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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.

Quakes Strong Start in MLS is Back Tournament Vega, Frei standout as San Jose play to a draw with Seattle 2020.07.10 – The Coronavirus could not slow down the strong start by the San Jose Earthquakes versus the Seattle Sounders FC for the opener to the MLS is Back tournament […]

Quakes Strong Start in MLS is Back Tournament

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Chris Wondolowski / Cristian Espinoza / Daniel Vega / Matias Almeyda / MLS soccer / San Jose Earthquakes by Joseph Estevez

49ers Fourth Quarter Super Bowl Collapse! The San Francisco 49ers lose to the Kansas City Chiefs 2020.02.02 – The San Francisco 49ers collapse during fourth quarter, they were less than nine minutes away from winning the Super Bowl on Sunday and end up losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 31-20 […]

49ers Fourth Quarter Super Bowl Collapse

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

RELATED: San Jose Earthquakes Home Opener is Saturday 2/29/20 #Quakes74 vs #TorontoFC. The MLS 2020 Season for the SJ Quakes Starts February 29, 2020. SJ Quakes 2019 Match Video Highlights: 2019.10.08 – (Portland Timbers vs. SJ Earthquakes) A Playoff Spot Battle! Watch this video on YouTube 2019.10.08 – […]

SJ Quakes 2019 Match Video Highlights

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Magnus Eriksson / Matias Almeyda / San Jose Earthquakes / Wondolowski by Joseph Estevez

Tiger-mania back to the San Francisco bay area Tiger Woods Masters Champion Again! Greatest Comebacks in Sports 2019.04.14 – Tiger Woods celebrated winning the Masters again and Tiger-mania will be back to the San Francisco bay area soon. Tiger enjoyed his 15th major like never before – fist pump with […]

Tiger-mania back to the San Francisco bay area

in EMI Sports Sponsors tagged Bay Club / Boulder Ridge Golf Club / Harding Park Golf / Safeway Golf Open / Tiger Woods / Tony Romo by Joseph Estevez

Mostert’s Epic Dash to Super Bowl! The San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 2020.01.19 – Raheem Mostert completed an epic game dash for 220 yards and four touchdowns to carry the San Francisco 49ers over the Green Bay Packers 37-20 for the NFC championship and on to Super […]

49ers Mostert’s Epic Dash to Super Bowl

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

49ers Powerful Defense is Back! The San Francisco 49ers dominate the Minnesota Vikings 2020.01.11 – The San Francisco 49ers powerful defense and running game that carried the Niners to an 8-0 start this season delivered a dominating 27-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round Saturday. The formula […]

49ers Powerful Defense is Back – 49ers (14-3)

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

Marleau scores in his 1,700th NHL game San Jose Sharks spoiled the return of Joe Pavelski, beating the Dallas Stars 2020.01.11 – Patrick Marleau scored a key goal in his 1,700th NHL game, Brent Burns had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks spoiled the return of […]

Marleau scores in his 1,700th NHL game

in EMI Sports Sharks tagged Aaron Dell / Brent Burns / Joe Thornton / patrick marleau / San Jose Sharks by Joseph Estevez

Greenlaw’s one inch goal-stand! 49ers take NFC West, No. 1 seed with 26-21 win over Seahawks 2019.12.29 – 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s one inch goal-stand tackle won’t be forgotten and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks 26-21 on Sunday night to clinch the NFC West title plus the […]

Greenlaw’s one inch goal-stand – 49ers (13-3)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Dre Greenlaw / George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Marshawn Lynch / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Carr Keeps Playoff Hope Alive Oakland Raiders beat Los Angeles Chargers 2019.12.22 – Derek Carr threw for 292 yards and a touchdown as the Oakland Raiders kept their playoff hope alive with a 24-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Carr and the Raiders will go into the […]

Carr Keeps Playoff Hope Alive – Raiders to (7-8)

in EMI Sports Raiders tagged DeAndre Washington / Derek Carr / Hunter Renfrow / Jon Gruden / Oakland Raiders by Joseph Estevez

Garoppolo’s Clutch Tenacity! San Francisco 49ers pass the Los Angeles Rams 2019.12.21 – Once again, it was all Jimmy Garoppolo’s pure clutch tenacity going back-to-back on third-and-16 to set up the win. First with only 1:52 seconds to Kendrick Bourne then he hit Emmanuel Sanders for 46 yards with 0:48 […]

