Frankie Cartoscelli

Author Name: Franklin Cartoscelli Bio: Franklin 'Frankie' Cartoscelli is Sactown Sports 1140's Lead Editor, Sacramento Kings beat writer and co-host of the Return of the Roar podcast. Professional Background: Worked in professional sports since 2017, including stops with the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Republic FC. Career Milestones: Covering Kings basketball, Major League Baseball, NBA Summer League, NBA All-Star Games, and the NBA Playoffs. Areas of Expertise: On-air contributions, long and short-form stories for the website, reporting stories and breaking news, running social media for Sactown Sports 1140. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franklin-cartoscelli-175063158 Twitter/X: @FCartoscelli3

NBA | Jul 20, 2021
Report: Kings Aggressively Pursuing Trade For Blazers Star Damian Lillard

The NBA offseason rumor circuit is beginning to heat up
NBA | Jul 20, 2021
Sacramento Kings Forward Chimezie Metu Named To Nigerian Men’s Olympic Team

The young big will participate in the upcoming Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan
NBA | Jul 18, 2021
Bevy Of Draft Prospects Reportedly Workout For Kings Front Office

Moses Moody, Jalen Johnson, Keon Johnson, Alperen Şengün & Kai Jones have all been in Sacramento for private workouts
NBA | Jul 18, 2021
Former Kings Forward Omri Casspi Retires From Professional Basketball

The 33-year-old is calling it a career after 16 seasons of professional basketball
NBA | Jul 16, 2021
Draft Watch: Williams, Kispert, Butler Meet With Kings

As the July 29th NBA Draft approaches, Sacramento is working out some noteworthy prospects
NBA | Jul 14, 2021
Hield: “I see my name in trade rumors, but I can’t control all of that.”

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield shed some light on his thought process this offseason and touched on Marvin Bagley III's future on the 'Post Up with Chris Haynes' podcast
NBA | Jul 12, 2021
Report: Terence Davis Seeking $9 Million Per Season In Restricted Free Agency

The 24-year-old guard will hit restricted free agency this summer after turning down Sacramento's $1.9 million qualifying offer
NBA | Jul 8, 2021
Sacramento Kings To Host California Classic August 3rd & 4th At Golden 1 Center

The Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat & Golden State Warriors will all return for the third edition of the California Classic
NBA | Jul 7, 2021
Kings Forward Chimezie Metu Named Finalist For Nigerian Olympic Basketball Team

Metu has been named as one of the 15 finalists for the Nigeria men's national basketball team that will be participating in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
MLB | Jul 7, 2021
A’s All-Star Matt Olson To Participate In Home Run Derby

Olson will face defending champion Pete Alonso, Shohei Ohtani, Trevor Story & more during Monday night's festivities
NBA | Jul 5, 2021
Suns vs Bucks: NBA Finals Preview & Predictions

Chris Paul has finally made it to the NBA Finals. Can he capture his first ring?
MLB | Jul 5, 2021
Matt Olson Selected To 2021 American League All-Star Team

Olson will be headed to Colorado for his first-ever appearance in the Midsummer Classic
NBA | Jul 1, 2021
Tyrese Haliburton Named To United States Select Basketball Team

The Kings rookie will join 16 other young talents to help the U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team prepare for this summer's Olympic games
SHOWS | Jul 1, 2021
Former Sacramento King Lawrence Funderburke Joins The Jason Ross & Doug Christie Show

The former Kings PF joined the show to talk hoops, reminisce on the talented early 2000's Kings teams and much more
MLB | Jun 29, 2021
While Vlad Will Be Crowned AL Starting 1B, Don’t Forget About Oly

A's first baseman Matt Olson is having an MVP-type of start to the 2021 season
MLB | Jun 27, 2021
Athletics Salvage Final Game Of Bay Bridge Series

Oakland will return to the Coliseum for a six-game home-stand beginning on Tuesday afternoon
NBA | Jun 22, 2021
Sacramento Kings To Select 9th In 2021 NBA Draft

The last 9th selection made by the franchise was Otis Thorpe in 1984
SHOWS | Jun 21, 2021
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix Joins The Carmichael Dave Show

Mannix joined the show to talk NBA Playoffs, Tyrese Haliburton and much more.
MLB | Jun 18, 2021
Local Product & San Francisco Giants Pitcher Sammy Long Joins The J-Ross & DC Show

Long joined the show to talk about his MLB debut, what it was like to grow up as a fan of the early 2000's Sacramento Kings and much more.
NBA | Jun 18, 2021
Tyrese Haliburton Named To NBA All-Rookie First Team

Haliburton was named to the All-Rookie First Team on Thursday afternoon to cap off a memorable rookie season
MLB | Jun 17, 2021
After Sweeping Angels, A’s Set Sights On Yankees

Oakland arrives in New York on a six-game winning streak
BREAKING NEWS | Jun 17, 2021
Sacramento Kings Sign New Long-Term Partnership with Sports 1140 KHTK

Fans Can Continue to Tune in to Hear Kings Games Live
SHOWS | Jun 15, 2021
Seven-Time Olympic Medalist Amanda Beard Joins The Jason Ross & Doug Christie Show

Beard joined the show to discuss her career and the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan
MLB | Jun 14, 2021
Hello Again, Mr. Chapman

After a sluggish start to the season, Matt Chapman's bat is starting to wake up--which is great news for the Oakland offense and bad news for everyone else