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Loss of Golden State Warriors stings Oakland | San Jose Mercury News
OAKLAND -- The Golden State Warriors' impending return to San Francisco is a blow both to Oakland's pride and its chances for transforming the Coliseum site into a sports and...

Week 2 of OTAs Underway | OaklandRaiders.com
The Oakland Raiders started their second week of Organized Team Activities (OTAs) on Monday at the Alameda practice facility. Safety Matt Giordano. Photo by Tony Gonzales The Oakland Raiders started their second...

From ?Dr. Phil? to a 49ers reunion, the Terrell Owens Story? | San Jose Mercury News
out to him to see if he was throwing at any point and he told me and the Raiders were out there and I think that’s what brought up all the hoopla because it was Carson Palmer oh he’s the quarterback for the Raiders and he had...

Raiders Inspire High School Football Players | OaklandRaiders.com
Oakland Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor, offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski and RB Taiwan Jones worked with football players during NFL High School Player Development (H.S.P.D.) programs. QB Terrelle Pryor...

Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain sentenced to 180 days in jail | San Jose Mercury News
The football season of middle linebacker Rolando McClain was in question Thursday after his conviction on charges of assault, reckless endangerment, menacing and wrongful discharge of a firearm by a Decatur (Ala...

Raiders Participate in Banking on Our Future | OaklandRaiders.com
The Oakland Raiders teamed up with Operation HOPE, US Bank and Oakland Unified School District for the Banking on Our Future program at Fruitvale Elementary School. Raiderette Marcy encourages a young student...

Tim Kawakami: Oakland Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor goes from ghost to man | San Jose Mercury News
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...

Palmer OTA Media Session | OaklandRaiders.com
QB Carson Palmer answered questions from the media after the Raiders Organized Team Activities. QB Carson Palmer speaks with the media after the Raiders OTAs. Photo by Tony Gonzales Q: What was standing out to you today, some of the players...

2012 NFL Free Agents: Predicting Each Team's Best Camp Cut | Oakland Press
of recent third-round draft pick Demario Davis, who has the looks of a stud linebacker in the National Football League. However, there have been rumblings that the New York Jets might be looking to trade Bart Scott. His production has slipped over the course of the last two seasons...

Raiders Roll Into OTAs | OaklandRaiders.com
The Oakland Raiders took the field for the second day of Organized Team Activities (OTAs). QB Carson Palmer hands the ball off to RB Darren McFadden. Photo by Tony Gonzales The Oakland...

Oakland Raiders' Darren McFadden feels like his old self | San Jose Mercury News
accelerating around left end one moment and exploding into the secondary with a swing pass the next.The football field is where McFadden is at his happiest, and his enthusiasm and positive energy were in evidence Tuesday as the Raiders opened their second day of organized team activities to...

Monte Poole: Carson Palmer's defining year with Oakland Raiders | San Jose Mercury News
he's a retired quarterback sitting on his couch. The next day, an old friend summons him to Oakland to try and save a sinking football team.He arrives in a blink, receives a warm introductory greeting from his old friend and most of his new teammates while a...

Raiders announce front office hirings | San Jose Mercury News
ALAMEDA, Calif.The Oakland Raiders have hired former New York Jets vice president of college scouting Joey Clinkscales as their new director of player personnel as part of a front office restructuring. The team...

Raiders Restructure Player Personnel Department | OaklandRaiders.com
The Oakland Raiders have restructured the organization’s player personnel department, the team announced Tuesday. Shaun Herock has joined the Raiders as director - college scouting. Photo by Tony Gonzales. The Oakland...

Raiders Support Newly-Launched Youth Football Safety and Helmet Replacement Partnership | OaklandRaiders.com
Partnership between NFL, NFL Players Association, USA Football, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Athletic Equipment Reconditioners Association (NAERA), NCAA, National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE), Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA...

NFL, union, NCAA supporting youth helmet program | San Jose Mercury News
-- The NFL, its players' union and the NCAA are donating money to provide new helmets to youth football players in low-income communities, including the Bay Area.They've joined with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment to commit a total of about $1 million to...

Matt Leinart happy to join a West Coast offense with Oakland Raiders | San Jose Mercury News
with the Arizona Cardinals. When Houston quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp accepted the job as offensive coordinator of the Raiders and imported much of the offense, it only made sense to Leinart that he come along, as well. "It made perfect sense for me to come here because this is...

