The fact that FCS level Stony Brook - who lost their stud QB to graduation and has two guys in the wings that have played but sucked tremendously when they went 0-10 in 2023 - are only 18.5 underdogs speaks volumes to how bad SDSU might be.
MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- As the night wore on, I kept checking Gabe Tanner's pitch count. He needed just three pitches to get to the first two outs of the game, and three more to complete a six-pitch first inning.
Going for a three-game sweep tonight, the Athletics took on the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Jose Morales, the 22-year-old righty made his fourth career start against Casey Mize for the Tigers.
The A’s jumped out in front in the bottom of the first after a base hit by Nick Kurtz and a walk by Shea Langeliers. Tyler Soderstrom singled, driving in Kurtz. At the end of one, the A’s led 1-0.
Yesterday, when the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, I tried to blend tempering expectations with celebrating success. It was a remarkably easy thing to do, given the circumstances: the Giants had won their third straight game in a row, looking exceedingly competent along the way against the NL’s top two teams, yet still possessed a playoff odds number that began with a “0.”
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had his longest pitching start yet with the Dodgers and struck out nine in a 5-1 win over the Reds on Wednesday night in Los Angeles to complete the sweep.
Of the 20 three-game series this season at Dodger Stadium, 10 have ended in sweeps, seven in the Dodgers’ favor. The four-game winning streak by Los Angeles — their longest in eight weeks — has them two games up on the Padres in the National League West.
spending the weekend w/ our neighbors at Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. nice and peaceful lake right outside, good mountains. crisp fall like weather.
Created in eastern upstate New York in 1892 as one of the first Forever Wild Forest Preserves in the nation, the Adirondack Park is a unique wilderness area and National Historic Landmark. At 6 million acres, it is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. The state of New York owns approximately 2.6 million acres, while the remaining 3.4 million acres are devoted to forestry, agriculture and open space recreation. The Adirondack Park is not a National Park - there's no fee to enter and the park doesn't close at night, nor is it a state park, a common misconception. It's also the largest National Historic Landmark in the United States, covering an area larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and the Great Smokies National Parks combined.
Ron is transparent in terms of what he does and doesn't do, the administrative stuff that has been lifted off of Justin Wilcox's shoulders, and what his go-to Yoghurt Park order is.
On one hand, there are some mild surprises in the starters' list. On the other hand, I wouldn't read too much into "starters". Wilcox loves to rotate guys in and we have deep benches for rotation this season. Mild surprises are from younger guys taking major steps forward rather than anything punitive against veterans. The only major surprise is Ruffins.
The California field hockey team opens the 2025 season with a pair of road games this weekend at Monmouth on Friday and at Delaware on Sunday. This season the Golden Bears will face seven teams that are ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NHFCA) Preseason Poll.
California cross country will begin its second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday at the USF Invitational in San Francisco. The Golden Bears will travel across the Bay Bridge to Hellman Hollow at Golden Gate Park. The women open the 6,000-meter competition at 2 p.m. PT, followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at 3 p.m. PT.
Over the years, I've gleaned info on what some of y'all do – finance, teaching, research – but not sure that I've heard of anyone in the AEC industry (this is real estate, but as a consulting engineer, that makes it of interest to me!)
25 countries have suspended postal services to the US due to chaos of Trump administration's on-off-on-off approach to tariffs. The list includes a bunch of countries who are sophisticated enough to handle the changes.
Fox News' Trey Gowdy said “the only thing that can give us any modicum of peace” over a Minnesota school shooting is that the two victims were with Jesus Christ now. JFC, how tonedeaf can you get? And if you don't know which school schooting this was, then that's a sign of the times too.
ELSEWHERE IN COLLEGE
WTF
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2026-nfl-mock-draft-preseason-edition-includes-5-qbs-taken-in-first-round-including-a-big-surprise-at-no-1/
It's the start of college football Week 1 games. Interesting games include:
#25 Boise State (-5.5) @ South Florida on ESPN @ 5:30 pm Eastern / 2:30 pm Pacific
ECU @ NC State (-13.5) ACC Network 7 pm/4 pm
Elon @ Duk e(-34.5) on ESPN plus and ACC Extra @ 7:30 pm / 4:30 pm
Buffalo @ Minnesota (-17.5) on FS1 @ 8pm/5pm
Stony Brook @ SDSU (-18.5)
The fact that FCS level Stony Brook - who lost their stud QB to graduation and has two guys in the wings that have played but sucked tremendously when they went 0-10 in 2023 - are only 18.5 underdogs speaks volumes to how bad SDSU might be.
