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The Bay Area is also “one of the best ecosystems of women’s soccer,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The support from people across the Bay Area has been overwhelming,” said Waxman, who is also co-chair of Bay FC. “It’s because the best women’s soccer in the world is played here in the U.S. … and 40% of the women’s U.S. national team has Bay Area ties. People are ready for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman referred to the Bay Area as a “hotbed for women’s soccer,” which, she added, has been under-utilized and under-invested. But with teams like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/\">Oakland Roots\u003c/a>, which plays in the USL Championship, and amateur women’s team \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/\">Oakland Soul\u003c/a>, which just completed its first season to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11915080/oakland-roots-soccer-club-to-start-new-amateur-womens-team\">rousing home support\u003c/a>, the Bay Area is already on the map in terms of high-level soccer. The addition of an NWSL team is expected to take Bay Area soccer to another level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This league is the best in the world and has the potential to bring in all possible fans and be the kind of inclusive environment that attracts the best players,” Berman said at the press release on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay FC co-founder and former U.S. national team player Chastain told KQED at the launch it was a “monumental” day for women’s soccer as well as women in business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This day has been a long time in the making … We know that the nine counties [in the Bay Area] are essential to the success of our team. They are our team,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952137\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952137\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Four girls pose for a photo with two soccer balls and people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Alameda Islanders youth soccer team pose for a photo. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Where Bay FC will practice and play their matches hasn’t been decided yet, and they know the team has to be ready for the 2024 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a lot of work to do, to stand up the company and get this in a place that we’re ready to rock and roll and kick a ball come 2024,” said co-founder and former national team player Wagner. “We’ve got to bring in world-class executives to lead our vision, but we’ve also got to get players. We need a full roster.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952139\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands and listens with people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fan Deepa Patel, 27, stands for a photo during the kickoff event. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay FC investor and board member Sheryl Sandberg, formerly of Meta, said she considered Bay FC a win for girls, women, sports and the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For all of us, this is much bigger and much more than soccer,” Sandberg said from the stage at FC Day for the Bay. “You may have noticed that men have run the world for a really long time. I don’t think it’s going that well. Women’s sports are critical to creating the path the world needs for change. Girls who play today become women who lead tomorrow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some girls like Olivia, 6, are already eagerly watching. “I’m excited to see them all play really cool and just see them all score goals and make really good finishes,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952136\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A young girl sits and listens with people around her and behind her.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia, 6, listens to speakers during the event. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Attila Pelit, Emily Calix, Kelly O’Mara, Kori Suzuki and Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://bayfc.com/\">Bay Football Club\u003c/a>, the Bay Area’s first National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team, got the ball rolling for the 2024 season at an official launch event at the Main Parade Lawn in San Francisco’s Presidio on Saturday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m so excited. I started watching the NWSL since the 2015 World Cup, and since then I’ve just been waiting for a team to come,” said Deepa Patel, a soccer fan from San Bruno, who was at FC Day for the Bay. “I put my deposit down already, for seats. I’m ready.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952135\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952135\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66015_06032023_bayfc-027-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Two men and a woman stand on a stage as one of the men speaks to the crowd.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66015_06032023_bayfc-027-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66015_06032023_bayfc-027-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66015_06032023_bayfc-027-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66015_06032023_bayfc-027-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66015_06032023_bayfc-027-KQED-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San José Mayor Matt Mahan (right) speaks alongside state Senator Scott Weiner (center) and a representative of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay FC announced in an online press release on June 1 that it would be the 14th team in the National Women’s Soccer League, the top women’s professional soccer league in the U.S. The team was co-founded by four former U.S. national women’s team legends — Brandi Chastain, Leslie Osborne, Danielle Slaton and Aly Wagner — in partnership with global investment firm \u003ca href=\"https://sixthstreet.com/\">Sixth Street\u003c/a>. The team colors — navy blue, warm poppy red and fog gray — and the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cs9QH2GgOkm/\">Gothic-font logo\u003c/a> with a nod to the Golden Gate Bridge, emphasize the new team’s mission to represent the entire Bay Area.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“We really, truly are focused on bringing our Bay Area together, being a bridge that unites the diverse communities we have here,” said Slaton in the press release. “We believe we will attract the best players, the best supporters, the best fans, the best sponsors from around the globe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Rafael resident Monica McMillan, 59, celebrated with friends at the launch, where there were musical performances, food trucks, giveaways and soccer games. She said it was great to finally have a women’s pro soccer team in Northern California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t have to fly to Portland. We don’t have to fly to LA. We don’t have to go to San Diego to watch. We got somebody representing Northern California,” said McMillan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952138\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66032_06032023_bayfc-394-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of people listening while some take photos.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66032_06032023_bayfc-394-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66032_06032023_bayfc-394-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66032_06032023_bayfc-394-KQED-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66032_06032023_bayfc-394-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66032_06032023_bayfc-394-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">People listen during the event. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The decision to invest in a Bay Area women’s soccer team came from the long-term growth and popularity of women’s soccer over the last 20 years, said Sixth Street CEO and co-founder Alan Waxman. The Bay Area is also “one of the best ecosystems of women’s soccer,” he added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The support from people across the Bay Area has been overwhelming,” said Waxman, who is also co-chair of Bay FC. “It’s because the best women’s soccer in the world is played here in the U.S. … and 40% of the women’s U.S. national team has Bay Area ties. People are ready for this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman referred to the Bay Area as a “hotbed for women’s soccer,” which, she added, has been under-utilized and under-invested. But with teams like the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandrootssc.com/\">Oakland Roots\u003c/a>, which plays in the USL Championship, and amateur women’s team \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandsoulsc.com/\">Oakland Soul\u003c/a>, which just completed its first season to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11915080/oakland-roots-soccer-club-to-start-new-amateur-womens-team\">rousing home support\u003c/a>, the Bay Area is already on the map in terms of high-level soccer. The addition of an NWSL team is expected to take Bay Area soccer to another level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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They are our team,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952137\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952137\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"Four girls pose for a photo with two soccer balls and people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66031_06032023_bayfc-364-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Alameda Islanders youth soccer team pose for a photo. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Where Bay FC will practice and play their matches hasn’t been decided yet, and they know the team has to be ready for the 2024 season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve got a lot of work to do, to stand up the company and get this in a place that we’re ready to rock and roll and kick a ball come 2024,” said co-founder and former national team player Wagner. “We’ve got to bring in world-class executives to lead our vision, but we’ve also got to get players. We need a full roster.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952139\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952139\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A woman stands and listens with people in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66034_06032023_bayfc-429-KQED-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fan Deepa Patel, 27, stands for a photo during the kickoff event. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bay FC investor and board member Sheryl Sandberg, formerly of Meta, said she considered Bay FC a win for girls, women, sports and the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For all of us, this is much bigger and much more than soccer,” Sandberg said from the stage at FC Day for the Bay. “You may have noticed that men have run the world for a really long time. I don’t think it’s going that well. Women’s sports are critical to creating the path the world needs for change. Girls who play today become women who lead tomorrow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some girls like Olivia, 6, are already eagerly watching. “I’m excited to see them all play really cool and just see them all score goals and make really good finishes,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11952136\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11952136\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A young girl sits and listens with people around her and behind her.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/06/RS66018_06032023_bayfc-065-KQED-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Olivia, 6, listens to speakers during the event. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Attila Pelit, Emily Calix, Kelly O’Mara, Kori Suzuki and Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Blue finished 209–161 with a 3.27 ERA, 2,175 strikeouts, 143 complete games and 37 shutouts over 17 seasons with Oakland (1969–77), San Francisco (1978–81, 1985–86) and Kansas City (1982–83).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Vida Blue has been a Bay Area baseball icon for over 50 years,” Giants President Larry Baer said in a statement. “His impact on the Bay Area transcends his 17 years on the diamond with the influence he’s had on our community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>A six-time All-Star and three-time 20-game winner, Blue helped pitch the Swingin’ A’s, as Charley Finley’s colorful, mustachioed team was known, to consecutive World Series titles from 1972–74. Since then, only the 1998–2000 New York Yankees have accomplished the feat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are few players with a more decorated career than Vida Blue,” the A’s said in a statement. “Vida will always be a franchise legend and a friend.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Selected by the then-Kansas City Athletics on the second round of the 1967 amateur draft, Blue made his big league debut with Oakland on July 20, 1969, about a week shy of his 20th birthday. He made four starts and 12 relief appearances, then spent most of 1970 at Triple-A Iowa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Called up when rosters expanded, he pitched a one-hit shutout at Kansas City in his second start. In his fourth start, Blue pitched a no-hitter against Minnesota on Sept. 21 at 21 years, 55 days, which made him the youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter since the live-ball era started in 1920.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He held out after his MVP season and signed a $50,000 one-year deal. Blue didn’t make his first start until May 24 and went 6–10. From 1973–76, he went 77–48 and 0–3 in the World Series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948728\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/GettyImages-72343526.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11948728\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/GettyImages-72343526-800x943.jpg\" alt=\"A vintage black and white photo of a Black man dressed in a baseball uniform getting ready throw a baseball.\" width=\"800\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/GettyImages-72343526-800x943.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/GettyImages-72343526-160x189.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/05/GettyImages-72343526.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vida Blue, No. 14 for the Oakland Athletics, pitching during a game at County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1974. \u003ccite>(Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 1975, he pitched the first five innings of a no-hitter against the California Angels, but was pulled early by manager Alvin Dark to rest him for the playoffs in a game finished by Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Blue clashed publicly with Finley, the A’s owner traded Blue twice only to be blocked each time by baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Finley attempted in June 1976 to trade Blue to the New York Yankees for $1.5 million and Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to the Boston Red Sox for $1 million each. Kuhn vetoed the deals under the commissioner’s authority to act in the “best interest of baseball.” In December 1977, Kuhn stopped Finley from trading Blue to Cincinnati for $1.75 million and minor league first baseman Dave Revering.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Blue was traded to the Giants the following March in a deal that brought Oakland seven players, including outfielder Gary Thomasson and catcher Gary Alexander. Blue was dealt to the Royals in March 1982 and released in August 1983.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His death comes weeks after the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947211/oakland-mayor-says-as-fans-deserve-better-after-team-announces-deal-to-buy-vegas-stadium\">A’s announced plans to move the team to Las Vegas\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a big business, and getting traded is a part of the business,” said Blue in an interview with KQED last year about the team potentially leaving Oakland. “Teams come and teams go, and hopefully they get something resolved and the A’s can stay in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Brian Watt contributed reporting to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Stephen Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points and time and again willed on the defending champions in their quest for a repeat, Kevon Looney grabbed 21 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Sacramento Kings 120–100 in Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry’s points are the most in NBA history in a Game 7, topping former teammate Kevin Durant’s 48 for the Nets against Milwaukee in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Warriors fell behind 2–0 in this series, then won twice on the road in front of a hostile, cowbell-clanging crowd in the state capital to become the first reigning champion to drop the first two games and win any postseason series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948155\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948155\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191.jpg\" alt=\"Basketballer goes for a layup with two opponents defending.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors handles the ball during the third quarter in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, bring on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals with all that NBA Finals history with James and Golden State dating to his Cleveland days. Game 1 is Tuesday night at Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento’s special comeback season is over long before these young Kings had planned. After snapping a 16-year playoff drought — the longest in NBA history — under coach of the year Mike Brown, playoff-starved Sacramento earned a No. 3 seed but missed advancing to the second round for the first time since 2004. No more “light the beam” at Golden 1 Center this season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry shot 20 of 38 with seven 3’s and delivered after almost every big play by Sacramento as Splash Brother Klay Thompson struggled on both ends again. But Thompson came through in some crucial moments, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948156\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948156\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729.jpg\" alt=\"Basketball players goes for a layup.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket during the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Malik Monk’s put-back and three-point play with 14.6 seconds remaining in the third pulled Sacramento within six, only for Thompson to hit a long 3 and convert a four-point play to make it 91–81 heading into the final 12 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists but the Warriors held De’Aaron Fox in check as he scored 16 points on 5-for-19 shooting in his third game playing with a broken index finger on his shooting hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trailing 58–56 at halftime, the Warriors opened the second half with a 13–4 burst to take a 69–62 lead and force a Kings timeout at the 7:50 mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948157\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948157\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280.jpg\" alt=\"Basketball player reacts after scoring with cheering crowd behind him.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malik Monk of the Sacramento Kings reacts after scoring during the third quarter in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sacramento scored early on with a beautiful combination of classic give-and-goes and long jumpers off crisp passing around the perimeter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Curry kept coming, and Looney kept scrapping to create second and third opportunities during his brilliant series on the boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry fired from way back with precision and fearlessly drove to the basket with jaw-dropping acrobatics all afternoon to send Kings fans to the exits late in the fourth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948158\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948158\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870.jpg\" alt=\"A coach in a blue long-sleeve shirt talks to a basketball player whose back is turned to the camera.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors talks with Stephen Curry during Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thompson began 1 for 10 missing his first five 3’s before connecting at the 9:18 mark of the third. Golden State, playing just its fourth Game 7 under Steve Kerr since the 2014–15 title run, was smart down the stretch after 18 turnovers in Game 6 led to 23 Kings points and Kerr calling his team “wildly undisciplined.