Conference Call with QB Matt Leinart | OaklandRaiders.com
and letting things fall out where they were. I’m grateful, very grateful, for the opportunity here in Oakland. Q: Did you talk to any other teams before signing with the Raiders and what attracted you to the Raiders? Leinart: Houston was a possibility to go back there. I...

Kinuha ng Raiders si LB Miles Burris sa 4th | OaklandRaiders.com
Pinili ngThe Oakland Raiders si LB Miles Burris mula sa San Diego State sa 4th rawnd ng 2012 NFL Draft. Hinirang ng Raiders si LB Miles Burris sa 4th rawnd ng 2012 NFL...

Pinili ng Raiders si DT Christo Bilukidi sa 6th Rawnd | OaklandRaiders.com
Pinili ng Oakland Raiders si Christo Bilukidi sa 6th rawnd ng 2012 NFL Draft. Napili ng Oakland Raiders si DT Christo Bilukidi mula sa Georgia State sa 6th rawnd ng 2012 NFL Draft...

Hinirang ng Raiders si Crawford sa 5th Rawnd | OaklandRaiders.com
Kinuha ng Oakland Raiders si DE Jack Crawford mula Penn State sa 5th rawnd ng 2012 NFL Draft. Pinili ng Raiders si DE Jack Crawford mula sa Penn State sa 5th rawnd ng...

Monte Poole: 'Life coach' Lamonte Winston will try to protect the Raiders' greatest assets: The players | San Jose Mercury News
industry with multimillion-dollar talent, it's good business practice to protect and maintain the most valuable assets. The Raiders, after years of resistance, finally have.Not long after the new coaching staff was assembled, first-year general manager Reggie McKenzie hired the team's first full-time...

Raiders Conclude Rookie Mini-Camp | OaklandRaiders.com
The Oakland Raiders concluded their three-day rookie mini-camp with an on-field practice Sunday. The Raiders 2012 Draft class. Photo by Tony Gonzales The Oakland Raiders concluded their three-day rookie mini-camp with an...

SWARCO Raiders Win Thriller at Graz | OaklandRaiders.com
Thanks to a 21-20 victory at the JCL Giants Graz the SWARCO Raiders, sister-team of The Oakland Raiders, secured home-field advantage for the Austrian Football League’s (AFL) playoff semifinals. Thanks to a 21-20 (7-0; 0-0; 7-7; 7-13) victory at the JCL Giants...

Monte Poole: Oakland Raiders rookie receiver Juron Criner is quick to impress | San Jose Mercury News
myth consistently has been exposed by the likes of Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin and Larry Fitzgerald.Though some football folks have been slow to accept this, the new Raiders clearly do, which is why they drafted a "slow" wideout named Juron Criner.Among the dozens of rookies taking the...

Devin Ebanks' future with Lakers may hinge on playing time | Los Angeles Times
They look alike. They both have unassuming personalities. In separate seasons, the Lakers appreciated their respective growth at small forward. Yet, as Ebanks becomes an restricted free agent this summer, his agent wants him to avoid the same fate that befell Ariza. The...

Jordan Hill wants to return to the Lakers | Los Angeles Times
Lakers forward Jordan Hill took a deep breath as he considered all the events that made his 2011-12 season a sudden surprise. Two months ago, few would have predicted that he...

Lakers' exit meetings have little direction | Los Angeles Times
Mike Brown. Ramon Sessions, Jordan Hill and Devin Ebanks are all potential free agents in July, with the Lakers showing varying degrees of interest in them. Tuesday was the first day of the rest of the Lakers' off-season. Already, there were very few answers. Six players went through annual...

Ramon Sessions 'definitely' wants to return to Lakers | Los Angeles Times
After talking with Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak on Tuesday at his exit interview, Ramon Sessions knows the Lakers would like to keep him. ""It was clear leaving the meeting they wanted me back...

Metta World Peace unfazed about whether Lakers will amnesty him | Los Angeles Times
The Lakers will soon embark on a difficult challenge in which they weigh to what degree they upgrade their roster while also trimming payroll. Metta World Peace hardly showed much concern as...

Decisions loom for Lakers | Los Angeles Times
Here's a look at what the Lakers should do with players who can become free agents this off-season: Andrew Bynum, center Status: Lakers hold $16.1-million team option Verdict: Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak told that the...

Plaschke: This felt like the end of a Lakers era | Los Angeles Times
is 'What now?' Kobe Bryant sounds defiant and confused, Andrew Bynum is unreliable and Pau Gasol has peaked. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant leaves the court after congratulating Thunder forward Kevin Durant following a 106-90 loss at Oklahoma City on Monday night. (Wally Skalij, Kobe is right, the Lakes dont...

