jayson Tatum hit the winning shot and Team Shaq took home the 2025 championship 41-25. Tatum had the game high with 15 points and was three of fpur from beyond the arc followed by Stephen Curry with 13 going four of eight from downtown. Team Shaq finished the game with nine shots from beyond the arc.

It was a memorable All-Star with everything you would expect from this highly anticipated event. Everything was top-notch – the lighting, the music, the contests, the players and the new format that was competitive, and fun and not a glorified dunk contest.

It is without doubt one of the best All-Star Events that has seen in a long time and the fact that it was played here at Chase Center made it the perfect ending to a perfect weekend.

Agent Orange: Williams Scores Late, Carries Cal Women to 75-69 Win Over Syracuse

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By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, CA–In the new, unknown, expansive world of ACC basketball, you never know who is going to walk out of the visiting locker room. At least, most times you don’t. Again, this isn’t a world of kissing cousins.

At Haas Pavilion on Sunday, the downward-trending Syracuse Orange busted out of their personality with mayhem and an upset on their minds. Almost immediately, the Cal women were put on watch.

In a game with 13 lead changes and as many gut checks, the Golden Bears prevailed with a big fourth quarter in a 75-69 win.

“It was a game that was pretty tight there and could have gone either way, and I thought we imposed our will, and that’s something we’re going to need on the road for sure,” coach Charmin Smith said.

While the visitors played well for three quarters, making shots and denying Cal the three point looks they desire, Cal held on, waiting for their opportunity to surge, although neither team held more than a six-point lead at any point.

Kayla Williams came up with maybe the biggest basket of the game with Cal leading 68-65 with 1:16 remaining. Williams drove to the basket and scored to give the hosts a two-possession lead. Williams led Cal with 21 points, five assists and just one turnover. Cal played out of character with just five made threes on the afternoon, and only 12 turnovers. The sure-handed ball possession was key in such a close contest in which both teams shot it well until the Syracuse shooters faltered late.

Marta Suarez, Michelle Onyiah and Lulu Twidale also scored in double figures for Cal. Georgia Wooley led Syracuse with 23 points, and Sophie Burrows added 10.

The Bears (21-6, 9-5) hit the road again next week, traveling to Virgina for games against Cavaliers, and a second contest against Virginia Tech.

Barracuda drop last game of road trip 4-2 against San Diego

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San Jose Barracuda vs San Diego Gulls on Sunday February 16th at Pechanga Arena (via SDGullsAHL/x)

By Madison Montez

Coming into Sunday’s game the San Diego Gulls made a come back on the San Jose Barracuda after being down in the first period 2-1. San Diego scored two third period goals for a 4-2 win. The last time these two teams faced off was on New Year’s day when Lucas Carlsson scored the OT winner.

San Jose kept their scoring first agenda with Scott Sabourin scoring his sixth of the season at 4:20 of the first. Sabourin picking up Filip Bystedt’s rebound off San Jose’s second shot of the game. Pavol Regenda registering the secondary assist in his return back to San Diego. After a redirection shot, Roland McKeown scores his 9th of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Dilon Heatherington and Ryan Carpenter registering the assists.

A quick response by Thomas Bordeleau, San Jose got back in front at 14:05 of the first. Bordeleau with his tenth goal of the season after sitting out yesterday’s game due to a suspension. Collin Graf registering the main assist and Andrew Poturalski registering the secondary assist.

On their 4th powerplay opportunity of the game, Justin Bailey ties the game at 2-2 at 16:15 of the second. Justin Bailey with his third power play goal of the season against his former team. Sam Colangelo and Ryan Carpenter registering the assists.

San Diego got their first lead of the game at 3:56 of the third. After a Pavol Regenda tripping penalty, Justin Bailey scored his fourth power play goal of the season, and second of the game. Ryan Carpenter and Tristan Luneau registering the assists.

Nathan Gaucher secured the win for San Diego with two seconds left in the game. Gaucher with his sixth goal of the season. Sam Colangelo and Oscar Dansk registering the assists.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Justin Bailey, 2G
  • 2. Ryan Carpenter, 3A
  • 3. Oscar Dansk, 25 SVs

The Barracuda will be back in action on Wednesday at home for a one-game series against the Ontario Reign. The last time these two teams faced off was on December 15th 2024 where they fell 5-4. Danil Guschin, Lucas Carlsson, Thomas Bordeleau, and Ethan Cardwell all scored in the loss. Cardwell with a multi-game night registering two assists.

