OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Athletics had long ago carved out a Jekyll-and-Hyde ... title were won in consecutive years under the ownership of Charles O. “Charlie” Finley, who brought the team to ...

A new challenge system will be tested, baseball will be played at an iconic NASCAR track and several superstars will chase ...

This particular year was a little bit different, given the Athletics' departure from Oakland while the franchise heads to West Sacramento for three of four years beginning with the 2025 campaign.

"The A's meant everything to Oakland for many years," Hanks wrote. "Joe Rudi, Reggie (Jackson), Catfish (Hunter), Campy (Campaneris), Sal Bando, Mudcat (Grant). That bastard Charlie Finley.

Former major league utility player Lenny Randle has passed away at 75. The National Baseball Hall of Fame confirmed the news on Monday evening. Randle was a multi-sport collegiate star at Arizona ...

Hunter’s salary with Oakland was to be paid half to him and the other half in monthly payments directly to an annuity set up for him. Finley missed several annuity payments. He tried to catch up ...

Patrick Finley covers the Bears and the NFL for the Sun-Times after previous stops in Arizona, Florida and California. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the Missouri School of ...

This special print edition commemorates and honors those who were lost the previous months.

Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable. The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 60 °F (15.6 °C). Winds from WNW to NW at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). Partly cloudy today ...

Homer Bailey of the Kansas Oakland Athletics and Chris Davis of the Baltimore Orioles, among others. A standout baseball player at Denton High School, Johnson began his collegiate playing career ...