Posts by Marko Ukalovic (Page 6)

Thank you, Patrick

May 11, 2022

SAN JOSE — I’m going to sound like a broken record. Frankly, I don’t care that I do.

Last year I wrote about Mr. Shark, Patrick Marleau, when he broke Gordy Howe’s record for most games played in the history of the NHL and what he meant to the city of San Jose.

Well, the inevitable has finally h...


Giants doubling down on pair of aces

April 9, 2022

Baseball is back!

The San Francisco Giants had a successful Opening Day with a 6-5 win in extra innings over the Miami Marlins. Logan Webb pitched a commanding six innings of one-run ball and has stepped up as the team’s ace.

While the bullpen got off to a shaky start, Austin Slater’s heroics ga...


Evander Kane is back, but for how long?

December 1, 2021

Evander Kane is back on the ice after a tumultuous two months.

Kane, who has made news off the ice for all the wrong reasons, was placed on waivers this past weekend by the San Jose Sharks. He cleared waivers and was assigned to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda.

After his first practice in which he...


Buster Posey: A Giant Legend

November 5, 2021

Once in a generation there comes along a player who is destined to be a legend.

For the past 12 years that player was named Buster Posey.

It was the end of an era for Posey and the #28 he wore this past Thursday when in front of a packed area inside the club section of Oracle Park, he announced...


Aztecs overcome Spartans upset bid in 19-13 double overtime victory

October 15, 2021

SAN JOSE — It was an upset in the making until it wasn’t.

The San Jose State Spartans went toe to toe with the 24th ranked San Diego State Aztecs but in the end the Aztecs had just enough in the tank to defeat the Spartans 19-13 in a double overtime win on Friday evening at CEFCU Stadium.

San Di...


What we learned in this weekend's Bay Bridge Series

August 22, 2021

OAKLAND — The San Francisco Giants won two out of the three games this weekend against the Oakland A's and won the Bay Bridge Series 4-2.

How the Giants did it was pretty remarkable in its own. They became the first team in Major League history to win back-to-back games with pinch hit home runs in...


Croatian tennis players forge close-knit bond on WTA tour

August 8, 2021

Life can get lonely when you are a professional tennis player being out on the road. You can be away from home 10 months out of the year playing in tournaments across the globe.

Like many tennis players on the WTA tour, friendships are forged with fellow players as they see each other more than th...


How Kris Bryant impacts the race for the NL West crown

July 31, 2021

The MLB trading deadline has come and gone. It was a whirlwind of action right up until the 1pm deadline yesterday that had fans glued to their social media feeds.

The titans of the National League, the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres all made significant acquisition...


Giants looking to be buyers at the trading deadline

July 29, 2021

For the first time since 2016, the San Francisco Giants are in the position of being a buyer instead of a seller at the trade deadline.

The 2021 Giants have baseball’s best record at the end of July. Friday is the trade deadline and the Giants will be looking to bring in players that can help impa...


Giants take opening game of Cubs series 7-2 in possible postseason preview

June 3, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — A National League Championship Series preview?

Maybe. Maybe it is a little premature to be thinking this in the beginning of June.

The two titans of the National League began a four-game series on Thursday night with the San Francisco Giants taking down the Chicago Cubs 7-2 at O...