Sacramento Kings podcast Barbara Mason: Too much Zach Edey for Kings in 115-107 loss to Memphis

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr (center) attempts making a shot as the Sacramento Kings center Drew Eubanks (left) and forward Keegan Murray (right) try and defend in the first half at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Sun Nov 30, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast Barbara Mason:

#1 The Memphis Grizzlies Zach Edey scored a career high of 32 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Grizzlies won a eight point game over the Sacramento Kings 115-107 Sunday night at Golden One Arena.

#2 Edey scored his third double-double this season in 29 minutes and shot 16-20 from the floor. Edey scored six points in the last 3.5 minutes to help the Grizzlies win their fourth straight road game.

#3 The Kings were behind by 13 points in the third quarter and attempted a come back and closed the game making it 87-83 in the fourth quarter.

#4 DeMar DeRozan who scored 23 points and hit three 3 point shots for Sacramento. The Kings Molik Monk had 21 points, Zach LaVine had 19 points after he scored 34 point against the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

#5 The Houston Rockets (13-4) take a three game winning streak against the Utah Jazz (6-13) before they play the Kings on Wed Dec 3 in Utah. The Kings have been getting close but just can’t finish games how do you see this match up on Wednesday night?

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento Kings podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Kings Fall to Grizzlies 115-107 as Bench Outshines Starters

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Malik Monk #0 of the Sacramento Kings dribbles the ball during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on November 30, 2025 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings returned home from a brief one-game road trip in Utah where they lost 128-119 on Friday night. The Kings welcomed the Memphis Grizzlies to Golden 1 Center on Sunday in the Kings’ last home game until December 11th. The Kings lost to the Grizzlies 115-107 amongst the fog.

In the first quarter, it was an all-too-familiar story for the Kings this season. The starters, consisting of guys like Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, got the Kings into an early nine-point deficit. However, the Kings bench rallied back and managed to take the lead, sharing a positive +8 over their minutes on the court. The Kings outscored the Grizzlies 35-31 in the first quarter as they looked to continue what the young guys started.

In the second, neither team was able to create much separation as the Grizzlies barely edged the Kings in the second quarter. The Grizzlies outscored the Kings 31-24 in the quarter to take a three-point 62-59 lead into halftime. The Kings had overall shown a solid effort in the first half that they hoped they could build on in the second half of the game. Zach LaVine led the Kings in first-half scoring with 14 points, and Malik Monk dropped 10 points as the runner-up. The Kings only attempted eight (three made) three-pointers in the first half, which wasn’t a recipe for sustained success in the second half.

In the third quarter coming out of halftime, the starters for the Kings immediately let the Grizzlies go on a 6-0 run to open the quarter. However, the Kings fought to come back and take the lead going into the fourth quarter. The Kings outscored the Grizzlies 28-21 in the third quarter and took the four-point 87-83 lead to the final 12 minutes of the game. The disparity between the Kings starters and bench couldn’t be more evident, as the starting unit posted a combined individual -70 through the first three quarters and the bench countered with a combined +90 in the same span.

In the fourth quarter, the Kings couldn’t hold their slim lead and were outscored by the Grizzlies 32-20 in the quarter to drop the game by a 115-107 final. The Kings couldn’t get the job done as Zach Edey led the way for the Grizzlies with a career-high 32 points. The Kings were led in defeat by DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk, who scored 23 and 21 points respectively for the Kings.

After the game, most of the Kings players quickly vacated the locker room without much to say after another loss at home.

Up Next: The Kings head out on the road to take on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. PST.

Stanford Cardinal podcast Daniel Dullum: Stanford ends season getting landslided by Notre Dame 49-20 in Coach Reich’s last game

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Stanford Cardinal play by play announcer Troy Clardy (left) interviews Stanford head coach Frank Reich (right) at the conclusion of their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Stadium on Sat Nov 29, 2025. This was the last game of the 2025 for Reich and the Cardinal. (Stanford Cardinal photo)

Stanford Cardinal podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 The Stanford Cardinal (4-8) concluded their regular season with a 49-20 loss on Saturday to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-2).

#2 The Cardinal earlier in the game had trailed as much as 42-6 but were able to score two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

#3 Stanford’s offense just couldn’t any traction until the fourth quarter. For the Cardinal quarterback Elijah Brown threw 18-37 for 204 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.

