The Golden State Warriors bounced back from their winless road trip, coasting past Phoenix on Tuesday night despite Jimmy Butler missing the second half with lower back soreness.

San Francisco Giants chair Greg Johnson spoke with the Chronicle in an exclusive interview about Buster Posey’s performance, new manager Tony Vitello, the team’s budget and the return of Bruce Bochy.

A generation raised on Eddie DeBartolo’s marching orders might have a hard time adjusting to this season’s San Francisco 49ers slogan, “Super Bowl? You Must … be kidding me.”

Jimmy Butler has been a model of durability since he joined the Golden State Warriors in February. But Butler’s availability had been in doubt on Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns.

Despite having a 6-3 record and a screaming need for healthy defensive linemen, the San Francisco 49ers didn’t make a trade Tuesday before the deadline passed.

Jimmy Butler has been a model of durability since he joined the Golden State Warriors in February. But Butler’s availability had been in doubt on Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns.

A generation raised on Eddie DeBartolo’s marching orders might have a hard time adjusting to this season’s San Francisco 49ers slogan, “Super Bowl? You Must … be kidding me.”

Despite having a 6-3 record and a screaming need for healthy defensive linemen, the San Francisco 49ers didn’t make a trade Tuesday before the deadline passed.

OPINION: The late Victor Conte almost made steroids respectable, and never lived down his role at BALCO. He instead tried to reboot his rep, as a crusader. How do you feel about second chances?

San Francisco 49ers QB Mac Jones got effective protection to beat the Giants, but credit some of that success to Kyle Shanahan’s plan for how to keep New York’s vaunted pass rush from being a factor.

OPINION: The late Victor Conte almost made steroids respectable, and never lived down his role at BALCO. He instead tried to reboot his rep, as a crusader. How do you feel about second chances?

San Francisco Giants chair Greg Johnson spoke with the Chronicle in an exclusive interview about Buster Posey’s performance, new manager Tony Vitello, the team’s budget and the return of Bruce Bochy.

San Francisco 49ers QB Mac Jones got effective protection to beat the Giants, but credit some of that success to Kyle Shanahan’s plan for how to keep New York’s vaunted pass rush from being a factor.

San Francisco Giants chair Greg Johnson spoke with the Chronicle in an exclusive interview about Buster Posey’s performance, the new manager, the team’s budget and the return of a familiar...

Less than three months ahead of Super Bowl week, the NFL and the Bay Area Host Committee announced venues for several events Monday, and the lineup tilts toward San Francisco.

Close games were hard to find as the Cal, USF and St. Mary's men as well as the Stanford and Santa Clara women began their basketball seasons with easy wins.

The WCAL title game, the annual Bruce-Mahoney meeting and the 98th Little Big Game will all be played this weekend as high school teams jockey for postseason berths.

With his team scoring the fewest points in the ACC, Stanford interim football coach Frank Reich is swapping quarterbacks with three games left in the regular season.

For better or worse, this batch of San Francisco 49ers draft picks was allowed to take a step back and watch as the team limped to victory at MetLife Stadium.

San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk is still unable to practice more than a year after his knee injury. Also sidelined is second-year receiver Ricky Pearsall.