National Sports

We are two full media days into the Colin Kaepernick saga. If you have lived under a rock for the past few days, you missed that Kaepernick elected to not stand up during the National Anthem during the 49ers preseason game on Friday night. What is next for Kaepernick in this situation...

The Buffalo Bills lost their first preseason game to the Indianapolis Colts, 19-18, on Saturday afternoon. How did the team feel about the performance that saw them limit the Colts to just 30 yards rushing and gain more than 120 yards on the ground themselves...

Well, Tim Tebow is attempting a comeback... on the diamond. Breaking it live on Mike and Mike this morning, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter said that Tebow will look to make a career in baseball. He will hold workouts for MLB teams within the next month...

It was a day full of landmarks for legendary baseball figures. On the same day that Alex Rodriguez announced that he would play his last game in a Yankees uniform (and potentially his last game ever), Ichiro Suzuki, his former teammate, notched his 3,000th hit...

After another scoreless outing on Friday, Shenendehowa graduate and No. 3 overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, Ian Anderson, will be promoted from the Gulf Coast League to the Appalachian League's Danville Braves. In 18 innings of professional baseball thus far, Anderson has yet to allow an earned run and has exhibited great control...

One of the best parts of the Olympics is the opening ceremonies. For most athletes who won't medal, for most countries that won't enter the podium at all, it's the thrill of a lifetime, to parade into the Olympic Stadium and wear the colors of your home nation...

What was the vibe like in Cooperstown this weekend for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies? How were the speeches of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza? To answer all that and more, we brought in Times Union Sports Editor and columnist Pete Iorizzo to the Monday edition of 'Big Board Sports' with Rodger Wyland...

What a bizarre story over the weekend as Chicago White Sox ace Chris Sale was suspended for five days from the team for cutting up throwback jerseys the team was scheduled to wear on the day of his start. Sale cut up the 1976 throwbacks that feature a big collar and are meant to be worn untucked...

A big summer continued this weekend for Shen graduate Kevin Huerter, who helped lead the Team USA U-18 national team to the gold medal at the FIBA America Championships in Chile. The US team took down Canada in the final (99-84) after disposing of Brazil in the semifinals by a score of 88-48...

Tomorrow is the deadline for Muhammad Wilkerson and the Jets to come to an agreement. Wilkerson can sign the franchise tag or he try to negotiate a long-term deal. If he doesn't get that deal tomorrow, he could potentially hold out come training camp time...

Could Deflategate finally be coming to an end? We got one step closer to the end of the road today: As it stands, Brady is almost out of options. He could take his case to the Supreme Court and have the highest court in the country's judicial system take a listen to it...

Tim Duncan has announced his retirement from the NBA after 19 illustrious seasons. Duncan, or "The Big Fundamental" will go down as one of the greatest players in NBA history. In those 19 seasons, he won five championships, three NBA Finals MVPs, two league MVPs and is sure to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer...