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Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28, 2019
Issue No. 286
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49ers alumnus and vice president and senior advisor to the general manager, Keena Taylor, presented Benfica legend and club ambassador Luisão with a custom Benfica 49ers jersey to celebrate the 49ers Museum's induction into the International Sports Museum Association. Photo: San Francisco 49ers.
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From left to right:
49ers alumnus and vice president and senior advisor to the general manager, Keena Taylor
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9ers EDU and 49ers museum director Jesse Lovejoy
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Benfica legend and club ambassador Luisão and Benfica Chief Business Officer Tiago Lopes. Photo: San Francisco 49ers.
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Benfica legend and club ambassador Luisão participates in the joint education day between 49ers EDU and Benfica to help educate local Bay Area youth about Benfica's rich history.
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49ers EDU Director & EDU Academy managing partner Jesse Lovejoy welcomes 49 girls from around the Bay Area to the inaugural STEM+ Hackathon co-hosted by Play Like A Girl, 49ers Academy, SheIS and IF/THEN. Photo:
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Hackathon participants were challenged to come up with creative tech solutions on how to engage more young girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through the use of sports. Photo:
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The participants were split into several groups and presented their ideas for engaging more girls in STEM to a panel of judges. The winning group received Google Chromebooks as their prize. Photo:
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The Hackathon participants pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the event.
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San Francisco Giants Weekly Report
San Francisco Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski, shown above hitting a double to drive in two runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on June 30, outdid himself on Sunday afternoon, hitting a home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to send the G-Men home with a 3-2 victory against the New York Mets. The red-hot Giants have won 15 of their last 18 games.
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For the first half of this season Giants fans undoubtedly anticipated a slew of moves at the trade deadline, dealing with a struggling squad on both sides of the ball. But after winning seven straight contests, their longest streak since 2016, the script surrounding the fates of aces Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith will likely change.
Though the Giants recent success may be temporary, without those two arms the Giants are virtually back to rebuild mode and onto next season. Currently just two-and-a-half games back from the second NL Wild Card spot, I can't foresee both pitchers leaving the squad. There is now too much hope for a playoff run to give up two foundational members but the impression all season is that MadBum and Smith will be gone come the end of July.
San Francisco reached a .500 record for the first time this season as they swept a four-game series on the road against the Colorado Rockies and then returned to Oracle for another series win against the New York Mets. A five-run top of the first inning against Colorado last Monday was the start for what was ultimately a historic 19-2 Giants victory. Brandon Crawford turned in a five-for-six outing, which included two bombs and eight RBIs, securing his spot in history as only the third Giants player to accomplish a two-jack, eight RBI day. Furthermore, Crawford became the first shortstop in MLB history to rip five hits and knock in eight runs in a single game. On the day Crawford collected a total of six hits and nine RBIs, as the Giants and Rockies also squared off for a postponed/make-up game, resulting in a 2-1 Giants triumph. The Giants swept the four game series and headed back to Oracle Park to face the New York Mets.
Seeking their sixth straight win, San Francisco was successful as Thursday night's bout went deep into extras -- 16 innings to be exact. Madison Bumgarner tossed a gem to start, completing nine innings and allowing just a single run on 94 pitches. 2019 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso juiced a solo shot in the top of the sixteenth to break a 1-1 tie, giving the Mets the lead. However, the Giants responded with two of their own, as Donovan Solano brought around the winning run on a walk-off single for a 3-2 win and sixth in a row.
Oracle Park saw extra-inning action again on Friday night as Tyler Beede tossed eight shutout innings to give the Giants an opportunity for a walk-off. Pablo Sandoval hit a blooper to left field which resulted in a walk-off error and brought in Alex Dickerson for San Francisco's seventh straight victory.
The Giants' bid for eight straight was shut down on Saturday as the Mets served up an 11-4 defeat. The teams went to extras for the third time in four games on Sunday, with the Giants nursing a 2-2 tie into the 12th inning. With one away, Mike Yastrzemski pumped a high fly ball which just cleared the left field wall and secured the Giants their third extra-inning victory of the series and Yastrzemski's first career walk-off.
