There’s no honeymoon period for Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor—she has to hit the ground running to address the whirlwind of issues facing the city and community.

“R-E-L-A-X.” Aaron Rodgers said this to Packers fans last year after Green Bay had fallen to 1-2, and from there he won 11 of his next 13 games and took home his second MVP.

Forget about the New Orleans Saints deliberately trying to injure players with a bounty system or the Ravens trying to sweep the Ray Rice domestic abuse incident under the rug. Tom Brady may have asked for a little air to be taken out of a football. Sound the alarms.

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s success has not come without its fair share of controversies over the years, and with the recent “Deflate-gate” findings this week, the league must take a stand and say enough is enough.

This year’s Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks will be one for the ages.

Casual viewers of this weekend’s NFL playoff matchups may be surprised to see fans braving the frigid Green Bay weather not in their team colors, but in bright pink jackets, scarves, hats and even jerseys.

It amazes me how quickly the San Francisco 49ers can forget how bad they were before Jim Harbaugh came to the rescue.

Hall of fame player Ronnie Lott joined Santa Clara women’s soccer head coach Jerry Smith to discuss football, controversy and life in this year’s first installment of the President’s Speaker Series on Oct. 9.

This past Sunday marked something worth celebrating here in Santa Clara. The San Francisco 49ers earned their first win in the shiny new Levi’s Stadium -- and a much-needed win at that.

Standing at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing in at 261 pounds, a defensive end out of Missouri will go down as the most significant pick of 2014. His name is Michael Sam, and he is openly gay.