Sports

Sports Night: Fighting is in Faber’s soul

Furillo: For Faber, fighting is deep in his soul

Urijah Faber’s career is winding down. He has been a busy warrior, with 41 entanglements, 33 of which he has won, across a career that grew along with the worldwide popularity of mixed martial arts. Faber discusses when his instinct to fight first kicked in.

Today’s video: Urijah Faber discusses his fitness for UFC 199

A’s: Hill leaves with injury in Oakland’s win over Detroit

A’s pitcher Rich Hill said he felt a “little pull” somewhere around the fourth inning, yet between the start of the fourth and his exit with one out in the seventh, he retired 10 of 12 hitters and held the Tigers scoreless after two early runs.

Giants: S.F. pounds eight doubles in win over Colorado

Hunter Pence had three of a record-tying eight doubles for San Francisco, and the Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Sunday. Pence's double in the eighth helped the Giants equal a mark accomplished four times since the team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season.

MLB LINKS

▪ Scoreboard/schedule

▪ Standings

▪ A’s schedule

▪ Giants schedule

Indy 500: Nevada City’s Rossi earns stunning victory

An American took the Andretti family to Victory Lane in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. It just wasn’t the driver anyone expected. It was Nevada City native Alexander Rossi, who became the first rookie to win “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” since 2001.

Davis’ Ben Corfee takes four-shot lead in Memorial Amateur

Ben Corfee of Davis shot an 8-under-par 64 Sunday gave him a two-day total of 130 and a four-shot lead with Monday’s final round to play.

NBA playoffs: Warriors say Game 7 won’t be easy

After a record 73 wins and memorable Game 6 comeback on the road, the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors will host the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. The Warriors could become the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 postseason deficit.

Stanley Cup Final: Sharks, Penguins were rebuilt for this

It wasn’t supposed to take the San Jose Sharks this long to reach their first Stanley Cup Final. It wasn’t supposed to take this long for Sidney Crosby to guide the Pittsburgh Penguins back to the Final after winning the Cup in 2009. But neither side is complaining.

Sports Extra

View the day’s summaries, game recaps, standings and more in The Sacramento Bee e-Edition.

On the air

Plan your daily sports viewing with the latest TV listings.

This story was originally published May 29, 2016 at 10:23 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Fighting is in Faber’s soul."

Sports Pass is your ticket to Sacramento sports
#ReadLocal

Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Sacramento area sports - only $30 for 1 year

VIEW OFFER