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 Stephen Curry scored 30 points, Kevin Durant added 27 to go with a big block on Anthony Davis in the final minute and the Golden State Warriors held off the New Orleans Pelicans 113-109 on Tuesday night.

Fans of the Oakland Raiders who want to see their football team stay in Oakland plan to show up at both the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council meetings Tuesday, where lawmakers are expected to vote on whether to move forward with a new proposal to build a $1.3 billion stadium at the current coliseum site.

Jeff Fisher has been fired Monday by the Los Angeles Rams. The team's coach since 2012, Fisher compiled a 31-45-1 record with the Rams and oversaw the move from St. Louis to Los Angeles this past offseason.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — The Stanford marching band has been temporarily suspended through next spring after a panel found repeated violations of school policies. The punishment announced Friday comes after the band was barred from performing at away games during the 2015-16 season for violating policies on sexual harassment, alcohol, controlled substances and hazing.

After months of secret meetings, Oakland and Alameda County officials late today announced a plan to build a new $1.3 billion stadium aimed at keeping the Raiders football team in Oakland and stopping it from moving to Las Vegas.

The Raiders played, and lost, their biggest game in 15 years last night. Quarterback Derek Carr wasn't good, but the loss doesn't rest solely on his shoulders.

Brandon Kelman was a beautiful, healthy baby boy for about six weeks. “He started having these quirky movements, reflexes that didn't seem quite right,” explained Georgianna Junco-Kelman, Brandon’s mother.  “We were told, ‘Oh it's just a reflex. Babies do that. Not a big deal.’ Within a week's time they escalated to a point where it was...

All-world Stanford football star, Christian McCaffrey announced on social media Wednesday, that he will forgo his final college season, and head to the NFL.

The Louisiana man who fatally shot  during a road rage dispute was jailed on a manslaughter charge as a sheriff angrily defended the investigation Tuesday, saying authorities "strategically" waited for days to make the arrest because they needed to find independent witnesses.

The San Francisco Giants say they have agreed to a $62 million, four-year contract with closer Mark Melancon, pending a physical.

 Derek Carr threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns to rally the Oakland Raiders to their biggest comeback in 16 years with a 38-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

Colin Kaepernick completed just one pass for 4 yards before he was replaced by Blaine Gabbert in the fourth quarter, and the lowly 49ers dropped their 11th straight game with a 26-6 loss to the Chicago Bears at a wintry Soldier Field on Sunday.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Steve Kerr, the reigning NBA Coach of the Year with the Golden State Warriors, acknowledged he tried marijuana twice in the past 18 months while dealing with debilitating back pain. 

Authorities say the man who shot former NFL player Joe McKnight was released from custody overnight.

Embattled San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick praised Cuban dictator Fidel Castro during a contentious press conference this week.

Police in Texas have found the body of the 9-year-old autistic nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby who went missing during the family's Thanksgiving celebration on Camby's property.

A New Jersey high school senior football player with Down syndrome went on the run of his life to score a touchdown on Thanksgiving Day. Audubon High School's Michael Arechavala scored a 65-yard touchdown on an untimed play at the start of a game against Haddon Township High School.