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Starting in the late 1940s, the Oakland Police Department began recruiting officers from the South to deal with the expanding black population and changing ... The homicide drop in 2010 was the city's fourth in a row, and violent crime in general was ...  

His hiring of new GM Reggie McKenzie was a great move and we will definitely see the impact of that this season. Another big move was the hiring of head coach Dennis Allen, but I think we will need to wait to see some games before passing judgement on him.  

Stupar will join Philipsburg-Osceola graduate Jon Condo and former college teammates Jack Crawford and Stefen Wisniewski in Oakland. The Raiders selected Crawford, a defensive end, in today's fifth round. Wisniewski was a second-round pick last ...  

Jack Crawford didn't know much about American football growing up in England. The one team he knew anything about was the Oakland Raiders. For reasons Crawford didn't know, Raiders games were televised in England, and he occasionally watched.  

As an Oakland Raiders fan, I'm excited about the 2012 NFL season. I think the team has grown and developed since the end of the 2011 season and will see what I like to call "Raiders 2.0," the new Oakland Raiders that will take the field later this year. I feel Mark Davis has really grown and developed as an owner since taking over the team after his legendary father's passing. His hiring of new GM Reggie McKenzie was a great move and we will...  

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders selected Arizona receiver Juron Criner with their second pick in the fifth round. The Raiders took Criner 168th overall Saturday with a compensatory pick. Criner had 75 catches for 956 yards and 11 ...  

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He is viewed as a raw player who needs quite a bit of coaching and work on his technique. That said, he is a versatile player who has a knack for getting pressure on the quarterback. Some experts project Bilukidi as a practice-squad candidate.  

For now, the Raiders are counting on veteran pickups Ron Bartell and Shawntae Spencer to rebound from non-productive seasons last year and young players such as DeMarcus Van Dyke, Pat Lee and Chimdi Chekwa to develop into reliable players.  

One of the complaints was that I didn't factor in the compensatory picks while previewing the draft, in August. Since August, many events have changed the status of this year's draft. 1. Al Davis is no longer with us, physically. 2. The Al Davis that so ...  

Both Bay Area NFL teams will get prime time attention in the coming season according to the schedule released Tuesday. The San Francisco 49ers will play five prime-time games, the most allowed by the league. The team's season opener will be against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, pitting No. 1 draft pick Alex Smith against former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Oakland Raiders will start their season with a Monday night game...  

Big bodied receiver that the Raiders roster is lacking. Alex Hoffman-Ellis - The Raiders are very thin at linebacker. This is a guy who will need a year or two to develop, but could provide some good depth down the line.  

Here are Oakland's biggest needs heading into the draft, as well as some specific players they may be targeting.  

For those of you who have had conversations with me you already know that I am a huge fan of bringing Aaron Brooks to Portland. Those who haven't talked to me or read my stuff, well, now you know I am probably the biggest fan of this. If you know as much as I do about him then you already know he will be a great fit in Portland. Those of you who are on the fence or barely even know who I talking about then hopefully this will help you get on...  

Lance Blanks has been sent to China to check on Aaron Brooks. The Guandong Tiger is averaging 21.9 points, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals a game. He is currently playing in the CBA championship against Stephon Marbury's club, the Beijing Ducks. So what's the story behind the visit? Blanks is saying a lot of kind things, which could lead one to believe the Suns are hoping for the 27 year old point guard to return to the desert. Said...  

The NFL announced the 2012 preseason schedule and as expected, the San Francisco 49ers will not play the Oakland Raiders. The game normally would have taken place at O.Co Coliseum in Oakland, but after last year's Candlestick Park violence the two teams decided to take some time off from the series. Now it's official. The 49ers preseason schedule will open at home against the Minnesota Vikings. Week two will have them traveling to Houston to...  

Associated Press report ALAMEDA -- After having a quiet first two days of the NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders started to make moves Saturday to add needed depth to their roster.The Raiders drafted San Diego State linebacker Miles Burris, Penn State defensive end Jack  

Aaron Brooks fits the bill for both of those things ... They still of course have future Hall of Famer Steve Nash, Ronnie Price, and yes, Sebastian Telfair on their roster. Neither of those last two has the upside of Brooks even though they ...  

Fans like me of the Oakland Raiders now have a date and a place where the 2012 Raiders preseason will start. The Oakland Raiders will host the Cowboys in Oakland in a nationally televised game on August 13. The game will be the big national Monday night game and will be seen on...  

