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Super Bowl LVIII/San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Taking a look how each team matches up in what could be a close game

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy addresses the press on media day on Mon Feb 5, 2024 in Las Vegas (AP News photo)

On the Super Bowl LVIII/San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes:

#1 Joe, how much of an impact will the hard surface of the UNLV practice field be on the San Francisco 49ers? Head coach Kyle Shanahan feels it won’t have an impact and that it’s all good.

#2 If this was the test this is the big exam and for 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will he get the time he needs to get the ball away against a rather quick Kansas City Chiefs pass rush?

#3 Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that it’s Thursday and the game is in sight and he wants to get through with practice as the Super Bowl is just days away.

#4 Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said that this being their third Super Bowl in five years and Kelce said three is a big number in terms of dynasties and said he was hopeful the Chiefs can get this thing.

#5 So last and final question for you to complete your assortment of questions for the 2023-24 season and Super Bowl LVIII what’s your prediction for Sunday at Allegiant Stadium with these two evenly matched teams?

Joe Hawkes did the San Francisco 49ers podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Bears stave off disaster with another painful win over Trojans in overtime 83-77

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The Cal Bears forward Grant Newell (14) and guard Jalen Cone (15) jump for joy as the Bears defeated the USC Trojans in OT for Cal’s tenth win of the season at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Wed Feb 7, 2024 (Cal Bears photo)

Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California

USC Trojans 77 (9-14 Overall; 3-9 Pac-12)

California Golden Bears 83 (10-13 Overall; 6-6 Pac-12)

By Stephen Ruderman

The Bears dodged a bullet, and beat the USC Trojans in overtime, 83-77, to cap off yet another painful win in what was their first win against USC in over seven years.

The Bears returned home following a convincing win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe on Saturday to host a USC Trojans team, who had beaten the Bears in each of their previous 11 matchups.

There would be no scoring in the first minute of the game, but Cal struck first with a dunk and jumper from Fardaws Aimaq. Arrinten Page laid one in to put USC on the board, and Joshua Morgan hit a jumper to tie it, 4-4.

Aimaq hit a jumper to put the Bears back ahead at 6-4, as he scored each of the Bears’ first six points tonight, and the two teams remained neck and neck for the next several minutes.

The Bears led 22-21 when Grant Newell was fouled with 8:34 remaining in the first half, and Newell made both shots from the line. From there, Jalen Cone took off, as he hit back-to-back-to-back threes to open up a 33-25 lead for the Bears.

Cone went for fourth-straight three, and was fouled, but he then hit all three shots from the line to make it 36-25 with 5:39 to go.

The Trojans then made a charge, and scored six unanswered points to cut Cal’s lead to 36-31. However, Aimaq made a pair of dunks, and Newell made a jumper, as the Bears went into the half with a 6-0 run to open their lead back to 11 at 42-31.

The Bears carried their momentum into the second half, as Jalen Celestine hit a three ball, and Jaylon Tyson laid one in, as the Bears’ run extended to 11-0 to make it 47-31. Boogie Ellis was fouled and made one of two from the line, and DJ Rodman, the son of NBA Hall-of-Famer Dennis Rodman, laid one in to give USC a reprieve.

The Trojans then started to slowly chip away at the Bears’ lead. Tyson made a jumper and a layup, but a three-ball by Kobe Johnson cut the lead to 51-39 with 15:32 remaining.

From there, there would not be any scoring for nearly three minutes until Rodman hit a three to make it 51-42. Isaiah Collier made a layup; was fouled; and then hit his shot from the line to cut the Bears’ lead to just six at 51-45.

The Bears were now in danger of blowing another big lead. However, they responded swiftly with a 7-2 run, which featured a three by Tyson; a jumper by Celestine; and a layup by Keonte Kennedy, as the Bears opened their lead back up to 58-47 with 9:05 to go.

