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October 13 -- October 19, 2025
Issue No. 611
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30,
San Francisco
49ers 19
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The Forty Niners traveled to Tampa Bay and were out-coached and out-played. To add to the misery, future Hall of Famer and team linchpin LB Fred Warner was carted off the field with, reportedly, a dislocated and broken ankle which will likely end his 2025 season. On the bright side for the 49ers they had their first run touchdown of the season (McCaffery)! Conversely, they maintained their unwelcome NFL record of 13 games without an interception, and their predictable play calls, (CMC into the middle of the line -- yawn) did not help matters.
QB Mac Jones did his best but was sacked six times. Eddy Pineiro continued his FG streak, Kendrick Bourne continued to make big plays and Tatum Bethune tried mightily to fill in for Fred Warner. However, without Brock Purdy, Nick Bosa, Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk and other injured players, the 49ers will have to hold on until some of the injured players return, plus add some innovative plays on offense. Tampa Bay was well-coached and had a smart mix of runs and passes and their defense regularly pressured Mac Jones, so credit goes to the Bucs for a well-played game: 30-19, Tampa Bay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4aACzre6rw (12:46)
San Francisco 49ers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Game Highlights | NFL 2025 Season Week 6
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No, it's not a new Super Bowl Halftime Show presenter. Skateboo Dart is the core of the revived New York Giants.
Dart is an aptly-name QB and successor to Russell Wilson. He played for USC and Ole Miss and was selected by the Giants in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He was First-Team all SEC (2024). In Thursday's 10/9 game Dart completed 17 out of 25 passes for 195 yards and rushed 13 times for 58 yards to beat the Eagles, 34-17.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaxson_Dart
Meanwhile, Cam Skattebo ran for three touchdowns as he powered into the end zone from four yards out and twice from the one. He is a
"Juszczyk" style, jack-of-all trades player and just what a beleaguered Giants team needed. On a local note, he played football for the Sacramento State Hornets and Arizona State Sun Devils. He was a fourth-round steal by the Giants in the 2025 NFL draft. His name even lends itself to the "Juszczyk" crowd appeal.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Skattebo
Although they trail the other three NFC East squads, none of those (Eagles/Commanders/Cowboys) have demonstrated any superior
qualities or consistency. The New York Giants, with SKATEBOO DART, may be the comeback team of the year!
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Contents
Games
Bay FC 1, Seattle Reign FC 1
Oakland Roots SC 2, Las Vegas Lights FC 2
Stanford Cardinal 2, Virginia Cavaliers 1
Features & Commentary
California International Airshow, Rich Yee
Jeff Bagwell, from the autograph collection of Rich Yee
Newsletter, Image, Likeness, by Darren Heitner, Esq.
Stewart Critiques Baseball, by Dave Newhouse
Super Bowl LX Controversy Is Not About Football, by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
Organizations
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A's
Bay Area Falcons
Bay FC
Cal Bears
Cal State University East Bay
Golden State Valkyries
Golden State Warriors
Oakland Ballers
Oakland Roots SC
Oakland Soul SC
Oakland Spiders
Saint Mary's College Gaels
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco Giants
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San Francisco Nighthawks
San Francisco Unicorns
San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose State Spartans
Santa Clara Broncos
SF City
Sonoma Raceway
St. Francis Yacht Club
Stanford Cardinal
UC Davis Aggies
University of Pacific Tigers
USF Dons
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna
Seca
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Bad Bunny will be performing at Super Bowl LX in
Santa Clara on February 8, 2026
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Super Bowl LX Controversy Is
Not About Football
by Amaury Pi-Gonzalez
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Super Bowl LX will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Sunday, February 8, 2026. There has been considerable criticism, especially on social media, regarding the NFL’s selection of Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer, as the halftime show entertainer.
He is known as the King of Latin Trap. He is better known as Bad Bunny who is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve mainstream popularity. He is 31 years old, born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Currently, the most famous and successful pop music star in the world is Taylor Swift, though she recently clarified she was never formally asked by the NFL to perform at the halftime show. Swift is a billionaire, with Bloomberg estimating her net worth at $2.1 billion as of October 2025, and she is also engaged to Kansas City Chiefs' tight end Travis Kelce.
