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Joseph Estevez

About Joseph Estevez

Joseph Estevez is the Sports Editor for EMI Sports Central. He joined the organization's Elan Marketing Inc. in 2001. He concentrates mostly on the Bay Area's professional sport teams. He was there for the NFC game 49ers vs Dallas game 1995 at Candlestick Park. Also documented the Golden State Warriors team's playoffs run to the 2015 NBA Finals.

49ers Wilson Jr. Crush the Patriots Defense 2020.10.25 – Jeff Wilson Jr. rushed for a career-high three touchdowns and 112 yards before leaving with an ankle injury and the San Francisco 49ers crushed New England Patriots 33-6 on Sunday. Now everybody wanted to see Jimmy Garoppolo, the guy who helped […]

49ers Wilson Jr. Crush the Patriots Defense

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Cam Newton / Deebo Samuel / George Kittle / Jeff Wilson Jr. / Jimmy Garoppolo / New England Patriots / News / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Brady’s 4 TD passes lead Bucs past Raiders 2020.10.25 – Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes to move past Drew Brees for the most in NFL history and ran for another to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 45-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The 43-year-old […]

Brady’s 4 TD passes lead Bucs past Raiders

in EMI Sports Raiders tagged Derek Carr / Jon Gruden / Josh Jacobs / Las Vegas Raiders / Tampa Bay Buccaneers / Tom Brady by Joseph Estevez

Garoppolo Back on Top – 49ers beat Rams 2020.10.18 – Jimmy Garoppolo finds himself back on top as he threw three TD passes in the first half and preserve the lead to give the San Francisco 49ers a 24-16 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. Garoppolo looked […]

Garoppolo Back on Top – 49ers beat Rams

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brandon Aiyuk / Deebo Samuel / George Kittle / Jared Goff / Jason Verrett / Jimmy Garoppolo / Los Angeles Rams / News / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Dolphins send 49ers to 3rd straight home loss 49ers fall 43-17 to Dolphins in ‘embarrassing’ fashion 2020.10.11 – The Miami Dolphins sent the defending NFC champion San Francisco 49ers to their third straight home loss 43-17 on Sunday. Jimmy Garoppolo dropped back to pass and was unable to push off […]

Dolphins send 49ers to 3rd straight home loss

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Miami Dolphins / News / Ryan Fitzpatrick by Joseph Estevez

Raiders beat Chiefs at house of horrors Carr helps Raiders snap Chiefs’ 13-game win streak 2020.10.11 – The Las Vegas Raiders outplayed and beat the Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs as Derek Carr led the Raiders to a 40-32 victory at the house of horrors Arrowhead Stadium. Carr could […]

Raiders beat Chiefs at house of horrors

in EMI Sports Raiders tagged Derek Carr / Jon Gruden / Josh Jacobs / Kansas City Chiefs / Las Vegas Raiders / Patrick Mahones by Joseph Estevez

A’s Season Ends as Astros win ALDS series Correa powers Astros past A’s 11-6 to win game 4 2020.10.08 – The Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 on Thursday to win their home-run heavy AL Division Series in four games. Carlos Correa hit a go-ahead, three-run homer after Michael […]

A’s Season Ends as Astros win ALDS series

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / Carlos Correa / Chad Pinder / Houston Astros / Matt Olson / Oakland Athletics by Joseph Estevez

A’s at brink of elimination Astros win slugfest Springer hits 2 HRs, Astros beat A’s 5-2 for 2-0 ALDS lead 2020.10.06 – Back-to-back home runs off back-to-back pitches. The Houston Astros can’t miss these days. George Springer hit two homers and Houston kept making more noise in the playoffs, beating […]

A’s at brink of elimination Astros win slugfest

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / Carlos Correa / Chad Pinder / Houston Astros / Matt Olson / Oakland Athletics by Joseph Estevez

49ers’ win streak over – Eagles get their 1st win Mullens misfires for TD pick-six in last 5 minutes 2020.10.04 – After a sterling debut last Sunday to rout the Giants, Nick Mullens finished 18-of-26 attempts for 200 yards with one touchdown and two appalling interceptions at Levi’s Stadium. The […]

49ers’ win streak over – Eagles get their 1st win

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brandon Aiyuk / Kyle Shanahan / News / Nick Mullens / Philadelphia Eagles / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

SJ Quakes beat LA Galaxy and earn the Cali Clasico 2020.10.04 – Andres Rios scored on a penalty kick in the 82nd minute and the host San Jose Earthquakes beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 to earn another Cali Clasico win. It was the second consecutive game the Earthquakes rallied […]

SJ Quakes beat LA Galaxy earn Cali Clasico

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Andres Rios / Los Angeles Galaxy / Matias Almeyda / MLS soccer / San Jose Earthquakes by Joseph Estevez

