The UC Davis Aggies football team will have their hands full when they open the 2010 season against the California Golden Bears. But don’t expect an upset according to long-time Cal radio play-by-play voice, Joe Starkey, who appeared this week in an episode of the Davis Sports Deli Podcast. “I don’t see anything like it did with Stanford five years ago,” Starkey said, referencing UCD’s improbable 20-17 victory over the Cardinal in 2006. “I just think you’re talking apples and oranges,” he continued. “Stanford at that time was a very, very bad football team with poor coaching. Everything about the program was in trouble. This is not the Cal football team.” Indeed, the Aggies will have a

The speculation does not faze Michael Taylor of the Sacramento River Cats. The 24-year-old outfielder ranks as the second-best prospect in the Oakland Athletics’ farm system, only behind fellow River Cats teammate, Chris Carter. And with major league rosters set to expand September 1st, it’s widely expected that Taylor along with Carter will say goodbye to Sacramento sooner rather than later. “It’s not something for me to worry about.” Taylor said when asked of his big league potential in a recent interview with the Davis Sports Deli Podcast. “It’s best to sort of focus on what you can control and then try to do whatever you can to help the ball club win,” he continued. “I know that it’

Memphis Grizzlies (1-2) at Sacramento Kings (0-3) Tip-off at 7:00 pm TV: Comcast SportsNet California Radio: Sports 1140 KHTK Opening Night couldn’t come any sooner for the Sacramento Kings. After starting the season with an 0-3 road trip, the Kings could use some good old-fashioned home-cooking from thankfully, a sold out ARCO Arena crowd. Thanks to a campaign committee led by Mayor Kevin Johnson, the Kings will play in front of 17,317 fans tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies. The announcement came Wednesday during the Kings first regular season contest against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Who’s who on Memphis? The Grizzlies come to Sacramento after losing their home opener to the Detr