Oakland professional sports, which spent more than six decades producing world championships, colorful characters and memorable moments, essentially died Thursday. They were 63.

By approving the Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas, Major League Baseball owners delivered the final, jarring blow to major pro sports in the East Bay’s most populous city. First, the Golden State Warriors returned across the bay to San Francisco in 2019. Then the Oakland Raiders bolted for Las Vegas in 2020.