This week San Francisco (50-50, tied for 2nd in the NL West) continues their Wild Card charge by taking on the Chicago Cubs at home before heading to San Diego for the weekend.
-- Ethan Waters
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Oakland A's Weekly Report
Oakland Athletics right fielder Mark Canha (20) receives congratulations after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Oakland Coliseum
on Friday, July 12. The A's would emerge victorious in the first game after the All-Star break, 5-1.
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As of Monday the Oakland Athletics remain one of the hottest teams in the MLB since mid-June, having won 22 of their last 29 matchups.
Oakland swept Seattle at home in dominant fashion to start last week, plating nineteen runs and allowing just four in two games. On Tuesday, Matt Chapman logged a three-for-four performance at the dish and recorded five RBIs. This first matchup resulted in a 9-2 Athletics triumph, foreshadowing Wednesday's similar 10-2 win. Recently acquired RHP Homer Bailey made his A's debut in the second bout, dealing six Ks over six scoreless innings and allowing just two earned runs. Oakland's offense powered up for six home runs, including two apiece from Jurickson Profar and Mark Canha. This resounding victory marked six straight.
The A's tripped to Minnesota last Thursday to begin a four-game weekend set against the red-hot Twins, first in the AL Central. These tight matchups proved to be further testament to Oakland's ability to compete against playoff-caliber squads.
The first bout ended the A's six-game hot streak via a 6-3 loss, as Eddie Rosario gave the Twins a 4-3 lead with a three-run bomb in the bottom of the seventh inning. On Friday
Marcus Semien was just a single away from completing the cycle in a bounce-back 5-3 win, which included a solo jack to lead off the first. This triumph put Oakland in sole possession of the second
AL Wild Card spot.
The momentum propelled Oakland to another win on Saturday as Khris Davis smoked a grounder to second in the top of the ninth, giving the A's a 5-4 go-ahead lead. Liam Hendriks came in to close and loaded the bases before inducing a 6-4-3 double play and securing an Athletics win.
Seeking their seventh straight series victory on Sunday, the A's battled back for a 6-5 lead heading into the bottom of the ninth. Closer Liam Hendriks allowed a tying run on a triple, followed by a walk-off single for a 7-6 loss and series tie.
Oakland (57-43, 2nd in NL West) faces off against the first-place Houston Astros in Texas for a three-game series to start the week before returning to Oakland for a four-game weekend set with the Texas Rangers.
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NBA megastars are handsomely rewarded
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James Harden's long-term NBA contract is $228 million
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Kevin Durant's long-term NBA contract is $164 million
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Michael Jordan's estimated worth is $1.5 billion
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An unnamed NBA player was recently asked if he was nervous about his Free Agency. His answer, "Tomorrow when I wake up I'll be Rich or Richer!"
As we have seen recently, multi-millionaire megastars are being paid handsomely by multi-billionaires.
Local media deals, new arenas and basketball's international popularity continue to push the value of NBA franchises higher. The average NBA team is worth $1.9 billion, up 13% over last year and three times the level of five years ago.
Recently the NBA has stated they want teams, their personnel and the media to move away from the use of the term "owner" to describe those with controlling interest of franchises in favor of the term "Governor." The change was made due to concerns that "owner" might be viewed as racially insensitive in a league where the vast majority of players are African-American and the majority of Governors are Caucasian.
Commissioner Adam Silver: "We moved away from that term "owner" years ago within the league. We call our team owners 'Governors' and 'Alternate Governors.' So I think it makes sense. As I said, I don't want to overreact but I'm sensitive to it, and I think to the extent that teams are moving away from the term, we'll stick with using Governor."
In my 50 years in the business of sports I've seen and heard the following terms used to signify the person with the most power amongst those that control the mountains of money necessary to sit at the head of the boardroom of a professional sports team.
Owner
Controlling Owner
Governor
Alternate Governor
Majority Partner
Minority Partner
Limited Partner
Partner
Control Person
Control Executive
Chairman
Vice Chairman
CEO/President
Controlling Interest
As we know, active players are prohibited from investing in any part of a team in the Big Four Sports professional leagues.