There once was a Belichick from Nantucket
https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2025/08/25/bill-belichick-nantucket-cottage/
PRO
In: Tonges, Brooks, Buchanan, Harris, Craig Woodson, Nohl Williams
GRIMSBY RISING
https://x.com/FootyNTalk/status/1960952658539503765
DeVito out. Claimed off waivers by Pats. New England has a strong Italian-American community too, so he should pick up some endorsements.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patriots-claim-qb-tommy-devito-on-waivers
17 months
https://theshadowleague.com/tyreek-hill-divorce-settlment-keeta-vaccaro-travis-hunter/
Dude, that's why there's such a thing as a pre-nup.
Rice cooked for six weeks
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rashee-rice-suspension-chiefs-wr-to-miss-first-six-games-of-season-as-part-of-disciplinary-action/
If you know cricket, you know how difficult it is to score 22 runs off of one ball.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/1-ball-3-sixes-22-runs-rcb-batter-pulls-off-the-unthinkable/articleshow/123548227.cms
Tanner Goes the Distance in Complete Game Victory (Ballers beat the Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers, 14-3)
https://www.oaklandballers.com/sports/bsb/2025/releases/202508285zd44s
MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- As the night wore on, I kept checking Gabe Tanner's pitch count. He needed just three pitches to get to the first two outs of the game, and three more to complete a six-pitch first inning.
Athletics complete the sweep with a 7-0 shutout over the Tigers
https://www.athleticsnation.com/recaps/99785/athletics-complete-the-sweep-with-a-7-0-shutout-over-the-tigers
Going for a three-game sweep tonight, the Athletics took on the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Jose Morales, the 22-year-old righty made his fourth career start against Casey Mize for the Tigers.
The A’s jumped out in front in the bottom of the first after a base hit by Nick Kurtz and a walk by Shea Langeliers. Tyler Soderstrom singled, driving in Kurtz. At the end of one, the A’s led 1-0.
Rafael Devers powers Giants to blowout win vs. Cubs
https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/san-francisco-giants-scores-standings-nl-west/99951/giants-cubs-scores-recap-rafael-devers-matt-chapman-heliot-ramos
Yesterday, when the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2, I tried to blend tempering expectations with celebrating success. It was a remarkably easy thing to do, given the circumstances: the Giants had won their third straight game in a row, looking exceedingly competent along the way against the NL’s top two teams, yet still possessed a playoff odds number that began with a “0.”
Shohei Ohtani strikes out 9, Dodgers finish sweep of Reds
https://www.truebluela.com/dodgers-scores-standings/102466/shohei-ohtani-strikes-out-9-dodgers-finish-sweep-of-reds
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had his longest pitching start yet with the Dodgers and struck out nine in a 5-1 win over the Reds on Wednesday night in Los Angeles to complete the sweep.
Of the 20 three-game series this season at Dodger Stadium, 10 have ended in sweeps, seven in the Dodgers’ favor. The four-game winning streak by Los Angeles — their longest in eight weeks — has them two games up on the Padres in the National League West.
Who else knew the Reds were the last team in the MLB to not get swept. I learned on Tues when they were talking about the Wed game.
Mets sweep Phillies. they still have 4 games vs Phillies coming up and have not lost to them in a while
THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE
spending the weekend w/ our neighbors at Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. nice and peaceful lake right outside, good mountains. crisp fall like weather.
https://visitadirondacks.com/about/adirondack-park
Created in eastern upstate New York in 1892 as one of the first Forever Wild Forest Preserves in the nation, the Adirondack Park is a unique wilderness area and National Historic Landmark. At 6 million acres, it is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. The state of New York owns approximately 2.6 million acres, while the remaining 3.4 million acres are devoted to forestry, agriculture and open space recreation. The Adirondack Park is not a National Park - there's no fee to enter and the park doesn't close at night, nor is it a state park, a common misconception. It's also the largest National Historic Landmark in the United States, covering an area larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier, and the Great Smokies National Parks combined.
