Scanning front pages across America this morning. Still today, the local A1 best captures the biggest story of the day. The majors from NY to LA to Detroit to even Arkansas. /1
Donโt ever let them tell you that Oakland fans were the problem.
For 30 years, ownership had 1 foot out the door in Oakland and consistently low payrolls.
This clip is from the 2019 AL WC game, where the Aโs set the attendance record for a WC game (54,005).
West Coast Kings ๐
To honor Black History Month, LA King Akil Thomas partnered with @SnoopDogg on this new merch collab dropping tomorrow at 10 AM in @teamlastore in-store and online!
#GoKingsGo
"It is an honor and I hope all coaches, minorities, Black, Asian, white, it doesn't matter, great people continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this."
Marcus Freeman on becoming the first Black and Asian American head coach to make the FBS national championship ๐
Scott Van Pelt: โI donโt care who it is. Thatโs targeting 100 times out of 100. It wasnโt [called] in this case.โ
Dusty Dvoracek: โI thought it was targeting in the moment. I picked up the phone, made a few phone calls. I talked to Bill Lemonnier, who I think is one of the absolute best, works for us at ESPN/ABC as a rules expert, and he said verbatim: โItโs a defenseless player, there was an upwards thrust indicator, forceable contact to the head or neck area. Itโs targeting.โโ