#4 For Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr had all day to throw the football going 17-27, 205 yards, and two touchdowns for their ninth win of the season.

#5 This was the last game for Stanford head coach Frank Reich who took the job for this season only as a interim coach and the University will be looking for a new coach for 2026.

Join Daniel Dullum for Stanford Cardinal podcasts each Sunday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose State Falters Late to UC Irvine 72-63

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San Jose State University Spartans guard Ben Roseborough (11) drives the lane for a layup against the UC Irvine Anteaters at Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose on Sun Nov 30, 2025 (SJSU Spartans photo)

By Ryan Hannagan

SAN JOSE, Calif. — UC Irvine held off San Jose State 72-63 on Saturday afternoon at Provident Credit Union Event Center, pulling away midway through the second half after a tight, back and forth matchup for most of the game.

The meeting marked the first of a four-game homestand for the Spartans (3-5), who entered the day coming off a win over Loyola Chicago. The Anteaters (5-4) arrived with slight favorability at a 53% win probability, per ESPN — and validated it behind strong transition play and a dominant performance from guard Derin Saran.

San Jose State remained without key contributor Javaughn Hannah, but early on, the game lived up to expectations of being closely contested. Sadraque Nganga opened the scoring with a free throw, but the Spartans didn’t make their first field goal until nearly three minutes in, when Jermaine Washington slammed home a fast break dunk. The Spartans struggles from the field continued the entirety of the game.

Despite shooting just 28% from the field in the first half, the Spartans kept the deficit manageable. UC Irvine built leads of six and later nine, but San Jose State repeatedly clawed back, including a tip in at the buzzer to trim the halftime score to 36-34. Nganga led SJSU with 10 points at the break, while Saran paced UCI with 12.

Washington tied the game at 36 to open the second half, but once again the Anteaters responded with a run. A three from Adrian Myers in his return off the bench briefly halted the momentum, yet UC Irvine continued to generate separation.

The Spartans’ offensive struggles worsened as the half progressed. UC Irvine’s lead swelled to 11 with just over 10 minutes remaining, capitalizing on SJSU turnovers, defensive lapses and transition miscues. San Jose State made one final push, trimming the deficit to five after a sequence of scores from Yaphet Moundi and Ben Roseborough, but Saran responded with a three pointer and a layup on consecutive possessions to restore a double digit lead.

A late three from UCI’s Justin Dixon extended the margin to 69-58 with 4:24 left, effectively sealing the game. The Anteaters held control from there.

“The physicality,” Roseborough told Sports Radio Service when asked about the cause of second half collapse. “They hit first, you got to hit first. Loose balls, everything like that, you got to get to it. They played way harder than us tonight.”

Head coach Tim Miles echoed that assessment.

“Credit Irvine — they ran the floor well. They did all the things that winning teams do. … Ultimately, I didn’t think we were great in transition defense and I didn’t think we converted well on the offensive side, especially in the interior.”

San Jose State shot just 31% from the field (22 of 70) compared with UC Irvine’s 49% (30 of 61). Despite winning the rebounding battle 43-41 — including 19 offensive boards — the Spartans were outscored 50-26 in the paint and 24-6 on fast breaks.

Roseborough led SJSU with 12 points. Saran finished with a game-high 24 for the Anteaters.

The loss marks San Jose State’s first home setback of the season. The Spartans continue their homestand later this week as they look to regroup and find their footing before conference play.

San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor Sun Nov 30, 2025: 49ers score in each quarter to beat Browns 26-8

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) is sacked by the Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett (middle right) in the second half at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Sun Nov 30, 2025 (AP News photo)

SF 49ers podcast David Zizmor:

#1 The San Francisco 49ers (9-4) picked up their ninth win of the 2025 season with a win over the Cleveland Browns (3-9) 26-8 at Huntington Bank Field and from the looks of it the 49ers made easy work of the Browns.

#2 The 49ers were able to score in each of the four quarters and quarterback Brock Purdy was 16-29 for 168 yards and threw for one touchdown.

#3 Up next for the 49ers they host the Tennessee Titans (1-11) in Santa Clara. The Titans are having a rough season winning one game out of 12 games for the season. The Titans lost a tough on Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars 25-3. The Titans are suffering from both sides of the football. How do you see this one next Sun Dec 14.

