{"id":25187,"date":"2014-12-23T15:58:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T22:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/?p=25187"},"modified":"2014-12-29T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T21:36:05","slug":"el-tecolote-year-in-review-2014-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/el-tecolote-year-in-review-2014-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"El Tecolote 2014 Year in Review: Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25199\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_04web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25199 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_04web.jpg?resize=701%2C466&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"People celebrate the Giants victory in the 2014 World Series on Friday, Oct. 31. Photo Shane Menez\" width=\"701\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_04web.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_04web.jpg?resize=600%2C398&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_04web.jpg?resize=360%2C239&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People celebrate the Giants victory in the 2014 World Series on Friday, Oct. 31. Photo Shane Menez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Too often relegated to the ranks of mere entertainment, sports yield special power. An athletic competition can elicit both euphoria and agony. The combatants feel it, as do the fans who cheer, and jeer, them on. But what transpires on any given playing field can and has oftentimes infiltrated other more meaningful realms. Whether it\u2019s five players with the St. Louis Rams National Football League team marching onto the nationally televised gridiron giving the \u201cHands up, don\u2019t shoot\u201d salute, or a community found polarized over a soccer game that didn\u2019t happen on a Mission District playground, sports matter. From the World Series to the Washington D.C. football team, here is how El Tecolote covered sports in 2014.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25201\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25201\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_05web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_05web.jpg?resize=360%2C240&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SFPD officers form a line, lead rioters away from fires that were set near Mission and 22nd streets after the Giants World Series win on Oct. 29. Rioters threw glass bottles and shot fireworks at police in retaliation. Photo Santiago Mejia \" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_05web.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_05web.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_05web.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SFPD officers form a line, lead rioters away from fires that were set near Mission and 22nd streets after the Giants World Series win on Oct. 29. Rioters threw glass bottles and shot fireworks at police in retaliation. Photo Santiago Mejia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Giants Dynasty<\/strong><br \/>\nAmid a maddening final stretch of the 2014 MLB season, which saw the vile Los Angeles Dodgers claim the National League West crown, El Tecolote had an exclusive sit-down interview with former closer\u2014and reformed Dodgers fan\u2014Sergio Romo of the San Francisco Giants. In the piece \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/features\/from-the-border-to-the-big-leagues-a-profile-of-sergio-romo\/\">From the border to the big leagues: a profile of Sergio Romo<\/a>,\u201d which ran exclusively online on Sept. 18, El Tecolote Editor-in-chief Alexis Terrazas explored Romo\u2019s past and politics, inquiring about his memorable 2012 T-shirt \u201cI just look illegal,\u201d his tough upbringing in Brawley, California and his take on the thousands of Central American children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n<p>And not two months after that story ran, the Mexican-American Romo became a champion again, after his Giants claimed their third World Series title in five years. Unfortunately, reveling fans took to the streets to celebrate and mayhem ensued. In \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/features\/foul-play-celebrations-turn-ugly-as-giants-win-third-championship\/\">Foul Play: Celebrations turn ugly as Giants win third championship<\/a>,\u201d which appeared in the Nov. 6-19 issue, Terrazas quotes police chief Greg Suhr: \u201cTo the clowns, that came to San Francisco to act out, I guess you just don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like to have a good time without being a jerk.\u201d Photographer Santiago Mejia was there to capture the foolishness that night, and photographers Shane Menez and Alejandro Galicia captured the parade two days later in all its euphoria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24327\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jonathan-Chicas_02web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24327\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jonathan-Chicas_02web.jpg?resize=291%2C437&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trainer Oscar Rivadeneira and Jonathan Chicas at Third Street Boxing Gym, July 9th. Photo Diana K. Arreola\" width=\"291\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jonathan-Chicas_02web.jpg?resize=320%2C480&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jonathan-Chicas_02web.jpg?resize=600%2C900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jonathan-Chicas_02web.jpg?resize=166%2C250&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 166w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Jonathan-Chicas_02web.