The Oakland Tech baseball team completed its OAL season on Wednesday with a win over Oakland High at Tech’s pristine field, which is maintained by...
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US Olympic rowers training on Estuary for London Games
Members of the U.S. Men’s National Rowing Team have been practicing in Oakland for months, gliding up and down the Estuary as they prepare for...
Around the world sail race stops in Oakland as part of Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show
The Clipper fleet is on display this weekend as part of the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show at Jack London Square, which began Thursday morning....
Welcome to Hoodslam, the party with rock music, drama and a wrestling ring
On the first Friday of every month, the Oakland Metro Operahouse becomes the rendezvous of some of the wildest wrestlers in Northern California. They call...
Oakland sports fans link up to try to keep teams from leaving
Keith Salminen is passionate about his favorite team, the Oakland A’s. He’s the host of an Internet radio talk show called “A’s Fan Radio,” has...
Dodgeball league for adults starts up in North Oakland
Frank Garcia can’t help but start laughing. He’s standing in the middle of the Bushrod Recreation Center gym on a Thursday night, wearing gym shorts...
Hoop dreams: Oakland’s Team Try Hard makes a run at Goaltimate Games title
The first ever Golden Gate Goaltimate Games brought teams from all over the West Coast to compete in this unique adaptation of ultimate frisbee, including...
For urban bikers, a risky commute and worries about safety
Cities like Oakland would like to see more residents commuting by bike. But urban biking is risky, and sometimes both drivers and cyclists aren’t sure...
Tech girls fall in first round of NorCal basketball playoffs
The Oakland Tech girls basketball team couldn’t pull through on Wednesday night, losing 52-46 to visiting Heritage High School of Brentwood in the first round...
Quan, city officials roll out ambitious Coliseum plan in effort to keep three pro teams in Oakland
In an effort to prevent the Oakland A’s, Oakland Raiders and Golden State Warriors from being lured away to places like San Jose, Los Angeles...
Tech girls bring home OAL hoops title
Oakland Tech finished off the OAL season with a 76-59 win over Castlemont in the league championship game on Saturday afternoon at Laney College. The...
At Children’s Hospital Oakland, experts work to prevent injury, improve performance in young athletes
Conceived as a preventative branch of the hospital’s already booming Sports Medicine Center for Young Athletes, the athlete development program centers on training kids and...
Finances force Oakland Ballet Company to postpone performances
In light of recent financial difficulties, the Oakland Ballet Company’s board of directors decided to postpone this spring’s Diaghilev Imagery program until funding needs are...
