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Sharks Lose 2-1 in OT to Blues, Loss is Sharks 6th straight, Askarov Injured

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San Jose Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov reaches for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Dallas. Askarov was injured against the St Louis Blues on Thu Mar 26, 2026 at Enterprise Center in St Louis (AP Photo/LM Otero)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 2-1 in overtime to the St Louis Blues on Thursday. Blues goals were scored by Dalibor Dvorsky and Dylan Holloway. Joel Hofer made 24 saves for the win. Alexander Wennberg scored the lone Sharks goal. Yaroslav Askarov made 11 saves before sustaining an injury midway through the game. Alex Nedeljkovic made 10 saves in relief.

There were no details about Askarov’s injury in the post-game press conference. The injury was described only as upper body.

After the game, Macklin Celebrini talked about his role in the game and his current goalless streak of six games: “It’s kind of disappointing, feeling like I’m not doing my part to help the team. Also, being on for goals [against], I mean it’s unacceptable and I need to figure it out.”

“I liked our game. I thought we did some really good things tonight. So, hopefully a step in the right direction,” said Sharks Head Coach Ryan Warsofsky. “Frustrated with the result but a step in the right direction.”

In a scoreless and penalty-free first period, the Sharks outshot the Blues 9-6. Askarov was playing well in his first game back from injury. Midway through the second period, Nathan Walker fell on Askarov after being pushed by Vincent Desharnais. Askarov left the game under his own power and Nedeljkovic took the net.

The first goal of the game came at 17:19 of the second. Dalibor Dvorsky scored his 11th of the season with a snap shot. Assists went to Dylan Holloway and Jimmy Snuggerud.

The Blues outshot the Sharks 11-6 in the second. The penalties favored the Blues, with six penalties resulting in a single power play.

The Sharks tied the game at 5:04 of the third period. Alexander Wennberg scored his 14th of the season with a wrist shot. Assists went to William Eklund and Kiefer Sherwood. The Sharks outshot the Blues 8-4 in the third. There were no penalties called.

Dylan Holloway scored the game-winner at 4:57 of overtime with a backhand shot. An assist went to Philip Broberg.

The Sharks next play on Saturday at 2:00 PM PT in Columbus against the Blue Jackets.

Wildcats dominated Razorbacks, 109-88, will face No.2 Purdue Boilermakers in Elite Elite

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No.1 Arizona Wildcat guard (#5) Brayden Burries makes an 11-foot pull-up jump shot at the 14-minute mark of the 2nd Half on Thursday, March 26th, 2026, in San Jose, CA, at SAP Center. (Photo Credits to editor Michael Villanueva)

By Michael Villanueva

SAN JOSE – Just right after a crazy ending to the game between Purdue and Texas, SAP Center welcomed the 2nd game of the Sweet 16 West Region Tournament Games. The No.1 Arizona Wildcats vs. the No.4 Arkansas Razorbacks. This is their 2nd ever meeting in the NCAA Tournament, with Arkansas winning the last matchup in 1994 in the Final Four. With the Sweet 16, the road leads to the Elite Eight, and once again, the Razorbacks and Wildcats cross paths in this March of Madness. Arizona gave a show to the South Bay as they beaten Arkansas, 109-88.

Arizona is making its 40th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament. With this win, Arizona not only reaches its 35th win of the season but secured their spot to come back on Saturday evening for the Elite Eight and will face off against the No.2 Purdue Boilermakers. This will be the Wildcats 23rd trip to the Elite Eight in school history.

No.1 Arizona Wildcats started with guards Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries, forwards Ivan Kharchenkov, Koa Peat, and center Motiejus Krivas. Arizona’s all-time record in the NCAA Tournament went to 64-38 after getting a couple of wins down in SoCal area, San Diego. This was the Wildcats 16th appearance in the Sweet 16, but their fourth in five seasons with head coach Tommy Lloyd. Arizona isn’t a stranger down here in San Jose, as this was their third NCAA Tournament appearance in San Jose (2002,2017).

No.4 Arkansas Razorbacks started with guards Meleek Thomas, Darius Acuff Jr., forwards Trevon Brazile, Malique Ewin, and Billy Richmond III. Arkansas is enjoying its trip to the sweet 16, as this is the school’s 16th NCAA Sweet 16 and its 5th in a six-year span. The Razorbacks are being lead by head coach John Calipari who’s made quite a resume in the tournament. Coach Calipari is playing in his 17th NCAA Sweet 16 & his second straight. Calipari’s Sweet 16 record was impressive, but Arizona’s performance was too much for him and his team. His record is now 12-5 in the Sweet 16.

