The University of Minnesota has opted for a no alcoholic beverages policy for Gophers football games inside TCF Bank Stadium this season. But for those of appropriate age who want to enjoy a beer at Gophers football games this season, athletics director Joel Maturi said Wednesday, there will be tailgating right outside the stadium as well as other nearby venues, including the university's ... http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_12842126?source=rss Wed Jul 15 09:20:40 2009 PST Pioneer Press (http://www.twincities.com/)
Streaking Dallas Braden ( Oakland Athletics ) Braden (7-7, 3.12 ERA) has delivered a quality start in nine of 10 games since May 16. During that span, he has allowed no more than three earned runs in a game and lasted at least six innings in... http://www.covers.com/articles/articles.aspx?theArt=172027 Wed Jul 15 19:02:23 2009 PST Covers.com (http://www.covers.com/)
Tim Lincecum got the nod to start the All-Star Game for the National League on Tuesday night. But the best pitcher in the NL through the first half of the season just might be Danny Haren. That's right. The guy who pitched half a season for the Class A Midwest League Peoria Chiefs in 2002, his second year of minor-league ball. The guy the St. Louis Cardinals traded to Oakland before the 2005 ... http://www.pjstar.com/sports/x135753445/Former-Chief-one-of-best-on-NL-roster Tue Jul 14 20:36:43 2009 PST Peoria Journal Star (http://www.pjstar.com/)
Meanwhile, back in Oakland, where torpid despair is Job One, the A's are on the job tomorrow against the Angels, trying to repair the damage of a first half that has chased away all but the hardiest of souls. And while we have all floated the notion that... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/14/SPMV18OH4A.DTL Tue Jul 14 18:22:53 2009 PST San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfgate.com/)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The River Cats will highlight four unique promotions during this weekend's 4-game series at Raley Field (against the Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks), the only weekend of home games in the month of July for the first-place River Cats. The details: http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3863219 Mon Jul 13 10:23:37 2009 PST OurSports Central (http://www.oursportscentral.com/)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Alameda County is suing Oakland for the city's decision to enforce a tax on parking at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The county owns the land the stadium sits on and says the 18.5 percent tax would cost it money. That's because the teams that lease the stadium - the Oakland Athletics and Oakland Raiders - can deduct the tax from their rent payments, which are ... http://www.cbs47.tv/news/state/story/Alameda-and-Oakland-clash-over-stadium-parking/AzIXlRMXTESRVzR2AuM2hg.cspx?rss=154 Mon Jul 13 12:28:30 2009 PST CBS 47 Fresno (http://www.cbs47.tv/)
The A's didn't play like a team entering the All-Star break with a losing record for the first time in a decade. Orlando Cabrera hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland's four-run seventh, leading the A's to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/13/SPD918NBA5.DTL Mon Jul 13 00:53:23 2009 PST San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfgate.com/)
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) - Orlando Cabrera hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland's four-run seventh, leading the Athletics to a 7-3 come-from-behind victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2009/7/13/495439.html Mon Jul 13 06:04:47 2009 PST Bay News 9 Tampa Bay (http://www.baynews9.com/)