That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Difficult to build Sports stadiums in Bay Area

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Las Vegas Aviators Field could be the Oakland A’s interim home while their stadium is being built on the Las Vegas Strip with a ready date of 2027 (photo from lasvegassun.com)

Difficult to build Sports stadiums in Bay Area

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By Amaury Pi-González

Is it just a “coincidence” that Oakland has lost three professional teams in the last 5 years? Or does anybody here question Oakland’s politicians’ leadership?

Oakland is on its way to losing their third professional league team in the last five years, Raiders, Warriors, Athletics. The Bay Area has always been a difficult place for teams to build stadiums/arenas. Many factors, like very expensive to build anything here, also the lack of land/location availability, plus a very sensitive area for environmental issues which always take preference in the Bay Area.

In 1992 Bob Lurie, owner of the San Francisco Giants agreed to sell the Giants to a Florida group that would relocate the team to Tampa Bay. That same year, the A’s ownership under Walter Haas, gave the San José territorial rights to the Giants, who were thinking of building a stadium in San José, they never did. Years later after failed elections, the Giants build their own park (inaugurated in 2020) mostly with private money.

  • 49ers could not build in San Francisco: The San Francisco 49ers with a great history and tradition, with five Super Bowl titles, could never build a new park in San Francisco. In 2014 they packed their helmets and move to Santa Clara, where they build their current home, Levi Stadium. So, the San Francisco 49ers play in Santa Clara, but that is “small potatoes” because the Warriors have played since 1971 at Oakland and now San Francisco and they are still The “Golden State” Warriors, so if they win another NBA title I suppose it will be a State win?
  • Oakland A’s could not build in Oakland for 20 years. The A’s proposed Howard Terminal Park is a very nice plan, next to the water in Oakland, 35,000 seats in what was going to be a revitalization of the city of Oakland, a $12 billion project. But now, that plan looks like a thing of the past, and a trivia question for future generations after last week A’s announced they have a binding agreement to buy 49 acres of land a mile from the Strip in Vegas where they hope to build their $1.5 billion half-dome stadium. Las Vegas is a growing city now looking to its third pro-league sports team, NHL Golden Knights and NFL Las Vegas Raiders. With time, they will probably welcome the NBA and MLS teams to their gambling town, with time, it will happen. In Las Vegas, the A’s are being promised half a billion dollars from the state of Nevada for their new ballpark.

Who is to blame for the Oakland A’s leaving the Bay Area, the owners of the Oakland A’s, the City of Oakland politics, climate change? Whatever your opinion there are facts to be presented to the jury; as the City of Oakland precedent is not a good one when it comes to sports franchises, that (and the jury) must take into consideration.

Oakland is not a city ran with great competence and good results for its citizens, all you have to do is watch the news every day.

The Verdict: What comes first, the chicken or the egg? 2022 A’s attendance was the lowest in all of major league baseball. Why fans are not attending? The owners do not put any money on the field to keep their stars, they rebuild every few years and it is a vicious cycle, very tough for any fan to keep involved with the team, plus it has been 34 years since the last time the team won a World Series.

Oakland A’s fans are good loyal fans. Fans do not attend? Well, they can only take so much and the City of Oakland Mayor said they wanted to keep negotiating with the A’s, until when, the year 2500? This could be a hung jury because there is enough guilt on both sides, seems the City of Oakland and the Oakland Athletics deserved each other. In this case, the perfect divorce. Case dismissed.

Note: A question often asked: Where will the A’s play while their new ballpark is build in Las Vegas? A’s President Dave Kaval said last week that the team has an option with the Howard Hughes Corporation, which own the Aviators, to play at Las Vegas ballpark for the 2025 and 2026 seasons with 2027 the target date to inaugurate their new ballpark a mile from the strip.

What this means, is that more than likely the 2024 season for the A’s could be played at the Oakland Coliseum. 2024 is the last year of the lease with the Coliseum. However, that could also change since the A’s are 50% owners of the Oakland Coliseum.