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kerr had no doubt before the deciding game — and he went back to Draymond Green in the starting lineup for Game 7 with the season on the line after the fiery forward came off the bench the previous two contests following a Game 3 suspension for stepping on Domantas Sabonis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948159\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948159\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253.jpg\" alt=\"A basketball player celebrates.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors leaves the court after scoring 50 points and defeating the Sacramento Kings 120–100 in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“These guys are champions, defending champions from a year ago, four in the last eight years, these guys know the deal,” Kerr said. “There’s a sense of confidence and a sense that we’re going to go get it done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before the final buzzer, Kerr offered a long embrace to Brown — Golden State’s former top assistant who once coached the Warriors during Kerr’s health absence and just guided the Kings’ remarkable turnaround.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Looney on the boards\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Looney wound up with 106 rebounds in the series — 37 on the offensive glass. This was his fifth straight playoff game with double-digit rebounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the final five games of the series, Looney had 90 rebounds and 34 on the offensive end with 27 assists.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Comeback time\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since all rounds became best-of-seven in 2003, the other two teams coming off titles that fell behind 2–0 were each swept — the Heat losing to the Bulls in 2007 and and the Mavericks falling to the Thunder in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948160\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948160\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189.jpg\" alt=\"Two basketball players from opposing teams talk in front of press and fans.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors talks with De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings after the Warriors defeated the Kings 120–100 in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tip-ins\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kings:\u003c/strong> The Kings out-rebounded Golden State 28–22 in the first half. After Sacramento’s bench outscored the Warriors 52–21 in Game 6, the reserves again came through — 25–8 in the first half and 41–18 overall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Warriors:\u003c/strong> Curry missed consecutive free throws in the second and Thompson couldn’t convert a pair early in the third. Golden State went 19 of 30 from the line after missing 10 free throws in Game 6 (25 of 35). Gary Payton II blocked four shots. The Warriors improved to 3–1 in Game 7’s since 2015. Golden State hadn’t been to Game 7 since May 28, 2018, at Houston in the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors won to reach their fourth straight finals on the way to a repeat championship. Golden State improved to 19–0 in playoff series against West opponents under Kerr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Stephen Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points and time and again willed on the defending champions in their quest for a repeat, Kevon Looney grabbed 21 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Sacramento Kings 120–100 in Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry’s points are the most in NBA history in a Game 7, topping former teammate Kevin Durant’s 48 for the Nets against Milwaukee in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Warriors fell behind 2–0 in this series, then won twice on the road in front of a hostile, cowbell-clanging crowd in the state capital to become the first reigning champion to drop the first two games and win any postseason series.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948155\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948155\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191.jpg\" alt=\"Basketballer goes for a layup with two opponents defending.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486639191-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kevon Looney of the Golden State Warriors handles the ball during the third quarter in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, bring on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals with all that NBA Finals history with James and Golden State dating to his Cleveland days. Game 1 is Tuesday night at Chase Center.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento’s special comeback season is over long before these young Kings had planned. After snapping a 16-year playoff drought — the longest in NBA history — under coach of the year Mike Brown, playoff-starved Sacramento earned a No. 3 seed but missed advancing to the second round for the first time since 2004. No more “light the beam” at Golden 1 Center this season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry shot 20 of 38 with seven 3’s and delivered after almost every big play by Sacramento as Splash Brother Klay Thompson struggled on both ends again. But Thompson came through in some crucial moments, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948156\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948156\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729.jpg\" alt=\"Basketball players goes for a layup.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486632729-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket during the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Malik Monk’s put-back and three-point play with 14.6 seconds remaining in the third pulled Sacramento within six, only for Thompson to hit a long 3 and convert a four-point play to make it 91–81 heading into the final 12 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists but the Warriors held De’Aaron Fox in check as he scored 16 points on 5-for-19 shooting in his third game playing with a broken index finger on his shooting hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trailing 58–56 at halftime, the Warriors opened the second half with a 13–4 burst to take a 69–62 lead and force a Kings timeout at the 7:50 mark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948157\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948157\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280.jpg\" alt=\"Basketball player reacts after scoring with cheering crowd behind him.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640280-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malik Monk of the Sacramento Kings reacts after scoring during the third quarter in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Golden State Warriors at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sacramento scored early on with a beautiful combination of classic give-and-goes and long jumpers off crisp passing around the perimeter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Curry kept coming, and Looney kept scrapping to create second and third opportunities during his brilliant series on the boards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Curry fired from way back with precision and fearlessly drove to the basket with jaw-dropping acrobatics all afternoon to send Kings fans to the exits late in the fourth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948158\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948158\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870.jpg\" alt=\"A coach in a blue long-sleeve shirt talks to a basketball player whose back is turned to the camera.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486640870-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors talks with Stephen Curry during Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Thompson began 1 for 10 missing his first five 3’s before connecting at the 9:18 mark of the third. Golden State, playing just its fourth Game 7 under Steve Kerr since the 2014–15 title run, was smart down the stretch after 18 turnovers in Game 6 led to 23 Kings points and Kerr calling his team “wildly undisciplined.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kerr had no doubt before the deciding game — and he went back to Draymond Green in the starting lineup for Game 7 with the season on the line after the fiery forward came off the bench the previous two contests following a Game 3 suspension for stepping on Domantas Sabonis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948159\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948159\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253.jpg\" alt=\"A basketball player celebrates.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486642253-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors leaves the court after scoring 50 points and defeating the Sacramento Kings 120–100 in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“These guys are champions, defending champions from a year ago, four in the last eight years, these guys know the deal,” Kerr said. “There’s a sense of confidence and a sense that we’re going to go get it done.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just before the final buzzer, Kerr offered a long embrace to Brown — Golden State’s former top assistant who once coached the Warriors during Kerr’s health absence and just guided the Kings’ remarkable turnaround.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Looney on the boards\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Looney wound up with 106 rebounds in the series — 37 on the offensive glass. This was his fifth straight playoff game with double-digit rebounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the final five games of the series, Looney had 90 rebounds and 34 on the offensive end with 27 assists.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Comeback time\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Since all rounds became best-of-seven in 2003, the other two teams coming off titles that fell behind 2–0 were each swept — the Heat losing to the Bulls in 2007 and and the Mavericks falling to the Thunder in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11948160\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11948160\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189.jpg\" alt=\"Two basketball players from opposing teams talk in front of press and fans.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189.jpg 1024w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189-800x534.