Collier then went on a show, and scored seven unanswered points to make it 58-54. Tyson laid one in, and hit one from the line after being fouled on the play, but the Trojans were relentless, as Morgan slammed one down, and Collier hit a layup and a pair of free throws to make it just a one-point game at 61-60.

Once again, there the Bears were on the verge of blowing yet another big lead in a season that has seen them do so so many times. However, Tyson and Cone each hit threes to make it 67-62 with 1:58 remaining, and things were looking good for the Bears.

However, these were the 2023-2024 California Golden Bears, and there was going to be more pain for the Bears and their fans in this one. Ellis and Rodman each made layups to make it 67-66. Tyson and Aimaq each missed layups, and Collier was fouled and made one of two at the line to tie it, 67-67 with 27 seconds to go.

After an intentional foul, Jaylon Tyson missed a three at the buzzer, and we were headed to overtime.

So there you had it, another blown lead for the Bears in this wild roller coaster ride of a season. However, through all the pain, there has been tremendous excitement and glory, and we were about to see whether the Bears had anymore in them.

Aimaq was fouled and made one of two from the line to start overtime, but Ellis laid one in to give the Trojans the lead, 69-68. It was USC’s first lead since Bronny James, the son of NBA star Lebron James, who was in attendance at Haas Pavilion tonight, hit a three to put them up 14-13 in the early part of the first half.

Tyson slammed one down to put the Bears back ahead, but Collier drew a foul and hit two from the line to do the same for USC. Tyson was fouled and hit two from the line, and then Collier was fouled, but only hit one from the line, as the game was tied, 72-72.

Jalen Celestine lit up the sellout crowd at Haas Pavilion with a three to put Cal up 75-72, but of course the Trojans were not going to make this easy. Following a layup by Kobe Johnson, Cone hit a three to make it 78-74, but go figure, Rodman hit a three to make it 78-77 with 36 seconds remaining.

Kennedy then drew a foul, and he hit both from the line to make it 80-77. Aimaq blocked a layup by Collier; then Celestine took the rebound, and was fouled. Celestine made one of two from the line to make it 81-77.

After Rodman missed a three, USC had no choice but to foul Celestine, who took the rebound, but Celestine made both from the line, and Bears held on to win it, 83-77.

Just another painful win for the Bears, who have had so many of them in a comeback season following their second-worst in team history. But hey, if you’re going to have even a close-to-.500 season following a 3-29 season, there is going to be a lot of pain. That’s just how it goes.

With this win, the Bears have won four of their last five. They improve to .500 in conference play at 66, and improve to 10-13 overall. This is also Cal’s first win against USC since Jan. 8, 2017, which was during the Bears’ last winning season.

As for the individual players, Jaylon Tyson had an incredible night, as he scored 27 points. Jalen Cone was also pretty solid with a 20-point performance. Isaiah Collier scored 20, and DJ Rodman scored 17 for USC. Bronny James did hit that three early in the first half, but he only scored five on the night in front of his old man.

Now the Bears will welcome the UCLA Bruins into the House of Pain for a 2:30 p.m. tipoff on Saturday.

Cardinal Mauled by Bruins, 82-74, in the last Conference Matchup of the Rival California Schools; UCLA wins fourth straight game

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UCLA Bruins forward Adem Bona (3) is fouled on his way to the basket by the Stanford Cardinal forward Spencer Jones (left) during the first half at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto on Wed Feb 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

STANFORD, Calif. — The Stanford Cardinal (11-11, 6-6 Pac-12) could not withstand the sharp claws of the University of California – Los Angeles Bruins (12-11, 7-5 Pac-12), 82-74, in their LAST Pacific – 12 Battle on the Farm.

Although the LA bears took a 3-0 lead to start the game, the Palo Alto squad came back to go ahead momentarily. Both teams traded leads and had multiple ties during the first 20-minute block, Both had 5-point leads , while Stanford had an 8-0 run, UCLA had a 6-0 of their own push.

Despite no player for the Cardinal reaching double-figures in the First 20, senior Brandon Angel provided eight points for the home team. The Bruins leader at the half was freshman Sebastian Mack, with his 12 points, lady ng everyone in the gymnasium.

