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NHL Western Conference Finals podcast with Len Shapiro: Benn scores winning goal in 2nd period Stars edge Knights 2-1 in game 3

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The Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (14) celebrates scoring his second period goal with teammates Alexander Radulov (47) and Joe Pavelski (16)  to get the Stars the lead and eventual win on Saturday Sep 12th, 2020 (AP News photo)

On the NHL Western Conference Finals podcast with Len:

#1 It was a battle but all the scoring took place in the second period as the Dallas Stars get a way with a win over the Las Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Saturday all the scoring came in the second period.

#2 The Knights started things off with Alec Martinez scoring the game’s first goal at 7:44 in the second period to take a 1-0 lead.

#3 The Stars Joe Pavelski is a post season scoring machine with his ninth goal of the playoffs, Pavelski scores to tie the game at 1-1 at 11:34 in the second period.

#4 The Stars Jamie Benn scored the tie breaking goal at 19:01 late in the second period as the Stars take a 3-1 series lead.

#5 The Knights goaltender Robin Lehner stopped 18 of 20 shots and the Stars goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 32 of 33 shots talk a little about the goaltending.

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

SAFEWAY OPEN: Three-way tie for lead

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Alameda native and Cal grad James Hahn is in a three way tie for the lead at the Safeway Open in Napa on Saturday (photo from golfweek.com and usatoday.com)

By Jeremy Harness

There are three players who are tied at the top of the leaderboard at the Safeway Open, and there are a total of 11 guys who are within two strokes of each other.

That is the current situation after three rounds at Silverado, and at this point, anything can happen.

One of those players is Alameda native and Cal grad James Hahn, who shot a five-under bogey-free round of 67 to vault himself into a three-way tie atop the leaderboard.

He recorded back-to-back birdies at the second and third holes, but he picked things up on the back nine with a birdie at the par-3 11th, sticking his tee shot to about three feet in the process. He again got back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th holes.

“I just had a goal in mind today, just to kind of have a clean scorecard,” Hahn said. “It would have been nice to birdie a couple of the par 5s, but anytime you birdie three out of the four par 3s I think you’re doing something good.

“It’s good to have a lot of family and friends up here. Unfortunately, there’s no fans, but it would be nice to win the first one.”

Brian Stuard also had a bogey-free scorecard on Saturday, with three birdies in a row at holes three through five, and he scattered three birdies on the back nine for a three-under round of 66.

“This is a course that fits my game,” Stuard said. “You’ve got to drive it straight, you’ve got to kind of shape the tee ball once in a while. It’s important to be on the right side of the fairway to some pins, I think. Reminds me a little bit of Hilton Head in that way and I think that’s another one of my favorites. It should fit my game, yes.”

Forty-six-year-old Cameron Percy did not have as clean a scorecard as Hahn’s, but it was good enough for a share of the lead heading into the final round on Sunday. He had a bogey-free front nine that saw him scatter three birdies, but he ran into trouble on the back side with bogeys on each the 11th and 14th holes.

However, he rebounded by picking up shots on both the 16th and the 17th for a third-round of 68, and with that, comes with a chance to pick up his first win on the PGA Tour.

“It would mean the world to me,” Percy said. “Yeah, it would be fantastic. It would mean I get to go to Augusta (for the Masters in November), which is a goal. I’ve never been to Augusta, which is the biggest goal you have when you come over here. I just thought I’d get there, I haven’t got there yet, so it’s a big deal.”

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Joe Hawkes: Air Quality looks pretty good for kick off at Levis on Sunday

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The San Francisco 49ers Tevin Coleman (26) talks with Matt Breida (22) and Raheem Mostert at practice on Jan 16th 2020 prior to their NFC Championship game vs. Green Bay. Coleman has the sickle cell trait and may not play Sunday if the air quality is poor at Levi Stadium. (AP News file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with J Hawkes:

#1 Joe taking a look at the Arizona Cardinals defense from last season they had a problem covering the tight ends with the addition of linebacker Isaiah Simmons covering San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle how do you see that match up and improvement for Arizona?

#2 Last season Kittle caught six passes for 79 yards and got a touchdown against the Cardinals and he did it with injuries to his ankle bone and a popped knee capsule on the 49ers first offensive drive.

#3 San Francisco running back Tevin Coleman did not practice on Friday as he has the sickle cell trait and may not be able to play on Sunday if the air quality conditions remain over 150 which is the air quality limit.

