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Dez Bryant, whose status was in question after leaving practice early Saturday because of hamstring tightness, came up with the only big play for Dallas' first-team offense when he made a good adjustment in the air for a 24-yard gain from Tony Romo on the first offensive drive for the Cowboys. Dallas defeated the Oakland Raiders 3-0.

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Even though Al Davis is gone, Raider nation is hopeful the Raider mystique will continue. The team hasn't been to the playoffs since 2003, and has its sixth head coach in nine seasons.

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Regardless of the network, NFL studio shows are becoming carbon copies of one another.  The smiling, personable host sets up the former player analyst who spouts out as many cliches and platitudes as he can in a 30 second period

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Carson Palmer passed for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and the Oakland Raiders beat the San Diego Chargers 24-17 on Thursday night. Palmer also committed two turnovers that helped San Diego stay in the game until its final minute, when the Raiders’ Tommy Kelly sacked Chargers’ quarterback Philip Rivers, and Lamarr Houston recovered the fumble for Oakland to end the game.

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A week after Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz chased after his San Francisco 49ers counterpart, Jim Harbaugh, Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson had a tense moment with Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley on Sunday.

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California born and bred Carson Palmer is headed home to play for the Oakland Raiders.  Palmer's much publicized divorce with the Cincinnati Bengals now has a final decree.

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Hours after the Oakland Raiders topped the Houston Texans for a thrilling 25-20  win on Sunday, speculation swirled around who will run the NFL franchise after the passing of its iconoclastic owner Al Davis, who died Saturday in Oakland at age 82.

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"Just win, baby," "Commitment to Excellence," "Going vertical" and "The Raiduhs" all became part of our lexicon because of one man.  For better or worse, Al Davis made the Oakland/L.A. Raiders relevant, and had a huge influence on two major professional football leagues.

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Americans collectively breathed a huge sigh of relief in late July when the NFL lockout was officially lifted.  As a sports radio host I can't tell you how relieved to give up the daily charade of being a 'legal and labor analyst' and got to go back to prognosticating.

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It is hard to believe that the preseason football game on the field between the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders did not dominate Bay Area headlines. Instead, the 49ers dominated the Raiders 17-3 but all of the action took place off the field.

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