At intermission, the visitors from Westwood had a 2-point lead. UCLA 35, Stanford 33.

In the second half, the Bruins had an 8-0 run and held leads as high as 8 points. Stanford managed to get a 50-49 lead near the midway point of the second half. However, UCLA was able to stave them off the rest of the game.

Stanford was perfect from the line most of the game, until (1:25) less than two minutes left in the game, when Maxime Raynaud missed the first of his three misses. UCLA, on the other hand, was horrid from the line for the game, until late in the second half. They ended with a respectable 77% from the line at game’s end.

The Cardinal tried to overtake their southern California opposition, with three players tallying double figure scoring. Raynaud had a double-double (20 points & 10 rebounds), Brandon Angel (12) and Spencer Jones (15). Their 15 turnovers did not help, and the bruins 7 more made threes and 9 more FT’s was a huge contributing factor in the team’s downfall.

The Bruins presented five hoopers with 10+ points on the stat sheet. They were led by the aforementioned Mack (21) with 4 made threes. His 6 missed free throws kept him in the low 20’s. The other four: Aden Bona (16), Dylan Andrews (13), Will McClendon (13), and Lazar Stefanovic (10).

After the 40 minutes of regulation time ended, the UCLA Bruins maintained their largest lead (8) for the final score, 82-74.

The Cardinal will next be in action hosting the USC Trojans, Saturday, February 10, at Maples at 7 PM on ESPN2/U. The Bruins cross the Bay to take on California on the same date at 2:30 PM on FOX.

Kings bow to Pistons NBA’s worst team 136-110 at Golden 1 Center; Detroit’s Ivey leads with 37 points

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The Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) gets a fade away shot over the Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) in second half action at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Wed Feb 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Kings were back in action on Wednesday night in Sacramento. The Kings were coming off a seven-game road trip that saw them go 5-2. It was a solid trip for the Kings that exceeded expectations.

However, the Kings didn’t finish the trip strong as the red-hot Cleveland Cavs blew them out on Monday 136-110. On Wednesday, the Kings welcomed the worst team in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons. The tip-off was set for 7 PM PST at Golden One Center. The Kings fell to the worst team in the NBA, 133-120, on Wednesday night.

In the first quarter, the Kings played no defense as usual. Yet, the offense was firing on all cylinders. The Kings scored 36 points in the first quarter compared to the Pistons, who scored 31. The Kings were aided in the first quarter with great three-point shooting from Kevin Huerter, who hit 3-4.

In the second quarter, the Kings melted down. The Kings had zero effort on the defensive end, and the Kings shots stopped falling. That combo led to the Kings giving up the lead and giving the Pistons the lead going into halftime.

The Pistons outscored the Kings 39-27 in the second quarter to take the lead going into halftime. The Kings would trail the Pistons 70-63 at halftime. It was an embarrassing showing from the Kings as the boos reigned down from Golden One. Could the Kings turn it around in the third?

Yes! The Kings turned things around drastically in the third quarter as they stormed back to take the lead. The Kings outscored the Pistons in the third quarter 36-27. It was a welcome sight for Kings fans who were unhappy with how the first half ended. The Kings would go into the fourth quarter leading 99-97 after a buzzer-beating three from Domas Sabonis.

In the fourth quarter, the Kings lost the plot. The Kings were run off the court on Wednesday night as the Pistons fired in the final quarter to beat the Kings 133-120.

The Kings were outscored by the Pistons 36-21 in the fourth quarter, which led to their demise. The Kings best performance came from Domas Sabonis, who had 30 points and 12 rebounds. Jaden Ivey led the Pistons to victory with 37 points.

Up Next: The Kings stay home to take on the Denver Nuggets in Sacramento at 7 PM PST on Friday.

