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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.

Vikings outlast 49ers with two Cousins TDs 2023.10.23 – Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins connected with Jordan Addison for two first-half scores, Camryn Bynum intercepted San Francisco’s Brock Purdy twice in the fourth quarter, and the Vikings held on to outlast the 49ers 22-17 on Monday Night Football. Cousins let the ball […]

Vikings outlast 49ers with two Cousins TDs

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Kirk Cousins / Minnesota Vikings / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

SJ Quakes 2023 Match Video Highlights: 2023.10.25 – (SJ Quakes @ Sporting KC [Playoffs]) Full Highlights! Watch this video on YouTube 2023.10.25 – (SJ Quakes @ Sporting KC [Playoffs]) Full Highlights! 2023.10.25 – Quakes @ Sporting [Playoffs] (The Aftershock post game) Watch this video on YouTube 2023.10.25 – Quakes […]

SJ Quakes 2023 Match Video Highlights

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Atlanta United / Cristian Espinoza / Jeremy Ebobisse / MLS / San Jose Earthquakes by Joseph Estevez

Browns hand 49ers its first loss of the season 2023.10.15 – The San Francisco 49ers had their regular-season winning streak stopped at 15, giving the Cleveland Browns an unexpected 19-17 win on Sunday. 49ers game caller Brock Purdy suffered his first loss as a starter, when rookie kicker Jake Moody […]

Browns hand 49ers its first loss of the season

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Cleveland Browns / Deshaun Watson / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Preseason: Warriors defeat Lakers with an impressive Kuminga 2023.10.13 – The Golden State Warriors are showing plenty of reasons to be excited with the regular season drawing near, the team defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 129-125 on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. Forward Jonathan Kuminga has been acting differently on […]

Pre: GSW defeat Lakers, Kuminga impressive

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Golden State Warriors / Jonathan Kuminga / LeBron James / Los Angeles Lakers / NBA / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

49ers rout Cowboys, Purdy scores with 4 TD passes 2023.10.08 – The undefeated Brock Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers extended their dominance over the Dallas Cowboys with a 42-10 victory on Sunday Night Football. The Niners (5-0) knocked the […]

49ers rout Cowboys, Purdy with 4 TD passes

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Dak Prescott / Dallas Cowboys / George Kittle / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

McCaffrey’ trade powers 49ers surge a year later 2023.10.04 – When the San Francisco 49ers dealt a bevy of draft picks to Carolina last October for Christian McCaffrey, some skeptics asked whether they overpaid for a running back in a passing league. Nearly 12 months later, coach Kyle Shanahan can’t […]

McCaffrey’ trade powers 49ers surge a year later

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Dallas Cowboys / NFL / San Francisco 49ers / Trent Williams by Joseph Estevez

49ers romp over Cardinals, McCaffrey scores 4 TDs 2023.10.01 – RB Christian McCaffrey scored a career-high four touchdowns, QB Brock Purdy run for one more, and the San Francisco 49ers romped over the Arizona Cardinals 35-16 on Sunday. McCaffrey had a chance to tie the Niners record held by Jerry […]

49ers romp over Cards, McCaffrey with 4 TDs

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Arizona Cardinals / Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Joshua Dobbs / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Giants fire manager Gabe Kapler before Dodgers series 2023.09.29 – The San Francisco Giants fired manager Gabe Kapler on Friday with three days left to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a season when the team has been eliminated from the playoffs for a second year in a row. […]

Giants fire Kapler as San Francisco falls to Dodgers

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Buster Posey / Gabe Kapler / Los Angeles Dodgers / MLB / San Francisco Giants / Wilmer Flores by Joseph Estevez

49ers bring down Giants 30-12, win 13th straight in regular season 2023.09.21 – 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey scored a touchdown in his 12th straight game, Deebo Samuel caught one of Brock Purdy’s two TD passes and San Francisco brought down the New York Giants 30-12 for their 13th straight regular […]

49ers bring down Giants 30-12, win 13th straight

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Deebo Samuel / New York Giants / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

49ers hold on to a 30-23 win over the LA Rams 2023.09.17 – Quarterback Brock Purdy passed for 206 yards and ran for an early touchdown as the San Francisco 49ers hung on for their ninth consecutive regular-season victory over the Los Angeles Rams, 30-23 Sunday. More than a few […]