After the first 12 seconds, the Wildcats strike first on the Razorbacks with a layup from guard Brayden Burries. From there, it seemed like the whole 1st half was all Arizona. As they held the lead pretty much the entire 1st half. The two stud freshmen, Arkansas Darius Acuff Jr. and Arizona Brayden Burries, face off to close out this thrilling Thursday of games.

10 minutes into the first half of the game, Arkansas was starting to see some early struggles shooting from deep. Arizona has been seeing great success in its offensive possession. Wildcats are comfortably getting in the paint and protecting the paint with 2 blocks already in this game. So with that, Arizona would get on an early roll here in San Jose.

With 2 minutes left, Arkansas was down 13 points to Arizona, 50-37. The Razorbacks shooting has held them back and been their reason why they’re trailing. They were shooting 45% from the floor, but with a bad 17% from deep. While a hot team from the desert like Arizona, those missed three-pointers are big in playing the Wildcats. So, on that, Arizona went on a roll and saw a 15-point lead at one point on Arkansas.

At halftime, the Arizona Wildcats would lead the Arkansas Razorbacks by 11 points, 54-43. Arizona’s shooting is showing why they’re one of the best schools to take the West Region. They’re shooting a high 65% from the floor, going 18-of-28, just missing 10 shots on the floor the whole 1st half. The Wildcats are the first team to have 50+ points before halftime in multiple games within a men’s NCAA tournament since 2017. While Arkansas is hanging on, its problem is not hitting its shots and not being aggressive. The Razorbacks end the 1st half on 2-of-12 from deep at a low 17%.

The 2nd half was pure domination for Arizona. The Wildcats just proved to be too much for the Razorbacks. After the first 8 minutes, the Wildcats didn’t miss a shot in their possessions. A huge way to come back from where you left off in the 1st half. However, with his 13th point of the game, Darius Acuff Jr. has totaled 73 points across his first three NCAA tournament games, passing De’Aaron Fox for the most points scored by an SEC freshman in their first three career NCAA tournament appearances.

With the big and tough performance from Razorback freshman star Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas found itself down by 21 points just 7 minutes in the 2nd half. Arizona is pulling away from Arkansas in San Jose, holding that commanding 78-57 lead. The lead feels unreal to be in the Sweet 16, and the home travel team-Arizona crowd, is here and energized, chanting “U-of-A” as the Wildcats were getting closer to securing their spot in the Elite 8.

Now, with 7 minutes left of the game, nothing much has changed. Except the Razorbacks were starting to play frustrated from the performance and how the game is going. Arkansas would start to commit fouls, with some turning into a flagrant foul. The lead was still 20 points to Arizona, 92-72.

As the game reached the final 2 minutes, it was pretty clear who had won this game. Arizona is holding a 23 point lead. The Wildcats controlled the rest of the game and slowly played the clock out to officially get the win. With that, the final score was 109-88. Arizona will head to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015 with its head coach, Tommy Lloyd.

Arizona Wildcat freshman Brayden Burries led the team with his 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Burries and the Wildcats will host the No.2 Purdue Boilermakers right back in the SAP Center on March 28th, 2026, at 5:49 p.m. in San Jose, CA. The final game that San Jose will host, as the winner of the Saturday game, will take the road to the Final Four.

Kings Fall To Magic in the Final Seconds 121-117

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Orlando Magic forward Pablo Banchero (5) holds onto the ball against the Sacramento Kings forward Precious Achiuwa (9) in the first half at the Kia Center in Orlando on Thu Mar 26, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Sacramento Kings (19-55) rallied in the fourth quarter of their game with the Orlando Magic (39-34) letting the game slip away in the final 50 seconds of the game. Despite the 121-117 loss DeMar DeRozan had a stellar game finishing with 33 points which was the game high. Every starter in the game had double figures with the Kings coming up just short in this one.

The Magic are tied for ninth place with the Charlotte Hornets in the Eastern Conference going into this game and they are a half game out of the eighth spot. Thursday night’s game is crucial for the Magic. The Magic took to the court without Anthony Black who averages 15 points per game and Franz Wagner who averages 21 points per game so they will be missed. Both are expected to play in Sunday’s game against the Raptors.

