BRIEFLY.Byline: Staff and Wire Services Oakland A's reach deal for new ballpark in Fremont The Oakland Athletics “Philadelphia Athletics” redirects here. For other uses, see Philadelphia Athletics (disambiguation). The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. have reached a deal with Cisco Systems Inc. to build a ballpark in southern Fremont, according to city officials who met with the team's owner. The agreement would create a 32,000- to 35,000-seat ballpark to be named Cisco Field on a 143-acre parcel held by the company. If the plan is approved by the city, the A's could begin playing there as soon as 2011. The A's, who share the Oakland Coliseum with the NFL's Oakland Raiders, have been searching for a suitable location and funding for a new stadium for several years. Last March, Wolff confirmed the A's interest in exploring a move to Fremont, about 25 miles south of Oakland on the east side of San Francisco Bay San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. . Former All-Star pitcher Dwight Gooden, 41, was released from a Gainesville, Fla., prison Thursday after finishing a sentence for violating his probation by using cocaine. BASKETBALL: Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. forward Darius Miles will have arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his right knee and is out indefinitely, the team said. Maryland coach Gary Williams has agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2010-11 season. GOLF: Playing in his first tournament in five weeks, Tiger Woods had a double bogey on his second hole and finished the opening round of the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China at even-par 72, seven shots behind leader Jyoti Randhawa. Paula Creamer matched her career best with an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA's Tournament of Champions in Mobile, Ala. Royal of Simi Valley's Matt Hoffenberg has accepted a partial golf scholarship to SanDiego State. He is expected to sign today. -- Jill Painter SOCCER: D.C. United midfielder Christian Gomez was selected Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player after leading his team with 14 goals and 11 assists in the regular season. TENNIS: Amelie Mauresmo still is in the running to retain her WTA WTA Washington Trails Association WTA Women's Tennis Association WTA World Transhumanist Association WTA Willingness to Accept WTA Winner-Take-All WTA Winner Takes All WTA World Toilet Association (Singapore) Championships title after beating Martina Hingis 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Madrid, Spain. BOXING: Orlando Salido, an Los Angeles-based fighter who won the International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. featherweight title against Roberto Guerrero on Saturday, could have that crown taken away after testing positive for the steroid Nandrolone nandrolone /nan·dro·lone/ (nan´dro-lon) an anabolic steroid with lesser androgenic effects; used as n. decanoate and n. , a Nevada boxing official said. |
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