After slow start, Warriors offense blows out the Philadelphia 76ers 127-104

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Golden State Warriors Andrew Wiggins (left) goes for an underhand shot against the Philadelphia 76ers Paul Reed (right) in the first half at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Wed Feb 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

After scoring the fewest points (15) in the first quarter, the Golden State Warriors woke up and routed the Philadelphia 76ers 127-104. The Warriors beat the Sixers in San Francisco on January 30th. In that game, the Sixers’ star big man, Joel Embiid, tore his meniscus and had to leave the game.

Embiid will have surgery to repair the tear, and it is unknown how long Embiid will be on the shelf. As a result of Embiid not being in the lineup, the Sixers have lost six of the last seven games played. With the win, the Warriors have won four of their last five games and are 3-1 on the current five-game road trip. The Warriors won their tenth game on the road this season. Last year, The Warriors won 11 and lost 30. 

The Warriors could not generate any offense in the first quarter, and the Sixers won the quarter 22-15. Warrior guard Stephen Curry connected on a three-point shot and was fouled. Sixers’ coach, Nick Nurse, challenged the foul, and the call was reversed. Curry three was taken off the board, and the referees charged Curry with an offensive foul. 

In the second quarter, the Sixers increased the lead to ten, 27-17. The Warriors offense came to life as the Warriors went on a 10-0 run to tie the game 27-27. Andrew Wiggins and Jonathan Kuminga paced the Warrior attack, and the Warriors finished the first half with a three-point advantage, 48-45.

The Warriors outscored the Sixers 33-23 in the second quarter. Kuminga and Wiggins had 11 points each. The Warriors’ big Three, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Curry, put seven points on the board in the first half. Thompson had five, and Curry did not make a basket from the floor. Curry made two free throws. 

The Warriors blew the game open in the third quarter. The Warriors scored 43 points, while the Warriors’ defense held the Sixers to 23. To start the third period, the Warriors went on a 25-7 run. Thompson, Wiggins, and Curry all made shots. The Warriors led 91-68 at the end of the third quarter.

The Dubs led by thirty, 101-71, after Thompson connected on a three.    

The Warriors’ head coach, Steve Kerr, pulled his starters from the game. Dario Saric, Lester Quinones, Cory Joseph, Gui Santos, and Moses Moody were on the floor to finish the game. The Warriors won 127-104.

Game Notes: With the win, the Warriors improved to 23-25. The Sixers fell to 30-20.

Wiggins had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Wiggins played well on both ends of the court. Thompson and Kuminga each had 18. Curry finished the night with nine. Every Warrior player that went onto the court scored. Lester Quinones led the bench with 13 points.

As a team, the Warriors shot 50% from the floor. The Warriors knocked down 16 three-point shots. The Warriors pulled down 59 rebounds, and the offense recorded 30 assists. The Warriors had seven steals and eight blocks. 

The Sixers Ricky Council led his team with 17. Tobias Harris (13), Kenyon Martin (15), Patrick Beverly, and Tobias Harris each had 13. Former Warrior Kelly Oubre put 11 on the board. 

The Warriors finish the five-game road trip Thursday night against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis. The game will start at 5 pm.

NHL podcast with Len Shapiro: Devils Bratt hopes for some snow at Winter Classic games; Is there a NY Rangers goalie controversy?; plus more news

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New Jersey Devils’ Jesper Bratt (63) skates against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 11, 2023. Bratt hopes for some snow during the NHL Stadium Series Winter Classic on Sat Feb 17, 2024 at MetLife Stadium at East Rutherford in New Jersey (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker, File)

On the NHL podcast with Len Shapiro:

#1 Edmonton Oilers had their 16 game win streak snapped as they were defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 at the T Mobile Center at the Fortress. The Knights were a tough customer.

#2 The New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier, and Timo Meier were hoping for some snow for the Winter Classic games on Feb 17th and 18th as the Devils will be hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Bratt said that he grew up watching the NHL outdoor games and said that snow at the Stadium Series would be cool to have, “I mean, I grew up watching some of the Winter Classic games and obviously when it was snowing out, it made it a little more real.”

