The Oakland Post

On Aug. 10, the Detroit Tigers were 55-63 and sat ten games outside the AL Wild Card. They had a 0.2% chance of making the playoffs. Since then, they have gone 31-13, the best record in MLB in that stretch. Dreams do come true. The Gritty Tigs, as the city has so affectionately taken to calling them, are riding a wave of youth all the way to the playoffs. Detroit has the … [Read more...] about Detroit Tigers make playoffs for the first time in 10 years

Las Vegas Aces’ star A’ja Wilson received the prestigious 2024 Unanimous MVP award, which solidified her legacy in women’s basketball.  Wilson was embraced by all of her teammates and head coach Becky Hammon the moment she received the phone call from WNBA commissioner Cathy Englebert on this historic accomplishment. After hearing the great news, she expressed so much gratitude … [Read more...] about A’ja Wilson named unanimous WNBA MVP in a record-breaking 2024 season

This last weekend, Oakland University (OU) women’s soccer went on the road to Wisconsin to play the Milwaukee Panthers and the Green Bay Phoenix. It’s a road trip that every Horizon League school makes. The Golden Grizzlies would split the weekend games, losing to Milwaukee but winning at Green Bay. Thursday, Sept. 26: 1-0 loss at Milwaukee The Panthers went on the attack … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer splits road games against Milwaukee, Green Bay

“I only got into swimming as a therapy for my sinuses as a child,” Karel Subagyo, the senior swimmer from Jakarta, Indonesia, said. It’s just an example of the myriad ways that our lives get sent down certain paths. For Subagyo, his pesky sinuses just won him a gold medal in the Indonesian National Sports Week competition. Let’s backtrack, though. As previously mentioned, it … [Read more...] about Meet OU swimmer Karel Subagyo

Kylei Anderson, a talented athlete from West Bloomfield, Michigan, has been making her mark in spectacular fashion on the Oakland women’s track and field team.  During her junior year of high school, she discovered that she wanted to pursue track.  “At first, I was stuck on basketball, and then I started excelling in track and was like, maybe this could be for me,” Anderson … [Read more...] about Kylei Anderson: Oakland’s track star pushing the boundaries of athletic achievement