So, what about this guy Bad Bunny? This is all about money. The NFL plays regular season games in other countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, and Spain, with future games scheduled for Australia, Canada, and Ireland.
Through the Global Markets Program, NFL teams have been granted international marketing rights to build their fan base in specific countries. The league also leverages global media platforms, including streaming services, to engage fans worldwide.
Bad Bunny has stated his sexuality is fluid; sometimes during his performances he dresses like a girl and other times like a man. He is controversial in many ways, but some would say that’s just show business in 2025.
Ultimately the NFL hired Bad Bunny to make them a lot of money. The NFL is one of the richest and most famous sports leagues in the world. The Super Bowl is not just another sporting event; it is a world event. During a recent appearance on NBC’s SNL, Bad Bunny announced he would be singing in Spanish and joked, “If you didn’t understand what I just said, you have four months to learn.”
The backlash was instant, especially on social media around the world—and mostly here in the United States, where today there is seldom a unified opinion about anything; it is like half the country believes the world is square and the other half believes it is round. (Joking, of course).
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Bad Bunny is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer. Dubbed the "King of Latin Trap" Bad Bunny is credited with helping Spanish-language rap music achieve mainstream
popularity in the worldwide market.
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The fact remains, Bad Bunny seems to thrive on controversy. This past Tuesday, at Yankee Stadium during the seventh-inning stretch and the traditional "God Bless America," he chose to ‘sit it out.’
The only “rap” I know is the wrapping I do with my family at Christmas time, when I ‘rap’ presents and as a kid the only Bunny I remember was Bugs Bunny, whose voice was that of Mel Blanc, the legendary voice actor with an iconic Brooklyn and Bronx accent.
So I have never heard Bad Bunny on tape or during a live concert. I like to believe that the overwhelming majority of people are like me, who watch the Super Bowl for the game, not for the halftime show. In 2012 Super Bowl XLVI was considered the first “social media” Super Bowl due to increased marketing efforts and the use of “second screens” by viewers.
My wife enjoys watching the Super Bowl because of the commercials. Most people go to the refrigerator during the halftime show. So, you ask, what about this guy they called Bad Bunny? The story goes that as a child in Puerto Rico he wore a Bunny costume with an angry face. This inspired him to the concept of “El Conejo Malo, the Bad Bunny."
And That’s All, Folks!
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Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame. For earlier articles by Amaury published in Sports Today, click HERE.
Reprinted courtesy Sports Radio Service.com
| | Dave Stewart won 20 games four straight years, threw a no-hitter, resurrected his career in his hometown | | | | |
Stewart
Critiques
Baseball
by Dave Newhouse
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When Dave Stewart speaks, it’s worthwhile to listen. For his baseball wisdom is a perfectly delivered pitch combination of mind and heart, blended with philosophical brushback heat.
“Today’s game is a mediocre game,” said Stewart, looking immediately for the strike zone. “And a bunch of guys today could have played in my time.”
That’s Stewart to the core, willing to speak the truth, with historic balance. Dramatically speaking, he likes today’s cast of players, he just doesn’t like the play.
“The game is different, and will create issues 10, 20 years from now,” he predicted. “The biggest issue is pitchers’ numbers. Who’s going to win 300 or 200 games? The Hall of Fame has to change. A year ago, the average start for a pitcher was 4.2 innings.”
Therefore, how do you judge a starting pitcher worthy of Cooperstown when he doesn’t finish what he started? That wasn't Stewart, whom you’d have to rope and tie to get him off the mound, especially with his “Death Stare.”
“Complete games are done,” he continued. “One hundred pitches were the norm when I played. I once threw 143 in a 10-inning performance, and I pitched 16 years. I took pride in finishing games. I only thought about winning.”
Today’s pitching philosophy is all about bullpens. “What I object to is the number of pitchers per game,” Stewart noted. “The people I worry about are the relievers. It will shorten careers, for sure.”
