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Hypocrisy isn't new in sports, it's just more obvious in PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger
Major League Baseball was once so concerned about gambling it banned Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays just for working as casino greeters. Now MLB itself and almost all of its teams have official casino sponsors. The NCAA railed for decades that paying players would...
A's win consecutive games, Noda homers, Harris gets 1st win, 9-5 over Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Oakland Athletics began a three-game series in Pittsburgh by essentially doing whatever they could to give away what became a 15th straight road loss. The fundamentals manager Mark Kotsay keeps telling his players they need to be great at were lacking. Yet,...
Peterson's 2 homers help A's beat Pirates, end 15-game road skid
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jace Peterson homered twice on a five-hit night and drove in five runs, and the Oakland Athletics ended a 15-game road losing streak with an 11-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday. The major league-worst A's (13-50) broke open the game late behind...
McCutchen's sacrifice fly lifts Pirates to 5-4 win, extends Athletics' road losing streak to 15
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning lifted Pittsburgh to a 5-4 victory over Oakland on Monday night, extending the Pirates’ win streak to six games and sending the Athletics to their record-tying 15th consecutive road loss. The 15...
Roger Craig, former MLB pitcher and manager who was World Series fixture, dies at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Craig, who pitched for three championship teams during his major league career and then managed the San Francisco Giants to the 1989 World Series that was interrupted by a massive earthquake, has died. He was 93. A spokesperson for the Giants said the team was...
Arraez's RBI infield single in 8th lifts Marlins over A's and series sweep
MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez hit a tiebreaking infield single in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Joey Wendle doubled against A’s reliever Austin Pruitt to lead off the inning, then advanced on Jacob...
Arraez has career-high 5 hits, 5 RBIs to lead Marlins to 12-1 rout over Athletics
MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez had a career-high five hits and five RBIs and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 12-1 on Saturday. The major leagues’ leading hitter, Arraez hit three doubles and two singles to raise his average to .390. A day after going 0 for 4 in the series...
Cabrera fans 10 in 6 innings, Sánchez homers in Marlins' 4-0 win over A's
MIAMI (AP) — Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in six innings and the Miami Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Friday night. The 25-year-old Cabrera (4-4) gave up four hits and walked one. He had his second double-digit strikeout game of the season after fanning 12 against the...
Albies homer helps Braves beat Oakland 4-2, drop A's to 12-46
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ozzie Albies hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a three-run fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday to deny the Athletics’ bid for their first three-game winning streak this season. The victory came at the end of a...
A's score winning run on a Braves fielding error for 2nd 2-game win streak of season
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — During a season that has been one of the most tumultuous in franchise history, second-year Oakland Athletics manager Mark Kotsay has worked overtime to keep his players positive. It’s starting to pay off. After losing their first nine series...