Athletics overcome 14 year AL playoff drought Pinder’s hit delivers, A’s beat White Sox and advance in wild-card series 2020.10.01 – The Oakland Athletics finally ended 14 years of postseason drought and rally past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Thursday to win the decisive third game of their AL […]

Athletics overcome 14 year AL playoff drought

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / Chad Pinder / Chicago White Sox / José Abreu / Matt Olson / Oakland Athletics / Sean Murphy by Joseph Estevez

49ers’ Backup QB Mullens Rout NY Giants at MetLife San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Giants 36-9 2020.09.27 – Backup QB Nick Mullens threw for 343 yards and a touchdown as the San Francisco 49ers controlled the ball on offense, took it away on defense and rout the New […]

49ers’ Backup QB Mullens Rout NY Giants

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brandon Aiyuk / Daniel Jones / Kyle Shanahan / New York Giants / News / Nick Mullens / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

SJ Earthquakes stun LAFC on pair of late goals Yueill scored in the third minute of the second-half stoppage time in LA 2020.09.27 – Jackson Yueill scored in the third minute of the second-half of stoppage time, and the San Jose Earthquakes recovered from a pair of miserable defeats to […]

San Jose Quakes stun LAFC on pair of late goals

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Cristian Espinoza / Jackson Yueill / Los Angeles FC / Matias Almeyda / MLS soccer / San Jose Earthquakes by Joseph Estevez

Yastrzemski Splash Two-Run Homer San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres in Game 1 2020.09.25 – Mike Yastrzemski returned from an injury to splash a two-run shot into McCovey Cove and the San Francisco Giants beat the san Diego Padres 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader. Wilmer […]

Yastrzemski Splash Two-Run Homer into McCovey Cove

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Alex Dickerson / Mauricio Dubon / Wilmer Flores by Joseph Estevez

Carr Opens Las Vegas Stadium with Three TDs The Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 34-24 2020.09.21 – Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes and the Las Vegas Raiders gave their new fans in Vegas plenty to celebrate even if they weren’t allowed in the stadium by beating […]

Carr Opens Las Vegas Stadium with Three TDs

in EMI Sports Raiders tagged Derek Carr / Drew Brees / Jon Gruden / Josh Jacobs / Las Vegas Raiders / New Orleans Saints by Joseph Estevez

49ers Devastating Victory Lose Bosa and Thomas San Francisco 49ers run over the New York Jets 31-13 2020.09.20 – Raheem Mostert ran for an 80-yard touchdown on San Francisco’s first play and Jimmy Garoppolo threw two TD passes — before both players sat out with injuries — and the 49ers […]

49ers Devastating Victory Lose Bosa and Thomas

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / News / Nick Bosa / NY Jets / Raheem Mostert / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

A’s Clinch AL West – Win Series Over Giants Olson homer in the 2nd opener of the Bay Bridge Series UPDATE: 2020.09.21 – The Oakland Athletics clinched their first AL West title since 2013 on Monday night with an assist from the rival Houston Astros. Houston lost 6-1 to the […]

A’s clinch AL West – Win series over Giants

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / Logan Webb / Matt Olson / Oakland Athletics / Ramón Laureano / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Raiders hung on to beat the Panthers Jacobs runs for 3 TDs as Las Vegas hold off Carolina 2020.09.13 – The Las Vegas Raiders hung on to beat the Carolina Panthers 34-30 on the season opener game. Josh Jacobs followed his strong rookie season by running for 93 yards and […]

Las Vegas Raiders hung on to beat the Panthers

in EMI Sports Raiders tagged Derek Carr / Jon Gruden / Josh Jacobs / Oakland Raiders by Joseph Estevez

Garoppolo Shows Rust in Fourth-Quarter Loss San Francisco 49ers fall to the Arizona Cardinals in Season Opener 2020.09.13 – Jimmy Garoppolo began this season with a bit of fourth-quarter rust. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback fell short of a late comeback and lost the season opener 24-20 to the Arizona […]

Garoppolo Shows Rust in Fourth-Quarter Loss

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Nick Bosa / San Francisco 49ers / Trent Williams by Joseph Estevez

Athletics lead Astros for 1st place on AL race Matt Olson’s homer backs Sean Manaea, A’s beat Astros again 2020.09.10 – The Oakland Athletics lead the Houston Astros by 6.5 games for 1st place on the American League race. Sean Manaea carried a perfect game into the sixth inning en […]

Athletics lead Astros for 1st place on AL race

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / George Springer / Houston Astros / Oakland Athletics / Ramón Laureano / Tony Kemp by Joseph Estevez

San Francisco Giants Increase Playoff Chance Giants beat Diamondbacks, end Gallen’s record streak 2020.09.07 – The San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks and are now at 21-21 and back to .500. If the season ended now, the Giants and Miami Marlins would claim the final two playoff spots in […]