Toronto used eight pitchers against the New York Yankees in a 5-2 playoff victory last week. It’s a good thing, Stewart wasn’t the Blue Jays starter.
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Stewart’s ”Death Stare” further impacted hitters’
concentration, wary if not scary
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“Tony (La Russa) never saw me pitching less than seven innings or fewer than 10 complete games,” he said of his Oakland manager. “Today’s pitchers throw the same pitches we threw, but we had more marathon runners. Today, there are more sprinters.”
Clever, Stew. He has other valid concerns about baseball, such as anemic offense.
“The big change is the (overall) hitters’ .245 average,” he said. “When I played, .245 would have sent you to the minors.”
He then pinpointed the problem: Lack of discipline.
“There’s no real approach to hitting,” he said. "I saw a hitter swing and miss at six straight breaking balls, which isn’t a very smart approach. I never saw that in my career.
“But how about hitters not using all parts of the field. That’s decent hitting; now it’s more one-dimensional (i.e., pulling the ball). The game is more geared to power than it has ever been.”
Stewart has a diversified post-playing career as a pitching coach, assistant general manager, general manager, sports agent and, currently, Special Assistant to Player Development for the Sacramento A’s.
He expressed excitement about the A’s Nick Kurtz, who hit four home runs in a game this season. But Stewart appreciates mostly Kurtz's hitting the ball to all fields.
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Stewart is less-excited about the game's future.
“Less is going to be the best,” he predicts, “and both pitchers and hitters are doing the less.”
Much less than what he remembers from his time in the bigs, 1978-95, even raising the possibility of the first batting champion with a sub-.300 average in major-league history.
“If the game keeps going the way it is,” he envisions.
The Hall of Fame does have to change. Stewart’s overall 168-129 record and 3.95 ERA might seem Cooperstown shy. But he won 20 games four consecutive seasons, and he won three World Series (with three different teams). He was an MLB all-star, a World Series MVP once, and a League Championship Series MVP three times. He pitched a no-hitter, and the A’s retired his No. 34, joining Rollie Fingers’ previously retired No. 34 in Oakland.
If the future for 200-game winners appears challenged, let's re-judge pitchers who have sterling credentials otherwise, and would be a most deserving inductee.
Let’s start with Dave Stewart.
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Dave Newhouse's journalism career spans more than half a century, including 45 years at the Oakland Tribune before his retirement in November 2011. Newhouse is the author of 19 books. His most recent book, Goodbye, Oakland, is available in bookstores and from Triumph Books. Dave grew up in Menlo Park, graduated from San Jose State, and has radio and television experience, in addition to his work as an award-winning sportswriter and columnist. For earlier articles by Dave published in Sports Today, click HERE.
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Stanford Cardinal 2
Virginia Cavaliers 1
Cagan Stadium, Stanford, CA
Sunday, October 12, 2025
| Stanford Cardinal midfielder/forward Charlotte Kohler scores a goal off of a header as the third-ranked Cardinal upset the top-ranked Virginia Cavaliers, 2-1, at Cagan Stadium on Sunday, October 12th. Photo and caption by Darren Yamashita. | Midfielder Jasmine Aikey reacts after opening the scoring with a goal in the 27th minute. Photo and caption by Darren Yamashita. | Stanford Cardinal midfielder Eleanor Klinger (center right) heads the ball against Virginia Cavaliers midfielder Ella Carter (16) and defender Tatum Galvin (17) during the first half at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. Photo and caption by Darren Yamashita. | |
Stanford Cardinal goalkeeper Caroline Birkel (1) yells with defender Elise Evans (2) during the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. Photo and caption
by Darren Yamashita.
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| | Buster Posey is president of baseball operations for the San Francisco Giants and spent his entire 12-year MLB with the Giants from 2009 until his retirement after the 2021 season | |
Four pressing offseason
questions for Giants
by Maria Guardado
This story was excerpted from Maria Guardado’s Giants Beat
newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe
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The 2025 Giants were a study in extremes.
They got hot. They got cold. In the end, they couldn’t escape the pull of .500, finishing exactly at 81-81 for the second time in the last four seasons.
