Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died.
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While UNLV coach Barry Odom and his players don’t want to be judged by the low standard the program has maintained in the past, it’s tough to ignore history.
The Athletics’ Las Vegas relocation process took a big step forward Thursday with the approval of three major ballpark agreements.
The statement was included in a letter written by U.S. Bank Senior Vice President Stephen Vogel and submitted to the Las Vegas Stadium Authority ahead of Thursday’s meeting.
The stadium’s projected $1.5 billion price tag has risen to $1.75 billion because of inflation and the addition of 70,000 square feet of ballpark features.
Three agreements are up for approval on Thursday at a Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board meeting.
Shohei Ohtani won his third Most Valuable Player Award and first in the National League.
Despite critics doubting the ability of A’s owner John Fisher to build a Strip ballpark, Rob Manfred said the team is on schedule for relocation in 2028.
The Athletics planned Las Vegas ballpark will have an array of seating options including field-level suites and multiple club spaces throughout the facility.
With the 2024 MLB season officially over, the Athletics have dropped Oakland from their team name.
The Athletics laid out how the team plans to finance their Las Vegas Strip ballpark, with team owner John Fisher’s family set to contribute up to $1 billion.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit to beat New York 7-6 in Game 5.
Two New York Yankees fans who were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for interfering with play have been banned from Game 5 on Wednesday night.
A DraftKings sportsbook bettor hit the first three legs of a parlay and now needs their World Series champion pick to cash the ticket, a 1,237-to-1 long shot.
Fernando Valenzuela, who inspired “Fernandomania” while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. He was 63.