The NHL California Golden Seals Seals ended up playing nine seasons in California before relocating to Cleveland in the mid-1970s, but their beginnings go all the way back to the early 1960s when they were a minor league team in the now defunct Western Hockey League known as the San Francisco Seals.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Oakland A’s lead play by play Spanish announcer on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor: Can Fox maintain with injured finger?; Fox says he’s 90-100% ready for game 5

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De’Aaron Fox (5) Sacramento Kings guard can tell you how many fingers he’s holding up and they’re just fine including his left index finger that had a fracture on the tip. Fox during practice said that he was 90-100% ready to participate in game 5 against the Golden State Warriors at Golden 1 Center on Wed Apr 26, 2023 (AP photo file)

On the Golden State Warriors podcast with David:

#1 Dave, the Sacramento Kings De’Aaron Fox saying this afternoon he’s good to go for game 5 on Wednesday night and that his left index finger is 90–100% after taking practice shots at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

#2 Despite Fox’s confidence Kings head coach Mike Brown is getting multiple players ready to step up in the event Fox has issues with the finger on Wednesday night, back up point guard Davion Mitchell, Domantas Sabonis, and Malik Monk.

#3 With the knowledge of Fox’s finger injury how much confidence do the Golden State Warriors have going into this game in shutting down Fox and defending the Kings offense?

#4 The Warriors have won only 11 games on the road in the regular season and have lost the first two games of this first round, does that all kind of go away in this juncture of the post season after taking games three and four from Sacramento although those games were played at Golden State?

Join David Zizmor for Golden State Warriors podcast through the NBA playoffs at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings report: Fox up for the challenge will be in the line up for game 5

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) reacts after making a 3-point basket in the third quarter during Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the NBA playoffs on Sat Apr 15, 2023 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Fox injured his left index finger during game 4 Sun Apr 23, 2023 at Chase Center in San Francisco and is expected back in the line up for game 5 Wed Apr 26, 2023 at Golden 1 (AP News photo)

DeAaron Fox – Up For the Challenge

By Barbara Mason

After Monday’s update, Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox was doubtful for game five vs the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night at Golden One Center. After fracturing his left index finger in game four, it was looking rather grim for the Kings. Losing Fox for the remainder of the playoffs was a nightmarish prospect.

What a difference a day makes as we awoke to the news that Fox is 99-100% playing in game five despite the injury. This game is pivotal and nothing is going to stop this guy from taking the court Wednesday night.

His injury is described as severe but Fox himself said that he would be fine. He can still shoot and dribble the ball. Had this occurred during the regular season he would have probably been out 1 to 2 weeks but this is the playoffs and Sacramento needs him for this critical game five.

This news really gave the Kings a confidence boost but there is also a caveat that goes along with this news. The entire team will have to step up and increase production. That is the tradeoff. Players like Malik Monk and Davion Mitchell off the bench will be needed along with Domantas Sabonis.

Keegan Murray will have to continue to up his game as well as Harrison Barnes and Kevin Huerter. It will be all hands on deck for this one. This will not be an easy task for either Fox or the team but this is a gutsy, determined bunch.

Fox is really putting himself out there and he will need the support and help from all of his teammates. It will be no secret that the Warriors will be gunning for that left hand. I fully expect the entire team will step up in the same manner that Fox himself has stepped up. He is putting it all on the line and the team will have to do the same. This has been a crazy turn of events for the Kings. Why not add just one more thing to the crazy and not only win game five but the series.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: A’s might sell source; A’s have deal with contractors to build Vegas park ; Kings Fox hopes to be in game 5 line up

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Oakland A’s owner John Fisher could be considering selling the A’s according to a source, the A’s despite low attendance are making money this season and could sell to an owner who could keep the team in Oakland (file photo SF Gate)

On That’s Amaury podcast:

#1 Amaury, Oakland A’s owner John Fisher amongst all the negative publicity of moving the team to Las Vegas and having crowds of 3,000 to 6,000 fans on average per game is actually making money is considering selling the team according to news reports on KRON 4 and Scott Ostler at the San Francisco Chronicle.

#2 Ostler who did not name any of the groups who are interested in buying the A’s said that he heard from a source that is reliable that Fisher would consider selling the team as the cost and value of the team continues to increase. Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob expressed interest in buying the team and that’s a standing offer.

#3 On Monday MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred apologized to Oakland fans saying he’s really sorry for any hurt the A’s fans are feeling but it’s not Fisher’s fault. The city of Oakland couldn’t get a deal done in a timely fashion. In the same breath Manfred said that Vegas will present a real revenue enhancing opportunity.