Fans like me of the Oakland Raiders now have a date and a place where the 2012 Raiders preseason will start. The Oakland Raiders will host the Cowboys in Oakland in a nationally televised game on August 13. The game will be the big national Monday night ...  

The Oakland Raiders' preseason schedule with dates and times as to when they'll face their opponents this summer was released on Monday, April 16. While fans eagerly await the release of the 2012 regular season schedule, many are discussing the glaring omission of the most anticipated exhibition game.  

The Raiders open the 2012 season in prime-time, a stage the 49ers will occupy much of the fall. The 49ers landed five prime-time games, the league maximum, when the NFL released its regular season schedule Tuesday. Included are Sunday night games against ...  

When the San Francisco 49ers released their official preseason schedule on April 4, I noticed something peculiar. The NFL and owners made good on their promise to not have the 49ers face the Oakland Raiders in the preseason after the events surrounding their 2011 preseason...  

When the San Francisco 49ers released their official preseason schedule on April 4, I noticed something peculiar. The NFL and owners made good on their promise to not have the 49ers face the Oakland Raiders in the preseason after the events surrounding ...  

The Phoenix Suns are once again searching for the eventual successor to two-time MVP Steve Nash . Phoenix GM Lance Blanks is visiting potential Nash replacement Aaron Brooks in China, once again heating up talks of replacing the aging Nash...  

When the San Francisco 49ers released their official preseason schedule on April 4, I noticed something peculiar. The NFL and owners made good on their promise to not have the 49ers face the Oakland Raiders in the preseason after the events surrounding their 2011 preseason matchup. There were plenty of fights that broke out during and after the game, including a man beaten unconscious in a bathroom and two men found shot in the parking lot...  

The Cowboys preseason schedule was officially released wednesday. The Cowboys will open at the Oakland Raiders Aug. 13. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more  

Apr 4, 2012 - The NFL announced the full slate of 2012 preseason games Wednesday afternoon, and the Oakland Raiders will be featured on national television early in the schedule. The Raiders will host the Dallas Cowboys at O.Co Coliseum on ...  

The Oakland Raiders' preseason schedule was already known as of last week but the only date and time that was for certain was the Raiders' preseason opening game on Monday Night Football at home against the Cowboys on August 13 at 5 pm PST.  

The Oakland Raiders didn't exactly have a lot to play with at the 2012 NFL Draft last week, so their lack of immediate impact players was understandable. Despite not selecting until the end of the third round, the guys at NFL.com still managed ...  

KGO-TVNo 49ers-Raiders exhibition this seasonSan Francisco ChronicleThe NFL announced the 2012 preseason schedule, and the Reggie McKenzie era will be unveiled on "Monday Night Football" as the Raiders host the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 13. The new general manager will not get a face-to-face look at the 49ers.Oakland Raiders' Preseason Launches August 13 Against Cowboys: Fan's ViewYahoo! Sports49ers, Raiders won't meet this preseasonSacramento...  

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of only three markets where only a few miles separate two NFL franchises. The others are New York and the Baltimore-Washington DC area. The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders are two organizations with extremely ...  

(AP) The Oakland Raiders have selected defensive lineman Chris Bilukidi with their sixth-round pick of ... and Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford and Arizona receiver Juvon Criner in the fifth round. ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders used ...  

The trial of a former Oakland Raiders defensive end accused of murder ended in a mistrial Wednesday when jurors failed to reach agreement on a verdict, according to authorities. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carlos A. Chung terminated the trial ...  

It's official: The San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders will not meet this season. The National Football League has released its preseason schedule and both Bay Area teams will play schedules that do not include the local rival on it. After fan ...  

I love what the Oakland Raiders accomplished in the draft, and you should love it, too. There are so many ways to love what they did. General manager Reggie McKenzie didn't have a pick until after the third round, yet he still found good players ...  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have selected Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford with the 158th pick in the NFL draft. The Raiders traded down 10 spots Saturday before taking Crawford. Oakland also got a seventh-round pick from Detroit in the ...  

The Cowboys finalized their preseason schedule. The preseason opens Aug. 13 at the Oakland Raiders. The game will be telecast on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Here's the full schedule: Monday, Aug. 13 at Oakland, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at San ...  

The Cowboys finalized their preseason schedule. The preseason opens Aug. 13 at the Oakland Raiders. The game will be telecast on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Here's the full schedule: Monday, Aug. 13 at Oakland, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at San ...  