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/GettyImages-1486645189-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors talks with De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings after the Warriors defeated the Kings 120–100 in Game 7 of the Western Conference first-round playoffs at Golden 1 Center on April 30, 2023, in Sacramento. \u003ccite>(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tip-ins\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kings:\u003c/strong> The Kings out-rebounded Golden State 28–22 in the first half. After Sacramento’s bench outscored the Warriors 52–21 in Game 6, the reserves again came through — 25–8 in the first half and 41–18 overall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Warriors:\u003c/strong> Curry missed consecutive free throws in the second and Thompson couldn’t convert a pair early in the third. Golden State went 19 of 30 from the line after missing 10 free throws in Game 6 (25 of 35). Gary Payton II blocked four shots. The Warriors improved to 3–1 in Game 7’s since 2015. Golden State hadn’t been to Game 7 since May 28, 2018, at Houston in the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors won to reach their fourth straight finals on the way to a repeat championship. Golden State improved to 19–0 in playoff series against West opponents under Kerr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>A sports team is nothing without a community that supports it. Many Oakland A’s fans are still processing the news that their beloved team \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11947211/oakland-mayor-says-as-fans-deserve-better-after-team-announces-deal-to-buy-vegas-stadium\">signed a deal\u003c/a> to build a new stadium near the Las Vegas Strip. If all these plans go through, it seems like the A’s could leave their hometown altogether.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Die-hard fans told KQED that they believed A’s leadership when it boasted its #RootedInOakland campaign. Now, many say they feel betrayed. There are fans who grew up going to the ballpark and who introduced their children to the excitement of baseball. Some have even proposed to their partners at the Coliseum. As Oakland stands to lose yet another sports team to Las Vegas, A’s fans share their heartfelt reactions and genuine memories of what the team has meant to The Town for more than five decades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2006 during Game 3 of the opening round of the American League playoffs, Sean McKissick remembers, the A’s absolutely dismantled the Minnesota Twins and advanced to the next round of the playoffs. He said it’s one of his top memories next to the birth of his children. But it was one of those electrifying games that was made better by being part of a roaring crowd alongside his wife, his brothers and his parents.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Sean McKissick, longtime Oakland A’s fan\"]‘You’ve got such a fan base here. You’ve got such a history here. It’s the home of Rickey Henderson. How do the A’s leave the town where Rickey Henderson grew up?’[/pullquote]“I remember being in that crowd … we’ve already got the lead, but the bases are loaded for Marco Scutaro. He clears the bases with a double. The entire crowd, 50,000 strong, is chanting Scu-ta-ro, Scu-ta-ro,” McKissick said. “It was a high. I won’t say it’s better than the birth of my kids, but if you put that aside, it’s pretty high up on my most treasured memories.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKissick grew up in the East Bay and said he spent his infancy in the Coliseum cheering on the A’s. He now lives in Fair Oaks, a suburb of Sacramento. But despite the distance, he was still making the drive to Oakland to attend A’s games with his family. He said being at the ballpark over the last 40 years truly shaped a significant part of his life. Now that the team is leaving, he’s unsure how to feel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It just didn’t make sense to me. You’ve got such a fan base here. You’ve got such a history here. It’s the home of Rickey Henderson. How do the A’s leave the town where Rickey Henderson grew up?” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11947301\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11947301\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A family of four stand with Oakland A's mascot Stomper.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1928\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-800x602.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-1020x768.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-2048x1542.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/Courtesy-Michael-Garcia-1920x1446.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland A’s fan Michael Garcia (far right) poses with (from left) his father, nephew and niece with A’s mascot Stomper. The family attended a game against the Kansas City Royals on June 17, 2022 — the first-ever MLB game Garcia’s niece and nephew attended. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Michael Garcia)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michael Garcia, an application developer, said he has been going to the Coliseum for 20 years with his dad and still can’t believe the news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have experienced countless heartbreaks. Whether it was our favorite players getting traded or tolerating where all we could hope for was having at least a .500 season, we’ve been through it all.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Michael Garcia, longtime A’s fan\"]‘Despite the sadness and frustration that I feel, I am still thankful for all the wonderful memories that the A’s have given us over the years. Those are the memories that I will continue to cherish, even when we are no longer the Oakland Athletics.’[/pullquote]“The recent news regarding the A’s moving to Las Vegas was the biggest heartbreak by far. Despite the sadness and frustration that I feel, I am still thankful for all the wonderful memories that the A’s have given us over the years. Those are the memories that I will continue to cherish, even when we are no longer the Oakland Athletics.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Medina, a former military member, said there were times during his service when he followed A’s games even when he had little to no reception. He kept up with the team because he cared about the sport and loved the A’s that much.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ve been an A’s fan my entire life, but after this decision, I simply can’t watch or support them anymore,” he said. “It’s as if we’ve been backstabbed by a team that pushed the ‘Rooted in Oakland’ narrative. My family and friends were in utter shock by this decision because they were more than a team to us. They were a part of Oakland and our lives, and like the roots they claimed were there, they simply dug them out and chose to put them somewhere else and didn’t even bother to cover up the hole.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime fan Brice Robinson-Wasley told KQED he cheered on the A’s from his small town in the Sierra Nevada foothills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I was a boy in the ’90s, the Giants were looking to relocate to Tampa. I was in Little League and the Giants were doing zero outreach to the community. The A’s, however, had every intention of staying. They had a Little League day where we got to watch a game, walk on the field, have the experience of a lifetime. I certainly have remembered it all my life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have been an A’s fan ever since. It occurs to me that the roles have been reversed: The Giants are now [the] ones with no intention to move and the A’s are the team looking for a way out (and they’ve gotten it). Even if by some miracle they do stay, who are the A’s building as lifelong fans like they did 25–30 years ago?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11947298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1500px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11947298\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/CourtesyOaklandAs.jpg\" alt=\"Two men wearing green and gold baseball jerseys along with green baseball hats, smile from behind the golden Oakland A's 1972 World Champions trophy.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/CourtesyOaklandAs.jpg 1500w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/CourtesyOaklandAs-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/CourtesyOaklandAs-1020x1360.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/CourtesyOaklandAs-160x213.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/CourtesyOaklandAs-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Strat (left) and Jacob Vides met at an A’s game and became best buds. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Jacob Vides)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jacob Vides said the Oakland Coliseum is a place where fellow A’s fans bond over their team pride and become lifelong friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Michael and I] became best friends after we met at an A’s game in 2016. And have attended many more games together since. We have Oakland to thank for many great and fun memories,” Vides said. “We are devastated to learn about the potential move and feel let down by the A’s and to a lesser degree the city of Oakland. Our message is owners should veto this move, and MLB Commissioner Manfred should not waive the $2 billion relocation fee.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Vides weighed Oakland’s loss, other fans such as Michael Melland, an Oakland resident since 1988, say good riddance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“See ya. Wouldn’t want to be ya. They’ve destroyed this baseball team. They’ve insulted all of the fans. The owner is a billionaire … it’s like, OK, go ahead. We don’t want you here. … He ruined a whole brand here. I mean, look at these guys. What have they won? Three games and it’s already the last half of April. It’s terrible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Why should the poor taxpayers of Oakland who can’t even keep the schools, or the police, or health care going, why should they have to pony up just so he can make even more money? It’s insane.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/pquinton99/status/1649160482866233354\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a dedicated A’s fan for more than 30 years, Connie Voss said she’s hurt just like everyone else, but looks forward to the upcoming soccer season and women’s sports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m hurt that they’re leaving us. The way they’re leaving us. I was devastated … It really, really, really hurt. We kind of thought they were going to leave us, but hoping they weren’t,” she said. “But I’m trying to think positive and deal with the new kinds of sports that are coming: the soccer games and the women’s teams. I’m looking forward to all of that. I don’t want to live in the past. I want to move to the future.”