SF News Raiders Fan Tazed After Stripping, Urinating At UK Airport A man dressed in a Raiders t-shirt made a lasting international impression when he stripped naked on the tarmac at Manchester Airport. The 52-year-old man, who appears to be British (unless Oakland residents
SF News Best Mugshot Ever? Shirtless Desmond Bryant Shows Us His Tongue We had no idea who Desmond Bryant was until this morning. Here are a few facts we found out about the recently arrested Oakland Raiders: 1) He's a defensive tackle for the Oakland
SF News Good Job, Jerks: 49ers-Raiders Preseason Game Nixed Due to the violence the plagued last year's 49ers vs Raiders game (an exhibition battle between San Francisco and Oakland), the "Battle of the Bay" has been cancelled. Which: good. A fight inside
SF News Mark Davis' Hair Emergency Trumps Possible Raiders Return To LA We came to write a piece on the Oakland Raiders possibly moving back to Los Angeles. We stayed to gaze in shock and awe at Mark Davis' hair. Because that there is a.
SF News Raiders Fire Head Coach Hue Jackson Oh dear. The Oakland Raiders fired head coach Hue Jackson on Tuesday. Jackson, if you recall, coached for one season after the firing of brutish coach Tom Cable. "Jackson let the Raiders to
SF News 49ers Respond to Saturday's Violence by Banning Post-Kickoff Tailgating, Limit Parking Lot Hours Jed York set the tone for yesterday's press conference with 49ers team officials and Mayor Ed Lee when he told the press, "the degenerate behavior that happened on Saturday is not going to
SF News Raiders and 49ers to Cancel Annual Exhibition Game Due to Violence Because of American football's atrocious yet accepted violent nature -- well, specifically due to Saturday's Raiders and 49ers game that ended in two shootings and at least one assault at Candlestick Park --
Arts & Entertainment Reminder: There's Football in Candlestick Tomorrow Just a friendly reminder that football returns to Candlestick Park tomorrow for the regular preseason matchup between the Niners and the dirty, rotten Raiders from across the bay. The game will be Coach
SF News Oakland Coliseum Becomes Overstock.com Coliseum According to the Chronicle's intrepid reporting duo Matier & Ross, Utah-based discount clearance site Overstock.com has taken over the naming rights to the home of the Raiders and the Athletics. Appropriately enough,
SF News Oakland Raiders Head Coach Tom Cable Out Raiders coach Tom "I'm Going To Kill You" Cable is out. "The Raiders announced their decision not to exercise a two-year, $5 million option on Cable's contract for 2011 and '12, two days
SF News Stabbing, Beating In Candlestick Parking Lot A fight at Candlestick Park yesterday ended with one victim stabbed and another beaten. "Arriving crews found one man stabbed in the lower part of his body, and another man with a swollen
SF News Raiders Great Jack Tatum Dies Noted as "one of the most feared hitters in NFL history," former Raiders great Jack Tatum died today. He was 61. Tatum, according to SFGate, was best known for paralyzing Darryl Stingley in
SF News Oakland Raiders Coach Set to Get the Axe After not beating and choking of his ex-assistant coach, Randy Hansen, Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable is ready to get the boot from owner Al Davis. The impending firing, it seems, is due
SF News Raiders Coach Speaks After yesterday's (surprise) decision by a Napa Valley DA not to press charges against Raiders coach Tom Cable, the coach told the media, "I'm obviously very thankful that the authorities did the thoroughness
SF News Raiders Coach Won't Be Charged Napa District Attorney Gary Lieberstein announced today that Raiders coach Tom Cable will not be charged in the alleged beating and choking of his assistant. If you recall, after a scuffle at the
misc American Football Spectacular: Capsulizing The 2009 NFL Draft's First Round, "A Tale Of Two Receivers" It's time for American Football Spectacular's capsule reviews of the first round in the 2009 NFL Draft. All the intrigue, all the anticipation, all the immeasurables! All hard information was culled from NFL.
misc American Football Spectacular: Welcome Back, Jeff Gilroy's second-favorite export is returning to the Bay Area. Chronically-underestimated warrior QB Jeff Garcia has signed a one-year deal with the Oakland Raiders. He'll be slotted for the mentor/back-up role unless something
misc American Football Spectacular: Beyond Caring Only a few games left of the NFL's 2008 season and as is customary, the Raiders are in full plummet. The last things that stand to be parsed out are which players are
misc What On Earth Is Happening With Al Davis' Face? While your editor is no picnic to look at, this here is some terrifying stuff. Check out the Gate's jarring shot of Oakland Raiders master and lord Al Davis. Shudder.
SF News Raiders Young Whipersnapper Coach Gets the Boot "Too vocal for his liking," Raiders owner Al Davis fired coach Lane Kiffin, 33, last night, just two days after the Raiders bit it hard to the Chargers (28-18). Also, word is that
SF News Rabid Raiders Fans Never Disappoint: 45 Arrested at Monday Night's Game Oh wow. This is amusing. Oakland police used used stun guns to break up several fights going on during Monday night's Radiers vs. Bronco game. Drunkenness, fighting, assault, and drug charges (drug charges?
SF News Former Raider and NFL Union Head Gene Upshaw Dies Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame guard and union leader Gene Upshaw died last night at his Lake Tahoe home. He was 63. Having been diagnosed last Satuday with pancreatic cancer, the death comes
misc Football Is Nearly Upon Us: 49ers Training Camp Intrigue (By Joe Kukura) Leadership voids -- who's gonna fill 'em? Leadership voids are the only thing these 49ers know for sure they have. Sure, Patrick Willis has a fucking "S" on his chest.
SF News Football Is Nearly Upon Us: Raiders Training Camp Intrigue (By Joe Kukura) Life becomes worth living again, as NFL teams have opened their training camps league-wide. We’ll be contemplating these nascent Oakland Raiders today, and the similarly-underdog 49ers tomorrow. The two
SF News Raider/49er Draft Pick Highlight Porn By Joe Kukura Football, people! Unless you live under the worst toupee in sports broadcasting, you know that the NFL Draft was this weekend. Endless hours of live intrigue and analysis, both Saturday