Aaron Brooks (No.0) of Guangdong Dongguan goes up for a shot against Randolph Morris (No.32) of Beijing Ducks during the CBA finals against Beijing Ducks in Guangdong. [Photo: souhu.com] Former NBA star Aaron Brooks buried 6-of-8 three pointers with 30 ...  

McKenzie, the first general manager other than Al Davis to run the Raiders draft room since 1963, said following the hiring of coach Dennis Allen he didn't expect to make any changes in the scouting department until after the draft. Clinkscales ...  

The last time the Oakland Raiders participated in a draft without Al Davis, they were the laughingstock of the ... This year, it won't be easy having a better draft than in 1961 In Reggie McKenzie's first draft as the head of the organization, he'll ...  

At first glance, the Oakland Raiders 2012 NFL Draft would make most people snicker as they have just five picks (three coming from awarded compensatory picks). They are tied with the Saints for the fewest picks in the draft. However, one needs ...  

ALLEN PARK -- The NFL is slated to release its schedule tomorrow, but there already has been one small Detroit Lions leak, emphasis on the word small. Detroit will travel and play against the Oakland Raiders on Aug. 25 (7 p.m.) in its third ...  

ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders have selected Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford with the 158th pick in the NFL draft. The Raiders traded down 10 spots Saturday before taking Crawford. Oakland also got a seventh-round pick from ...  

The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders released their preseason schedules Wednesday, which do not include a head-to-head match-up after fan violence marred the preseason tradition in 2011.  

The news of Peyton Manning's decision to play for the Denver Broncos rocks the boat of many teams throughout the NFL, including the San Francisco 49ers who may be left without Alex Smith, but especially those in the AFC West. I had convinced myself that ...  

Assuming the Raiders aren't able to trade up, their options at No. 95 might include Georgia center Ben Jones, Pittsburgh guard Luke Nix, Arizona State center Garth Gerhart and Miami (Ohio) guard Brandon Brooks. Oakland has been searching for ...  

The Raiders open the 2012 preseason on ESPN's Monday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys. Photo by Tony Gonzales. The Oakland Raiders kick off the franchise’s 53 rd season of professional football competition in the national spotlight ...  

The Cowboys preseason schedule was officially released on Wednesday and to no surprise the first two games were on the West Coast to accommodate the team holding training camp in Oxnard, Ca. The Cowboys will open at the Oakland Raiders Aug. 13 ...  

Apr 4, 2012 - The NFL released the full preseason 2012 schedule on Wednesday, and to no one's surprise, the Dallas Cowboys are once again kicking off the season on national TV. The Cowboys host the Oakland Raiders in a match-up of two marquee ...  

The NFL announced that the Cowboys will play their first exhibition game 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Oakland Raiders on ESPN’s Monday Night Football before making ... but the preseason schedule was constructed in such a way that it will accommodate ...  

The Dallas Cowboys will open the 2012 preseason at the Oakland Raiders on Aug. 13 in a nationally televised game on ESPN. It's the Cowboys' first trip to Oakland since the 2009 preseason opener, when they lost to the Raiders 31-10. With the ...  

Spencer was phased out of the 49ers defense last season in ... is the defending AFC West champion on tiebreakers and now likely the prohibitive favorite with Manning replacing Tim Tebow. Manning has a 3-2 career record against the Raiders ...  

IRVING, Texas – The Cowboys will kick off the preseason against the Oakland Raiders, the NFL announced on Wednesday ... Pittsburgh, Cleveland, New Orleans, Tampa Bay and Chicago. The road games will be against Washington, Philadelphia ...  

Rider gets jump on JeffersonTimes Record NewsThat gives the Raiders a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 Region I-4A Area series. Game 2 is set for 10 am this morning, with Game 3, if necessary, to follow. "I thought he did a great job out there," Rider coach Scot Green said of Poirot.  

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, the seventh pick in the 2009 NFL draft, was charged on Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop last month, an official said. Heyward-Bey, who was stopped on April 7 at 2:40 a.m., faces up to six months in jail if convicted, said Stephanie Ong, a representative for the San Francisco district attorney's office. Oakland Raiders...  

Youngstown State AthleticsWright St. has all the right stuffYoungstown VindicatorThose woes continued on Friday as the Penguins lost to the Raiders 15-3 at Eastwood Field. The Penguins (9-36, 7-18 HL) have now been outscored, by Wright State 73-11 in four games. Tristan Moore kicked things off for the Raiders (34-16, 18-7 HL) with ...YSU Baseball Drops Game One of DHWYTVBaseball Starts Final Home Weekend Friday vs. Wright StateYoungstown State...  

