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Monday, January 20 through Sunday, January 26, 2020
Issue No. 312
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The Fall/Winter Edition is here!
The 2019 Fall/Winter edition of the Ultimate Sports Guide, a San Francisco Bay Area sports reference publication published twice a year for avid Bay Area and Northern California sports fans, has arrived. The Ultimate Sports Guide is distributed free of charge or may be ordered via subscription. Each seasonal edition provides professional and collegiate team coverage through commentary, photo essays and player profiles. To order, visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net
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Where the Bay Comes to Play!
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Winter and Spring Racing
Through June 14, 2020
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The BEST Bay Area sports photos from
Michael Zagaris, Ed Jay, Rich Yee, Kenneth Wong,
Ron Sellers, Darren Yamashita, Alex Ho, Larry Rosa
and Timothy Reynolds
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"It's an ocean planet. As the oceans go, so goes the planet."
--Bill Carvalho, Wild Planet founder and president
Wild Planet Foods has been honored with
TWO awards by Whole Foods Market --
Global Supplier of the Year AND
Environmental Stewardship! The annual awards recognize suppliers who embody Whole Foods Market's mission and values through a proven commitment to quality, environmental stewardship, organic integrity, innovation,
and partnership.
More Awards and Counting!
Prevention
-- 100 Cleanest Packaged Food Awards
Men's Health -- 125 Best Foods for Men
Prevention -- Eat Clean Best Packaged Foods
Every Day with Rachael Ray -- Brand New Buy
Better Homes and Gardens -- Catch of the Day
Clean Eating -- Clean Choice Awards
Natural Health -- 3rd Annual Good Food Awards
Runner's World -- Good Catch
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Photo Gallery / Table of Contents
Harlem Globetrotters visit Oracle Arena
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San Francisco 49ers 37, Green Bay Packers 20
San Francisco running back Raheem Mostert (#31) rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator on Sunday, Jan 19 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. Mostert, a former special teams standout, was cut seven times and carried the ball only eight times in his first three seasons in the NFL. Sunday was his redemption and with his record-setting performance and their 37-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers, the Niners now face the Kansas City Chiefs in
Super Bowl 54,
to be played
at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fl., on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3:30 p.m. on FOX.
(Courtesy AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Light duty -- San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's duties were held to a minimum as he attempted only eight passes, good for six completions and 77 yards. The Niners talented and winning QB has been in the league only six years but will appear in his third Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2, versus the Kansas City Chiefs. Photo courtesy AP.
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Ex-San Francisco Giant Joe Panik
Joe Panik signs Minor League Deal with Blue Jays
Former San Francisco Giants second baseman Joe Panik signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. After being designated for assignment last August by the Giants, Panik finished the 2019 season with the New York Mets. At 29, Panik is looking to join an American League team rich with young, talented infielders. If he makes the 2020 Blue Jays roster, Panik will earn $2.85M.
Caption and photo by Kenny Karst.
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Hi-Lite Burton (#26, and a former second round pick of the Chicago Bulls) airs his displeasure but it wasn't needed as once
again the Harlem Globetrotters were victorious against the Washington Generals.
The entertaining Globetrotters stopped by Oracle Arena in Oakland on Jan. 18 to dazzle fans with their high jinks and good-natured merry making.
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Ice Hrynko (#15) dazzles courtside admirers with intricate hand signs.
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Lucky Jiang (#8) is the first Harlem Globetrotter player from China in the team's 94-year history. Photo by Rich Yee.
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Under the Sports Kaleidoscope
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Laundry has become a news item
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Oakland Panthers start season
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Twenty Stories to Follow in 2020
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1.
Major League Baseball will be grappling with the sign stealing fallout of the Houston Astros with other teams, players and coaches under the microscope. Commissioner Rob Manfred will be tested in the most serious challenge to his leadership.
2.
Will Tom Brady sign with the Los Angeles Chargers or ...?
3.
The Oakland A's Howard Terminal ballpark process will continue to play out with significant questions still unanswered. The last team standing in Oakland will take the Coliseum field with some of MLB's best young players including homegrown MVP candidate Marcus Semien, along with the Matts, Olson and Chapman led by Bob Melvin.
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The Oakland Panthers of the IFL (Indoor Football League) will begin their first season at the Oakland Arena on March 14.
5.
NFL is negotiating a new long term Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the NFL Players Association. Revenue split is the key issue.
6.
Vince McMahon's second attempt at making the XFL competitive kicks off in eight cities on February 8. Remember the San Francisco Demons?
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Players, coaches, alumni, and league officials will continue taking public positions on societal, political, and workplace issues. Active involvement in social causes will increase in 2020.
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The 102nd PGA Championship tees off at Harding Park on May 14.
9.
Sports venues will continue to become targets. How do authorities effectively create safe and secure fan environments without taking away the openness of our sporting events and their venues?
