Artists rendition of a Howard Terminal ballpark in downtown Oakland. Two hurdles the BCDC voted for the project and Oakland City Council voted down a public vote on the project for November. (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports with Michael:

#1 Michael the Oakland City Council in a 5-2 vote voted down an initiative that would put the question should a new ballpark be built at the Howard Terminal Waterfront in November. One city council member Rebecca Kaplan abstained in the Tuesday vote.

#2 The A’s want the city council to vote on the Howard Terminal project by the end of the year. A’s team president David Kaval said that a public vote would take much longer. A measure put in front of the Oakland voters most likely would turn out to be a no vote because of concerns of public funds going to pay for the project.

#3 Oakland police say that the most likely reason for four fans getting hit with bullet shrapnel at the Oakland Coliseum on Monday night during a post game fireworks show was from high powered rifles shot as far as a mile away when the event was taking place.

#4 The San Jose Sharks hiring of Mike Grier is a big step in the organization’s history hiring the NHL’s first black man as general manager.

#5 The Sharks organization was questioned last season when their minor league player Krystof Hrabik of the San Jose Barracuda made ape like gestures during their game on Jan 12th at the Tucson Roadrunners Boko Imama who is a black player. Hrabik later apologized saying that he had “no inappropriate intent” the timing was also bad because the Sharks only black player Evander Kane was supposed to come back from suspension after using a fake Covid card to travel between the US and Canada, was accused for betting on NHL games by his ex wife who also said that Kane had abused her the accusation of physical abuse and gambling on hockey turned out to be inconclusive. Kane was demoted to the Barracuda and later released later to be picked up by the Edmonton Oilers.

Michael Roberson is a podcaster and sportswriter for the American African Athlete and does Headline Sports Wednesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com