As of July 12, 2019 the Top Ten NBA long-term contracts belong to:
James Harden -- $228 million
Russell Westbrook -- $205 million
Steph Curry -- $201 million
Klay Thompson -- $190 million
Tobias Harris -- $180 million
Kris Middleton -- $178 million
Kevin Durant -- $164 million
Lebron James -- $153 million
Mike Conley -- $152 million
Kyrie Irving -- $141 million
That totals up to a cool $1.8 billion bucks. No shortage of capital to invest in whatever franchises they want when their sneakers slow down.
Michael Jordan has been player, super star, mega star, Nike logo star and team investor. The Hornets Governor is worth an estimated $1.5 billion according to Forbes. Thought I would look at the titles of those who run the franchise with him. Here are the tiles on their official website:
Charlotte Hornets
Michael Jordan -- Chairman
Curtis Polk -- Managing Partner, Alternate Governor and Minority Owner
Fred Whitfield -- President, Vice Chairman, Alternate Governor and Minority Owner
As we know, the color of the fluid that runs through the veins of all sports and business is GREEN. The Top Ten TItans of overall cash in the USA are:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7. 9. 10. |
Jeff Bezos Bill Gates Warren Buffett Larry Ellison Mark Zuckerberg Larry Page Charles Koch David Koch Sergey Brin Michael Bloomberg |
$131.4 billion $96.4 billion $82.6 billion $62.4 billion $62.1 billion $60 billion $50.4 billion $50.4 billion 49.9 billion $48.7 billion |
Amazon.com Microsoft, Cascade Investment Berkshire Hathaway Oracle Facebook Google Koch Industries Koch Industries Alphabet Bloomberg, L.P. |
Not that it really matters but these gentlemen and their families control a tidy sum of $694.3 billion dollars. As far as I know not one of them has jumped into the professional sports franchise business, although Bay Area multi-billionaire Larry Ellison has tried several times.
I'm guessing they can call themselves whatever they want.
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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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San Jose Earthquakes 3, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1
Earthquakes outshoot Vancouver, 32-6, and set MLS record for most shots in
consecutive matches with 64
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The San Jose Earthquakes defeated Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3-1 at BC Place on Saturday night. The win sees the Quakes improve to 9-2-4 in their last 15 matches and are now just three points out of second place in the Western Conference.
Just eight days removed from outshooting the LA Galaxy 32-5, the Earthquakes outshot Vancouver 32-6. The 64 shots from the two matches combined are an MLS record for back-to-back games, and San Jose was able to accomplish the feat while playing both away from home. The Quakes' 27 shots on goals across the two games is also an MLS record for
consecutive road matches.
After conceding early, San Jose got goals from Vako - his fifth in the last six matches - Chris Wondolowski and Magnus Eriksson. The Earthquakes have earned comeback victories in three of their last five road matches after never accomplishing the feat more than twice in a single
season entering 2019.
The Earthquakes return home to face the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, July 27 at 6:45 p.m. The match will be broadcast live on Telemundo 48, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF.
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Real Valladolid forward Sandro Ramírez Castillo (20) shoots against Earthquakes goalkeeper
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Earthquakes midfielder Shea Salinas (6) holds off Real Valladolid midfielder Keke Perez (29).
The San Jose Earthquakes tied Real Valladolid C.F., 1-1, in an international friendly match at Avaya Stadium on July 16 in San Jose.
Caption and photo by Alex Ho.
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Real Valladolid forward Sandro Ramírez Castillo (20) scores on a free kick in the 20th minute. The San Jose Earthquakes tied Real Valladolid C.F., 1-1, in an international friendly match at Avaya Stadium on July 16 in San Jose
. Caption and photo by Alex Ho.
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Chivas goalkeeper Raúl Gudiño (1) grabs the ball ahead of Benfica forward Raúl de Tomás (9). Benfica defeated Chivas de Guadalajara, 3-0, in a International Champions Cup match at Levi's Stadium on July 20 in Santa Clara. Caption and photo by Alex Ho.
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Benfica Forward Raúl de Tomás (9) grabs the ball from the back of the net after scoring a goal. Benfica defeated Chivas de Guadalajara, 3-0, in a International Champions Cup match at Levi's Stadium on July 20 in Santa Clara. Caption and photo by Alex Ho.
