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BY HELEN LAME’ Janelle Salaün scored 21 points off the bench and Kayla Thornton added 20 including four three pointers as the Golden State Valkyries held off the Toronto Tempo for a second straight game, 92-81 on Tuesday night at Chase Center. Veronica Burton pitched in 12 points, eight rebounds …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ A little more than a year ago, Athletics rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz made major league history. On July 25, 2025, Kurtz went six for six, blasting four home runs and driving in eight runs. It was the first time in major league history that a rookie …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and Matt Chapman hit a two run home run to lead the Giants to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday afternoon. Webb (4-4, 3.46) never allowed more than one runner on base in an inning until the eighth, striking …

BY RICK PORCARO Rafael Devers broke up an old fashioned pitchers duel with a three run sixth inning homer off of Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola to help power the Giants to a 5-0 win over the Phillies Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Devers, who came into the game with a paltry …

BY RICK PORCARO Steph Curry and the Warriors came up just short of a Cinderella comeback Sunday night, falling to the Houston Rockets 117-116 at Chase Center as a contested deep three pointer by Curry just fell short as time ran out. Coming off the bench in a regular season …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Macklin Celebrini’s dream season continued with a game tying goal and game winning assist in the final 99 seconds to help the Sharks to an electrifying 4–3 win over the Pacific Division leading Anaheim Ducks Wednesday night, moving San Jose a step closer to an improbable playoff …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Los Angeles Dodgers are the two-time champions of baseball, giving them a chance to do something that hasn’t been done this century: Win three straight titles. The last team to do so was the 1998-2000 New York Yankees. Before the Yankees dynasty, the Oakland A’s won …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin picked a great time for his fourth goal of the season, mid way thru the third quarter, giving the San Jose Sharks a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers at SAP Center Saturday afternoon, snapping a five game losing streak that stretched back to …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Jimmy Butler erupted for 32 points and Steph Curry added 27 as the hot shooting Warriors defeated the New York Knicks 126-113 Thursday night at Chase Center for their fourth win in their last five games. New York jumped out to an early 17 point lead but …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Philadelphia Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champions, and will have a chance to defend their title following the 2025 season, winning the NFC East and finishing with a 11-6 record. The Eagles are one of three repeat qualifiers for the playoffs this year in the …