Sharks win 2-1 in overtime battle with Winnipeg Jets

San Jose Sharks vs Winnipeg Jets on Sunday March 1st at SAP Center (via SanJoseSharks/x)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- Two minutes and 44 seconds into the game, Winnipeg struck first with Morgan Barron scoring his eighth goal of the season on a wrist shot. This would be the only goal they score in the 2-1 San Jose win. Tanner Pearson registered the primary assist and Cole Koepke registersted the secondary assist.

Two minutes into the third period, San Jose got to work when Will Smith scored his eighteenth of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Colin Graf registered the primary assist and Macklin Celebrini registered the secondary assist.

Regulation wasn’t enough and the game went into overtime. 2 minutes in, Michael Misa scored his fourth goal of the season to win the game for San Jose.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Montreal thirteen to eight. After the second period, Winnipeg outshot San Jose eleven to four. Lastly after the third period, San Jose outshot Winnipeg 14 to 10.

Coming into today’s game, the Canadiens ranked 7th on the powerplay with a 24.3% and the Sharks ranked 17th with a 20.0%. Shorthanded, the Sharked are ranked 21st with a 78.5% and the Canadiens are ranked 25th with a 77.1%. Today, San Jose went 0/4on the powerplay and Montreal went 0/3.

The starting goalie matchup was San Jose Sharks Alex Nedeljkovic versus Winnipeg’s Gold Medal Winning Connor Hellebuyck. Nedeljkovic, who recorded 27 saves on 28 shots, recorded tonights win. Hellebuyck, who recorded 31 saves on 33 shots, recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Alex Nedeljkovic
  2. Connor Hellebuyck
  3. Michael Misa

The Sharks will be back in action on Tuesday March 3rd where they will host the Montreal Canadiens for a one game series. The last time these two teams faced off was on February 27th 2025 when the Sharks visited Montreal and lost 4 to 3 in overtime. Will Smith, and former Sharks Fabian Zetterlund, and Nico Sturm scored in the loss.

A’s Defeat Reds 12-4 as Rotation Competition Heats Up

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By Jeremiah Salmonson

MESA, ARIZONA — The Athletics were in session for some more Cactus League action on Sunday afternoon at Hohokam Stadium. The A’s defeated the Reds in resounding fashion 12-4 on Sunday in the matinee affair.

The A’s had rotation hopeful J.T. Ginn go for them on the mound in what was his second start of the spring. In his first start, Ginn was solid, going two innings of no-hit, no-walk baseball and striking out three.

On Sunday, Ginn impressed again as he tossed three innings of no-run, no-hit baseball as he struck out two and walked two in the outing. Ginn, who has had control issues at times, certainly wasn’t happy with the two walks. However, limiting the damage and keeping the Reds off the board certainly had to be a good feeling.

“I just think he built off his last outing,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said after the game to the media. “Obviously velo might’ve been a tick less this outing that’s going to happen in spring training, but really, really we were hoping he’d get three full innings. He did and got a little work in, there was a little test there. He had to pitch out of the stretch for the first time. So all in all I think it was a good outing for J.T.”

Ginn, who was in and out of the A’s rotation last season, looks to cement himself a rotation spot for an A’s club who certainly has a few spots in limbo. Jeffrey Springs, Luis Severino, and offseason acquisition Aaron Civale certainly will slot into the top three rotation spots come the season. Jacob Lopez, who is recovering from an elbow strain from last season, is expected to be ready for Opening Day and will almost certainly command attention for a rotation spot to begin the year.

For guys like Ginn, that leaves the last two spots up for grabs in the Athletics rotation come the end of March and the beginning of the season. Luis Morales, J.T. Ginn, and Jacob Lopez all seem to be the favorites to fill those final two spots as guys like Jack Perkins and Mason Barnett seem to be on the outside looking in that conversation. Luis Morales seems to be the odds-on favorite around camp to fill the A’s fourth spot, which leaves Ginn and Lopez to fill the fifth and final spot. Ginn’s efforts on Sunday certainly furthers his case for consideration if he can keep up his performance through spring.