NOLA.comRummel advances to 5A baseball semifinals with 4-2 victory against HahnvilleNOLA.comThe Raiders now stand two victories shy of claiming their sixth state championship after disposing of a red-hot Hahnville team, 4-2, in the quarterfinals of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association/State Farm Class 5A State Baseball Tournament ...Ingame updates for 5A quarterfinal game between Rummel and HahnvilleBayoubuzzall 8 news articles »  

TJ bags title with 15th straight win, 5-2 over Emerald Ridge | SPSL 4A softballThe Seattle Times14 was just as sweet, a 12-6 semifinal victory over Kentlake, which had beaten the Raiders twice this season. "My No. 1 thing on my list for a birthday present was to beat Kentlake and get that No. 1 seed," said Patton, the senior second baseman who ...  

Milestone win for North coachHometownlife.comThe Raiders presented longtime coach Dave Brubaker, a veteran of 25 varsity seasons, with his 400th career victory in Game 2. Brubaker, however, preferred to talk about North being the No. 1 academic team in the state for the third time in five years.  

This Sunday, May 13, is Mother's Day. As a mom and an Oakland Raiders fan, my favorite gifts over the years have involved the Silver and Black. If you're searching for a gift for that special mom who happens to love the Raiders too, here is a look at the top five items you should consider.  

Heading into the NFL draft, it appeared the largest need for the Raiders was help on defense. In 2011, they finished 29th in yards allowed, 29th in points allowed, and they have lost key players such as OLB Kamerion Wimbley, CB Stanford Routt and DT John Henderson since the regular season ended. With former Raiders LB Reggie McKenzie the new general manager and a former defensive coordinator, Dennis Allen, now the head coach, all the signs...  

What if you could go back in Oakland Raiders history and select the greatest players for each position, from any time period, to assemble the ultimate Raiders all-time dream team. I was having lunch with my friend Raider Rick, a hardcore season-ticket holder with seats in the infamous Black Hole of the O.co Coliseum and we started talking about who we would put on the Raiders' all-time greats fantasy team.  

The Oakland Raiders' players are showing true dedication to winning in 2012 with an impressive turnout at minicamp. New head coach Dennis Allen was pleased, and if you're a part of the Raider Nation it should give you just one more reason to be excited for the upcoming season.  

Oakland Raiders fans have the reputation of being loud, well-costumed, and sometimes even obnoxious. Now, they will also be known as supporters of education. Every season ticket purchased and paid in full between May 1 and June 30 will have 10 percent of its gross donated to the Oakland public schools. With season tickets starting at $260 a piece and costing as much as $1,510, the donation to the schools can be substantial. The schools...  

Oakland Raiders players and head coach Dennis Allen , as well as anyone who is involved in the NFL, including the fans, have been talking about the recent bounty scandal and the audio that was released that included some disturbing evidence of Greg Williams' involvement.  

Things are getting serious for the Oakland Raiders and for their fans like me, the powerful group known as the Raider Nation. The team is already into their first week of offseason workouts and a date has been set for the Oakland Raiders to kick off their 2012 NFL preseason...  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain apologized Tuesday for bringing bad publicity to the team following his recent conviction in Alabama for assault and other charges stemming for allegedly threatening to kill a man and firing a gun next to his head.  

Although Oakland Raiders former coach and player Art Shell was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, this month he will be honored in his home town of Charleston, South Carolina as a Hometown Hall of Famer. The program is a cool idea from the Hall of Fame, it's...  

The Denver Broncos will be favored to defend their AFC West regular-season championship from the 2011 NFL season after they replaced Tim Tebow with Peyton Manning. The San Diego Chargers are looking to rebound following back-to-back seasons without a playoff appearance. The Oakland Raiders are hoping that a new general manager and head coach will push them into the playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs should be more competitive since they'll be...  

It's official. The Oakland Raiders signed Matt Leinart to be backup quarterback behind Carson Palmer on Tuesday, May 1. The former Houston Texans' quarterback will be reunited with his teammate from USC, where both players were Heisman Trophy winners.  

The Oakland Raiders are in need of a solid backup for running back Darren McFadden. As exceptional as McFadden is out on the field, he's also been prone to injuries. In 2011, McFadden left the game early in week seven against the Kansas City Chiefs after suffering what turned out to be a season-ending Lisfranc injury.  