The Magic got on top of the Kings in the opening quarter leading after the first 12 minutes of play 39-30. Sacramento made up some of the deficit in the second quarter outscoring the Magic 29-26 but were still trailing by six points at the half 65-59.

The Kings got after it in the third quarter outscoring the Magic 31-28 trailing by three points going into the fourth quarter 93-90. Sacramento was still very much in this game after three quarters.

DeRozan was having a terrific game and with six minutes left he had scored 29 points and had five rebounds and six assists. A minute into the quarter this game was tied at 93. At 8:49 the game was again tied at 95.

At that point the Magic started to inch away and with 5:57 on the clock Orlando had a ten point lead. Too many missed three’s by the Kings in the final quarter hurt; they were 11 of 28. With so much on the line Orlando continued to pull away in the final minutes.

The Kings attempted a rally with four minutes left in the game pulling to within six points 109-103. Fouls in the final quarter were hurting Sacramento but despite that with 50 ticks left on the clock it was a one-point game 116-115 and with 20 seconds left in the game the Magic had a two-point lead 119-117.

The Kings Malik Monk fouled Desmond Bane who made both free throws. A three-point attempt by Monk missed and that was the game with the Magic prevailing 121-117.

The Kings put out a great effort with DeRozan scoring the game high with 33 points and 11 assists. Daeqwon Plowden had 23 points off the bench. Every Sacramento starter had double figures. Precious Achiuwa and Devin Carter each scored fourteen points, Malik Monk with 13 and Maxime Raynaud with ten points. The Kings had great ball protection and reeled in the turnovers, and were also solid from the line. They came up just short in a very close finish.

Paolo Banchero had the Magic’s high finishing with 30 points and Desmond Bane had 23 points.

The Kings came close in the final seconds of this game and will now play another road game facing the Eastern Conferences’ fifth place team the Atlanta Hawks. Tipoff for that game is scheduled for Saturday night 4:30 PM.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

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PURDUE WINS ON PUTBACK, 79-77, Advances to Elite Eight over No.11 Texas Longhorns

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Purdue Boilermakersguard (#2) Fletcher Loyer shoots a 24-foot three-pointer jumper to start the 2nd half between the Texas Longhorns in the West Regional ‘Sweet 16’ matchup on March 26th, 2026, in SAP Center at San Jose, CA

By Michael Villanueva

SAN JOSE – The Longhorns and Boilermakers have had a long history between them since before tonight’s “Sweet 16” matchup in the NCAA March Madness Tournament. However, this game and performance from both schools will go down as another historical game in the all-time series. Purdue and Texas would go back and forth on Thursday afternoon, with 16 lead changes, tied 10 times, and with only one team having a large lead of just 7 points. However, Purdue Trey Kaufman-Renn’s tip-in with less than a second left lifts the No.2 Purdue to a 79-77 win over No.11 Texas.

No.2 Purdue started with guards Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, C.J. Cox, forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, and center Oscar Cluff. The Boilmakers hope this squad can send them to their third Elite Eight in the last seven years. Purdue and Texas are set to face each other for the seventh time in their series history, with the Longhorns currently holding a 4-2 lead. Their upcoming matchup will be their first meeting since Purdue’s 81-71 victory over Texas in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

No.11 Texas Longhorns started with guards Tramon Mark, Jordan Pope, forwards Dailyn Swain, Camden Heide, and center Matas Vokietaitis. Longhorns came into this game feeling really good with the turnaround theyb had this season. Texas Longhorns head coach Sean Miller is making his ninth Sweet 16 appearance in 21 seasons as a head coach. With a 25-13 record across 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, Miller ranks ninth among active Division I coaches for the most career NCAA Tournament wins.

Purdue came out at Texas right at tip-off, feeling the hype from the crowds in San Jose. Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer started the game off with back-to-back three pointers to get the Boilermakers on their feet and an early 6-0 lead. However, there’s a reason this Texas team has made it this far in the tournament. As Texas guard Tramon Mark gets going.

Texas guard Tramon Mark would get the Longhorns after Purdue’s hot shooting start. In fact, Tramon Mark locked in for Texas and took over as their main scorer in the rest of the 1st half. He is shooting efficiently, going 4-for-5 from the field, including two three-pointers, and leads all scorers with 10 points. The Longhorns hold a 21-18 lead with 10:48 remaining in the first half. Then, a minute later, Mark would eventually have half of Texas’ points.

