The dead woman's body we regretfully mentioned, which was found in the parking lot at Berkeley's Aquatic Park around 4 a.m. Friday morning, turns out to be that of 23-year-old Zoelina Williams of West Oakland, a quiet girl who lost both of her parents to cancer, one in the last few months. She had allegedly been in a relationship with one Curtis Martin III, a neighbor with a criminal record whom Zoelina had been secretly dating, unbeknownst to her family. more ›

Oh, God, what an awful, excruciating, painful, embarrassing weekend of football. We don't think we've ever been more pissed off come Monday at the doings of the NFL than we are today. How could we ever bench Eli Manning for Brad Johnson? What the hell were we thinking? Why should we ever listen to those "Fantasy Football Gurus" who claim to know what the hell they are talking about? more ›

Say this for Al Davis, while other teams spend their off-season whining and moaning about the salary cap, paralyzed by numbers and arcane cap legalisms, the Raiders aren’t. After officially signing one of the best receivers in football, it’s looking like the Raiders are going to make their next big move and sign free agent running back, LaMont Jordan. Jordan, Curtis Martin’s backup on the J-E-T-S, is the best running back available on the free agent market, or at least the best one not smoking the kind green and dabbling in holistic medicine. Although his numbers aren’t great, many people in New York felt he should have been starting instead of Martin, one of the best and most underrated running backs in the league. This will bulk up one of the worst running attacks in football and one that was bound to get infinitely better just in having Moss playing. The best part of the move? Unlike other free agent signings, Jordan is neither old, over the hill, or a malcontent. Is Davis losing his touch? more ›