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Raiders' linebacker McClain adjusts to limited role

By: Josh Dubow 10/18/12 6:08 PM
Rolando McClain arrived in Oakland two years ago expected to be the impact middle linebacker who could transform a Raiders defense that had struggled for years to stop the run. Less than halfway through his third season with the Raiders, McClain has been relegated to spot duty. McClain is now only being used in base defensive packages, playing a season-low 17 defensive plays last week in Atlanta. Read More

Linebacker Curry returns to practice for Raiders

By: Josh Dubow 10/17/12 6:45 PM
Linebacker Aaron Curry has returned to practice with the Raiders for the first time since May after dealing with nagging knee problems in recent months. Curry began the season on the physically unable to perform list and was unable to practice for the first six weeks. He made his first appearance on the field with his team on Wednesday, starting a three-week window for Oakland to decide whether to activate him, release him or place him on season-ending injured reserve. Read More

Improvement not enough as Allen, Raiders seek victories

By: The Associated Press 10/15/12 8:18 PM
Dennis Allen has seen improvement on just about every part of his team. With only one win in five games, the Raiders rookie coach realizes it’s not enough. Not even taking the unbeaten Atlanta Falcons to the wire before losing on Matt Bryant’s 55-yard field goal in the final seconds provided Allen with a sense that Oakland has turned the corner. Read More

Palmer takes blame for Raiders loss, points to his lone interception

By: George Henry 10/14/12 7:20 PM
Quarterback Carson Palmer didn’t want to hear that the Raiders nearly came back to beat the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Raiders lost 23-20 after Matt Bryant’s last-second, 55-yard field goal, and Palmer put all of the blame on himself. Palmer believes his lone interception, which Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel returned 79 yards late in the fourth quarter, was the game’s turning point. Read More

A's magic finally fades with elimination from playoffs

By: Josh Dubow 10/11/12 10:04 PM
The A’s finally encountered the one hurdle too tough to overcome in this surprising season: Justin Verlander. The A’s struck out 11 times against last year’s AL Cy Young winner and MVP and were unable to complete an improbable comeback in the AL Division Series, losing Game 5 to the Detroit Tigers 6-0 on Thursday night. Read More

Raiders secondary facing huge hurdle in Falcons QB

By: The Associated Press 10/11/12 8:40 PM
Raiders cornerback Michael Huff hasn’t had much time to rest since changing positions to help the Raiders’ injury-ravaged secondary. He’s not likely to get a break this week either. Read More

Raiders hope week off will remedy their issues

By: Paul Newberry 10/11/12 6:27 PM
Coming off their bye week, it’s business as usual for the Raiders heading into their matchup this weekend against the undefeated Atlanta Falcons. Oakland is a team that seems in constant rebuilding mode and is a decade removed from its last winning season and on its third coach, Dennis Allen, in three years. “Obviously, we didn’t start the season out like we hoped,” said the 39-year-old Allen, the league’s youngest head coach. “We’re not where we want to be right now.” Read More

Anderson on top of his game in helping A’s avoid elimination

By: Janie McCauley 10/09/12 10:58 PM
These A’s never count themselves out — down and doubted is their dogma. Brett Anderson outdueled fellow postseason first-timer Anibal Sanchez and the upstart A’s were stellar on defense all over the diamond, avoiding another playoff sweep by Detroit by beating the Tigers 2-0 Tuesday in their AL Division Series at the Oakland Coliseum. The A’s cut their deficit in the best-of-five matchup to 2-1. Read More

Self-described anarchists revealed after violent weekend protest in San Francisco

By: Mike Aldax 10/08/12 7:21 PM
Twenty people believed to be associated with the Black Bloc anarchist group that has launched several mini-riots in San Francisco have been unmasked following Saturday’s destructive demonstration in the Financial District, police said. Read More

Underdog A’s are a fascination that has everyone’s attention

By: Mychael Urban 10/06/12 10:39 PM
Game 1 of their respective division series held dramatically different consequences — implied, imagined and in reality — for the Giants and A’s, and such circumstances represented perhaps the most clear reflection of the teams’ hold on the Bay Area’s collective imagination. In short, the Big Brother-Little Brother dynamic was in full effect. Read More
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