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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.

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

NBA Finals Game 1: Nuggets rout Heat 104-93 2023.06.01 – Nikola Jokic got a triple-double in his NBA Finals debut, Jamal Murray scored 26 points, Aaron Gordon added 16 points, and the Denver Nuggets had little trouble with the cold-shooting Miami Heat on the way to a 104-93 rout in […]

NBA Finals Game 1: Nuggets rout Heat 104 – 93

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

Giants past Brewers for third straight win 2023.05.27 – Starting pitcher Logan Webb allowed one run over seven innings and Mitch Haniger hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers for the third straight win on […]

Giants past Brewers for third straight win

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Corbin Burnes / Logan Webb / Milwaukee Brewers / Mitch Haniger / MLB / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Giants take series from Twins on Conforto’s homer 2023.05.23 – Michael Conforto hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh for the San Francisco Giants, who rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night to take the series and their seventh win in eight games. With plenty of […]

Giants take series from Twins on Conforto’s homer

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Alex Cobb / Michael Conforto / Minnesota Twins / MLB / San Francisco Giants / Sonny Gray by Joseph Estevez

Giants edge Phillies for a complete 3-game sweep 2023.05.17 – Thairo Estrada hit a tie-breaking RBI single as part of a three-run eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Wilmer Flores and Casey Schmitt each had two-run singles, and […]

Giants edge Phillies for a complete 3-game sweep

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Brandon Crawford / Bryce Harper / MLB / Philadelphia Phillies / San Francisco Giants / Thairo Estrada by Joseph Estevez

Lakers eliminate Warriors in WCS6 with 122-101 victory 2023.05.12 – LeBron James led with 30 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers ended the Golden State Warriors’ reign with a 122-101 victory in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinal series. Six months and a day after […]

Lakers eliminate Warriors in WCS6 with 122-101 victory

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

Warriors avoid elimination – beat Lakers in WCS5 2023.05.10 – Stephen Curry led with 27 points, Andrew Wiggins added 25, and the Golden State Warriors avoided elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night. Draymond Green loved Golden State’s defensive […]

Warriors avoid elimination beat Lakers in WCS5

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

Lakers late rally beat Warriors 104-101 in WCS4 2023.05.08 – Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 Western Conference semifinal second-round series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on […]

Lakers late rally beat Warriors 104-101 in WCS4

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

SJ Quakes beat reigning MLS champs LAFC 2023.05.06 – The San Jose Earthquakes celebrated a successful return to Levi’s Stadium on Saturday, as Cristian Espinoza bolstered his MVP case with a brace in the team’s 2-1 win over reigning MLS champion Los Angeles Football Club. The Quakes, and especially Espinoza, […]

SJ Quakes beat reigning MLS champs LAFC

in EMI Sports Earthquakes tagged Carlos Vela / Cristian Espinoza / Los Angeles Football Club / MLS / San Jose Earthquakes by Joseph Estevez

Lakers demolished Warriors in WCS3 lead series 2-1 2023.05.06 – Anthony Davis finished with 25 points and LeBron James with 21, as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal over the Golden State Warriors with a 127-97 victory Saturday night. James didn’t take a […]

Lakers demolished Warriors in WCS3 lead series 2-1

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

Warriors adjust to rout Lakers 127-100 on WCS2 2023.05.04 – Klay Thompson scored 30 points with eight 3-pointers, Golden State limited Anthony Davis while allowing LeBron James 23 points, and the Warriors evened the second game of their Western Conference semifinal with the Los Angeles Lakers at one game apiece […]

Warriors adjust to rout Lakers on WCS2

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

Lakers held off Warriors on WCS1 at Chase Center 2023.05.02 – Anthony Davis had 30 points, LeBron James added 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held off Golden State Warriors to win Game 1 in the Western Conference semifinals 117-112 at Chase Center on Tuesday night. James no longer […]

Lakers held off Warriors on WCS1 at Chase

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

Warriors torch Kings as Curry scores 50 GM7 2023.04.30 – Stephen Curry the reigning NBA Finals MVP crush the Kings with a playoff career-high 50 points, setting a new NBA record for the most points in a Game 7 in NBA history as the Golden State Warriors torched Sacramento for […]

