Former 49ers offensive lineman Harris Barton joins Murph & Mac to talk about Eddie DeBartolo Jr. and playing under him during the glory days.

The recipient of a brand new contract extension, Russell Westbrook was made available to the media on Thursday. To nobody’s surprise, he was asked about Kevin Durant’s decision to leave Oklahoma City for Golden State. His response is equal parts political and telling.

The NBA Players Association took to Twitter on Thursday to announce the winners of the 2016 Players Voice Awards, and there was a lot of love for the 73-win Golden State Warriors, their leader Stephen Curry and their home court of Oracle Arena.

The 49ers announced they have claimed DB Cleveland Wallace III off waivers from the Houston Texans. In order to make room on the roster, the team has waived LB Lenny Jones. Wallace (5-11, 177) originally signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 5.

A teacher in Indianapolis has decided to teach his students a moral lesson based on Kevin Durant’s decision to leave Oklahoma City for the Warriors this offseason. Tucker Hein, a 9th-grade algebra teacher, is using Durant’s move as a way to motivate students not to “take the easy way out” or “walk away from a challenge.”

Former 49ers President and CEO Carmen Policy joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to talk about the upcoming enshrinement of Eddie DeBartolo Jr. into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend and discuss the legacy left by DeBartolo on the 49ers organization.

It took another extra-inning affair, but the Giants just barely managed to salvage a game against the Phillies. Denard Span hit a leadoff home run in the 10th inning to give the Giants just their second road win in 11 tries.

An investigation into USA Gymnastics published Thursday determined the organization collected complaints of improper conduct by over 50 coaches between 1996 and 2006 and regularly declined to forward them on to the authorities unless expressly asked to do so, opening the door for further abuse in some cases.

Davis Webb, who joined Cal this spring as a graduate transfer from Texas Tech, is the new starting quarterback for the Golden Bears. Coach Sonny Dykes said Thursday that Davis’ maturity and knowledge put him ahead of the other quarterbacks who were vying to succeed Jared Goff.

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan each scored as the U.S. women’s soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in its debut at the Rio Games on Wednesday, getting off to a solid start in its attempt to win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Lloyd put the Americans ahead with a header […]