NBA play-in game: What you need to know before must-see LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry showdown

LeBron James and Stephen Curry have squared off four times for championships, back in the days of those Warriors-Cleveland matchups in the NBA Finals being annual events. They’ll square off Wednesday for a slightly different prize — the No. 7 seed in the West playoffs.

Giants will no longer require negative COVID test, vaccination proof for Oracle Park entry

The change will take effect Friday, the team said in a statement. Fans that are sitting in sections of the ballpark that have been reserved for the fully vaccinated will still be required to show proof that they have completed their vaccination series.

A Family Affair: 49er great Keena Turner graduates from Purdue four decades later, alongside his daughter

Former San Francisco 49er, four-time Super Bowl champ Keena Turner has plenty of notable memories that have taken place in a stadium. But on Saturday, at Purdue University’s Ross-Ade Stadium, he celebrated a momentous achievement with his youngest daughter, that might just top them all.  

Petition calls for NFL to retire Pat Tillman's No. 40 jersey

Former NFL player Pat Tillman was serving as an Army Ranger in Afghanistan when he was killed by friendly fire at the age of 27.

Curry is scoring champ, Warriors beat Grizzlies for 8 seed

Stephen Curry became the oldest scoring champion since Michael Jordan at age 35 in 1998, finishing with 46 points as the Golden State Warriors held off the Memphis Grizzlies 113-101 on Sunday.

Oakland City Council fires back at A's relocation threat

The city council said local leaders offered several times to meet with A's leadership regarding how to move the project forward.

Retired Black NFL players say brain-injury payouts discriminate

Thousands of retired Black professional football players are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for claim payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion brain injury settlement.

Tom Brady opens up about retirement, life after football: 'I’m a little fearful of it ending'

The last time Brady discussed the topic of retirement was back in 2017. He spoke to ESPN and told the network that he wanted to play until his "mid-40s." At the time, Brady said that he wouldn’t rule out playing until the age of 50.

Longtime, loyal Oakland A's fans don't want to see their team leave

With news that the A's might leave The Town, many Oakland residents were shocked -- still feeling the sting of losing two professional sports teams, the Warriors and Oakland Raiders.

MLB tells Oakland A's to start exploring other cities

The league said the A's have run into several obstacles over the past four years as it worked to meet the city's demands for a proposed ballpark at Oakland's Howard Terminal.

An NHL rarity: Tampa Bay Lightning start all-Black forward line

The reigning Stanley Cup champs started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale, a rarity in NHL history — if not an absolute first.

NFL schedule release 2021: How to win $5,000 for free

The NFL's full schedule is officially unveiled Wednesday, and you have a chance to win $5,000 absolutely for free. Here's how.

Bob Baffert asserts Medina Spirit's Kentucky Derby win was valid, invokes 'cancel culture'

"It was like a cancel culture kind of a thing so they’re reviewing it. I haven’t been told anything. We’re prepared to run," Baffert said Monday in defense of the news that his latest winner Medina Spirit was not treated with a drug he tested positive for in a post-race sample.