Joanne was born July 2, 1935, in Great Falls to Edward and Helen (Oakland) Bailey. After her mother’s death in 1946, she was adopted by her grandparents, Thomas and Rebecca (Hockenberry) Oakland.

An earlier version of this article described incorrectly the 2025 luxury-tax ramifications of an extension for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The article has been updated. Baseball writers frequently are ...

Both have since closed, but McMullen still has a shop in San Francisco. “I heard someone in the store the other day tell her friend that this is exactly what Oakland needed,” Curry told SFGATE ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- When Ken Griffey Jr.'s baseball-star father ... "That man right here, that is Oakland: Rickey Henderson." Former Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson recalled how most ...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Dan Gherezgher Jr. had 22 points in Northern Kentucky's 84-75 win against Oakland on Saturday night. Gherezgher added six assists for the Norse (10-13, 5-7 Horizon ...

Totals 23-51 18-20 75. Halftime_Oakland 40-39. 3-Point Goals_N. Kentucky 12-32 (Gherezgher 4-7, Pettus 4-9, Dilling 3-10, Wells 1-1, Robinson 0-1, Vinson 0-4), Oakland 11-25 (Cole 5-9, Mashhour 2 ...

Athletics Australia has rebranded itself to become Australian Athletics after 36 years without change. A statement said the rebrand was a bold, new identity as the sport evolves and grows in the ...

Ken Block's "Hoonitruck," a heavily modified 1977 Ford F-150 used in the late rally driver and viral-video star's "Gymkhana" series, was up for grabs at Barrett-Jackson's annual Scottsdale ...

Ohio State athletics operated at a surprising deficit as the Buckeyes' football team completed a national championship run, according to a report by Joey Kaufman of The Columbus Dispatch.