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| Raiders' Campbell expected to practice Monday |
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08/21/2011 |
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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Oakland Raiders coach Hue Jackson says quarterback Jason Campbell is expected back at practice Monday after getting kneed in the helmet in an exhibition game. Campbell left Saturday night's 17-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers with a possible concussion. He underwent tests after the game but Jackson said Sunday that he expected Campbell to practice the next day. The news was not as good on tight end Kevin Boss. Boss was hit by a helmet on his left knee in the game and has a sprain |
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| Two shot following Raiders-49ers game |
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08/21/2011 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Two men were reportedly shot in the parking lot of Candlestick Park following Saturday night's preseason game between the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders. A man wearing a "F- the 49ers" T-shirt was shot and taken to San Francisco General Hospital, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He was in critical condition. Police detained a suspect shortly after the shooting -- a Raiders fan found on a party bus in an RV section of the parking lot. A second shooting vic |
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| 2 shot in SF parking lot after Raiders-49ers game |
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08/21/2011 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Police in San Francisco say two men were shot and injured in the parking lot of Candlestick Park after a preseason NFL game between the 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. Police Sgt. Michael Andraychak says the shootings occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday night after the 49ers 17-3 victory over Oakland. He says the victims are a 20-year-old man who is expected to survive and a 24-year-old man who is in a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The men's names have not been releas |
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| Smith, 49ers top Raiders |
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08/20/2011 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - Alex Smith threw for 126 yards on 8-of-13 passing with an interception and Kendall Hunter rushed nine times for 105 yards and a touchdown, leading the San Francisco 49ers past the Oakland Raiders, 17-3. Former New York Jet receiver Braylon Edwards caught two passes for 46 yards and standout tight end Vernon Davis grabbed two balls for 19 yards. Starting running back Frank Gore rushed four times for 21 yards. Former Philadelphia Eagles kicker David Akers connected on a 23-y |
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| 49ers K Akers eager to solve Candlestick's wind |
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08/19/2011 |
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| r field goals than Candlestick Park - where the swirling wind, damp grass and constant weather changes along the bay provide a whole new set of challenges. That makes San Francisco's preseason home opener Saturday night against the cross-bay rival Oakland Raiders all the more important for Akers, marking his first chance to crack Candlestick's code in a 49ers uniform. "I've played in a lot of windy conditions. I would hope that I could figure it out," Akers said Thursday. "As a kicker, you enjoy that chall |
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| 49ers sign QB McCown to 1-year contract |
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08/17/2011 |
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| ason, and arrives on a roster that already boasts former No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith and rookie second-rounder Colin Kaepernick of Nevada. Prior to his brief stint in the UFL, McCown played eight NFL seasons for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers and passed for 6,584 yards and 35 touchdowns with 40 interceptions. He last played in the league with the Panthers in 2008 and '09 but attempted just six total passes. Smith started 10 of his 11 games for the 49ers last season, |
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| Kolb's Cardinals beat Raiders in final minute |
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08/12/2011 |
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| nals on Thursday night, unofficially beginning a new era for a team in desperate need for stable No. 1 quarterback but only willing to dip its toes in the water for a preseason opener. Kolb completed four of his seven passes for 68 yards against the Oakland Raiders, including a 43-yarder to Larry Fitzgerald, the franchise cornerstone wideout who lobbied to get the former Eagles quarterback in a Cardinals uniform. After the first quarter, Kolb handed the ball over to the backups and Arizona eventually won the g |
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| Experience helps McClain play faster for Raiders |
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08/08/2011 |
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NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Now that Rolando McClain no longer has to spend his time thinking about being in the right place and worrying about getting his teammates into the correct defense, the Oakland Raiders hope he'll be able to make even more big plays. With a year of experience as an NFL middle linebacker under his belt, McClain hopes to be able to get to the ball faster, disrupt offenses more often and become the big-play linebacker the Raiders hoped they added when they drafted him seventh overall in 201 |
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| In spite of it all, Moss deserves the Hall |
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08/07/2011 |
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| ). There will be those who will concentrate on his many off-field lapses that landed him in hot water with the law or his memorable - some might say rude and obnoxious - run-ins with the media. Others will point to his brief two- year stint with the Oakland Raiders that were so abysmal it seemed the All-Pro receiver had vanished into obscurity. Those who claim the controversial receiver is not deserving of being a first ballot Hall-of-Famer are certainly ignoring his many achievements and are failing to recogn |
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| DE Dave Tollefson rejoins the New York Giants |
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08/06/2011 |
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| unfolded and stuff, I don't make money speculating. That's up to the ESPN guys. My money is made in factual information and I've performed here well and that's why I came back.'' Tollefson, who joined the Giants in 2007 when he was signed off the Oakland Raiders' practice squad, didn't seem upset with his new one-year contract. That's the way he has gotten most of his contracts. ``So, obviously I'll have to go through that again next year,'' he said. ``It's going to be a little longer free agency period b |
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