[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Mumin Abuzaid, longtime A’s fan\"]‘That whole ‘Rooted in Oakland’ thing is kind of like a slap in the face when you use that as a marketing strategy to promote your brand and, of course, that got you money, but now where’s that whole philosophy?’[/pullquote]Mumin Abuzaid, 23, was born in San Francisco, but lives in Alameda and grew up attending A’s games. He said he’s sad that the team’s president, Dave Kaval, would be willing to take money from a city that has a long list of immediate needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a bit weird for a billion-dollar franchise to be asking that of a city when they already support you more than they really should, as you haven’t been winning as much as other teams. It’s a bit entitled, if you ask me.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That whole ‘Rooted in Oakland’ thing is kind of like a slap in the face when you use that as a marketing strategy to promote your brand and, of course, that got you money, but now where’s that whole philosophy? Hearing [that] the Warriors, the Raiders and now the A’s are going to be leaving Oakland, it’s a bit of a slap in the face to a community who always stood behind their teams through rough, rough times. Now they’re gone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11947322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11947322\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/RS54998_012_KQED_BaseballFanEvent_04062022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"An Oakland Athletics baseball fan wears the team's green and gold jersey. The fan poses for a photo with their back toward the camera and is standing next to the team's mascot, Stomper, who is wearing a baseball uniform. 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Yet, it is clear to me that the A’s have no intention of staying in Oakland and have simply been using this process to try to extract a better deal out of Las Vegas. I am not interested in continuing to play that game — the fans and our residents deserve better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished as a City, including securing a fully entitled site and over $375 million in new infrastructure investment that will benefit Oakland and its Port for generations to come. In a time of budget deficits, I refuse to compromise the safety and well-being of our residents. 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But we have been unable to achieve success or make enough progress.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team is 3–16 this season and has been outscored by 86 runs — the worst mark through 19 games since 1899. The average attendance through 12 home games this season is 11,027 for the lowest mark in the majors and less than half of the league average of about 27,800. The A’s haven’t drawn 2 million fans at home since 2014 — their only year reaching the mark since 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the A’s leave Oakland, the city with a rich sports tradition would have no major pro sports teams, with the NFL’s Raiders having moved to Las Vegas in 2020 and the NBA’s Warriors moving across the bay to San Francisco in 2019.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao\"]‘I don’t believe that this city is defined by Major League Baseball. I think that this city is defined by its great people, its great culture …’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know it’s a difficult message for our folks in Oakland,” Kaval said. “Obviously we’re grateful for all the hard work that went into the waterfront. But we have been unable to achieve success or make enough progress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Las Vegas is quickly becoming a sports mecca after years of being considered a pariah because of ties to the gambling industry. With gambling legalized in much of the country, the city now could have a baseball team to join the NHL’s Golden Knights, who began as an expansion team in 2017, and the Raiders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t believe that this city is defined by Major League Baseball. 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"content": "\u003cp>On Sunday morning, fans of the Oakland Technical High School’s girls and Oakland High School’s boys varsity basketball teams filled the streets at a downtown parade and rally to celebrate both winning state championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946895\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11946895\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black woman points to rings on her fingers while another young Black woman holds a trophy with several medals around her neck, surrounded by people.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jada Williams (left) and Erin Sellers (right) carry the California Interscholastic Federation DI girls state championship trophy. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was the first-ever state title for the Oakland High School boys, as the Wildcats sealed a 59–43 victory over Buena High School of Ventura in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division III championship game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on March 10. On the very same night, Oakland Tech’s Lady Bulldogs secured their third consecutive championship — this time in Division I — after a 75–52 win over Santiago High School of Corona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946893\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946893 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Four Black male teenagers wearing blue clothing look around and at their phones on top of a bus.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Money Williams, Couraji West, Ja’shaun Jackson and Anthony Lacy stand atop the parade bus. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Ever since we won, it just feels like a movie,” said Wildcats co-captain Josh Clark. “It means a lot, because for us to see how we started our first year of varsity and the whole organization change from going 5–23 [in the 2018–2019 season] to win a state championship, it just means that we put in the hard work, effort and dedication.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around 11:30 a.m., the parade started at 699 Bellevue Avenue by Children’s Fairyland and continued east around Lake Merritt past the Lakeview Branch Library, making a right onto Lakeshore Avenue and eventually turning left on 14th Street to City Hall on Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. The rally featured live music, food trucks and games that lasted until 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946892 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A group of teenage girls wearing purple and white stand on the top of a red double-decker bus driving down a city street, with parked cars and trees in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech’s girls and Oakland High’s boys basketball teams celebrate with a parade bus driving down Lakeshore Avenue. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We do this for the city of Oakland, so for them to support us like that, it means everything to us,” said Lady Bulldogs co-captain Mari Somvichian. “I have not been [on a doubler-decker bus]. It was crazy, I almost got hit by a couple of tree branches, almost fell off a couple times. But these are the stories that we’re going to tell our kids. So it means a lot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somvichian is a senior and has committed to play at Loyola Marymount University. She says she hopes her team continues the tradition of winning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946898\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11946898\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black teenager wearing blue clothing and a streak of blue in his hair holds a necklace with a medal in his right hand.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zaymani Mitchell dances his way through Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Players from both teams rode on a double-decker bus and received a police escort through downtown Oakland, followed closely by cheerleader teams and local politicians including Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Former WNBA Phoenix Mercury and Cal player Alexis Gray-Lawson was also in attendance and congratulated the teams on their wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11946897\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, California state Senator Nancy Skinner, Taliyah Logwood, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Assemblymember Mia Bonta on stage at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Growing up with nothing, I know what it means to have to be celebrated for the little things that we do win,” said Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. “And it’s huge. There are winners on the court and off the court, so I want this to be their special day. If the Warriors could have a parade, my babies are going to have a parade, too.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHrxDmL9WQ/?hl=en\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re living in a time where it seems like everything is in chaos, especially in the city of Oakland, where we’re facing some of the most challenging aspects of governance that we’ve ever seen,” said Oakland District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife. “I’m excited that so many elected officials are out here, the mayor, City Council members, school district members, to lift up what is hopeful about the city. And that’s about our young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946896 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A large group of people of all ages sit in an outdoor amphitheater amid high-rise buildings.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators, families and fans seated at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2019, Oakland Tech and Oakland High shared a downtown parade after each won girls basketball state titles, Oakland Tech in Division IV and Oakland High in Division III.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our pride is at a whole new level,” said Lady Bulldogs coach Leroy Hurt. “Honestly, a lot of bad comes out of Oakland and we don’t celebrate the good. So I think that makes me more proud than anything that when I go somewhere, [someone says], ‘You’re the coach at Oakland Tech.’ I always got on my purple … it’s no better place to do it at home.” [aside postID=\"news_11943132,news_11941158\" label=\"Related Posts\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seniors at Oakland Tech have never lost a CIF postseason game and have secured three state crowns and three Northern California titles. The Lady Bulldogs have won an astonishing 25 playoff games in a row since 2019, and are considered a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/03/11/oakland-tech-girls-win-third-consecutive-basketball-state-championship-cif-2023/\">dynasty team\u003c/a>. They won the DIV title in 2019, and after the pandemic shutdown in 2020 (when their championship game was heartbreakingly canceled) and a total season shutdown in 2021, they came back to win the DIII title in 2022, and are now the reigning DI champions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946894\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946894 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup of multiple medals around a young woman's neck, which she holds with a hand that sports a championship ring, against a bright purple varsity jacket with white sleeves.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophia Askew-Goncalves shows off her numerous basketball medals. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the boys DIII, Oakland High had three losses to Oakland Tech, including one in the Oakland Section championship game. However, the team was able to overcome Oakland Tech in their fourth matchup during the semifinals, leading them to the championship and eventual win against Buena High School of Ventura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, the teams have received attention from NBA stars, including legendary player and civil rights activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who congratulated the players on their championship wins. Damian Lillard, NBA All-Star and Portland Trail Blazers point guard from Oakland, also reached out to Oakland High players before they played in the state title game. The Golden State Warriors honored both teams before their games against the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs. And after Oakland Tech’s girls won the 2022 DIII title, the Warriors’ Klay Thompson came to the ring ceremony, and teammate Stephen Curry sent the team a congratulatory video for their banner ceremony. NFL star and Oakland Tech alum \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/01/24/oakland-tech-high-school-honors-inaugural-sports-hall-of-fame/\">Marshawn Lynch is a regular visitor\u003c/a> at the school gym, as are some 49ers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946900 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A group of female teenagers, all or mostly Black, stand with hands raised on the top of a red double decker bus, wearing purple T-shirts and varsity jackets and smiling.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech’s girls and Oakland High’s boys basketball teams celebrate their 2023 CIF State Basketball Championships with a parade and rally in downtown Oakland.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was good to see [the Bulldogs] just get better, build their chemistry as new players started to come in, and it was fun to see that they get to be celebrated as much as the boys do,” said Anisa Walden, who plays point guard and guard for the Lady Bulldogs’ junior varsity team. “Hopefully, I’m able to fill the big shoes that they fill in and we can be here again next year. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting by KQED’s Annelise Finney, Raphael Timmons, Attila Pelit and Lakshmi Sarah.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On Sunday morning, fans of the Oakland Technical High School’s girls and Oakland High School’s boys varsity basketball teams filled the streets at a downtown parade and rally to celebrate both winning state championships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946895\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11946895\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black woman points to rings on her fingers while another young Black woman holds a trophy with several medals around her neck, surrounded by people.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64506_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-46-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jada Williams (left) and Erin Sellers (right) carry the California Interscholastic Federation DI girls state championship trophy. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It was the first-ever state title for the Oakland High School boys, as the Wildcats sealed a 59–43 victory over Buena High School of Ventura in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division III championship game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on March 10. On the very same night, Oakland Tech’s Lady Bulldogs secured their third consecutive championship — this time in Division I — after a 75–52 win over Santiago High School of Corona.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946893\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946893 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Four Black male teenagers wearing blue clothing look around and at their phones on top of a bus.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64499_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-40-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, Money Williams, Couraji West, Ja’shaun Jackson and Anthony Lacy stand atop the parade bus. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Ever since we won, it just feels like a movie,” said Wildcats co-captain Josh Clark. “It means a lot, because for us to see how we started our first year of varsity and the whole organization change from going 5–23 [in the 2018–2019 season] to win a state championship, it just means that we put in the hard work, effort and dedication.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Around 11:30 a.m., the parade started at 699 Bellevue Avenue by Children’s Fairyland and continued east around Lake Merritt past the Lakeview Branch Library, making a right onto Lakeshore Avenue and eventually turning left on 14th Street to City Hall on Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. The rally featured live music, food trucks and games that lasted until 3 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946892\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946892 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A group of teenage girls wearing purple and white stand on the top of a red double-decker bus driving down a city street, with parked cars and trees in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64497_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-39-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech’s girls and Oakland High’s boys basketball teams celebrate with a parade bus driving down Lakeshore Avenue. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We do this for the city of Oakland, so for them to support us like that, it means everything to us,” said Lady Bulldogs co-captain Mari Somvichian. “I have not been [on a doubler-decker bus]. It was crazy, I almost got hit by a couple of tree branches, almost fell off a couple times. But these are the stories that we’re going to tell our kids. So it means a lot.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Somvichian is a senior and has committed to play at Loyola Marymount University. She says she hopes her team continues the tradition of winning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946898\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11946898\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black teenager wearing blue clothing and a streak of blue in his hair holds a necklace with a medal in his right hand.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64511_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-51-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zaymani Mitchell dances his way through Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Players from both teams rode on a double-decker bus and received a police escort through downtown Oakland, followed closely by cheerleader teams and local politicians including Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Former WNBA Phoenix Mercury and Cal player Alexis Gray-Lawson was also in attendance and congratulated the teams on their wins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946897\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11946897\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64514_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-55-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left, California state Senator Nancy Skinner, Taliyah Logwood, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Assemblymember Mia Bonta on stage at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Growing up with nothing, I know what it means to have to be celebrated for the little things that we do win,” said Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. “And it’s huge. There are winners on the court and off the court, so I want this to be their special day. If the Warriors could have a parade, my babies are going to have a parade, too.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>“We’re living in a time where it seems like everything is in chaos, especially in the city of Oakland, where we’re facing some of the most challenging aspects of governance that we’ve ever seen,” said Oakland District 3 Councilmember Carroll Fife. “I’m excited that so many elected officials are out here, the mayor, City Council members, school district members, to lift up what is hopeful about the city. And that’s about our young people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946896\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946896 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A large group of people of all ages sit in an outdoor amphitheater amid high-rise buildings.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64513_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-56-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators, families and fans seated at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In 2019, Oakland Tech and Oakland High shared a downtown parade after each won girls basketball state titles, Oakland Tech in Division IV and Oakland High in Division III.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our pride is at a whole new level,” said Lady Bulldogs coach Leroy Hurt. “Honestly, a lot of bad comes out of Oakland and we don’t celebrate the good. So I think that makes me more proud than anything that when I go somewhere, [someone says], ‘You’re the coach at Oakland Tech.’ I always got on my purple … it’s no better place to do it at home.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seniors at Oakland Tech have never lost a CIF postseason game and have secured three state crowns and three Northern California titles. The Lady Bulldogs have won an astonishing 25 playoff games in a row since 2019, and are considered a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/03/11/oakland-tech-girls-win-third-consecutive-basketball-state-championship-cif-2023/\">dynasty team\u003c/a>. They won the DIV title in 2019, and after the pandemic shutdown in 2020 (when their championship game was heartbreakingly canceled) and a total season shutdown in 2021, they came back to win the DIII title in 2022, and are now the reigning DI champions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946894\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946894 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A closeup of multiple medals around a young woman's neck, which she holds with a hand that sports a championship ring, against a bright purple varsity jacket with white sleeves.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64504_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-49-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sophia Askew-Goncalves shows off her numerous basketball medals. \u003ccite>(Raphael Timmons/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the boys DIII, Oakland High had three losses to Oakland Tech, including one in the Oakland Section championship game. However, the team was able to overcome Oakland Tech in their fourth matchup during the semifinals, leading them to the championship and eventual win against Buena High School of Ventura.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent weeks, the teams have received attention from NBA stars, including legendary player and civil rights activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who congratulated the players on their championship wins. Damian Lillard, NBA All-Star and Portland Trail Blazers point guard from Oakland, also reached out to Oakland High players before they played in the state title game. The Golden State Warriors honored both teams before their games against the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs. And after Oakland Tech’s girls won the 2022 DIII title, the Warriors’ Klay Thompson came to the ring ceremony, and teammate Stephen Curry sent the team a congratulatory video for their banner ceremony. NFL star and Oakland Tech alum \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/01/24/oakland-tech-high-school-honors-inaugural-sports-hall-of-fame/\">Marshawn Lynch is a regular visitor\u003c/a> at the school gym, as are some 49ers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11946900\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11946900 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A group of female teenagers, all or mostly Black, stand with hands raised on the top of a red double decker bus, wearing purple T-shirts and varsity jackets and smiling.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/RS64498_OaklandHighSchoolBasketballParade-4_16_23-KQED-44-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech’s girls and Oakland High’s boys basketball teams celebrate their 2023 CIF State Basketball Championships with a parade and rally in downtown Oakland.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It was good to see [the Bulldogs] just get better, build their chemistry as new players started to come in, and it was fun to see that they get to be celebrated as much as the boys do,” said Anisa Walden, who plays point guard and guard for the Lady Bulldogs’ junior varsity team. “Hopefully, I’m able to fill the big shoes that they fill in and we can be here again next year. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story includes reporting by KQED’s Annelise Finney, Raphael Timmons, Attila Pelit and Lakshmi Sarah.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The Oakland Technical High School girls varsity basketball team \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKThdSuEB-s\">can ball\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a stretch to imagine that the Bulldogs — two-time defending state champions (2019 and 2022) — might have three or four trophies already, had much of the country not shut down two days before their scheduled championship game in March 2020; or had their 2021 season not been canceled altogether due to COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The team’s success has even garnered the attention of local sports legends. They’re regularly visited by football great and \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2023/01/24/oakland-tech-high-school-honors-inaugural-sports-hall-of-fame/\">Oakland Tech alum Marshawn Lynch\u003c/a>. The Warriors’ Klay Thompson made an appearance at the team’s ring ceremony last summer, and his teammate \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KQEDnews/status/1626666615315238912\">Steph Curry sent the team a personal video message of congratulations\u003c/a> late last year for their championship banner ceremony.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, they’re on a quest to three-peat with another state title. For sports fans still lamenting the Warriors and Raiders leaving Oakland, this high school team is showing that there’s still plenty to be excited about.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘The best team I’ve ever had’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“If we make shots, we can beat anybody,” LeRoy Hurt, the team’s head coach, said. “But if we’re missing shots — and it happens — anybody can beat us. We just got to maintain our composure.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11941162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11941162\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62945_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-946-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Perspective courtside photo of a coach wearing a purple shirt sitting next to six or seven high school girl basketball players wearing white jerseys\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62945_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-946-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62945_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-946-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62945_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-946-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62945_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-946-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62945_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-946-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech coach LeRoy Hurt and members of the team’s starting squad watch during the Bulldogs’ final home game on Feb. 10. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maintaining composure, as well as good sportsmanship, are two of the team’s core values under Hurt — an Oakland Tech alum who’s been coaching the team since 2015. He led the team to an undefeated regular season in the Oakland Athletic League this year — the Bulldogs are 23-5 overall, including non-league games. On Feb. 10 at the team’s final home game, he \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/CoachMiaFisher/status/1624918505870204928?s=20\">notched his 150th win as head coach\u003c/a>. Next up, they’re preparing for the local Oakland Athletic League playoffs, which is the first hurdle they need to clear in the journey to the state championships in March.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is the best team I’ve ever had,” Hurt said from the sidelines of that final home game. “It’s a fantastic group.”[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jasmine Braggs, Bulldogs assistant coach\"]‘These young ladies are \u003cem>good\u003c/em>. Come see these girls. Just come see them. On our leisure, let’s not go to the hookah lounge. Let’s be like ‘Aye, let’s catch a game at Oakland Tech because I heard they were good.’ ‘[/pullquote]The group includes \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/rbF1qB7X2So\">six graduating seniors\u003c/a> who were feted during the team’s “Senior Night” celebration on Feb. 10: co-team captains and point guards Marisela Somvichian and Erin Sellers, center Sophia Askew-Gonçalves, plus guards Nia Hunter, Jada Williams and Jala Williams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The celebration was a glimpse of the kind of love the team receives and the community it’s built as it racks up achievements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11941164\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11941164\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62866_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-107-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Two broadly smiling teenage girls, one shorter, Asian, with dark hair, one taller, Black, with blonde braids, stand in the middle of a basketball court holding flowers surrounded by friends and family. Children behind the girl in the center hold a homemade sign reading 'Big Soph!'\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62866_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-107-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62866_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-107-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62866_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-107-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62866_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-107-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62866_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-107-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech seniors Marisela Somvichian (left) and Sophia Askew-Gonçalves (center) celebrate during the team’s ‘senior night’ and final home game of the season on Feb. 10. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“They’re all super supportive and they’re all very, very involved,” Anne Omura, Somvichian’s mother, said of the team’s family members — many of whom brought homemade posters, t-shirts and pom-poms to the game.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>1-2-3, Bulldogs! 4-5-6, Family!\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Somvichian, who has been playing basketball since the second grade, said one of the keys to the team’s success is their team spirit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re very, very energetic,” she said. “And I think the main thing is that outside of basketball, we all get along and we all connect. So on the court, our energy is just way better because we have that connection.