Sharks lose 6-5 in overtime to Canucks

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San Jose Sharks left wing Oskar Lindblom (23) and Vancouver Canucks right wing Ilya Mikheyev (65) compete for possession of the puck during the second period at SAP Center San Jose on Wed Dec 7, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Elias Petterson’s goal at 4:25 of the overtime period gave the Vancouver Canucks (12-12-3) a 6-5 win over the San Jose Sharks Wednesday at SAP Center.

The Sharks (8-16-5, 20 points) let a 5-4 lead slip away in the third period. An unassisted goal by Jonah Gadjovich at 2:45 tied the game at 4-4. And Kevin Labanc’s sixth goal of the season – from Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson – gave San Jose a 5-4 lead at 11:28.

Andrei Kuzmemkpo’s 13th goal of the season, a power-play tally assisted by Petterson and Bo Horvat, provided the equalizer for Vancouver (11-12-2, 25) at 16:07.

The Canucks built a 3-1 lead on Nils Hoglander’s goal at 1:34 of the second period. San Jose came back with goals by Timo Meier (power-play )and Logan Couture (shorthanded), the latter tying the game at 3-3 at 10:53.

Rya Mikheyev put the Canucks back in front at 4-3, scoring at 19:28 of the second period.

San Jose’s Nick Bonoino opened the scoring 18 seconds into the first period with his second goal of the season. Vancouver responded nearly four minutes later with a goal by Dakota Joshua, and the Canucks took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission on Joshua’s second goal of the opening period – a power-play tally – at 19:35 while the Sharks’ C.J. Suess served a minor for holding.

Vancouver goalie Spencer Martin turned away 34 of 39 shots. Kaapo Kahkonen started in goal for the Sharks, giving up four goals on 19 shots. Fetu Makiniemi replaced Kahkonen in the third period, stopping 8 of 10 shots.

San Jose was penalized four times, while the Canucks were also whistled four times, including a 5-minute fighting major to Joshua for a scuffle with the Sharks’ Radim Simek in the first period. The Sharks have now lost seven of their last eight games.

The Sharks travel to Anaheim on Friday for a Pacific Division contest against the Ducks.

Bears Fall To 0-10: Eastern Washington nips Cal 50-48 with tie-breaking basket in the final minute

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By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, CA–The three points the Cal Bears were lacking on Wednesday night undoubtedly were nearby in street clothes.

The Bears received bad news before Wednesday’s contest against Eastern Washington when they announced that leading scorer Devin Askew and freshman ND Okafor would be unavailable due to health and safety protocols. For a team desperate to end a 12-game losing streak dating back to March, the news was devastating.

Then the Bears coughed up 17 turnovers and never led in a 50-48 loss to the Eagles of the Big Sky Conference, a team they had beaten in all three, previous meetings.

The Bears trailed 45-36 with 5:22 remaining only to rally and tie the contest at 48 with 33 seconds left on Joel Brown’s made free throw. But Tyreese Davis’ layup on EWU’s next possession gave the visitors their winning margin.

Steele Venters, Eastern Washington’s leading scorer, was held to just four points before fouling out, one game after he scored a career-best 33 in a win over North Dakota State on Saturday. With Venters struggling, Davis led EWU with 14 points, and Angelo Allegri added 11.

With Askew unavailable, the Bears were left thin in the backcourt as Brown started as the only true guard with walk-on Wrenn Robinson in reserve. Brown logged 34 of a possible 40 minutes but committed three of the 11 turnovers attributed to Cal’s starters.

In the final seconds, Kuany Kuany missed a three-pointer that would have given the Bears a lead. Sam Alajiki fouled EWU’s Casey Jones, but Jones missed the front end of a one-and-one. Brown’s desperation 3-point attempt then fell short at the final buzzer.

“I’m really proud of this win,” EWU coach David Riley said. “Our guys were focused and closed (Cal) out. It’s something we worked on after the NDSU game in end-of-game situations. For our guys to get better at what we practice is really encouraging.”

Lars Thiemann led Cal with 16 points, and Kuany added 10. The Bears missed 13 of their 15 attempts from distance and shot 39 percent from the floor.

