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SBS - The Business of The NFL (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Raiders Originally uploaded by jobyyboj This is a photo of the Oakland Raiders headquarters in Alameda, California. It's at 1200 Harbor Bay Parkway. The facility was acquired with the help of a $10 million "loan" from the City of Oakland and the County of Alameda as part of what's now called "The Raiders Deal."
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Silver And Black Pride (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Coming into last season, nobody knew what to expect from Jordan, Rhodes or Fargas. LaMont Jordan was a little banged up after getting flat out busted up by Donovan Darius in a Pre-Season bell ringer. He then went out and rumbled for 350 yards on the ground and caught 11 passes for 121 yards in his first three games. He then got injured, again, against the Dolphins, in Week 4, after running 15 times...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Brett Favre dismissed an ESPN report that he's considering coming out of retirement as "all rumor." Favre responded Wednesday to the ESPN report by telling his hometown newspaper Web site, SunHerald.com in Gulfport, Miss., that "it's all rumor." The paper...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
WARREN Sapp could be the latest gridiron great to turn in his cleats for a pair of Cha-Cha shoes on "Dancing with the Stars." The former defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders has been approached by producers for the...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Working eight years for the Oakland Raiders was a real education -- in every area. You learned what to do ... and what not to do. Both lessons are vital as you craft your football knowledge. One of the most valuable things I learned was the art of game management. Game management is a term used to describe the affect each play call -- both offensively and defensively -- has on the eventual outcome...
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
What do a 69-year-old Spanish men's soccer coach and the 20-year-old woman who upset Maria Sharapova have in common? They provided two of the more satisfying and amusing moments of the last week in sports. We'll get back to them in a bit, after giving a...
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NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
A man charged with kidnapping, beating and robbing NFL player Javon Walker after the Oakland Raiders wide receiver spent a night partying, gambling and club-hopping in Las Vegas was held Friday on bail totaling $86,000.
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TMZ (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Filed under: Celebrity Justice , Talk Sports TMZ.com : The judge in the Javon Walker case wants everyone to know -- he's a Charger fan!Arfat Fadel, who cops say kidnapped, robbed and beat up the Oakland Raiders star in Vegas, had his first appearance before a huge football fan, er, judge today.Cops say... Read more
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Red Star Entertainment Daily (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
After last years terrible season, the Oakland Raiders decided to shell out the big bucks for a big running back. Picking Darren McFadden 4th in the first round draft. It was important that they got him early enough so he could start training camp and be on the field as soon as possible. They sealed the deal on Thursday giving Darren McFadden $60 Million for 6 years. "I'm very happy to have it out...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
A judge set bail at $73,000 for a man charged with kidnapping, beating and robbing NFL player Javon Walker after a night club-hopping this month in Las Vegas. A lawyer for 30-year-old Arfat Fadel says Fadel intends to plead not guilty to charges he and another man followed the Oakland Raiders wide receiver from club to club before enticing him into a Range Rover and robbing him. It wasn't immediately...
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NFL Superbowl (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
A judge set bail at $73,000 for a man charged with kidnapping, beating and robbing NFL player Javon Walker after a night club-hopping this month in Las Vegas. A lawyer for 30-year-old Arfat Fadel says Fadel intends to plead not guilty to charges he and another man followed the Oakland Raiders wide receiver from club to club before enticing him into a Range Rover and robbing him. It wasn't immediately...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Here at TFDS, not only do we cover the Oakland Raiders and the Raider Nation, we try to cover the coverage of the Raiders and the Nation. With a day off from my other job, I planted myself in front of ESPN to see if there was any news worth writing about. Imagine my delight [...]
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
D-DAWG has much to live up to in order to justify the Raiders 2008 first round pick Runningbacks have many responsibilities. They need to follow their blockers on runs, follow routes when asked to be a receiver, make as a good decoy on most plays, and take on defenders when it’s necessary for them to block. [...]
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NFL Superbowl (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Veteran offensive lineman Barry Sims signed with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, crossing the bay after nine years with the Oakland Raiders. Sims, who joined the league as an undrafted free agent in 1999, started all 16 games at left tackle for the Raiders last season as their longest-tenured player. He played both guard and tackle for Oakland, including 68 straight starts at left tackle, but...
