These Raiders will take years off your life
Welcome to the Coliseum, Drew! It’s a perfect time for a bye. No, the players aren’t hurting, they most certainly want to keep playing after finally tasting victory against Dallas. What I’m most...
View ArticleA Chargers fan in Fool’s clothing
I worried about it all week. Do I bust out the metallic/powder blue Lance Alworth throwback jersey, or do I slip past the Black Hole in a neutral colors and quietly cheer for the Chargers under my...
View ArticleMr. Nice Guy, Randy Moss
From David White of The Chronicle staff You’re an Oakland Raider, tired and beat from a two-hour practice. There’s only one way to leave the field, and the path is lined with about a 100 autograph...
View ArticleTattoo you! Raiders’ Cooper starts a grand contest
(From David White of the Chronicle staff) Hey you, the guy with the Al Davis mural green-inked across your back: Jarrod Cooper wants to see your tat’s. “Tattoo contest!” Cooper announced in the Raiders...
View ArticleHere comes the mob, kids and all
From Sporting Green staff writer David White: The 66th Mob is in the house, and beware: They have a baby carriage, and they’re not afraid to use it. Seriously. I was walking in the parking lot at...
View ArticleOde to Fallen Raiders
Inspired by Walt Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain,” and, as Whitman was by Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, by the Raiders’ hard times, reader Karen Cassil sent in the following poem, which is...
View ArticleRaiders fans greet team like conquering heroes
When the Raiders returned to the Bay Area late on Sunday night, they had a surprise waiting for them — a throng of thrilled fans. The video — though of shaky amateur quality — captures one of those...
View ArticleColiseum sold out thanks in part to free tickets
The Raiders wanted to make sure their tribute to late owner Al Davis was well-attended, so they took the unusual step of giving away free tickets to fill the Coliseum today. Earlier in the week,...
View ArticleBlack Hole hires PR man to clean up image
You probably imagine the Black Hole as a hoard of hardcore criminal types who enjoy fist fights and destruction. And you’d be wrong, at least according to their new PR guy. Believe it or not, the...
View ArticleSergeant’s Raider Reunion to be aired on Lifetime on Sunday
The Raiders’ emotional halftime show from Nov. 6, in which a serviceman (and Raiders fan) was reunited with his family in front of 60,000 fans, will be shown on “Coming Home” this Sunday night. The...
View ArticleIf you haven’t seen Ken Stabler play, here he is
I know, I know, I can’t leave the Stabler thing along. But I thought it would interesting for younger football fans to take a look at Ken Stabler. I want to thank poster Kilgore for this youtube video...
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