Nation Aug 21 Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies at 87 The Warriors announced that Attles had died in his East Bay home on Tuesday surrounded by family. Nicknamed “The Destroyer” for his physical style of play, the Warriors were his love and his only team after they selected him in…
Nation Jan 21 Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest college basketball coach Tara VanDerveer became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, passing former Duke and Army coach Mike Krzyzewski with her 1,203rd career victory when No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 65-56.
Nation Apr 13 San Francisco Giants’ Alyssa Nakken becomes first female on-field MLB coach Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first female coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the San Francisco Giants against San Diego.
Nation Jan 17 Giants make Alyssa Nakken first female major league coach Nakken is a former softball standout at first base for Sacramento State who joined the club in 2014 as an intern in baseball operations.
Nation Jun 14 Toronto Raptors capture first NBA title Toronto Raptors captured the Canada's first major title in 26 years with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise's NBA Finals debut.