Sports
BEAST MODE, A Haiku for Marshawn
January 13th, 2015 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, Sports
Beast Mode is as though A pinball has attitude, 4-wheel drive, and spikes Below are a few of Marshawn’s epic runs over the past few years. For every big run there are a hundred others when Marshawn grinds out 4 or 5 yards where there is […]
Home Field Advantage: Oakland – The City That Changed The Face of Sports
December 18th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, History, Sports
My father has been talking about the amazing history of Oakland sports for as long as I can remember. Every night at the kitchen table the whole family was given history lessons about the local legends who collectively told the Oakland story. There […]
Marshawn Lynch Talks About Growing Up In Oakland on ESPN’s E:60
November 1st, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in 38th Notables, Featured, Sports
I’ve loved Oakland since I was old enough to begin to understand it. And when you’re from an underdog city, you love everyone who is putting on for your city by proxy. I’ve known Marshawn Lynch since we attended high school together at Oakland Tech. […]
Video: Coco’s Fro Cannot Be Contained
May 22nd, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Featured, Sports
It’s great to have Coco Crisp back in the line-up because not only is he a great player, his fun-loving, Bernie-leaning personality is a spark that helps motivate the rest of the team. A’s skipper Bob Melvin said as much before last night’s 1-0 victory […]
Event: Street Ball Documentary “Doin’ It In The Park” Premiers in Oakland
May 18th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Events, Featured, History, Sports
The rich sub-culture of un-organized basketball has blossomed in some pretty obscure places from Africa to Latin America, but nowhere possesses the cultural significance and swagger of its birthplace– New York City.
Experience Oakland: Go To A Warriors Game
May 16th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Experience Oakland, Featured, Sports
Amidst the East Bay / West Bay sibling rivalry, the Golden State Warriors are the one team that everyone can agree on. They are the only basketball team in the Bay Area, which gives them a larger potential fan base than the A’s, Giants, Raiders, or […]
Experience Oakland: Play Pick-Up Basketball
April 5th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in Experience Oakland, Featured, Sports
We had teenagers, OGs, a police officer, rappers, writers, teachers, students, and a singer all playing on the same court. If ever you wanted a glimpse of Oakland’s richness and diversity, that afternoon at Mosswood would have been a great introduction.
Sports: A’s Look To Have Another Magical Season
April 2nd, 2013 | by Sean | published in Featured, Sports
It seems as though it was just a few weeks ago that I was sitting in the Coliseum with 20+ family members cringing as the A’s were dominated by the now overpaid Justin Verlander and the rest of the Tigers. It seemed a pretty anti-climatic way to end a […]
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Oakland Athletic League Inducts First Hall-of-Fame Class
March 19th, 2013 | by Coolhand Luke | published in 38th Notables, Events, Featured, Sports
Given Oakland’s legendary sports history, it’s almost criminal that the Oakland Athletic League (OAL) hasn’t had a Hall of Fame to recognize it’s amazing public high school athletes. Thankfully, that all changed this past weekend inside the Oakland Coliseum’s Courtside Club.