“I thought there were a lot of positives this year,” president of baseball operations Buster Posey said last week. “We had some really good streaks of playing baseball. We had some bad streaks of playing baseball. I think the hope moving forward is that we’re just more consistent in those good stretches and that you can minimize some of the downturns a little bit quicker. I feel like we took some steps in the right direction. There’s still a lot of work to do.”
That work begins now. Here are four questions the Giants will have to answer as they look to snap out of their middling ways and emerge as true contenders in 2026.
1. Who’s the next manager?
After relieving Bob Melvin of his duties, Posey’s first major task is to figure out who the Giants’ new leader in the dugout will be. It won’t be Skip Schumaker, who was tabbed to replace Bruce Bochy in Texas last week, but the Giants could still fill their managerial vacancy with another member of the Rangers’ front office.
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'It's great to be back': Max Muncy powers up in AFL debut
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Muncy quick to make up for lost playing time in AFL debut
Martin Gallegos
21, 2025 · 0:1s in the 3rd inning
Among the group of players representing the Athletics in the Arizona Fall League, Max Muncy is not like the others.
Whereas most AFL participants are prospects still trying to work their way up to the highest level, Muncy already got his first taste of it. He was the Opening Day second baseman for the A’s in 2025 and graduated from prospect status to big league contributor, flashing some of the tools that made him a first-round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft out of Thousand Oaks High School in California.
Just as Muncy appeared to be settling in over what was his second stint with the A’s after he was optioned back to Triple-A Las Vegas earlier in the year, one pitch dramatically altered his season. During a game against the Rangers on July 21, Muncy was struck by a fastball from Jack Leiter, resulting in a right hand fracture that kept him out for the next two months before finally returning to the A’s in late September for just a handful of at-bats.
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Ballers,
This past Sunday’s Championship Celebration was amazing. The day featured three major celebratory events and you showed up in a major way! It was the of community-centered celebration you can only pull off in The Town and a perfect illustration of what we can do when we come together.
Further below are some pictures from the Championship Celebration. See if you can spot yourself! But first we want to tell you about two things.
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Season Tickets for 2026 are now available. Our current early pricing starts as low as $15/game for General Admission and goes up to nearly $33/game for Premium Reserved Section A. And because we’re all champs now, the perks include a replica Championship Ring.
Get your Season Tickets Now!
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We are located one block from the Moscone Convention Center, only a short walk from many of downtown San Francisco's familiar hotels, attractions, and diverse businesses. Open Monday through Thursday 4pm. Friday, Saturday, Sunday 12pm. Come by and raise a glass with us. Sláinte!
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Oakland Roots SC 2
Las Vegas Lights FC 2
Cashman Field, Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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Roots Draw 2-2 in Nevada Versus
Las Vegas Lights FC
Oakland looked headed for a much needed victory Saturday night in Nevada, but a late leveling goal from Las Vegas Lights FC saw the match end in a 2-2 draw.
Neither side started the match looking entirely convincing, as both keepers went without any true tests for the first 25 minutes of the game.
Roots were dominating possession though, and were keeping the ball within the attacking third for much of the first frame.
Oakland was rewarded in the 29th minute, moving the ball upfield quickly with Danny Trejo using some nifty footwork to beat a defender down the left side before working into the box and sending a cross to Peter Wilson on the far post who redirected the ball off his chest and into the back of the net for his club record sixth consecutive match with a goal to make it 1-0 Roots.
But Oakland hardly had time to celebrate, as Roots conceded a set piece in their own end that led to a 31st minute shot by former Roots forward Johnny Rodriguez from the top of the box which took a massive deflection, lofting over the head of Kendall McIntosh to draw the match level at 1-1.
Oakland nearly regained the lead in the 50th minute when Peter Wilson was fouled just on the top right corner of the box. Faysal Bettache’s direct free kick rang the right post before being cleared from danger.
Danny Trejo returned the lead to Oakland in short order anyway, after an excellent series of passing moved the ball beautifully from box to box. Bettache had a number of options at the end of his run into the attacking third, but played a short pass to his left, finding Trejo who finished his shot off the crossbar and in to make it 2-1 Roots in the 56th.