The 2012 AFC West head-to-head schedule actually begins on Monday night in Week 1. The San Diego Chargers travel to play the Oakland Raiders with ESPN providing the coverage. In Week 6 of the NFL schedule, the Denver Broncos and Chargers meet up in another Monday night game.  

Jon Alston was a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders for three seasons, from 2007 through 2009. After experiencing four concussions over a 12 month period, Alston decided to leave the game for good, deciding the risk of injury to his brain was no longer worth the rewards that an NFL career can bring.  

Willie Brown has continued to be a big part of the Oakland Raiders' organization since his retirement as a player in 1978 and the decade he spent as a coach through 1988. In recent years, he's represented the franchise at the NFL draft, and just last month he was the man who announced the Raiders' first pick of the 2012 draft.  

The 2012 NFL draft hasn’t even begun, and the Raiders already have a member of their draft class pegged to play an important role next season. Terrelle Pryor, a supplemental pick last August who cost the team its third-rounder this year, is the team’s No. 2 quarterback following the first week of OTAs under new head coach Dennis Allen. Although he has never attempted a pass in an NFL game (preseason or regular season), Pryor is the team’s only...  

With the Oakland Raiders 2012 schedule released just this week, I've already been hearing talk about why and how the team will fail in their first four weeks, "dooming them to disaster." Fortunately most of this is coming from the fans of opposing teams, so it shouldn't be all that surprising.  

As time progresses in the 2012 offseason, I have more and more confidence in the Oakland Raiders' general manager, Reggie McKenzie. The latest move involves defensive end Dave Tolllefson who signed a two-year contract guaranteeing $1.5 million with the potential of a $3 million...  

As time progresses in the 2012 offseason, I have more and more confidence in the Oakland Raiders' general manager, Reggie McKenzie. The latest move involves defensive end Dave Tolllefson who signed a two-year contract guaranteeing $1.5 million with the potential of a $3 million payout.  

Oakland Raiders' former running back, Napoleon Kaufman, one of the best players in the history of the NFL, likes to visit the team's Alameda facility and O.co Coliseum as often as he can. On Monday, April 9, he paid a visit and spoke with Jeanette Thompson.  

It seems like it's signing season for the Oakland Raiders and after a few days of rumors, the Raiders confirmed on April 9 that they had indeed signed free agent defensive end Dave Tollefson. I think the Raiders defense was a major problem area in 2011 and I like how new GM Reggie McKenzie is attacking the problem and making moves to create a strong unit.  

As an Oakland Raiders fan, I have mixed feelings about the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I respect the institution, but have a lot of issues about how many great Oakland Raiders have yet to be "enshrined." Raider legends like Jim Plunkett, Ken Stabler and Cliff Branch continue to be overlooked, while lesser players get in. Here's a look at five Oakland Raiders greats who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:  

On Thursday afternoon, April 12, what seemed like some rather bizarre news was released involving the Oakland Raiders. The team signed basketball player Andre Hardy, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound player who spent the past two years playing basketball at Cal State Fullerton.  

Former Oakland Raiders running back Napoleon Kaufman, one of my favorite players in the team's history for a number of reasons, has returned to the franchise. Unfortunately, he won't be out on the field making record setting runs, but he will be the team's chaplain.  

With the Oakland Raiders starting their off-season workouts and the 2012 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, I think we have a big year coming up. New GM Reggie McKenzie has been building the team, from the head coach, on down and Oakland Raiders fans like me just have to trust his judgement.  

Warren Sapp currently averages more than $100,000 per month in income. Despite having earned millions during his time in the NFL with both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders, he has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Chapter 7 bankruptcy will lead to the liquidation of his assets to pay his creditors and some of his back owed child support and alimony. He is far from the only former NFL player to earn millions of dollars during his...  

With the Oakland Raiders starting their off-season workouts and the 2012 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, I think we have a big year coming up. New GM Reggie McKenzie has been building the team, from the head coach, on down and Oakland Raiders fans like me just have to trust his...  

First, let me say, as an Oakland Raiders fan, I do have some issues with the Pro Football Hall of Fame with regards to their overlooking of far too many Oakland Raiders greats. I think it's a joke that icons like Ken Stabler or Jim Plunkett have still not been recognized. But I'm willing to overlook those omissions and blame the process and nominators, not the institution itself.  

Although Oakland Raiders former coach and player Art Shell was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, this month he will be honored in his home town of Charleston, South Carolina as a Hometown Hall of Famer. The program is a cool idea from the Hall of Fame, it's sponsored by Allstate Insurance and honors some of the football's greatest players in their home towns, with ceremonies and even a plaque. ...  

