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Headline Sports podcast with Daniel Dullum: Stars draw first blood win NHL Finals opener; Pac 12 football still mulling it over; plus more

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) gets a save on a Dallas Stars’ shot the Stars Jamie Benn (14) looks on Sat Sep 19, 2020 at Rogers Centre in Edmonton (AP News photo)

On Headlines podcast with Daniel:

1 Stars dominate in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals

2 Pressure building on Pac-12 to reverse its decision to delay football and other fall sports; SEC football starts next week

 3 WNBA semifinals underway

4 Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire retires, citing health issues

5 NBA: Celtics’ Gordon Hayward reportedly won’t leave bubble for the birth of his child

 5 Sports world honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday

Daniel Dullum does Headlines Sports each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Aces stunned by Sun in first playoff game, 87-62

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Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson, left, drives against Connecticut Sun’s Alyssa Thomas in Bradenton, FL. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

By Shawn McCullough

The #1 seed Las Vegas Aces fell to the #7 seed Connecticut Sun, 87-62, at the IMG Bubble in Bradenton, FL in the first game of the best of five WNBA semifinal series.

“We got beat soundly, they [Connecticut] came and played harder than us,” said head coach Bill Laimbeer.  “We just didn’t play well offensively.”

Connecticut held the Aces to just 33.8% from the field and 1 for 14 from three point range.

“We shot the ball horribly today,” said WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson.  “That’s just on us.”

Wilson led the Aces with 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

“It was a great loss for us,” said Wilson.  “I think that we needed to get beat and we needed that slap in the face.”

Guard Jackie Young came off the bench and scored 17.

“A’ja did what she had to do to keep us somewhat competitive until the second half when Jackie found her stroke,” said Laimbeer.

The Aces beat the Sun twice in blowouts in the regular season, 99-78 on August 20th and 93-78 on September 3rd.

“We didn’t want to start 0-1, but I think that we learned a lot about how hard we have to play in this playoff atmosphere,” said guard Kayla McBride.  “We just have to respond.“

The Aces and the Sun will play game two of the best of five series on Tuesday.

Las Vegas Aces – http://aces.wnba.com

Game Notes:

  • The Aces led only once in the game.
  • Las Vegas was out-rebounded by Connecticut, 39-29.
  • Only two Aces players scored in double figures, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young.
  • The 62 Aces points were their lowest game total this season.


Game Starters:

F – 22 A’ja Wilson
F – 35 Angel McCoughtry
C – 4 Carolyn Swords
G – 15 Lindsay Allen
G – 21 Kayla McBride

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Kittle out with knee injury; Former 49er Gore to start for Jets at running back

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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle (85) on the run against the Arizona Cardinals Bubba Parker (32) during the first half of Sun Sep 13th’s game at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara (AP News photo)

San Francisco 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was in so much pain this week that he could not practice due to a sprained knee and will miss this Sunday’s game against the New York Jets at Metlife Stadium.

#2 Kittle was a key guy last season and he played all but one snap in last Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. Kittle has played in 45 of his last 49 games and has reportedly nine different types of injury on his body.

#3 49ers tight end Jordon Reed who played last week against the Cardinals looks to be Kittle’s replacement. Reed had two catches for 12 yards it was his first game with the 49ers. Reed didn’t play last season because he was suffering his seventh concussion and has missed 28 of his last 42 games.

#4 Former 49er running back and current New York Jet Frank Gore will be playing in his 228th game an NFL record against his former team the 49ers today. Gore is the back up for Le’Veon Bell but will get the start on Sunday.

#5 Joe taking a look at this match up how do you see Jets quarterback Sam Darnold after he went 21 for 35 for 215 yards, one touchdown and one interception and a loss to the Buffalo Bills 27-17 in week 1 last Sunday.

Join Joe every Sunday for the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Mary Lisa Walsh: Stars continue to surge and shock the hockey world taking game 1

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Number 35 with 35 saves the Dallas Stars goaltender Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin and his Stars teammates have something to celebrate after picking up the first win of the Stanley Cup Finals on Sat Sep 19, 2020 at Rogers Centre in Edmonton (Canadian Press photo)

On the NHL Stanley Cup Finals podcast with Len:

#1 The Dallas Stars continue to shock the hockey world they came into Rogers Centre on Saturday night and grabbed all the gusto and defeated the Mighty Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy faced a barrage of Stars shots.

#2  Vasilevskiy allowed three goals and faced 19 shots in the loss the Stars were able to get an empty netter.

