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First the Warriors bailed, followed by the Raiders and now the A’s, leaving Oakland without a major professional sports franchise for the first time since 1960.
The Oakland Raiders were founded as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. The team joined the NFL as a result of the merger in 1970. From 1966 until 1981, it played home games at the Oakland Coliseum, which it shared with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics after that team moved to Oakland from Kansas City, Missouri in 1968.
Entering the 2019 sport seasons, the city of Oakland was blessed to three successful professional sports teams (Raiders, Athletics, Warriors). As of the 2025 sports season, the city of Oakland lost every single one of these franchises (the Warriors left for San Francisco, the Raiders left for Las Vegas, and the Athletics left for Sacramento ...
The team was based in Oakland from 1968 through 2024, during which it won four World Series titles. Their relocation would make them the second major sports franchise to move from Oakland to Las Vegas, following the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) making the same move in 2020. With four locations, the A's have had the most ...
Oakland had hoped to keep the A’s at a new waterfront stadium, but the city was concerned it would be left to foot too much of the bill, just like it was nearly 30 years ago when it bowed to Davis.
Oakland appeared to be on solid sports footing several decades ago, with the NFL's Raiders back in town, the A’s approaching their "Moneyball" greatness and the Golden State Warriors enjoying a ...
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland, California from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raiders. Between 1982 and 1994, the team played in Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Raiders.
The Warriors are leaving Oracle Arena and Oakland this offseason for San Francisco's Chase Center.