The San Francisco Mission Reds existed from 1926-1937. Representing the city’s Mission District, they played in the shadows of the San...

The New York Yankees have had a long history of great ball players coming from the San Francisco Bay Area. Players such as Joe DiMaggio...

Tom Meschery lived a great life in basketball, playing with and against some of the most dominant forces in NBA history. Though he was...

The 1960’s was dominated with great pitchers such as Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax and Warren Spahn. The San Francisco Giants had their own...

When the Oakland Raiders began in 1960, they featured several players from the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley on their...

Most expansion teams in the NFL include many local names to their rosters in order to attract local attention. The San Francisco 49ers...

The Oakland Commuters were a minor league baseball team that played in the California League, the California State League and the Pacific...

Leo Nomellini truly lived a full life. After immigrating from Italy as an infant, he fought in World War II, starred on the offensive and...

Before 1958, Major League Baseball did not exist in the San Francisco Bay Area. The fans there loved the Pacific Coast League teams that...

When the Raiders left Oakland in 1982, the city was left bereft of a professional football team to call its own. However, their loss was...

Every fall in San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium, two teams compete for the Bruce-Mahoney Trophy. However, football is just one of three games...

High school football is a special time in a young man’s life. One of the greatest aspects of high school football is a good rivalry. The...

Rocky Marciano was one of the greatest boxers of all time, finishing with a 49-0 record. His second to last fight was on May 16, 1955...

The San Francisco Giants of the early 1980’s were a pitiful bunch with losing seasons stretching longer and longer into the summer night....

The Oakland A’s of the 1970’s were a radical bunch who dominated the competition on their way to three straight World Series...

On September 10, 1963, Felipe, Matty and Jesús Alou became the first trio of brothers to play in the same major league game. Though the...

Rickey Henderson had an expansive career which spanned all across North America. Raised in Oakland, California, he quickly became the...

When the Golden State Warriors first moved to the Bay Area, they struggled to gain a consistent following. In order to boost attendance,...

Nate Thurmond was one of the first truly great players for the Golden State Warriors in their early years in the Bay Area. Since he was...

The SAP Center in San Jose, California has hosted numerous NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament games over the years. It has...