Sports
Video: Coco’s Fro Cannot Be Contained
May 22nd, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, Sports
It’s great to have Coco Crisp back in the line-up because not only is he a great player, his fun-loving, Bernie-leaning personality is a spark that helps motivate the rest of the team. A’s skipper Bob Melvin said as much before last night’s 1-0 victory [...]
Event: Street Ball Documentary “Doin’ It In The Park” Premiers in Oakland
May 18th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured, History, Sports
The rich sub-culture of un-organized basketball has blossomed in some pretty obscure places from Africa to Latin America, but nowhere possesses the cultural significance and swagger of its birthplace– New York City.
Experience Oakland: Go To A Warriors Game
May 16th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Experience Oakland, Featured, Sports
Amidst the East Bay / West Bay sibling rivalry, the Golden State Warriors are the one team that everyone can agree on. They are the only basketball team in the Bay Area, which gives them a larger potential fan base than the A’s, Giants, Raiders, or [...]
Experience Oakland: Play Pick-Up Basketball
April 5th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Experience Oakland, Featured, Sports
We had teenagers, OGs, a police officer, rappers, writers, teachers, students, and a singer all playing on the same court. If ever you wanted a glimpse of Oakland’s richness and diversity, that afternoon at Mosswood would have been a great introduction.
Sports: A’s Look To Have Another Magical Season
April 2nd, 2013 | by Sean | published in Featured, Sports
It seems as though it was just a few weeks ago that I was sitting in the Coliseum with 20+ family members cringing as the A’s were dominated by the now overpaid Justin Verlander and the rest of the Tigers. It seemed a pretty anti-climatic way to end a [...]
Oakland Athletic League Inducts First Hall-of-Fame Class
March 19th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in 38th Notables, Events, Featured, Sports
Given Oakland’s legendary sports history, it’s almost criminal that the Oakland Athletic League (OAL) hasn’t had a Hall of Fame to recognize it’s amazing public high school athletes. Thankfully, that all changed this past weekend inside the Oakland Coliseum’s Courtside Club.
Ultimate Underdogs: California School for the Deaf’s Football Team
November 29th, 2012 | by Sean | published in Featured, Sports
When I saw an article about the California School for the Deaf’s football program on the front page of the Tribune I was lightweight juiced. And then when I saw that Sports Illustrated did a mini documentary on them I was thrilled that an even wider [...]
Long Live The Playground: America’s Affair With Hip-Hop & Hoops
October 25th, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Sports
Last week bizarro Berkeley rapper Lil B, tried out for the Golden State Warriors D-League affiliate in Santa Cruz. His focus on basketball seems to stem from childhood aspirations, but the 5’6″ rapper is also seeking to hone his skills in order to [...]
An A’s vs. Giants World Series: Could It Happen Again?!
October 2nd, 2012 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Sports
The experts predicted that the Oakland A’s band of no name misfits would lose 100 games this year, and even A’s die hards had to google damn near every player on the 2012 roster. Evidently inspired by the conniving premise of the movie Major League, [...]