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nia Hunter underlined that connection. “We’ve really built a family,” she said. “I honestly can say those girls in that gym are my second family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fitting, then, that the team’s cheer before every game is “1-2-3, Bulldogs! 4-5-6, Family!”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11941166\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11941166\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62929_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-635-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a row of smiling, mostly Black teenage basketball players wearing white jerseys courtside, smiling and signaling with their hands\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62929_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-635-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62929_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-635-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62929_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-635-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62929_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-635-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62929_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-635-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Oakland Tech Bulldogs girls’ basketball team, from left: Erin Sellers, Marisela Somvichian, Sophia Askew-Gonçalves, Jordan Taylor, Terri’a Russell, Zhanea Clemons, Sarai White, Tiana Grace, Jhai Johnson and Marticia Pollard pose for a photo on the sideline during the final home game of the regular season on Feb. 10. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bulldogs family has done well embracing its newcomers, too. Terri’a Russell, a 6-foot freshman who began playing basketball in the fourth grade, feels right at home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love it very much,” she said. “I love our team captains. I feel like their leadership is A-One.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Russell, along with 6-foot-3 freshman Jhai Johnson, are considered ones to watch in high school basketball circles. Johnson, daughter of Oakland Tech alum and 49ers quarterback Josh Johnson, made an impressive showing this year as the only female participant in the \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Caballaz2005/status/1612138532214276097?s=20&t=ItpHePV3dNQadC4FcEfyeQ\">Oakland Athletic League dunk contest\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even when the team is winning handily — it’s not uncommon to see the Bulldogs score upwards of 40 points before the other team gets a basket — Russell said the team mentality is to stay bullish while also exhibiting good sportsmanship. “We still play as if the score is 0–0. And say the other team falls down, pick ’em up, you know. Because [one day] we could be on the other end of this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11941168\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11941168\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Action shot of two basketball players, one taller wearing a white jersey preparing to pass the ball, one shorter in a green jersey trying to block her. The scoreboard can be seen in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech’s Terri’a Russell passes the ball during the team’s final home game of the regular season on Feb. 10. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sportsmanship the team practices and the Bulldogs family they’ve cultivated take on more significance in the face of personal losses some players have experienced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some girls lost their sisters, lost their parents, lost people to gun violence and all these different things,” Jasmine Braggs, assistant coach for the team, said. “So if they play sports as their outlet, and there’s joy there, and they’re also doing good in it, and then also being recognized: that gives you motivation. That says, ‘I mean something and somebody notices me.’ Because sometimes our girls — and our youth in general — go unnoticed so much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Filling the gap in Oakland sports stories\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With the Warriors- and Raiders-sized holes in the Oakland sports scene, and the future of the A’s hanging in the balance, it can be easy to say there’s not much sports action going on in the East Bay — with men’s sports, anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These young ladies are good,” Braggs, a former basketball player and Oakland Tech alum, emphasized. “They’re not dribble, dribble, step, shoot. They’re like, between the legs, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/az-jkaX-foQ?t=14\">hezzy\u003c/a> – like, they’re all those things. And we have to acknowledge that because it’s so easy to slip through the cracks and say, ‘Oh, Oakland’s not doing nothing.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11941287\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/RS62911_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-461-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A young Black girl wearing a white jersey soars through the air with a basketball as defenders wearing green jerseys surround her\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11941287\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/RS62911_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-461-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/RS62911_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-461-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/RS62911_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-461-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/RS62911_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-461-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/RS62911_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-461-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech senior Nia Hunter takes a shot during the Bulldogs’ final home game of the regular season. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the Lady Bulldogs build a dynasty, efforts to bring a WNBA team to Oakland are also heating up. Oakland Tech’s own athletic director, Dr. Alexis Gray-Lawson — who led Tech’s girls basketball team to its first two state championships in ‘04 and ‘05 and later played in the WNBA — has become a front woman for the movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, the reality is that women’s and girl’s sports still don’t garner the respect or media coverage they deserve. Among U.S. sports fans, 79% say they don’t actively follow women’s sports, according to a recent study. It’s why Braggs is passionate about putting out the call to witness this girls varsity team in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Come see these girls. Just come see them,” Braggs encouraged. “On our leisure, let’s not go to the hookah lounge. Let’s be like ‘Aye, let’s catch a game at Oakland Tech because I heard they were good.’ You know what I mean? Even just showing up in whatever school — if that’s Fremont [High School] or Oakland High.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Co-team captain Erin Sellers said she’s excited to have the support and appreciation of fans — from Steph Curry to classmates — even though it brings added pressure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we’re doing a pretty good job of carrying it,” she said. “The only thing that’s left is to win the championship this year. So that’s what we tryin’ to do.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>First stop: the Oakland Athletic League playoffs, which tip off the week of Feb. 20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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The scoreboard can be seen in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1277\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS62925_02102023_oaklandtechbasketball-714-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Tech’s Terri’a Russell passes the ball during the team’s final home game of the regular season on Feb. 10. \u003ccite>(Kori Suzuki/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The sportsmanship the team practices and the Bulldogs family they’ve cultivated take on more significance in the face of personal losses some players have experienced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some girls lost their sisters, lost their parents, lost people to gun violence and all these different things,” Jasmine Braggs, assistant coach for the team, said. “So if they play sports as their outlet, and there’s joy there, and they’re also doing good in it, and then also being recognized: that gives you motivation. That says, ‘I mean something and somebody notices me.’ Because sometimes our girls — and our youth in general — go unnoticed so much.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Filling the gap in Oakland sports stories\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>With the Warriors- and Raiders-sized holes in the Oakland sports scene, and the future of the A’s hanging in the balance, it can be easy to say there’s not much sports action going on in the East Bay — with men’s sports, anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These young ladies are good,” Braggs, a former basketball player and Oakland Tech alum, emphasized. “They’re not dribble, dribble, step, shoot. They’re like, between the legs, \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/az-jkaX-foQ?t=14\">hezzy\u003c/a> – like, they’re all those things. 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Oakland Tech’s own athletic director, Dr. Alexis Gray-Lawson — who led Tech’s girls basketball team to its first two state championships in ‘04 and ‘05 and later played in the WNBA — has become a front woman for the movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet, the reality is that women’s and girl’s sports still don’t garner the respect or media coverage they deserve. Among U.S. sports fans, 79% say they don’t actively follow women’s sports, according to a recent study. It’s why Braggs is passionate about putting out the call to witness this girls varsity team in action.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Come see these girls. Just come see them,” Braggs encouraged. “On our leisure, let’s not go to the hookah lounge. Let’s be like ‘Aye, let’s catch a game at Oakland Tech because I heard they were good.’ You know what I mean? 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