#4 Turning to the NBA the Sacramento Kings De’Aaron Fox has fractured his finger on his shooting hand. Fox lead all scorers in game four during Sunday afternoon’s game against the Golden State Warriors with 38 points and has been a crucial player in the Kings line up. Fox injured the tip of his left index finger. It’s got to be an impact when you lose your leading scorer.

#5 With Fox the Kings have not ruled him out of the line up for game five on Wednesday and cold wear protective covering over his index finger. If Fox suffers more pain the next two highest scorers Domantas Sabonis and Keegan Murray will need to step up. Fox is one of the guys who got the Kings this far it’s been quite a ride for Sacramento but without Fox it’s a sure test for the Kings.

#6 The Green Bay Packers have dealt quarterback Aaron Rogers to the New York Jets. Rogers quarterbacked for the Green Bay Packers for 18 seasons and will wear No. 8 instead of No.12 which was formerly worn by Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namith who gave his consent for Rogers to wear the number. Rogers declined and will wear the No.8 which he wore when he quarterback at Cal.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play announcer on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s win slugfest hit 5 homers defeat Angels 11-10 in tenth inning

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Oakland Athletics’ Jesus Aguilar (99) celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a home run during the first inning against Los Angeles Angels at the Big A in Anaheim on Mon Apr 24, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The A’s and Angels played a wild one Monday night in Anaheim. The game saw eight home runs hit. The A’s blew a 7-2 lead but came back from an 8-7 deficit to tie the game in the ninth. The A’s came back in the top of the tenth inning scoring three runs to take a 11-8 lead. In the bottom of the tenth the Angels scored twice but came up short as the A’s defeat the Halos 11-10 at the Big A in Anaheim.

The A’s scored three in the tenth but had to hold their breaths as the Angels scored two and had the tying run at second base with the three-time AL MVP, Mike Trout, coming to bat. The A’s reliever, Jeurys Familia, found a way to get Trout out. He labored through the tenth but, somehow, received credit for the save. 

The A’s starter Ken Waldichuk pitched well for the first five innings. The A’s offense put seven runs on the board in the first three innings. Brent Rooker and Jesus Aguilar hit back-to-back home runs in the first and third innings.

It may have been the first time in A’s history that two players achieved that feat. The big hit in the second inning was Kevin Smith’s three-run blast. Things went south for the A’s in the sixth as the Angels sent ten men to the plate and scored five runs to tie the game. Here’s how the scoring went in the game.

The A’s put two runs on the board in the top of the first. Back-to-back home runs by Brent Rooker and Jesus Aguilar gave the A’s an early 2-0 lead. The home runs came after two were out in the first.

The A’s plated three more runs in the second inning. Aledmys Diaz gets things going by working Jose Suarez for a walk. A’s DH Carlos Perez doubled to left, and Diaz stopped at third. The next hitter, the light-hitting Kevin Smith, sent Suarez’s 82 mph pitch over the wall for a three-run dinger.

The A’s lead 5-0 midway through the second inning. The Angels got one back in their half of the inning. With two out, Angels’ first baseman Brandon Drury homered to make it a 5-1 game.

The A’s continued to play long ball as Rooker and Aguilar hit back-to-back home runs to give the A’s the lead, 7-1, in the third. It was his fifth of the year for Rooker and Aguilar, his fourth.

The A’s have hit five home runs in the first three innings. The Angels struck back in the bottom of the inning. Angels’ catcher Chad Wallach, son of former big leaguer Tim Wallach, homered to left to make it 7-2. It was the seventh home run of the game in the first three innings of play. 

The Angels’ bats came to life in the bottom of the sixth. Leadoff hitter, Mike Trout, reached on an infield single. Shohei Ohtani doubled down the right field line, sending Trout to third. Third baseman Anthony Rendon doubled to left drive in Trout ad Ohtani.

The Angels trail 7-4, and still no one out. Waldichuk struck out Hunter Renfroe for the first out. Waldichuk’s night ended when A’s manager brought in James Kaprielian to pitch. Kaprielian did not start well as he walked Brandon Drury and Luis Rengifo to load the bases. Chad Wallach, who had homered earlier, singled to drive in Rendon with the Angels’ fifth run. The bases are still loaded.

