Oakland Athletics News

Eric Chavez hit a go-ahead grand slam in the fifth inning and Oakland held on for a 5-3 victory over Toronto in the opener of a four-game series at McAfee Coliseum.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Octavio Dotel will undergo reconstructive surgery on his ailing right elbow, which will sideline the righthanded reliever for a minimum of a year.

There are times when Tadahito Iguchi will look like a rookie by swinging wildly and missing a high and outside fastball.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. , It was a terrible time for the New York Yankees to play a terrible team.

David Ortiz gave the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles a taste of what Boston's other rivals got during last year's World Series run.

You'll excuse me if I seem a little excited. I took a late-round flier 30 years ago on Mark Felt in my "Who is Deep Throat" roto league and well, I can finally live down my blown first round-pick of Henry ...

Oakland Athletics closer Octavio Dotel will have reconstructive elbow surgery as soon as possible, despite receiving recommendations from four doctors that he try to rehabilitate the injury first.

The Texas Rangers finally cooled their heels this week in Detroit's Comerica Park, losing the final two games of their series against Detroit after nine consecutive wins.

Members of The Vancouver Board of Trade enjoyed an exceptional night of networking at Nat Bailey Stadium, compliments of the Vancouver Canadians.

When Red Sox pitching coach Dave Wallace preaches the importance of throwing strikes and getting ahead of hitters to young pitchers, the video of last night's game is not one he'll want them to see.

Roger Clemens has expressed interest in joining the Rangers. The Rangers, by most accounts, have more to offer the Astros than the Yankees do.

Because the Scott Miller hex appears to be invincible, please write about the Yankees until further notice.

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It's great to be Andrew Beattie. The Sacramento River Cats second baseman has been nothing short of spectacular since his arrival in Triple-A on May 2. It started with a 12-game hitting streak; he moved from ...

We take our weekly Fantasy look at outfielders every Thursday. All stats and notes are through games of Wednesday, June 1. OK, a little trivia for you.

Pardon Barry Zito if he didn't quite know how to handle his situation. When he took the mound in the third inning of Wednesday night's 11-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, following the A's most ...

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By the time Curt Schilling gets to Phoenix, he'll have a host of people waiting to help him get back into shape.

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The 100 pound rookie got her start in go-kart racing--a popular family sport. "I'll watch my son race and pace back and forth," says Chris Hammond.

OAKLAND + Seth Etherton's first few days as a father quickly turned into a terrifying experience.

We take our look at Fantasy middle infielders every Wednesday. All stats and notes are through games of Tuesday, May 31.

Chad Orvella : In 2004 this hard-throwing righty shot through the Tampa Bay system, moving from Class A to Class AAA while collecting 117 strikeouts against 10 walks.

It's all too easy to raise financially irresponsible children, says Jonathan Clements.

A LETTER in "Your turn" over the weekend articulated a much-discussed point: the paucity of African-American ballplayers on the Oakland A's. African Americans also notice the same thing and have observed this ...

DURHAM - Bill Herrion knows what it's like to not be respected. A generation ago, the new men's basketball coach at the University of New Hampshire was lightly regarded as a player coming out of a tiny high ...

There are no rules for filling out an All-Star ballot. Vote for your favorite players, the cutest players, members of your fantasy team ... whatever makes you happy.

Former A's manager Art Howe got passed over for the Kansas City Royals' job Tuesday, and there really is no sugar-coating that kind of finger in the eye.

A lot of medical stories around here don't have a happy ending, but this one does.

With apologies to Helen Reddy: I am man, hear me whimper. As a part-time sports pig, I'd like to thank Danica Patrick for finally driving home the point that men, specifically when talking about women playing a ...

Bobby Crosby was activated from the disabled list Monday and immediately inserted into the lineup after missing 48 games because of stress fractures in his ninth and 10th ribs.

Resting Mike Piazza in day games after night games hasn't helped the veteran catcher whether he is at the plate or behind it, as his production continues to sag.

Jamie Moyer pitched six solid innings for his 131st win with Seattle, passing Randy Johnson to become the club's career leader as the Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Monday night.

A year ago, Freddy Sanchez thought he had blown his chance with the Pirates. A bum ankle forced Sanchez to start the 2004 season in extended spring training.

CLEVELAND , As Ken Macha's postgame meeting with the media was wrapping up Sunday afternoon, his cell phone rang.