AltWeeklies Wire
Oakland A's Owners Should've Been Finednew
The Fisher family, which owns the A's and the Gap, pumped $9 million into a shadowy nonprofit that was at the center of an illegal campaign scheme.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-29-2013 |
Sports
Why Lew Wolff Should Sell the Oakland A'snew
Now that his plan to move his team to San Jose is all but dead, Wolff and his partners should sell the ballclub to investors who will keep the A's in town.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-16-2013 |
Sports
Oakland A's Pull Racially Insensitive Adnew
After an outcry from East Bay Latinos, the team covered up a giant billboard on I-880 that many viewed as being racist.
East Bay Express |
Steven Tavares |
07-31-2012 |
Sports
Raiders' Deal Still Haunts Oaklandnew
A new lawsuit notes that the football team never repaid a $53.9 million "loan" it received from the city and Alameda County.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
04-20-2012 |
Sports
Oakland Needs a Sports Do-Overnew
If a city can reinvent itself, why can't a basketball team?
East Bay Express |
Kibby Kleiman |
12-21-2011 |
Sports
The Road Less Travelednew
Just a few years after learning how to ride a bike, Oakland's Beth Newell is quickly turning into one of the new stars of the cycling world.
East Bay Express |
Kibby Kleiman |
08-24-2011 |
Sports
Tags: Cycling, Beth Newell
Fallen Ridernew
High school basketball phenoms Jason Kidd and J.R. Rider once vied for Alameda stardom. Now, one is playing for an NBA title, while the other's life is in shambles.
East Bay Express |
Paul Gackle |
06-08-2011 |
Sports
Baseball's Robin Hoodnew
The number of inner-city black youth who play baseball has declined rapidly, but Jeff Humphrey is helping keep dreams alive in the urban East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Paul Gackle |
06-03-2011 |
Sports
Played Any Soccer-Tennis Lately?new
Hybrid sports - think Frisbee golf and chess boxing - are growing in popularity.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-11-2011 |
Sports
Punks Versus Hipsters: The Battle Royalenew
How the East Bay Rats got two Oakland subcultures into the boxing ring.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-14-2011 |
Sports
A Commitment to Principlesnew
Even those uncomfortable with Mormon institutions should appreciate BYU's suspension of star basketball player Brandon Davies.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
03-10-2011 |
Sports
Way of the Warthogsnew
In Oakland, rugby dissolves class divisions, teaches self-discipline, and builds character. It might even save lives.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
01-12-2011 |
Sports
Tags: Rugby
Oakland's Play for the A'snew
Unlike San Jose, Oakland's redevelopment agency can finance land acquisition and infrastructure upgrades needed for a new ballpark -- and Major League Baseball knows it.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
12-09-2010 |
Sports
Does Don Perata Really 'Believe in Oakland' -- Or In San Jose?new
Oakland A's co-owner Lew Wolff, who wants to move the team to San Jose, donates $10,000 to a Perata group after the ex-senator says Oakland can't retain the team.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
10-27-2010 |
Sports
Kayla Stra's Long-Shot Betnew
She came to California to make it as a jockey, only to be cast as a sex symbol in a reality show. Now she's in the Bay Area trying to win races -- and to overcome the prejudice against female jockeys.
East Bay Express |
Kibby Kleiman |
09-08-2010 |
Sports
Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Kayla Stra
