Redskins rookie Wes Martin is committed to dog rescue as much if not more than football.

The 49ers announced on Thursday that former player Dennis Brown will replace Tim Ryan as the team’s radio analyst for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. Ryan was suspended for one game after the organization said it was “disappointed” in his Monday comments on KNBR. Ryan referenced Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s skin color as a factor that...

After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi said he’s far from finished. “I hope to continue for a long time,” Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world’s best soccer player.

The Giants offered $17.8 million qualifying offers to Madison Bumgarner and Will Smith. Here’s what it all means.

The Raiders had high hopes for Zay Jones in early October when they traded a draft pick to the Buffalo Bills to get the veteran wide receiver. In need of reinforcements for the receiving corps, the Raiders hoped the 24-year-old, third-year player, who caught 56 passes and had seven touchowns in 2018 for the Bills, would add some juice to…

Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for his third straight game with at least three points, Leon Draisaitl extended his point streak to 13 games and the Edmonton Oilers snapped the San Jose Sharks’ six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Tuesday night.

Myles Garrett will soon learn when he can play again. The Cleveland Browns star defensive end, who was suspended indefinitely after the NFL ruled he used a helmet “as a weapon” to strike Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph in the head, will have his appeal heard by the league early this week, a person familiar with the timeline told The Associated...

East Bay teen football star Ramone Sanders Junior went to the hospital for a leg he broke playing football for Laney College. He left with a cancer diagnosis.

Ninteen-year-old Ramone Sanders Junior, a football star from McClymonds High School in Oakland and a current Laney College student, was in the hospital for a broken leg when doctors diagnosed him with cancer. He’s now on hospice care, but his father says he’s confident his son will pull through. Jean Elle reports.

Some “Survivor” viewers were outraged Wednesday night after a female contestant who accused a male player of inappropriate touching was ultimately voted off while the accused remained to compete for the million-dollar prize. CBS aired back-to-back episodes of “Survivor: Island of the Idols” on Wednesday night, titled “We made it to the merge,” in which the two disparate tribes become...

The San Jose Earthquakes have signed the second-youngest player in Major League Soccer history to a professional contract.

Jordan will take the roster spot once held by now-injured Arden Key

Monday night showdown is a battle for NFC West supremacy

On paper, as in real life, Jamar Sekona is a big guy, a top college-recruited lineman headed to USC next year, hailing from the same private Marin Catholic High School that launched the vaunted NFL career of quarterback Jared Goff. On the stat sheet, Sekona looks like a guy on a charmed ramble into football.

Youth sports are considered good exercise and a social activity for young people. And for some, they also carry dreams and hopes. NBC Bay Area’s Joe Rosato Jr. shows us how it was the way out for a Bay Area High School senior.

Former undrafted and Canadian Football League player Harris is finally living his dream

The 49ers on Thursday morning placed rookie wide receiver Jalen Hurd and cornerback Jason Verrett on injured reserve.

Evander Kane had a hat trick in the first period Wednesday night, leading the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at SAP Center.