In Sunday’s game on the offensive side, the A’s bats woke up and flipped the script after their poor performance on Saturday.

The A’s tallied 11 hits and scored 12 runs on Sunday in a breakout game that saw some of the A’s mainstays get going. A’s All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson tallied a hit and reached base twice in three at-bats as Nick Kurtz recorded a walk in the contest. A’s starting catcher Shea Langeliers was 2-2 with a hit by pitch and three RBIs in the game as he hit a two-run homer and an RBI double in the game.

I asked Mark Kotsay after the game his thoughts on how locked in Shea looked at this point in the spring.

“When I saw Shea for the first time this spring, I felt like he was right where he needed to be building off last season. So I think a lot of our starters, a lot of our guys that you’re going to see play every day when the season starts, look good.”

The A’s continue camp this week prior to a trip to their near-future home in Las Vegas where they will play the weekend of the 6th in Las Vegas, where the Aviators play their home games.

To open the week, the A’s will travel to Peoria to take on the San Diego Padres at 12:10 p.m. PST as the A’s will send Mason Barnett to the hill.

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Stanford Cardinal podcast Michael Roberson: Gealer buckets 30 points in Stanford’s 95-75 win

Benny Gealer Stanford Cardinal takes careful aim against the SMU Mustangs on Sat Feb 28, 2026 (photo by Stanford Cardinal)

Stanford Cardinal podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 Michael, a great night for Stanford Cardinal Benny Gealer scoring and leading with 30 points to help beat the Pitt Panthers 75-67.

#2 Always dependable Ebuka Okorie also had plenty of opportunities to finish second in scoring with 22 points.

#3 Aidan Cammann finished third in scoring with 15 points. The Cardinal were able to hand SMU’s defense and get the kind of scoring they needed.

#4 AJ Rohosy finished fourth in scoring with eight points. Rohosy has been instrumental throughout this season.

#5 Up next for Stanford the first of two games on the road at Notre Dame on Wed Mar 4 and the Cardinal close out the regular season on Sat Mar 7 at NC State 11:15am. The Cardinal are 17-11 going on this road trip how do you see the Cardinal going up against Notre Dame and NC State.

Michael Roberson filled in for Daniel Dullum who podcasts Stanford basketball weekends for

http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda comeback 5-3 win against Roadrunners

San Jose Barracuda vs Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday February 28th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- 53 seconds into the game, Tucson struck first, Jack Ricketts getting his fourth of the season. This would be one of three goals scored by Tucson in the San Jose 5-3 win. Tucson extended that lead when their powerplay went to work and Dmitri Simashev scored his third of the season. Picking up a loose puck, Donovan Houle scored to cut into Tucson’s two to zero lead. Tucson regained their two goal lead when Mattias Havelid turned over the puck and gave Andrew Aggozino his ninth goal of the season to make it . Beating a Roadrunner to the puck, Filip Bystedt scored his fourteenth of the season to make it a one goal game at 3-2. Tying the game at 3-3, Mattias Havelid scored his fifth goal of the season.

Two minutes later, Filip Bystedt gave San Jose their first lead of the game, 4-3, after a perfect pass from Kyle Crnkovic for his nineteenth goal of the season. Donovan Houle successfully secured the win after Donovan Houle scored an empty net goal for his second of the game to make it a 5-3 game.

After the first period, San Jose outshot Tucson fifteen to nine. After the second period, San Jose outshot Tucson twelve to eight. After the third period, Tucson outshot San Jose seventeen to fourteen.

Specials teams is what got tonight’s game started. Coming into tonight’s game, San Jose was first on the powerplay with a 20% and fifth on the penalty kill with an 81%. For Tucson, they came into the game fifth on the powerplay with a 20% and eighth on the penalty kill with a 76%. San Jose took advantage of 1 out of 4 opportunities while Tucson took advantage of 1 out of 5.

