OAKLAND, Calif. -- The beginning of July's first blockbuster trade occurred about a month ago, when Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane called Chicago Cubs executive Theo Epstein to ask ...

The Boston Celtics have an arduous climb ahead of them this season with superstar forward Jayson Tatum starting the season on ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics believe they have stability in their leadership structure to keep a good thing going and build momentum from their 2018 playoff return. Manager Bob Melvin has ...

Support his big moves or not, Billy Beane made one thing perfectly clear: The Oakland Athletics' season probably would have ended sooner without Jon Lesteras a part of it. "Simply put, if we don't ...

Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander knows how to beat the Athletics in the playoffs -- as Detroit has done the past two seasons -- which is why he is certain Oakland's blockbuster trade with the ...