The Bears, Central Connecticut State, and Louisville are the only teams left on the 363-team Division I landscape without a win. Cal gets its next opportunity for a win on Saturday at home against Butler.

Jazz snatched victory from Warriors win a thriller 124-123

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Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, rear, fouls Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga during the second half in Salt Lake City on Wed Dec 7, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Golden State Warriors missed three starters Wednesday night when they faced the Utah Jazz at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. Stephen Curry was out with an ankle injury. Draymond Green could not play with a hip problem, and Andrew Wiggins has a groin injury.

The Jazz thought they could coast to an easy win. The revamped Warrior lineup gave the Jazz fits. Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Jonathan Kuminga, and Donte DiVincenzo all played well and their effort almost, but not quite, got them a win. The Jazz found a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat as they found a way and were able to send their fans home happy with a thrilling 124-123 victory. 

The Warriors won the first half 69-66. Jordan Poole led the team with 21 points in the first 24 minutes. Klay Thompson had 11, and Kuminga added nine. The Warriors and Jazz played a very entertaining first half. Neither team could pull away.

The Warriors led most of the way, but Utah came right back. Jordan Clarkson, Malik Beasley, and Collin Sexton led the way for Utah. The teams raced up and down the court. The Warriors head coach had Ty Jerome and JaMychal Green in the starting lineup.

Green scored seven points in the first quarter to help the Warriors finish the period leading 35-30. The Jazz outscored the Warriors 36-34 in the second period. The Warriors second unit did not fold as the Jazz attacked the basket. Kuminga, Thompson, Anthony Lamb, and Poole played well. At the end of the half, the Warriors led by three, 69-66.

The third quarter belonged to the Jazz. Utah focused on shutting down Poole. The Jazz outscored the Warriors by 12, 34-22. The Jazz made seven threes to put them in the driver’s seat. The Warriors missed several layups. Golden State could not get the threes to fall. Utah finished the third quarter leading 100-91. 

The Jazz increased the lead to ten, 110-100, early in the fourth quarter. The Warriors’ Poole hit a three and a two-pointer to close the gap to 111-109. Moody connected on a three to make it a one-point game 113-112. The momentum had shifted to the Warriors. Utah scored the next four points, but Moody sunk another three to creep within two, 117-115.

Poole made a bucket to tie the game. Kuminga’s bucket gave the Warriors the lead 119-117 with 36 seconds left. Jordan Clarkson was driving to the basket to tie the score. Kuminga blocked his shot and grabbed the rebound. Clarkson whacked Jonathan in the face.

Tempers flared. Both players were given a technical foul. Referee Mark Davis hit Clarkson with a flagrant two-foul. Clarkson was ejected from the game. Kuminga was awarded two free three, and the Warriors retained possession. Kuminga made one free three. Poole was fouled, and he missed one.

The Warriors led 123-119 with 13.3 seconds left to play. The Jazz scored a bucket to make it 123-122 with 6.7 seconds left. All the Warriors had to do was get the ball inbounded and run out the clock. The Jazz probably would foul and hope to get the last shot. What could go wrong?

The Warriors had trouble getting the ball into play. They called a timeout to go over what to do. The plan was to get the ball into Poole’s hands. The Warriors did get the ball to him, but Utah was all over him and stole the ball. The Jazz scored the winning layup as time expired. All the Warriors could do was wonder what went wrong. They will have a tough flight home. The Jazz won the game 124-123.

Game Notes and stats: With the loss, the Warriors are 13-13. The Jazz improved to 15-12

There were many positives in the game. Kuminga played his best game of the year. Kuminga had a season-high 24 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Kuminga played very well on defense, too. Poole led the club with 36 points, four boards, and eight assists. Thompson tallied 22 points and had four threes. DiVincenzo had seven points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. Those numbers are very similar to what Draymond Green would do. 

The Warriors shot 46% from the floor. They made 14 threes. They almost won in an arena that has been a house of horrors for them over the years. 