For San Jose, Laurent Brossoit got the start. Making 30 saves on 33 shots, he recorded tonights win. Matthew Villalta got the initial start for Tucson. After taking a puck to the mask, Jaxson Stauber was called in to play in the rest of the game. Stauber, making 21 saves on 24 shots, recorded tonights loss.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Filip Bystedt
  2. Donovan Houle
  3. Egor Afanasyev

The Barracuda will be back in action tomorrow, wrapping up this two game series against the Roadrunners. San Jose will be looking to sweep the series. The next time these two teams will face off is on March 14th where the Barracuda will visit Tucson.

Werner’s debut sparks Earthquakes to 2-0 shutout win over Atlanta United

San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd celebrates his first half goal among the Earthquakes super fan group The Ultras against Atlanta United at PayPal Park on Saturday FEB 28, 2026. (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes have jumped out to a quick start to the 2026 season. They defeated Atlanta United FC 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at PayPal Park.

San Jose has started 2-0 for the second consecutive year in a row. Atlanta United has started the season 0-2 and has lost both matches by a 2-0 score.

The match featured the San Jose debut of German international striker Timo Werner who came as a substitute for Preston Judd in the 61st minute. The Quakes acquired from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig back in late January. He’s recorded 153 goal and 86assits in nearly 450 appearances across stints with German Bundesliga sides VFB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig, as well as English Premier League teams Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.

Werner has been capped 57 times by his country and lifted seven trophies for club and country, including the UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup with Chelsea.

San Jose (2-0-0) drew first blood in the 24th minute. Jamar Ricketts intercepted a free kick off of the foot of Atlanta United goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos. Ricketts raced down the left wing before chipping the ball into the center of the box where an unmarked Judd headed the ball into the far corner of the net for his second goal of the season.

Judd has scored in back-to-back games as head coach Bruce Arena has made Judd his starting striker to open up the 2026 season with the subtractions of Chico Arango, Cristian Espinoza and Josef Martinez.

Atlanta (0-2-0) spent the majority of the opening 45 minutes inside its own zone defending San Jose’s offensive attack. The Quakes had the pitch tilted on the United’s as they had eight total shots to just three for Atlanta in the first half.

The Earthquakes thought they had doubled their lead in the 70th minute when Ricketts centered a ball into the middle of the box and Niko Tsakiris tapped home the ball into an open net. However, the sideline official ruled the play offsides and negated what would’ve been Tsakiris’ first goal of the season.

San Jose did eventually double its lead in the 79th minute. Werner ran down a long pass down the right wing. Werner then crossed the ball into the middle where a sliding Ousseni Bouda one-timed the ball with a right footed shot top shelf for his first goal of the season.

It was the type of play on why Arena wanted Werner in a Quakes kit as his speed and playmaking ability will make Werner a catalyst of San Jose’s offensive attack.

Quakes goalkeeper Daniel (2-0) recorded his second straight clean sheet having to make only one save during the match. He wasn’t tested much in the second half but came up with his lone save in the 89th minute was a sliding save on a shot attempt from Miguel Almirón. It was Atlanta’s best chance of the match.

Hoyos (0-2) made four saves on six shots on target in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished with seven corner kicks. Atlanta United had four.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels out to Philadelphia for its first road match of the season against the Union on Saturday March 7th at 4:30pm at Subaru Park.

Sharks Back in the Win Column After Defeating Edmonton; SJ skid ends at 5 with win over Oilers 5-4

San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) is all smiles after scoring against the Edmonton Oilers in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose Sat Feb 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Ryan Hannagan

San Jose, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Sunday afternoon in a critical matchup at SAP Center.

Entering the day five points out of a Western Conference wild card spot and riding a five-game losing skid, San Jose delivered a needed response against an Edmonton team that came in 29-23-8 and third in the Pacific Division.

Shakir Mukhamadullin scored the go ahead goal in the third period, snapping a 4-4 tie and lifting the Sharks to their first win in six games.

