Ellison wants to buy the Warriors, but owner says they’re not for sale
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison says he wants to buy Oakland’s Golden State Warriors. Kind of like how he said he wanted to buy the San Francisco 49ers a few years ago. But Ellison appears to have a...
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Lakers make selves at home, top Warriors in shootout
The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers faced off in an offensive slugfest on Wednesday night, but despite being ahead most of the game, the home team was unable to secure the lead when it...
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Oakland catches March Madness
March Madness started today. March Madness, the NCAA men's basketball championship tournament, is held in March and April every year. This year, the championship game falls on April 4, and will be...
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At basketball camp, kids also drill nutrition and financial literacy skills
Known for its long history of fostering basketball stars, including legendary National Basketball Association guards like Gary Payton and Jason Kidd, the East Oakland Youth Development Center’s latest...
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An Oakland grad and Richmond native is on his way to college hoops
Jamaree Strickland sees the world differently. Some may even say the Richmond native has his head in the clouds. If anyone would know it'd be his mom, Stacey Strickland, who recalls that even back in...
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Yoga classes help Oakland High School athletes improve physical and mental...
When Rebecca Adams started teaching yoga and mindfulness at Oakland High School last year, it was as a weekly class for the staff, funded by a Staff Wellness grant from the Oakland Unified School...
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“The Run and Only” basketball league gives the NBA a run for its money
Two years ago, Jake Anderson took three friends from India to an NBA basketball game. To his surprise, his friends weren’t very impressed with what they saw. “We thought basketball games were fast and...
View ArticleJamtown plans basketball exchange program in Tanzania for Bay Area kids
Ameer Aziz was playing basketball with his 8-year-old son at an Oakland park near 19th Street when he noticed something strange: a man instructing kids about how to play basketball. “Eventually, I walk...
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