5 Reasons Even Basketball Haters Should Care About The NBA Finals
If you've completely skipped the season to this point, here's why you should tune in now to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors battle for basketball supremacy.
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If you've completely skipped the season to this point, here's why you should tune in now to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors battle for basketball supremacy.
LeBron James scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving returned after missing two games and the Cleveland Cavaliers reserved a spot in the NBA Finals with a 118-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night to win the Eastern Conference title.
James Harden scored a playoff career-high 45 points and the Houston Rockets led from start to finish to avoid elimination in the Western Conference finals with a 128-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Monday night.
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The San Antonio Spurs won their fifth NBA Championship Sunday by beating the Miami Heat four games to one. Five Spurs players scored in double figures and the team had 25 assists in Game Five.
In the age of me over we ball, Duncan is a corrupt cliche - a winner.We judge stars by rings more than ever. The Heat didn't win; LeBron won. Kobe or Shaq won a decade ago. But when the Spurs win, Duncan is part of a greater whole, lost in a selfless, Vulcan coda.
The San Antonio Spurs sank three quarters of their shots in the first half Tuesday night on the way to a 111-92 victory over the Miami Heat in Game Three of the NBA Finals.
NHL Players play through broken bones, collapsed lungs and dislocated ribs. The King is sidelined due to cramps ... which has happened more than once.
Last night, like every NBA night, morphed into a sweaty, LeBron James symposium. And the firewall between factions is rather defined. He's either a chump who cheated his team out of a win, or he's a victim of fate or faulty wiring, a hardwood martyr who can't get a break.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat in the first game of the NBA Finals Thursday night after sweltering conditions sidelined Heat star LeBron James through the final stretch.
In a rematch of last years final which went 7 games, the San Antonio Spurs square off against the Miami Heat and Tony Parker and company hope to prevent LeBron and the Heat from winning their third consecutive NBA championship.
The San Francisco Giants open a three game series against the struggling Dodgers in Los Angeles Monday night. The Dodgers are in last place in the National League West.
He's never won NBA Coach of the Year, but Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has had the last laugh as the leader of the back-to-back champions.
Coming into the deciding Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals, everyone knew what to expect from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, but it was the role players who would help swing the game for the Heat.
The Miami Heat are NBA Champions for the third time in seven years and the one constant through all of that time has been superstar guard Dwyane Wade.
He's the most decorated player in the National Basketball Association and when it mattered most, LeBron James once again came through for the Miami Heat.
How do you follow up one of the greatest NBA Finals games in history? The Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs did just that Thursday night with the greatest spectacle in sports, a Game 7, winner-take-all game at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
June 20 holds a special place in Miami Heat history. It's the anniversary of the team's first NBA Championship and could become the date when the Big Three hoist a second straight title
Experience or youth? It's often the difference between winning and losing in sports and Game 7 will feature plenty of both for the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat.
The Miami Heat put together one of the best regular seasons in recent memory thanks in large part to a 27-game winning streak. But it also secured home-court advantage throughout the playoffs and that could be a deciding factor on where the Larry O'Brien trophy stays for the next year.
And then there was one. One game to decide the value of a year's worth of work trying to become NBA champion. For one team, it's one last shot at glory as the window is nearly closed on a historic run and for the other, immortality winning back-to-back championships.
It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game.
Nobody wants to be remembered for choking? Just ask Bill Buckner.
Five things to watch for in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, as the San Antonio Spurs try to clinch their fifth title and end the Miami Heat's reign on Tuesday night:
The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up their sleeves and scour the globe to find the right players to slot into well-defined roles in San Antonio.
A San Francisco social media personality was arrested on suspicion of pandering and pimping, police said on Monday.
A man who was picked up at a BART station in San Leandro for fare evasion early Sunday morning was later arrested in connection with a homicide in downtown San Francisco earlier this month, according to police.
A bicyclist riding for some reason on state Highway 242 in Concord on Sunday night was hit and killed by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A judge has rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she's transgender.
The passage of an atmospheric river storm did not mean the end of the Bay Area's wet weather as steady rain continued to fall across the region Monday and there was a chance it could resume again on Thanksgiving Day.
A San Francisco social media personality was arrested on suspicion of pandering and pimping, police said on Monday.
A man who was picked up at a BART station in San Leandro for fare evasion early Sunday morning was later arrested in connection with a homicide in downtown San Francisco earlier this month, according to police.
A bicyclist riding for some reason on state Highway 242 in Concord on Sunday night was hit and killed by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A judge has rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she's transgender.
The passage of an atmospheric river storm did not mean the end of the Bay Area's wet weather as steady rain continued to fall across the region Monday and there was a chance it could resume again on Thanksgiving Day.
A San Francisco social media personality was arrested on suspicion of pandering and pimping, police said on Monday.
A man who was picked up at a BART station in San Leandro for fare evasion early Sunday morning was later arrested in connection with a homicide in downtown San Francisco earlier this month, according to police.
Now in its 36th year, San Francisco opened its Interfaith Winter Shelter program for the homeless on Monday.
A San Francisco judge dismissed most of the charges against an activist group arrested in the Golden Gate Bridge case, a press release issued Friday said.
The turkeys and other food collected go to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank and then out to community organizations.
A bicyclist riding for some reason on state Highway 242 in Concord on Sunday night was hit and killed by a vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Many people in Oakland say they were startled when a series of fireworks went off Saturday night around 10 p.m.
The Bay Area is getting a break after the heavy rainfall on Friday, but the amount of rain that fell means some areas remain at risk of minor flooding.
From downed trees to power outages to flooded streets, Friday's storm caused big problems for many East Bay residents.
A 10-year-old girl from Antioch is being credited for thwarting an attempted carjacking of her mother's vehicle by fighting off a would-be thief on Wednesday, police said.
Santa Cruz police on Friday arrested an adult and a 16-year-old they believe are responsible for shooting two people outside a restaurant earlier this month.
Police in San Jose on Monday afternoon confirmed that a man died after crashing a motorcycle into a light pole Sunday night.
Angel Brown is now learning how to navigate life without the love of her life and another heart she held close to hers.
The manager of a boxing gym in San Jose has been arrested on felony sexual assault charges after he allegedly committed sex crimes against three women, prosecutors said.
In Pacifica, like other spots along the coast, the potentially dangerous surf conditions are more of an issue than the rain.
Sunday's mostly dry weather provided a brief window for Guerneville and Forestville residents to assess flooding damage and clean up.
It was a pretty busy Saturday night in downtown Napa, almost as if you'd never know the atmospheric river passed through just the day before.
Residents and small business owners feel fortunate there weren't massive problems as an atmospheric river rolled through the town of San Anselmo.
A man's death is under investigation in Santa Rosa after he was found dead in a creek Saturday morning after an atmospheric river dumped rain, authorities said.
A man died when he was found in a flooded vehicle after an atmospheric river dumped heavy rain in Northern California, authorities said.
A judge has rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she's transgender.
Getting blown out in Green Bay following another squandered late lead the previous week against Seattle has quickly turned the San Francisco 49ers from a Super Bowl contender into a team just fighting to get back to the playoffs.
Filling in for the injured Brock Purdy, 32-year-old journeyman quarterback Brandon Allen didn't get nearly enough help from his more recognizable San Francisco 49ers teammates as he made his first start in nearly three years.
Josh Jacobs rushed for 106 yards and matched a career high with three touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers trounced the short-handed San Francisco 49ers 38-10.
Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points, Harrison Barnes had 22 and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point third quarter deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 104-94.
A San Francisco social media personality was arrested on suspicion of pandering and pimping, police said on Monday.
A man who was picked up at a BART station in San Leandro for fare evasion early Sunday morning was later arrested in connection with a homicide in downtown San Francisco earlier this month, according to police.
Santa Cruz police on Friday arrested an adult and a 16-year-old they believe are responsible for shooting two people outside a restaurant earlier this month.
A San Francisco judge dismissed most of the charges against an activist group arrested in the Golden Gate Bridge case, a press release issued Friday said.
A 10-year-old girl from Antioch is being credited for thwarting an attempted carjacking of her mother's vehicle by fighting off a would-be thief on Wednesday, police said.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Microsoft said it's investigating an issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 and its Teams app.
Prosecutors rested their case Thursday in the trial of Nima Momeni, the tech consultant accused of fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in April 2023.
The proposed breakup calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent its Android smartphone software from favoring its search engine.
Reddit says it's investigating after users on Wednesday reported problems connecting to the online forum.
A California child was confirmed to be the first U.S. child to become infected with bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
The FDA sent a warning letter flagging "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations for Tom's of Maine toothpaste.
Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said they have identified a possible bird flu case in a child in Alameda County.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal appeals court to dismiss his appeal in the documents case against President-elect Donald Trump.
Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge to toss out the charges against President-elect Donald Trump in the case stemming from the 2020 election.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
Trump's sentencing in the "hush money" case has been delayed by a New York judge.
A judge has rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she's transgender.
In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms. Jose Martinez reports.
In many Indigenous cultures across the Americas, gender is recognized as fluid, contrasting sharply with Western norms.
As San Jose State University women's volleyball team gears up for their final games of the regular season, a new lawsuit is challenging their post-season eligibility.
Festivities began Friday for Dia de los Muertos -- or Day of the Dead, with those who celebrate preparing altars to honor family members who have passed.
Chuck Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
Veteran Bay Area punk greats Victims Family returns to action with this intimate, sold-out show celebrating their 40th anniversary at the Big Easy in Petaluma Saturday night.
The six-band Devastation of the Nation Tour topped by Morbid Angel alumni project I Am Morbid comes to the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco Wednesday night.
Lawyers for actor Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court.
Alice Brock, whose Massachusetts-based eatery helped inspire Arlo Guthrie's deadpan Thanksgiving standard, "Alice's Restaurant," has died at age 83.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
CBS News Bay Area afternoon edition headlines for Nov. 25, 2024. Watch full newscasts streamed at the CBS SF website or on the app.
Veronica Macias reports on travelers bracing for delays from storms during holiday rush at airports.
Meteorologist Jessica Burch has a look at rain totals around the Bay Area since last week and how long the wet weather will last before the holiday.
Thanksgiving week marks the start of the holiday travel rush and reporter Veronica Macias takes a look at how travelers are faring at San Francisco International Airport.
Meteorologist Jessica Burch has a look at rain totals around the Bay Area and how long the wet weather will last.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is Army veteran who continues to live a life of service into his 80s, by feeding hundreds of San Francisco families a week.
An Oakland woman has brought the joy of dance and an appreciation for African American culture to performers and audiences for 52 years.
This week's Jefferson Award winner is a Berkeley woman who has promoted child literacy for four decades, as host of a community TV show encouraging young poets.
With hate crimes on the rise in the U.S., a pair of Oakland women have been equipping people with self-defense tools for free.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what are two million photos worth? A history of Asian Americans in the Bay Area, for this week's Jefferson Award winner.
A Bay Area man who overcame tremendous obstacles to excel in school has made it his mission to gear up other students for success in the classroom and in life.
For Students Rising Above scholar Josh Collins it took moving across the country to realize the value of his Bay Area family.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.