Oakland Raiders players and head coach Dennis Allen, as well as anyone who is involved in the NFL, including the fans, have been talking about the recent bounty scandal and the audio that was released that included some disturbing evidence of Greg Williams' involvement.  

The Oakland Raiders' former head coach and player Art Shell will be honored once again by the Pro Football Hall of Fame where he'll be given recognition as a Hometown Hall of Famer in North Charleston, South Carolina on Friday, April 6, at 2 pm.  

The news of Peyton Manning's decision to play for the Denver Broncos rocks the boat of many teams throughout the NFL, including the San Francisco 49ers who may be left without Alex Smith, but especially those in the AFC West.  

There's no denying it, the Oakland Raiders have a bad reputation. Starting with the hardcore teams of the 1970s with guys like Jack Tatum (aka The Assassin) and George Atkinson, I think some of that reputation may have been well-deserved.  

With the Oakland Raiders required to wait until late in the third round to take their first draft pick in 2012 instead of talking about some of the best players who were drafted in the first round, let's take a look at the worst.  

Entertainment conglomerate AEG (Anschultz Entertainment Group) is attempting to take over the management of the O.co Coliseum, where the Oakland Raiders play. The facility has been managed by another company, SMG, for 13 years.  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Oakland Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey has been charged with misdemeanor drunken driving following his arrest last month after a traffic stop on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.  

While I like to follow along with the Oakland Raiders' latest signings and draft prospects, I also like to look at the bigger picture and how the team stands historically against other teams in the league.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) For nearly a half-century, Al Davis ran the Oakland Raiders' draft room in his own unique way. He coveted speed and size, seemingly ahead of almost all other attributes.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have selected Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford with the 158th pick in the NFL draft.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have selected defensive lineman Chris Bilukidi with their sixth-round pick of the NFL draft.  

NEW YORK (AP) A person familiar with the decision says Jets vice president of college scouting Joey Clinkscales is leaving New York to take a position with the Oakland Raiders.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have selected Arizona receiver Juron Criner with their second pick in the fifth round.  

MIAMI (AP) The NFL has moved the kickoff for Miami's game in Week 2 against the Oakland Raiders from 4:15 p.m. EDT to 1 p.m. because of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders are finally getting a chance to see what their offense can look like with both Carson Palmer and Darren McFadden on the field.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Reggie McKenzie had to wait through almost two entire days and three rounds before making his first draft pick as Oakland Raiders general manager.  

Quarterback Matt Leinart signed with the Raiders. A seventh-year veteran, Leinart spent the past two seasons with the Houston Texans before being released in March.  

The Raiders have released their complete 2012 schedule:PRESEASON Monday, August 13 DALLAS COWBOYS 5:00 P.  

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed defensive end Dave Tollefson, the latest New York Giants free agent to land in the Bay Area this offseason.  

The Oakland Raiders announced Saturday that for a limited time they would donate 10 percent of the proceeds from every season ticket to Oakland public schools.  

The Raiders officially announced the restructuring of their player personnel department, naming several people to new positions and finalizing other hirings.  

Jets vice president of college scouting Joey Clinkscales is leaving the club to take a position in the Raiders’ front office, according to multiple reports.  

The 2012 San Diego Chargers' schedule begins against the Oakland Raiders in Week 1. That game is on Monday night football, aired by ESPN at 7:15 p.m. PT.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have added 13 undrafted free agents to the roster before the start of the team's rookie minicamp.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed former Cal State Fullerton basketball player Andre Hardy to a free-agent contract.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Coach Dennis Allen will get a prime-time stage to the start of his tenure with the Oakland Raiders.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders used their final pick of the NFL draft on Penn State linebacker Nathan Stupar.  

The Oakland Raiders signed free agent center Colin Miller, who was in training camp with the Steelers last season.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The rookies for the Oakland Raiders are getting a crash course on the NFL this weekend.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have re-signed safety Matt Giordano to a free-agent contract.  

The Raiders have added depth to their offensive line, reaching a deal with OT Ed Wang on Wednesday.  

Former first-round pick QB Matt Leinart will sign with the Raiders, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed offensive lineman Ed Wang to a contract.  

A look at the prospects that fit in Oakland.  

The Sports Xchange  

Free agent quarterback Matt Leinart is scheduled to visit the Oakland Raiders next week.  

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Raiders have signed wide receiver Duke Calhoun.