San Francisco Giants Increase Playoff Chance

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Alex Dickerson / Arizona Diamondbacks / Donovan Solano / Madison Bumgarner / Mauricio Dubon / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Athletics lead atop the American League West Tatís hits 15th home run, Padres win series with A’s 2020.09.06 – Fernando Tatís Jr. matched Angels slugger Mike Trout for the majors’ home run lead with his 15th, a two-run drive in the seventh inning of the San Diego Padres’ back-and-forth 5-3 […]

Athletics lead atop the American League West

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / Fernando Tatis Jr / Oakland Athletics / Ramón Laureano / San Diego Padres / stephen Piscotty by Joseph Estevez

Bumgarner’s return spoiled by Giants bats San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona D-backs 4-3 2020.09.05 – Evan Longoria and Darin Ruf launched back-to-back home runs in the second inning and the Giants spoiled Madison Bumgarner’s return to San Francisco with a 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night. […]

Bumgarner’s return spoiled by Giants bats

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Alex Dickerson / Arizona Diamondback / Donovan Solano / Madison Bumgarner / Mike Yastrzemski / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants Epic 23 Runs in Rout of Rockies Dickerson homers 3x and six RBIs, San Francisco beat Colorado 23-5 2020.09.01 – Alex Dickerson hit three home runs and matched a career high with six RBIs, highlighting San Francisco Giants epic 23 runs on 27 hits as one of the biggest […]

SF Giants Epic 23 Runs in Rout of Rockies

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Alex Dickerson / Colorado Rockies / Donovan Solano / Mike Yastrzemski / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants Win First Road Series Tops D-backs Cueto, Dickerson beat Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 2020.08.30 – The San Francisco Giants won their first road series topping the Arizona D-backs. Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Alex Dickerson homered and had two RBIs, and the Giants beat the Diamondbacks 4-1 […]

Giants Win First Road Series Tops D-backs

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Alex Dickerson / Arizona Diamondbacks / Johnny Cueto / Mike Yastrzemski / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

SJ Quakes 2020 Match Video Highlights: 2020.08.29 – (SJ Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy) Full Highlights! – Quakes 16 year old Cade Cowell makes first MLS start and goal Watch this video on YouTube 2020.08.29 – (SJ Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy) Full Highlights! 2020.08.01 – (SJ Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United […]

SJ Quakes 2020 Match Video Highlights

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Cade Cowell / Chris Wondolowski / Cristian Espinoza / Matias Almeyda / San Jose Earthquakes by Joseph Estevez

49ers camp highlights Bosa vs Williams Week One: The Nick Bosa-Trent Williams feature match Camp Update: 49ers injury news – Kyle Shanahan would be ‘very surprised’ if Nick Bosa and Dee Ford weren’t available for Week 1 2020.09.02 – San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters […]

49ers camp highlights Bosa vs Williams match

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Dante Pettis / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Nick Bosa / San Francisco 49ers / Trent Williams by Joseph Estevez

Giants Clinch Series beating the Angels The Giants’ bats threw Joey Bart a welcome party 2020.08.20 – The San Francisco Giants clinch the series by showing lots of runs from bats that have made Oracle Park home, exploding for ten runs in route to a 10-5 win over the LA […]

SF Giants Clinch Series beating the Angels

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Johnny Cueto / Los Angeles Angels / Mike Yastrzemski / Pablo Sandoval / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Athletics Sweep Giants in Bay Bridge Series Piscotty HR, 5 RBIs, A’s rout the Giants 15-3 2020.08.16 – Stephen Piscotty and Marcus Semien homered in the fifth inning as the Oakland Athletics rout the San Francisco Giants 15-3 Sunday for their Bay Bridge Series sweep. Piscotty matched his career high […]

Athletics Sweep Giants in Bay Bridge Series

in EMI Sports A's tagged Bob Melvin / Hunter Pence / Matt Olson / Oakland Athletics / San Francisco Giants / stephen Piscotty by Joseph Estevez

49ers’ Kittle the Most Anticipated Contract Five more years with the best TE in the NFL 2020.08.13 – The San Francisco 49ers most anticipated contract extension this off-season culminates with George Kittle’s agreement to a 5-year extension of the best TE in the NFL. The All-Pro tight end Kittle agreed […]

49ers’ Kittle the Most Anticipated Contract

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jed York / Jimmy Garoppolo / John Lynch / Kyle Shanahan / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Pence lift Giants to even the series with Astros Hunter Pence hits a three-run homer – Giants pass Astros 2020.08.11 – Astros led by 4 with two outs in the seventh when Hunter Pence hit a three-run pinch-hit homer to cut the lead to 6-5. The San Francisco Giants finished […]

Pence lift Giants to even the series with Astros

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Brandon Crawford / Hunter Pence / Mike Yastrzemski / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez