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A's Eliminated From Playoff Contention By Rangers In 8-1 Loss
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The lengthy dry spell against the Texas Rangers is finally over for the Oakland Athletics, thanks to Scott Sizemore. Sizemore's grand slam in the sixth inning helped the A's end a nine-game skid against Texas with an 8-7 victory over the AL West-leading Rangers on Saturday.
The Athletics led only four batters into the game after Josh Willingham's two-run homer, his 24th and the AL-high 33rd allowed by Lewis (12-10).
Matt Schaub recovered after throwing an interception on the first play of the game, leading the Houston Texans on scoring drives in each of their next three series in a 30-7 exhibition rout of the rebuilding San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night.
David Murphy hit a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Sunday for a three-game series sweep.
Colby Lewis and four relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Saturday.
Shannon Stone loved joking around with his pals. He loved giving nicknames to his colleagues. And he loved being a fireman, the job he'd wanted since he was a kid.
Matt Harrison pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning, Adrian Beltre homered in his third consecutive game and the Texas Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-best seven games with a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Josh Hamilton hit a game-ending, two-run homer to give Texas a 7-6 victory over Oakland on Saturday night and extend the Rangers' winning streak to six games.
Both teams were still dealing with the aftermath of the death of the fan from a 20-foot fall in the second inning of Thursday night's game.
Josh Hamilton could hear 6-year-old Cooper Stone screaming for his dad, who tumbled over an outfield railing and fell 20 feet onto the concrete.
The Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers will make up their rained out game July 7, which had been an off day for both teams.
Heavy rain began soon after the Texas Rangers scored seven runs, leading to the postponement of Wednesday's game against Oakland and washing away the stats of the worst inning ever by Athletics starter Gio Gonzalez.
More than a month into 2011, both the World Series champion San Francisco Giants and runner-up Texas Rangers are hovering near the .500 mark.
Hideki Matsui hit the first pitch of the 10th inning from Darren Oliver into the right-field seats for a game-winning home run, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday.
Conor Jackson had two hits and two RBIs, Gio Gonzalez pitched into the seventh inning to snap a three-start skid and the Athletics snapped out of their scoring slump in a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
After getting swept up in World Series fever last fall, a rookie baseball fan joined the annual pilgrimage to Arizona for baseball's Spring Training.
San Francisco right-hander Ryan Vogelsong is enjoying every moment of his attempt to make it back to the major leagues for the first time in five years.
Neftali Feliz and Derek Holland each threw three scoreless innings and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 Wednesday.
The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Ryan Kelly from the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Guillermo Moscoso.
Right-hander Rich Harden and the Oakland Athletics finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract Tuesday after he passed a physical.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom enjoyed some ribs from Arlington, Texas, last week as he cashed in on a World Series bet between the two cities.
So, the Texas Rangers lost the World Series to the San Francisco Giants (YEAH!) — but the Rangers weren't the only ones on the losing end.
John Madden joins the World Series party.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
After Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order for state agencies to clear encampments on state land, communities across the Bay Area are scrambling to figure out what the order means for them.
The leader and co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso.
A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Thursday.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
After Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order for state agencies to clear encampments on state land, communities across the Bay Area are scrambling to figure out what the order means for them.
The leader and co-founder of Mexico's notorious Sinaloa cartel, along with a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested in El Paso.
A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Students on the San Francisco Peninsula are taking advantage of a program that teaches lessons on climate change and building projects that mitigate its effects on the community.
Students on the San Francisco Peninsula are taking advantage of a program that teaches lessons on climate change and building projects that mitigate its effects on the community.
A car fire blocked westbound lanes at the foot of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge late Thursday morning.
A man hospitalized following a shooting in San Francisco's Mission District on Wednesday has died, police said.
Robbie Ray pitched five hitless innings in his San Francisco debut, Matt Chapman homered and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3.
San Francisco Police reported one person shot at 16th and Mission streets on Wednesday evening.
A female victim was shot and killed in East Oakland early Thursday morning, according to police.
Livermore police said Thursday that officers arrested four teens last week for allegedly shooting at a family as they came home from a gym.
San Pablo police took 72 guns and a crossbow out of the hands of two alleged violent offenders last week in separate cases.
Danville police are looking for three men who allegedly robbed a bank Wednesday afternoon.
Plans to renovate Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton have been on hold as the parties involved struggle to get on the same page.
A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Palo Alto police have closed off parts of some downtown streets Thursday afternoon after a man's body was found in a city parking garage.
Lesley Ugochukwu scored in the 82nd minute to help Chelsea salvage a 2-2 tie with Wrexham in a friendly match Wednesday night at Levi's Stadium.
Regional Medical Center in East San Jose will no longer be closing, but community members are still concerned.
The pressure for President Joe Biden to drop out of the Presidential Race continues to increase. Democratic leaders are publicly calling for him to step aside, including some from the Bay Area.
Authorities announced an arrest Thursday in connection with a vegetation fire that started near Geyserville in Sonoma County on Wednesday afternoon.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
Officers arrested a suspected drunk driver who crashed his car into another vehicle in San Rafael, police said Wednesday.
Police released surveillance video of an arson suspect seen setting a fire at a San Rafael Target store in hopes of identifying the person.
Police in Vallejo are investigating the death of a woman as a homicide after she was part of a three-car collision last week, the department said Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 Thursday.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
Lesley Ugochukwu scored in the 82nd minute to help Chelsea salvage a 2-2 tie with Wrexham in a friendly match Wednesday night at Levi's Stadium.
Robbie Ray pitched five hitless innings in his San Francisco debut, Matt Chapman homered and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3.
Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1.
