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Royals Review (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Minor League season is in full swing with the Royals having 7 affiliates (plus their Dominican team) up and running. The short season guys have just a few innings/at bats under their belts so beware sample size. We have a special emphasis on our international players this month. We've invested more resources down there the past couple of years and are starting to see the talent show up in our low minors....
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Golden State Of Mind (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
There's a new coach in Northern California. He's an oldie, but goodie. 5-time All-Star Paul Westphal will be named the head coach of the Sacramento Kings later today. [Basketball Reference: coaching record | playing record ] via i.cdn.turner.com Jump for some linkage and a look the the Warriors and Kings' hoops quads. From Sactown Royalty : Kings to Hire Paul Westphal How I Learned to Stop Worrying...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/23/2009
The best comedian who doubled as a coach Wednesday at the Firehouse in Old Sacramento was Mike Montgomery. The Cal basketball leader was joined by football coach Jeff Tedford and others from the Cal athletic department to meet with alumni to pump the product and thank them for their blue-and-gold loyalty. Can you imagine Montgomery doing this sort of thing with Warriors season-ticket holders when...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/29/2009
Since taking over as Cal athletic director in 2004, Sandy Barbour has received high marks for her choices of nine new head coaches, especially Mike Montgomery and Joanne Boyle in men's and women's basketball. Her department has weathered a two-year protest by...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/29/2009
Since taking over as Cal athletic director in 2004, Sandy Barbour has received high marks for her choices of nine new head coaches, especially Mike Montgomery and Joanne Boyle in men's and women's basketball. Her department has weathered a two-year protest by...
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
Los Angeles: Sable, Montgomery win award for 'Meanwhile' -- Jerome Sable and Mike Montgomery, graduate students from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, have won the 2009 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award for their dance-themed short film entitled, "Meanwhile..."
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Royals Review (Free subscription) | 03/22/2009
my top 25 is done #1 - Mike Moustakas, 3B #2 - Eric Hosmer, 1B #3 - Daniel Cortes, RHP #4 - Danny Duffy, LHP #5 - Tim Melville, RHP #6 - Johnny Giavotella, 2B #7 - Kila Ka'aihue, 1B #8 - Carlos Rosa, RHP #9 - Mike Montgomery, LHP #10 - Blake Wood, RHP #11 - Daniel Gutierrez, RHP #12 - Derrick Robinson, CF #13 - Jeff Bianchi, SS #14 - Kelvin Herrera, RHP #15 - Jason Taylor, 1B/LF #16 - David Lough,...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 03/19/2009
Mike Montgomery took over a struggling Cal men's basketball team last year that lost its two best players to the NBA draft and guided it into the NCAA Tournament. I was shooting the breeze with a couple of fellow college hoops junkies/sports journalists after the NCAA Tournament brackets came out, and the discussion turned to Cal. Same Bears outfit that was supposed to be NIT-bound, if it was lucky,...
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Acme Packing Company (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
The Packers continue their free agent quest to sign as many backups as possible : The Packers view Montgomery as a reserve end in their new 3-4 defense. Hunter will be asked to contribute substantially on special teams as he makes the transition from defensive end to outside linebacker. Hunter signed his 1 year, $1 million tender offer as a restricted free agent. But Montgomery was an unrestricted...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
Mike Montgomery and Gary Williams are contemporaries in every way - same general age, same general coaching tenure, same general world view. In the world of college basketball, where coaches are the overarching reference point, they are nearly identical...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
Cal coach Mike Montgomery coolly sat down in front of a row of TV cameras and a herd of tape recorders this week and quipped, "I kind of feel like Brad Pitt here. I look just like him, too. Don't I?" Montgomery is quite comfortable with the extra media...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
Mo. - Cal coach Mike Montgomery coolly sat down in front of a row of TV cameras and a herd of tape recorders this week and quipped, "I kind of feel like Brad Pitt here. I look just like him, too. Don't I?" Montgomery is quite comfortable with the extra media...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/18/2009
Mike Montgomery and Gary Williams are contemporaries in every way - same general age, same general coaching tenure, same general world view. In the world of college basketball where coaches are the overarching reference point, they are nearly identical...