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Monday, February 18 through Sunday, February 24, 2019
Issue No. 264
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Where the Bay Comes to Play!
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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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Photo Gallery / Table of Contents
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Golden State Warriors unveil 80th court refurbishment project
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Golden Gate Fields celebrates Chinese New Year!
Happy Chinese New Year!
Golden Gate Fields celebrated Chinese New Year 2019, the Year of the Pig, on Saturday with
the $100,000 El Camino Real Derby. The winner of the 7th race also earned a free berth to the second leg of the Triple Crown, The Preakness Stakes. Above, horses break from the starting gate.
Photo by Rich Yee.
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Jockey Juan Hernandez, riding Anothertwistafate, ran a dominating race and won by seven lengths.
Photo by Rich Yee.
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Gung Hay Fat Choy! Golden Gate Fields celebrated Chinese New Year, the Year of the Pig, on Saturday, Feb. 16. Each paid admission received a red envelope containing a Chinese New Year prize and mystery voucher, providing entertainment, fun and fortune. The afternoon's live entertainment was performed by LionDanceME and the ongoing Thoroughbred Horse Racing. To view a complete photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net.
Photo by Rich Yee.
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Stanford Cardinal (M) 104 vs. UCLA Bruins 80
While the tip-off my not have gone the Cardinal's way, the rest of the game had a much more satisfying outcome as they trounced their SoCal visitors, 104-80.
Photo by Rich Yee.
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Cal Bears (M) 135 vs. Cal Poly Mustangs 5
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Cal sophomore winger Oliver Sharpe races downfield with the ball.
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Golden Bear freshman Henry Poon started at scrumhalf and enthusiastically runs with the ball.
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Saint Mary Gaels (M) 34 vs. BYU Cougars 12
Saint Mary's scrum-half Sean Yacoubian dives in to score a try during the Gaels' 34-12 victory over the Brigham Young Cougars at Saint Mary's Stadium in Moraga on Saturday, February 16.
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Lock Anthony Rodriguez reaches out to knock away a BYU line-out pass.
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San Jose State (W) vs. Sacramento State and New Hampshire
Three San Jose State women's gymnasts won or tied for event titles and scored a season-best 194.400 Friday night, Feb. 15 in a tri-meet with Sacramento State and New Hampshire at The Event Center. The Spartans finished second behind New Hampshire. Josalyn Ray, shown above during a floor exercise, tied with New Hampshire's Lauren Diggan on beam for first. Ray scored a career-best 9.825, smashing her previous high of 9.700. This beam title was the first in her career and just her second overall as she won a vault title in 2016.
Photo by Kenneth Wong.
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USA Boxing NorCal visits Hayward
fans lined up for an afternoon of boxing.
Photo by Larry Rosa.
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Patrick Lacey (in red) against Abel Rodriguez, San Jose PAL. Caption and photo by Larry Rosa.
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Robert Rodela (left) backs away from a jab by Ezra Rabin in the 141 weight class.
Caption and p
hoto by Larry Rosa.
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After driving deep into the key, Cal's junior guard Paris Austin (3) hands the ball off to 7'3" center Conner Vanover (23) late in the second half. Vanover contributed 12 points in the loss
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Cal's freshman Conner Vanover (23) shuts down a UCLA shot with a perfect block, one of his two on the night. Vanover also collected six rebounds. To view a complete photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net.
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3BALL USA Showcase
Great Mall in Milpitas (Silicon Valley) was the site of the 3BALL USA Showcase in late August, featuring a 3x3 basketball format which will make its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2020. Ten top teams from the US, Europe and Asia competed for a $50,000 grand prize. Above,
Antoinne Morgano of the New Yorkies (20) hits a free throw against All America to win the championship game and a $50,000 payday.
Standard 3-point shots are worth two points under 3BALL USA rules. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net. For more information about 3BALL USA, visit www.3ballusa.com.
Photo by Darren Yamashita.
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Sonoma Raceway --
Charity Karting Event
Three NHRA Funny Car Champions Headline -- Proceeds Benefit Speedway Children's Charities
Three NHRA Funny Car Champions will headline this year's event, as reigning champion JR Todd joins long-time participants Ron Capps and Jack Beckman, as well as
Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Scotty Pollacheck. This popular event provides an all-inclusive day of karting fun on the raceway's ¾-mile kart track, including kart rental, race suit, helmet, professional driving instruction, catered lunch, plus meet-and-greets and autographs with the NHRA racers for just $350 per person.