#3 New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick got the call for his third straight game and it had the media asking Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette if there is a goalie controversy as Rangers star goaltender Igor Shesterkin will now be the back up, “‘Shesty’ is our guy here,” Laviolette said “We’re going to work in the next few days to get him some practice time, get him some reps.”

#4 Len, refrigeration truck showed up at Met Life Stadium in preparation for the Stadium Series Winter Classic to prepare the ice rink for the two games on Feb 17th and 18th a first in the outdoor series for back to back games. Andrew Higgins, NHL senior manager, facilities operations and hockey operations said, “I think this will be a little extra challenging, just kind of ramping ourselves up a second day and getting ready for that second game before we get ready to tear out.”

#5 Len, I’ll let you tell us how you see tonight’s doubleheader between the Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers underway in the first game and in game two it’s the Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks at 6:30pm PT.

Len Shapiro does the NHL podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Warriors look to win their second straight game tonight in Philadelphia

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives on the Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton (33) in first half action at the Barclay Center on Mon Feb 5, 2024. The Warriors are in Philadelphia Wed Feb 7, 2024 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia (AP News photo)

On the Golden State Warriors podcast with Jerry Feitelberg:

#1 Jerry, the Warriors pulled another one off where they had to come back from behind and they can give most of the credit to guard Stephen Curry who led with 29 points on Monday night.

#2 The Warriors also got help from Jonathan Kuminga who finished second in scoring with 28 points. Kuminga scoring played huge since he and Curry finished in large numbers to get by the Brooklyn Nets.

#3 Jerry, there was little doubt the Warriors were trying to make amends for losing to the Atlanta Hawks last Saturday after Curry put in a full on effort with 60 points only to lose it.

#4 The Warriors started the game against the Brooklyn Nets questionable hitting only two out of 11 three pointers, turned the ball over ten times, the Nets capitalized scoring 15 points on Warriors turnovers while Golden State managed to get 43 points in the first half.

#5 The Warriors have won three of their last four games and tip off against the Philadelphia 76ers at Well Fargo Center in Philadelphia for a 4:30pm PT tip. The Warriors won the last time they faced the 76ers in San Francisco on Tue Jan 30th. Golden State’s defense were able to hold back 76ers star shooter Joel Embiid for that last win.

Join Jerry Feitelberg for the Warriors podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Super Bowl LVIII/San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Will rough UNLV field play a role in 49ers Super Bowl; Will Mahomes’ father DUI arrest be a distraction?

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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan speaks with the media on Mon Feb 5, 2024 said the field the 49ers are practicing on at UNLV in Las Vegas is just fine and they’ll get through it up until game day at the Super Bowl this Sun Feb 11, 2024

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 David, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said using the UNLV field to practice on was no problem and it was all good. The issues reported were that the field was rough, it was not terribly torn up but for an NFL team to practice on a semi chewed up field could that impact their game as they will practice on that field all week leading up to the Super Bowl.

#2 Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs are using the Las Vegas Raiders practice facility. The 49ers were welcome to use the practice facility but declined and elected to use UNLV’s. Do you see that this could be an advantage for the Chiefs using a NFL facility going into the Super Bowl.

#3 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes father Patrick Mahomes Sr was arrested for DUI he did bail out but there was a lot of publicity over the arrest and Mahomes was asked about it during media day at the Super Bowl saying that it’s an internal family issue that he’ll deal with it privately. Could this turn out to be a distraction for the Chiefs and Mahomes?

Join Daivd Zizmor for the 49ers/Super Bowl LVIII podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose State’s losing streak extends to six with loss against Fresno State 69-57

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Photo courtesy of Spartan Athletics.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

SAN JOSE- The Spartans looking to end their losing ways returned home to take on Fresno State on Tuesday night.

Heading into this one SJSU was coming off a two-game road trip where they played Utah State and Nevada and unfortunately lost both.

Both games weren’t particularly close though in the Spartans defense neither team they faced are exactly pushovers.