Join David Zizmor for the 49ers podcasts after every home and away game at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast Rich Perez: Raiders show some offensive improvement against Chargers despite loss

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) catches a pass throw in the end zone from quarterback Geno Smith against the Los Angeles Chargers in the first half at So Fi Stadium in Los Angeles on Sun Nov 30, 2025 (AP News photo)

Las Vegas Raiders podcast Rich Perez:

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes and it gave the Chargers an early leg up on the Las Vegas Raiders in a 34-14 win. With the loss the Raiders suffer their sixth consecutive set back this time at So Fi Stadium in Los Angeles.

The Chargers Quentin and Ladd McConkey each had touchdowns on receptions and running back Kimani Vidal carried for a career high 126 yards. Vidal also scored on a 59 yard carry for the Chargers. The Chargers who lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars last week came right back and picked up their fourth win out of their last five games.

For Raiders quarterback Geno Smith went 18-23 for 165 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. For the Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert 15-20 for 151 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. The Raiders didn’t execute in the first or third quarters getting shutout in each of those quarters.

The Raiders will try it all over again as they take on the Denver Broncos at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas next Sun Dec 7 for a 1:05pm kick off. The Broncos previous to Raiders loss have won eight straight games and were 9-2 before their game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football.

Join Rich Perez after every Raiders home and away game for the Raiders podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NFL podcast Charlie O Sun Nov 30, 2025: Bears on roll get massive gains against Eagles; Ravens suffer tough injury and loss to Bengals; plus more news

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Chicago Bears running back De’Andre Swift (4) scores a touchdown against Philadelphia Eagles in the first half at Lincoln Financial Field on Fri Nov 28, 2025 (AP News photo)

NFL podcast Charlie O Sun Nov 30, 2025

#1 What does Chicago Bears’ upset win over Philadelphia Eagles — including a massive 255-yard combined rushing effort — mean for their playoff chances this season?

#2 With injuries piling up across the league (the Baltimore Ravens’Chandler Martin’s season-ending ACL tear), how are team depth and roster management becoming more critical as they head into the final stretch?

#3 Kansas City Chiefs just got graded a “B” for a narrow loss — what does this signal about the sustainability of their recent playoff-level standards under pressure?

#4 Charlie, does the firing of Las Vegas Raiders assistant coach Chip Kelly really underscore head coach Pete Carroll’s goal of building up the team. Does that leave a bitter taste in Carroll’s mouth as he had no real say in Kelly’s firing? The Raiders lost another tough one again to the Los Angeles Chargers 31-14.

#5 For teams with rookie or newly returned quarterbacks such as the Cleveland Browns Shedeur Sanders, how important is coaching support and defense-driven wins in shaping their long-term future this season?

Join Charlie O for the NFL podcast Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Barracuda split series with Eagles in 4-3 win

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San Jose Barracuda vs Colorado Eagles on Saturday November 29th at Blue Arena (via coloradoeagles/flickr)

By Madison Montez

Colorado opened up the scoring in back to back games with Jake Wise scoring his second goal of the season. They extended their lead to 2-0 when Luke Toporowksi scored his first goal this season. San Jose cut into that lead to make it 2-1 when Oliver Wahlstrom took advantage of a powerplay scoring his fifth powerplay goal of the season.

The Barracuda tied the game at two with Igor Chernysov scoring his 10th of the season. They took their first lead of the game when Quentin Musty scored his fourth powerplay goal of the season. Musty went on hat trick watch at 9:28 of the third, scoring his second goal of the night, extending their lead to 4-2. Colorado cut into that lead but it wasn’t enough, courtesy of Tristen Nielsen.

Although losing, Colorado had the upper hand for most of the game. They outshot San Jose 11 to 8 in the first period and 12 to 6 in the third period. San Jose outshot Colorado 17 to 8 in the second period. Ultimately, both teams ended up shooting 31 shots evenly.

Both teams had a chance to show their special teams in last night’s game but San Jose was the only team to capitalize and take advantage. San Jose went 3 for 6 while Colorado went 0 for 2. Quinten Musty scored two for San Jose while Igor Chernysov scored the other. After tonight’s game, San Jose is now first on the powerplay and second to last on the penalty kill.

Jakub Skarkev, who recorded the win, made 28 saves on 31 shots, allowing three goals. His record now moves to 7-2-0-1. Isak Posch, who recorded the loss, made 27 saves on 31 shots, allowing four goals. His record now moves to 8-3-1-2.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Oliver Wahlstrom
  2. Igor Chernysov
  3. Luke Toporowski

The Barracuda will be back in action on Friday December 5th, hosting the Tucson Roadrunners for a two-game series.