The Jazz had seven players in double figures. Jodan Clarkson led the Jazz with 22. Simone Fontecchio had 18, Malik Beasley 18, Collin Sexton 17, Kelly Olynyk 15, Mickeil Alexander-Walker 11, and Walker Kessler had ten points and 12 rebounds. Kessler is 7’1, and Kelly Olynyk is 6’11. 

The Warriors host the Boston Celtics at the Chase Center Saturday night. Last year, the Warriors beat the Celtics in the Finals to become NBA Champions. The Celtics will be hoping to gain revenge by beating the Warriors on their homecourt Saturday night.

Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael Roberson: Cardinal look to snap three game losing streak Friday 16th against Green Bay

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Stanford Cardinal forward James Keefe (22) goes up against the Arizona Sun Devils guard Desmond Cambridge Jr (4) at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Sat Dec 4, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Michael:

#1The Arizona State Sun Devils (8-1) Desmond Cambridge Jr scored 19 points late in Saturday’s game against the Stanford Cardinal (3-6) for a 68-64.

#2 Michael, the Sun Devils won their sixth consecutive game and were on a 13-2 second half run and a 10-2 run by the Cardinal to have the lead it was Cardinal’s first lead since it was 2-0 at the start of the game.

#3 The Sun Devils are ranked #35 what does a 8-1 basketball team have to do to get some love?

#4 Michael, talk about some of Stanford’s top scorers Spencer Jones 13, and Michael Jones and Harrison Ingram both finished with 12 points.

#5 Green Bay Phoenix (1-8) have struggled they are well below .500 as Stanford plays host Friday night at Maple Pavilion on Friday night at 5:00pm.

Join Michael Roberson for Stanford basketball podcasts each Wednesday night at http://www.,sportsradioservice.com

Kings Winning Streak comes to an end Bucks Beat Sacramento 126-113

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Sacramento Kings’ Chimezie Metu looks to shoot past Milwaukee Bucks’ Brook Lopez during the first half at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Wed Dec 7, 2022 (AP News photo)

Kings Winning Streak Comes To An End Bucks Beat Sacramento 126-113

By Barbara Mason

Wednesday night the Sacramento Kings (13-10) faced the Milwaukee Bucks (18-6) at Fiserv Forum. This was a huge challenge for Sacramento and they needed team leader De’Aaron Fox to be on his A game. The Kings, this season have shown some great defense.

They have risen from 18th in defense climbing steadily and in their past few games have been an amazing fourth in defense. The Kings just fell short getting defeated by the Bucks 126-113.

The Bucks outscored the Kings in both quarters in the first half. Milwaukee led after the opening quarter 34-29. They would extend their lead at the half leading 68-61. The Kings had done a great job in staying competitive in this game. They did take an 8-0 lead in the first quarter. This game was tied at 25 with 4:12 left in the opening quarter but the Bucks began to turn things around for the 34-29 lead after one.

The second quarter was very competitive for the Kings. The Bucks won the quarter by two points but Sacramento hung close through the entire quarter. Fox only had six points in the half and it was Harrison Barnes with 13 and Domantas Sabonis with 12 that kept the team afloat. The high score for the Kings was bench player Malik Monk with 14 points.

In the third quarter the Bucks took their largest lead of the game 78-66. Only four minutes into the quarter Milwaukee threatened to break the game wide open. Sacramento had a lot of work to do and they needed Fox who was having a rough shooting night hitting only two of eight.

An 8-0 run for Sacramento cut the Buck lead dramatically trailing 80-76 with under seven left in the third. After three quarters the Kings trailed by a mere three points 97-94. Fox had a great third quarter and had 13 points along with Huerter and Murray who each had 13 points for the game.

With five minutes left in the game the Bucks had a 12 point lead 117-105 and Milwaukee clearly had control of these final minutes. The Kings three game winning streak was in jeopardy. The final was 126-113. The Kings hung in this game for three quarters but could not finish this game strong the way they came into the game.

The Kings got another double double from Sabonis. He finished with 23 points. Every starter had double digits with Barnes shooting for 20 points Monk finished with 16 points. Sacramento could not handle the combination of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday. They had a combined 66 points for the game.