Garoppolo’s Clutch Tenacity – 49ers at (12-3)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jared Goff / Jimmy Garoppolo / Los Angeles Rams / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Bumgarner from Giant Hero to Adversary The Giants Ace agrees to a five-year, $85 million deal with the D-backs. 2019.12.17 – The president of the San Francisco Giants Farhan Zaidi, said last week, when asked about the blow-back that would be unleashed the moment Madison Bumgarner goes from giant hero […]

Bumgarner from Giant Hero to Adversary

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Bruce Bochy / Buster Posey / Madison Bumgarner / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

San Francisco 49ers Clinch Playoff! Atlanta Falcons past the San Francisco 49ers in crazy finish 2019.12.15 – Games should not be this crazy, with 2 seconds left, Falcons QB Matt Ryan connected with Julio Jones on a 5-yard touchdown pass, sending the Atlanta Falcons past the clinch playoff bound San […]

San Francisco 49ers Clinch Playoff – Now (11-3)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Juszczyk / Kyle Shanahan / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Carr Falls Short at Coliseum Jacksonville Jaguars spoiled final schedule game for Oakland Raiders 2019.12.15 – With 2 :05 seconds to go Derek Carr fell short of assuring the win for the Raiders. Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew threw a TD pass to Chris Conley in the final 0:32 of the game […]

Carr Falls Short at Coliseum – Raiders to (6-8)

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

San Jose Sharks Fire Coach Peter DeBoer 2019.12.11 – San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday night partway through his fifth season, ending the most successful run for a franchise still seeking its first Stanley Cup championship. Flying back home from a winless road […]

San Jose Sharks Fire Coach Peter DeBoer

in EMI Sports Sharks tagged Joe Thornton / Logan Couture / Martin Jones / San Jose Sharks by Joseph Estevez

Garoppolo Out-Duel Brees San Francisco 49ers top New Orleans Saints 2019.12.08 – The San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo out-duel New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees with clutch boldness passing for 349 yards and four touchdowns, Robbie Gould kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired, and the 49ers top […]

Garoppolo Out-Duel Brees – 49ers at (11-2)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Drew Brees / George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Robbie Gould / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Carr can’t keep pace Oakland Raiders fall to Tennessee Titans 2019.12.08 – The Raiders QB Derek Carr – tie during the first half of the game 21 all – can’t keep pace and was left behind in the second half by the Tennessee Titans 42-21 on Sunday. What had been […]

Carr can’t keep pace – Raiders drop to Titans (6-7)

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

Two Real Title Contenders! 49ers suffer time expired field goal loss to Ravens 20-17 2019.12.01 – The San Francisco 49ers failed to convert on a fourth-and-short chance midway through the fourth quarter, and the Baltimore Ravens capitalized on a timely expired field goal to grab a 20-17 victory Sunday […]

Two Real Title Contenders – 49ers at (10-2)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Raheem Mostert / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Carr goes bust in KC Oakland Raiders fall to Kansas City Chiefs 40-9 2019.12.01 – Derek Carr went bust at Arrowhead Stadium and again the Oakland Raiders fall to Kansas City, helping to pace the Chiefs to a 40-9 rout and a two-game lead in the division. The Chiefs harassed […]

Carr goes bust in KC – Raiders fall to Chiefs ...

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

49ers Garoppolo hits perfect combination San Francisco 49ers rout Green Bay Packers 37-8 2019.11.24 – The 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo hit the perfect combination with a 42-yard touchdown strike to Deebo Samuel and a 61-yarder to George Kittle to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 37- 8 rout of […]

Garoppolo hits perfect combo – 49ers at (10-1)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Deebo Samuel / George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Richard Sherman / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Gruden pulls Carr out Raiders doomed by drops in 34-3 loss to Jets 2019.11.24 – Coach Jon Gruden pulled Raiders quarterback Derek Carr out of the game for safety when game was out of reach. The Oakland Raiders loss to the New York Jets 34-3 on Sunday. The Raiders (6-5) […]

Gruden pulls Carr out – Raiders fall to Jets (6-5)