The Boilermakers have been creating good scoring opportunities, especially in the paint with 18 points, largely thanks to Braden Smith, the NCAA’s newly crowned assist leader. Purdue is 2-of-7 from three-point range but has missed several open looks. Their two three-pointers came right at tip-off, and they struggled from deep afterward, missing nine straight attempts. After Fletcher Loyer made two early threes, the drought ended when he knocked down another late in the half. At the 1:03 mark, Loyer leads all scorers with 13 points, and Purdue holds a narrow 37-35 lead.

By halftime, Purdue would see themselves with a 4 point lead, 39-35. Purdue is able to withhold Texas hustle and athleticism by outrebounding them 18 to 13, and the Boilers shot 53.1 percent from the field were a big factor on how they’re holding the lead. However, Texas was able to knock down more three-pointers than Purdue since the Boilermakers three-pointers only came from guard Fletcher Loyer. The Longhorns ended the 1st half with 6-of-16 three-point shooting.

Texas guard Tramon Mark made his name and presence felt here in the first game of the Sweet 16 matchups. He picked up right where he left off from his 1st half performance, and knocked down some big shots. Mark reached the 2,000 career points milestone through his 19th point, spanning six seasons with Houston, Arkansas, and Texas. He finished the first half with 12 points, marking his highest-scoring first half in any NCAA tournament game. This tournament appearance is his 13th across his career at Texas and Houston. Texas leads 49-45 at the 15:37 mark.

Purdue was still able to see some success even though they still weren’t able to make any three-pointer in the 2nd half with 10 minutes left. Purdue’s defense locked in as Texas made 3 costly turnovers in the final minutes. Also, the Longhorns would also pick up some crucial fouls that gave Purdue trips to the line. By then, the Boilermakers were up by 1 point in the final minute of the game. There have been over 15 lead changes in this close game.

With just 11.9 seconds left in the game, Texas ties it up, 77-77, after Longhorn forward Dailyn Smith drives to the basket hard and makes his layup, with the foul, converting it to a three-point play. He would get sent to the line and tie it up from there. Then Purdue guard Braden Smith would drive it to the basket, miss his layup, but Purdue’s big man, Trey Kaufman-Renn, would tip it in and win the game for Purdue, 79-77.

Purdue Boilermakers now advance to the Elite Eight. They will take on the winner between of No.1 Arizona Wildcats and No.4 Arkansas Razorbacks. The Elite Eight game will be played right back in here at SAP Center in San Jose, CA, on March 28th, 2026.

Sacramento Kings podcast Jeremiah Salmoson: Kings tip off with Magic tonight at the Kia Center

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Charlotte Hornets guard Coby White (3) looks to take a shot against the Sacramento Kings guard DeMar DeRozan (3) in the first half at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte NC on Tue Mar 25, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 How will Devin Carter’s scoring efficiency impact the Kings’ chances against Orlando, given he’s averaging around 19 points per game this season?

#2 Will Maxime Raynaud be able to dominate the boards and facilitate the offense against Orlando’s frontcourt?

#3 What role will Russell Westbrook play in controlling the tempo and distributing the ball for Sacramento in this matchup?

#4 Can DeMar DeRozan create enough offense in isolation to break down the Magic’s defense, especially late in the game?

#5 How much scoring support can players like Malik Monk provide off the bench to complement the Kings’ primary scorers?

Join Jeremiah Salmonson for the Sacramento Kings podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

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Barracuda fall to Stars 3-2

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San Jose Barracuda vs Texas Stars on Wednesday March 25th at Tech CU Arena (via sjbarracuda/flickr)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- Texas opened up the scoring to make it 1-0 with Jack Becker scoring his 13th goal of the season. This would be the second goal that Texas scores in San Jose’s 3-2 loss. To tie it up 1-1, 18 seconds later, Colin White netted his fifth powerplay goal of the season. Oliver Wahlstrom registering the primary assist and Luca Cagnoni registering the secondary assist.

To take their first lead of the game, San Jose’s Egor Afanasyev scored his 13th goal of the season to make it a 2-1 San Jose game. Jimmy Huntington recording the lone assist. To tie the game at 2-2, right off the faceoff, Luke Krys scored his fifth goal of the season. With three minutes left in the third, Texas regained their previous lead. Kole Lind with his 11th goal of the season.