The remainder of the match saw some excellent defending from Roots that looked like it would be enough to earn them the win and all three points in the Western Conference table. But in an unfortunate turn, Oakland would let a late lead slip through their fingers.
Roots conceded a leveler in the 87th minute when a cross into the box bounced off a Las Vegas chest before winding up at the feet of Stefan Stojanovic who let one fly to find the top right corner, drawing Lights even at 2-2 with only minutes remaining in the contest.
On the very last play of the match, a netfront scrum led to multiple point blank shots from Roots, none of which found their way through traffic as the final whistle blew with the score still deadlocked.
Las Vegas’ postseason hopes ended with the result, while Oakland’s own playoff dreams remain an outside possibility with the point earned.
Roots will remain on the road for one more away game, as the club now heads to the desert to face New Mexico United in what is now officially a must-win matchup next Sunday, October 19th at 2 PM PT.
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Bay FC 1
Seattle Reign FC 1
Lumen Field, Seattle, WA
Friday, October 10, 2025
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Bay FC Secures a Point on the
Road in 1-1 Draw at Seattle
SEATTLE (Oct. 10, 2025) — Bay FC played to a 1-1 draw at Seattle Reign FC on Friday night at Lumen Field, securing a point on the road. Midfielder Taylor Huff tallied her second goal in as many games, finding the net in the 31st minute for her fourth of the season, assisted by forward Racheal Kundananji. A strong second half defensively saw Bay FC keep the hosts at arm’s length, but Reign FC equalized in the 84th minute off the foot of substitute midfielder Jess Fishlock, sending each club home with a point.
“That’s two games in a row that I thought we played very well and good enough to maybe have gotten three points,” said Head Coach Albertin Montoya. “Overall, we came to Seattle and played very well. So much credit has to go to this group. Regardless of where we are in the standings, they just don’t give up — they continue to play.”
Bay FC pinned its hosts back to open the match, with high pressure allowing for a pair of opportunities inside the first 10 minutes. Huff was dispossessed after dribbling deep into Seattle territory early on, before Kundananji challenged the goalkeeper in the ninth minute. After forward Karlie Lema charged up the right flank and served a cross into the box, Kundananji got on the end of it to direct the ball toward goal, but saw the effort stopped by the keeper.
Seattle opened things up shortly afterward, nearly finding the opening goal on the ensuing turn. A recycled set-piece opportunity was served into the penalty box and headed on frame by forward Jordyn Huitema, but denied by Bay FC goalkeeper Jordan Silkowitz with a leaping effort. Silkowitz delivered more heroics 20 minutes later, punching away a powerful strike from distance after the hosts recovered possession in the attacking third.
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California International Airshow
Salinas Municipal Airport, Salinas, CA
October 4 & 5, 2025
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The World Series Is Already
On My Mind
None of the teams I would be interested in are in the race. I'm sure there have been some good games but I'm just not watching.
My question is an easy one. Which two teams
from the same state played in the
2000 World Series?
(answer below...)
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Jeff Bagwell -- from the
Autograph Collection of Rich Yee
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Jeff Bagwell appeared at a sports collectors show and I just had to get his autograph. He had a nice selection of photos on his table and I chose this action shot for him to sign. I don’t recal chatting with him but I do remember shaking his hand.
Jeff Bagwell spent his entire 15 year MLB career with the Huston Astros. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017.
Rich Yee, Sports Today photographer
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Newsletter, Image, Likeness Vol. 153: The College Sports Commission Is The Most Damning Indictment Of College Sports'
Governance Crisis
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by Darren Heitner, Esq.
Founder of Heitnerlegal -- Sports, Entertainment, Trademarks, Copyrights, Business, Litigation, Arbitration
The Weekly Longer NIL Thought
The College Sports Commission stands as perhaps the most damning indictment of college athletics' governance crisis. Not because it's failing, but because it was designed by the very people now abandoning it.
