Oakland A's

This just wouldn't have happened 10 years ago. When the Oakland A's baseball team announced prior to spring training that they would host an LGBT night on June 17, some season ticket holders and other Bay Area fans said they wouldn't go to the game.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for Oakland Athletic pitcher Jeff Samardzija in Oakland on Sunday.

Over the weekend, the final game of the “Battle Of The Bay” series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants ended in spectacular fashion with Oakland rookie Derek Norris hitting a walk-off homer to steal a win for the Athletics.

Recently, we learned Abraham Lincoln is a heck of a quarterback. Darth Vader, however, botched his chance to show off his athletic abilities when he one-hopped the first pitch at O.co Coliseum in Oakland before the A’s game against the Tigers on Friday night.