A San Jose man who was convicted of shooting an unarmed college student staying at an Airbnb in 2022 will spend more than a decade in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Police in Vallejo are have launched their third homicide investigation in less than two weeks, after a man was fatally shot late Wednesday night.
A Chico man was arrested on suspicion of starting the fast-growing Park Fire, which is now California's largest wildfire this year after burning at least 71,000 acres, prosecutors said.
Palo Alto police have closed off parts of some downtown streets Thursday afternoon after a man's body was found in a city parking garage.
A female victim was shot and killed in East Oakland early Thursday morning, according to police.
Meta's Oversight Board says the company failed to take down an AI-generated intimate image of an Indian female public figure that violated its policies until the board got involved.
CrowdStrike released details about the cause of an outage that took down computers across the globe, blaming "problematic content data."
Meta says it's rooted out 63,000 accounts from Nigeria that were attempting to target adult U.S. men with the financial scam.
Tesla's second-quarter net income fell 45% compared with a year ago as the company's global electric vehicle sales tumbled despite price cuts and low-interest financing.
Google said it won't phase out third-party cookies in its Chrome browser after all, opting to let people "make an informed choice."
Participation in the annual San Francisco AIDS Walk has declined. Organizers say that's not such a bad thing.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
With so much focus on old age, scientists are hoping to crack the code on longevity but they need some help.
Growing share of Americans say they have skipped medical care or getting prescription drugs because of the cost.
A UC Davis researcher spoke about what causes heart failure, what fixes it, and how that could be different for men and women.
After Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order for state agencies to clear encampments on state land, communities across the Bay Area are scrambling to figure out what the order means for them.
The California Supreme Court unanimously upheld Proposition 22, allowing app-based drivers to remain as independent contractors rather than employees.
Consumer spending helped drive growth despite cost-of-living expenses that have spiked across the country.
The president and vice president put pressure on Netanyahu to accept a cease-fire deal.
The room was packed Tuesday as attendees anxiously awaited the sole item on the special Berkeley City Council agenda: a large rezoning proposal to allow denser housing throughout the city.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law barring school districts from passing policies requiring schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.
San Leandro is hosting its first Pride celebration and organizers spoke to KPIX about the decision to launch the celebration now.
One San Francisco bookstore is fighting book bans by shipping LGBT+ books to directly the Deep South for free.
Public health officials came armed with a serious message for Pride Month: Get vaccinated against mpox.
Thousands of people gathered on Sunday in downtown San Francisco to celebrate the annual Pride Parade supporting the LGBTQ community.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
Creator of the former HBO show remarked on the similarities between its fictional storyline and current political reality.
Charli XCX, George Clooney and Spike Lee are among the celebrities who say they are supporting Kamala Harris' campaign to become the first woman president of the United States.
Popular Los Angeles-based Latin funk/hip-hop outfit Ozomatli comes to the Bay Area to headline the Latin Rock at the Dock Festival happening at Mare Island in Vallejo Saturday.
Maya Rudolph played Harris several times as a guest on "SNL" in 2019, during the 2020 presidential election cycle.
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oakland Unified School District has seen an alarming spike in the number of unhoused students in the school system who deal with a host of challenges far beyond what most children face.
Meteorologist and CBS News Bay Area's resident pilot Lt. Jessica Burch got a treat during Fleet Week, taking to the skies with one of the Blue Angels.
A Bay Area man discovered his devastating loss left him with a new opportunity to rethink how he lives -- follow his journey in virtual reality, 360-degree video.
A groundbreaking medical study involving the UCSF Medical Center has shown some colorectal cancer patients can safely skip radiation treatment and enjoy a potentially higher quality of life.
Every day, San Francisco bar pilot Captain Zach Kellerman goes through what might just be the world's most dangerous commute.
Thursday was an open practice day for the Niners at their Santa Clara facility and young female fans aren't just watching from the sidelines anymore. Len Ramirez reports. (7-25-24)
An Elk Grove family is outraged after, they say, a player stomped on their son;s head during a basketball game in Alameda.
One year after the massive Wood Street homeless encampment in Oakland was cleared, Gov. Newsom has ordered all such camps to be cleared from state-owned land. Amanda Hari reports. (7-25-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Chicago duo Drama, featuring producer Na'el Shehade and vocalist/songwriter Via Rosa, will take the stage at San Francisco's Stern Grove on Sunday. (7-25-24)
As of Thursday evening, Cal Fire reported that the fire had burned more than 120,000 acres -- about twice the size of Sacramento. Containment stands at 3%.
A Marin County woman who provides four-legged emotional support for first responders has expanded her nonprofit across the country.
Now into its second decade, a San Francisco nonprofit has been giving inner city kids free surfing lessons. For many, it's their first time in the ocean.
A woman who experienced bullying as a middle school student has spent the last 22 years giving young people a safe place to belong and grow.
More than three million people in the US live with epilepsy, according to the CDC. One Santa Rosa filmmaker is working to make sure they are seen and heard.
A San Pablo no-kill shelter that's considered a last resort for animals is scrambling to find an affordable new home quickly.
Samir Hooker had to grow up fast after his stepfather was shot dead 12 years ago. Now he is watching over his mom and sister while attending UC Berkeley.
It's hard enough to graduate from one of the most prestigious schools in the country when you're the first in your family to go to college. Imagine doing that while you're also trying to protect your parents from being deported?
Some students who are the first in their families to go to college face the challenge of balancing a rigorous academic load while still working to help support their family back home.
A onetime pupil has now become a student advisor, giving back after years of mentorship led him to success.
Police departments all over the country are having a hard time finding new officers, but one Bay Area student is criss-crossing the world while preparing for a career in law enforcement here at home.