Fresno State had also lost their past two games as they played UNLV and Colorado State. The Spartans extended their losing streak to six games with a 69-57 deficit.

The first half in this one got off to quite the back-and-forth start as both teams exchanged buckets.

The Bulldogs began to pull away at 12:54 when they managed to pull together a 17-10 lead helped in particular by Jalen Weaver’s quick start.

San Jose State never let the first half get too far away from them as Trey Anderson tied the game up at 19 at 9:02.

Once again the teams went back to exchanging buckets with Fresno’s Xavier DuSell shining in particular at the end as he dropped 11 points in the last couple minutes of the first.

The first half ended with the Bulldogs holding onto a slim one-point lead over SJSU 34-33.

SJSU shot a rather average 45.45% from the field while going 2-8 from three. Alvaro Cardenas lead the Spartans in the first half with ten points.

Christain Wise lead by far in rebounds though for the Spartans snagging six in just one half.

Not skipping a beat Fresno got off to a 6-0 run to start the second half as SJSU quickly fell behind.

With the score at 43-40 in favor of Fresno the teams would proceed to not score a point from 15:46 until 12:28 when Myron Amey Jr. finally broke the cold streak.

SJSU would then actually take the lead on the next bucket as Garrett Anderson sunk a three.

They then began to seemingly pull away holding onto a five-point lead with just 10:46 left in the game.

The Bulldogs were able to get their lead back at 8:24 leading to the teams exchanging the lead back-and-forth making it a down-to-the-wire finish.

A 7-0 run by Fresno seemed to seal the deal as once again DuSell hit a clutch three with Trey Anderson fouling on the play making it a 64-57 game.

Isaiah Pope sunk the last bucket of the game for Fresno ending the game at 69-57 with SJSU unable to pull out the victory.

What really doomed the home team in the second was their shooting as they shot an egregious 32.14% from the field.

Cardenas would end up leading the Spartans in points on the night as he scored 12 while going 6-16.

If there was any positive on the night Tibet Goerner made San Jose State history as he broke the record for three-pointers made with 162.

For SJSU it’ll be back to the drawing board as they try to snap this six-game losing streak.

They will hope to end it on Friday against Colorado State on the road at 6:30 p.m. PST.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Vegas Mayor says A’s belong in Oakland; Schools over Stadiums ready to move language for petition drive to stop A’s ballpark funding

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The Tropicana Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas the future home with the Las Vegas A’s hoping to break ground in April 2025. The issue of private financing has been so off schedule and unorganized that Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has said the “plans don’t make sense” (Las Vegas Review Journal file photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, because of all the lawsuits the Oakland A’s might lose the public money because of all the lawsuits and the Schools over Stadiums initiative ballot that stops using public money that could make the public ballot. This money is only earmarked for the Tropicana location and no where else. The A’s might be having problems figuring how to get a ballpark on nine acres at the Trop.

#2 MLB had no comment after Las Vegas Mayor Goodman said that the A’s ought to stay in Oakland.

#3 Mayor Goodman can read between the lines as the reaction at the Chamber of Commerce meeting was cold and talk has been the business community now has it’s doubts about the A’s since owner John Fisher has been going hat in hand looking for financial support.

#4 It’s Super Bowl week Amaury, and you would think the biggest news in Vegas would be about the Big Game but now the Oakland A’s are a headline with the Mayor saying the A’s shouldn’t come to Vegas but stay in Oakland.

#5 Amaury, the Last Dive Bar and Oakland 68s who are strong A’s fan groups are holding a Fan Fest at Jack London Square in downtown Oakland proceeds will help with legal fees toward Schools over Stadiums in Las Vegas to stop the use of public money to finance the ballpark. The first step of success is Schools over Stadium had Oakland A’s fans raise enough money to cover Schools over Stadium’s legal fees to get language to stop the public funding and get a petition drive to get initiative on the ballot for the Nov 2024 election not to mention that Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo has been named as a defendant by Schools over Stadiums.

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