The next hitter, Zach Neto, doubled down the left-field line to drive in two. The game is tied at 7-7, and men are on at second and third. Kaprielian struck out Taylor Ward for the second out. Trout struck out to end the inning. The Angels sent ten men to the plate. They scored five runs on five hits and two walks. 

The Angels took the lead for the first time in the bottom of the seventh. Zach Jackson was now pitching for the A’s. Jackson retired the first two Angels’ hitters. Angels’ right fielder Hunter Renfroe doubled off the wall in right field. Brandon Drury singled to drive in Renfroe with the Angels’ eighth run. The Halos lead 8-7 after seven.

In the ninth, the A’s first two hitters walked. Angels’ skipper Phil Nevin replaced Andrew Wantz with Jaime Berria. The first hitter Barria faced, Conner Capel, singled to right field. Hunter Renfroes’s throw home kept Smith from scoring. The A’s have the bases loaded. Barria then walked Brent Rooker to force in the tying run.

Barria struck out Tyler Wade for the second out. Shea Langeliers’ blast looked like it was going to leave the park. Angels’ left fielder Taylor Ward made a leaping catch to rob Langeliers of a grand slam. The Angels failed to score in the bottom of the ninth. The game is tied at 8-8. 

In the top of the tenth, the A’s scored three times to take an 11-8 lead. Langeliers was the ghost runner to start the frame. Langeleliers went to third on Aledmys Diaz’s fielder’s choice. Diaz was safe at first as the Angels tried to nail Langeliers at third. Shea made it in safely.

The Angels challenged the call, but it was not overturned. Ryan Noda doubled to drive in two. Kemp singled to drive in Noda with the A’s third run of the inning. The Angels kept coming back. Hunter Renfroe was the ghost runner at second base. Brandon Drury, who had homered earlier, blasted his second of the game to make it 11-10.

Familia walked Thaiss and Neto to put a man in scoring position with one out. Familia struck out Ward for the second out. Familia now how to face Mike Trout. Trout grounds out to end the game. The A’s win 11-10.

Game Notes: With the win, the A’s are now 5-18. The Angels fall to 11-12. 

The line score for Oakland was 11 runs, 14 hits, and one error. The Angels’ line was ten runs, 13 hits, and no errors. 

Adam Oller pitched two innings and earned the win. He allowed one hit. The losing pitcher was Andrew Wantz. 

The Line for Waldichuk was five and 1/3rd innings pitched. He allowed six hits and five runs. James Kaprielian pitched 2/3rd of an inning and allowed two hits and two runs. 

The A’s face the Angels again Tuesday night in Anaheim. Starting for Oakland Mason Muller (0-0 ERA 4.15) getting the call for Los Angeles Griffin Canning (0-0 ERA 3.48) The game will start at 6:38 pm

Giants Cobb goes the distance for 4-0 six hit shutout over Cards

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San Francisco starter Alex Cobb goes the distance against the St Louis Cardinals at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Mon Apr 24, 2023 (@SFGiants photo)

St. Louis. 000 000 000 – 0. 6. 1

San Francisco. 000 000 40x – 4. 8 0

Time: 2:20

Attendance: 22,2203

Monday, April 24, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–It was the Gateway City against the team from the Golden Gate tonight at Oracle park when your San Francisco Giants (9-13) duked it out with the (9-14) St. Louis Cardinals in the first of a four game match up.

Before the teams took the field, the Giants announced that Mitch Haniger and Austin Slater had been restored to the active roster after having competed their rehab assignments. Darin Ruf, newly returned from the Mets, was placed on the 10 day injured list with an inflamed wrist, and Brett Wisely was optioned to the River Cats. I assume he took the news philosophically.

The home team went with Alex Cobb and his 0-1,2.79 record to face the Cards. The Giants’ 35 year old righty began his stint on the mound needing only 11 strikeouts to notch his 1,000th K.

Southpaw Jordan Montgomery brought his 2-2, 4.84 mark to the mound for the Redbirds. According to Statcast, he has a repertory of five deliveries, none of which he throws more than 38% of the time. They are, in descending order of frequency, the slider, the curve, the four seamer, the change of pace, and the cutter.

It was was a magnificent pitchers’ duel that the Giants won, 4-0, scoring all of their runs – every single one of them unearned – on a four run outburst in the lucky seventh.

