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‘That is Oakland’: Thousands celebrate Henderson Rickey Henderson was celebrated by former teammates, executives, friends and fans Saturday at the arena next to the Oakland Coliseum where he played for so many years and, later, had a field named for him.

Athletics talk offer with Oakland; Sacramento next A’s ownership representatives met with Oakland and Alameda County officials Tuesday to discuss the city’s latest offer to keep the Vegas-bound team in the Coliseum at least through ’27. The A’s are expected to meet with Sacramento officials Wednesday.

Oakland vs. the A’s: The inside story of how it all went south (to Las Vegas) Interviews with more than a dozen sources familiar with the negotiations and motivations reveal a messy, complicated and ultimately confounding path that led to owner John Fisher parting ways with the city the A’s have called home for 55 years.

A’s owner gives Vegas update, points at Oakland John Fisher told ESPN that the Athletics have submitted their application for relocation to MLB, and attributed his decision to move the team primarily to Oakland’s inability to reach its stadium funding commitments.