#4 The NFL might consider cancelling the game if the air quality gets over 200 which is the NFL limit. Doctors have noted that football players breath hard and with wild fire smoke thick as it’s been the league and the 49ers are concerned about heavy smoke inhalation by the players.

#5 Joe finally talk about the quarterback match up between the Cardinals Kyler Murray and the 49ers Jimmy Garopplo and how you see the match up Sunday?

J Hawkes does the 49ers podcasts each Sunday and does the 49ers post game recap at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Aces get 14 point win over Sparks 80-74 for 5th straight win

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The Las Vegas Aces Sugar Rogers (right) snuffs the Los Angeles Sparks Chelsea Gray as the Aces pick up their fifth straight game victory in the first half in Bradenton Fl on Sat Sep 12, 2020 WNBA game (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Sports Radio Service

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Las Vegas used its defensive strength to overtake Los Angeles 84-70 Saturday in Bradenton, Fla., clinching a top-two seeding in the WNBA West and a double-bye into the playoff semifinals.

The Aces will face the Seattle Storm at noon on Sunday. The winner gets the No. 1 seed in the West.

After the Aces’ 15-point third quarter lead was cut to four, Las Vegas allowed 10 points by the Sparks in the fourth quarter.

Angel McCoughtry led the Aces with 18 points. Her 3-pointer and three-point play helped Las Vegas rebuild its lead in the final seven minutes. Kayla McBride, who was next on the Aces scoring list, sank a 3 with 1:25 remaining to put the game away.

The Aces’ bench combined for 20 points from Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young and Danielle Robinson. Point guard Lindsay Allen and center Carolyn Swords contributed five points each.

Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles with 24 points, followed by Candace Parker with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Chelsea Gray had 10 points and 11 assists for the Sparks, but was held to 2 of 13 from the field.

While Ogwumnike and Parker combined for 43 points on 18 of 31 shooting, Las Vegas held the rest of the Sparks to a combined 9 of 41 shooting.

The Sparks will be the No. 3 seed, opening with a one-game second round playoff on Thursday.

The WNBA semifinals begin on Sept. 20.

 

 

 

First game: Rangers rally for five runs in first get 5-2 win

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Time to celebrate the Texas Rangers Rougned Odor (12) and Elvis Andrus (1) jump for joy after a three run home run in the Rangers five run first inning against the Oakland A’s at Globe Life Stadium in Arlington (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

What a difference a day makes especially in baseball. Yesterday the Oakland A’s took the Rangers apart and it all started in the early innings of the game. It is a very difficult task to take a team apart two games in a row however. The Rangers are a decent team and they proved that they are a lot more than just decent in the first inning of today’s double header.

By the end of the first inning the A’s were looking at a 5-0 deficit as the Rangers turned the tables on them. After two walks and two home runs the A’s were behind the eight ball from the start.

Ronald Guzman and Rougned Odor hit homers for the Rangers with runners on base taking an early and lofty lead. Nick Goody was on the mound for the Rangers and Dalton Jefferies started for Oakland.

The second inning was a quick one for both teams and the score remained 5-0 in favor of the Rangers. Oakland got on the board in the third inning when Vimael Machin doubled to deep left and the next at bat Jonah Heim was able to drive him in.

This would be Heim’s first RBI in his young career. This kid is the real thing and watching him this season will be a real treat. That would be it for Oakland as well as a three up three down for the Rangers. The third inning saw Jordan Weems pitching for the Athletics striking out two Rangers for a nice start.

Wes Benjamin would take the mound for Texas to start the fourth inning. It would be another three up, three down for the A’s. Oakland’s Weems would have another nice inning in the fourth with three strike outs. The fifth inning was uneventful for both teams. It was on to the sixth inning in this seven inning game.

Jonathan Hernandez came to the mound for the Rangers in the sixth inning striking out two. Olson would double to right scoring Tommy La Stella who had walked trimming the score to 5-2. Lou Trevino took over in the bottom of the sixth. Two ground outs and one line out for the Rangers sent this game into the top of the seventh inning.

Closing this game for the Rangers was Rafael Montero. Mark Canha struck out, Machin grounded out and Heim popped out to shortstop and the Rangers took the first game of the double header. The final was 5-2.

It is hard to believe that the A’s have taken six of eight games from this Ranger team. Oakland hardly looked like the better team in this game. It was a rough tough start for the young Dalton Jeffries not even seeing an entire inning.

