1. Leandro Barbosa: Why Signing with the Lakers Benefits Both Sides

    Even as the Olympics are in full swing and the men's basketball tournament moves into the medal rounds, the NBA rumor mill continues to grind along...

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  2. Oakland Offense Devilish to Angels Pitching in 10-4 Rout

    What a difference a day (and night) makes. Backed by another sparkling performance by Bartolo Colon , the Oakland A's hit four home runs and thumped the Los Angeles Angels 10-4 to move back into a playoff spot in the AL wild-card race...

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  3. Jered Weaver Stymies Oakland A's as Los Angeles Takes Monday Opener, 4-0

    Jered Weaver threw a complete-game shutout and Torii Hunter's two-run single in the seventh inning provided insurance as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland A's, 4-0, in the first game of their big three-game series in Oakland...

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  4. Mistakes Cost Oakland A's in a 6-5 Loss to Toronto in Sunday Finale

    Rajai Davis' misplayed pop up led to a three run fifth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Oakland A's 6-5 Sunday at the Coliseum...

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  5. A's Can't Hold 9th-Inning Lead and Fall in 11 Innings 3-1

    Ryan Cook allowed a ninth-inning game-tying home run for the second straight game. Toronto scored twice in the 11th inning to stun the Oakland A's 3-1 Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum...

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  6. Oakland Athletics Win 15-Inning Marathon for 2nd Time in 5 Games

    It was if they were waiting for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to sound last call before winning. Either way, the Oakland A's won their second 15-inning game this week, using ...

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  7. Sebastian Janikowski: The 2012 Raiders Most Important Player

    Sounds silly right? How could a kicker possibly be the most important player on any football team? Well, when it is all said and done, Sebastian Janikowski is going to impact more Raider football games than any other player on the roster...

    Clarence Baldwin Jr Written by Clarence Baldwin Jr about 10 months ago 1,344 reads 11 comments

  8. Dan Straily: How Oakland A's Are Impacted by His Big League Call Up

    As fans of the Oakland A's brace for the first start of unlikely phenom Dan Straily, the fallout of his potential impact could be felt into the month of October...

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  9. Bartolo Colon Is Brilliant as the Oakland A's Beat Toronto 4-1

    The big veteran who was supposed to be dealt may very well be the key arm in the race to the playoffs. Bartolo Colon went eight shutout innings and the Oakland A's survived a shaky ninth inning to win 4-1 and snap a two-game losing streak...

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  10. Peyton Manning and Why the 2012 Denver Broncos Will Remain an Average Team

    Every season there is a 'hot' team that gets a lot of preseason buzz in the National Football League. In 2007, it was the Arizona Cardinals , but they were famously a year away from their Cinderella run...

    Clarence Baldwin Jr Written by Clarence Baldwin Jr about 10 months ago 2,646 reads 27 comments

  11. The 10 Most Iconic United States Summer Olympians in History

    What makes an Olympian immortal? One could simply suggest winning, but if that were the case more people in the world would know Eric Heiden's name rather than Jesse Owens'. As with all international events, timing is everything...

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  12. Oakland Raiders: Top 10 Unsung Players in Franchise History

    Die hard and casual fans alike have no problem when it comes to naming the all-time great Raiders. Marcus Allen , Fred Biletnikoff, Tim Brown, Ted Hendricks, Howie Long, Art Shell, ...

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  13. Jemile Weeks' Walkoff Gives A's Win over Tampa Bay Rays in 15-Inning Marathon

    It only took five hours, but the Oakland A's managed to remain in the lead for the American League wild card on Monday...

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  14. Oakland Raiders: The 5 Best Camp Stars in Team History

    Training camp brings excitement and optimism for all 32 NFL teams. For the Raiders, it represents the newness of a completely new regime and the intrigue of seeing how Reggie McKenzie ...

    Clarence Baldwin Jr Written by Clarence Baldwin Jr about 10 months ago 8,241 reads 11 comments

  15. Alabama, LSU Headline College Football Preseason Top 5

    Another year, another summer of wild speculation as to who the best college football teams are. Personally, I have never been a fan of all the conjecture, but until a legitimate playoff exists, we play the hand we are dealt as college football fans...

    Clarence Baldwin Jr Written by Clarence Baldwin Jr about 10 months ago 1,131 reads 1 comments

  16. Tim Tebow and the Dilemma Facing the New York Jets in 2012

    Tim Tebow is not a very good National Football League quarterback by your standard definition. Objectively speaking, I would not rank him in the top 40 quarterbacks in the league ...

    Clarence Baldwin Jr Written by Clarence Baldwin Jr about 10 months ago 1,559 reads 9 comments

  17. Errors Costly as A's Fall to Baltimore Orioles 6-1 in Sunday Finale

    The combination of two Chris Carter errors and Wei-Yin Chen's pitching proved too much for the Oakland A's as they dropped the series finale to Baltimore, 6-1...

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  18. 2012 Oakland Athletics: Midseason Checkpoint at the 100-Game Mark

    At the last checkpoint, the Oakland A's were 39-42 at the midway point of the season. On pace for 78 wins, they have gone a blistering 16-3 since to move to 55-45 and are on the verge of taking the lead in the American League wild-card standings...

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  19. Oakland A's Continue Torrid July with 6-1 Victory over Baltimore Orioles

    Yoenis Cespedes drove in three runs, Chris Carter hit his eighth home run in just his 18th game and Bartolo Colon threw 5.2 shutout innings as the Oakland A's rolled to a 6-1 win over Baltimore at Camden Yards...

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  20. Oakland A's Lose Lead Twice, Rally Twice to Outlast Baltimore 14-9 in Slugfest

    Just another boring game for the Oakland A's. Oakland 's normally fabulous pitching staff could not hold two leads in Baltimore as the Orioles rallied from five runs down to take a 9-8 lead headed to the ninth...

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  21. Top 4 Players That the Oakland A's Should Target at MLB Trade Deadline

    As of this writing, the A's have not made any major (or even minor) moves to boost what has been a very surprising 2012 team that currently contends for an American League wild-card spot...

    Clarence Baldwin Jr Written by Clarence Baldwin Jr about 10 months ago 3,005 reads 8 comments

  22. Lakers Need to Trade for Dwight Howard, No Matter How Long It Takes

    I will say it, since no one else will: The 2013 Los Angeles Lakers will not win an NBA title without acquiring a healthy Dwight Howard ...

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  23. Oakland Raiders: 5 Keys to Training Camp

    Note: According to the Sacramento Bee, Oakland Raiders assistant offensive line coach Steve Wisniewski has resigned because of personal reasons...

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  24. Blue Jays Salvage Series Finale with 10-4 Win over the Oakland A's

    Toronto's Travis Snyder executed a perfect bunt single and combined with Tom Milone's throwing error, the Blue Jays took a sixth inning lead and never looked back, snapping Oakland 's seven-game win streak with a 10-4 win at the Rogers Centre...

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  25. Oakland A's Hit Four More Home Runs and Sweep Minnesota Twins with 9-4 Victory

    Backed by four home runs and Yoenis Cespedes' first career four-hit game in MLB , the Oakland A's completed their first three-game sweep over Minnesota in over 12 years with a 9-4 victory...

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