Inside Sports: A's complete two-game sweep of Dodgers

Problem viewing email? View in Web Browser or Visit our website Thursday, August 20, 2015 Inside Sports  A's complete two-game sweep of Dodgers A's complete two-game sweep of Dodgers The Oakland Athletics defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 to sweep the two-game series. Earthquakes boost playoff hopes with blowout win over Sporting K.C. Chris Wondolowski, Cordell Cato both score twice for San Jose in 5-0 rout Giants come up short; Cardinals win series Cain has solid outing, but bullpen can't hold lead as Molina hits tiebreaking homer off Strickland in eighth Colin Kaepernick pressing forward with optimism, including toward his receiving corps Colin Kaepernick sounded carefree Wednesday, never mind wide receiver Jerome Simpson drew a six-game suspension a day earlier. Pac-12's 100th anniversary: Greatest conference games The best-of series continues (players here, coaches here) with a look at the 10 best conference games. Raiders' Holmes out with fractured hand The Raiders' wide receiver depth may be tested at the start of the season. Andre Holmes, the Raiders' leading receiver last year, has a fractured hand that will sideline him 3-4 weeks, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter. Thompson: A's can only look up The Oakland A's do have a bright future Ken Stabler a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist Raiders quarterback legend Ken Stabler, who died July 8, has another shot at Pro Football Hall of Fame, thanks to seniors committee Raiders vets score with Northern California military vets Willie Brown, Howie Williams and Morris Bradshaw have been through their share of pro football wars -- a big difference from experiencing a real battlefield. And don't think the long-retired Oakland Raiders don't know that. Purdy: Adding spice to NFL's PATs Of all the non-sure things about this upcoming pro football season, the most non-sure thing is going to be the exact effect of the modified point-or-points-after-touchdown policy. A's get walk-off win over Dodgers in 10th Mark Canha, Billy Butler lead off 10th inning with back-to-back doubles to give the A's a 5-4 win over the Dodgers Sportscaster Feldman heeded advice to get where he is now Palo Alto High grad happy to be close to roots Stanford football: Trio of running backs to share load for Cardinal Two true freshmen looking to compete Local sports digest: SaberCats' Gray named All-Arena receiver Quarterback Gray and lineman Ranglin make second-team All-Arena offense Spartans look to improve special teams Overlooked amid the attention on San Jose State's quarterback competition, red zone rehabilitation, pass rush potency and all the other issues on offense and defense, are the Spartans' special teams. Golf: Tiger Woods needs to win final PGA event of regular season Stanford's Maverick McNealy advances in U.S. Amateur Championship with 1-up victory in first match. MLB: Tigers rout Cubs 15-8 The Tigers scored seven runs off Chicago Cubs starter Jon Lester in 22/3 innings, his shortest outing since 2012. He allowed three of Detroit's five homers in a 15-8 loss. Sports digest: Judge hints at tossing out Brady suspension He urges sides to reach settlement on Deflategate, warns NFL that there's precedent for tossing out penalties issued by arbitrators 49ers notebook: Kaepernick optimistic, unfazed by offseason turmoil Quarterback 'excited where the team is headed ... about what we're going to be able to do.' Dodgers acquire Utley from Phillies Los Angeles bolsters lineup for playoff push by getting six-time All-Star second baseman Rob Gronkowski hosting women's only football clinic New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski is hosting a clinic for women over 21, with a cocktail hour Royals manager's Apple Watch sparks controversy Ned Yost says his Apple Watch is OK, but major league baseball making sure he is not checking data Stephen Curry: President Obama talked trash during golf game As guest on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Warriors' Stephen Curry jokes about President Barack Obama talking trash on the golf course UFC 193: Robbie Lawler to defend title against Carlos Condit Welterweight title bout will be Nov. 15 in Melbourne, Australia Locals to suit for college football teams Velichko moves to right tackle for San Jose State RETURN TO TOP Copyright 2015 San Jose Mercury News, All rights reserved.     ABOUT THIS E-MAIL - This email newsletter is brought to you by the San Jose Mercury News, 4 N. Second St., Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95113. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the program. - If you do NOT want to receive this email in the future, please click to UNSUBSCRIBE. - To advertise in this newsletter, click to CONTACT A SALES AGENT. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) InfoLinks InfoLinks Copyright to the source newsletters, this is just the FYI links to news . Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.