James Carroll

James Carroll

James Carroll likes sports—so much so, in fact, that he writes about sports occasionally. A former youth coach with nearly a decade’s worth of coaching experience, Carroll has recently completed his BA in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing with California State University, East Bay. The next logical step? Writing + Sports, of course. A fair warning: levels of sarcasm and cynicism spike each year when the Raiders come back to rip up Rickey Henderson Field.

Oakland Athletics, Ramon Laureano (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Ramon Laureano and the Oakland Athletics have embraced the role of anti-heroes

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Oakland Athletics, A.J. Puk (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics: A closer look comparing A.J. Puk to Randy Johnson

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KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 29: Buster Posey #28 and Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after defeating the Kansas City Royals to win Game Seven of the 2014 World Series by a score of 3-2 at Kauffman Stadium on October 29, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants: All-Decade Team of the 2010s

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Oakland Athletics: All-Decade Team for the 2010s

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Golden State Warriors (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors: All-Decade Team for the 2010’s

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Oakland Raiders (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

Raiders: Josh Jacobs should sit for the remainder of the season

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Oakland Athletics (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics: Could Jed Lowrie be headed back to Oakland?

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San Francisco Giants (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants: Could Madison Bumgarner sign with the Dodgers?

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Warriors (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Warriors: Jordan Poole being sent to the G-League is the best possible scenario

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Raiders (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Raiders: Derek Carr says “nobody cares” after another blowout loss

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Oakland Athletics (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics: Signing Sergio Romo could solidify the bullpen

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Warriors (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Warriors: Assessing D’Angelo Russell’s trade value

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San Francisco Giants (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

San Francisco Giants: Top 5 teams targeting Madison Bumgarner

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Raiders (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Raiders: Could Andrew Luck be the starting quarterback in Las Vegas?

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Raiders: Could signing Michael Crabtree save Derek Carr’s season?

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Warriors (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Warriors: NBA TV ratings are down, and the Warriors may be the cause of it

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