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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.

NFC West-leading 49ers thump Seahawks in Seattle 2023.11.23 – Running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for 114 yards and two scores in the first half to built a 21-point lead, and the NFC West-leading San Francisco 49ers finished rolling to a 31-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on a Thanksgiving Thursday […]

NFC West-leading 49ers thump Seahawks in Seattle

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Geno Smith / NFL / San Francisco 49ers / Seattle Seahawks by Joseph Estevez

49ers Perfect Purdy throws 3 TDs to beat Bucs 2023.11.19 – Niners quarterback Brock Purdy threw a 76-yard strike to Brandon Aiyuk for one of his three touchdown passes, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-14 on Sunday. Purdy felt it was important for the 49ers […]

49ers Perfect Purdy throws 3 TDs to beat Bucs

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Baker Mayfield / Brandon Aiyuk / Brock Purdy / NFL / San Francisco 49ers / Tampa Bay Buccaneers by Joseph Estevez

49ers rout Jaguars and look like Super Bowl contenders again 2023.11.12 – Niners quarterback Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes, including a 66-yarder to George Kittle, and San Francisco seemingly fixed all their woes with a 34-3 rout of the streaking Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. The 49ers are Super Bowl […]

49ers rout Jaguars and look like Super Bowl contenders

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / George Kittle / Jacksonville Jaguars / NFL / San Francisco 49ers / Trevor Lawrence by Joseph Estevez

Warriors Top Thunder on Curry’s Clutch Layup 2023.11.03 – Stephen Curry scored 30 points, including the winning layup with 0.2 seconds left, to help the Golden State Warriors top the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 on the inaugural In-Season Tournament Friday night. The Warriors and the Thunder gave the NBA exactly […]

Warriors Top Thunder on Curry’s Clutch Layup

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Chris Paul / Golden State Warriors / Luguentz Dort / NBA / Oklahoma City Thunder / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

49ers lose 3rd straight game in fall to Bengals 2023.10.29 – The 49ers lose for a third straight week, Cincinnati intercepted quarterback Brock Purdy on back-to-back passes during the second half in a 31-17 loss to the Bengals on Sunday that sends San Francisco stumbling into its bye week. While […]

49ers lose 3rd straight game in fall to Bengals

in EMI Sports 49ers tagged Brock Purdy / Christian McCaffrey / Cincinnati Bengals / Joe Burrow / NFL / San Francisco 49ers by Joseph Estevez

Curry leads Warriors past Kings with 41 points 2023.10.27 – Stephen Curry picked up where he left off in last season’s playoffs against Sacramento, scoring 41 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 122-114 win over the Kings on Friday night. “Steph loves every building and every rim,” […]

Curry leads Warriors past Kings with 41 points

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Chris Paul / De'Aaron Fox / Golden State Warriors / NBA / Sacramento Kings / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

Devin Booker leads Suns past Warriors in season opener 2023.10.24 – Phoenix’s Devin Booker scored a go-ahead layup followed by a 3-pointer on the way to 32 points in a 108-104 Suns victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Kevin Durant greeted many of the people he knew […]

Devin Booker leads Suns past Warriors in opener

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Devin Booker / Golden State Warriors / Jonathan Kuminga / NBA / Phoenix Suns / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

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