Think about that irony for a moment. The Power Four conferences created the CSC to bring order to "NIL chaos." Yes, the "Wild Wild West" we all kept hearing about (and still have to confront when the NCAA is begging Congress for an antitrust exemption). They installed Bryan Seeley, a former federal prosecutor who investigated MLB's most notorious cheating scandals, to enforce rules requiring legitimate quid pro quo in NIL deals. They built NIL Go, a Deloitte-operated clearinghouse, to vet every deal over $600. And less than 100 days in, major school-supporting collectives are simply bypassing the system altogether.
One athletic director's assessment cuts to the bone. The CSC is full of "smart people, but set up to fail."
The CSC's early struggles reveal 3 critical truths about the current state of college sports.
First, the enforcement infrastructure cannot scale to match the market. From June through August, the CSC approved 6,090 deals worth $35.42 million while denying over 300 deals worth $10 million. Those numbers sound impressive until you consider the organization operates with single-digit employees that are tasked with reviewing tens of thousands of deals annually (and perhaps more). The lag time between submission and approval has left millions in limbo, and in college sports, timing is everything. A deal approved in July for a recruit who signs in August is worthless if the decision gets delayed until December.
Second, the fundamental tension between competition and compliance remains unresolved. As one source noted, circumventing rules is incentivized by winning, and "so far, the penalty has yet to mitigate the allure." Schools that play by the rules watch competitors gain advantages by ignoring those rules. The rational response? Stop playing by rules that no one else follows.
Third, we're witnessing regulatory capture in reverse. Usually, industries capture their regulators. Here, the regulated entities created a regulator that they immediately began undermining. As one unidentified person recently stated, "AD's who think $20.5m will do the job will be out of a job within 24 months. If you aren't figuring out a way to go $10-15m above the cap, it's probably a good time to update your resume." The CSC was the power conferences' idea, yet complaints about NIL Go began populating not long after it launched in June. This isn't dysfunction. It's sabotage by design.
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WeatherTech Raceway
Laguna Seca
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Photo by: Tony Campbell
THANK YOU FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE RACE SEASON!
As we wrap up the 2025 major event season with the GRIDLIFE Laguna Festival, we wanted to take a moment to thank YOU for making this one of the best race seasons in the history of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
We embarked on the year with new leadership and renewed energy to preserve and improve this historic raceway. We hope you enjoyed the new trilon, renovated suites, newly paved entry areas and improved entry and exit plans into the facility. We have big things planned for next year and beyond, all with the goal of consistently improving your race-day experience while preserving the legacy of this iconic circuit.
Whether you prefer racing with two wheels or four, open-wheel or closed, modern or historic, we enjoyed every thrilling moment with you and can’t wait for next year!
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Save the Dates for 2026
Tickets for our full slate of 2026 events go on sale later this year, but be sure to save the dates and don’t miss a minute of the action.
April 16-19: Sea Otter Classic
May 1-3: IMSA Monterey SportsCar Championship
June 19-21: Ferrari Challenge
July 10-12: MotoAmerica Superbike SpeedFest of Monterey
August 8-9: Monterey Pre-Reunion and Corkscrew Hillclimb
August 12-15: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
September 4-6: INDYCAR Grand Prix of Monterey NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season Finale
September 25-27: GRIDLIFE Laguna Festival
October 2-4: Laguna Seca SpeedTour (Trans-Am)
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New York Yankees
& New York Mets
The New York Yankees and the New York Mets played in the 2000 World Series.
(The Yankees would take the Series, 4-1.)
The MLB website has a "most memorable moments" Subway Series page. Check it out. The MLB site also has a page noting the same state World Series, which, of course, includes the same city matches.
Sadly...the Boston Braves and Boston Red Sox
never matched up in spite of their long
history in Boston.
Go Pats!
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Mao Mushika advanced to Sunday's singles and doubles rounds
of 16 at ITA regionals.
3 Bears Reach Singles Round Of 16 At ITA NW Regionals
BERKELEY – The California women's tennis team placed three Golden Bears in the singles round 16 and two duos in the doubles round of 16 with victories Saturday in the ITA Northwest Regional Championships at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Cal junior Mao Mushika and Berta Passola Folch each advanced in singles and doubles. In the main draw doubles round of 32, fifth-seeded Mushika and Greta Greco Lucchina edged Oregon's Patsy Daughters and Bridget Mihulka 8-7(5), while the ninth-seeded Passola Folch and Mille Johanna Moerk bested Oregon's Avery Jennings and Hadley Appling 8-3.