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

Garoppolo Back on Winning Track ! San Francisco 49ers rally past Cardinals 36-26 2019.11.17 – The 49ers quarterback played the only way he knows and that’s all in. Jimmy Garoppolo threw 4 touchdown passes to get back on the winning track and the San Francisco 49ers rally past the Arizona […]

Garoppolo Back on Winning Track – 49ers (9-1)

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Jeff Wilson Jr. / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / San Francisco 49ers / Tevin Coleman by Joseph Estevez

Raiders Carr Keeps on Rolling Derek Carr raised the stakes towards playoffs! Raiders beat Bengals 2019.11.17 – Derek Carr kept on rolling as he passed for 292 yards and a touchdown, Josh Jacobs had his fourth 100-yard game in the last six weeks, and the Oakland Raiders beat the stumbling […]

Raiders Carr Keeps on Rolling – Now at 6-4

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

49ers Epic Battle with Heartbreaking Loss The undefeated streak is over – Seahawks win in OT thriller 2019.11.11 – The San Francisco 49ers (8-1) put up an epic battle but the undefeated streak is over, Jason Myers kicked a 42-yard field goal, and the Seattle Seahawks (8-2) handed San […]

49ers Epic Battle with Heartbreaking Loss – Now 8-1

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

Raiders withstand dreadful half season Derek Carr Clutch Again! Raiders beat Chargers 26-24 2019.11.07 – The Oakland Raiders (5-4) are continuing to show resilience to withstand a dreadful first half season and short week turned around to play the Los Angeles Chargers (4-6) on Thursday Night Football. Raiders QB Derek […]

Raiders withstand dreadful half season – Now at 5-4

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

First Warriors Win at Chase Center Paschall delivers 34 points on a special 23rd birthday performance 2019.11.04 – Golden State rookie Eric Paschall made 34 points and 13 rebounds to celebrate his birthday, and led injury-plagued Golden State Warriors to a 127-118 first victory at Chase Center against the Portland […]

First Warriors Win at Chase Center

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Draymond Green / Eric Paschall / Golden State Warriors / Klay Thompson / Ky Bowman by Joseph Estevez

Garoppolo Celebrates Early Birthday Weekend! 49ers beat the Cardinals on Thursday Night Football 2019.10.31 – Jimmy Garoppolo celebrated an early birthday weekend by throwing for 317 yards and four touchdowns and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Arizona Cardinals 28-25 on Thursday Night Football. The 49ers gave Garoppolo an early […]

Garoppolo Celebrates Early Birthday Weekend – 49ers 8-0

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Nick Bosa / Richard Sherman / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Curry breaks left hand – out for three months Golden State Warriors fall to the Phoenix Suns 2019.10.30 – Stephen Curry broke his left hand and will be out for three months becoming the latest injured Dubs player. Golden State Warriors falls to the Phoenix Suns 121-110 at Chase Center. […]

Curry breaks left hand – out for three months

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged D'Angelo Russell / Draymond Green / Golden State Warriors / Klay Thompson / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

Nick Bosa the Game Changer! San Francisco 49ers rout the Carolina Panthers 51-13 2019.10.27 – Rookie Nick Bosa became the game changer with three sacks to go along with a tremendous interception, Tevin Coleman scored four touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers rout the Carolina Panthers 51-13 to remained unbeaten […]

Nick Bosa the Game Changer – 49ers at 7-0

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Nick Bosa / Richard Sherman / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

San Francisco 49ers to 6-0 and beyond! Garoppolo Cut Thru Ugly Storm – 49ers splash on Redskins 9-0 2019.10.20 – Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers cut thru an ugly storm for a 9-0 win at Washington Redskins in a steady hard rain to remain undefeated. It wasn’t pretty, […]

San Francisco 49ers to 6-0 and beyond

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged George Kittle / Jimmy Garoppolo / Kyle Shanahan / Nick Bosa / Richard Sherman / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Curry adds more 30 plus games this season Curry Fire 32 Points – Warriors beat Lakers in Preseason Finale 2019.10.18 – Stephen Curry came out on fire looking to add a 30 plus point game to his name. In the first quarter alone, he posted a quick 14 points, including […]

Curry adds more 30 plus games this season

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged D'Angelo Russell / Golden State Warriors / Klay Thompson / Los Angeles Lakers / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez