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Things are looking up in Sacramento thanks to the Mayor's leadership in keeping the kings - Photo Credit - Morgan Ragan

Leadership Has The City & Region Looking Up After Long Battle To Keep Kings

Friday morning, in a packed lobby at Sacramento City Hall, Mayor Kevin Johnson held a press conference to confirm the rumors that the Maloofs had finally sold the Kings to the local ownership group.

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A’s Hot To Start After First Week Of Baseball

Sacramento – The Oakland Athletics started off this season in typical fashion: with a loss. But hey, it seems like tradition since they have lost their last nine consecutive season openers. In fact, the last […]

CBS Sports 1140–2013/04/08

Lead Lap: Gettin’ Dirty

SACRAMENTO- CBS Sports 1140- If Stockton 99 Speedway was looking for a way to draw fans to their first big national series event next Friday night (3/22), there’s not much bigger draw than a NASCAR […]

2013/03/14

Lead Lap: Phoenix Rising

SACRAMENTO – CBS Sports 1140 – Following up on the Daytona 500, NASCAR heads for Phoenix this weekend. What Daytona lacked in excitement, Phoenix makes up for in mystery. The new “Gen-6” car proved […]

CBS Sports 1140–2013/03/02

Sports Blog: Heated Heart

Watching the Kings/Heat game yesterday, I couldn’t help but notice the intensity our young team brought to the defending NBA Champions. Even when they were down with a few minutes to play, they literally willed their way back to force overtime.

CBS Sacramento–2013/02/27

Sacramento Kings owners George, Gavin and Joe Maloof watch their team take on the Los Angeles Clippers on February 28, 2011 at ARCO Arena. (credit: Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Sports Blog: Rise And Fall Of The Maloof Ownership Era

It really is tough to imagine such a dramatic change in public perception than the one the Maloof family has undergone in their time as owners of the Sacramento Kings.

2013/02/21

NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 03: Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers walks off the field after losing against the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Sports Blog: Painful Loss But A Bright Future

Watching the San Francisco Forty-niners line up on the Baltimore 5-yard line with just under 3 minutes left in the Super Bowl, it occurred to me that maybe the Ravens should consider letting them score […]

2013/02/04