OAKLAND — The Coliseum Authority will meet Friday to get an update on the possibility of whether the Raiders could stay in Oakland another year. Authority executive director Scott McKibben said he will update the board in closed session on where things stand between the Raiders and the Coliseum following...
Fresno State, Raiders Talk. Where Will NFL Team Play in 2019?
Fresno State and the Oakland Raiders have had informal discussions for the Silver and Black to call Bulldog Stadium home for 2019. But, the chance of the Raiders playing in Fresno is the same as the team's chances of making this season's playoffs: over and out. “Fresno State Athletics has...
Carr Playing at High Level Despite Heavy Turnover on Raiders
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Derek Carr has seen two coaches get fired, fellow stars get traded and the roster get overhauled numerous times in five seasons as Oakland Raiders quarterback. The latest change for Carr came this week when the Raiders fired general manager Reggie McKenzie, the man who drafted him...
Rams Honor Firefighters, Police for Recent Heroic Actions
LOS ANGELES — After having the toughest two weeks of his firefighting career, Ken Roberts spent his first night off at one of the NFL's most anticipated games of the season. The Ventura County Fire Department Captain was one of many honored by the Los Angeles Rams during Monday night's...
Mullens Has Sterling Debut in 49ers’ 34-3 Win Over Raiders
SANTA CLARA — Nick Mullens got several hundred congratulatory text messages, a phone call from Brett Favre and his Twitter account verified. Delivering the most productive game by a quarterback in his NFL debut since the merger leads to many accolades. Mullens threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns and...
NFL Suspends Seahawks' Kendricks 8 Games for Insider Trading
NEW YORK — The NFL has suspended Seattle Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks for eight games for his role in an insider trading scheme. The suspension announced Tuesday for the former Hoover High standout who won a Super Bowl with Philadelphia last season includes time served. Kendricks, a Fresno native, pleaded...
RIP, Alex Spanos, 95. He Went From Selling Sandwiches to Owning Chargers.
STOCKTON — Alex Spanos, the son of Greek immigrants who used a self-made fortune from construction and real estate to buy the Chargers in 1984, died Tuesday. He was 95. The Chargers announced Spanos' death. Faye Spanos, his wife, died in August at 92. After building a nationwide construction empire...
Watch Drew Brees Set, Then Celebrate NFL Passing Record
NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees became the NFL's all-time leader in yards passing — and he did it with a certain panache and precision that made the 39-year-old quarterback look far from finished. Brees eclipsed Peyton Manning's previous record of 71,940 yards with a 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie Tre'Quan Smith during...
Eric Reid Signs With Panthers, Back in NFL After Protests
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eric Reid is getting another shot in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers on Thursday have signed the free agent safety to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not announced. Reid filed an official grievance letter with the NFL in October of 2017, alleging that team...
New Head Coaches Go 0-7 in Week 1 of NFL Season
New coach. Familiar results. Teams with a new man in charge went 0-7 in Week 1, the worst start by a group of new head coaches in NFL history. The previous worst was 0-6 in 2001. It took Aaron Rodgers coming back from a knee injury and leading the Packers...