The home team blew a wonderful opportunity to grab an early lead, loading the bases with but one out in the first. But Montgomery rose to the occasion, getting Michael Conforto to pop out to the catcher, Wilson Contreras, and fanning Wilmer Flores.

Cobb didn’t allow a baserunner until Paul Goldschmidt sent a double into the right field corner with one out in the fourth. He died on third, the two batters who followed him grounding out to preserve the scoreless tie.

It took a beautiful grab and throw from the knees by St. Louis third saccker Brandan Donovan to rob Slater of hit on a smash down the line with David Villar and Mike Yastremski on base with two away in the bottom of the fourth to keep the Giants from breaking that impasse.

The Redbirds almost broke through in theier half of the fifth they loaded the bases on an infield single by Tyler O’Neill, Donovan’s clean single to left, and a walk to Tommy Edman. But a beautiful play by Villar on Lars Noobaar’s weak grounder to third put the fifth consecutive goose egg on the St. L. line.

After the Cards’ second baseman Edman bobbled Yastremski’s seventh inning lead off grounder, allowing him to reach first safely, manager Tony LaRussa yanked Montgomery and sent Drew ver Hagen into the fray. The resurgent Joey Bart sent a resounding double into left, sending Yaz to third.

The logical move was for the Cards waa to declare an intentional pass to Joc Peterson, pinch hitting for Slater, which is what they did. With the bases now loaded and nobody out, ver Hagen whiffed Estrada. Haniger broke the tie with a sacrifice fly to right. But you ain’t heard nothin’ yet! With the count 0-2 on him, JD Davis took a 90 mph cut fast ball 380 feet into the left field night, and San Francisco was ahead 4-0.

Montgomery was charged with one run, and it was unearned, in his six inning appearance. He allowed five hits, a walk, and a hit batter. He struck out six batter and threw 107 pitches, 65 for strikes. He deserved a better fate. Ver Hagen wasn’t around for the eighth. Jordan Hicks took care of the Giants that frame.

Cobb set the Cardinals down in order in the ninth, winning the second shut out of his career.

The two teams will meet again at 6:45 tomorrow, Tuesday, evening. St. Louis will send right hander Jake Woodford (1-2 ,6.05) to the hill. The Giants haven’t yet name who will toe the rubber for them.

Cal Bears report: Cal hires Ken Moses as fourth assistant coach

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The Cal Bears welcome newly hired head coach Ken Moses who joins head coach Mark Madsen. Both Moses and Madsen worked together last season coaching the Utah Valley Wolverines. (image from @CalMBBall)

By Michael Duca

BERKELEY–Cal Bears head coach Mark Madsen was proud to bring on newly hired assistant coach Ken Moses. Moses is the fourth assistant coach hired at Cal by Madsen. Like Madsen, Moses is a recent hire from Utah Valley. Moses and Madsen had worked together for just one season last season as Madsen and Moses were on a staff that helped the Wolverines win 28 games and helped the Wolves get into the NITs.

The Wolverines had an impressive regular season going 28-9, 15-3 conference, the Wolves also had an impressive home record losing only one game at 14-1 and were one of the best road teams at 12-5. The Wolverines during the 2022-23 season had an 11 game win streak and a five game win streak.

Coach Madsen upon coming to Cal is confident that he could get the recruits needed and in place for the 2023-24 season and get the Cal program turned around as opposed to this past season where the Bears had won only three games all season long under former Cal head coach Mark Fox.

Moses also was an assistant coach at Montana State under head coach Danny Sprinkle. Moses with Sprinkle coached the Bobcats into a tournament. Moses attended Colorado State University Pueblo in 2006 through 2010. Moses will be a huge factor in finding talent for this upcoming men’s season as he has experience as development and operations when he was at Southern Illinois.

Sacramento Kings Fox doubtful for game 5 Wednesday night

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) will most likely sit out game 5 with a left hand finger injury he sustained in the fourth quarter in game 4 against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco (AP News photo)

Kings Dealt Devastating Blow

By Barbara Mason

As if the loss to the Warriors Sunday afternoon was not bad enough, the Kings were dealt a huge blow after the game. It was learned that De’Aaron Fox had apparently suffered a fractured fingertip on his left index finger. He is doubtful for game five in Sacramento.