After the first period, shots were even a piece at 16. After the second period Texas outshot San Jose, 11-7. After the third period, San Jose outshot Texas 13-7.

Coming into Wednesday night’s game, San Jose was second on the powerplay and third shorthanded in the Pacific Division. San Jose went 1/4. For Texas, who are in the Central Division, was fifth on the powerplay and last shorthanded. Wednesday night, Texas went 0/6.

Returning back to the Barracuda after his short stint with the Sharks in the NHL, Laurent Brossoit was the starting goaltender for the Barracuda. Making 31 saves on 34 shots, Brossoit recorded Wednesday night’s loss. For Texas, Rémi Poirier got the start. Making 31 saves on 33 shots, Poirier recorded Wednesday night’s win.

THREE STARS OF THE GAME:

  1. Jack Becker
  2. Kole Lind
  3. Egor Afanasyev

The Barracuda will be back in action on Saturday March 28th where they will visit the Coachella Valley Firebirds in Palm Desert. The last time these two teams faced off was on Wednesday March 18th where the Barracuda pulled out a 5-1 win.

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Jets get three goal win over Knights 4-1; Blues Hofer shuts out Caps 3-0; plus more NHL news

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Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) makes a save on Vegas Golden Knights Keegan Kolesar (55) as Elias Salmonsson (57) defends in the first period at the T Moblie Center in Las Vegas on Tue Mar 24, 2026 (AP News photo)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 The Winnipeg Jets handled the Vegas Golden Knights in Edmonton on Tuesday night with a 3 goal win 4-1. The Jets Mark Scheifele kept busy with a goal and two assists and got it hit with a fighting major in the second period. It’s rare for Scheifele to get into a scrape not to mention a major. The Jets Kyle Connor, Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg.

#2 St Louis Blues Jimmy Snuggerrud and Otto Stenberg scored goals and the Blues goaltender Joel Hofer saved 21 shots as the Blues got a shutout over the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Tuesday night. The Blues Jordan Kyrou scored his 17th goal on a empty netter with 41 seconds left to put the final touches for the win.

#3 The Calgary Flames edged the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night 3-2 at Scotia Place in Calgary defeating the Kings in a four round shootout on Yegor Sharangovich’s shootout goal. Olli Maatta and Zayne Parekh each had goals in the first period scoring their first goals of the season. The Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf saved 23 shots.

#4 The Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid reached 400 career goals Connor McDavid kept a straight face while making a curious revelation to a group of reporters after surpassing 400 career goals not to mention picking up a second goal his 401st goal of his career that helped the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Utah Mammoth at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night.

#5 Mikael Granlund of the Anaheim Ducks scored two goals and Alex Killorn picked up goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Mason McTavish and Troy Terry both scored for the Ducks and John Carlson picked up three assists while goaltender Lukas Dostal saved 27 shots.

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcasts heard Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

March Madness NCAA podcast Michael Roberson: Iowa upsets Florida; St Johns gets buzzer beater on Kansas; plus more news

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Iowa Hawkeyes forward Alvaro Folgueirias (7) hits a three point shot against the Florida Gators in the second half in the NCAA College Tournament on Sun Mar 22, 2026 in Tampa Bay FL (AP News photo)

March Madness NCAA podcast Michael Roberson:

:#1How did No. 9 seed Iowa manage to upset No. 1 seed Florida, and what does that reveal about vulnerabilities among top seeds this year? (This was one of the tournament’s biggest shocks so far.)

#2 What factors contributed to St. John’s dramatic buzzer-beater win over Kansas, and can that momentum carry them deeper into the tournament?

#3 Why has Michigan looked so dominant—such as in their 95–72 win over Saint Louis—and are they the strongest contender heading into the Sweet 16?

#4 With Alabama’s commanding win over Texas Tech setting up a major matchup with Michigan, which team has the edge and why?

#5 Has the relative lack of Cinderella runs (few lower-seed breakthroughs) changed the excitement or competitiveness of March Madness 2026?

Michael Roberson is covering March Madness NCAA at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State on 2-game Winning Streak, & beat the Brooklyn Nets on Latino Heritage Night, 109-106.

