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The arena issue in Sacramento is a complex balance of power between the taxpayers, the Maloofs and elected officials that often drums up heated debate. But those who put Sacramento’s largest entertainment venue to use most frequently, the Kings playe...

When: Feb. 22, 1980. Where: Lake Placid, N.Y. What: The Winter Olympics. The skinny: The U.S. men’s hockey team, led by the late coach Herb Brooks, was a heavy underdog entering the Winter Games. However, they made it to the medal round and then ...

My colleagues used to say that where I moved, they would be ready for  teams to come and go. When I worked in the Twin Cities, the Minnesota North Stars left for Dallas and the Timberwolves tried to move to New Orleans. After I left Hartford, the Whal...

There’s nothing like rich folks claiming poverty to bring out my free-market capitalist side. The owners of the Sacramento Kings have been whining for years about how they can’t make a go of things in Sacramento. They have tried to … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, Rewind featured University of Connecticut quarterback John McEntee, who could throw a football in ways we can only imagine. Full-court basketball shots, from high up in the practice facility and off the goalposts, McEntee did it all wi...

When: Feb. 21, 1960. Where: New York’s Madison Square Garden. Who: NBA rookie Wilt Chamberlain. The skinny: The Philadelphia Warriors center set an NBA record with his fourth 50-point game of the season. He scored 58 points in a 129-122 victory o...

By Jason Jones jejones@sacbee.com LOS ANGELES - With an earlier deadline than usual, the quotes from Dwyane Wade didn't make the print edition of the newspaper. Wade left the All-Star Game in the third quarter with an injured right ankle. Wade's rig...

So you’re a fan of the Oakland A’s or San Francisco Giants? So you’re making the pilgrimage to spring training? So you want to do something in Phoenix besides eat and drink baseball? Or at least you want to make it fun for your significant other?...

When: Feb. 20, 1980. What: Oakland A’s. Who: Baseball manager Billy Martin. The skinny: The era of “Billy Ball” began in Oakland as the Berkeley native was hired as the manager with a $125,000 contract. Martin, who managed the A&#8217...

With all the buzz about Blake Griffin dunking over a car Saturday night, “Rewind” will go all Science Guy on you. One of 27×7′s favorite features on ESPN’s SportsCenter these days are the “Sports Science” segmen...