NBA All Star Game & Headline Sports podcast Charlie O: NBA All Star Game was highly protected with police presence after 49er Pearsall shooting; plus more news

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2025 NBA All Star logo (image from Wikipedia)

On Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie one thing you can say about the City of San Francisco hosting the NBA All Star Game there was a police presence in the late night hours around downtown and nearby Union Square. This is unusual to see that much coverage but the City doesn’t want any headlines during this high profile event.

# 2 The Golden State Warriors had struggled for much of this season until they recently picked up Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat. Since then Golden State are 2-1 with Butler and it has freed up Stephen Curry from being double or triple teamed.

#3 Charlie, longtime NBC Game of the Week Curt Gowdy had the Media Award named after him. This year the top recognized journalist is Adrian Wojnarowski a former ESPN writer. Wojnarowski worked at Yahoo! Sports in 2007 and retired last September. Gowdy worked as the play by play announcer for baseball and football on NBC.

#4 The Sacramento A’s announced they will be heard on Sacramento flagship station KSTE Talk 650 and the A’s will continue to broadcast on their former flagship station 960 KNEW Oakland with English broadcasters Ken Korach, Johnny Doskow, and Chris Caray. The pre and post game shows will be broadcasted by former A’s second baseman Shooty Babbitt and former Dodger second baseman Steve Sax.

#5 The A’s have made no decision on Spanish radio. The A’s are in negotiations with Multi Cultural Broadcasting and no word if there has been any agreement as to the amount of how much the A’s will pay for broadcasting rights or any agreement at all. The A’s who broadcast on 990 KATD Pittsburg and 1010 KIQI San Francisco during their Oakland days would be the two stations returning to Sacramento if the A’s and Multi Cultural come to some agreement.

Join Charlie O for Headline Sports each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Athletics relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: Sutter Health still a work in progress expected to be ready by Mar 31 opener

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Sutter Health Park Sacramento the 2025 home of the Athletics. The park is still under renovation but is expected to be ready by Mar 31, 2025 opening day (photo by ABC 10 Sacramento)

On Sacramento A’s relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 There a lot of questions being asked as spring training started on Wednesday for the Sacramento A’s in Mesa Arizona. One them is how are the A’s going to play in a packed 14,014 seat minor league park sharing it with the Giants triple A team for 132 dates (Triple A is over at the end of August) trying to fit fans, media, front office people, scouts, employees in a tight space.

#2 Taking a look at the developments of Sutter Health Park in Sacramento the A’s 2025-27 ballpark the field is still dug up the entire field is dirt and they are designing the infield and will plant grass there shortly.

#3 Construction is ongoing for the clubhouses which will be located outside of the outfield wall, It is expected to be ready by opening day March 31st.

#4 How much of a beating will that field get with 132 games being played there everyday with the A’s and River Cats taking turns.

#5 The A’s will play their post season games if they make post season in a number of places but it will outside of Sacramento. Options include neutral sites Oracle Park in San Francisco, Oakland Coliseum which is not too far off the mark because Oakland has a interim mayor Kevin Jenkins who might give them a much better deal for post season than former Mayor Sheng Thao who offered the A’s a $91 million three year deal which the A’s walked away from.

Join Daniel Dullum for the A’s relocation podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

Barracuda snap 2 game losing streak, Poturalski scores game winning goal defeat Condors 4-3

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San Jose Barracuda vs Bakersfield Condors on Saturday February 15th at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield (via Condors/x)

By Madison Montez

Coming into Saturday’s game, the San Jose Barracuda were looking to come back after coming off of a sweep against the Colorado Eagles last Tuesday and Wednesday. The last time the Barracuda and Bakersfield Condors faced off was at home on Saturday December 21st where they fell 4-2, being swept. The Barracuda on Saturday were edged by the Condors 4-3 at Mechanics Bank Arena.

San Jose got on the board first scoring their sixth 4 on 3 goal of the season. After attacking the zone, Danil Guschin scored his 13th goal of the season. Filip Bystedt and Luca Cagnoni registering the assists. A minute and ten seconds later, Bakersfield answered back, tying it at 1-1. Connor Carrick scoring his first power play goal of the season, Seth Griffith and Matthew Savoie registering the assists.

Starting the second period with a two minute powerplay, Luca Cagnoni scored his eighth power play goal of the season. Andrew Poturalski and Danil Guschin registering the assists. 22 seconds later, Bakersfield answered back again, Phil Kemp scoring his sixth of the season. Josh Brown and Drake Caggiula registering the assists.