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Golden State Warrior guard Brandin Podziemski shoots and makes a 26-foot three-pointer in the 1st quarter against the Brooklyn Nets (17-56) on Wednesday, March 25th, 2026, at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA. (Photo Credits to editor Michael Villanueva)

SAN FRANCISCO – With their 600th straight sellout against the Brooklyn Nets at Chase Center Wednesday night, the Warriors have extended a franchise record. The streak started on December 18, 2012, against the then-New Orleans Hornets. Golden State is now the sixth-longest in NBA history & the second-longest active streak. (Miami Heat is the first-longest active streak) The team was also celebrating Latino Heritage Night, as Golden State would win this one in a nail-biter, 109-106.

The Warriors are now on a two-game winning streak after going 2-8 in their last 10 games. The Golden State Warriors are entering their final games of the season and are making maximum efforts to secure a spot in the postseason. Injuries have been a “huge problem and loss,” in the words of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. So with that, this win on Wednesday night was a big confidence booster and another win column to the record. The Warriors hope to have a .500 or higher record as they move to 35-38.

Golden State started guards Brandin Podziemski, De’Anthony Melton, forwards Gui Santos and Draymond Green, and center Kristaps Porzingis. Gui Santos will be replacing guard Moses Moody after a scary injury just two days ago. He suffers from a left patellar tendon rupture, and the team will announce more on his injury and status in the following days. However, fans can expect to have lost both of the team wings this season due to injuries. A huge loss for the team as their regular season is reaching its final games.

The Brooklyn Nets started with guards Ben Saraf, Drake Powell, Terance Mann, forward Ziaire Williams, and center Nic Claxton. The Nets are missing their big scorer forward, Michael Porter Jr., who is out for the game due to a left hamstring strain. Center Nic Claxton has been leading the team with his 11.8 points per game and averaging 7 rebounds per game. This young squad hasn’t had much to celebrate this season, but came into Chase Center on Wednesday hoping to end their 8-game losing streak.

In the first half, the Warriors’ shooting and turnovers were the reasons the Nets were able to see early success. By the end of the 1st quarter, Golden State would have 10 turnovers, but was shooting at 50% in all categories. The Warriors were able to stay in the game, but could’ve seen better results on the scoreboard if they were more careful with the ball.

Also in the 2nd quarter, the Warriors went cold, especially from deep. The team would find themselves going 1-of-10 from deep, and with 5 turnovers. This performance wasn’t gonna hold up, especially playing in your own home. So the Warriors went to the paint and had their forwards surround the basket to get easy second chance points.

At halftime, the Warriors are down to the Nets by 8 points, 58-50. The Warriors are dominating and proving they can get rebounds against this young Nets team. However, Golden State had 15 turnovers in the first half. Brooklyn was able to use those possessions to their advantage, and at one point. The Nets had a 13-point lead on the Warriors. Warriors center Porzingis is leading the way so far with his 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist.

At the start of the 4th quarter, the Warriors were down by 9 points. In the last 7 minutes of the game, we had a tie game at 90-90. Then Warriors rookie guard Will Richard knocked down a 26-foot three-pointer to give Golden State the lead, 93-90. This shot got the crowd on their feet and would ultimately give the Warriors the confidence to finish this game, especially with this sellout crowd. Forcing the Nets to call a timeout, but that would bite them later as they only had one timeout left with a lot of time to play left.

Although the Warriors couldn’t get a shot to go in, they were able to draw in the shooting fouls and get points from the foul. So with that, and the Warriors’ defense clutching up in the end. The Golden State Warriors would go on and beat the Nets after being down 13 points, 109-106.

The Warriors get themselves back-to-back wins for the first time since forward Jimmy Butler III’s injury on Jan. 19th. Player of the game went to Gui Santos. His performance and hustle was important as he also became a big fan favorite player. Santos would finish with 31 points, 4-of-6 from three-pointer’s, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist. Now Golden State looks and has a great chance to make it a three-game winning streak when the Washington Wizards come to the Bay on Friday, March 27th, 2026, at 7 p.m. right back at Chase Center as the team will also celebrate Filipino Heritage Night.

