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Rathman to coach 49ers running backs

Raiders Headlines
Former fullback is hired just a few hours after being interviewed
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Davis in no rush to name coach

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
Raiders owner Al Davis is pretty quick to fire a head coach. Just ask the past four Raiders head coaches, none of whom reached a third season. Because every yin needs a yang, Davis takes his careful time finding a replacement head coach. Just ask the past…

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Raiders’ Davis: ESPN’s Mortensen a "liar"

Raiders Headlines
The Raiders dismissed an ESPN report Sunday that said Al Davis is negotiating to sell part of the team to a group intending to move it to Los Angeles.

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RAIDERS COACHING SEARCH: What’s the rush?

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
RAIDERS COACHING SEARCH: What’s the rush? Denver has interviewed three candidates since firing Mike Shanahan on Dec. 30. Here’s how long it took Raiders owner Al Davis, without a permanent coach since Sept. 30, to make hires (with hire dates) since returning…

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ESPN’s Mortensen way out of line

Scout.com
The Raiders might not have a great relationship with the national media but ESPN’s Chris Mortensen was way out of line with his comments that the team had lost its privilege to have him run stories by them for comment. Even ESPN felt so and pushed Mortensen to issue a follow-up comment.

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Raiders downplay `interview’ with Gilbride

Raiders Headlines
The Raiders confirmed that Al Davis spoke with New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride on Saturday.
However, it was Gilbride who contacted the Raiders and not the other way around.

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CANDID CAM: Raiders’ Davis takes swing, so to speak, at Gilbride

Raiders Headlines
A month from now, Kevin Gilbride’s stock might be exceptionally high if he’s coming off a second straight Super Bowl championship as the New York Giants offensive coordinator.

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Al Davis blasts ESPN report that he’s selling part of Raiders

Raiders Headlines
The Raiders dismissed an ESPN report Sunday that said managing general partner Al Davis is negotiating to sell part of the team to a group with designs on moving it to Los Angeles.

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Report: Raiders negotiating to sell stake in franchise

SportingNews.com
The Oakland Raiders are negotiating to sell at least a 10-percent stake in the franchise to a group …

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Raiders say Al isn’t selling

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
Raiders owner Al Davis has not technically interviewed anyone for the head-coaching job yet, and he most certainly is not selling off his Pride and Poise. That’s the company line, and team officials couldn’t put it any more forcefully on a Sunday full of…

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Upshaw, Haskins, McKay had huge impact

FOX Sports.com
One is remembered not so much for crushing blocks — although he made it to the Hall of Fame with plenty of those — than for the dense, exacting language of contracts that would leave NFL players richer than they ever hoped.

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Raiders Season Review

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
Offense RATING: (EMPTY CHAIR) JaMarcus Russell had a rough first season as an NFL starter. His 53.8% completion rate and 2,423 passing yards were worst among full-time quarterbacks. He got almost no help from the wide receivers or tackles. The Raiders ran the…

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Harbaugh contract extension being ‘finalized’

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
All signs still point to Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh signing a contract extension with the Cardinal, despite the fact that his name has surfaced as a potential candidate for the Raiders’ head-coaching job. Harbaugh, who was not available for comment Tuesday,…

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Raiders say they’re headed in the right direction

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
The Raiders believe they’re finally onto something decent. All it took was one overhead presentation, two head coaches, three offensive play-callers, four blowout losses and innumerable controversies, spats and embarrassing moments. That journey might explain…

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2008 Raiderette Awards

Raiders.com
The Oakland Raiderette Awards took place during the Silver and Black’s final home game of 2008. The day was successful on all fronts, as four Raiderettes were rewarded for their outstanding accomplishments and the Raiders beat the Houston Texans 27-16. The award ceremony took place following a cheerful holiday-themed halftime performance by the Raiderettes.

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NFL announces teams’ 2009 opponents

SI.com
The opponents for all 2009 regular-season games have been determined and a complete list of each team’s home and away matchups was issued today by the NFL.

Oakland

Home: Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Baltimore, Cincinnati, N.Y. Jets, Philadelphia, Washington

Away: Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Houston, Dallas, N.Y. Giants

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Vote Michael Bush FedEx Ground Player of the Week

Vote Michael Bush FedEx Ground Player of the Week

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Raiders narrow list of coaches

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
The offseason was but a day old and already a group of potential Raiders head coaches has emerged. Raiders owner Al Davis will begin interviewing candidates this week, a team source confirmed Monday. The list is expected to include Giants offensive…

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Lechler could be done in Oakland

SFGate Sports: Oakland Raiders
If Shane Lechler has played his last game as a Raider, it would be “a tremendous blow,” interim coach Tom Cable said Monday. Lechler, an unrestricted free agent, has been elected to the Pro Bowl four times during his nine years in Oakland as a punter. If he’…

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Raiders dismiss rumors about Gilbride, Harbaugh and other coaching ‘candidates"

Raiders Headlines
Kevin Gilbride? Jim Harbaugh? The Raiders deny either of them is in line to become Oakland’s next head coach.

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