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Persona Non Grata on Vegas Radio Stations: Green Day
Vegas Radio
Stations Ban
Green Day
Sep 30, 2024 11:50 AM CDT

Vegas Radio Stations Ban Green Day

After Billie Armstrong ripped the city, two local stations took his band's music off the playlist

(Newser) - The Oakland Athletics have played their last game for MLB with "Oakland" in their name, with the team's move to Las Vegas now fully in the works. One Oakland native in particular, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, isn't happy about it, and his group's tunes...

Oakland Athletics Take a Final Bow
Oakland Athletics
Take a Final Bow
Sep 29, 2024 4:33 PM CDT

Oakland Athletics Take a Final Bow

A's wrap up their final season representing Oakland, before an eventual move to Las Vegas

(Newser) - When manager Mark Kotsay removes his Oakland jersey for the final time Sunday, it's headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Brent Rooker? His final jersey with the name Oakland across the front will be preserved in a frame and displayed on his wall at home. "The last jersey that...

A's Bid Fans Teary Farewell
A's Bid Fans
Teary Farewell
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Sep 26, 2024 7:00 PM CDT

A's Bid Fans Teary Farewell

Team plays final game at Oakland Coliseum before moving

(Newser) - Mark Kotsay treated this moment like the World Series he has never had as a player or manager. Kotsay fought tears, just like so many others Thursday, as the Oakland Athletics bid an emotional farewell to the Coliseum they've called home since 1968, complete with all its quirks like...

Oakland Prepares to Say Goodbye to the A's

Team will play its final home game on Thursday

(Newser) - Oakland is preparing to say goodbye to the A's—and to major league sports. The Oakland Athletics will play their final home game at Oakland Coliseum on Thursday, NBC New s reports. After the game against the Texas Rangers, the A's have three away games in Seattle. Next...

A's Ballpark Renderings Might Look Familiar

Design resembling Sydney Opera House destined for the Las Vegas Strip

(Newser) - The Oakland Athletics and their design teams released renderings Tuesday of the club's planned $1.5 billion stadium in Las Vegas that show five overlapping layers with a similar look to the famous Sydney Opera House, per the AP . The A's hope to move into that 33,000-seat...

A's Owner: We 'Did Everything We Could' to Stay

Team's move to Las Vegas approved by MLB owners

(Newser) - One of Rob Manfred's first trips after his election as baseball commissioner nine years ago was to Oakland to consult with Athletics owner John Fisher on attempts to keep the team in the Bay Area. Unable together to make that work, the A's will instead move to Las...

A's Pitcher Takes Parting Shot at Owner: 'Sell the Team, Dude'

Oakland Athletics' Trevor May rails against John Fisher while announcing retirement

(Newser) - Trevor May informed the world that he was retiring from Major League Baseball on Monday, but not before taking a parting shot at the owner of his team. Per USA Today , the 34-year-old relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics made his announcement in a Twitch video , and while he had...

Fans Cheer A's but Not Owner
Team Returns to Unhappy Fans
Apr 29, 2023 12:15 PM CDT

Team Returns to Unhappy Fans

Crowd cheers A's but not their owner

(Newser) - Just 6,423 fans showed up for the Athletics' first home game since announcing a deal for land to build a ballpark in Las Vegas, many chanting "Sell the team!" and "Stay in Oakland!" during an 11-7 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night. "...

Oakland Fans Have 'One of the Saddest Days'

One player says he appreciated the quality of the crowd

(Newser) - Four times, the Oakland A's won the World Series, per the Wall Street Journal . The team included some of the biggest stars and most colorful personalities—especially in those uniforms—in baseball, including Rickey Henderson, Reggie Jackson, Mark McGwire, Dennis Eckersley, and Jose Canseco. The A's have announced...

Oakland Is Losing Its Last Major Pro Sports Team

The A's are following the Raiders to Las Vegas

(Newser) - Oakland, California, is going to lose its last major pro sports team. The team confirmed Wednesday night that it has signed an agreement to buy land for a new stadium site in Las Vegas and it hopes to complete the move by 2027, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. This will...

Hit by Ball in the Face, Pitcher to Need Surgery

Chris Bassitt fell to the ground but remained conscious

(Newser) - Oakland A's pitcher Chris Bassitt will need surgery to repair a cheek fracture after being struck in the face by a line drive Tuesday night. In the second inning in Chicago, Brian Goodwin of the White Sox hit a pitch from Bassitt right back up the middle, measured at...

Police: A's Catcher Pointed Gun at Delivery Person

Bruce Maxwell has been booked on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly condict

(Newser) - Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell was arrested in Arizona after a food delivery person alleged he pointed a gun at her, AP reports. Maxwell was the only player in Major League Baseball to take a knee this year during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. Scottsdale police said officers...

Baseball Hall of Fame Manager Dick Williams Dies

William dead at 82 from a ruptured aortic aneurysm

(Newser) - By taking over a ninth-place team and leading it to the pennant in his first year as a big-league manager in Boston, Dick Williams earned the reputation of being a turnaround artist that he built on later in Montreal and San Diego. By taking over an emerging powerhouse in Oakland...

Dallas Braden Pitches Perfect Game for A's

Oakland ace tosses majors' 19th perfecto

(Newser) - Dallas Braden pitched the Athletics' first perfect game in 42 years and just the 19th in major league history today, dazzling the majors' hottest team in recording a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Oakland. Braden threw his arms in the air after Gabe Kapler grounded out to...

Benedict Stonewalled on Defrocking Pedophile Priest

AP digs up 25-year-old letter that refutes pope's story

(Newser) - The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a US priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to a 1985 letter bearing his signature. The correspondence, obtained by the AP, is the strongest challenge yet to...

Henderson, Rice Join Hall of Fame

(Newser) - Jim Rice's icy glare melted into a wide smile. Brash, flamboyant Rickey Henderson was humbled by it all. The former left fielders were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame today along with the late Joe Gordon, and Henderson, baseball's all-time leading base stealer, was briefly overcome before evoking some...

Rangers Post Third Straight Shutout
Rangers Post Third Straight Shutout
May 9, 2008 11:49 PM CDT

Rangers Post Third Straight Shutout

Feldman helps Texas end A's 4-game winning streak

(Newser) - Scott Feldman and three relievers combined for Texas' third consecutive shutout and Brandon Boggs drove in three runs to help the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 last night. Boggs recovered from an early hard crash into the wall to go 3-for-4 with a homer as Texas ended the A's...

Red Sox, A's Arrive in Japan for MLB Opener

Minor labor dispute settled, teams get ready to launch season

(Newser) - After a short labor dispute and long flight, the Boston Red Sox arrived in Japan today and are ready to open the baseball season, reports the AP. The Oakland A's, their opponents in the upcoming 2-game series, arrived in Japan earlier today. "The players are tired but are looking...

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