On an evening in which a sellout crowd at the O.co (Oakland) Coliseum was treated to post-game fireworks, the Oakland A’s treated their fans to even more reason to celebrate by defeating the Kansas City Royals 2-1 for the second consecutive night. Tommy Milone (4-5) earned the victory by out dueling Ervin Santana of the Royals. Early on it appeared more »
Logan Couture Leads San Jose Sharks Past LA Kings in OT Win
Somehow the San Jose Sharks found a way to win Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings despite being without several players for various parts of the game. To kick things off, the Sharks were already without Raffi Torres who has been suspended for the remainder of the series. more »
Josh Reddick Nearing Return, Hiro Nakajima Likely Staying in Sacramento For Now
Josh Reddick took dry swings for the first time Saturday since going on the disabled list with a sprained wrist. A’s manager Bob Melvin commented, “so far so good,” in response to how the session went. It is a good sign that he has not suffered a setback considering that he commented that surgery was not out of the question more »
Oakland A’s: Chris Young Activated From DL, Daric Barton Designated For Assignment
The Athletics made a pair of roster moves Saturday afternoon, activating outfielder Chris Young from the 15-day disabled list and designating first baseman Daric Barton for assignment to make room on the 25-man roster. Prior to going on the disabled list on May 4 (retroactive to April 30), Young had been batting .172 with 15 RBI in 23 games with the more »
Jarrod Parker Sharp, Donaldson and Rosales Homer in 2-1 “Bacon Friday” Win
Jarrod Parker threw arguably his best outing of the season Friday night as the Oakland A’s beat the Kansas City Royals on “Bacon Friday” at the Oakland Coliseum. Parker tossed seven innings, allowing just one earned run on four hits and two walks. He struck out five batters and tossed 98 pitches, 60 for strikes, in his outing. He retired more »
Sharks Need To Use Home Ice Advantage To Erase 2-0 Series Deficit
Just when it looked like San Jose was headed towards a split with the Los Angeles Kings on the road, 22 seconds that both the Sharks and their fans would like to forget sent them to their second straight loss in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. A pair of late penalties led to the two power more »
