Sport
- Epsom Oaks, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original Oaks race
- Oaks (greyhounds), English greyhound race
- The Oaks, nickname of the Romania national rugby union team
- The Oaks, nickname of the sports teams at the former Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan
- Sports teams from Oakland, California:
- Oakland Oaks (PCL) a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League
- Oakland Oaks (ABL) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball League
- Oakland Oaks (ABA) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association
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