CAL
If you haven't heard Rob and Andy's interview of Ron Rivera - check it out here:
https://writeforcalifornia.com/p/the-california-golden-bearcast-chatting
Ron is transparent in terms of what he does and doesn't do, the administrative stuff that has been lifted off of Justin Wilcox's shoulders, and what his go-to Yoghurt Park order is.
Depth chart
https://x.com/JeffFaraudo/status/1960496042425901500?
On one hand, there are some mild surprises in the starters' list. On the other hand, I wouldn't read too much into "starters". Wilcox loves to rotate guys in and we have deep benches for rotation this season. Mild surprises are from younger guys taking major steps forward rather than anything punitive against veterans. The only major surprise is Ruffins.
If younger guys are taking major steps forward, it could portend a subtle, yet highly effective change in the program. We shall see.
TE Ben Marshall is apparently out for the season
Berkeley doesn’t make the cut.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/interactive/2025/best-college-football-towns/?utm_campaign=wp_sportsmoment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F446c73b%2F68b0a73583e69b319c6f3f2a%2F6704942736e34232f828d35f%2F22%2F50%2F68b0a73583e69b319c6f3f2a
Since it's behind a paywall, the 10 college football towns are:
Madison WI, Baton Rouge LA, Ann Arbor MI, Eugene OR, Clemson SC, AThens GA, South Bend IN, Austin TX, Boulder CO, Fargo ND
I've got problems with putting Austin and Baton Rouge on the list. Good football experience, maybe. But college towns?
On the other hand, Chapel Hill is the postcard college town.
[FB] Golden Era: Inside Fall Camp | Ep. 2 - It's All About Mentality
https://calbears.com/news/2025/8/27/football-golden-era-inside-fall-camp-ep-2-its-all-about-mentality.aspx
[FH] Cal Field Hockey Opens 2025 Season Friday
https://calbears.com/news/2025/8/27/cal-field-hockey-opens-2025-season-friday.aspx
The California field hockey team opens the 2025 season with a pair of road games this weekend at Monmouth on Friday and at Delaware on Sunday. This season the Golden Bears will face seven teams that are ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NHFCA) Preseason Poll.
[XC] Cross Country Kicks Off 2025 Season
https://calbears.com/news/2025/8/27/cross-country-kicks-off-2025-season.aspx
California cross country will begin its second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Friday at the USF Invitational in San Francisco. The Golden Bears will travel across the Bay Bridge to Hellman Hollow at Golden Gate Park. The women open the 6,000-meter competition at 2 p.m. PT, followed by the men's 8,000-meter race at 3 p.m. PT.
This isn't Cal sports, but anyone familiar with this group Just heard about it yesterday from a client.
https://berkeleyrealestate.org/event-6134620/Registration
Rich Lyons will be the keynote speaker.
Over the years, I've gleaned info on what some of y'all do – finance, teaching, research – but not sure that I've heard of anyone in the AEC industry (this is real estate, but as a consulting engineer, that makes it of interest to me!)
POLITICS
25 countries have suspended postal services to the US due to chaos of Trump administration's on-off-on-off approach to tariffs. The list includes a bunch of countries who are sophisticated enough to handle the changes.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/25-countries-suspend-postal-services-to-us-over-tariffs-un/
Trump fires the head of the CDC
One of the most dangerous things American do is swim. Or more accurately, not swim. Which is why this is another sign of the times.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/08/27/nx-s1-5509976/drowning-prevention-program-halt-cdc
The Trump campaign manager behind the deportations and Kanine Killer Kristi
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/27/tk-00527043
Fox News' Trey Gowdy said “the only thing that can give us any modicum of peace” over a Minnesota school shooting is that the two victims were with Jesus Christ now. JFC, how tonedeaf can you get? And if you don't know which school schooting this was, then that's a sign of the times too.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-host-there-s-a-modicum-of-peace-that-dead-children-are-with-jesus-after-minnesota-shooting/ar-AA1Ll8UV
Gad, there ya go, everything's A okay.
DBD STREET JOURNAL
Q2 GDP rose 3.3% YoY annualized, beating expectations. Consumer spending was strong. I guess people don't mind tariffs.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/28/us-economy-grew-3point3percent-in-q2-growth-was-stronger-than-initially-thought.html
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube about to get a lot worse.
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5493485/ai-slop-videos-youtube-tiktok
Big social media is trash.
SHE BLINDED ME WITH...
DBD AV CLUB