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Photo: ITA
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No. 1 Stanford Pummels Pittsburgh
Stanford holds the Panthers to just one shot in dominant
defensive showing
STANFORD, Calif. - A dominant defensive showing and two second-half goals from Palmer Bank and Trevor Islam pushed the top-ranked Cardinal to a 2-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday evening.
Stanford (11-1-1, 5-1-0 ACC) has now won each of its eight matches at Cagan Stadium this season, marking the best home start to a season in program history. The Cardinal also extended its win streak to a season-long five games, jumping to a three-point lead atop the ACC standings.
A nearly flawless performance from the back line, Stanford held Pittsburgh to just one attack and kept the Panthers away from the corner flag through 90 minutes. It was the first time the Cardinal had held an opponent to just one shot since Feb. 15, 2021, in a 5-0 win over San Francisco. The home side of the scoresheet showed 14 shots for Stanford, including seven on frame, and nine corner kicks.
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Photo: Lyndsay Radnedge/ISI Photos
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Scudero Breaks SJSU Single-Game Touchdown Record in Loss
to Wyoming
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Danny Scudero broke the SJSU single-game touchdown reception record with four touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 180 yards to lead the San José State football team (2-4, 1-1 MW) in a 35-28 loss to Wyoming (3-3, 1-1 MW) Saturday afternoon from War Memorial Stadium.
San José State dominated the first half behind the connection of Walker Eget and Scudero, racing out to a 28–14 halftime advantage. Eget finished 23-of-37 for 295 yards and four touchdowns, all to Scudero. Eget exited the game in the third quarter, but came back in with just over two minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Wyoming stormed back with a 21-point fourth quarter to secure the win. The Cowboys took their first lead with just 40 seconds remaining. The Spartans were undone by a late interception return for a touchdown and missed field goals from 53 and 47 yards.
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##32 Emmie Ennis: 54 MP, 1 SH vs. Seattle U
WSOC | Unbeaten Streak Ends in Seattle as Gaels Fall 2-0 to Redhawks
SEATTLE, Wash. — After a nine-match unbeaten streak, Saint Mary's fell 2-0 to Seattle U in their match Saturday night. This result marks only the second loss of the season for the Gaels, the last one being back in late August in their match against Stanford, highlighting a remarkable start to the year. The Redhawks netted a goal in each half to hand the Gaels their first conference loss as they now sit at 3-1-1 in WCC play.
FIRST HALF SMC 0 - 1 SU
The Gaels started off the match strong, matching the Redhawks with seven shots in the first half, as freshman Ashlyn Vaughn led the team with three. However, Seattle U struck in the 24th minute, taking a 1-0 lead into halftime break.
FINAL SMC 0 - 2 SU
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Photo: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
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Dons Defeat Tigers on the Road
in Four Sets
STOCKTON, Calif. – The University of San Francisco volleyball team (3-13, 1-5) returned to the win column Saturday evening with a 3-1 victory at Pacific (7-10, 1-5) at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
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San Francisco took control early in the first set, jumping out to a 7-1 advantage. Shannon Knight and Taylor Mendez registered kills throughout the scoring run while Jamie Low added two service aces.
- The Dons led by as many as nine points during the frame and cruised to a 25-16 first-set win.
- The Tigers tied the match at a set apiece shortly after, winning the second frame 25-17. San Francisco trailed by as many as eight points during the set as Pacific secured the lead for good at 11-10.
- San Francisco emerged victorious in the third set, 25-18, to regain the lead in the match. The Dons never trailed during the frame, leading by as many as seven points.
