Roots fans it’s Prinx Tires USL Cup Game Day again! Roots host nemesis Sacramento Republic at 5:00 p.m. Pacific at the historic Oakland Coliseum in a match that the teams may or may not take seriously. Gripping! Sacramento is pretty much the only city still reliably getting the “post a song by a band from … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (May 16, 2026)
Roots fans it’s game day! Oakland Roots and a strong contingent of supporters travel up 80 to Sacramento where they will face the hated Republic at 8:00. For those of us who are not blessed with the chance to tell Sacramento was we think of it in person, the match will be broadcast on KTVU … More Sacramento Republic vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (August 16, 2025)
Roots fans it is game day once again! Roots host Sacramento Republic at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 4th at the iconic Oakland Coliseum in the first of three I-h80 Derbies of the 2025 season. The Roots are celebrating AAPI Heritage Night with, among other things, a halftime perforamance by P-Lo. To RootsBlog’s older readers … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (May 4, 2025)
Roots fans it’s derby weekend! The Roots host the return fixture of the I-H80y Derby at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 at Pioneer Stadium on the campus of CSU East Bay in Hayward, California. The match will be on CBS. Honest-to-god, I-Love-Lucy, Walter-Kronkite, M*A*S*H, James-Brown-and-Bill-Cowher, Bazinga, CBS. But if it’s less than a two-hour … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (July 21, 2024)
Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots visiting Sacramento Republic at Heart Health Park. It’s the I-80 (I-H80) Derby and anything can happen, but Republic has taken control of the series with three straight wins over Oakland. Oakland walks into the match in ninth place at 5-2-7 with 17 points, but … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic (June 15, 2024)
Roots fans it is game day again! The Roots are in their hottest form in nearly a year, and face one of their toughest tests of the season–a trip up I-80 to face Sacramento Republic at 8:00 p.m. on June 15, 2024 at Heart Health Park. The good news for the Roots is that Republic … More Sacramento Republic vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (June 15, 2024)
Roots family it’s game day and it’s a big one! The Roots host Western Conference leader Sacramento Republic on Saturday, September 2 at 7:00 p.m. at Pioneer Stadium on the campus of CSU East Bay in Hayward, California. Roots are coming in off an up-and-down patch, but Sacramento enters on its only back-to-back losses of … More Oakland Roots vs. Sacramento Republic – Match Preview (September 2, 2023)
Well, Sacramento sure looked deserving of its stature atop the USL Championship in its 3-1 victory over Oakland Roots at Heart Health Park. The result brings Oakland’s record back to .500 at 4-2-4 and are now in seventh, snapping a three-match unbeaten run. Roots are tied for points with New Mexico but have played one … More Game Notes & Player Ratings: Oakland Roots fall 1-3 at Sacramento Republic
Hello and welcome to the blog’s live coverage of Oakland Roots versus Sacramento Republic on the road at Heart Health Park. Roots walk into the match on a three-game unbeaten streak and back-to-back wins. Sacramento, meanwhile, is the No. 1 team in the league and is coming off a disappointing 1-nil loss to Orange County, … More Live Blog: Oakland Roots at Sacramento Republic (May 20, 2023)
Roots travel to Sacramento this weekend for already the second I-H80 derby (I-Hatey? It’s a work in progress. Aaron says this is “meh” and Jon didn’t acknowledge my question) of the season. The match will be at 7:00 p.m. at Heart Health Park, and I encourage you to go if you’ve never experienced the Function … More Sacramento Republic vs. Oakland Roots – Match Preview (May 20, 2023)