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Aug 16, 2023
Game On
Oakland reinvents the East Bay sports scene
To many East Bay pro sports fans, the future looks bleak. When the A’s pack up for Vegas after the 2024 season, all three pro sports teams will have left for...
May 26, 2021
Go Outside
EBX starts the summer off right with this year’s Best of Nature
In the Bay Area, residents tend to heap praise upon the California redwoods further up north, but the majesty redwoods display in our own backyards is...
Feb 26, 2020
Oakland Roots Ready for Home Opener on Saturday
New Roots midfielder Jonathan Orozco was born and raised in Oakland.
Credits: Photo courtesy of Oakland Roots SC
Last year, professional soccer planted seeds in Oakland. This year, fans hope to see them bloom into something beautiful, preferably with...
Sep 13, 2019
Oakland Roots Draw Big Crowds, Show Town Pride
It all was as Oakland as it gets. And I can offer no higher praise.
I’m talking about the Oakland Roots Sports Club, the fledgling soccer franchise that recently hosted two wildly entertaining soccer games, drawing loud sell-out...
May 7, 2019
Did Mike Fiers Save the A’s’ Season?
Mike Fiers as a member of the Astros.
Credits: Arturo Pardavila-Creative Commons
Did Mike Fiers just save the A’s’ 2019 season?
Until he took the hill and fired a no-hitter Tuesday night, the Oakland hurler had been one of...
Feb 19, 2019
Soccer Roots Grow Deeper in The Town
Devante Dubose
Credits: Photo courtesy of the Oakland Roots
In the latest sign of progress that a professional soccer team is coming to the East Bay, the Oakland Roots have announced the signing of their first player — a...
Jan 28, 2019
Raiders ‘Global’ Brand Is a Myth
The Raiders’ planned move to Las Vegas would badly hurt the franchise for many reasons, chief among them is the dubious notion that there is a “global Raiders brand” led by an army of nationwide fans that...
