The Oakland Athletics have been residents of The Coliseum (now reffered to as O.co Coliseum) since 1968 , when they relocated from Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. Since moving the A's have won 4 World Series, 6 AL Pennants, and 14 West Division Titles. The Athletics' time in Oakland may be nearing expiration as team owner Lew Wolff has hopes of moving the team to San Jose. However, those plans come with considerable opposition, the San Francisco Giants.

The Giants continue to block the A's move from Oakland to the fact that their organization owns territorial rights to Santa Clara County. With San Jose being the third largest city in the state of California and tenth largest city in the United States it is clear why the Giants are reluctant to agree to the Athletics move.

One of the warmest springs on record continues to benefit Major League Baseball.

Attendance at Major League Baseball games is usually lower prior to Memorial Day because kids are still in school and the weather is unpredictable, but the unseasonably warm temperatures nationwide have resulted in a boost at the gate for most teams. Via the Twitter account of its public relations department, MLB reported Monday, May 14 that attendance was up a robust 6.3 percent from the same number of games last year.

As expected, Boston and Philadelphia will meet in the postseason this year. But the sport in which the two cities will do battle is a surprise.

While baseball's Red Sox and Phillies (each touted as World Series contenders prior to the season) continue to languish at or near the bottom of their respective divisions and the NHL's Bruins and Flyers (who dueled in a classic 2010 series in which the Flyers beat the Bruins by storming back from a three games to none deficit) are each home for the summer, the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will renew one of basketball's great playoff rivalries in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The National Hockey League conference semifinals are an all-or-nothing exercise for casual fans and ticket brokers alike.

The Eastern Conference has everything fans and brokers could want with four well-known teams all located within driving distance of one another. The New York Rangers, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Flyers have combined to win nine Stanley Cups in 23 appearances in the Finals, with only the Capitals still waiting to hoist the Cup. The Capitals also have the best-known player left in the tournament in superstar left winger Alex Ovechkin.

On April 26th 2012, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the possibility of suspending the 2013 NFL Pro Bowl as a result of the low quality shown in the 2012 Pro Bowl. The lack of competition during the game is reflected through high criticism from fans and declining viewership ratings.

The Pro Bowl has consistently drawn in a large audience but not enough to call it a money maker for the NFL. According to Nielsen, the 2012 Pro Bowl recorded an 8.1% drop in ratings when compared to the 2011 Pro Bowl, which drew in 12.4 million viewers. The highest television audience recorded was 13.5 million during the 1997 contest.