Posts by Marko Ukalovic (Page 5)

Bay FC Player Profile: Kiki Pickett

June 19, 2024

What has the experience been like so far playing for Bay FC?

It feels like a second home to me. I’ve played here, or like 30 minutes away from here, for four years at Stanford University. It’s great being back at my roots and stepping into a team that’s very player-centric. We’re really trying to ...


Warsofsky looks to lead Sharks out of the cellar

June 17, 2024

SAN JOSE — The Sharks introduced Ryan Warsofsky as the team’s 11th head coach in franchise history this past Monday afternoon on the north concourse of the SAP Center.

Sharks' president and CEO Jonathan Becher, as well as general manager Mike Grier, spoke first with their remarks on why they chose...


Bay FC Watch Parties Unite Soccer Community

April 22, 2024

Bay FC supporter groups have spread the word about the latest professional sports franchise to sweep the Bay Area by storm.

During its fifth game of the season, a 5-2 road loss to the Kansas City Current this past Saturday afternoon out in the Midwest, two of Bay FC’s big supporter groups, The Big...


Bay FC bring the sizzle in inaugural home opener

April 6, 2024

SAN JOSE — There’s a new buzz around the South Bay, and it’s growing fast. It has nothing to do with a new tech startup in Silicon Valley. It has everything to do with the newest professional sports team in the Bay Area taking the pitch on a weekly basis.

Bay FC, one of the two expansion teams to...


Stanford's Dynamic Duo look to go out as National Champs

February 28, 2024

The Stanford women's basketball team has historically been a powerhouse in college basketball, boasting 27 Pac-12 titles in 38 seasons. In the past three years alone, head coach Tara VanDerveer has led her teams to the Final Four twice, including winning the national championship in 2021.

This yea...


Cosmic Event Sparks Spartans Revival and Bowl Game Berth

November 24, 2023

The San Jose State Spartans football team is going bowling in December.

It took an astrological event that happens every 18 years in the heart of New Mexico to be the magical moment that turned the 2023 football season from a disaster to a celebration.

After starting out 1-5, there wasn’t much h...


Birth of a New Season Brings Hope for Sharks

October 11, 2023

For the San Jose Sharks, they begin their 32nd season with many new faces, and the hope is to improve on last season when they finished with the fourth-worst record in the NHL.

Gone are their leading scorers from last season: defenseman (and current Norris Trophy winner) Erik Karlsson and left win...


USWNT have work cut out for them in quest for World Cup three-peat

June 10, 2023

SAN JOSE — The South Bay gave the United States Women’s National Soccer team a raucous send off before the back-to-back World Champions headed down under.

“I mean they’re kooky!” said USWNT defender Crystal Dunn describing the Bay Area fan base that cheered her team on more than an hour after thei...


Patrick Marleau Is First Shark Immortal

February 27, 2023

SAN JOSE — Patrick Marleau’s career became full circle this past Saturday evening at SAP Center.

The San Jose Sharks made history when they retired Marleau’s number 12 and raised it to the rafters of the Shark Tank before their game with one of the Original Six, Chicago Blackhawks.

Marleau becam...


Gonzalez brings fresh start for Earthquakes

January 17, 2023

SAN JOSE — To say 2022 was a tumultuous year for the San Jose Earthquakes was an understatement.

It was the first season post Chris Wondolowski, who had retired after the 2021 season, and then head coach Matias Almeyda tried everything he could to get himself relieved of his duties. Matias was gon...