Posts by Marko Ukalovic (Page 7)

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...


Sharks hanging at the end of their rope after eighth straight loss

April 25, 2021

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks are trapped in a coal mine with no way out, and are down to its last lantern that’s heavily leaking fuel from the bottom.

With its eighth loss in a row, a 6-3 defeat to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night at the Shark Tank, this team is closer to a receiving a high...


Marleau stands alone as San Jose's own

April 19, 2021

Patrick Marleau now stands alone.

On a Monday evening in Sin City, Mr. Shark, #12, broke the NHL's all-time games played record with his 1,768th game. He broke Gordie Howe's once long-standing record that was 59 years in the making in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

On that open...


Marleau ties Gordie, Sharks hit new low in 5-2 loss

April 17, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Patrick Marleau reached the NHL's Ironman milestone by tying Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe, for the all-time games played mark with 1,767.

Unfortunately for Mr. Shark, his team continued its downward spiral into an endless abyss of losing in a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday...


Sharks show grit, but losing streak continues in 3-2 loss

April 16, 2021

ST. PAUL, Minn. — There is a saying that you play to the level of your competition.

For the San Jose Sharks, after two humiliating losses to the Anaheim Ducks where the majority of the team either started the season or played last season for the AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls, they played like a de...