It was not a stellar welcome to the big league for the pitcher as he seemed to struggle with execution and confidence. On the other hand it was a good one for Jordan Weems through three innings.

“He walked a couple guys and he never walks anybody. First innings can be tough. The homer can be tough on anyone,” said manager Bob Melvin of Jeffries performance. Both teams would have a break before game two. The Oakland A’s would try to regroup and take the second game of the series.

 

Second game: A’s seven run second inning results in 10-1 laugher over Rangers

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In the first inning of the second game of the doubleheader the shortstop Oakland A’s Marcus Semien (10) puts the tag down on the Texas Rangers Isiah Kiner-Falefa (9) on an attempted steal (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s were back on the field for game two of their double header with the Rangers after dropping the first game to Texas 5-2. It was a real sleeper with a less than a stellar offensive effort by Oakland. Chris Bassitt was starting the game for Oakland and Kolby Allard for the Rangers.

It was a slow start for the A’s in the first inning. Tommy La Stella had a single to left but that was about all the A’s could muster. Bassitt handled the Rangers easily in the bottom of the inning.

The A’s had their first hit off the bat of Matt Olson in the top of the second inning. Kris Davis would walk and the A’s had two on and nobody out. 13 batters later the A’s had busted the game wide open leading 7-0 turning the tables on the Rangers.

The A’s were at bat for 40 minutes in the inning. Ramon Laureano,Sean Murphy, Tommy La Stella, Stephen Piscotty, and Marcus Semien all had hits and Kris Davis and Matt Olson both walked. The second inning was a good one for Bassitt striking out Joey Gallo and Sam Huff. Ronald Guzman grounded out to end the bottom of the inning.

The top of the third inning was a good one for Luke Farrell who had taken over on the mound. The A’s would go three up and three down. The bottom of the third inning started out promising for the Rangers whose bats had come alive.

Eli White had doubled and Leody Taveras singled to center with only one out. It was a disappointing ending however for the Rangers when Isiah Kinesr-Faleta grounded into a double play and the game would go into the fourth inning.

It was a quick top of the fourth for Oakland. Piscotty fouled out, Olson popped out and Davis struck out swinging. The Rangers got something going in the bottom of the fourth. Gallo hit a double and Dietrick had an infield single setting up a nice opportunity for the Rangers. It was short-lived when Solak flied out and Huff and Guzman both struck out.

The 7-0 lead that the A’s had held steady going into the top of the fifth inning. The A’s would extend their lead when Marcus Semien hit his fifth homer of the season. He would bring in Murphy and Machin with the shot and the A’s now held a 10-0 lead. Bassitt handled the Rangers in the bottom of the fifth facing only four batters.

The top of the sixth inning was again a short one for the A’s. Heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers finally got on the board with a Gallo home run. That was all for the Rangers who now trailed the A’s by the score of 10-1.

The game finally headed into the top of the seventh inning; a long day of baseball for both teams. Brett Martin would face Oakland in the final inning. He dismissed Semien, La Stella and Piscotty in quick order.

Closer Yusmeiro Petit came to the mound to finish off Texas. Although the Rangers had a couple of singles in the inning, Petit struck out three and that was the game with Oakland winning 10-1. “Not a surprise.”

“Whatever happens these guys respond and they just have to keep moving on,” said Bob Melvin in regards to the injuries the team is now facing. Losing Matt Chapman for the season was a blow and now losing Chad Pinder to a right hamstring strain is yet another challenge. This team is resilient and deep which is a very good thing.

Game four in this series will be played tomorrow with first pitch at 11:35.

Aces upend Sparks, clinch chance at top seed in WNBA West

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Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson, left, drives against Los Angeles Sparks’ Nneka Ogwumike in their Sat Sep 12, 2020 game in Bradenton Fl (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Saturday, September 12, 2020

Las Vegas used its defensive strength to overtake Los Angeles 84-70 Saturday in Bradenton, Fla., clinching a top-two seeding in the WNBA West and a double-bye into the playoff semifinals.

The Aces will face the Seattle Storm at noon on Sunday. The winner gets the No. 1 seed in the West.

After the Aces’ 15-point third quarter lead was cut to four, Las Vegas allowed 10 points by the Sparks in the fourth quarter.

Angel McCoughtry led the Aces with 18 points. Her 3-pointer and three-point play helped Las Vegas rebuild its lead in the final seven minutes. Kayla McBride, who was next on the Aces scoring list, sank a 3 with 1:25 remaining to put the game away.