San Jose opened the scoring in the first period after killing off an early penalty. Macklin Celebrini capitalized when Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram left the crease to retrieve his stick, shooting the puck into an open net for a 1-0 lead.

The Sharks extended the advantage on the power play midway through the period. Michael Misa scored from in front off a pass from Tyler Toffoli to make it 2-0.

Edmonton answered with a power-play goal of its own. Leon Draisaitl finished a feed from Connor McDavid to cut the deficit to 2-1. Barclay Goodrow restored San Jose’s two goal cushion later in the period, scoring on a rebound to give the Sharks a 3-1 lead after one.

Evan Bouchard brought the Oilers within one in the second period, finishing a setup from McDavid during sustained offensive pressure. Edmonton controlled much of the middle frame, but San Jose carried a 3-2 lead into the third behind steady play from goaltender Yaroslav Askarov.

The Oilers tied it early in the third when Trent Frederick converted a one timer from the slot 2:54 into the period.

San Jose responded less than three minutes later. Alexander Wennberg deked to his backhand and beat Ingram after taking a pass from Philipp Kurashev, putting the Sharks ahead 4-3.

Edmonton answered again when former Shark Jake Walman blasted a slap shot past Askarov to even the score at 4-4.

Mukhamadullin provided the decisive goal midway through the period, firing a shot from the point past Ingram off assists from William Eklund and Misa. This goal by Mukhamadullin comes following his goal saving block, the cherry on top to his effort this afternoon.

The Sharks held on over the final minutes, with Askarov preserving the one goal lead to secure the victory.

The win avenged an earlier overtime loss in Edmonton in which San Jose squandered a 3-0 lead and kept the Sharks within striking distance in the playoff race heading into another key matchup against Winnipeg.

Giants Defeat A’s 8-2 as Morales Struggles in Spring Start

Mandatory Photo Credit: Athletics on X

By Jeremiah Salmonson

MESA, ARIZONA — The Athletics welcomed the San Francisco Giants to Mesa on Saturday afternoon for the A’s seventh game of the spring. The Giants, led by strong pitching and timely offense, defeated the A’s 8-2 on Saturday.

One of the A’s main focuses this spring has to be on their pitching corps heading into opening day. The A’s already have what is certainly considered one of the more feared lineups in baseball this season. The real question is with the pitching staff. Can the A’s piece together a bullpen good enough to keep them in contention in 2026? During the A’s struggles in May, the bullpen posted the worst ERA in the league, over the 8.00 mark. Granted, the bullpen pitched much better later in the season, but the damage was done.

The key in many ways for the Athletics going into 2026 will be the pitching staff.

On Saturday, the potential woes for the A’s pitching staff were on full display.

The A’s started the game with projected rotation hopeful Luis Morales.

Morales struggled in his outing, with his initial appearance lasting one and a third innings, as he gave up four runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one. Morales was lifted for Eduarniel Nunez to finish the second inning. Nunez did so, allowing two runs on one hit in two-thirds of an inning of work. In a rare move you don’t see all that often, A’s manager Mark Kotsay elected to go back to Morales for the third inning. Morales gave up another hit and another walk and recorded just one more out in his outing. As the dust settled on his outing, Morales finished going one and two-thirds innings, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out two and walking two.

After the game, Mark Kotsay spoke his thoughts regarding Morales’s start.

“Just lack of fastball command really,” Kotsay said. “He left a lot of balls up, breaking balls up. I still feel like it’s early. I definitely want to get that pitch count up. That’s the reason to take him out and put him back out there. I think the biggest thing for Luis is going to be being able to get ahead of hitters with his fastball and be able to locate it.”

Like Kotsay said, it’s certainly early in the spring. Morales has many more opportunities this spring to get himself right, and the A’s will give him all the opportunities to do just that.