10. The
Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) debate will continue to play out in college sports along with pay-for-play issues facing the NCAA, Conferences, elected officials, student athletes and athletic departments.
11. What level of success will the Las Vegas Raiders experience on the field and in the stands in their new HomeDome?
12. The NFL will continue to deal with the snore that the Pro Bowl has become. What type of new format will make it relevant?
13. Steph Curry is on track to return to the lineup sometime in March. What's the time line on Klay? When will Warrior fans see them back at full strength?
14. If the 49ers win Super Bowl 54, where will the Parade take place?
15. Focus on the NBA draft and who will the Warriors select, based on their position from their season of injuries?
16. Ongoing traumatic brain injury and CTE fallout continues in all contact sports. Every family associated with constant contact sports will be looking at the risk/reward of their children's participation.
17. Esports continues growth on a worldwide basis. Will finger dexterity become more important than muscle tone.
18. Legalized betting on professional sports will continue moving down the road to the massive payoff that leagues envision. It's still a long way off.
19. How will women's professional sports grow revenue, attract more sponsors and increase broadcast coverage.
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Is the NFL's Rooney Rule working. Where is the diversity and hiring of top minority coaches in the league coming from?
A few predictions that are predictably way out there:
* Dallas Mavericks will be in the NBA finals in June since "Maverick", the sequel to "Top Gun," debuts at the same time.
* The Oakland A's will win the World Series.
* The Warriors will lose more games this season than the 2015-16, 16-17, and 17-18 seasons combined.
* Stanford women will win the NCAA basketball championship.
* Cal and Stanford athletes will win gold medals at the 2020 Olympics in Japan
* The party for LSU winning the National Championship will go on for another week or two.
* Introduction of 3x3 basketball for men and women as a gold medal sport in the 2020 Olympics in Japan will be a big hit.
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Andy Dolich has over five decades of leadership in the sports industry, including executive positions in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, pro soccer and lacrosse. Presently Dolich is COO of the Fan Controlled Football League (FCFL) and teaches sports business at Stanford's School of Continuing Studies. Dolich is also co-author of the new book:
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The Cal Bears dazzled in their season-best outing to top Stanford in w
omen's gymnastics.
Their performance matched its fourth-best total In school history to win, 197.325-195.550, on Sunday, Jan. 19 at Haas Pavilion on the Berkeley campus.
Photo by Ron Sellers.
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Kyana George was all-around champion with a 39.575 and won vault and floor, which included earning a new career-high 9.95 on floor.
Photo by Ron Sellers.
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The Cardinals' Grace Garcia launches herself into her dismount.
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Cal started the meet facing off on the vault with Milan Clausi taking flight.
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Kyla Bryant transfers to the lower bar in her routine for the Cardinals.
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Sat., Jan. 18, 2020: Mercy Rule with jockey Luis Reyes win a maiden 6 furlong with a times of 1:11.43. Trained by Jonathan Wong, who won 4 races on Saturday's card. Owned by MJVET Stables, Kilka or Nentwig. Purse: $10,500.
Photo: Shane Micheli/Vassar Photography.
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Sonoma Raceway -- 9th annual John's March against Stomach Cancer
John's March at Sonoma Raceway raises more than $12,000
Nine-year total surpasses $145,000 raised for Gastric Cancer
SONOMA, Calif. --
More than 250 walkers, runners, bikers and four-legged friends took to the Sonoma Raceway road course on Saturday, Jan. 11, for the 9th annual John's March Against Stomach Cancer, the West Coast's only fundraising walk for No Stomach for Cancer.
The unique fundraiser generated $12,430 for No Stomach for Cancer (www.nostomachforcancer.org), bringing the event's nine-year total to more than $145,000 raised for gastric cancer research and awareness.
Participants ranging from competitive runners to families, including children on bikes and in strollers, enjoyed a spin around the 2.52-mile, 12-turn road course during the event, which was inspired by John Cardinale, the long-time Sonoma Raceway spokesman who passed away in 2013 after a two-year battle with stomach cancer.
"Each year, it is such a humbling and rewarding experience on behalf of the organization to see the kind of support not only of friends and family of the Cardinale family, but the support in general from the Northern California area to come out for this event," said No Stomach for Cancer Executive Director Jon Florin. "We don't have a permanent presence on the west coast, so it's great to see that much support from all over the country, and there isn't a better setting than at the raceway."
Many of the participants in John's March have been directly affected by the disease, the third most common cause of cancer deaths globally. Participants came out to honor not only Cardinale, but spouses, parents and friends who have been affected by stomach cancer.
"I'm a car guy, so it was really neat to get to walk the track the first year and be able to honor my fiancé's late husband, who passed away three years ago from gastric cancer," said Steve Shields of Benicia, who participated in John's March for the second time. "I had no idea about the disease, and I feel like I have become a bit of a spokesperson in my piece of the world to get the word out about this type of cancer."