The Kings continue on this very tough road trip taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 PM.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Garoppolo chances are “way outside” say 49ers Shanahan

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It was over early for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) after he was sacked and fractured his foot in the first quarter but surgery will not be needed and Garoppolo could be back by the NFC Divisional playoffs (photo by the San Francisco Chronicle)

On the 49ers podcast with David Zizmor:

#1 The good news Dave was 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo doesn’t need surgery but will need seven to eight weeks to recover from last Sunday’s foot injury the question is can Garoppolo recover and get in the post season?

#2 It was also raised Garoppolo can get back in a best case scenario it could happen during the NFL Divisional playoff weekend which takes place on Jan 21-22.

#3 It’s Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicking off at Levi Stadium against the 49ers. Brady didn’t convert a score in eight series before coming back and scoring for three times to overcome the New Orleans Saints last Sunday 17-16.

Catch David for 49ers podcasts Wednesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sports Headlines podcast with Jessica Kwong: Mayfield expected in line up on Thursday Night Football; Once a Yankee a Yankee once again for Aaron Judge; plus more

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Former Carolina Panther quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) walks off the field against the Baltimore Ravens on Sun Nov 20, 2022 in Baltimore (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong:

#1 Jessica, the big news was the Los Angeles Rams acquiring quarterback Baker Mayfield who can very well make his start on Thursday Night Football against the Las Vegas. Mayfield is expected to be in the line up Thursday night.

#2 Mayfield who wanted out at the Carolina Panthers was released by the team last Monday with mutual agreement by Panthers head coach Steve Wilks. Mayfield wanted to be released by Carolina after finding out that he would no longer be the starting or back up quarterback.

#3 Switching over to Major League Baseball New York Yankees Aaron Judge gets a big pay day with a nine year $360 million deal with the Yankees. Judge has spoken with three MLB clubs who sought interest the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers before concluding that he will stay with the Yankees.

#4 The San Francisco Giants signed outfielder Mitch Haniger signed for three years worth $43.5 million . Haniger turns 32 this month comes over to the Giants from the Seattle Mariners after hitting .246, 11 home runs, 34 RBI in 37 games. Did the Giants make the right move signing Haniger.

#5 The Golden State Warriors had tried to develop center James Wiseman during the last four years. During the 2019-20 season Wiseman played only three games. Wiseman tore his meniscus during the 2019-20 season. The Warriors have recalled Wiseman after his playing just seven games in the G league.

Join Jessica for Headline Sports every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Why the Giants need Aaron Judge

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The author Amaury Pi Gonzalez prepares for doing the Oakland A’s Spanish radio broadcast at Yankee Stadium on Oct 3, 2018 against the New York Yankees for the American League Wild Card game (photo from Amaury Pi Gonzalez)

Why the Giants need Aaron Judge

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By Amaury Pi-González

SAN FRANCISCO–At the time of this article, the Yankees and the Giants are still on a bidding war to get Aaron Judge a long-term contract of over $350 to $400 million. What many consider now the legitimate home run king for one season, with 62 in 2022, Aaron was born in Northern California and was a Giants fan most of his life.

Although Judge has played only for the New York Yankees, in today’s baseball loyalty is out the window. We witnessed last season how Freddy Freeman left the Atlanta Braves to sign with the LA Dodgers. Freeman was the most popular Brave in Atlanta since the days of Larry “Chipper” Jones (HOF).

You would think Aaron Judge values the legacy of the Yankees, and their great history, winning more World Series than anybody else, plus the last three great home run record setters in the American League all are Yankees; Babe Ruth in 1927 with 60 home runs, Roger Maris in 1961 with 61 home runs and then Aaron Judge in 2022 with 62 home runs.

The three main reasons the Giants really need Aaron Judge.

1-The Giants haven’t had a slugger since the days of Barry Bonds, who retired in 2007 (15 years ago). Bonds failed again to get enough votes (getting only four votes) for the Hall of Fame this week. He is in danger of becoming the “forgotten slugger”, a man with a record 762 home-run career and seven (7) MVP Awards, whom baseball still doesn’t recognize.

