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Community invited to opening of new East Oakland Sports Complex TONIGHT

Article by Juan Antonio Mart....

Last updated at Wed, 29 Jun at 10:04pm.

City of Oakland Council President Larry Reid, in conjunction with the Office of Parks and Recreation, are inviting children, families, seniors and residents to the grand opening of a new East Oakland Sports Complex, located at 9161 Edes Ave.

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Do you think you can hoop? (Community Voices)

Article by Todd Muller.

Last updated at Thu, 9 Jun at 12:33am.

“You should get a team!” District 6 Councilwoman Desley Brooks encouraged me when I told her that I was an avid basketball player.

Maybe I will.

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Bay Area college sports programs - movin' on up (Analysis)

Article by Todd Muller.

Last updated at Tue, 7 Jun at 12:40am.

Quick, name the newest Division II college sports program in the Bay Area.

Name any Division II college sports program in the Bay Area.

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Ball In - A Chip On Their Shoulders

Blog entry by Todd Muller.

Last updated at Fri, 3 Jun at 7:10am.

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Ball In - Will 2011 NBA Finals be worth the watch? (Preview)

Blog entry by Todd Muller.

Last updated at Wed, 1 Jun at 1:29am.

Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks travelled to Miami to play the Heat and begin a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals – a championship series so boring that they weren't even covered in Ball In.

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OL's 'Not the Sports Guy' asks readers for their favorite local sports

Article by Todd Muller.

Last updated at Fri, 6 May at 11:09pm.

Like pretty much every sports writer, or “Sports Guy,” I love sports.

I know that seems like it would be pretty obvious, but sports is not as monolithic, or simple, as a final score might indicate. As I’ve gotten older, I love sports less and less for its competitiveness, its final outcomes, and more and more for its transcendence, its quests for greatness.

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