The A’s staff after Nunez pitched pretty well. A few base hits aside, the A’s held the Giants off the board until the eighth inning, as JJ Goss, Tyler Ferguson, Hogan Harris, Scott Barlow, and Justin Sterner all had scoreless outings through the seventh inning.

In the eighth, Kade Morris came on for the A’s and struggled. Kade worked the eighth and ninth innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out one and walking one. It was the A’s lone blemish for the pen after the rough start to the game for the A’s pitching staff.

On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s also struggled.

The A’s didn’t get their first hit of the game until a fourth-inning Tyler Soderstrom single.

In terms of scoring runs, the A’s managed two runs in the game; one run came in the seventh and the other in the ninth for the A’s. Michael Stefanic had an RBI single in the seventh inning, and Cade Marlowe scored on a throwing error in the ninth inning. Those two plays were the only runs the A’s would score in the game. The Giants outhit the A’s 15-8 in the game, as the A’s failed to secure their second win of the spring, falling to 1-6 in Arizona.

The A’s will stay home to take on the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at 1 p.m. MST at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa.

Pittsburg Stuns California on their Senior Day and Home finale, 72-56!!

California Golden Bear (#7) guard Dai Dai Ames shoots a corner three-pointer over Pittsburg Panther (#8) guard Omari Witherspoon on February 28th, 2026, in Berkeley, California, at the Haas Pavilion. (Photo credits to Michael Villanueva)

By Michael Villanueva

BERKELEY – California played its last home game of the season on Saturday afternoon, hosting the Pittsburg Panthers on the Golden Bears’ Senior Day. A goodbye to their seniors, the fans who always came to the games, and to the “Haas of Pain.” This game is potentially a big one for Cal, as a win could solidify their chances of making it to the NCAA March Madness tournament. This game also meant a lot to Pittsburg as their fighting for the last seed in their conference tournament. So with that, both teams came out fighting, but the Panthers would be able to endure the “Haas of Pain” and win the game by 16 points, 72-56.

The last time the Panthers and the Golden Bears ran into each other was on January 1st, 2025, in Pittsburg. The game would go to the Panthers, 86-74. The all-time series between these two schools is 2-2, so a win today will give the lead to either of them. California entered this game riding a three-game winning streak; their most recent win was three days ago against SMU, 73-69. However, the Golden Bears aren’t too golden as they lost the last two recent matchups to Pittsburg in a row. After todays game, California would now have dropped the last 3 games in a row to Pittsburgh.

California started with a familiar lineup we’ve all seen. The Golden Bears went with guards Justin Pippen, Dai Dai Ames, and forwards John Camden, Chris Bell, and Lee Dort. Lee Dort was out on injury for seven games, but made his return in the Bears’ last game against the SMU Mustangs. California honored seven graduating Bears before the game in a Senior Day ceremony. The graduating Bears were DeJuan Campbell, John Camden, Milos Ilic, Nolan Dorsey, Chris Bell, Rytis Petraitis, and Lee Dort.

The Panthers came into the Pavilion with forwards Roman Siulepa, Cameron Corhen, and guards Omari Witherspoon, Damarco Minor, and Barry Dunning Jr. Pittsburg senior Cameron Corhen has been on a run lately, averaging 19.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 4 assists in their last three games. They also sit on a three-way tie with Notre Dame and Boston College for the last spot in the upcoming ACC Tournament.

With the crowd on their feet and ready to cheer on the Bears. Pittsburgh Panthers guard Damarco Minor would hit a three-pointer, followed right up by a fastbreak dunk. This quick 5-0 scoring run would quite the fans for now. Eventually, Lee Dort would get the Bears on the board with a quick layup inside the paint.

In the first 10 minutes of play, Cal was having a rough start in the afternoon with already having 6 turnovers. While Pittsburg just had 1 turnover, and was shooting well on the court to back up their lead. The Panthers were shooting 43% while the Bears were at a low 37%. The score was 7-14, but Bear Dejuan Campbell scored 5 points by himself in 5 minutes to bring the score to 12-14.

