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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...
Jan 15, 2019
Get Your Money, Murray
This might be an unpopular opinion among Oakland fans, but I don’t mind at all that Kyler Murray — the A’s’ 2018 first-round pick and Oklahoma University football star — might be leaning toward choosing the NFL...
Nov 27, 2018
A’s Swing for the Fences at Howard Terminal
The men and women who run the A’s are thinking big — for the franchise and for their eternally disrespected East Bay city — and moving forward with urgency to build a privately financed ballpark as part...