49ers hold on to a 30-23 win over LA Rams

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Deebo Samuel / Los Angeles Rams / Matthew Stafford / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

49ers dismantle Steelers 30-7 in season opener 2023.09.10 – Operating the 49ers offense with precision and a dash of daring, quarterback Brock Purdy took San Francisco swiftly into a 30-7 victory, dismantling the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Purdy spent months rehabbing his surgically repaired right elbow and an entire training […]

49ers dismantle Steelers 30-7 in season opener

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brandon Aiyuk / Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Kenny Pickett / NFL / Pittsburgh Steelers / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

49ers sign Nick Bosa to record $170M contract 2023.09.06 – Nick Bosa’s lengthy contract holdout ended four days before the start of the season for the San Francisco 49ers when he agreed to a contract extension that will make him the NFL’s richest defensive player. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday […]

49ers sign Nick Bosa to record $170M contract

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Fred Warner / Joey Bosa / NFL / Nick Bosa / San Francisco 49ers / Trent Williams by Joseph Estevez

Yastrzemski homers Playoff-hopeful Giants past Padres 2023.08.31 – Mike Yastrzemski homered and drove in two runs for the San Francisco Giants in a 7-2 victory over the San Diego Padres that opened a one-game lead over Arizona for the NL’s third wild-card spot. Jakob Junis and three relievers combined on […]

Yaz homers Playoff-hopeful Giants past Padres

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Juan Soto / Mike Yastrzemski / MLB / Patrick Bailey / San Diego Padres / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants beat Reds behind Kyle Harrison’ home debut 2023.08.28 – Rookie pitcher Kyle Harrison, who went to high school about 30 minutes east of San Francisco, struck out 11 in his first career victory as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday night. Harrison’s home debut […]

Giants beat Reds behind Harrison’ home debut

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Cincinnati Reds / Kyle Harrison / MLB / Patrick Bailey / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Preseason Finale: Chargers backups roll past 49ers 2023.08.25 – 49ers QB1 Brock Purdy ran for a 5-yard touchdown during a brief first quarter tune-up before the Los Angeles Chargers backups rolled past San Francisco 23-12 in the preseason finale on Friday night. The teams took different approaches in the final […]

Preseason: Chargers backups roll past 49ers

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Los Angeles Chargers / NFL / Sam Darnold / San Francisco 49ers / Trey Lance by Joseph Estevez

49ers rally late to beat Broncos in preseason game 2023.08.19 – Rookie quarterback Trey Lance set up two fourth-quarter scores, including the winning 32-yard field goal from Jake Moody on the final play of the San Francisco 49ers’ 21-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in the second preseason game on […]

49ers rally to beat Broncos in preseason game

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Denver Broncos / NFL / Russell Wilson / Sam Darnold / San Francisco 49ers / Trey Lance by Joseph Estevez

49ers endure loss to Raiders in preseason opener 2023.08.13 – The 49ers declared Trey Lance the starter last season, but he was done after breaking an ankle in the second game. Brock Purdy (QB1) wound up leading San Francisco all the way to the NFC Championship to earn the starting […]

49ers endure ugly loss to Raiders in preseason

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Las Vegas Raiders / NFL / Sam Darnold / San Francisco 49ers / Trey Lance by Joseph Estevez

49ers’ QB challenge: Pick the best three, even if Lance is out Written by Michael Silver 2023.07.31 – Two years ago, Trey Lance was a Week 1 training-camp sensation. For a few days, until the third overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft leveled off, head coach Kyle Shanahan and […]

49ers’ QB challenge: Just pick the best three

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brandon Allen / Brock Purdy / NFL / Sam Darnold / San Francisco 49ers / Trey Lance by Joseph Estevez

SF Giants edge the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings 2023.07.30 – Joc Pederson singled in Patrick Bailey in the 11th inning, and the San Francisco Giants edge Boston 4-3 on Sunday for their first home series win against the Red Sox since 2004. Bailey began the inning at second […]

SF Giants edge the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Boston Red Sox / Brandon Crawford / Joc Pederson / Justin Turner / MLB / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants take two game sweep from Athletics 2023.07.26 – Pinch-hitter Austin Slater hit a tie breaking two-run homer in the sixth, Alex Wood earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief and the San Francisco Giants took the two game sweep from the Oakland Athletics 8-3 at Oracle Park […]

