Sports & Fitness

Oakland Roots SC vs. San Antonio FC home opener game

The Oakland Roots lost their first game at the Oakland Coliseum 2-1 on Saturday, March 22, but it was a historic night for the venue, and a sold-out crowd of 26,575 fans were clearly ecstatic regardless. https://youtu.be/zhQB6JL8pVQ?si=OES5-h47hx1k0KGD For highlights and more, visit oaklandrootssc.com. All photos in the gallery below are by...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...
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