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Photo: Christina Leung
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Broncos Fall in Five Set Thriller
at Saint Mary’s
MORAGA, Calif. - Santa Clara women's volleyball dropped a five set nailbiter to the Saint Mary's Gaels Saturday night at the University Credit Union Pavilion. The Broncos dropped the first set and won sets two and four before falling in an all-or-nothing fifth set. Four Broncos had double figures in kills led by Cate Shanahan with 14. Lexi Trapani posted a career high 24 digs, and Macy Hinshaw had her eighth double-double of the season with 48 assists and 21 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Four points in a row from Saint Mary's gave them an early 5-1 lead, and later 10-4 after a three point rally. Three straight points from the Broncos cut the lead to 17-13, but Saint Mary's again took a comfortable lead, 23-17, eventually taking the set 25-19.
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The Broncos (8-8, 2-2) scored the first two points of set two, and later three in a row to take a 7-4 lead after an ace by Cate Shanahan. However, the Gaels scored three in a row to retake the lead 12-11. Four straight Bronco points put them back ahead 15-12 heading into the media timeout, and later the Broncos kept pace going up 22-17 after a kill from Layla Truitt. Three straight from Saint Mary's cut the lead to 22-20, but the Broncos answered with a kill from Cate Shanahan ending the set 25-23.
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Bouchard Champions Tigers to Victory at Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational
STOCKTON, Calif. – Sweeping the podium with the top three finishers in the field, the Pacific men's golf program earned the team title for the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational on Saturday at The Reserve at Spanos Park.
Led by sophomore Felix Bouchard's first-place individual finish, the Tigers (-47/817) earned their first team title of the 2025-26 campaign and first team title at home since the Pacific Invitational at Brookside Country Club from Nov. 1-3, 2010.
"I couldn't be prouder of these guys' efforts and their accomplishments," Pacific head coach John Cook said. "Felix getting his first college win was awesome. All of these guys battled hard all three days. For us to win at home in Stockton at our course is surreal."
With a field-best ten-under par on the final day of the tournament, the Tigers ousted the 17-team competition with ease as the whole Pacific lineup completed their scoring in the top 20 individually.
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No. 6 UC Davis Sacks
No. 14 Northern Arizona In
Homecoming Victory
Score: No. 6 UC Davis 45, No. 14 Northern Arizona 24
Location: Davis, Calif. (UC Davis Health Stadium)
Records: UC Davis 5-1 (3-0), Northern Arizona 4-3 (1-2)
The short story: In a back-and-forth high scoring affair, No. 6 UC Davis football powered past No. 14 Northern Arizona with 21 fourth quarter points and thanks to another 300-yard passing performance by Caden Pinnick and an Aggie defense that found the quarterback six times UC Davis locked up the homecoming victory.
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Caden Pinnick finished with a career-high with 348 yards passing and five touchdown passes going an impressive 25-for-29
- Samuel Gbatu Jr., snagged 114 yards on nine receptions adding two touchdowns with a long reception of 47 yards
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Jordan Fisher totaled over 100 yards adding one touchdown with a long of 59 yards
- As a team the Aggies finished with a season-high six total sacks
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Jackson Sievers led the Aggies with nine total tackles, adding 1.0 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss
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Jacob Psyk had another impressive game, totaled six tackles with 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. The Harvard transfer added one pass break up and two quarterback hurries
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Pioneers Capture Team Title
at Slug Shootout
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay women's swim team turned in a fantastic all-around performance at the Slug Shootout, capturing the team title with multiple event wins and top-three finishes at the East Field House Pool. The Pioneers outpaced the competition with 972.5 total points, edging out UC Santa Cruz (954.5) and Azusa Pacific (880) to secure the win.
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2025/26 Schedules
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Weekly Bay Area
Sports Calendar
Monday, October 13, through
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Monday, October 13
Tuesday, October 14
San Jose Sharks vs. Carolina Hurricanes, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, October 15
Thursday, October 16
Friday, October 17
Bay FC vs. North Carolina Courage, 7 p.m.
Cal Bears vs. North Carolina Tar Heels, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose State Spartans @ Utah State Aggies, 6 p.m.
Saturday, October 18
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Austin FC, 6 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins, 7 p.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Florida State Seminoles, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 19
San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, 5:20 p.m.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs, 10 a.m.
Oakland Roots SC @ New Mexico United, 2 p.m.
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