#3 The Lightning were expected to win the first game and are favored in the series but ever since the Stars caught their own lightning in a bottle with a huge series win against the Vegas Knights to advance to this round they’ve been unstoppable.

#4 The Stars got goal scoring help from Joel Hanley in the first period at 5:40, Jamie Oleksiak 12:30 in the second period, Joel Kiviranta at 19:32 in the second period, Jason Dickinson late in the third period at 18:42.

#5 Mary Lisa after a three goal beating by the Stars on Saturday night will the Lightning come back on Monday night for game 2 off kilter or will they come back with a vengeance?

Mary Lisa is a NHL podcast analyst and podcasts the NHL Stanley Cup Finals for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Gary Hughes A Scout and A Gentleman passes away at 79

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Gary Hughes (left) former MLB scout for the Boston Red Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks worked in baseball for over 54 years is seen here with Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell (right). Hughes son is married to Counsell’s sister keeping baseball in the family. Hughes passed away Sat Sep 19, 2020 at age 79. This photo was taken on Aug 21, 2017 and in the bottom left hand corner seated in the Brewers dugout is former SF Examiner reporter Jorge Ortiz. (file photo taken by AP reporter Janie McCauley)

Gary Hughes: A Scout and A Gentleman

By Amaury Pi-González

OAKLAND–Gary Hughes, longtime baseball scout passed today here in the Bay Area at the age of 79 of cancer. Popular and always affable, Gary a true All-Star baseball man who always had a kind word and never stopped talking baseball. He will be missed.

Personally, I will miss him because of all the baseball conversations we always had. A couple of years ago as I was broadcasting and A’s game at the Coliseum, he showed up in my broadcast booth, in the middle of the game to bring me a Rafael (Felo) Ramírez bobble head, the Spanish Voice of the Miami Marlins, Hall of Famer who passed away in Miami in 2017. Gary knew Felo, who was my mentor and somebody whom I used to listen to in Cuba as a kid. I had the privilege to work with Felo in 1998 during an NLCS for the USA and Latin American Spanish radio network.

I always called Gary the “Mayor of Key West”, because that was his favorite spot when he was not working. Great priceless memories of him talking about Cuban players, although not Cuban, he knew the history as good as anybody I knew. And I always enjoyed mentioning names of Cuban players from the past. Although he was not fond of the baseball situation in Cuba, he used to smile every time I tell him “You cannot get any closer to Cuba, than in Key West”.

Gary signed John Elway, to play in the NY Yankees organization, he was very proud of that, although Elway chose to play football. The quarterback for the Denver Broncos is in the NFL Hall of Fame.

He will be missed by countless people he touched with his experience and knowledge especially in the great game of baseball. Truly a nice man.

Rest In Peace Gary, you were a Great Scout and Gentleman.

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

 

 

Timbers dominate in 6-1 win over Earthquakes

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The Portland Timbers Diego Valeri kicks a penalty shot during the first half of the match against the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya Stadium in San Jose on Saturday night (AP News photo)

By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE, Calif- The Portland Timbers scored two goals in two minutes en route to a crushing 6-1 victory over the the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening at Earthquakes Stadium.

The Quakes are winless in its seven matches since the first phase started after the MLS is Back tournment. Portland had their second win in its last seven matches since winning the tournament.

Quakes head coach once again tinkered with his starting lineup due to numerous injuries to his squad. However, it didn’t produce the results he wished to have had. His defense have given up 14 goals in its last three matches.

The Timbers scored the opening goal when San Jose conceded a penalty kick in the 23rd minute due to a hand ball by Shae Salinas as he was trying to defend Christian Paredes inside the box.

After a short review, Diego Valeri cashed in the penalty kick with a kick into the lower left corner of the goal in 25th minute for his fourth goal of the season.

Portland (5-4-3) doubled its lead just over two minutes later. Jorge Villafaña centered a ball from the left side and Jeremy Ebobisse jumped up high with a header past Quakes goalkeeper Daniel Vega into the lower left corner in the 27th minute.

San Jose (2-5-5) responded right before halftime. Eric Calvillo sent a pass up to Marcos López and he centered the ball into the middle where Carlos Fierro slammed a left footed shot past Timbers goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic in the 43rd minute for his first ever goal in a Quakes uniform.

The Quakes had a golden opportunity to even the game a minute into stoppage time with a Jackson Yueill free kick from just outside the D but his passing attempt was grabbed by Ivacic.

