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Ohio State Athletics Appears to Respond to Marcus Freeman

The Fighting Irish coach commented on his alma mater’s athletic and academic balance.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 14, 2022

Athletics’ bats can’t build on momentum, go silent until late in loss to Cleveland

The Athletics initially picked up where they left off Sunday but their bats quickly went quiet in a 6-3 road loss to the Cleveland Guardians.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Athletics snap 10-game losing streak as Brown hits grand slam in Cleveland

Seth Brown hit a seventh-inning grand slam Saturday to help assuage two weeks of misery Saturday, igniting a late offensive explosion in a 10-5 road win against the Cleveland Guardians.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Jeff Bagwell Explains Why He Thinks ‘Moneyball’ is a ‘Farce’

The legendary Astros first baseman isn’t totally impressed with the early 2000s Oakland Athletics.

Sports Illustrated · May 26, 2022

Athletics get key hits from Brown, Murphy in seventh and beat Twins

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Athletics got enough offense from some slumping hitters Tuesday night to support their pitching staff and beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 before a crowd of 3,460 at the Coliseum.

Tribune News Service · May 18, 2022

Tigers claw out of early hole, but drop series finale to Athletics

DETROIT — There will be stretches of the season when giving a team a three-run head-start in the first inning won’t seem like such a deep hole. But when your offense has managed three runs in a game just three times in the last three weeks, that hole might’ve looked…

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Offense awakens, returns to slumber as Tigers split doubleheader vs. A's

DETROIT — Baseball has an odd way of sorting things out sometimes.

Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022

Offense awakens as Tigers snap 6-game skid in Game 1 vs. Athletics

DETROIT — Baseball has an odd way of sorting things out sometimes.

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

Twins edge Athletics 4-3 for ninth win in a row at home

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins completed their first sweep of the Athletics since 2012 on Sunday largely due to some solid relief pitching. Five relievers held Oakland to just two singles over the final 6 2/3 innings, and the Twins tied their longest winning streak in Target Field history with their…

Tribune News Service · May 8, 2022

Sonny Gray returns from injured list, Twins beat Oakland 1-0; wait on Buxton's knee

Jorge Polanco's 451-foot blast was the Twins' lone run, but it was enough to carry them to their eighth straight home victory.

Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022