All proceeds benefit
Speedway Children's Charities, the charitable arm of Sonoma Raceway, which has generated more than $175,000 from this event since its inception in 2003.
"I've heard so much about this event from Ron and Jack, and there's been a lot of trash talking about who's fastest in a kart, so I'm excited to finally have a chance to put the rubber to the road," said Todd, a three-time Sonoma Raceway winner. "The fact that the proceeds benefit SCC and helps kids makes it even better."
The
Simraceway Performance Driving Center, which operates the karting center, provides the karts, race suits, classroom instruction and on-track pointers for all competitors. The day will also feature a chance for the top-10 participants to compete in a 10-lap timed race at the end of day. All karting levels are welcome. Participants must be 13 years or older, 4'10" in height, and weigh less than 250 lbs.
"I love this event and that it benefits Speedway Children's Charities," said 15-year participant John Montes of Oakley. "I couldn't think of a better charity that helps out the kids of Sonoma County, and I will continue to come out here year after year."
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Sports Prep Star -- Sharon Nejad
Menlo School-Atherton -- Basketball -- Freshman
Sharon Nejad posted 56 points and grabbed 33 rebounds in Menlo's three West Bay Athletic League wins over Sacred Heart Prep, Notre Dame-San Jose and Eastside College Prep from Jan. 29-Feb. 2. The Knights went 21-3 during the regular season and were the No. 5 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs. Through her first 24 games, Nejad nearly averaged a double-double with 12.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest.
Photo credit: Menlo Athletics.
Reprinted courtesy
Sportstars Magazine.
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Outlaw's Outtakes
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was brought before the American public by Time magazine on October 3, 2016. Photo by Michael Zagaris.
In the end, there was no slingshot.
The last time before Friday that Colin Kaepernick was on the front page of the New York Times was when he and other players were being called out by a famous draft dodger for disrespecting the military. What the 49er quarterback was actually doing was peacefully drawing attention to an issue that the president and his conga line of inept yes-men and thieves have conveniently ignored, or even worse--misrepresented and stained--with their broad brush of bigotry. Friday, the truth got a measure of justice.
The owners' toadying up to the president has been the very definition of obsequious; "
obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree."
In May 2018, owners
ruled that players can no longer kneel
during the national anthem without leaving themselves open to punishment. If a player is not standing for the national anthem, Donald Trump said, "Maybe you shouldn't be in the country."
Then in August of last year, arbitrator Stephen Burbank said lawyers for Kaepernick had unearthed enough information for his collusion case to proceed to a full hearing. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Patriots owner Bob Kraft, Texans owner Bob McNair and Broncos general manager John Elway were all deposed.
What else did the lawyers find during the discovery process, I wonder?
Where is your indignation, Mr. President, now that your NFL buddies have
actually lost one?
I notice you have been strangely silent in the wake of this stunning development, namely a rebuke in the form of a reported $150 million combined settlement awarded Kaepernick and his partner in protest, Eric Reid. Colin got over on the billionaire boys' club, the 1950s frat house where wannabe jocks who become titans of industry stay warm and dry in their sky boxes, where the only hazing is the abuse of the pledges, those who dare to speak truth to power.
Concussions, CTE, steroids; these things will not go away. Most egregiously, since 2005 there have been 44 NFL players who have been accused of sexual or physical assault. The problem persists, and the predictable reaction is, once again, pathetic. The latest indignity, the signing of caught-on-video-assaulter Kareem Hunt, confirms the league's priorities. Meanwhile, in the case of Kaepernick and Reid--who was targeted for an unusually high number of random drug tests this season as retaliation for the lawsuit--the system has spoken. The league will have to pay for its
collusion.
(You like that word, don't you, Mr. President.)
The NFL takes in $8 billion annually. This settlement represents nearly two per cent of that, a drop in the bucket, a small price to pay to stay out of the headlines. It is the cost of doing business--
let's cut our losses
. That money will not stay in the pockets of Kaepernick and Reid; most likely a large chunk will be steered towards social and political causes that actually help people, thanks to a courageous, adopted, biracial athlete from Turlock, CA who exposed the host of hypocrites. He stood down the NFL bullies while standing up for a cause he believed in. And like the biblical David, it is a lesson of cunning, courage and faith.
Somewhere Al Davis is smiling. Say what you will about Mr. Davis, but he had a lot more game than this current group of owners put together. He was responsible for the merger of the AFL and the NFL, which gave the league the ability to virtually print money. He hired the first black coach, the first Latino quarterback and head coach and the first female executive. Perhaps his son, before he jets off to disaster-ville in Sin City, will do the right thing. Maybe you can sign Colin, Mark, and make your old man proud.