Portland regained their two-goal lead 10 minutes into the second half. A cross from Yimmi Chará found the foot of Valeri whose shot deflected off two different Quakes defenders past Vega for his second goal of the match. Valeri has eight career goals against San Jose in 15 matches.

The Timbers put the game away in the 70th minute when a turnover by the Quakes led to a Ebobisse shot on goal that Vega got a piece of with a diving attempt. However, the rebound leaked out to Yimmi Chará, who made an easy tap in for his second goal in consecutive games against San Jose.

Portland put the icing on the cake late in the match. Valeri crossed in a ball off a free kick and an unmarked Julio Cascante headed the ball into the net for his first goal of the season in the 85th minute.

The Timbers finished off the scoring two minutes later when Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored his third goal of the season in the 87th minute. Diego Chará assisted on the goal.

Each goalie made three saves on the night.

GAME NOTES: San Jose had six corner kicks. Portland had five.

Portland had 18 total shots on goal. San Jose had 11.

San Jose won the possession battle 62%-38%.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels to Colorado to take on the Rapids on Wednesday 9/23 at 6:00pm at Dick’s Sporting Good Park.

Oakland A’s game wrap: Oakland Takes Game Two In A Second 6-0 Shutout

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The Oakland A’s Jack Lamb (4) does the forearm bash with teammate Stephen Piscotty (25) after hitting a two run homer in the seventh inning. The San Francisco Giants Joey Bart is to the left (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Saturday afternoon the Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants were back on the field for Game Two of their series. Last night the A’s handed the Giants a 6-0 loss earning Oakland an assured playoff berth.

Starting pitchers were Jesus Luzardo for Oakland and Kevin Gausman for San Francisco. Both pitchers had a nice start with Luzardo and Gausman with six up and six down through the first two innings.

The great outing continued through the third inning for both pitchers. Luzardo had allowed only one hit and Gausman had not allowed a single hit. Three up and three down seemed to be the theme for the two pitchers; the third inning running with that theme.

Luzardo allowed 3 hits in the fourth but got out of the inning when Solano’s attempt to advance failed with a forced out at third. San Francisco had a chance to load the bases with Evan Longoria and Mauricio Dubon on first and second but Solano’s forced out took a great opportunity away from San Francisco.

The bottom of the fourth was the breakthrough for Oakland when Mark Canha walked and Matt Olson singled to center bringing Canha home for a 1-0 lead for the A’s.

Luzardo allowed one hit in the fifth inning and the pitchers dual continued in this great defensive match up. The A’s went three up and three down in the fifth inning. It was a swift sixth inning for both teams. The Giants had one hit off the bat of Solano who was having a productive game. Oakland had a walk in the sixth inning but was not able to get much going offensively. Luzardo would finish the game allowing five hits and seven strikeouts.

In the top of the seventh inning, Jake Diekman would go to work having a productive three up three down inning and the A’s pitchers were rolling. Giant’s pitcher Sam Selman would take the mound in the bottom of the seventh.

It proved to be a very short appearance by the pitcher allowing a Stephen Piscotty single followed by a Tommy La Stella home run. Oakland now led by the score of 3-0. Robbie Grossman walked and that was it for Selman as a pitching change for San Francisco brought in Sam Coonrod.

Conrad did not fare much better allowing a single by Ramon Laureano followed a single by Jonah Heim. La Stella would triple and Laureano and Heim would score. The A’s had busted this game wide open. They finished the inning with another run in when Semien hit a double scoring La Stella. The A’s had a comfortable lead going into the eighth inning 6-0.

Joakim Soria got the job done pitching a three up three down top of the eighth. San Francisco put Jarlin Garcia on the mount to face Olson, Piscotty and Jake Lamb in the bottom of the eighth. It was a good inning for Garcia. The Giants were three outs away however from a second shutout loss.

Lou Trevino came in to close out this one for Oakland Flores grounded into a double play and Longoria flied out to left and Oakland would have their second shut out in as many days 6-0.

The A’s are coming together at the perfect time. The pitching has really come to life going deeper into the game and keeping the bullpen fresh something you really want to see with the postseason looming. The offense is getting the job done as well.

‘Guys are playing loose, they are playing great,” said Bob Melvin after the game. “They know what’s at stake. All-around great game just like last night,” he said.