San Jose got their third lead of the game with less than a minute left in the second. Scott Sabourin attacking and shooting at the net, Anthony Vincent scored his eighth of the season. Sabourin registering the primary assist, Lucas Vanroboys registering the secondary assist.

The Condors were not backing down without a fight. Matthew Savoie tied the game scoring his 13th goal of the season. Connor Carrick registering the lone assist, his second point of the night.

In his first game back since the AHL All-Star challenge and being up with the Sharks, Andrew Poturalski gave the Barracuda their fourth lead of the season. With the primary assist, Rem Pitlick registered his first point of the season, Graf with the secondary assist.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  • 1. Andrew Poturalski, 1G, 1A
  • 2. Matthew Savoie, 1G,1A
  • 3. Danil Guschin, 1G, 1A

The Barracuda will be back in action tomorrow ending the four-game roadtrip in San Diego. The last time these two teams faced off was on New Year’s day when Lucas Carlsson scored the OT winner.

SJSU drops second in a row without Uduje and McClendon 73-58

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San Jose State vs Nevada on Friday February 14th at Provident Credit Union Event Center (via SanJoseStateMBB/x)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- Rough game for the San Jose State Spartans in a 73-58 loss against the Nevada Wolf Pack on Friday night. San Jose State looked to get back in the win column after giving up a 17 point lead after the first half, ultimately falling. A significant part of the last game on Tuesday was the absences Josh Uduje and Will McClendon. Both players were ruled out again for Friday night’s game.

Going into the locker room after the first half only up by one point, San Jose State needed to do some gameplanning. Throughout the first half, the Spartans played a decent game, scoring first. The only thing that went wrong was the amount of turnovers. San Jose State had 20 turnovers which led to the Wolfpack having more scoring chances. Pasha Goodarzi was the first half player that stood out, only missing two shots.

San Jose State didn’t come out with the energy they needed to in the second half. They shot 32.14% FG and 23% from the three-point line. Neither team scored until Nevada scored at 10:52, caused by a turnover on the Spartans. Latrell Davis stepped up once again shooting 5-12 FG and 3-9 from the three-point line, leading the team with 17 points. The only player with points in double digits.

The Spartans will be back in action on Wednesday February 19th where they will travel to Utah State to take on the Aggies. The last time these two teams faced off was on January 7th where SJSU fell short 78-85. Donovan Yap.Jr and Latrell Davis both with 20 points each but the Spartans only went 7-16 at the three point line. Only shooting 43% from the three point line and 46% from the free throw line, making those will be crucial for Wednesday’s matchup.

NBA G League Action: Warriors strong second quarter dooms Kings 152-144

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Stockton Kings guard Jon Elmore (33) takes a shot against the Santa Cruz Warriors on Thu Feb 13, 2025 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz (Stockton Kings X photo)

By William Espy

The Stockton Kings continued their road trip against the Santa Cruz Warriors, in a game that had a major effect on the standings in the long run in a high scoring loss 152-144 at Kaiser Permanente in Santa Cruz.

The Kings were recently overtaken by the Austin Spurs for first in the Western Conference, putting Stockton and Santa Cruz in a battle for second place.

The Kings got off to a strong start, leading 35-32 after the first quarter. It was clear right out of the gate that this would be a game decided by offensive firepower rather than defensive play. The second quarter was ultimately what decided the game, as the Warriors dominated, out scoring the Kings 43-28 and taking a resounding lead, 75-63, into halftime.

In the third, the Kings made a slight dent in the Warriors lead but it was only by a single point. The Warriors still led by 11 heading into the final frame but it was still within reach for Stockton.

The fourth quarter was a shootout essentially, the teams were seemingly scoring at will. The Kings outscored the Warriors for the third time of the night, but they were unable to bridge the gap that Santa Cruz forged in the second quarter. The Warriors walked away victorious, with a final score of 152-144.

Devin Carter, Terry Taylor, Jon Elmore and Isaiah Crawford all scored more than 20 points on the night. Carter finished the night with a very impressive stat line, 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

On the other side, Blake Hinson and Yuri Collins were the difference makers offensively for the Warriors. Hinson dropped 42 points on the night, while Collins finished with 32 of his own. Both ended the night with a double-double, as Collins had ten assists and Hinson recorded 11 boards.

The Kings will be back at home on February 26, as they host the Memphis Hustle in a matinee showdown at 11 AM. The Warriors on the other hand will host the Oklahoma City Blue on the 21st.