Lawn bowling at Lake Merritt survived the pandemic. Now the club aims to be stronger than ever.
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The remarkable rise of the Oakland Roots: The Town’s homegrown soccer club
Professional sports teams have used and abandoned Oakland. Could the Oakland Roots be different?
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Politicians sabotaged Midnight Basketball. 30 years later, Oakland’s chapter pushes forward
The youth development program headquartered in Oakland became a pawn in Republican-Democrat policy fights in the 1990s.
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Oakland Roots to start a women’s soccer team
The new team, ‘Oakland Soul,’ will make its debut in 2023.
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This Oakland women’s basketball league helps locals go pro around the world
And could a local WNBA team be in the cards?
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How two mentors are building on the legacy of Black golfers in Oakland
Preston Pinkney and Howard Oliver run programs that provide youth access to a historically exclusive sport.
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Photos: The Oakland Roots kick off a new season
The soccer team played its first home game of the 2022 season at Laney College on Saturday. Pre-game festivities included a performance by hip-hop collective Grand Nationxl.