Fox is considering playing through the pain with some sort of protective covering on his finger. The Kings will just have to wait and see what the team and Fox will determine. Had the Kings won Sunday night’s game they could have held Fox out for two games although an additional week of rest would not change much of anything.

He may have had time to practice shooting with the protective covering but the bottom line is they did not win and they will just have to deal with what fate has placed in their path. Fractured fingers typically take three to four weeks to heal. We will see what the Kings trainers come up with. They have kept these guys for the most part healthy this season and so the team can only hope that they have just the right solution for this injury.

It will be a no-brainer that the Warriors will take full advantage of the injury and do all they can to exacerbate the injury. Unfortunately it’s all about winning and nothing more enters into the equation. Sacramento will have to work hard to get past this one. It is a tall order and from what we have seen in these playoffs, the Kings play hard and with a lot of heart and they will take this in stride and give game five all they’ve got.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Jets Morrisey to miss rest of playoffs; Bruins Krejci sits for game 4; plus more

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The Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey is listed out of action for the remainder of the NHL playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. Morrisey was injured on Sat Apr 23, 2023 in Winnipeg during the first period at 1:43. (photo from nhl.com)

On the NHL podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko one of the key Winnipeg Jets Josh Morrissey will be out for the remainder of the playoffs due to an lower body injury. The Jets who trail the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in the Jets 5-4 double overtime loss to the Knights on Saturday night saw Morrisey suffer the injury at 1:43 of the first period. Marko talk about how Morrissey’s absence will impact the Jets.

#2 The Boston Bruins defenseman David Krejci sat out for game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon. Krejci was a late scratch Sunday after taking in the morning skate and the pre game warm ups. Krejci has only one assist in the first two games of the playoffs. Also the Bruins are missing center Patrice Bergeron who did not travel with the Bruins to Florida. Bergeron is likely to return on Wednesday for game 5.

#3 The New Jersey Devils came away with a 2-1 one goal overtime win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The Devils Dougie Hamilton scored at 11:36 in the overtime stanza for the game winner. Despite the win for New Jersey they still trail the Rangers by a game 2-1 in the series. New Jersey and New York battle again for game 4 tonight at MSG.

#4 Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala is a possible return against the Edmonton Oilers tonight in Los Angeles. Fiala looks forward to getting in the game as he has not played since Apr 1 due to a lower body injury. Fiala did practice with the Kings wearing a non contact jersey. Fiala suffered the injury back on Mar 9th when he got into knee on knee hit with the Colorado Avalanche’s center Andrew Congliano, the Oilers came away a 5-2 winner in that game.

#5 Marko, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty was fined the NHL maximum $3,108.11 according the collective bargaining agreement for cross checking the Tampa Bay Lightning’s forward Ross Colton in game 3 on Saturday. Lafferty checked Colton at 15:10 in the second period. The Maple Leafs edged the Lightning in overtime 4-3 to take a 2-1 series lead.

Join Marko for the NHL Playoff podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason: Can Warriors win a game on the road?; They find out in Sacramento on Wednesday

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Golden State Warriors guard Draymond Green (23) goes for the throw down against the Sacramento Kings power forward Domantis Sabonis (10) at Chase Center in San Francisco Sun Apr 23, 2023 (@warriors photo)

On the Warriors podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, Sunday’s game 4 was a hair raising, sit on the edge of your seat game with the Golden State Warriors just getting by the Sacramento Kings 126-125. The Warriors tied the series 2-2 after being down 2-0.

#2 Once again the Kings had a tough time shutting down Warrior guard Stephen Curry who led all Golden State scorers with 32 and was a key factor in keeping the Warriors close.

#3 Klay Thompson kept the family tradition of the Splash Brothers going finishing behind Curry with 26 points this was crucial game for Golden State the home floor and they depended on both Thompson and Curry to finish strong it was win big or go back to Sacramento down 3-1.

#4 The loss for the Kings was still not without a hard effort from leading scorer De’Aaron Fox who led all scorers with 38 points, the Kings Keegan Murray followed up with 23 points.

#5 Same clubs Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento a 7:00pm tip off for game 5 as the Warriors make their second trip to Sacramento. The Warriors have won only 11 times on the road this season and dropped the first two games in Sacramento Kings.

Join Barbara Mason for the Warriors podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com