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| Oakland Raiders 2009 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - He's the Skeletor to He-Man, the Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker and the Monty Burns to Springfield. He's legendary Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis. Just win, baby! That's been his motto for decades, since the Raiders' long- gone days of relevance. There has been a suggestion that perhaps Davis' jettisoning of some of the daily details of the team would allow the storied franchise to rise to prominence again. Don't hold your breath, though, because Davis' hands-on approach resembles that of Je |
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| Raiders release FB Neal, add S Baker |
NFL Football |
08/19/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders released veteran fullback Lorenzo Neal on Wednesday and signed safety Rashad Baker. Neal, who signed with the Raiders in the offseason, is widely considered as one of the best blocking fullbacks in NFL history, paving the way for 11 straight 1,000-yard running backs during his 16-year career. In 239 career games, Neal has carried the ball only 226 times for 807 yards and six touchdowns. He has also compiled 199 receptions for 1,086 yards and 12 TDs. The 38-ye |
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| NCAA Football Preview - Tennessee Volunteers |
Division I College Football |
08/17/2009 |
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| ood enough. Fulmer said his teary and heartfelt goodbye to the team, and the search began to find a replacement to a man some consider a legend. The choice of the administration was Lane Kiffin, who had recently been fired as head coach of the NFL's Oakland Raiders. Kiffin wasted no time drawing attention to himself and the program with inflammatory remarks about current SEC powers Florida and Alabama. But for a program that lacked fire in recent years, maybe Kiffin is exactly what's needed right now. When Kif |
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| Raiders add veteran CB Manning |
NFL Football |
08/16/2009 |
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| Alameda, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have signed veteran cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. Manning played in five games for the Rams last season before having his season cut short by a foot injury suffered in Week 6 against Washington. Originally a third-round pick by Carolina out of UCLA in 2003, Manning appeared in all but one regular-season game over his first five seasons in the league with the Panthers and Bears. His best season came in 2006 after signing with Chicago in the offseason. The 28-ye |
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| Raiders sign four draft picks |
NFL Football |
07/29/2009 |
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| Napa Valley, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders signed four of their draft picks on Wednesday, including second-round safety Mike Mitchell. The 22-year-old Mitchell was a four-year letterwinner at Ohio University and led the team in interceptions with three in his senior year while ranking fourth on the team in tackles with 62. The Raiders made him the 47th overall pick in April's draft. Taken with the 71st overall pick in the third round was defensive end Matt Shaughnessy out of Wisconsin. The 6-5, 27 |
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| 2009 CFL Western Preview - Calgary Stampeders |
CFL |
06/23/2009 |
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| ew season are wideouts Ken- Yon Rambo and Brett Ralph, while Titus Ryan and Ryan Thelwell will confound defenses as the second string of receivers. Rambo backed up a career-best season in 2007 by drastically improving his numbers. A selection of the Oakland Raiders during the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft, Rambo logged 100 catches and a league-leading 1,473 yards a season ago, both sets of numbers marking the highest for the club since the 1995 campaign. Ralph is a Canadian native who tallied 49 catches |
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| La'Roi Glover announces retirement |
NFL Football |
06/22/2009 |
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| fficially announced his retirement from the NFL on Monday. Glover spent 13 years as a premier sack specialist, earning six Pro Bowl selections and playing in all 16 regular season games in each of his final 11 seasons. A fifth-round selection of the Oakland Raiders in 1996, Glover shined with the New Orleans Saints (1997-2001), where he recorded a 17-sack campaign in 2000. "I'm blessed that I was able to play this game that I love for so long. It has been such an incredible journey. The players, coaches, and f |
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| Raiders sign former Cowboys LB Ellis |
NFL Football |
06/15/2009 |
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| Oakland, CA (MySportsbook) - The Oakland Raiders have signed linebacker Greg Ellis to a three-year contract following his release by the Cowboys earlier this month. Terms of the signing were not disclosed. Ellis had spent 11 seasons with Dallas and played 162 games, including 156 starts, for the franchise. Selected by the Cowboys with the eighth overall selection of the 1998 NFL Draft, the 6-foot-6, 262-pound Ellis ranks eighth in club history with 77 sacks, including eight last season. He has 634 career ta |
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| Line of Scrimmage: 5 Teams on the Rise, 5 on the Decline |
NFL Football |
06/11/2009 |
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| embark upon a rags-to- riches story. The salary cap, and the ease with which teams are able to shuttle personnel in and out of town, have ensured that there are no Pittsburgh Pirate-like drains on the NFL. Even down-on-their-luck franchises like the Oakland Raiders are capable of spending money in order to improve their product, even if they typically choose to spend as wisely as Michael Jackson on a trip to the Carnival Ride-and-Exotic Animal Warehouse. Still, the feats pulled off last season by the likes of |
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| Gruden lands in Monday Night booth |
NFL Football |
05/18/2009 |
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| t 9-3 before the stunning collapse. Tampa Bay boasted a 57-55 regular-season record under Gruden, and a 3-2 mark in the postseason. Gruden's Bucs had brought home NFC South titles in 2002, 2005 and 2007. Prior to joining Tampa Bay, Gruden guided the Oakland Raiders to a 38-26 regular-season mark from 1998-2001. He took Oakland to the AFC title game in 2000 and a divisional playoff game the following year. Ironically, his Super Bowl championship came against the Raiders. Gruden's first Monday night appearance w |
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