Giants take two game sweep from Athletics

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Austin Slater / MLB / Oakland Athletics / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

49ers Brock Purdy cleared to start training camp 2023.07.25 – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been cleared to take part in training camp after undergoing surgery on his throwing elbow in the off-season. General manager John Lynch said Tuesday that Purdy has been given the green light from […]

49ers Brock Purdy cleared for training camp

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brandon Allen / Brock Purdy / NFL / Sam Darnold / San Francisco 49ers / Trey Lance by Joseph Estevez

Giants’ Webb Completes Game Shutout over Rockies 2023.07.09 – Logan Webb with a 10-strikeout complete-game shutout, and the San Francisco Giants’ J.D. Davis’ solo homer, made it stand in a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. Giants pitcher Webb got a standing ovation and had the crowd chanting […]

Giants’ Webb Completes Shutout over Rockies

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Colorado Rockies / J.D. Davis / Kyle Freeland / Logan Webb / MLB / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants blank Blue Jays for 13th win of 15 games 2023.06.27 – Thairo Estrada had a two-run double and scored a run, Alex Wood and three relievers combined on an eight-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Tuesday night for their 13th win in […]

Giants blank Blue Jays for 13th win of 15 games

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Brandon Belt / Joc Pederson / MLB / San Francisco Giants / Thairo Estrada / Toronto Blue Jays by Joseph Estevez

Brock Purdy takes another step before 49ers training camp 2023.06.26 – Brock Purdy is continuing his elbow rehabilitation, as he works to return from the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, a month before the 49ers open training camp. Purdy headed Monday to Jacksonville, Fla., where he will […]

Brock Purdy takes another step before 49ers training camp

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / NFL / Philadelphia Eagles / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Giants past D-backs – Matos hits first career MLB homer 2023.06.24 – Luis Matos’ go-ahead, two-run drive in the sixth inning provided the San Francisco Giants with their biggest moment as they beat the division-leading Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Saturday for their 12th win in 13 games. Matos took a […]

Giants past D-backs – Matos first MLB homer

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Arizona Diamondbacks / Jake McCarthy / Joc Pederson / Luis Matos / MLB / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants extend winning streak to 10 with victory over Padres 2023.06.21 – San Francisco extend their winning streak to 10 games, Giants’ Sean Hjelle pitched four shutout innings of relief helping to beat Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Wednesday night. Joc Pederson and Mike Yastrzemski added […]

Giants extend streak to 10 with victory over Padres

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Joc Pederson / Juan Soto / Luis Matos / MLB / San Diego Padres / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

SF Giants rare sweep of Dodgers completed in LA 2023.06.18 – The San Francisco Giants haven’t had many visits to Los Angeles comparable to this weekend, completing a rare rivalry series sweep on the road with a 7-3 win over the Dodgers on Sunday. It was the sixth time San […]

Giants rare sweep of Dodgers completed in LA

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Joc Pederson / Los Angeles Dodgers / Luis Matos / MLB / San Francisco Giants / Tony Gonsolin by Joseph Estevez

Giants rally and past Cards in 10th for the sweep 2023.06.14 – Mike Yastrzemski hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning, Thairo Estrada had the go-ahead single in 10th, and the San Francisco Giants rallied to complete a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with an 8-5 […]

Giants rally and past Cards in 10th for the sweep

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Mike Yastrzemski / MLB / Nolan Arenado / San Francisco Giants / St. Louis Cardinals / Thairo Estrada by Joseph Estevez

Giants sweep Rockies with three-run in the 9th 2023.06.08 – Brandon Crawford had a pinch-hit RBI double to spark a three-run in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Thursday to take a three game sweep series. Michael Conforto and Thairo Estrada homered […]

Giants sweep Rockies with 3-run in the 9th

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Brandon Crawford / Colorado Rockies / MLB / Pierce Johnson / San Francisco Giants / Thairo Estrada by Joseph Estevez

NBA Finals Game 2: Heat roar back to beat Nuggets 2023.06.04 – Gabe Vincent scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 21 and the Miami Heat roar back to beat the Denver Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. The Heat tied […]

NBA Finals Game 2: Heat roar back to beat Nuggets

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged 2023 NBA Finals / Bam Adebayo / Denver Nuggets / Jimmy Butler / Miami Heat / Nikola Jokic by Joseph Estevez