The Santa Clara City Council serves as the governing board for the Stadium Authority and will consider the proposed naming rights extension at its next meeting next Tuesday.

The Assembly has until the end of January to decide the fate of the youth tackle football bill, which would prevent kids under 12 from playing the sport to protect them from brain trauma.

San Jose State trainer Scott Shaw was sentenced Tuesday to serve 24 months in federal prison for unlawfully touching female student athletes under the guise of providing medical treatment.

The founders of Bay FC were behind the successful effort to bring women's professional soccer back to the Bay Area.

Prosecutors said the suspect misappropriated and diverted more than $7.3 million of investor funds for his own personal benefit, which included paying credit card debts; making cash withdrawals; paying for travel, luxury automobile and jewelry purchases; and paying utilities bills.

Former U.S. Women's National Team players Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner announced Tuesday that the National Women's Soccer League has awarded expansion rights to their team, which has not yet announced a name or home stadium.

Quakes fans will greet the team’s new coach, Luchi Gonzales, who was head coach of FC Dallas from 2019-21. Gonzales was assistant coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team, in 2021-22,

Premier Rugby Sevens announced Tuesday that it will expand into the region with its newest franchise, the Golden State Retrievers, to be based in San Jose. The Retrievers will host an initial tryout for potential players on Sunday at San Jose State University. 

The settlement ends five years of legal battles between the city and the National Football League team over management of the stadium, and requires the Forty Niners SC Stadium Company and its stadium management firm to pay the city $1,675,000.

As the 2022 election season enters its final quarter, the San Francisco 49ers – whose money boosted prior campaigns in both San Jose this spring and Santa Clara in 2020 – may be staying on the sidelines.

The 49ers offered to pay $3.3 million to the city’s general fund, plus $650,000 to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, which could spare the authority an additional $8.35 million in legal fees in a protracted dispute.

Soccer’s showcase men’s world championship, the first edition with 48 teams, will visit Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara and 15 other cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada, including Los Angeles, Seattle and Vancouver on the West Coast.

Coach Jerry Smith's 35-year tenure has helped the Broncos carve out a niche within women's soccer—from collegiate and professional fields to the silver screen.

SJSU agrees to provide financial relief and adopt major reforms to address sexual harassment of student athletes by former SJSU trainer.

University leaders, announcing the reversal, cited improvements in the school’s investments, and said the programs' supporters helped reveal a new funding path.

The April 26 Sharks game will make the first time the SAP Center has hosted an event for members of the public since March 8, 2020.