Yankees stun Oracle Park crowd with 7-0 opening night win in Tony Vitello’s big league debut

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New York Yankees Jazz Chisholm Jr., left, and Jose Caballero, right, are congratulated by Austin Wells (28) after both scored on Ryan McMahon’s two-run single against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Lincoln Juarez 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Bronx Bombers came out swinging into 2026 deflating the sellout crowd at 3rd and King. Eight of the nine in the New York lineup recorded a hit lighting up a seven in the run column. Tony Vitello started his Major League managerial career on the wrong end of a 7-0 blowout on Opening Night. 

Wednesday night at Oracle Park marked the start of the Giants’ 69th season in San Francisco and potentially the most unique and exciting. New energy runs through the city with first-year manager Tony Vitello taking the reins of a Giants team that underperformed in 2025. Vitello was hired in late October from the University of Tennessee, becoming the first ever Major League manager without any kind of professional experience. He put Tennessee baseball on the map by transforming the program into a national contender every year. With the additions of three-time batting champion Luis Arraez at the top of the order, a speedy Harrison Bader in the outfield and two more reliable arms in the rotation (Tyler Mahle and Adrian Houser), the G-Men aim to end losing ways and make the postseason for the first time since their spectacular 2021 season (107-55). 

Red, white, and blue confetti swirled in the breeze and the celebratory opening night festivities concluded with a flyover by the 144th Fighter Wing. Oracle Park was alive for the first time since September. Right after Tony Vitello finished his first official plate meeting as a big league manager, Logan Webb led the Giants to the field. 

Webb missed most of Spring Training to pitch for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. During the tournament he pitched in two exciting wins for the Stars and Stripes, finishing 2-0 with a 1.04 ERA and 11 strikeouts. In the cactus league, Webb was also 2-0 but had a 6.75 ERA in just 9.1 innings pitched. In his last outing in Arizona he worked his pitch count up to 86 but allowed six runs on eight hits in 4.1 innings. 

Webb started off on the right foot and the first pitch in MLB of 2026 was a strike, one of three to send Trent Grisham packing to start the ballgame. Webb struck out his Team USA teammate Aaron Judge for the second out and Heliot Ramos made a catch in shallow left field to cap off a scoreless first frame. Ramos got the start in left field Wednesday, putting an end to the Giants’ 19 year streak of starting a different left fielder on Opening Day. 

In the home first Luis Arraez walked in his first at-bat as a Giant, eventually getting thrown out at second base on a fielder’s choice. Matt Chapman beat the throw to first base bringing up Rafael Devers with one out. Devers blooped a ball into shallow center field that fell for a hit advancing Chapman to third base. The clean-up hitter, Willy Adames struck out with runners at the corners and Jung Hoo Lee grounded out to Yankee second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to put an end to the Giants threat. 

The Giants only had two hits from that point on, failing to get any sort of offensive momentum against Max Fried and the rest of the New York pitchers who threw in Wednesday’s game including former Giant Camilo Doval. The Giants’ three hits on Opening Night were the fewest in a season-opener since April 12, 1965. 

Luis Arraez recorded one of the three hits with an eighth inning single to extend his hitting streak to 16 games, which started on September 10, 2025. 

The Yankees had the complete opposite night on offense, tagging Giants pitching for seven runs on 10 hits. The Bronx Bombers teed off in the second inning putting up five runs to put the game out of reach early. Giancarlo Stanton singled with one out and Jazz Chisholm Jr. got hit by a pitch allowing the Yankees to get on a roll. 

Jose Caballero drove in Stanton on an RBI double and Ryan McMahon followed up with a single up the middle that scored Chisholm and Caballero. Trent Grisham tripled after an Austin Wells single that brought home McMahon and Wells. Finally Webb struck out Judge and Bellinger to put an end to the damaging inning. 

The only Yankee in the starting lineup to go without a hit on Wednesday was Aaron Judge, who went 0-for-5 while striking out four times. Judge became the first reigning MVP to strike out four times on the following opening day. Logan Webb accounted for three of those strikeouts but “couldn’t care less” about them after a displeasing outing. 

New York tacked on two more in the fifth to put a cherry on top of a 7-0 victory to start 2026. 

Simply put Tony Vitello said “A more competitive effort would’ve been better”. The Yankees took advantage of Giants mistakes and capitalized with runners in scoring position. The Giants had just two runners in scoring position all night. 

In college baseball, the mentality is all about winning a series and the Giants have the opportunity to do just that this weekend at Oracle Park. Robbie Ray will be on the hill for the orange and black Friday afternoon on Opening Day. First pitch is at 1:35pm.