BOSTON (AP) — Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the North American rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics into an geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as much … Read more
SAN RAMON — For the second straight game, De La Salle’s defense shut down another prolific offense. Two days after stopping San Ramon Valley’s high-scoring attack in the East Bay Athletic League semifinals, De La Salle locked up Dougherty Valley on the road in a 73-43 win to capture the EBAL championship. De La Salle … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – If Mac McClung’s dunk involving a hoverboard looked a tad bit familiar on Saturday night at Chase Center, that was intentional. As he prepared to complete the first three-peat in NBA Dunk Contest history, Mac McClung looked to the South Bay’s greatest dunker for inspiration. Nine years earlier, Aaron Gordon had donned … Read more
SAN JOSE — The Archbishop Riordan slam-dunk show rolled into town Friday and put on the latest in a season-long series of commanding performances with an 83-36 blowout win at Valley Christian. The Crusaders now have the opportunity to put the finishing touches on the most dominant season in West Catholic Athletic League history when … Read more
A night after Steve Kerr admitted he should have sent double-teams at Kyrie Irving sooner, the Warriors had a much more pointed game plan to beat Houston. Golden State dared Houston to shoot jumpers, mixing in zones and sagging off their shooters to negate the young Rockets’ elite athletes. They prevented the Rockets from getting … Read more
SAN JOSE — It has been 3,647 days since Archbishop Mitty girls basketball lost a game in West Catholic Athletic League play. That 10-year streak reached 100 consecutive wins on Friday against St. Ignatius. Tuesday, the Monarchs were back home in San Jose for senior night to welcome in Archbishop Riordan. The Crusaders had played … Read more
By ROB MAADDI NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat. It wasn’t even close. DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Sweat tormented Mahomes and the Eagles routed the Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday … Read more