Jessica Andrade: Title shot after UFC 300 win is the ‘natural course of things’

LAS VEGAS – Jessica Andrade campaigned for a title shot after UFC 300. Former champion Andrade (26-12 MMA, 17-10 UFC) notched her second-straight win Saturday when she defeated Marina Rodriguez (17-4-2 MMA, 7-4-2 UFC) by split decision in their strawweight bout at T-Mobile Arena. Based off of availability and who already had their chance at … Read more

Mike Kafka on Giants play-calling: Every year is different, have to go through evaluation process

The Giants have two new coordinators on head coach Brian Daboll’s staff this season and it looked like they might be making three changes early in the offseason. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka interviewed for the Seahawks’ head coaching job and Seattle wanted to speak to him a second time about becoming Mike Macdonald’s coordinator after … Read more

Lakers know Pelicans present problems in rematch, but so does complacency

Forward LeBron James, driving to the basket against Pelicans forward Zion Williamson duirng the second half Sunday, had his fifth triple-double of the season in the Lakers’ win. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press) The Lakers are going to have to defend against CJ MCollum, the Pelicans guard who races into three-point shots from all angles … Read more

Sabonis becomes seventh player in NBA history with 77 double-doubles

Sabonis becomes seventh player in NBA history with 77 double-doubles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kings forward Domantas Sabonis was a double-double machine during the 2023-24 NBA regular season. In the Kings’ final regular-season game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday at Golden 1 Center, in which Sacramento won 121-82, Sabonis capped … Read more

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert: League is ‘pretty confident’ it will expand to 16 teams by 2028 season

WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks to the media before the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) NEW YORK — The WNBA is “pretty confident” it will expand to 16 teams by the 2028 season, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said ahead of the WNBA Draft on Monday. The … Read more

Kerr recalls feeling bad for Brown after Dubs eliminated Kings in 2023

Kerr recalls feeling bad for Brown after Dubs eliminated Kings in 2023 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Tuesday’s looming NBA Play-In Tournament game between the Warriors and Sacramento Kings will add another story to the ever-growing Northern California basketball lore. But for now, fans are remembering the first round of the 2023 NBA … Read more

Flores delivers Giants comeback win with clutch readiness vs. Marlins

Flores delivers Giants comeback win with clutch readiness vs. Marlins originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When the world needed him most, Wilmer Flores delivered. The pinch-hitting Flores gave San Francisco the game-winning base hit it needed on Monday at LoanDepot Park in Miami, entirely erasing the Giants’ 3-0 deficit to the Marlins and … Read more