Chris De Benedetti
East Bay Express
Oakland, CA, United States
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The Town Strikes Back
Oakland filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL, the Raiders, and the league’s other owners, seeking to recover damages resulting from what the city calls “the Raiders’ illegal move” to Las Vegas. → Read More
It’s Time for Mark Davis to Sell
The Raiders franchise under Mark Davis has mostly been a dumpster fire. The solution? Davis should free the Raiders from his incompetence and sell the team to a new owner. → Read More
A’s’ ‘Bullpenning’ Might Be a Bit Much
The A’s are 30 games above .500 for the first time in five years, riding high with a dramatic style of play by a fun, young team with more cool subplots than a Tarantino flick. I should just shut up and enjoy the wild ride. → Read More
Soccer Putting Down Roots in Oakland
Benno Nagel has worked for years on forming an Oakland soccer club that best represents his diverse, big-hearted city. → Read More
Best A’s Moments in Oakland: Part Two
Oakland A’s history offers a little bit of something for everybody: Four World Series titles amid 18 playoff appearances and a lot of star players, colorful characters, and wild, amazing moments — all tucked into 50 seasons at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. → Read More
David West, a Warrior for Justice
West may not get as much attention as Steph Curry or Kevin Durant, but the veteran player is one of the most socially conscious athletes and a role model both on and off the court. → Read More
Why Warriors Fans Love and Hate LeBron James
He's this generation's greatest — and perhaps most complex — sports superstar. → Read More
A’s Win as Oakland Fans Shrug Off Critics
A’s fans are adept at shrugging off bad news. And last week they smartly ignored negative headlines, opting instead to celebrate big wins, a no-hitter, and 50 years of Oakland baseball. → Read More
Oakland Should Sue the NFL and Mark Davis
After years of criticism over the Raiders deal, East Bay officials now can try to wipe the slate clean and recoup hundreds of millions of dollars from the NFL and Mark Davis. → Read More
June Ballot Measure Seeks to Shame Warriors’ Owners and San Francisco Officials
A longtime San Franciscan is sticking up for Oakland and criticizing the Dubs owners with Proposition I, an uncommonly critical measure that SF voters will consider this June. → Read More
Is the Official Complaint Against Cheap MLB Owners an Indictment of 'Moneyball?'
Michael Lewis' best-selling book about the A's' methods for evaluating talent was supposed to help small-market teams win an unfair game. Has it instead inspired a wave of "tanking," whereby franchises lose games while banking big profits? → Read More
Holy Toledo! Bill King's Best Calls Live Online
Twelve years after Oakland's beloved sports announcer died, fans can still revisit King's greatest game calls for the Raiders, Warriors, and A's - thanks to BayAreaRadio.org. → Read More
A's FanFest Showcases Oakland Waterfront's Potential
Jack London Square sunshine and preseason optimism at FanFest allowed A's fans to dream big about the future, even as some hounded Billy Beane about recent trades. → Read More
Fans Exploring Legal Options to Keep Raiders in Oakland
We Stand with Oakland and Forever Oakland - organizations led by East Bay business owners and die-hard fans - announced Tuesday that several prominent law firms have offered to aid their quest to prevent the Raiders' move to Vegas. → Read More
Steve Kerr for President
Whether talking about MLK, Trump, or social media, the Warriors’ sage head coach displays all the class and leadership our government sorely needs. Also, the A’s have moved their team offices to the Oakland waterfront. → Read More
Et tu, Chucky?
For years, I was just like most other Oakland football fans. I dreamed that Jon Gruden would return to coach the Raiders, so he could again successfully steer a Silver-and-Black ship that always seemed headed in the wrong direction. → Read More
Davis Dysfunction Dooms Raiders Again
Sunday’s game in Mexico City gave us a glimpse at the future of the Raiders franchise and, man, was it depressingly familiar. A talented but flawed Raiders roster with Super Bowl hopes was underperforming amid dysfunction and swirling negativity that starts with its restless team owner’s wandering eye. → Read More
JPA to Discuss Oakland Coliseum’s Future
The Joint Powers Authority (JPA) meeting Thursday morning will discuss the fate of the Coliseum when the teams leave. Also, the Warriors debuted “The Town” jerseys, but it’s too little, too late. → Read More
Colin Kaepernick Is Winning the Long Game
A pair of NFL news items announced on Monday — one about the league’s controversial quarterback-in-exile and another on the team owners who banished him — exhibited some poetic justice. First, there were reports of an NFL civil war, as angry owners threatened to strip Jerry Jones of his control of the Dallas Cowboys, and Jones countered that he might sue the league. → Read More
The A’s Must Hang on to Young Talent
The longstanding practice of trading young players as soon they get good has to stop if the A’s are going to rebuild trust with fans before building a new ballpark. → Read More