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With the blessing of Raiders owner Mark Davis, new general manager Reggie McKenzie is going through the football operation with flashlights and microscopes, opening all the doors and windows, pulling up the carpet and inspecting the foundation. It took maybe seven seconds for McKenzie to realize this long-dysfunctional franchise needs more than a few cosmetic touches, that a nip here and tuck there would not be enough to reprogram mindsets and shed decades of internal indolence. Even as the new coach, Dennis Allen, was saying he didn't think "radical changes are what need to be made," the G.M. was planning precisely that. Asked at the news conference introducing Allen if he already had begun scouting...
Terrelle Pryor was the Raiders' famous phantom last season -- highly anticipated but nearly invisible, unplayable and inaudible. He knew it. He didn't know what to do about it. He helped to cause it, and the Raiders'... more »
A Matt Leinart bobblehead, with the likeness attired in an Arizona Cardinals uniform, can be found on the Internet at prices ranging from $28 to $80. Leinart may have been a disappointment - the word "bust'' is simply too... more »
Raiders backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor barely hesitated on April 29 when he received a question about his mental state. The tweet read: "u worried about an imminent matt leinart signing?" Pryor, who did not attempt a pass... more »
Junior Seau spent Monday morning surfing in San Clemente and that afternoon playing in a charity golf tournament in Dana Point. He joked with his playing partners, was the first to offer fist bumps after clutch putts, sought ... more »
When Derek Jeter arrived in the major leagues in 1995, the soon-to-be superstar displayed an innate modesty and reverence for the sport. That season Jeter had the good fortune of playing alongside pinstriped legend Don... more »
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