Thunder oust Lakers from playoffs | Los Angeles Times
It's out with the old as Thunder gallops past Lakers to win series Lakers were NBA champions in 2009 and '10, but that era is a distant memory after 106-90 Game 5 loss to young, frisky Oklahoma City seals aging...

Lakers' Ramon Sessions disappoints in series against Thunder | Los Angeles Times
had 15 assists and 11 turnovers and struggled to guard Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook. OKLAHOMA CITY The Lakers can only hope that their point guard of the future is better than the one of their recent past. Even if the player who fits both descriptions is Ramon Sessions...

Video: Lakers on season-ending loss to Thunder | Los Angeles Times
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Lakers closed out | Los Angeles Daily News
The series and the season ended with an all-too-predictable defeat Monday night. The Lakers made it interesting for a while, but couldn't keep up with the faster and younger and more athletic Oklahoma City Thunder. In the end, near the end, the Lakers...

Photos: Lakers vs. Thunder, Game 5 | Los Angeles Times
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Lakers' roster-refurbishment options are limited | Los Angeles Times
After second straight West semifinals loss, Lakers are too far over luxury tax threshold to add a major free agent and their only draft pick is 60th overall. That leaves trades, but they need partners. OKLAHOMA CITY...

LAKERS NOTEBOOK: In the end, Blake gets nod at point over Sessions | Los Angeles Daily News
Brown made it perfectly clear Monday why he's picked backup Steve Blake to finish games as the Lakers point guard in favor of starter Ramon Sessions.

OKLAHOMA CITY 106, LAKERS 90: L.A. doesn't make closeout game easy | Los Angeles Daily News
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Lakers didn't embarrass themselves or their community Monday night in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Five things to take from Lakers' 106-90 Game 5 loss to Thunder | Los Angeles Times
Here's some things to take away from the Lakers' 106-90 Game 5 loss Monday to the Oklahoma City Thunder that officially ended the 2011-12 season. 1. Kobe Bryant shot a lot, and that was a good thing tonight. One...

It's out with the old as Thunder gallops past Lakers to win series | Los Angeles Times
Lakers were NBA champions in 2009 and '10, but that era is a distant memory after 106-90 Game 5 loss to young, frisky Oklahoma City seals aging team's second straight...

This ending feels different, and time is not on the Lakers' side | Los Angeles Times
is 'What now?' Kobe Bryant sounds defiant and confused, Andrew Bynum is unreliable and Pau Gasol has peaked. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant leaves the court after congratulating Thunder forward Kevin Durant following a 106-90 loss at Oklahoma City on Monday night. (Wally Skalij, ho tried to kiss him before...

Thunder send Lakers packing with 106-90 victory in Game 5 | Los Angeles Times
Despite 42 points from Kobe Bryant, the Lakers can't keep pace with Oklahoma City in the fourth quarter. In a thunderous arena before a leather-lunged sell-out audience, the Lakers fought for one more game, one more chance...

Lakers vs. Thunder: Game 5 live updates | Los Angeles Times
Kobe Bryant scores 15 of the Lakers' first 19 points, but Oklahoma City leads after the first quarter, 26-21. Thunder 26, Lakers 21 (end of the first quarter) The Chesapeake Energy Arena crowd in Oklahoma City looks...

Lakers continue to disappoint | Los Angeles Sentinel

Lakers Chat: Lakers vs. Thunder, Game 5 | Los Angeles Times
Will the Lakers' season end today? Or will the Lakers extend the series? Join the Lakers-Thunder chat below!

Bresnahan's take: Let the hyperbole begin for Lakers and Game 5 | Los Angeles Times
Mike Bresnahan covers the Lakers for The Times and ties up loose ends before all of their playoff games. The Lakers trail Oklahoma City, 3-1. Pau Gasol opened the first can of hyperbole Monday morning...

Will Thunder close out against the Lakers? (Web links) | Los Angeles Times
-- wonders how the Lakers can bounce back in Game 5. -- reports that Staples Center officials don't believe the slippery floor was an issue. -- argues Kevin Durant strikes the right balance when...

Lakers face end of season tonight in Oklahoma City | Los Angeles Times
The Lakers' season, defined widely by inconsistency and inability, could finally end Monday night against Oklahoma City. The Lakers have blown two substantial fourth-quarter leads and trail the Thunder, 3-1, in the...