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A’s fans eye bid to buy famed ‘Rooted in Oakland’ truck at East Bay auction
Local Oakland A’s fans hoping the famed “Rooted in Oakland” box truck can stay in the East Bay may just be in luck: A San Leandro auction has put it up for sale. Bryan Johansen, an A’s superfan and part owner of the Last Dive Bar, an online store that sells merchandise celebrating the history of the Oakland Coliseum, told The Standard images of the box truck were discovered in an online listing for Brownfield Auto Auction.
Bridge & Back for Q.W.A.C. welcomes special guest
Richmond native Courtney Paulk raised eyebrows in the Lake Gaston community last October when she swam the 34-mile distance from Tailrace Park, below the dam separating John H. Kerr Lake from Lake Gaston to the public beach near the barrier separating Lake Gaston and Roanoke Rapids Lake. Paulk started her swim shortly before 7 a.m. and finished at 3:14 a.m., a 19 hours and 39 minutes adventure. Paulk will be back at Lake Gaston at 8 a.m. this Saturday to meet with participants and onlookers of the third annual Bridge and Back for Q.W.A.C. at the Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2357 Eaton Ferry Road.
Andrej Stojakovic explains decision to leave Stanford, chooses Cal over Kentucky & North Carolina
CARMICHAEL, Calif. (KTXL) – Sacramento native Andrej Stojakovic, who was a McDonald’s All-American at Jesuit High School in Carmichael, talks to FOX40’s Sean Cunningham about his decision to leave Stanford after one season to transfer to play at Cal, why he chose the Golden Bears over the Kentucky Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels, reflects […]
OSU SB: Beavers drop game one to 19th ranked Golden Bears
BERKELEY, CA- Thanks to a six-run fifth inning, 19th-ranked California pulled away from Oregon State to win the first game of the series 9-0. Oregon State (20-27, 8-14 Pac-12) was limited to three hits on the day, one from Eli Gottlieb while Grace Messmer and Savanah Whatley each had one.
Oakland Ballers unveil $1.6M plan for Raimondi Park
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland Ballers on Wednesday unveiled the baseball team's $1.6 million plan to transform the city's historic Raimondi Park as its new home, complete with 4,000 seats. The team released renderings of what the park will look like, following the unanimous final vote by Oakland City Council...
HBCU coach out after winning first conference title
Lincoln University's head basketball coach Jason Armstrong steps down, replaced by Keyshawn McMahon. University launches national search for new coach. The post HBCU coach out after winning first conference title appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Filipino martial arts — a legacy for a Bay Area family
Inside a defunct Daly City elementary school-turned-studio space, a roomful of adult pupils was getting a lesson in how to fend off a knife attack, courtesy of one of the legendary practitioners of Filipino martial arts. Dressed in a black gi festooned with patches, Dr. Remy Presas Jr. demonstrated how...
Help for Youth Sports
Since its humble beginnings in a Stanford University closet in 1998, the Oakland-based national nonprofit Positive Coaching Alliance has gone on to reach more than 20 million youth, hold more than 20,000 workshops for coaches, athletes and parents, and create more than 3,500 partnerships with schools and youth sports organizations. Its national advisory board includes such sports luminaries as Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, former Giants Manager Dusty Baker and soccer star Julie Foudy.
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