Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

Pro Bowl tackle David Bakhtiari says transition from Aaron Rodgers to Jordan Love is similar to the one from Brett Favre to Rodgers.

After more than 1,000 games and 13 seasons in the minor leagues, infielder Drew Maggi stunned when hearing he’ll get a chance to make his MLB debut.

MLB rules require automatic suspension after the Mets’ Max Scherzer was ruled to have an illegal foreign substance on his hand, glove vs. Dodgers.

After Bill Polian criticized Ryan Leaf’s dedication, the former No. 2 overall draft pick hit back for continuing “to spew this (expletive) narrative.”

The Padres get their All-Star back this week from suspension to help bolster a position that’s suffered some painful injuries in the early going.

“It’s something that I’ll never forget,” John Rhys Plumlee said after his historic feat Friday on the diamond and the gridiron.

Noted Warriors fan Earl Stevens, known as E-40, was kicked out of his courtside seat in Sacramento on Saturday after an altercation with heckler.

With hits in his first 12 career games, St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walker has tied the longest streak by an MLB player 20 years old or younger.

Rick Wolff, who began hosting “The Sports Edge” on WFAN in 1998, was also a writer, editor and former minor league baseball player. He died at 71.

After being fired as Arizona Cardinals head coach, Kliff Kingsbury is returning to the college ranks as quarterback coach at USC.