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Nick Kurtz, just 23, matched a franchise legend's 48-game on-base streak and has a shot to break it tonight. The young Athletics star is rewriting history books while leading his team to first place.
A three-mile urban creek in Oakland now hosts wild rainbow trout and endangered plants thanks to three decades of volunteer restoration work. What started with neighbors clearing trash has become a model for urban watershed recovery.
Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz just matched a legendary franchise record held by Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson. At just 23 years old, he's also climbing the all-time list for baseball's youngest players.
Oakland pitcher Ben Green delivered a career-best performance with nine strikeouts to lead the Golden Grizzlies to a dominant 10-2 victory in the opening game of the Horizon League Baseball Championship. The win sends Oakland to face top-seeded Wright State in Thursday's next round.
Oakland artist Sandy Walker spent decades transforming atomic bomb survivor Tamiki Hara's writings into intimate ink drawings that make nuclear violence urgently human. His new illustrated edition honors 80 years since Hiroshima by refusing to let history become abstract.
Thousands of Americans are ditching car ownership in some of the country's most car-dependent cities and loving it. From Los Angeles to small-town Wisconsin, people are proving you don't need four wheels to build a fulfilling life.
Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers crushed a 412-foot home run in his first swing back after becoming a dad. His teammates had predicted the "dad strength" blast before the game even started.
An Oakland artist created custom platform shoes to bring guests of all heights to the same eye level for one unforgettable night. The social experiment turned physical differences into something you could literally step in and out of.
Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers celebrated his pregnant wife's birthday in the sweetest way possible—by hitting two home runs while she watched from the stands. The expecting father is having the best year of his career just as he's about to welcome his first child.
Seattle's struggling stars broke their hitting slump in spectacular fashion, stringing together three straight hits in the bottom of the ninth to beat Oakland 5-4. The dramatic comeback ended weeks of frustration and showed the team's best hitters finding their rhythm at the perfect moment.
Mt. Lebanon's Leah Smith, who captured Olympic gold in Rio, has hung up her goggles after 23 years of competitive swimming. The Oakland Catholic graduate's journey from local pools to the world's biggest stage inspired a generation of young swimmers.
After a slow start to his sophomore season, reigning AL Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz crushed his first homer of 2026 to lead the Oakland A's to their first-ever series sweep of the Mets. The young A's are now 8-7 after conquering a brutal 15-game stretch against playoff contenders.
A middle school science teacher who helps students fight climate anxiety through hands-on environmental action just earned Oakland County's highest teaching honor. Rachel Harwell transforms worry into hope, one native garden at a time.
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A 3-week-old mountain lion cub named Crimson is thriving at Oakland Zoo after rescuers found him alone and starving in Southern California. The tiny cub now receives bottle feedings every three hours and will soon meet another rescued cub.
Sydney Jones sweeps up shattered safety glass from Bay Area car break-ins and transforms it into beautiful jade-green earrings. Her kitchen-top kiln keeps glass out of landfills while turning an ugly crime into wearable art.
Figure skater Alysa Liu brought her Olympic gold medal home to a hero's welcome in Oakland, where thousands gathered to celebrate their hometown champion. The 20-year-old chose an intimate plaza gathering over a parade so she could connect directly with her fans.
A 19-year-old Japanese tourist attended one NFL game in Oakland in 2018, knew nothing about football, and decided on the spot to become an NFL kicker. Seven years later, after teaching himself to kick using YouTube videos and practicing alone at night in a Tokyo park, Kansei Matsuzawa just finished an All-American season at the University of Hawai'i.
Hundreds packed Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza to celebrate hometown hero Alysa Liu, the first U.S. woman to win Olympic figure skating gold in 20 years. The 20-year-old skater, raised by Chinese immigrants in Richmond and trained at Oakland Ice Center, brought pride back to a city hungry for championship moments.
Figure skater Alysa Liu brought her Olympic gold medal tour home to Oakland, where thousands gathered to celebrate the city's first women's singles champion in 24 years. The hometown hero used the moment to shine a spotlight on the diverse community that shaped her.
Figure skater Alysa Liu brought home two gold medals from the 2026 Winter Olympics, becoming the first American woman to win Olympic gold in the sport since 2002. Thousands gathered at Oakland City Hall to celebrate their hometown hero who put The Town on the world stage.
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