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Sources: Raiders set to acquire WR Antonio Brown from Steelers

Published on March 9, 2019March 10, 2019 by jhawkes51Leave a comment

photo from bleacherreport.com file: Antonio Brown joins the Oakland Raiders in a three year deal, the former Pittsburgh Steelers wideout is looking forward to catching passes from Raider quarterback Derek Carr

By Joe Hawkes-Beamon
SRS Contributor

The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to trade star wide receiver Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders, a source close to the situation told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Brown announced the move via his Instagram account late Saturday night wearing his No. 84 in the Silver and Black of the Raiders.

The trade cannot be made official until the new league year, which begins this Wednesday.

According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, Brown will receive a new three-year contract at $50.125 million, with a maximum value of $54.125 million. Brown will earn $30.125 million in guarantees. He was due no guaranteed money in his previous contract.

Armed with three first-round picks (No. 4, No. 23, and No. 27 respectively), the Raiders didn’t have to part ways with any of those precious picks for Brown.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the Raiders will send 2019 third- and fifth-round picks to the Steelers as compensation. Pittsburgh originally thought that they were going to send Brown to the Buffalo Bills, but discussions broke down between the two clubs late Thursday night into early Friday morning.

After taking a beating last season for trading away stars in defensive end/linebacker Khalil Mack (to Chicago) and wide receiver Amari Cooper (to Dallas), the Raiders needed to land an impact player this offseason.

By all accounts, the All-Pro wide receiver is an impact player that makes the Raiders better today than they were yesterday with this trade. Brown should become Raiders quarterback Derek Carr’s best friend, with his penchant for getting open and making acrobatic catches in traffic.

In 130 career games, the 30-year-old Central Michigan product has 11,207 receiving yards and 74 touchdowns. He is the only receiver in NFL history to have six consecutive seasons with at least 100 receptions, 1,200 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.

In 2018, the 30-year-old Brown hauled in 104 catches for 1,297 yards for an NFL-best 15 touchdown for the Steelers.

San Jose Sharks podcast with Len Shapiro: Sharks host Blues tonight at the Tank; Blues playing .500 in last eight games

Published on March 9, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 The San Jose Sharks continue to dominate the Montreal Canadiens with a three-goal win on Thursday night 5-2.

#2 The Sharks haven’t lost a home game to the Habs since Nov. 23, 1999, winning 12 straight over Montreal during that span. It was also San Jose’s eighth straight win overall in the series.

#3 For the Sharks’ Tomas Hertl, he scored his 30th goal, which is a career high and he’s having himself a great offensive season.

#4 The Sharks’ goaltender Marty Jones allowed two goals, but stopped 37 Montreal shots.

#5 The Sharks host the St. Louis Blues Saturday night at SAP Center. The Blues have been playing .500 hockey, winning four of their last eight games. Is St. Louis’ cup half full or half empty?

Len joins us for the Sharks podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: A look at this year’s A’s pitchers–can they stay healthy?

Published on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 Oakland A’s pitcher Mike Fiers says he excited to be pitching opening day for the A’s against the Seattle Mariners in Japan.

#2 Talk about Marcos Estrada–he very well could be lined up to be the number two pitcher for the rotation.

#2 Is reliever Blake Treinen ready to close games and is he ready to relieve?

#3 Talk about free agent catcher Chris Herrmann, who will require arthroscopic knee surgery and will not ready for opening night.

#4 Former San Francisco Giants catcher Nick Hundley will be the A’s starting catcher and his backup will be Josh Phegley.

#5 A’s pitcher Jharel Cotton, who had Tommy John, has been throwing 40 pitches in bullpen sessions for the A’s.

Jerry does the A’s podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast with Joe Lami: Bruins get a one-goal win over Panthers; Pens shutout CBJ’s 3-0; Hawks shutout Sabres 3-0; plus more

Published on March 8, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the NHL podcast with Joe:

#1 The Boston Bruins just got by the Florida Panthers 4-3. Patrice Bergeron scored twice including the gamer for the Bruins.

#2 The Pittsburgh Penguins got a 3-0 shutout over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Pens’ Sidney Crosby scored a goal and Pens goaltender Matt Murray stopped all 25 shots.

#3 Chicago Blackhawks get a big win Thursday night in overtime 5-4 over the Buffalo Sabres. The Hawks’ Artem Anisimov scored twice and goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 35 of 39 shots.

#4 The New York Islanders’ Valtteri Filppula scored twice 4-2 as the Islanders defeated the Ottawa Senators.

#5 The Detroit Red Wings top the New York Rangers and that ended a eight-game loss streak for the Red Wings. Red Wings won in a shootout 3-2.

NHL podcasts with Joe Lami are heard each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast with Joey Friedman: Cal gives Stanford fits on home floor in season finale

Published on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the Stanford Cardinal podcast with Joey:

#1 The Cal Bears, who couldn’t win a Pac-12 conference game to save their lives, took two games from the Washington Huskies and the Washington State University Cougars, and dominated Stanford on Thursday night at Maples Pavilion at Stanford.

#2 For Cal, Connor Vanover and Austin Paris led the Bears in scoring in the first half of Thursday’s game.

#3 It was Stanford’s home floor, the Cardinal normally don’t have too much problem at home. Is Cal a possessed team since getting those two wins against those Washington schools last week?

