OAKLAND — As the Muhammad Ali tributes pour in on this somber Saturday, it’s the athletes who played during Ali’s era that are making some of the most impactful remembrances. Jerry West fits that category. The Warriors executive met with reporters at Oracle Arena Saturday to reflect on a person many are calling the most influential athlete […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fans in San Jose waited 25 years for their first Stanley Cup Final. A few extra minutes for an overtime victory wouldn’t be a problem. Joonas Donskoi scored 12:18 into overtime after Joel Ward tied it midway through the third period and the Sharks bounced back from two straight […]

Steph Curry and LeBron James may be the current kings of the lucrative basketball shoe market. That isn’t going to prevent other star players from getting in on the action. Draymond Green’s new Nike Zoom HyperRev kicks dropped Saturday in the Bay Area. For the city by the Dray. The @Money23Green Nike Zoom HyperRev PE drops […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) Rookie Aledmys Diaz lined a tying, three-run shot off the foul pole in the fifth inning, one of four homers in a span of nine at-bats against Jeff Samardzija, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Saturday night. Brandon Moss got the long-ball binge started with his 11th leading off […]

OAKLAND — The most confident scorer on the floor in Game 1 of the NBA Finals wasn’t LeBron James or Steph Curry. It was Shaun Livingston. The 30-year-old balled out for a team-high 20 points on Thursday and put his old school playing style on display for the world to see. Livingston’s pull-up midrange jumper destroyed […]