Bears Win And Celebrate: 38-35 Upset Win Over SMU Provides Respite From Somber Week

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By Morris Phillips

BERKELEY, CA–Lose the Big Game in embarrassing fashion, fire the coach.

For the Cal Bears, the beginning of the week wasn’t the best, and their future remains cloudy.

But on a cool Saturday evening, hundreds roared on to the turf at Memorial Stadium to celebrate an unlikely win that materialized in a dramatic finish. That’s progress the entire university desperately needed.

“It’s a tremendous credit to these kids for staying together and doing it for the right reasons,” interim coach Nick Rolovich said after Cal’s 38-35 win over visiting SMU. “The staff, I mean, that’s hard on the staff, too, when you go through this.

“And for them to stay together and understand, we can go out and play this game for the seniors, and to win it like that in the fourth quarter, that’s something that none of us will forget. We’re very appreciative of the opportunity. Just an awesome, awesome deal for Cal football.”

Without the disposed Justin Wilcox, and Rolovich in his place, the Bears produced a spirited effort that gave them 24-7 and 31-14 leads as they took advantage of a Mustangs’ offense that uncharacteristically sputtered.

But when SMU mounted a response–three unanswered fourth quarter touchdowns–the Bears came up with a game-winnibg drive culminating with Kendrick Raphael’s two-yard run with 43 seconds remaining. A brief review confirmed that like Raphael’s body, the football also crossed the goal line.

SMU’s final push of six plays for 40 yards yielded a 52-yard, potential game-tying field goal attempt for Sam Keltner put it sailed right.

Sharks Rally But Fall 4-3 to Golden Knights

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San Jose Sharks center Will Smith (2) scores a goal on Las Vegas goaltender Carl Lindbom (30) in the first period at T Mobile Center in Las Vegas on Sat Nov 29, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks fell 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Tomas Hertl, Colton Sissons and Mitch Marner scored for the Golden Knights. Carl Lindbom made 18 saves for the win. Will Smith and William Eklund scored for the Sharks. Alex Nedeljkovic made 20 saves in the loss.

The Sharks made it back to a one-goal game, after falling behind 4-1 in the second period. After the game, Sharks defenseman John Klingberg said: “That’s a good team over there. They’ve been good for a lot of years. I think we played with them. There was a few scenarios in the second where we got beat and that’s how we probably lost the game.”

Alex Nedeljkovic described the beginning of the game: “They were on top of us in all three zones. They really didn’t give us much time and space. They didn’t give us a chance to breathe.” In comparison, at the end of the second, he said “Finally, we played fast, we were moving away from the puck and creating our own space.”

Will Smith scored the first goal of the game at 7:04 of the first. He caught a neutral zone pass from Tyler Toffoli then skated into the zone and snapped the puck past Lindbom on the glove side.

Tomas Hertl tied the game at 16:13 with a wrist shot from the slot. Assists went to Pavel Dorofeyev and Ben Hutton.

At the end of the first, the shots were 9-7 Vegas. There were no penalties called in the first.

Vegas jumped out to the lead at 5:36. Colton Sissons poked the puck past Nedeljkovic. Assists went to
Keegan Kolesar and Cole Reinhardt.

Mitch Marner made it 3-1 less than two minutes later. Marner used a wrap-around on Nedeljkovic’s stick side. Assists went to Brett Howden and Mark Stone.

Tomas Hertl added another at 12:38 on the power play, deflecting a shot by Mitch Marner. An assist also went to Jack Eichel.

Will Smith scored his second of the game on thew power play at 14:40. With a neat little move along the boards, Macklin Celebrini knocked the puck free and Smith met it in front of the net.

With 25 seconds left in the period, William Eklund carried the puck in and scored with a backhand. Assists went to Adam Gaudette and Mario Ferraro.

In the second period, the shots were 10-9 Vegas. The Sharks took two penalties in the second and they had one power play.

A scoreless third period saw just five shots per team. A single penalty was called, at 19:25 to Brayden McNabb for cross-checking Macklin Celebrini while the Sharks played with an extra skater. A close finish but no cigar for the Sharks.

The Sharks next play on Monday back in San Jose against the Utah Mammoth at 7:00 PM PT.