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2012 Baseball Edition
CONTENTS
2011 Fall/Winter Edition
- Oakland Raiders
- San Francisco 49ers
- Anatomy of The Catch
- The Catch — Redux
- Sacramento Mountain Lions
- San Jose Sharks
- Sports Personality -
Andy Dolich - Cal Bears Football
- Stanford Football
- San Jose State Football
- University of San Francisco
- UC Davis
- Fresno State Football
- Santa Clara
- Saint Mary's
- SAP Open at HP Pavillion
- Sonoma State
- Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl
- San Francisco Rumble
OUTDOORS
- Our Far Flung Correspondent
- Oakland Marathon
- 7 Tips for Safer Strength Training
- An Athlete's Dream
- Tahoe Donner
- Bay Area Sports Teams
- Sports Bars
- Golf Clubs
- Ski Resorts
- Gaming Institutions
- Alumni Gatherings
- Horse Racing
- Ice Skating
- Major League Baseball Teams
- National Football League Teams
- Oakland Raiders
- San Francisco 49ers
- NFL
- San Jose Sharks
- San Jose SaberCats
- Cal Basketball - Men's
- Cal Basketball - Women's
- Stanford Basketball - Men's
- Stanford Basketball - Women's
- San Jose State Football -->
- San Jose State Basketball - Men's
- San Jose State Basketball - Women's
- UC Davis Basketball - Men's
- UC Davis Basketball - Women's
- Saint Mary's Basketball - Men's
- Saint Mary's Basketball - Women's
- Santa Clara Basketball - Men's
- Santa Clara Basketball - Women's
- USF Basketball - Men's
- USF Basketball - Women's
- Sac. St. Basketball - Men's
- Sac. St. Basketball - Women's Sacramento Mountain Lions
- Fresno St. Basketball - Men's
- Fresno St. Basketball - Women's
- Sonoma St. Basketball - Men's
- Sonoma St. Basketball - Women's
CHARTS
- Oakland Athletics
- Oakland Raiders
- San Francisco Giants
- San Francisco 49ers
- Golden State Warriors
- San Jose Sharks
- San Jose Giants
- FC Gold Pride
- San Jose Earthquakes
- Sacramento Kings
- Cal Football
- Stanford Football
- San Jose State Football
- Sacramento State Football
- UC Davis Football
- Frezno Grizzlies
- Stockton Ports
- Sacramento Rivercats
- Kraft Hunger Bowl
- Sacramento Mountain Lions
- Infineon Raceway
- Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN LIONS
High Expectations!
A swarming team defense has kept the Lions more than competitive. Photo: Sacramento Mountain Lions.
The Sacramento Mountain Lions, the West Coast franchise of the United Football League, opened their season Sept. 17 at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium against the Las Vegas Locomotives. The Lions were formerly the California Redwoods, when the team debuted in San Francisco two years ago. They're stocked with former NFL players, icluding linebacker Dontarrious Thomas (Vikings) and defensive backs John Busing (Bengals, Texans) and Jermaine Phillips (Buccaneers). Former Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green is the team's head coach and general manager, and the majority owner is Paul Pelosi of San Francisco. The league was conceived of and founded by William Hambrecht, also of San Francisco.
The UFL has four franchises playing in markets where the NFL has no current presence. The league consists primarily of players that have at one time or another played for an NFL team. While the league has no connection with the NFL, some have speculated that it could become a minor or "developmental" league for the NFL.
Sacramento went 4-4 in 2010 and averaged about 18,250 fans for its home games. Mountain Lions home games air on Comcast SportsNet California and include Sacramento sportscasters Grant Napear and Mike Lamb, former NFL coach Jerry Glanville, former Cal and NFL quarterback Mike Pawlawski and radio personality Dan Dibley. Season tickets and individual tickets are on sale now at sacmountainlions.com or by phone at 916-383-5466.