Guard Dejuan Campbell’s impact in the 1st half sparked the Golden Bears to lock in and focus on the team’s last home game. The Bears would finish the first half with 12 turnovers, and gave up 14 points in those turnovers. However, the Bears’ shooting brought them closer. As they never had the lead at all during the game, but that would change in the 2nd half.

At halftime, the Golden Bears were down to the Panthers 34-26. Dejuan would lead the Bears with 8 points in his 9 minutes of playing time. His impact and presence on the court was a big factor for the Bears to come back and win this game. His ability to be ready at all times and at anytime proves how valuable their bench is. The Bears’ bench would go and put up 12 points in the 1st half.

The Panthers again would get the half going off another three-pointer from Damarco Minor. Then Golden Bear forward Chris Bell would get a three-pointer to fall right after Minor’s shot. Cal is entering this half playing catch-up to Pittsburgh. With 10 minutes into play, nothing much has changed. The Bears would be able to hit some shots, then eventually go on multiple scoring droughts. Which was really slowing down their comeback. The score is now 52-44, Panthers hold a 8 point lead.

With 4 minutes left, the Bears are starting to run out, and safe to say Dai Dai Ames is on it. Ames drives to the paint for a layup, getting fouled, and knocking down his free throw for a three-point play. His efforts, trying to somehow get the Bears going and the crowd back in the game wasn’t enough. Especially the Panthers going on a 7-0 scoring run right after that. Pushing Pittsburgh’s lead to 14 points in this timeframe.

Although the results weren’t what the Bears and their fans were expecting. The graduating bears and players put on one last show in their home. They were lead by Dai Dai Ames with 11 points and 2 rebounds. On the other side of the bench, Pittsburgh Panthers forward Barry Dunning Jr would put up a double-double in Berkeley’s home finale.

The California Golden Bears have two more games left in the season, but will be on the road. Their first stop will be against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on March 4th, then they will end their season against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on March 7th. These last few games will project the Golden Bears’ chances for the NCAA March Madness tournament and their seeding placement in the ACC Tournament.

Sacramento Kings podcast Tony Harvey: LeBron, Lakers and a shot at a third win in 4 games for Kings Sunday

Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (left) shoots around Dallas Mavericks Dwight Powell (right) in the first half at American Airlines in Dallas on Thu Feb 27, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast Tony Harvey:

#1 Can Zach LaVine is out for the season but could he have carried the scoring load against the Los Angeles Lakers’ defense and outduel LeBron James in key offensive possessions?

#2 How much will someone like Domantas Sabonis’ be missed out of the line up against a team like the Lakers.

#3 Will Malik Monk’s shooting from beyond the arc provide Sacramento with the spacing they need to keep pace with the Lakers’ perimeter defenders?

#4 Prescious Achiuwa how do you see him matching up against the Lakers on Sunday?

#5 How might Nique Clifford’s energy and defense influence the bench’s ability to slow down the Lakers’ second units?

Join Tony Harvey for the Sacramento Kings podcasts Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa: Sharks on five game skid, have teams figured them out?; Face Edmonton today

San Jose Sharks right winger Ryan Reaves (75) gets pushy against the Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund (11) in the first period at SAP Center in San Jose on Thu Feb 26, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Jose Sharks podcast Mary Lisa:

#1 How did Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri’s performance impact the game, and what were the key moments in his two‑goal night against the Sharks?

#2 What did forward Tyler Toffoli’s early goal mean for the Sharks’ momentum, and why were the Sharks unable to capitalize after that initial lead?

#3 In what ways did Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf shape the game with his 34 saves, especially considering his history against the Sharks?

#4 Discuss how the Sharks’ defense, including San Jose goaltender Yaroslav Askarov in net and other defenders like Timothy Liljegren, handled the Flames’ offensive pressure in the third period.

#5 What role did secondary contributors like Connor Zary and Mikael Backlund play in Calgary’s 4‑1 comeback, and how did their plays swing momentum?

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