There is no single path to becoming a top quarterback, yet a surprising number of the best signal callers in the NFL and college football share a common developmental thread: a basketball background.

Tuesday's Niners Daily looks at members of the San Francisco 49ers who have been known to hoop it up in the past. *With Game 6 of the NBA Finals set to take place in a few hours, we already know that ...

DENVER – Tight ends are no longer big plodders who might be mistaken for jelly-belly linemen. They're athletic, fast, powerful and shifty, traits many of them honed on the hardwood. Guys like Jimmy ...

There’s something uniquely compelling about athletes who take an unconventional path to greatness, and few stories capture that better than college basketball players who became NFL stars. In a sports ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Quarterback Alex Smith said he could tell immediately that Kansas City Chiefs tight ends Travis Kelce, Demetrius Harris and Ross Travis have basketball backgrounds. It had nothing ...

When fans hear the name Gene Steratore, the first thought that comes to mind for many is football. Steratore carved out a career as an NFL official working in the big leagues. The former referee spent ...

Current Notre Dame players Tae Johnson and Mark Zackery IV credit their basketball backgrounds for their success on the football field. The defensive mantra "Deny My Man" resonates with former ...

Two Division I administrators with extensive basketball backgrounds have been named to the Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. Jim Schaus, a former member of the men’s basketball rules committee, ...

The Patriots selected the Notre Dame tight end with the 95th overall pick in the third round.