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.

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

The Kings have notified several NBA teams that they will listen to trade offers involving star guard De'Aaron Fox.

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.

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:

Kiki Iriafen scored 23 points, JuJu Watkins added 20 and fourth-ranked Southern California led the entire game to defeat Minnesota 82-69 and extend its winning streak to 15 games.

The Sacramento History Museum unveiled an exhibit on Chinese Americans' contributions to California history. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Lunar New Year celebrations take place across the region, a new exhibit at the Sacramento History Museum is shining a light on the contributions of Chinese Americans to California’s history.

Patrick McMahon had 20 points in Montana State's 70-58 win against Sacramento State on Thursday night. McMahon shot 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (9-13,

All-Star snubs, at least not outside a couple of cases. Even so, with the NBA as talented as it is these days, there were still some very high-level players who failed to earn All-Star honors this year.