A’s stomp the Giants again by a 6-0 final; Second A’s shutout against Giants by same score

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Another tough game for the San Francisco Giants and Donavon Salano who slides back into third only to get tagged out by Oakland A’s third baseman Jack Lamb in the fourth inning at the Oakland Coliseum (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

After sweeping the Seattle Mariners, the San Francisco Giants began their final road trip of the season against the Oakland Athletics and it seems nothing is going right.

Matt Olson singled in Mark Canha for the only run that the As would need in the bottom of the fourth inning, as they shutout the Giants 6-0 at the Coliseum. This was the second day in a row that the As defeated the Giants by the same 6-0 score.

Jesus Luzardo went six innings, allowing no runs on just five hits, walking no one and striking out seven to pick up his third win of the season.

Kevin Gausman went six innings in his first start since September 7, as he allowed just one run on one hit, walking three and striking out six; however, it was the usual solid Giants bullpen was hit hard, as Sam Selman gave up three runs on two hits, walking one and giving up a huge two-run home run to Jake Lamb.

Things went from bad to worse in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Sam Coonrod allowed two runs on three hits.

In all, the As scored five runs in that fateful seventh inning that saw the As break the game wide open.

The Giants, already without Mike Yastrzemski, who is day-to-day with a right calf strain were also missing Alex Dickerson, who was placed on the paternity list, as his wife is expecting their first child.

Without two of the biggest bats in the lineup, the Giants could muster only six hits on the afternoon, including two by Donovan Solano, who currently fifth in the National League in batting.

NOTES: Prior to the game, a moment of silence was held for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on Friday at the age of 87.

The Giants fall to 9-17 on the road in the shortened season, including going 0-5 versus the As this season and have been outscored 42-16 in those five games.

Daniel Robertson and Wandy Peralta were recalled from the Giants alternate site in Sacramento, while Andrew Suarez was sent to Sacramento and Dickerson was placed on the paternity list.

UP NEXT: Tyler Anderson will start on Sunday afternoon, as Johnny Cueto, who was scheduled to start will now start on Monday against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park, while the As will Mike Minor to the mound.

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: MLB honors Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg; A’s host Giants today at 1:10 pm

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The late great Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who passed away on Friday at age 87 (WGN 9 TV photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Jeremiah, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was honored by MLB teams for her passing at the age of 87. Ginsburg who died after a lengthy bout with cancer was on the bench from 1993 to her death. Players in the NBA, NFL and MLB said she did a lot for them in civil rights, gender equality and equal rights.

#2 Jeremiah turning to the A’s are hosting the Giants for a three game series at the Oakland Coliseum and first pitch for today’s second game is at 1 pm the way these clubs have played as of late it looks like their pretty even. The A’s have won seven of their last 11 games.

#3 The A’s on this run have been getting some get pitching from from Mike Minor, Sean Manaea, and Chris Bassitt.

#4 Jeremiah, talk about AJ Puk who just recently had shoulder surgery to get it cleaned out and not repaired said A’s trainer  trainer Nick Paparesta. Puk is schedule to be back with the A’s next season.

#5 Game two of this three game series with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s is at 1:10pm today with the Giants starting Kevin Gausman (3-2 ERA 4.05) Gausman missed his turn to pitch against the Padres Sunday because he had elbow tightness. The A’s will start Jesus Lazardo (2-2 ERA 4.32). Lazardo’s last start he pitched on Monday in the heavy Seattle wildfire smoke at T-Mobile center saying he had a hard time breathing.

Join Jeremiah for the A’s podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: What are the Raiders chances against the Saints and Brees on Monday Night Football

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The New Orleans Saints Drew Brees (9) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) meet at midfield after their game last Sun Sep 13th. The Saints are in Las Vegas for the very first game in Las Vegas for the Raiders on Monday Night Football (AP News photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Rich:

#1 The Raiders got off to a good start with a win over the Carolina Panthers last Sunday 34-30 how crucial was it for the Raiders to get that first win out of the way.

#2 It was a narrow win for the Raiders but they’ll take it the defense had to really key in on the Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and running back Christian McCaffery.

#3 For the Raiders that fourth quarter the Panthers started closing in on them with 15 points and time running out the Raiders defense had to hold the Panthers to that limit.

#4 Raiders quarterback Derek Carr threw for 27-30 for 239 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.

#5 New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees head to Vegas for the Raiders very first game in Vegas on Monday Night Football. The Saints are 1-0 one of the best offenses in the NFL how do you see them matching up with the Raiders on Monday night.

Rich Perez does the Raiders podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com