Author: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY

From the size of pastries presented to men’s, women’s champions to outfits worn by courtside models, complaints were frequent last weekend in Spain.

As a 21-year-old in 1971, Vida Blue won both the AL Cy Young and MVP awards. He went on to be a mainstay of three World Series-winning teams in Oakland.

A St. Louis native, Mike Shannon spent nine seasons with the Cardinals as a player from 1962-70 before joining the team’s radio booth for 50 years.

Rob Manfred rejected Oakland mayor’s claims the A’s had “no intention of staying” and used the city to get a better stadium deal elsewhere.

After more than 1,000 games and 13 seasons in the minor leagues, infielder Drew Maggi stunned when hearing he’ll get a chance to make his MLB debut.

After leading the Giants to three World Series titles, four-time All-Star Madison Bumgarner has struggled to a 5.23 ERA over four seasons in Arizona.

Noted Warriors fan Earl Stevens, known as E-40, was kicked out of his courtside seat in Sacramento on Saturday after an altercation with heckler.

“It’s something that I’ll never forget,” John Rhys Plumlee said after his historic feat Friday on the diamond and the gridiron.

With hits in his first 12 career games, St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walker has tied the longest streak by an MLB player 20 years old or younger.

After being fired as Arizona Cardinals head coach, Kliff Kingsbury is returning to the college ranks as quarterback coach at USC.