No Stomach For Cancer is a non-profit group that works to increase awareness and education about stomach cancer, provide a support network for affected families and support research efforts for screening, early detection, treatment and prevention of stomach cancer.
Donations can still be made in honor of John's March at www.JohnsMarch.org. Sonoma Raceway will host its 10th annual John's March Against Stomach Cancer in January 2021. For more information or to get involved, contact Diana Brennan at [email protected].
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San Jose Earthquakes -- 2020 Preseason Schedule
Earthquakes Announce 2020 Preseason Schedule
Quakes to train in Mexico from Jan. 26 - Feb. 10; Two lucky fans to win trip to Mexico
SAN JOSE, Calif. -
The San Jose Earthquakes announced their full 2020 preseason schedule, which includes a two-week training stint in Cancún, Mexico and four friendly matches ahead of the home opener on
Feb. 29 vs. Toronto FC
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After a week of training in San Jose, the team will depart for Cancún on Sunday, Jan. 26. The Quakes' training stint in Mexico is their second in as many years, featuring two-a-day training sessions and extensive workouts on the beach. The Earthquakes'
2019 trip
was chronicled by ESPN's Tom Marshall, who was embedded with the team for several days.
While in Cancún, San Jose will play two scrimmages; the first of which is against a Major League Soccer club, to be announced at a later date, and the second against a local side.
Two lucky fans will get to join the team in Mexico, courtesy of the Quakes'
Cancun Sweepstakes
. The grand-prize winners will receive round-trip airfare, three nights in an all-inclusive resort, and access to the team's closed-door scrimmage.
Upon returning to San Jose, the Earthquakes will host closed-door friendlies against USL Championship sides Reno 1868 FC and Sacramento Republic FC on Feb. 18 and Feb. 21, respectively.
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Sports Prep Star -- Alexsandra Alvarado
Salesian-Richmond
-- Basketball -- Junior
After closing out 2019 by earning the MVP Award for the West Coast Jamboree Diamond Division, Alexsandra Alvarado has continued to show up big in the Pride's biggest games. In a
Jan. 11 showdown with St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda, Alvarado scored 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and added three steals. Salesian came up short in the game, 68-60, but it was only the team's second loss of the season. The Pride took a 13-2 overall record into MLK Weekend in which they had games against La Jolla Country Day-La Jolla and Bear Creek-Stockton.
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WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR
Monday, January 20 through Sunday, January 26, 2020
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Monday, January 20
Golden State Warriors @ Portland Trailblazers, 7 p.m.
Sacramento Kings @ Miami Heat, 2 p.m.
Stockton Heat vs. Colorado Eagles, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 21
Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz, 7 p.m.
Sacramento Kings @ Detroit Pistons, 4 p.m.
San Jose Barracuda @ Bakersfield Condors, 6:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings @ Chicago Bulls, 5 p.m.
Stockton Heat vs. Ontario Reign, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 25
San Jose Barracuda v. Ontario Reign, 7 p.m.
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Minor League Team Affiliations
San Jose Barracuda (San Jose Sharks) -- AHL
American Hockey League
Stockton Heat (Calgary Flames) -- AHL
American Hockey League
Minor League Team Affiliations
(Baseball)
Nashville Sounds (Oakland A's) -- AAA,
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco Giants) --
AAA, Pacific Coast Leag
ues
San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) -- Class A
Advanced Affiliate, California League
Stockton Ports (Oakland A's) -- Class A
Advanced Affiliate, California League
Legend
(BB): Basketball;
(M): Men;
(W): Women
Media
Cal BB (M): KGO 810 AM
Cal BB (W): Pac-12 Network
Cal football: KGO 810 AM
Fresno Grizzlies: KYNO 1430 AM
Fresno State football: 940 AM ESPN Radio
Golden State Warriors: 95.7 FM The Game
Oakland A's: 95.7 FM The Game
Oakland Raiders: 95.7 FM The Game
Sacramento Kings: KHTK 1140 AM
Sacramento River Cats: Talk 650 AM KSTE
San Francisco 49ers: KNBR 680/1050 AM, KGO
810 AM, KSAN 107.7 The Bone FM
San Francisco Giants: KNBR 680 AM
San Jose Barracuda: KDOW 1220 AM
San Jose Earthquakes: KNBR 1050 AM,
1370 KZSF AM (Spanish)
San Jose Giants: MiLB Gameday Audio
San Jose Sharks, KFOX 98.5 FM San Jose,
San Jose State football: KLIV 1590 AM
Stanford BB (M): KNBR 1050 AM, TBS (TV)
Stanford BB (W): KZSU 90.1 FM
Stanford football: KNBR 1050 AM
Stockton Ports: KWSX 1280 AM
UC Davis football: KTHK 1140 AM
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