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OAKLAND, Calif. - Brian Fuentes would have preferred a different outcome. He wanted to make a good first impression on his new Oakland teammates.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Ichiro Suzuki had two infield hits to become Seattle's career leader, including a bouncer in the ninth that drove in the go-ahead run in the Mariners' 5-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.

NFL: Oakland 39, Denver 23 OAKLAND, Calif., -- Oakland's Jason Campbell found Marcel Reece on a 73-yard scoring pass in the fourth quarter Sunday and the Raiders went on to best Denver 39-23. After Sebastian Janikowski put the Raiders ahead for good at 23-20 with a 47-yard field goal late in...

OAKLAND, California-- Police made more than 150 arrests as a crowd broke windows and knocked down fences, protesting a Los Angeles court decision to sentence a white former transit police officer to the minimum term for fatally shooting an unarmed black man. Friday night's unrest was the latest...

NFL: San Francisco 28, Oakland 24 OAKLAND, Calif., -- Anthony Dixon punched into the end zone from 1 yard out late in the fourth quarter Saturday, lifting San Francisco to a 28-24 exhibition win over Oakland. Dixon finished with 69 yards on 21 cars for the 49ers, now 3-0. Alex Smith...

MLB: Oakland 5, Texas 0 ARLINGTON, Texas, -- Dallas Braden tossed his second career shutout -- a four-hitter -- and the Oakland Athletics whitewashed Texas 5-0 Saturday. Braden (9-9) mystified the Rangers in a 120-pitch gem, during which he walked none and struck out one. The Oakland...

MLB: Cleveland 3, Oakland 2 CLEVELAND, Matt LaPorta put Cleveland in front with a two-run homer in the sixth Thursday and the Indians held on to edge Oakland 3-2. The Indians salvaged the final contest in a three-game series and snapped a five-game losing streak. It was a 1-1 contest...

NFL: Oakland 32, Chicago 17 CHICAGO, Aug. 22 -- Oakland quarterbacks Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller both ran for touchdowns Saturday as the Raiders rolled to a 32-17 exhibition victory over Chicago. Campbell was 10-of-20 for 170 yards with an interception in the first half. Boller was 7-of-9...

MLB: Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 4 OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 22 -- Sean Rodriguez belted a two-run, eighth-inning homer Saturday, handing the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 comeback win over Oakland. With the Rays down 4-2 entering the eighth, Willie Aybar smacked a one-out double to drive in Carlos Pena, who had...

MLB: Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 4 OAKLAND, Calif., An error by second baseman Ben Zobrist allowed Kevin Kouzmanoff to score the go-ahead run in the eighth Friday and give Oakland a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay. The Athletics scored twice in the eighth in rallying to their fourth straight victory. Gabe...

MLB: Oakland 6, Toronto 2 OAKLAND, Calif., Coco Crisp had three hits and scored the go-ahead run Tuesday in the Oakland Athletics' 6-2 victory over Toronto. The Athletics outhit Toronto 11-4 and snapped a four-game losing streak behind starting pitcher Dallas Braden (8-8), who allowed two runs...

MLB: Toronto 3, Oakland 1 OAKLAND, Calif., Shaun Marcum hurled a complete-game one-hitter Monday, giving the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-1 victory over Oakland. Marcum (11-6) brushed off poor starts in his previous two outings to notch his first career complete game. The only hit he allowed was a...

Medical pot at center of California battle OAKLAND, Calif., A medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif., says it opposes the city's plans to permit legal marijuana farms and put marijuana tax measures to voters. Harborside Health Center, believed to be the world's largest medical...

MLB: Oakland 6, Kansas City 0 OAKLAND, Calif., Trevor Cahill tossed his first career shutout and complete game Monday, hurling the Oakland Athletics to a 6-0 win over Kansas City. Cahill (11-4) allowed only three hits, walking four and striking out three in the 109-pitch gem. The 22-year-old...

MLB: Texas 7, Oakland 4 ARLINGTON, Texas, David Murphy and Taylor Teagarden hit sixth-inning homers Thursday that expanded a one-run lead and boosted the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 victory over Oakland. The Rangers won their fourth straight series following the All-Star break, improving to 10-4...

MLB: Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland 1 OAKLAND, Calif., Mark Buehrle went the distance for a second straight start Friday, allowing four hits and lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 5-1 victory over Oakland. Buehrle (9-8) pitched nine innings in his previous start, taking the loss in a 3-2...

MLB: Oakland 5, Boston 4 (10 innings) OAKLAND, Calif., Kevin Kouzmanoff's RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday gave the Oakland Athletics a 5-4 win over Boston. Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust both had a pair of RBI for the A's, who have won six of their last seven games. Daric...

MLB: Boston 2, Oakland 1 OAKLAND, Calif., Daisuke Matsuzaka shut down Oakland on two hits in six-plus innings Monday and the Boston Red Sox edged the Athletics 2-1. Matsuzaka (7-3) yielded only one run, walking two and fanning six to raise his road record to 4-0 in his last six starts away...

MLB: Oakland 6, Kansas City 5 KANSAS CITY, Mo., Adam Rosales delivered a run-scoring single in the ninth inning Saturday and the Oakland Athletics edged Kansas City 6-5. Kurt Suzuki stroked a one-out double off Joakim Soria (0-2) in the ninth and one out later Rosales hit a sharp grounder up...

MLB: LA Angels 6, Oakland 5 (10 innings) OAKLAND, Calif., (UPI) -- Erick Aybar hit the third Los Angeles homer of the game leading off the 10th inning Friday, giving the Angels a much-needed 6-5 win over Oakland. Los Angeles ended a four-game losing streak and won for just the second time in...