#4 What’s it going to be like for Stanford when KZ Okpala leaves for the NBA Draft?

#5 Talk about the job that Cardinal head coach Jerod Haase did against Cal on Thursday night in trying to back into the game.

Listen to the Stanford Cardinal podcasts each Friday with Joey at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cal Bears basketball Thursday recap: What a difference a day makes; Cal dominates Stanford for third straight win 64-59

Published on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

photo from calbears.com: The Cal Bears Matt Bradley (20) drives on the Stanford Cardinal (0) KZ Okpala in Thursday night’s game at Maples Pavilion

By Morris Phillips

PALO ALTO — The Cal Bears’ Connor Vanover led Cal in scoring with 24 points on Thursday night at Maples Pavilion, helping the Golden Bears to their third straight victory in one of the most exciting, shocking turnarounds for this season in the 64-59 victory. With 56.7 seconds left, Vanover hit a three-pointer after Stanford cut the lead to just four points. Vanover hit nine out of 12 shots and had five three-pointers and blocked six shots.

The Bears, who set a school record of 16 straight losses, have re-invented themselves and have won three straight against three difficult opponents: Washington, Washington State University, and Stanford. On offense, Paris Austin had 15 points and Matt Bradley had 14 points. Bradley was a scrapper all night he had seven rebounds and fouled out of the game. For the Cardinal, KZ Okpala led Stanford with 21 points and eight rebounds and Josh Sharma had 11 points and 13 rebounds. The Cardinal’s Justin Sueing had nine points and 10 rebounds.

Cardinal Cormac Ryan hit two three-pointers, which helped cut the Bears lead down to 58-55 after Vanover’s three-pointer. Sharma then scored on a dunk. Grant Antecevich and Sueing also hit free throws to add to the score.

It was 17-0 run for Cal that made the difference and showed why this team is fired up. The Bears’ offense dominated and put the Bears up from three points to the five-point victory. The Bears went from zero to hero going from 16 straight losses to three straight wins, making them the hottest team in the Pac-12.

The Bears head to the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas next week. If the Bears could win two or three in Vegas it might secure head coach Wyking Jones’ job situation, which at one time was questioned and more over vocalized by the fans at Haas Pavilion during some home games.

The Bears will head to Vegas for the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament and face the fifth seed, which is yet to be decided.

Morris does the Cal Bears podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com each Monday

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Will the Baer situation be a distraction for S.F.?; How much heavy lifting will it be for Zaidi?

Published on March 7, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 How much of a distraction will the Larry Baer situation be on the team?

#2 San Francisco Giants general manager Farhan Zaidi is part of the Giants’ needs now that Baer is on leave. How much of the load will be expected out of Zaidi?

#3 Giants outfielder Cameron Maybin apologized for being caught for DUI early last Friday.

#4 Will expanding the MLB rosters to 26 players to trim the call up rosters from 40 to 28 players and a maximum of 13 pitchers be a good idea?

#5 How important is it not only for Giants pitching instructor Lee Smith to be in the MLB Hall of Fame, but also being another Giant being a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Michael does the Giants podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Struggling Canadiens face Sharks at SAP Center Thursday

Published on March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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On the SJ Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 The Montreal Canadiens (36-24-7) come into San Jose having won two of their last five games. They’ve been a struggling team, you might almost say the Sharks don’t very much to worry about.

#2 Amongst the Habs offense leading the team with goals by Brenden Gallagher (30 goals), Max Domi and Tomas Tatar — both with 22 goals.

#3 How relieved does Erik Karlsson have to be to get out of groin surgery?

#4 In the NHL power rankings, the San Jose Sharks are in the top five.

#5 Can the Sharks close in on the Calgary Flames for first place in the Western Conference? The Sharks are only three points back.

Marylisa does the Sharks podcasts each Thursday at sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports with London Marq: More trouble as Giants outfielder arrested for DUI, Will Baer’s situation be a distraction for Giants?; Kings lose two close ones against NBA’s best; plus more

Published on March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

mug shot photo by Scottsdale Police and sfgate.com: In this Friday, March 1, 2019, photo provided by the Scottsdale Police Department, San Francisco Giants outfielder Cameron Maybin is shown in a booking photo in Scottsdale, Ariz. Police said Tuesday that the 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

On Headline Sports with London:

#1 If things couldn’t get worse for the San Francisco Giants, Giants outfielder Cameron Maybin was arrested at 2:30 am on Friday morning for DUI. He was driving in Scottsdale when he was pulled over by an officer who said he smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes. Maybin was arrested and released two hours later. The team said they are monitoring the situation and had no comment.

#2 With San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer being in the headlines this week, could this be a distraction for the team in spring training?

#3 How despite losing, the Sacramento Kings played some very close games with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Milwaukee Bucks this past week?

#4 Chaquita Evans became the first woman to be drafted by an NBA team in the NBA 2K league. Does this signal that more women could be playing in the NBA?

#5 The Oakland Raiders and the Oakland Coliseum Authority authorized a two-year deal on Tuesday for the Raiders to stay at the Coliseum for 2019. The team will pay $7.5 million and 2020 is an option year at the cost of $9.5 million. The Raiders are still being sued by the City of Oakland as they’re moving to Las Vegas and will leave the city in a financial lurch as the lawsuit claims.

London Marq does Headline Sports each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com