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Joel Ayayi scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and No. 2 Gonzaga survived a scare to outlast San Francisco 81-77 in the WCC tournament semifinals.

Killian Tillie scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as No. 2 Gonzaga rallied to beat San Francisco 71-54 for its 19th consecutive victory.

LeeAnne Wirth and Melody Kempton scored 10 points apiece and the No. 15 Gonzaga women rebounded from the loss with a 56-38 win over San Francisco.

Vernon Davis has decided to retire after 14 NFL seasons. Davis says he wanted to walk away from football while his body was still healthy.

Players from the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers paid honors to Kobe Bryant, standing on their respective 24-yard lines in tribute to Bryant’s No. 24 jersey.

The versatility will prove to be the difference in the Super Bowl when the Niners will have enough to edge Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Katie Sowers says being the first woman and openly gay coach to work the Super Bowl feels a bit surreal. She also hopes she's blazing a path for more to follow.

Chief's Travis Kelce and Forty-niners' George Kittle are talkative tight ends at this year's Super Bowl who are among the most entertaining personalities in the NFL.

Seahawks' Travis Homer made a strong impression in the first start of his career by rushing for 62 yards and another 30 yards receiving for Seattle loss to San Francisco.

Seattle coach Pete Carroll believes the league wishes there had been pass interference called against San Francisco's Fred Warner late in the Seahawks' loss to the 49ers.