2-Attendance has gone down during the last few seasons at Oracle Park in San Francisco, the Giants have a mediocre team, they did not make the postseason (not counting the Covid years). The Western Division is dominated today by the Dodgers and Padres. There is little excitement these days at Oracle Park, although they still have a very good fan base.

3-The Warriors who play within walking distance of Oracle Park, at Chase Center, have become San Francisco’s most popular team and have taken the shine out of the Giants.

If the Giants do steal Judge from the Yankees, they still will need more talent to rival Los Angeles and San Diego. As good as Judge has been in a career of seven seasons with the Yankees with a total of 220 home runs and 437 RBI he has never won a World Series.

Even with one of the greatest individual seasons for a player in history, this 2022 when he set the new American League home run record with 62 and won the MVP, his Yankees did not make it to the World Series. Baseball is not football. The team with Tom Brady usually goes deep into the post season and most times to the Super Bowl and win it all, but there has never been one single player in baseball than can do that.

Aaron Judge is will be 31 years old next April and if he signs with the Giants for nine years (as his contract offer is rumored to be) will retire as a Giant. Not a bad deal for a kid who grew up less than two hours from San Francisco as a Giants fan.

The Yankees are the Yankees, they always build their teams with one goal only, to win the World Series. If the Yankees do not resign Judge, this will be one of the hardest punch-in-the-gut to their huge fan base, who spend a lot of money year after year and expect the Yankees to do the same.

There could be a misery team out there (not the Giants or the Yankees) it happens during negotiations of this sort, mega stars with huge contracts, but for now, there is a high probability that Aaron Judge will probably be wearing a Yankee or Giants jersey come Spring Training.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead Spanish play by play voice of the Oakland A’s on flagship station 1010 KIQI San Francisco and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Good reasons to keep Barry Bonds out of the Hall of Fame

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Former San Francisco Giant outfielder Barry Bonds swings against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Thu Jul 19, 2022. On Sun Dec 4, 2022 Bonds did get enough votes for Hall of Fame induction from the Contemporary Era Committee. (AP News file photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, how much of a message does it send when the Contemporary Era Committee voted to keep former San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds out of the MLB Hall of Fame?

#2 Only former Atlanta Brave Fred McGriff was elected to this year’s Hall of Fame class with a amazing 100% of the vote. The 100% vote is a clear message by the 16 member committee that they will not vote for players who used steroids to achieve the records that they did.

#3 Bonds getting four votes is telling, he failed to get elected in the Hall since being on the ballot starting 2012. Ten years later a special committee was Bonds only chance to get in the Hall but he only got four votes well below what he needed for elction.

#4 Amaury, Bonds was noted for talking smack to the media, telling the reporters to get out of the locker room, giving condescending answers to reporters and having just a hostile relationship with the media would you say that played a huge part in Bonds not getting elected to the Hall even though it was an unspoken reason?

#5 Amaury, One player who never made the ballot for a shot at the Hall of Fame but was definitely an unsung hero and will remain that way was former three time champion Oakland A’s shortstop Bert Campaneris whose performance and numbers are well deserving of Hall of Fame induction. It’s a shame he’s overlooked.

Join Amaury for News and Commentary podcasts Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Tony Renteria: Raiders go for fourth straight win against Rams on Thursday Night Football

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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Devante Adams (17) gets some love from the Raiders fans after scoring a touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Dec 4, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Tony R:

#1 Tony, the Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr thought back to the week when they Raiders lost that dreadful game against the Indianapolis Colts at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and said that was the turning point saying things need to be said and needed to be addressed.

#2 Against the Los Angeles Chargers Carr who threw for 250 yards, two touchdowns, got his team in a good place in the second quarter.

#3 The loss also drops the Chargers to (6-6) and they are now out of the playoff picture and will have to work hard to get back in.

#4 Carr and wide receiver Devante Adams hooked up with Adams eight receptions, 177 yards, and two touchdowns. It was quite an afternoon for the Raiders picking up their third straight win.

#5 Thursday Night Football Tony it’s the Raiders at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams are 3-9 and struggling and the Raiders could very well win their fourth straight game. Tony what’s your prediction in this one.

Tony Renteria does the Raiders podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com