Warriors torch Kings as Curry scores 50 GM7

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

Kings rule Warriors in Game 6 at Chase Center 2023.04.28 – The Sacramento Kings strolled into Chase Center and rolled to a 118-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round on Friday to even the playoff series 3-3. The Kings challenged themselves to […]

Kings rule Warriors in Game 6 at Chase Center

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

Warriors wrest pivotal Game 5 from Kings 2023.04.26 – Stephen Curry scored 31 points, Draymond Green had his highest-scoring game and the Golden State Warriors wrest a pivotal first road win of their series against Sacramento, beating the Kings 123-116 Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead. With the hostile […]

Warriors wrest pivotal Game 5 from Kings

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

Warriors hold off Kings to even playoff series 2023.04.23 – Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didn’t have, then the Warriors held on to beat the Kings 126-125 on Sunday to even the playoff series 2-2. First, Draymond […]

Warriors hold off Kings to even playoff series

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

Warriors thump Kings to cut playoff series 2-1 2023.04.20 – Stephen Curry scored 36 points and Golden State got right back in its first-round playoff series by thumping the Sacramento Kings 114-97 on Thursday night to pull to 2-1. Leading up to Game 3, Steve Kerr challenged the Warriors to […]

Warriors thump Kings to cut playoff series 2-1

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

Kings beat Warriors and take 2-0 series lead 2023.04.17 – De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points and made a backbreaking 3-pointer that led the playoff newcomer Kings to a 114-106 win Monday night for their second straight victory over the Golden State Warriors. As the referees went to the replay monitor […]

Kings beat Warriors and take 2-0 series lead

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

Kings Top Warriors to win first playoff game in 16 years 2023.04.15 – De’Aaron Fox finished with 38 points to win the Kings’ first playoff game in 16 years and to lead Sacramento to a 126-123 victory over the defending-champion Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Fox finished off a […]

Kings Top Warriors to win first playoff game

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

Giants ride power surge to beat Dodgers 5-0 2023.04.11 – The San Francisco Giants nail a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers with back-to-back homers in the eighth, a two-run shot by David Villar followed by a drive to right by Brandon Crawford. A day after clubbing three home […]

Giants ride power surge to beat Dodgers 5-0

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Brandon Crawford / David Villar / Los Angeles Dodgers / MLB / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Warriors set NBA record in rout of Trail Blazers 2023.04.09 – The Golden State Warriors set an NBA record by scoring 55 points in the first quarter on their way to a 157-101 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers in their regular-season finale on Sunday to secure the sixth seed […]

Warriors set NBA record in rout of Trail Blazers

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Golden State Warriors / Klay Thompson / NBA / Portland Trail Blazers / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

Giants hit 7 homer in romp over White Sox 2023.04.03 – David Villar hit two of San Francisco’s seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed six scoreless innings and the Giants romped the Chicago White Sox 12-3 on Monday. The Giants were looking for a spark from their offense. And did […]

Giants hit 7 homer in romp over White Sox

in EMI Sports Giants tagged Anthony DeSclafani / Chicago White Sox / David Villar / Michael Conforto / MLB / San Francisco Giants by Joseph Estevez

Warriors rally back to beat Philadelphia 76ers 2023.03.24 – Jordan Poole scored 33 points, Stephen Curry added 29, and the Golden State Warriors rallied past Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 120-112 on Friday night. Poole emerged as one of Golden State’s most dependable performers during the championship run last […]

Warriors rally back to beat Philadelphia 76ers

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Golden State Warriors / Joel Embiid / Jordan Poole / NBA / Philadelphia 76ers / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez

Warriors snap road losing skid, rout Rockets 2023.03.20 – Stephen Curry scored 30 points and Klay Thompson added 29 as the Golden State Warriors snapped an 11-game road skid with a 121-108 rout over the Houston Rockets on Monday night. The game was close most of the way before the […]

Warriors snap road losing skid, rout Rockets in Houston

in EMI Sports Warriors tagged Golden State Warriors / Houston Rockets / Klay Thompson / NBA / Stephen Curry by Joseph Estevez