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Benfica defender Ferro (97) breaks up Chivas midfielder Carlos Villanueva's (23) leaping attack. Benfica defeated Chivas de Guadalajara, 3-0, in a International Champions Cup match at Levi's Stadium on July 20 in Santa Clara. Caption and photo by Alex Ho.
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The San Diego Growlers and the Los Angeles Aviators met at Mission Bay High School in
San Diego for the AUDL Western Division championship game on Saturday, July 20.
The top-seeded Growlers defeated the Aviators, 25-21, to advance to the AUDL's Championship Weekend, which will be held at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills on August 10-11.
Caption and photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Growlers players celebrate as they receive championship shirts after the game.
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San Jose's Jasmine Salinas
Jasmine Salinas works at a design firm in San Francisco during the week but on race weekends she pilots a 3,500-horsepower Top Alcohol Dragster (TAD) at speeds over 260 mph for her father's drag racing team, Scrappers Racing.
Jasmine is the oldest of NHRA Top Fuel racer Mike Salinas's four daughters. She took to Sonoma Raceway's quarter-mile drag strip last weekend where she grew up watching the likes of Ashley Force, from whom she got her inspiration to get behind the wheel. Salinas has been at NHRA drag strips since racing a Junior Dragster at age 15, followed by competition licenses in the Super Comp and Top Alcohol Dragster classes in 2018. For the past two years she has been building superchargers for her dad's Scrappers Top Fuel Dragster. Her father boasts two Top Fuel wins this season (Las Vegas, Bristol) and her sister will compete in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class this weekend at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 26-28.
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Sports Prep Star -- Gabriel Reclusado
Piedmont Hills-San Jose - Football - Senior
Gabriel Reclusado turned the 43rd Annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game into his own personal highlight show. The recent Pirates graduate had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown during the second quarter. He then took over at quarterback and completed a pair of passes for 81 yards, one of which was caught for a TD by his former Piedmont Hills receiver, Brandon Lowe. The two scores helped the North All-Stars defeat the South 34-17. The annual game features Santa Clara County's top players from the most recent graduating class. Reclusado will stay local and attend Foothill College in Los Altos Hills next fall
. Photo: Doug Stringer.
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WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR
Monday, July 22 through Sunday, July 28, 2019
Monday, July 22
San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs, 6:45 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Houston Astros, 5:10 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23
San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs, 6:45 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Houston Astros, 5:10 p.m.
Sonoma Stompers vs. Napa Silverados, 6:05 p.m.
Vallejo Admirals vs. Salina Stockade, 6:35 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24
San Francisco Giants vs. Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m.
Oakland A's @ Houston Astros, 11:10 a.m.
San Rafael Pacifics vs. Salina Stockade, 6:30 p.m.
Vallejo Admirals vs. Napa Silverados, 6:35 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 7:07 p.m.
Sonoma Stompers vs. Salina Stockade, 6:05 p.m.
Vallejo Admirals vs. San Rafael Pacifics, 6:35 p.m.
Friday, July 26
San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 7:07 p.m.
San Rafael Pacifics vs. Napa Silveraods, 6:30 p.m.
Sonoma Stompers vs. Vallejo Admirals, 6:05 p.m.
Saturday, July 27
San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres, 5:40 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 6:07 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids, 6:45 p.m.
Napa Silverados vs. Salina Stockade, 1:05 p.m.
San Rafael Pacifics vs. Vallejo Admirals, 5 p.m.
Sonoma Stompers vs. Salina Stockade, 6:05 p.m.
San
Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres, 1:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 1:07 p.m.
Napa Silverados vs. Vallejo Admirals, 1:05 p.m.
San Rafael Pacifics vs. Sonoma Stompers, 1 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
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San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants) -- Class A
Advanced Affiliate, California League
Stockton Ports (Oakland A's) -- Class A
Advanced Affiliate, California League
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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
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San Francisco Giants: KNBR 680 AM
San Jose Barracuda: KDOW 1220 AM
San Jose Earthquakes: KNBR 1050 AM,
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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)
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