The Aces’ bench combined for 20 points from Dearica Hamby, Jackie Young and Danielle Robinson. Point guard Lindsay Allen and center Carolyn Swords contributed five points each.

Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles with 24 points, followed by Candace Parker with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Chelsea Gray had 10 points and 11 assists for the Sparks, but was held to 2 of 13 from the field.

While Ogwumnike and Parker combined for 43 points on 18 of 31 shooting, Las Vegas held the rest of the Sparks to a combined 9 of 41 shooting.

The Sparks will be the No. 3 seed, opening with a one-game second round playoff on Thursday.

The WNBA semifinals begin on Sept. 20.

 

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Chapman to have hip surgery; If the A’s can win a World Series will that be a big step for a new ball park at Jack London Square?

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Artist rendition a look at the Oakland A’s new ballpark at Howard Terminal in downtown Oakland. Jeremiah talks about the odds improving in getting a new park if the A’s can win the World Series this season (design photo from designboom.com)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Jeremiah the Oakland A’s are hot right now winning four out of five games from the Houston Astros what would allude to as the A’s biggest strategy for their recent success?

#2 The A’s are climbing the AL West with a seven game lead over the Astros and are playing the Rangers today in Arlington in a doubleheader if they can take this series and the two game series in Colorado you can pretty say they have the west wrapped up.

#3 Successes on the team have been the addition of A’s second baseman Tommy LaStella who made some fine defensive plays and is leading off in the A’s line up.

#4 Tony Kemp has been important hitting .257 and has filled in at second when need be his speed on the base paths has given manager Bob Melvin the confidence that he could be the insurance run.

#5 The A’s and Rangers play a doubleheader today in Arlington for game one the A’s Chris Bassitt (3-2) who pitched seven innings of shutout baseball against the Astros last Tuesday will start today. Bassitt has thrown some impressive innings recently.

#6 Jeremiah if the A’s can keep this up and just maybe win the World Series would that be a big step in helping the team get their new ballpark built at Howard Terminal in downtown Oakland?

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

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: Raiders favored in road opener in Carolina; Very first game as Las Vegas franchise

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The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) in practice this week is set and prepared with the offense to make a go of it as the Raiders face the Carolina Panthers to open their season on the road this Sun Sep 13th (photo from the mercurynews.com)

On the Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Rich first of all welcome to the first Las Vegas Raiders podcast the first year for the Raiders to play in Sin  City what’s it been like for the community and for Raiders fans in Vegas to have their first professional NFL team?

#2 The Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is starting Derek Carr how confident are the Raiders that he’ll be ready and be starting in Carolina for the opener.

#3 Does Carr look to someone like back up quarterback Mario Mariota as competition. Mariota has had his share of injuries and is expected to be back in three weeks. There was some talk that when Mariota left the Tennessee Titans to come to Las Vegas he was damaged goods.

#4 Rich, how important is the Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to come in after playing in New Orleans step in and make this offense go.

#5 The one fear is an outbreak in the NFL, do you question the safety of this game and once someone gets Covid-19 will they shut it down and have to worry about testing everybody before returning to play again?

Join Rich Perez for Sportstalk on 1400 KSHP Las Vegas and a member of the Las Vegas broadcast Hall of Fame and for the Raiders preview podcasts every Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Saturday’s game postponed due to positive Covid-19 test; Sunday’s game could be canceled too

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The San Diego Padres shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr sits outside the dugout as players from both teams cleared out of the locker room areas and sat in the stands until getting notice to leave Petco Park in San Diego on Friday night (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

Following the postponement of the second game of the four-game series between the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, the third game of the series was also postponed.

Following a positive test for COVID-19 in the San Francisco Giants organization, tonights and tomorrows scheduled games between the Giants and the host San Diego Padres at Petco Park have been postponed out of an abundance of caution and to allow for additional testing and contact tracing to be conducted, MLBs statement read. Major League Baseball will continue to provide updates as necessary.

It is unclear if the series finale will be played on Sunday; however, the Giants and Padres have an off-day this coming Thursday and the two teams play the final weekend of the season from September 25-27 at Oracle Park.

After Sundays game if played, the Giants will head to Seattle to face the Mariners at T-Mobile Park on Tuesday and Wednesday before heading back to the Bay Area and face the Oakland As at the Coliseum next weekend. As for the Padres, they open a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday before heading to Seattle to face the Mariners beginning on Friday night.