Topic: Oakland Athletics

Sports officials postponed and rescheduled events along the Northeast coast of the United States on Friday as Hurricane Irene threatened to bring devastating winds and heavy rain to the region.The US PGA Tour reduced its first season-ending playoff event, The Barclays in ...

Yankees slam Athletics in grand fashion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees hit a Major League record three grand slam home runs in one game to overcome a six-run deficit and rout the Oakland Athletics 22-9 at Yankee Stadium Thursday.Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson ...

Crisp home runs knock Yankees off perch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coco Crisp belted a three-run home run in the 10th inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday, a loss that dropped the Yankees out of first place in ...

Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson has season-ending surgery

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brett Anderson will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season after having elbow surgery on Thursday, the team said.The reconstructive surgery to the ulnar collateral ligament in Anderson's left elbow was called ...

Hall of Fame manager Williams dies at 82

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Fame manager Dick Williams, who led the Oakland Athletics to a pair of World Series championships, died on Thursday after suffering a ruptured aortic aneurysm. He was aged 82.Williams posted a record of 1,571-1,451 during ...

Fan dies after fall at Rangers game

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - A fan fell to his death at Rangers Ballpark Thursday after catching a ball tossed to him by Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton.The man was reaching for a ball thrown to him by Hamilton during the second inning and ...

Rangers blank A's as Holland returns to form

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Texas starter Derek Holland banished memories of his woeful previous outing by pitching a complete game and leading the Rangers to a 6-0 win over the Oakland A's on Thursday.Holland was pulled in the first inning of Saturday's ...

Hall of Fame manager Williams dead at 82

Dick Williams, a Hall of Fame baseball manager who guided back-to-back World Series champions with the Oakland A's, died Thursday at his Las Vegas home at age 82.Williams went 1,571-1,421 in a total of 21 seasons as a Major League Baseball manager ...

Brewers spoil Tony La Russa's 5,000th game party

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The St Louis Cardinals were unable to deliver a celebratory victory for manager Tony La Russa in his 5,000th game, falling to a disappointing 8-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.The 66-year-old has won 2,676 games with the ...

MLB's A's lose 10th straight on day of bits and Bobs

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox eased to a 9-4 victory over Oakland on Thursday, condemning the Athletics to a 10th consecutive loss just hours after Bob Melvin replaced fired manager Bob Geren on an interim basis.Melvin's changes to the batting ...