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trainer Oscar Rivadeneira and Jonathan Chicas at Third Street Boxing Gym, July 9th. Photo Diana K. Arreola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Boxing<\/strong><br \/>\nBoxing has a brutal way of granting\u2014and dashing\u2014dreams. In \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/features\/young-fighter-and-veteran-trainer-deliver-a-one-two-punch\/\">Bout time: Longtime trainer and local prospect chase boxing dream<\/a>\u201d (July 17-30), Terrazas profiled local boxer Jonathan Chicas and his upcoming showdown with Emmanuel Robles. The story also examined Chicas\u2019 grizzled trainer Oscar Rivadeneyra and how together, the duo planned to chase down the elusive boxing dream of a world championship. Boxing writer Alfonso Garcia covered the fight, and in his online story \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/news\/unlucky-punch-knockdown-proves-costly-as-local-boxer-loses-biggest-bout\/\">Unlucky punch: Knockdown proves costly as local boxer loses biggest bout<\/a>\u201d that ran on July 24, Garcia painfully describes how a single punch can be the difference between winning and losing.<\/p>\n<p>In the Aug. 28-Sept. 10 story \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/features\/local-boxing-show-gives-girls-a-fighting-chance\/\">Local boxing show gives girls a fighting chance<\/a>,\u201d former kickboxer Blanca Gutierrez and former women\u2019s heavyweight champion Martha Salazar train young women for the annual \u201cBeautiful Brawlers\u201d event, an all-female amateur boxing card that featured some of the best female fighters from around the country. Salazar and Gutierrez both shared the pain of never getting an opportunity, but how that pain motivated them in working to better the boxing futures of younger women today.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two months later, the 44-year-old Salazar found herself in the ring fulfilling her own dream. In the Nov. 20-Dec. 3 story \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/features\/bay-area-native-boxes-her-way-to-heavyweight-title\/\">Bay Area native boxes her way to heavyweight title<\/a>,\u201d Terrazas chronicles Salazar\u2019s championship match against Tanzee Daniel. Salazar never lost a round and captured her second\u2014and possibly last\u2014women\u2019s world heavyweight title.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25200\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_01web.jpg?quality=89&#038;ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_01web.jpg?resize=417%2C278&#038;quality=89&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nativos americanos y simpatizantes marchan afuera del Estadio Levi\u2019s en Santa Clara el 23 de noviembre para protestar por el nombre del equipo Redskins de Washington antes del partido de la NFL contra los 49ers de San Francisco . Native Americans and their supporters march outside Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Nov. 23, to protest the Washington Redskins' name before their NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers.\" width=\"417\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_01web.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_01web.jpg?resize=360%2C240&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eltecolote.org\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sports_01web.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Native Americans and their supporters march outside Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara on Nov. 23, to protest the Washington Redskins&#8217; name before their NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Washington Redskins<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was far from being just another football Sunday. Because whenever, wherever, that football team from Washington, D.C. played, real Native Americans have followed\u2014and demanded change. In the Dec. 4-17 story \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eltecolote.org\/content\/en\/news\/hundreds-demand-redskins-name-mascot-change\/\">Hundreds demand \u2018Redskins\u2019 name, mascot change,<\/a>\u201d Terrazas writes about the rally outside Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara the day the San Francisco 49ers hosted Washington. Hundreds of people rallied and marched that day demanding that owner Daniel Snyder change his team\u2019s name and mascot, which has drawn the ire of Native Americans for decades. \u201cWhy are we the only mascot of the ethnic groups?\u201d asked Bill Means, an Oglala Lakota activist from South Dakota. \u201cSambo is gone. Frito Bandito, he\u2019s gone. But yet we still have this Washington football team mascot.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Too often relegated to the ranks of mere entertainment, sports yield special power. An athletic competition can elicit both euphoria and agony. The combatants feel it, as do the fans who cheer, and jeer, them on. But what transpires on any given playing field can and has oftentimes infiltrated other more meaningful realms. 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