Sometimes, the good guys win. It should give all of us hope.
Oakland, February 18, 2019
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From 2000-2005 I wrote a column for the late great Oakland Athletics Fan Coalition (OAFC) entitled
Elman Swings,
a play on the fact that I'm a musician. Some of you may remember the OAFC, an East Bay organization that at its peak had several thousand members devoted to keeping the A's in Oakland and guess what? They've succeeded. Perhaps one or two of you might remember my articles (more like rants) about baseball and society. So when the Ultimate Sports Guide asked me to compose regular screeds for this weekly blast called
Outlaw's Outtakes, how could I say "No?" ('Outlaw' is their nickname for me.) -- Pete Elman
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WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR
Monday, February 18 through Sunday, February 24, 2019
Monday, February 18
San
Jose Sharks vs. Boston Bruins, 7 p.m.
San Jose Barracuda vs. San Diego Gulls, 1:15 p.m.
Stockton Heat @ Ontario Reign, 7 p.m.
Stanford (M) @ Arizona State, 6 p.m.
SJSU (M) BB vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m.
Fresno State (M) BB vs. Air Force, 7 p.m.
SJSU (W) BB @ Colorado State, 7 p.m.
Sacramento State (W) BB @ Weber State, 11:05 a.m.
Fresno State (W) BB @ Air Force, 6 p.m.
Thursday, February 21
Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 p.m.
San Jose Barracuda @ Iowa Wild, 5 p.m.
Cal (M) BB @ Arizona, 6 p.m.
USF (M) BB @ BYU, 6 p.m.
Pacific (M) BB vs. Saint Mary's, 7 p.m.
Sonoma State (M) BB vs. UC San Diego, 7:30 p.m.
UC Davis (M) BB @ Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.
Sacramento State (M) BB vs. Weber State, 7:05 p.m.
Saint Mary's (W) BB @ Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.
Santa Clara (W) BB v. Gonzaga, 7 p.m.
USF (W) BB vs. Portland, 7 p.m.
Pacific (W) BB @ Pepperdine, 7 p.m.
Sonoma State (W) BB vs. UC San Diego, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, February 22
San Jose Barracuda @ Iowa Wild, 5 p.m.
Cal (W) BB vs. Arizona State, 7 p.m.
Stanford (W) BB vs. Arizona, 7 p.m.
Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets, 5:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings @ Oklahoma City Thunder, 5 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Columbus Blue Jackets, 2 p.m.
SJSU (M) BB @ Air Force, 1 p.m.
Saint Mary's (M) BB @ San Diego, 6 p.m.
Santa Clara (M) BB vs. USF, 8 p.m.
Pacific (M) BB vs. Loyola Marymount, 12:30 p.m.
Cal State East Bay (M) BB vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, 3 p.m.
Sonoma State (M) BB vs. Cal State San Marcos, 7:30 p.m.
UC Davis (M) BB @ CSUN, 7 p.m.
Sacramento State (M) BB @ Portland State, 7:05 p.m.
Fresno State (M) BB @ Nevada, 5 p.m.
SJSU (W) BB vs. Air Force, 2 p.m.
USF (W) BB vs. Gonzaga, 2 p.m.
Saint Mary's (W) BB @ Pepperdine, 2 p.m.
Santa Clara (W) BB vs. Portland, 2 p.m.
Pacific (W) BB @ Loyola Marymount, 2 p.m.
Cal State East Bay (W) vs. Cal State Monterey Bay, 1 p.m.
Sonoma State (W) BB vs. Cal State San Marcos, 5:30 p.m.
UC Davis (W) BB vs. Hawaii, 2 p.m.
Sacramento State (W) BB vs. Portland State, 2:05 p.m.
Fresno State (W) BB vs. Nevada, 2 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Detroit Red Wings, 12 p.m.
Stockton Heat vs. San Jose Barracuda, 5 p.m.
Cal (M) BB @ Arizona State, 3 p.m.
Stanford (M) BB @ Arizona, 5 p.m.
Cal (W) BB vs. Arizona, 2 p.m.
Stanford (W) BB vs. Arizona State, 1 p.m.
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American Hockey League
Stockton Heat (Calgary Flames) -- AHL
American Hockey League
Minor League Team Affiliations
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Advanced Affiliate, California League
Stockton Ports (Oakland A's) -- Class A
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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
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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)
Stanford BB (W): KZSU 90.1 FM
Stanford football: KNBR 1050 AM
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UC Davis football: KTHK 1140 AM
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