The tour stop career for outfielder Casper Wells continues. The Oakland A’s announced today that they traded Wells to the Chicago White Sox for cash. The A’s acquired Wells for cash from the Toronto Blue Jays. Yesterday he was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Yoenis Cespedes after a stint on the 15-day [...]
NFL power rankingsare being reshuffled all over the place after the San Francisco 49ers’ downright ugly showing against the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin and his team rolled into San Francisco on Sunday and reminded the 49ers why the most recent Lombardi Trophy is in New York by [...]
If the Oakland Raiders were not 1-3 coming into Sunday’s game against the now 6-0 Atlanta Falcons, their 23-20 heartbreaking loss might not have stung as much. But that was the reality, making the loss feel like multiple bee stings. Winning on Sunday would have put the Raiders right back in the thick of things [...]
There should be no more questions about Peyton Manning. Last week he struggled a bit in the first half against the Houston Texans, but Manning was able to make it close with a furious comeback in the second half, only to fall short losing 31-25. Today he left no doubt as he guided his Denver Broncos to [...]
Sept. 19, 2012 From Will Kiss Oakland Raiders’ Media Relations ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders Wednesday signed to the active roster CB Brandian Ross from the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad. The Raiders also added two players to their practice squad, signing DB Akwasi Owusu-Ansah and re-signing DT Vaughn Meatoga. The 6-foot-1, 191-pound Ross, [...]
Monday Night’s hard-to-watch performance by the Oakland Raiders will not sit well with the Raider Nation. The Raiders opened the 2012 season with a thud, losing the season opener 22-14. The silver and black’s only touchdown came with 54 seconds left in the game on a two-yard pass from Carson Palmer to rookie Rod Streater. Streater [...]
The Oakland A’s (47-44) continued their resilient ways on Wednesday afternoon with a walk-off win against the Texas Rangers (55-36). The A’s now have nine wins in walk-off fashion which leads the major leagues. Shortstop Brandon Hicks led off the bottom of ninth with with a 420 foot home run to center field, giving the A’s a [...]
The Oakland A’s (45-43) scored all the runs they would need in the top of the first inning in a 9-3 win over the Minnesota Twins (36-51) on Saturday night. With the A’s second win of the three-game set, they are looking to avenge a series sweep at the hands of the Twins in late May. The team only [...]
With injuries to key guys in the Oakland A’s starting pitching rotation, guys like, Jarod Parker (5-4, 2.86) and A.J. Griffin (o-o, 1.50) have stepped in and have not only held things down, but have made a case that they deserve to pitch every fifth day. Can They Count On It? Not only would one have to [...]
With a relatively young ball club, you need a veteran presence to stabilize the team and keep things together. To an extent, this would be the responsibility of the manager. Oakland A’s skipper Bob Melvin has done a nice job of keeping a young team debilitated with injuries stay right in the thick of things in the American League. What more »
