California's capital city will be home to one of the 10 initial franchises in the newly announced Major League Volleyball set to launch in January 2026.

Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is one of the league's founding partners and owner of the Sacramento franchise.

Minnesota's entire coaching staff is busy on the recruiting trail and their latest in-home visit came in Folsom, California with 2026 three-star offensive lineman Vlad Dyakonov according to an X post on Monday.

Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox has been surrounded by trade rumors this season, and it seems the team has made him available to NBA teams. NBA reporter Jake Fischer discussed the rumors in a piece published on The Stein Line via Substack,

One of the roaming wolf-dog hybrids was euthanized; two others were taken to a rescue, said Sacramento animal control officials.

Kawhi Leonard is back, and even though he's still rounding into form, his return has been transformative for the Los Angeles Clippers. It's been a small sample size, but early signs indicate the presence of the two-time Finals MVP entrenches the team among the Western Conference elites.

It’s no surprise that enforcement officials more closely aligned with Trump see legal ambiguity at the same time those in deep-blue counties, such as San Francisco, insist there is no legal conflict because the federal courts upheld California’s sanctuary law during Trump’s first term.

The NBA All-Star reserves will be revealed Thursday, and Cunningham should be the first Pistons player to be selected since Blake Griffin earned the honor in 2019. He’d also be the first Detroit guard to earn an All-Star bid since Hall of Famer Allen Iverson in 2009. So what makes Cunningham an All-Star?

Katherine “Kathy” R. Shuster, 73, of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at her son’s residence in Blackberry. Kathy was born to Richard “Mac” and Betty McDonald in 1951,

Alijah Arenas, son of former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, has committed to playing for the USC Trojans next season. He’ll play under coach Eric Musselman, who coached his father in the pros.

There were seven players picked Thursday from each conference. From the Eastern Conference: Boston's Jaylen Brown, Indiana's Pascal Siakam, Cleveland's Darius Garland and Evan Mobley, Detroit's Cade Cunningham, Milwaukee's Damian Lillard — last year's All-Star MVP — and Miami's Tyler Herro.

Whenever we see a little separation in their ranks, the standings tighten again. So with apologies to Sacramento and Golden State — both 24-23 but tied for ninth behind too many rivals — here is a look at the eight West teams lined up behind Oklahoma City, with reasons why and why not they might climb as high as No. 2: