If it seems to you like we’ve hit Peak Sports Team Move Threat lately, you’re not alone. In the last few weeks there’s been talk of the St. Louis Rams going to L.A., the Oakland Raiders to L.A. or maybe … Continue reading
Among the many historic firsts of this year’s World Series—first Royals appearance in 29 years!—one that stands out is that these are the first teams that have had to win eight postseason games apiece just to get to this point. … Continue reading
Tustin. Let’s all say it together: “Tustin.” It sounds vaguely exotic, vaguely familiar. Obscure place name from the Star Wars universe? Something involving milk reviews? Not quite. As it so happens, Tustin is the possible new home of the Los … Continue reading
The end of the baseball season this weekend will mark a bunch of milestones: the close of Derek Jeter’s career, the likely conclusion to the Royals’ 28-year postseason drought, the last time Mets fans will be able to blame Matt … Continue reading
There’s still a lot of baseball left to be played, but if things continue as they are now, this could shape up to be a historic season. That’s because if the schedule ended today, neither the New York Yankees nor … Continue reading
One of the weirder sidebars to the A’s big trade for 40 percent of the Cubs’ starting rotation has been what it meant for Tommy Milone. One of Oakland’s hottest incumbent starters going into the trade, Milone found himself bumped … Continue reading
After a week of bitter wrangling, A’s owner Lew Wolff and Oakland city officials finally agreed on a new lease last week, after Wolff threatened to move the team if he didn’t get one. The A’s are now committed to … Continue reading
Friday was supposed to be a big day in Oakland. That’s when the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, the city-county agency that runs the home of the A’s and Raiders, was set to vote on a new lease to … Continue reading
ou’ve got to hand it to the Chicago Cubs, they really know how to throw a party in the most Cubs way possible. In this, the 100th anniversary season of Wrigley Field, the team so far has introduced one of … Continue reading
NEWARK, N.J. — I’d never watched a sports franchise die before. Oh, sure, I’d seen teams die metaphorically — I’m a Mets fan, after all — and I once watched from afar as an entire league, the women’s American Basketball … Continue reading