With Fremont out of the running for the new A’s stadium, the City of Oakland is resuming negotiations to keep the team in its hometown, recently installed city administrator, Dan Lindheim, said Friday.
Lindheim spoke at a luncheon that was hosted by several Oakland chambers of commerce held at the downtown Marriott Hotel. He also mentioned the city is taking an active stance on maintaining the Oakland Raiders football franchise in town.
“We are getting together with (team representatives) in a few weeks,” Lindheim said. “We’re not asleep on the job on either of those sports teams.”
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wolff says he didn’t anticipate resistance to Fremont stadium plan
Oakland A’s Managing Partner Lew Wolff said that he “failed to properly anticipate the resistance that (he) has encountered" while trying to build a stadium in Fremont, saying that it was one of the reasons the proposed stadium deal fell apart.
The statement was part of a three-page letter he sent to Fremont and Alameda County officials explaining why the deal went sour, apologizing to the people who tried to make it happen and pulling no punches toward the groups who were against the planned stadium.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Niners York says team committed to new stadium
Posted: 02/16/2009 10:13:25 PM PST
SAN MATEO, Calif.—San Francisco 49ers team president Jed York said Monday the team remains committed to building a new stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area and will consider sharing a new venue with the cross-bay rival Oakland Raiders.
But York said because of the recent economic downturn, the team's goal of playing the 2012 NFL season in a new home will not be met. He said the 49ers will not have a new stadium built and ready for use until a later date.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Women's soccer league guarantees salaries of national team players
Women’s Professional Soccer struck an agreement with U.S. women’s national team players that guarantees national team players a minimum salary of $40,000 a year and imposes a $565,000 salary cap on teams.
According to the SportsBusiness Journal, the agreement allows the seven-team league to move ahead with contract negotiations for some of its star players like Abby Wambach and Heather O’Reilly. WPS, with executive offices based in San Francisco, is expected to kick off its inaugural season March 29.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
A's find new TV home
The Oakland A’s are jumping to a new cable TV station as part of the team’s effort to televise more games and maximize broadcast revenue.
The team said it will air 145 regular season games - the most ever for the franchise - on Comcast SportsNet California, the Sacramento-based sister network to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, which has carried the team since 1990.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Giants strike online ticket deal
The San Francisco Giants struck a deal with three ticketing and technology companies to make online ticket buying a more visual experience during the upcoming season.
The Giants said their pilot program with Tickets.com, Stubhub Inc. and Ballena Technologies Inc. will give fans real-time information about available seats as well as a graphical depiction of the view from those seats.
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The Giants said their pilot program with Tickets.com, Stubhub Inc. and Ballena Technologies Inc. will give fans real-time information about available seats as well as a graphical depiction of the view from those seats.
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Upstart football league gets $30 million injection
The UFL, a startup pro football league founded by San Francisco investment banker Bill Hambrecht, continues to attract new money.
The league said Monday it pulled in an additional $30 million from a consortium of backers that has expanded to include financier Paul Pelosi, the husband of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco. The most recent funding comes on top of approximately $20 million in a first round of capital from original supporters Hambrecht and Tim Armstrong, a Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) senior executive.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
A's shift focus to new site for Fremont stadium
The Oakland A’s have shifted the focus of where the team wants to build a new $500 million ballpark, now preferring a site in Fremont near a planned BART station.
The new site, in the city’s Warm Springs district, is roughly between the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant — a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Corp. — and Interstate 680.
The team had previously centered its efforts on a site in Fremont about two miles to the west near Auto Mall Parkway and Interstate 880.
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